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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.        403,662      1
NO. OF FARMS 1998                         1,570      1
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                553,000     25
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    393,090      4
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $54,753,400     14
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $25,682,250     35
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          34.66     47
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        29.33     49

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 241,600      6
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              229,000      6
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    45.0     62
         PROD-BU.                    10,397,000      5
         FARM VALUE                 $26,785,000      5
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 4,500     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  47.0     40
         PROD. - BU.                    211,500     28
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      209,800      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  46.0     48
         PROD. - BU.                  9,573,500      5
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            14,700     52
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     55
         PROD. - BU.                    612,000     52

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          16,400     57
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  14,900     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 128.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                  1,904,000     58
         FARM VALUE                  $3,774,700     55
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                11,600     32
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 145.0     53
         PROD. - BU.                  1,677,000     35
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             3,300     47
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  69.0     40
         PROD. - BU.                    227,000     46
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,100     33
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.7     83
         PROD. - TONS                    14,000     45
         FARM VALUE                    $258,700     46

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          71,100      9
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  67,100     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  63.0     86
         PROD. - BU.                  4,202,000     22
         FARM VALUE                  $7,192,500     23
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,400     15
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  9.3     99
         PROD. - TONS                    13,000     32
         FARM VALUE                    $191,400     33

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          31,400     33
  ACRES HARVESTED                        31,200     33
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  37.0     52
         PROD. - BU.                  1,169,000     24
         FARM VALUE                  $6,152,000     25
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                13,400      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                    724,700      4
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            17,800     42
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  25.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                    444,300     42

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        26,500      5
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.0     58
         PROD. - TONS                   106,900      8
         FARM VALUE                  $7,699,500      8

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        19,900     39
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.8     53
         PROD. - TONS                    35,800     37
         FARM VALUE                  $2,400,500     36

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        46,400     16
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.1     47
         PROD. - TONS                   142,700      8
         FARM VALUE                 $10,100,000      9
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       144,000     57

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               42,500     66
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                16,100     52
         BEEF                            11,500     53
         MILK                             4,600      2
    OTHER CATTLE                         26,400     64
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999               500     17
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     14,600     54
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     9,800     30
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        8,400      1
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $21,675,000     66
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $362,600     30
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $740,000      1

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   74,902      2
       FARM VALUE                   $11,010,600      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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