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Kansas wheat crop of 1976 ranks third on record
Kansas farmers produced 339 million bushels of wheat in 1976, 3 percent below 1975’s 350.9 million. Seeding rose 1 percent to 12.9 million acres while harvested grain area fell 7 percent to 11.3 million acres. Abandonment jumped to 12.4 percent, and average yield was 30 bushels per harvested acre. Oats and barley also posted gains, with oats at 10.1 million bushels and barley near 2.6 million. Pasture conditions were 65 percent of normal due to low moisture, lowest since 1966.
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Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service