Thomas County





1998 Profile


Return to Selection Menu


                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          8,258     48
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           550     50
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                707,000      5
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    379,400      6
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $70,950,600      4
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $15,200,800     65
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          22.39     79
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        19.14     93

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 212,000      7
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              203,000      7
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    48.0     44
         PROD-BU.                     9,826,000      6
         FARM VALUE                 $24,615,000      7
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,500     20
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  65.0      6
         PROD. - BU.                    484,000     20
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       13,500     74
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  45.0     56
         PROD. - BU.                    602,000     74
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           182,000      1
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  48.0     43
         PROD. - BU.                  8,740,000      1

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                         111,400      2
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                 109,400      2
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 165.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                 18,095,000      3
         FARM VALUE                 $33,310,900      5
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                66,200      6
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 199.0      5
         PROD. - BU.                 13,185,000      6
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            43,200      2
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 114.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                  4,910,000      2
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,400     30
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 18.9     34
         PROD. - TONS                    26,500     29
         FARM VALUE                    $486,900     29

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          36,900     36
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  35,600     35
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  98.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                  3,494,000     27
         FARM VALUE                  $5,491,000     31
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 1,000     19
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  98.0     11
         PROD. - BU.                     98,400     20
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            34,600     14
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  98.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                  3,395,600      9
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    300     63
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 19.3      5
         PROD. - TONS                     5,800     62
         FARM VALUE                     $84,900     62

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          12,300      4
  ACRES HARVESTED                        12,100      4
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,517     14
         PROD. - LB.                 18,350,000      4
         FARM VALUE                   1,943,700      4

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                           7,500     61
  ACRES HARVESTED                         7,400     61
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0      4
         PROD. - BU.                    404,000     57
         FARM VALUE                  $2,092,000     57
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 7,400     11
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  55.0      8
         PROD. - BU.                    404,000     12
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         3,800     78
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.0      8
         PROD. - TONS                    22,900     63
         FARM VALUE                  $1,498,000     69

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,100     78
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.5      2
         PROD. - TONS                    23,000     59
         FARM VALUE                  $1,123,000     70

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                         8,900     93
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  5.2      9
         PROD. - TONS                    45,900     79
         FARM VALUE                  $2,621,000     89
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       101,000     85

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               52,600     51
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                 9,000     84
         BEEF                             9,000     61
    OTHER CATTLE                         43,600     36
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999            30,500      6
  CALVES BORN - 1998                      7,500     88
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                     1,100     67
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999           2/
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                     2/

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $26,826,000     51
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998            $40,700     67

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  193

Return to Selection Menu