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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          2,333    101
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           240    102
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                422,000     65
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    224,200     44
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $47,181,400     26
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $38,224,700     17
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.            .00      0
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        14.70    105

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 124,000     39
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              114,000     45
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    53.0     25
         PROD-BU.                     6,088,000     40
         FARM VALUE                 $15,495,000     40
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                45,000      4
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  64.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  2,899,000      3
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.        9,600     90
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  36.0     92
         PROD. - BU.                    350,000     97
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            59,400     31
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                  2,839,000     30

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          73,800     10
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  71,900     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 167.0     12
         PROD. - BU.                 12,035,000      9
         FARM VALUE                 $24,346,200      9
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                62,300      9
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 183.0     16
         PROD. - BU.                 11,386,000      9
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             9,600     23
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  68.0     41
         PROD. - BU.                    649,000     28
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,800     16
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 26.4      6
         PROD. - TONS                    47,500      8
         FARM VALUE                    $862,900      8

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          29,800     49
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  29,100     48
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  70.0     79
         PROD. - BU.                  2,049,400     60
         FARM VALUE                  $3,590,000     59
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 4,200     10
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  90.0     19
         PROD. - BU.                    379,300     10
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            24,900     25
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  67.0     58
         PROD. - BU.                  1,670,100     35
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    200     74
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0     45
         PROD. - TONS                     3,000     73
         FARM VALUE                     $43,400     75

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                             500    104
  ACRES HARVESTED                           500    104
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     24
         PROD. - BU.                     21,000    104
         FARM VALUE                    $109,000    104
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                   500     57
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                     21,000     57
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         4,500     69
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.9      1
         PROD. - TONS                    31,000     49
         FARM VALUE                  $2,372,000     49

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,200    103
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.0     24
         PROD. - TONS                     3,600    104
         FARM VALUE                    $253,000    103

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,700     97
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.1      3
         PROD. - TONS                    34,600     94
         FARM VALUE                  $2,625,000     88
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG        55,000     99

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               61,100     34
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 3,200    102
         BEEF                             3,200     73
    OTHER CATTLE                         57,900     25
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      2,800    102
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                   102,000      5
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $31,161,000     34
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $3,774,000      5

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.

08/99  187

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