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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          4,867     74
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           530     54
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                555,000     23
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    222,640     46
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $32,569,600     51
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $12,188,200     83
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          28.86     58
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        25.31     64

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 140,000     28
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              136,000     27
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    56.0     10
         PROD-BU.                     7,671,000     21
         FARM VALUE                 $19,300,000     21
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       92,800     22
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0      7
         PROD. - BU.                  5,075,500     20
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            43,200     37
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  60.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                  2,595,500     34

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           7,800     80
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   7,100     77
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 127.0     45
         PROD. - BU.                    899,000     72
         FARM VALUE                  $1,655,000     72
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 4,000     46
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 158.0     39
         PROD. - BU.                    630,000     45
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             3,100     48
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  87.0     27
         PROD. - BU.                    269,000     42
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    400     76
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.3     44
         PROD. - TONS                     6,900     78
         FARM VALUE                    $131,100     78

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          47,300     28
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  44,000     27
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  87.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                  3,824,100     24
         FARM VALUE                  $6,315,900     25
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  2,200      6
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.6     10
         PROD. - TONS                    40,900      6
         FARM VALUE                    $619,500      5

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,500     15
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,400     16
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,583     10
         PROD. - LB.                  3,800,000     16
         FARM VALUE                     346,300     16

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           3,400     75
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,300     75
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  33.0     67
         PROD. - BU.                    109,000     77
         FARM VALUE                    $563,000     77
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,000     48
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0     23
         PROD. - BU.                     51,000     48
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             2,300     62
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  25.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                     58,000     62

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        10,500     35
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.8     70
         PROD. - TONS                    39,800     40
         FARM VALUE                  $2,293,000     51

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        15,500     46
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     59
         PROD. - TONS                    27,000     54
         FARM VALUE                  $1,277,000     60

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        26,000     50
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.6     57
         PROD. - TONS                    66,800     55
         FARM VALUE                  $3,570,000     67
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       223,000     22

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               42,300     67
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                18,200     36
         BEEF                            18,000     21
         MILK                               200     45
    OTHER CATTLE                         24,100     76
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     16,700     34
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        1,900     10
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $21,573,000     67
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $168,000     10

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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