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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.         25,841     22
NO. OF FARMS 1998                         1,200      6
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                710,000      4
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    564,070      1
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $61,665,400      7
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $16,478,250     56
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          35.77     46
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        32.26     39

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 400,000      1
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              384,000      1
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    41.0     83
         PROD-BU.                    15,744,000      1
         FARM VALUE                 $40,555,000      1
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,800     33
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  60.0     20
         PROD. - BU.                    108,000     33
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      347,200      1
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     71
         PROD. - BU.                 14,208,000      1
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.            35,000     40
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     59
         PROD. - BU.                  1,428,000     42

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           7,200     82
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   6,000     80
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  74.0     98
         PROD. - BU.                    442,000     85
         FARM VALUE                    $876,300     85
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,300     54
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 131.0     60
         PROD. - BU.                    170,000     56
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             4,700     42
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  58.0     51
         PROD. - BU.                    272,000     41
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    900     43
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 11.6     89
         PROD. - TONS                    10,400     61
         FARM VALUE                    $192,200     61

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          96,100      1
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  90,000      1
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  58.0     96
         PROD. - BU.                  5,180,600     10
         FARM VALUE                  $8,867,600      8
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,300     20
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  7.0    105
         PROD. - TONS                     9,100     46
         FARM VALUE                    $134,000     46

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           1,400     21
  ACRES HARVESTED                         1,400     20
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                   786     26
         PROD. - LB.                  1,100,000     24
         FARM VALUE                      97,600     25

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          51,000     18
  ACRES HARVESTED                        47,600     21
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  21.0     92
         PROD. - BU.                    994,000     33
         FARM VALUE                  $5,231,000     34
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 3,400     26
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  41.0     50
         PROD. - BU.                    138,000     26
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            44,200     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  19.0     57
         PROD. - BU.                    856,000     30

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         9,300     42
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.7     74
         PROD. - TONS                    34,700     42
         FARM VALUE                  $2,499,500     46

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        18,800     42
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.7     59
         PROD. - TONS                    32,700     43
         FARM VALUE                  $2,192,500     38

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        28,100     45
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.4     67
         PROD. - TONS                    67,400     53
         FARM VALUE                  $4,692,000     50
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       132,000     65

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               39,000     75
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                14,200     60
         BEEF                            13,000     47
         MILK                             1,200     13
    OTHER CATTLE                         24,800     71
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     12,800     61
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     5,400     39
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        3,400      4
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $19,890,000     75
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998           $199,800     39
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $299,000      4

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   18,412     14
       FARM VALUE                    $2,706,600     14
  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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