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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          4,033     79
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           570     49
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                685,000      6
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    221,460     47
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $27,653,900     59
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998        $9,447,650     99
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          18.16     96
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        20.99     85

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 173,500     14
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              151,000     18
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    47.0     54
         PROD-BU.                     7,097,000     25
         FARM VALUE                 $17,920,000     25
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,600     36
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     39
         PROD. - BU.                     76,000     36
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       14,000     73
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  46.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                    644,000     69
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           135,400      4
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  47.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                  6,377,000      6

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           4,200     91
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   3,900     89
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  98.0     75
         PROD. - BU.                    384,000     91
         FARM VALUE                    $757,400     90
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,100     56
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 168.0     28
         PROD. - BU.                    185,000     55
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             2,800     51
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  71.0     38
         PROD. - BU.                    199,000     49
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     90
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 22.5     14
         PROD. - TONS                     4,500     88
         FARM VALUE                     $92,400     87

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          46,800     29
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  43,500     29
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  75.0     69
         PROD. - BU.                  3,281,100     31
         FARM VALUE                  $5,484,900     32
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   400     29
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  91.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                     36,200     29
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            43,100     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  75.0     47
         PROD. - BU.                  3,244,900     10
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,800      9
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 11.0     89
         PROD. - TONS                    19,800     17
         FARM VALUE                    $325,100     15

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,000     26
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,000     26
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,200     18
         PROD. - LB.                  1,200,000     22
         FARM VALUE                     128,600     22

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,700     86
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,600     88
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0     45
         PROD. - BU.                     60,000     88
         FARM VALUE                    $311,000     88
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,600     40
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0     60
         PROD. - BU.                     60,000     43
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,400     71
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.8     31
         PROD. - TONS                    21,000     67
         FARM VALUE                  $1,252,500     75

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        13,700     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.5     31
         PROD. - TONS                    34,800     38
         FARM VALUE                  $1,359,500     57

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        18,100     71
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.1     47
         PROD. - TONS                    55,800     67
         FARM VALUE                  $2,612,000     90
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       240,000     19

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               38,300     79
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                17,500     40
         BEEF                            17,200     28
         MILK                               300     38
    OTHER CATTLE                         20,800     82
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     15,900     41
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          800     28
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $19,533,000     79
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $71,000     28

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    2,949     45
       FARM VALUE                      $433,500     45
  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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