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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          5,365     70
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           490     67
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                455,000     53
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    289,400     16
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $52,927,500     16
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $22,634,100     39
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          27.99     60
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        24.46     67

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 144,200     26
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              139,000     25
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    48.0     44
         PROD-BU.                     6,728,000     32
         FARM VALUE                 $17,330,000     31
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                10,300     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  53.0     32
         PROD. - BU.                    548,000     17
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      104,100     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  49.0     29
         PROD. - BU.                  5,114,000     18
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            24,600     47
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  43.0     53
         PROD. - BU.                  1,066,000     50

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          65,200     15
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  62,600     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 143.0     26
         PROD. - BU.                  8,932,000     17
         FARM VALUE                 $17,707,700     17
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                46,300     15
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 169.0     27
         PROD. - BU.                  7,834,000     16
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            16,300     11
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  67.0     42
         PROD. - BU.                  1,098,000     17
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  2,100     15
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 22.1     17
         PROD. - TONS                    46,400     10
         FARM VALUE                    $857,200     10

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          35,400     39
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  34,200     39
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  73.0     72
         PROD. - BU.                  2,500,700     44
         FARM VALUE                  $4,280,400     42
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    600     44
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 12.5     72
         PROD. - TONS                     7,500     54
         FARM VALUE                    $110,400     55

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          23,200     43
  ACRES HARVESTED                        23,100     43
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  44.0     22
         PROD. - BU.                  1,023,000     31
         FARM VALUE                  $5,384,000     31
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                15,900      3
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     19
         PROD. - BU.                    830,000      3
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             7,200     55
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  27.0     33
         PROD. - BU.                    193,000     55

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        18,600     13
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.4     44
         PROD. - TONS                    81,200     14
         FARM VALUE                  $5,849,000     15

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,000     79
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.5     13
         PROD. - TONS                    17,600     69
         FARM VALUE                  $1,180,000     65

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        23,600     57
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.2     24
         PROD. - TONS                    98,800     21
         FARM VALUE                  $7,029,000     21
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       110,000     80

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               70,000     25
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                10,900     75
         BEEF                            10,900     57
    OTHER CATTLE                         59,100     24
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      9,700     78
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                        2/
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $35,700,000     25

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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