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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          4,251     76
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           650     40
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                485,000     43
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    251,010     30
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $41,617,500     32
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $14,437,450     70
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          29.21     57
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        28.68     54

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 124,000     39
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              120,000     36
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    58.0      1
         PROD-BU.                     7,008,000     28
         FARM VALUE                 $17,620,000     28
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       98,500     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  58.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                  5,698,500     15
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            21,500     50
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                  1,309,500     44

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          18,300     51
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  17,500     51
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 147.0     22
         PROD. - BU.                  2,565,000     43
         FARM VALUE                  $4,721,900     43
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 6,300     41
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 177.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                  1,114,000     41
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            11,200     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 130.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                  1,451,000     13
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     62
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.0     38
         PROD. - TONS                    10,800     59
         FARM VALUE                    $205,100     58

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          66,600     12
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  63,500     11
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  97.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                  6,159,300      4
         FARM VALUE                 $10,172,800      5
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    800     35
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.0     74
         PROD. - TONS                     9,600     41
         FARM VALUE                    $145,400     42

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,900     11
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,800     11
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,643      9
         PROD. - LB.                  4,600,000     11
         FARM VALUE                     418,200     13

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          12,700     56
  ACRES HARVESTED                        12,700     55
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  36.0     57
         PROD. - BU.                    457,000     53
         FARM VALUE                  $2,362,000     53
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,700     38
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                     94,000     38
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            11,000     49
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                    363,000     46

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        21,500      9
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.6     79
         PROD. - TONS                    77,300     15
         FARM VALUE                  $4,455,000     25

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        10,900     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.8     28
         PROD. - TONS                    31,000     45
         FARM VALUE                  $1,466,000     54

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        32,400     38
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.3     43
         PROD. - TONS                   108,300     18
         FARM VALUE                  $5,921,000     35
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       156,000     49

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               40,200     72
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                16,000     55
         BEEF                            15,600     40
         MILK                               400     31
    OTHER CATTLE                         24,200     75
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     14,800     51
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        2,500      7
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $20,502,000     72
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $221,000      7

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    6,919     32
       FARM VALUE                    $1,017,100     32
  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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