Nemaha County





1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         10,446     42
NO. OF FARMS 1998                         1,110      7
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                447,000     55
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    227,850     42
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $41,928,300     30
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $43,830,600     13
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          37.76     42
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        34.89     30

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  30,000     78
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               29,200     78
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    49.0     41
         PROD-BU.                     1,443,000     75
         FARM VALUE                  $3,775,000     75
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       29,200     47
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     29
         PROD. - BU.                  1,443,000     45
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          39,100     28
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  36,000     27
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 119.0     55
         PROD. - BU.                  4,289,000     30
         FARM VALUE                  $8,155,900     30
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  2,600     10
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.1     51
         PROD. - TONS                    41,800     12
         FARM VALUE                    $776,600     12

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          63,600     16
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  60,200     17
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 101.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                  6,073,900      5
         FARM VALUE                 $10,579,400      3
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            60,200      3
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 101.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                  6,073,900      2
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,300     20
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.5     60
         PROD. - TONS                    17,600     24
         FARM VALUE                    $260,700     24

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,100     24
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,100     24
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                   955     24
         PROD. - LB.                  1,050,000     25
         FARM VALUE                     102,300     24

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          59,300     15
  ACRES HARVESTED                        58,100     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0     45
         PROD. - BU.                  2,184,000      5
         FARM VALUE                 $11,757,000      5
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            58,100     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                  2,184,000      5

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         9,500     39
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.4     90
         PROD. - TONS                    32,000     46
         FARM VALUE                  $2,789,000     41

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        29,000     27
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.0     45
         PROD. - TONS                    56,900     14
         FARM VALUE                  $3,666,500     19

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        38,500     25
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.3     71
         PROD. - TONS                    88,900     30
         FARM VALUE                  $6,455,500     29
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       140,000     59

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               59,500     37
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                22,200     13
         BEEF                            17,200     28
         MILK                             5,000      1
    OTHER CATTLE                         37,300     45
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999             1,800      7
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     20,000     14
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                   110,000      2
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        1,200     19
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $30,345,000     37
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $4,070,000      2
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $106,000     19

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   82,813      1
       FARM VALUE                   $12,173,500      1
  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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