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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          5,947     66
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           430     78
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                477,000     46
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    202,280     54
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $33,735,500     49
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $16,399,740     57
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          22.47     78
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        23.36     74

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 116,000     48
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              113,000     46
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    56.0     10
         PROD-BU.                     6,374,000     36
         FARM VALUE                 $15,970,000     38
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   500     41
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0     37
         PROD. - BU.                     25,500     43
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       42,100     38
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0     12
         PROD. - BU.                  2,227,000     34
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            70,400     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  59.0      4
         PROD. - BU.                  4,121,500     23

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          45,200     22
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  44,500     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 124.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                  5,512,000     25
         FARM VALUE                 $10,147,000     25
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 5,800     42
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 171.0     25
         PROD. - BU.                    990,000     42
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            38,700      3
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 117.0      4
         PROD. - BU.                  4,522,000      3
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    500     70
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.4     42
         PROD. - TONS                     8,700     68
         FARM VALUE                    $159,900     68

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          28,600     53
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  26,200     56
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  88.0     38
         PROD. - BU.                  2,312,600     48
         FARM VALUE                  $3,634,500     56
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   500     26
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  96.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                     48,100     28
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            25,700     23
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  88.0     27
         PROD. - BU.                  2,264,500     21
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    800     35
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0     45
         PROD. - TONS                    12,000     34
         FARM VALUE                    $175,600     35

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,300     92
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,300     92
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     24
         PROD. - BU.                     55,000     90
         FARM VALUE                    $285,000     92
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,300     44
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                     55,000     47
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         6,900     50
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.7     35
         PROD. - TONS                    32,200     45
         FARM VALUE                  $2,106,500     54

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,000     72
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.9     26
         PROD. - TONS                    20,200     64
         FARM VALUE                    $986,000     75

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        13,900     80
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.8     32
         PROD. - TONS                    52,400     71
         FARM VALUE                  $3,092,500     78
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       206,000     26

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               39,800     73
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                20,600     21
         BEEF                            20,400     15
         MILK                               200     45
    OTHER CATTLE                         19,200     90
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     17,400     27
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    35,500     10
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $20,298,000     73
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $1,313,500     10

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    2,115     47
       FARM VALUE                      $310,900     47
  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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