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                                        STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.      2,477,574
NO. OF FARMS 1998                        65,000
LAND IN FARMS 1998-ACRES             47,500,000
ACRES HARVESTED 1998                 22,143,500
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1998        $3,594,319,000
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1998    $2,670,432,000
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1998-IN.          32.69
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        27.86

WHEAT 1998
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1997              10,700,000
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1998           10,100,000
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    49.0
         PROD-BU.                   494,900,000
         FARM VALUE              $1,261,995,000
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               568,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  60.0
         PROD. - BU.                 34,362,000
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.    5,580,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  46.0
         PROD. - BU.                258,901,000
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.         3,952,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0
         PROD. - BU.                201,637,000

CORN 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                       3,000,000
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN               2,850,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 147.0
         PROD. - BU.                418,950,000
         FARM VALUE                $816,953,000
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             1,590,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 181.0
         PROD. - BU.                288,270,000
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.         1,260,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                 104.0
         PROD. - BU.                130,680,000
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                120,000
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 19.0
         PROD. - TONS                 2,280,000
         FARM VALUE                 $43,320,000

SORGHUMS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                       3,500,000
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN               3,300,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  80.0
         PROD. - BU.                264,000,000
         FARM VALUE                $448,800,000
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               148,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  94.0
         PROD. - BU.                 13,930,000
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.         3,152,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  79.0
         PROD. - BU.                250,070,000
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                 80,000
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 15.0
         PROD. - TONS                 1,200,000
         FARM VALUE                 $18,000,000

SUNFLOWERS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                         180,000
  ACRES HARVESTED                       175,000
         YIELD - LB./ACRE                 1,528
         PROD. - LB.                267,350,000
         FARM VALUE                  26,016,000

SOYBEANS 1998
  ACRES PLANTED                       2,550,000
  ACRES HARVESTED                     2,500,000
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  30.0
         PROD. - BU.                 75,000,000                 
         FARM VALUE                $401,250,000
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.               288,100
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  51.0
         PROD. - BU.                 14,566,000
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.         2,211,900
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  27.0
         PROD. - BU.                 60,434,000

ALFALFA HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                     1,000,000
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.6
         PROD. - TONS                 4,600,000
         FARM VALUE                $342,700,000

ALL OTHER HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                     1,900,000
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.8
         PROD. - TONS                 3,420,000
         FARM VALUE                $218,880,000

ALL HAY 1998
  ACRES HARVESTED                     2,900,000
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.8
         PROD. - TONS                 8,020,000
         FARM VALUE                $561,580,000
PASTURE ACREAGE-1997 CENSUS OF AG    17,816,000

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1999            6,550,000
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED             1,590,000
         BEEF                         1,506,000
         MILK                            84,000
    OTHER CATTLE                      4,960,000
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1999         2,160,000
  CALVES BORN - 1998                  1,450,000
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1998                 1,590,000
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1999      100,000
  CHICKENS, DEC. 1, 1998              1,890,000

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1999 $3,340,500,000
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1998        $58,830,000
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1999       $8,800,000
  CHICKENS-DEC. 1, 1998              $2,835,000

PRODUCTION
  MILK-1998-1,000 LBS.                1,305,000
       FARM VALUE                  $191,835,000
  EGGS-1998 (000)                       392,000
       FARM VALUE                   $15,269,000


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