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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          7,159     56
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           270     98
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                358,000     76
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    209,040     50
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $41,825,800     31
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $74,421,740      7
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          16.08    100
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        16.86    101

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  98,000     57
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               95,000     56
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    47.0     54
         PROD-BU.                     4,503,000     60
         FARM VALUE                 $11,460,000     60
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                41,500      5
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                  2,514,000      5
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.        9,300     92
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  34.0     97
         PROD. - BU.                    314,000    100
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            44,200     36
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0     64
         PROD. - BU.                  1,675,000     41

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          65,500     14
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  63,700     14
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 160.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                 10,196,000     13
         FARM VALUE                 $20,626,000     12
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                52,800     11
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 181.0     17
         PROD. - BU.                  9,534,000     11
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            10,900     22
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                    662,000     26
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,700     19
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 19.1     33
         PROD. - TONS                    32,500     20
         FARM VALUE                    $590,400     22

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          29,800     49
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  29,100     48
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  57.0     98
         PROD. - BU.                  1,658,900     67
         FARM VALUE                  $2,906,000     66
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,600      3
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  86.0     25
         PROD. - BU.                    652,500      7
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            21,500     35
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  47.0     68
         PROD. - BU.                  1,006,400     48
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.3     12
         PROD. - TONS                     5,500     64
         FARM VALUE                     $79,600     64

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,500     15
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,400     16
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,167     20
         PROD. - LB.                  2,800,000     18
         FARM VALUE                     286,200     18

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                             800     99
  ACRES HARVESTED                           800     99
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0     45
         PROD. - BU.                     30,000    101
         FARM VALUE                    $155,000    101
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   800     52
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0     60
         PROD. - BU.                     30,000     54
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        12,900     24
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.2     21
         PROD. - TONS                    67,300     22
         FARM VALUE                  $5,149,500     20

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,900     97
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.8     28
         PROD. - TONS                     8,000     94
         FARM VALUE                    $562,500     91

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        15,800     77
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.8     16
         PROD. - TONS                    75,300     44
         FARM VALUE                  $5,712,000     38
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        56,000     98

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              165,100      6
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 5,200    101
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                        159,900      6
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      4,800    101
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $84,201,000      6

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                       2/
  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.

08/99  067

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