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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          5,289     71
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           370     83
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                495,000     39
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    261,320     27
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $50,409,600     20
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $91,697,000      3
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          18.41     94
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        20.30     87

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 156,000     19
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              149,000     21
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    57.0      5
         PROD-BU.                     8,553,000     14
         FARM VALUE                 $21,595,000     14
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                12,500     13
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  62.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                    781,000     13
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       12,700     80
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0     20
         PROD. - BU.                    654,000     68
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           123,800      7
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  57.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  7,118,000      4

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          51,300     21
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  41,800     24
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 157.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                  6,569,000     22
         FARM VALUE                 $12,956,700     21
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                24,900     22
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 185.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  4,609,000     20
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            16,900     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 116.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                  1,960,000      8
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  9,000      1
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 24.4      8
         PROD. - TONS                   220,000      1
         FARM VALUE                  $4,518,700      1

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          57,500     20
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  54,300     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 107.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                  5,797,400      6
         FARM VALUE                  $9,691,300      6
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 6,300      8
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 101.0      3
         PROD. - BU.                    635,900      8
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            48,000      9
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 108.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                  5,161,500      3
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,400     15
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 19.0      6
         PROD. - TONS                    26,600     10
         FARM VALUE                    $436,800     10

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,200     82
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,200     82
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                    105,000     78
         FARM VALUE                    $544,000     78
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 2,200     33
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                    105,000     32
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,200    101
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.4     44
         PROD. - TONS                     5,300    100
         FARM VALUE                    $316,000    102

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,600    102
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.9      5
         PROD. - TONS                     6,300     99
         FARM VALUE                    $246,000    104

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         2,800    105
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.1     27
         PROD. - TONS                    11,600    104
         FARM VALUE                    $562,000    104
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        80,000     93

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              220,000      3
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 5,500    100
         BEEF                             5,500     71
    OTHER CATTLE                        214,500      3
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999           210,000      1
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      5,100    100
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    32,700     13
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999   $112,200,000      3
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $1,209,900     13

PRODUCTION
  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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