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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          3,404     90
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           510     63
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                662,000      9
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    241,590     33
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $38,699,200     37
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $12,613,350     80
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          24.27     72
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        21.58     82

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 155,000     21
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              146,000     22
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    50.0     36
         PROD-BU.                     7,359,000     22
         FARM VALUE                 $18,450,000     24
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,800     33
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     35
         PROD. - BU.                     94,000     35
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       25,500     52
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  46.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                  1,173,000     50
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           118,700      8
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                  6,092,000      9

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          41,600     25
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  40,900     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 130.0     40
         PROD. - BU.                  5,311,000     26
         FARM VALUE                  $9,776,900     26
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 9,700     37
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 189.0      7
         PROD. - BU.                  1,837,000     34
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            31,200      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 111.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  3,474,000      5
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     86
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.3     58
         PROD. - TONS                     4,600     87
         FARM VALUE                     $84,500     89

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          26,300     60
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  23,000     62
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  91.0     30
         PROD. - BU.                  2,090,500     56
         FARM VALUE                  $3,285,400     61
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   600     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  82.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                     49,200     26
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            22,400     30
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  91.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                  2,041,300     28
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,400     15
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.1     44
         PROD. - TONS                    21,200     16
         FARM VALUE                    $310,300     18

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           9,000      5
  ACRES HARVESTED                         8,700      5
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,483     15
         PROD. - LB.                 12,900,000      5
         FARM VALUE                   1,297,400      5

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,500     90
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,500     90
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0      7
         PROD. - BU.                     80,000     84
         FARM VALUE                    $414,000     84
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,500     41
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0     15
         PROD. - BU.                     80,000     40
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        11,400     32
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.7     35
         PROD. - TONS                    54,100     29
         FARM VALUE                  $3,540,000     28

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,100     71
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.1      4
         PROD. - TONS                    28,800     51
         FARM VALUE                  $1,406,000     56

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        18,500     70
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.5     19
         PROD. - TONS                    82,900     37
         FARM VALUE                  $4,946,000     47
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       259,000     16

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               43,400     65
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                18,900     29
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         24,500     73
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999             1,200      9
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     19,200     19
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     2,300     59
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $22,134,000     65
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $85,100     59

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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