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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          8,254     49
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           700     35
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                275,000     94
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    118,850     91
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $14,898,000     94
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $12,482,950     81
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          53.67      4
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        41.00      6

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  16,000     90
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               15,600     90
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    35.0    100
         PROD-BU.                       546,000     93
         FARM VALUE                  $1,440,000     93
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       15,600     67
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  35.0     93
         PROD. - BU.                    546,000     80
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           8,400     76
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   8,100     75
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  82.0     95
         PROD. - BU.                    662,000     77
         FARM VALUE                  $1,292,300     77
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     97
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.0     86
         PROD. - TONS                     1,200     98
         FARM VALUE                     $21,900     98

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           8,100     93
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   7,700     91
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  71.0     77
         PROD. - BU.                    550,100     92
         FARM VALUE                    $969,200     92
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             7,700     58
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  71.0     54
         PROD. - BU.                    550,100     59
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 14.0     52
         PROD. - TONS                     1,400     88
         FARM VALUE                     $20,400     88

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          53,200     17
  ACRES HARVESTED                        51,000     17
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  24.0     89
         PROD. - BU.                  1,219,000     21
         FARM VALUE                  $6,642,000     20
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            51,000     17
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  24.0     49
         PROD. - BU.                  1,219,000     19

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,400     92
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.0     58
         PROD. - TONS                     9,500     93
         FARM VALUE                    $852,000     92

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        33,000     18
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.5     76
         PROD. - TONS                    50,500     23
         FARM VALUE                  $3,601,000     21

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        35,400     28
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     90
         PROD. - TONS                    60,000     60
         FARM VALUE                  $4,453,000     54
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       129,000     68

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               42,100     68
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                17,100     43
         BEEF                            16,500     34
         MILK                               600     22
    OTHER CATTLE                         25,000     68
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999               100     35
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     15,700     44
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    12,500     26
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $21,471,000     68
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $462,500     26

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   10,789     20
       FARM VALUE                    $1,586,000     20
  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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