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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          3,231     93
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           480     69
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                680,000      7
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    226,630     43
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $35,799,000     44
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $24,159,050     36
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          23.76     74
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        23.60     71

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 137,000     30
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              122,000     35
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    51.0     32
         PROD-BU.                     6,271,000     39
         FARM VALUE                 $15,835,000     39
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 2,400     31
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  62.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                    148,000     31
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       12,400     83
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     29
         PROD. - BU.                    602,000     74
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           107,200     14
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     25
         PROD. - BU.                  5,521,000     13

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          34,500     30
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  32,500     29
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 126.0     46
         PROD. - BU.                  4,105,000     31
         FARM VALUE                  $8,096,700     31
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                13,300     28
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 165.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                  2,191,000     27
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            19,200      8
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 100.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                  1,914,000     10
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,600     22
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.3     36
         PROD. - TONS                    29,200     26
         FARM VALUE                    $599,800     21

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          54,700     23
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  52,200     23
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  91.0     30
         PROD. - BU.                  4,743,100     16
         FARM VALUE                  $7,928,900     17
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,000     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  99.0      9
         PROD. - BU.                     99,400     19
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            51,200      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  91.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                  4,643,700      4
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,100     28
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.4     29
         PROD. - TONS                    18,000     22
         FARM VALUE                    $295,500     19

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,700     86
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,700     86
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  39.0     40
         PROD. - BU.                     66,000     85
         FARM VALUE                    $342,000     85
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,700     38
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  39.0     58
         PROD. - BU.                     66,000     41
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,500     69
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.2     21
         PROD. - TONS                    23,300     62
         FARM VALUE                  $1,390,000     72

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         9,500     66
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.1     23
         PROD. - TONS                    29,000     50
         FARM VALUE                  $1,132,500     69

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        14,000     79
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.7     38
         PROD. - TONS                    52,300     72
         FARM VALUE                  $2,522,500     91
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       272,000     12

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               86,500     16
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                17,700     39
         BEEF                            17,300     26
         MILK                               400     31
    OTHER CATTLE                         68,800     16
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     16,400     38
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        2,600      6
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $44,115,000     16
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $229,000      6

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    6,262     35
       FARM VALUE                      $920,500     35
  EGGS-1998 (000)                            2/

1/ DATA NOT PUBLISHED FOR ALL PRACTICES BECAUSE OF
   INSUFFICIENT REPORTS OR RELATIVE UNIMPORTANCE OF
   SOME PRACTICES.

2/ DATA NOT PUBLISHED TO AVOID DISCLOSURE OF
   INDIVIDUAL REPORTS.

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