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1998 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          7,073     58
NO. OF FARMS 1998                           850     22
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                533,000     31
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    313,200     14
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $49,290,100     22
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998       $33,163,300     21
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          43.11     26
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        31.80     41

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 108,000     53
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              104,000     52
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    51.0     32
         PROD-BU.                     5,346,000     49
         FARM VALUE                 $13,445,000     49
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       98,800     20
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0     20
         PROD. - BU.                  5,077,600     19
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.             5,200     61
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  52.0     25
         PROD. - BU.                    268,400     62

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          32,000     32
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  28,700     33
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 114.0     60
         PROD. - BU.                  3,272,000     38
         FARM VALUE                  $6,023,500     39
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 4,600     44
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 150.0     50
         PROD. - BU.                    688,000     44
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            24,100      7
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 107.0     12
         PROD. - BU.                  2,584,000      7
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  2,800      7
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 13.8     72
         PROD. - TONS                    38,600     14
         FARM VALUE                    $733,300     13

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          87,000      3
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  82,600      3
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  93.0     18
         PROD. - BU.                  7,664,600      2
         FARM VALUE                 $12,659,000      2
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  1,400     15
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 16.1     33
         PROD. - TONS                    22,600     14
         FARM VALUE                    $342,300     14

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                              2/

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          49,900     19
  ACRES HARVESTED                        49,900     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  38.0     45
         PROD. - BU.                  1,898,000      8
         FARM VALUE                  $9,810,000      9
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                 5,000     22
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  50.0     26
         PROD. - BU.                    250,200     22
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            44,900     18
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  37.0     10
         PROD. - BU.                  1,647,800     11

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        16,400     16
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  3.7     74
         PROD. - TONS                    60,800     24
         FARM VALUE                  $3,503,000     29

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        25,000     31
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.2     40
         PROD. - TONS                    54,800     17
         FARM VALUE                  $2,592,500     33

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        41,400     21
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.8     55
         PROD. - TONS                   115,600     16
         FARM VALUE                  $6,095,500     33
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       214,000     24

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999               64,700     29
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                    2/
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                25,100      7
         BEEF                                2/
         MILK                                2/
    OTHER CATTLE                         39,600     41
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999                2/
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     23,000      6
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                    96,000      6
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999          800     28
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998                  1,200      5

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999    $32,997,000     29
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $3,552,000      6
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999          $71,000     28
  CHICKENS-DEC. 1, 1998                  $1,700      5

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                       2/
  EGGS-1998 (000)                           310      5
       FARM VALUE                       $11,900      6

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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