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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          6,926     59
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           510     63
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                634,000     11
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    325,150     13
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $61,289,700      8
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $13,513,280     76
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          20.84     86
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        18.20     97

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 184,000     11
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              174,000     11
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    46.0     59
         PROD-BU.                     8,074,000     20
         FARM VALUE                 $20,230,000     20
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                21,900      9
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                  1,335,000      8
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       14,300     72
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     71
         PROD. - BU.                    593,000     77
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           137,800      3
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     51
         PROD. - BU.                  6,146,000      8

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          81,600      8
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  80,100      8
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 174.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                 13,907,000      8
         FARM VALUE                 $25,601,200      8
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                64,100      7
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 195.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                 12,477,000      8
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            16,000     12
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  89.0     25
         PROD. - BU.                  1,430,000     14
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    900     43
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 17.6     41
         PROD. - TONS                    15,800     40
         FARM VALUE                    $290,300     41

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          10,200     87
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   9,400     87
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                    849,200     85
         FARM VALUE                  $1,334,600     86
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   900     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  85.0     26
         PROD. - BU.                     76,800     23
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             8,500     55
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  91.0     21
         PROD. - BU.                    772,400     54
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     44
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.5     27
         PROD. - TONS                     9,900     40
         FARM VALUE                    $144,900     43

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          34,000      1
  ACRES HARVESTED                        32,100      1
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,724      4
         PROD. - LB.                 55,350,000      1
         FARM VALUE                   5,531,600      1

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           7,200     63
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,100     64
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     14
         PROD. - BU.                    341,000     61
         FARM VALUE                  $1,766,000     61
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,100     13
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     31
         PROD. - BU.                    341,000     18
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,600     58
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.3     20
         PROD. - TONS                    29,400     52
         FARM VALUE                  $1,923,500     59

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,200     77
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.7      1
         PROD. - TONS                    24,600     57
         FARM VALUE                  $1,201,000     64

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        10,800     90
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.0     11
         PROD. - TONS                    54,000     69
         FARM VALUE                  $3,124,500     77
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       139,000     60

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               33,800     85
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 7,200     96
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         26,600     62
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      7,200     91
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                       300     73
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $17,238,000     85
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $11,100     73

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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