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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         12,888     36
NO. OF FARMS 1998                         1,030     10
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                580,000     21
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    332,860      9
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $41,155,750     34
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $37,950,300     18
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          43.71     25
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        32.68     37

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 170,000     15
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              164,000     15
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    40.0     86
         PROD-BU.                     6,626,000     33
         FARM VALUE                 $17,070,000     33
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      158,800      9
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  40.0     74
         PROD. - BU.                  6,354,500     13
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.             5,200     61
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     25
         PROD. - BU.                    271,500     61

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           9,900     71
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   6,800     78
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  83.0     93
         PROD. - BU.                    562,000     79
         FARM VALUE                  $1,063,000     80
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             6,800     30
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  83.0     29
         PROD. - BU.                    562,000     31
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  2,700      8
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.4     85
         PROD. - TONS                    33,600     18
         FARM VALUE                    $641,700     19

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          83,700      4
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  79,400      4
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  62.0     87
         PROD. - BU.                  4,930,700     13
         FARM VALUE                  $8,489,200     13
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,200     22
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 11.8     85
         PROD. - TONS                    14,100     28
         FARM VALUE                    $214,700     29

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          19,200     46
  ACRES HARVESTED                        19,100     45
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  17.0    101
         PROD. - BU.                    325,000     63
         FARM VALUE                  $1,739,000     62
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   400     58
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     63
         PROD. - BU.                     13,000     60
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            18,700     39
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  17.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                    312,000     48

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        25,000      8
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.8     70
         PROD. - TONS                    94,700     10
         FARM VALUE                  $7,610,000      9

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        32,800     19
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     59
         PROD. - TONS                    55,300     16
         FARM VALUE                  $4,161,000     12

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        57,800      7
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.6     57
         PROD. - TONS                   150,000      6
         FARM VALUE                 $11,771,000      5
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       235,000     20

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               81,400     19
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                22,000     15
         BEEF                            19,400     18
         MILK                             2,600      4
    OTHER CATTLE                         59,400     23
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     20,000     14
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    26,500     16
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $41,514,000     19
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $980,500     16

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   43,626      4
       FARM VALUE                    $6,413,000      4
  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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