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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          4,027     80
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           290     92
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                530,000     34
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    227,900     41
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $52,232,300     17
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $54,463,240     10
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          20.46     87
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        17.10    100

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 120,500     44
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              117,000     40
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    51.0     32
         PROD-BU.                     6,014,000     43
         FARM VALUE                 $15,305,000     42
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                12,400     14
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  63.0     11
         PROD. - BU.                    779,000     14
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.        8,400     98
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     29
         PROD. - BU.                    411,000     90
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            96,200     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  50.0     35
         PROD. - BU.                  4,824,000     19

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          57,300     20
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  55,700     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 174.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                  9,710,000     15
         FARM VALUE                 $19,642,900     15
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                42,400     16
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 200.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                  8,472,000     14
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            13,300     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     22
         PROD. - BU.                  1,238,000     16
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,600     22
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 23.4     11
         PROD. - TONS                    37,500     15
         FARM VALUE                    $681,200     15

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          28,500     54
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  27,800     50
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                  2,574,600     42
         FARM VALUE                  $4,510,100     39
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,500     16
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     19
         PROD. - BU.                    135,000     16
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            26,300     20
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                  2,439,600     19
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     74
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.0     74
         PROD. - TONS                     2,400     79
         FARM VALUE                     $34,700     81

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,500     90
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,500     90
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  39.0     40
         PROD. - BU.                     58,000     89
         FARM VALUE                    $300,000     89
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,500     41
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  39.0     58
         PROD. - BU.                     58,000     45
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        20,900     11
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.9      1
         PROD. - TONS                   143,600      4
         FARM VALUE                 $10,987,500      4

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,500     98
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.7     10
         PROD. - TONS                     9,200     91
         FARM VALUE                    $647,000     85

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        23,400     58
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.5      1
         PROD. - TONS                   152,800      5
         FARM VALUE                 $11,634,500      6
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       149,000     51

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              102,700     11
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                10,000     78
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         92,700     10
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      9,800     76
  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    $52,377,000     11

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  093

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