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1997 Profile


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                                                 RANK IN
                                                  STATE

POPULATION-1990-U.S. CENSUS EST.          4,407     75
NO. OF FARMS 1997                           360     83
LAND IN FARMS 1997-ACRES                388,000     72
ACRES HARVESTED 1997                     41,800    104
VALUE OF CROPS HARV. 1997            $7,425,300    104
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK PROD. 1997       $15,172,320     70
PRECIPITATION JAN.-DEC. 1997-IN.          42.59     13
PRECIPITATION LONGTIME AVERAGE-IN.        38.67     18

WHEAT 1997
   ACRES SEEDED IN 1996                  11,000    100
   ACRES HARVESTED IN 1997               10,300    100
         YIELD-BU./ACRE                    56.0     13
         PROD-BU.                       576,800     99
         FARM VALUE                  $1,891,000     99
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    CONT. CROP DRYLAND ACRES HARV.       10,300     92
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  56.0     13
         PROD. - BU.                    576,800     76
    SUMMER FALLOW ACRES HARV.                1/

CORN 1997
  ACRES PLANTED                             900    103
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                     800    104
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  88.0     96
         PROD. - BU.                     70,000    104
         FARM VALUE                    $181,500    104
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/
  ACRES HARV. FOR SILAGE                    100    100
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                 10.0     97
         PROD. - TONS                     1,000    103
         FARM VALUE                     $20,500    103

SORGHUMS 1997
  ACRES PLANTED                           2,800    102
  ACRES HARV. FOR GRAIN                   2,700    102
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  63.0     99
         PROD. - BU.                    170,200    102
         FARM VALUE                    $365,700    102
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.             2,700    102
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  63.0     90
         PROD. - BU.                    170,200    102

SOYBEANS 1997
  ACRES PLANTED                           7,000     60
  ACRES HARVESTED                         6,900     60
         YIELD - BU./ACRE                  32.0     97
         PROD. - BU.                    221,000     64
         FARM VALUE                  $1,426,600     64
    IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                    1/
    NON-IRRIGATED ACRES HARV.                1/

ALFALFA HAY 1997
  ACRES HARVESTED                         5,200     59
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  4.2     31
         PROD. - TONS                    21,600     51
         FARM VALUE                  $2,092,000     47

ALL OTHER HAY 1997
  ACRES HARVESTED                        15,600     45
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  1.2    102
         PROD. - TONS                    19,300     68
         FARM VALUE                  $1,404,000     66

ALL HAY 1997
  ACRES HARVESTED                        20,800     61
         YIELD - TONS/ACRE                  2.0     74
         PROD. - TONS                    40,900     80
         FARM VALUE                  $3,496,000     70

PASTURE ACREAGE-1992 CENSUS OF AG       334,000      6

LIVESTOCK INVENTORIES
  ALL CATTLE, JAN. 1, 1998               60,900     41
    COWS THAT HAVE CALVED
         BEEF                            20,000     19
    OTHER CATTLE                         40,900     45
  CATTLE ON FEED-JAN. 1, 1998               200    101
  CALVES BORN - 1997                     18,400     24
  HOGS - DEC. 1, 1997                     2,800     61
  ALL SHEEP AND LAMBS, JAN 1, 1998          500     61

INVENTORY VALUES
  CATTLE AND CALVES-JAN. 1, 1998    $33,495,000     41
  HOGS AND PIGS-DEC. 1, 1997           $204,400     61
  SHEEP AND LAMBS-JAN. 1, 1998          $48,000     61

1/ DATA NOT PUBLISHED FOR ALL PRACTICES BECAUSE OF
   INSUFFICIENT REPORTS OR RELATIVE UNIMPORTANCE OF
   SOME PRACTICES.

08/98  019

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