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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         34,732     14
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           890     19
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                489,000     42
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    179,300     64
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $23,427,500     76
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $33,470,650     20
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          49.29     13
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        38.66     19

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  21,000     83
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               17,500     87
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    45.0     62
         PROD-BU.                       795,000     87
         FARM VALUE                  $2,105,000     87
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       17,500     62
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     56
         PROD. - BU.                    795,000     61
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          22,400     44
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  18,900     46
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 107.0     69
         PROD. - BU.                  2,027,000     54
         FARM VALUE                  $3,957,000     54
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  3,100      5
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.2     61
         PROD. - TONS                    47,000      9
         FARM VALUE                    $858,800      9

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          15,300     75
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  14,100     74
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  78.0     65
         PROD. - BU.                  1,100,200     76
         FARM VALUE                  $1,938,300     76
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            14,100     44
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  78.0     45
         PROD. - BU.                  1,100,200     44
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    500     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.2     43
         PROD. - TONS                     7,600     52
         FARM VALUE                    $110,500     54

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              1/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          62,100     11
  ACRES HARVESTED                        61,000     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  23.0     90
         PROD. - BU.                  1,395,000     15
         FARM VALUE                  $7,601,000     15
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            61,000     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  23.0     52
         PROD. - BU.                  1,395,000     14

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         6,400     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.8    101
         PROD. - TONS                    18,200     73
         FARM VALUE                  $1,632,500     63

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        57,000      3
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.3     92
         PROD. - TONS                    72,300      7
         FARM VALUE                  $5,155,500      6

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        63,400      3
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.4    103
         PROD. - TONS                    90,500     26
         FARM VALUE                  $6,788,000     24
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       274,000     11

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               78,600     23
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                17,100     43
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         61,500     20
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     15,900     41
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     6,000     37
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          600     33
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $40,086,000     23
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $222,000     37
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $53,000     33

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.

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