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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          1,774    105
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           240    102
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                445,000     57
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    229,080     39
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $35,351,500     45
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $21,365,650     43
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          17.37     99
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        15.96    103

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 177,000     12
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              172,000     12
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    52.0     28
         PROD-BU.                     9,013,000     12
         FARM VALUE                 $22,760,000     12
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 8,400     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  67.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                    561,000     16
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.        7,000    101
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  50.0     23
         PROD. - BU.                    353,000     94
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           156,600      2
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     25
         PROD. - BU.                  8,099,000      2

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          29,400     34
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  28,300     34
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 138.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                  3,904,000     32
         FARM VALUE                  $7,700,200     32
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                16,600     26
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 172.0     24
         PROD. - BU.                  2,850,000     25
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            11,700     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     24
         PROD. - BU.                  1,054,000     18
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     62
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 24.7      7
         PROD. - TONS                    14,800     43
         FARM VALUE                    $304,000     39

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          21,600     67
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  21,000     67
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                  1,954,600     63
         FARM VALUE                  $3,267,400     62
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   800     23
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  97.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                     77,900     22
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            20,200     37
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                  1,876,700     32
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.0     63
         PROD. - TONS                     3,900     70
         FARM VALUE                     $64,000     68

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,000     95
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,000     95
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     24
         PROD. - BU.                     42,000     94
         FARM VALUE                    $217,000     94
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,000     48
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                     42,000     50
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,100    102
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.4     18
         PROD. - TONS                     5,900     98
         FARM VALUE                    $352,000    101

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,400     99
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.2     22
         PROD. - TONS                     7,700     95
         FARM VALUE                    $300,500     99

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,500    104
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.9     30
         PROD. - TONS                    13,600    102
         FARM VALUE                    $652,500    103
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        41,000    102

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               59,400     38
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 2,500    103
         BEEF                             2,500     74
    OTHER CATTLE                         56,900     26
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      2,200    103
  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    $30,294,000     38

PRODUCTION
  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  071

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