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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         18,743     28
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           280     95
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                342,000     82
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    183,750     61
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $41,238,400     33
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $96,149,300      2
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          25.85     68
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        19.14     93

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                  72,500     68
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998               69,000     67
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    44.0     69
         PROD-BU.                     3,036,000     66
         FARM VALUE                  $7,730,000     66
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                23,800      8
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  54.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                  1,297,000     10
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       17,000     64
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  35.0     93
         PROD. - BU.                    598,000     76
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            28,200     45
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  40.0     63
         PROD. - BU.                  1,141,000     48

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          62,100     17
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  60,400     17
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 171.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                 10,348,000     11
         FARM VALUE                 $20,933,500     11
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                54,900     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 184.0     12
         PROD. - BU.                 10,116,000     10
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             5,500     36
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     66
         PROD. - BU.                    232,000     45
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,500     25
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 23.9      9
         PROD. - TONS                    35,800     16
         FARM VALUE                    $650,300     17

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          30,300     48
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  29,200     47
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  60.0     91
         PROD. - BU.                  1,745,700     65
         FARM VALUE                  $3,058,000     65
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,300      4
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 100.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                    726,900      3
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            21,900     33
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  47.0     68
         PROD. - BU.                  1,018,800     47
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    500     51
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 22.0      1
         PROD. - TONS                    11,000     36
         FARM VALUE                    $159,100     38

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           5,100     69
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,100     69
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                    245,000     68
         FARM VALUE                  $1,269,000     68
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 5,100     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                    245,000     23
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        13,400     21
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.8      4
         PROD. - TONS                    90,600     11
         FARM VALUE                  $6,932,500     12

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,000     93
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.6     67
         PROD. - TONS                     4,700    100
         FARM VALUE                    $330,500     97

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        16,400     75
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.8      5
         PROD. - TONS                    95,300     24
         FARM VALUE                  $7,263,000     17
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        89,000     89

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              135,400      7
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 8,000     90
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                        127,400      7
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      7,000     92
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                   104,000      3
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $69,054,000      7
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $3,848,000      3

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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