Top Ranking Counties





1998 Profile


Return to Selection Menu


                                                 RANK NUMBER
                                                  ONE IN STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.        403,662     SEDGWICK
NO. OF FARMS 1998                         1,570     SEDGWICK
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES                765,000     BUTLER
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                    564,070     SUMNER
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998           $95,064,400     FINNEY
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998      $116,380,590     FINNEY
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          62.90     BOURBON
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        43.05     CRAWFORD

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997                 400,000     SUMNER
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998              384,000     SUMNER
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    58.0     HASKELL
                                                    JEWELL
                                                    SHERIDAN
                                                    SMITH
         PROD-BU.                    15,744,000     SUMNER
         FARM VALUE                 $40,555,000     SUMNER
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                66,000     HASKELL
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  75.0     SHERIDAN
         PROD. - BU.                  4,294,000     HASKELL
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.      347,200     SUMNER
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  58.0     JEWELL
                                                    MITCHELL
         PROD. - BU.                 14,208,000     SUMNER
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.           182,000     THOMAS
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  61.0     JEWELL
                                                    SMITH
         PROD. - BU.                  8,740,000     THOMAS

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                         135,000     HASKELL
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                 133,500     HASKELL
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 196.0     HASKELL
         PROD. - BU.                 26,149,000     HASKELL
         FARM VALUE                 $52,898,100     HASKELL
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               126,600     HASKELL
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 209.0     SHERIDAN
         PROD. - BU.                 25,700,000     HASKELL
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            46,900     DECATUR
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 130.0     JEWELL
         PROD. - BU.                  4,972,000     DECATUR
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  9,000     SCOTT
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 28.9     HASKELL
                                                    WICHITA
         PROD. - TONS                   220,000     SCOTT
         FARM VALUE                  $4,518,700     SCOTT

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          96,100     SUMNER
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                  90,000     SUMNER
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 107.0     SCOTT
         PROD. - BU.                  8,160,700     MARSHALL
         FARM VALUE                 $14,214,300     MARSHALL
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                10,100     STEVENS
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 106.0     FORD
         PROD. - BU.                    923,000     MEADE
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.            79,000     MARSHALL
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 108.0     SCOTT
                                                    WICHITA
         PROD. - BU.                  8,160,700     MARSHALL
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                  4,100     ROOKS
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 22.0     SEWARD
         PROD. - TONS                    79,100     HAMILTON
         FARM VALUE                  $1,144,100     HAMILTON

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                          34,000     SHERMAN
  ACRES HARVESTED                        32,100     SHERMAN
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,915     PHILLIPS
         PROD. - LB.                 55,350,000     SHERMAN
         FARM VALUE                   5,531,600     SHERMAN

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                         101,500     BROWN
  ACRES HARVESTED                       101,400     BROWN
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  58.0     FINNEY
         PROD. - BU.                  4,116,000     BROWN
         FARM VALUE                 $22,158,000     BROWN
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                21,000     EDWARDS
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  59.0     HARPER
         PROD. - BU.                  1,142,400     EDWARDS
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.           101,400     BROWN
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  42.0     ELLIS
         PROD. - BU.                  4,116,000     BROWN

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        56,800     BARTON
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.9     HAMILTON
                                                    KEARNY
                                                    STANTON
         PROD. - TONS                   298,900     FINNEY
         FARM VALUE                 $22,871,500     FINNEY

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        60,000     BUTLER
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.7     SHERMAN
         PROD. - TONS                   135,400     MIAMI
         FARM VALUE                  $9,655,000     MIAMI

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                        71,600     BUTLER
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  6.5     KEARNY
         PROD. - TONS                   310,400     FINNEY
         FARM VALUE                 $23,680,000     FINNEY
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG       513,000     GREENWOOD

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999              275,000     FINNEY
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED                30,200     COWLEY
         BEEF                            29,600     COWLEY
         MILK                             5,000     NEMAHA
    OTHER CATTLE                        265,600     FINNEY
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999           210,000     SCOTT
  CALVES BORN - 1998                     27,700     COWLEY
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                   206,000     MORTON
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999        8,400     SEDGWICK
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998              1,010,000     RICE

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999   $140,250,000     FINNEY
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998         $7,622,000     MORTON
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999         $740,000     SEDGWICK
  CHICKENS-DEC. 1, 1998              $1,515,000     RICE

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                   82,813     NEMAHA
       FARM VALUE                   $12,173,500     NEMAHA
  EGGS-1998 (000)                       155,000     RICE
       FARM VALUE                    $6,045,000     RICE

Return to Selection Menu