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1998 Profile


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POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         15,905     32
NO. OF FARMS 1998                         1,020     11
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                279,000     93
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    154,550     78
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $27,389,100     60
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $14,046,200     73
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          51.39      7
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        39.03     15

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  11,500     96
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998                9,200    100
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    39.0     88
         PROD-BU.                       362,000    101
         FARM VALUE                    $950,000    101
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.        9,200     93
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  39.0     77
         PROD. - BU.                    362,000     92
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          36,000     29
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  34,900     28
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 128.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                  4,475,000     28
         FARM VALUE                  $8,509,600     29
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    800     46
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0     62
         PROD. - TONS                    12,000     55
         FARM VALUE                    $222,900     55

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          12,100     85
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  11,800     84
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 100.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                  1,177,600     73
         FARM VALUE                  $2,051,100     73
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            11,800     51
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 100.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                  1,177,600     41
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 11.0     89
         PROD. - TONS                     1,100     98
         FARM VALUE                     $16,300     98

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          40,500     26
  ACRES HARVESTED                        40,200     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                  1,309,000     18
         FARM VALUE                  $7,047,000     18
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            40,200     24
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                  1,309,000     16

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,300     94
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.2     94
         PROD. - TONS                     7,400     97
         FARM VALUE                    $645,000     96

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        55,000      5
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.2     40
         PROD. - TONS                   122,700      2
         FARM VALUE                  $7,907,000      2

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        57,300      8
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.3     71
         PROD. - TONS                   130,100     11
         FARM VALUE                  $8,552,000     13
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       107,000     82

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               42,000     69
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                17,500     40
         BEEF                            16,000     36
         MILK                             1,500      8
    OTHER CATTLE                         24,500     73
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999               300     24
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     16,400     38
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     4,000     46
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          300     45
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $21,420,000     69
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $148,000     46
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $26,000     46

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   23,185      9
       FARM VALUE                    $3,408,200      9
  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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