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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          6,482     63
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           730     31
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                446,000     56
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    286,850     18
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $48,376,900     24
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $17,524,500     51
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          26.70     63
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        31.04     43

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  95,000     59
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               91,000     59
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    54.0     19
         PROD-BU.                     4,951,000     53
         FARM VALUE                 $12,455,000     53
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       82,800     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0      7
         PROD. - BU.                  4,530,300     25
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.             8,200     58
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                    420,700     58

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          67,600     12
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  65,800     12
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 121.0     49
         PROD. - BU.                  7,976,000     19
         FARM VALUE                 $14,683,100     19
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                31,400     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 146.0     52
         PROD. - BU.                  4,571,000     21
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            34,400      4
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  99.0     19
         PROD. - BU.                  3,405,000      6
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,300     31
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 14.0     69
         PROD. - TONS                    18,200     33
         FARM VALUE                    $345,700     33

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          52,900     24
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  50,800     24
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                  4,719,500     17
         FARM VALUE                  $7,794,800     18
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 14.0     52
         PROD. - TONS                     4,200     68
         FARM VALUE                     $63,600     69

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          49,200     21
  ACRES HARVESTED                        49,200     20
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  36.0     57
         PROD. - BU.                  1,748,000     10
         FARM VALUE                  $9,034,000     13
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                14,000      4
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  50.0     26
         PROD. - BU.                    700,000      5
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            35,200     28
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  30.0     28
         PROD. - BU.                  1,048,000     26

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        15,000     18
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.6     79
         PROD. - TONS                    54,200     28
         FARM VALUE                  $3,122,500     33

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        11,300     60
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.2    100
         PROD. - TONS                    14,100     80
         FARM VALUE                    $667,000     83

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        26,300     49
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.6     57
         PROD. - TONS                    68,300     52
         FARM VALUE                  $3,789,500     65
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       124,000     73

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               57,000     42
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                18,700     31
         BEEF                            18,500     20
         MILK                               200     45
    OTHER CATTLE                         38,300     43
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     16,900     32
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     6,000     37
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $29,070,000     42
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $222,000     37

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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