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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          3,043     95
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           500     65
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                550,000     26
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    263,620     25
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $58,793,800     11
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $21,146,190     44
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          20.37     88
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        20.42     86

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 123,000     41
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              119,000     38
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    58.0      1
         PROD-BU.                     6,902,000     29
         FARM VALUE                 $17,290,000     32
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 4,200     27
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  75.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                    317,000     24
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       13,000     78
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     15
         PROD. - BU.                    670,000     67
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           101,800     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  58.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                  5,915,000     11

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          96,800      6
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  94,700      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 177.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                 16,789,000      6
         FARM VALUE                 $30,906,600      6
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                62,500      8
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 209.0      1
         PROD. - BU.                 13,058,000      7
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            32,200      5
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 116.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                  3,731,000      4
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,500     25
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.1     37
         PROD. - TONS                    27,100     28
         FARM VALUE                    $498,000     28

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          29,200     52
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  27,100     52
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  97.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                  2,625,800     40
         FARM VALUE                  $4,126,700     46
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,200     17
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  98.0     11
         PROD. - BU.                    117,100     17
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            25,900     22
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  97.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  2,508,700     18
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,500     11
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 20.7      2
         PROD. - TONS                    31,000      9
         FARM VALUE                    $453,600      9

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           5,000     70
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,000     70
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0      7
         PROD. - BU.                    264,000     67
         FARM VALUE                  $1,367,000     67
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 5,000     22
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0     15
         PROD. - BU.                    264,000     20
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,300     49
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.9     10
         PROD. - TONS                    43,100     37
         FARM VALUE                  $2,819,500     38

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         6,100     73
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.6     11
         PROD. - TONS                    22,200     61
         FARM VALUE                  $1,084,000     73

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        13,400     82
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.9     13
         PROD. - TONS                    65,300     57
         FARM VALUE                  $3,903,500     63
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       168,000     43

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               61,800     32
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                14,800     59
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         47,000     29
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     15,500     46
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     5,400     39
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $31,518,000     32
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $199,800     39

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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