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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          5,396     69
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           500     65
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                531,000     33
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    357,300      8
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $88,682,600      2
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $68,511,000      9
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          18.15     97
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        22.88     76

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 160,000     18
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              153,000     17
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    55.0     14
         PROD-BU.                     8,415,000     15
         FARM VALUE                 $21,420,000     16
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                41,300      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  60.0     20
         PROD. - BU.                  2,461,000      6
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       15,200     69
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  46.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                    705,000     64
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            96,500     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                  5,249,000     16

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                         110,200      3
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                 107,400      3
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 193.0      2
         PROD. - BU.                 20,703,000      2
         FARM VALUE                 $41,881,200      2
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               101,500      2
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 200.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                 20,343,000      2
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             5,900     34
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                    360,000     39
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  2,700      8
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 26.9      5
         PROD. - TONS                    72,500      5
         FARM VALUE                  $1,317,000      5

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          57,000     22
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  55,900     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  79.0     62
         PROD. - BU.                  4,392,600     21
         FARM VALUE                  $7,694,700     20
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 6,900      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 102.0      2
         PROD. - BU.                    704,000      5
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            49,000      7
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  75.0     47
         PROD. - BU.                  3,688,600      7
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    800     35
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.0     20
         PROD. - TONS                    13,600     29
         FARM VALUE                    $196,700     31

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           7,300     62
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,200     62
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  57.0      2
         PROD. - BU.                    410,000     56
         FARM VALUE                  $2,123,000     56
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,200     12
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  57.0      4
         PROD. - BU.                    410,000     11
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        26,500      5
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.7      6
         PROD. - TONS                   178,500      3
         FARM VALUE                 $13,658,000      3

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,400     99
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.5     76
         PROD. - TONS                     3,700    103
         FARM VALUE                    $260,000    102

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        28,900     44
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.3      2
         PROD. - TONS                   182,200      3
         FARM VALUE                 $13,918,000      3
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       107,000     82

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              176,600      4
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 9,000     84
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                        167,600      4
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999           126,800      4
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      8,000     84
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        1,800     12
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $90,066,000      4
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $156,000     15

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  069

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