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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          5,634     68
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           520     57
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                398,000     70
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    205,900     52
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $30,150,300     52
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $15,074,650     67
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          39.35     39
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        27.89     56

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 135,000     33
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              131,000     29
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    54.0     19
         PROD-BU.                     7,074,000     26
         FARM VALUE                 $17,800,000     26
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      124,800     13
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  6,709,500     11
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.             6,200     60
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  59.0      4
         PROD. - BU.                    364,500     59

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           3,200     95
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   2,300     96
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 118.0     56
         PROD. - BU.                    272,000     93
         FARM VALUE                    $500,700     94
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,000     58
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 152.0     46
         PROD. - BU.                    152,000     59
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             1,300     61
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  92.0     23
         PROD. - BU.                    120,000     59
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    700     52
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.7     54
         PROD. - TONS                    11,000     57
         FARM VALUE                    $208,900     57

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          27,600     58
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  25,200     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                  2,277,100     50
         FARM VALUE                  $3,760,900     52
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,800      9
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.7     71
         PROD. - TONS                    22,800     13
         FARM VALUE                    $345,300     13

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           4,000      9
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,000      9
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,113     22
         PROD. - LB.                  4,450,000     12
         FARM VALUE                     416,800     14

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          12,800     55
  ACRES HARVESTED                        12,700     55
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  37.0     52
         PROD. - BU.                    465,000     52
         FARM VALUE                  $2,403,000     52
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 2,100     34
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     40
         PROD. - BU.                     95,000     37
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            10,600     51
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  35.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                    370,000     45

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        12,300     29
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.7     35
         PROD. - TONS                    58,000     25
         FARM VALUE                  $3,341,500     31

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        15,000     48
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.8     53
         PROD. - TONS                    27,500     53
         FARM VALUE                  $1,300,500     59

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        27,300     46
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.1     47
         PROD. - TONS                    85,500     35
         FARM VALUE                  $4,642,000     51
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       177,000     38

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               48,600     58
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                16,100     52
         BEEF                            15,900     37
         MILK                               200     45
    OTHER CATTLE                         32,500     50
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     14,000     56
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     3,600     49
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $24,786,000     58
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $133,200     49

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                    3,173     44
       FARM VALUE                      $466,400     44
  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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