STATE DATA

2000 Census Population		     6,080,485	1999 Cash Receipts		$4,580,522,000
1997 Total Land Area (acres)	    22,956,877	  Crop Receipts			$2,891,258,000
1997 Number of Farms (acres)	        57,916	  Livestock Receipts		$1,689,264,000
1997 Land in Farms (acres)	    15,111,022
1997 Average Size of Farm (acres)	   261	1999 Other Income		$1,309,340,000
						  Government Payments		  $810,451,000
1997 Value of Land & Bldgs (avg/acre)	$2,064	  Imputed Income/Rent Received	  $489,889,000
1997 Cropland (acres)		    12,848,950
1997 Harvested Cropland (acres)	    11,716,704	1999 Total Income		$5,889,862,000
1997 Pastureland, all types (acres)  1,254,525	  Less: Production Expenses	$5,784,233,000
1997 Woodland (acres)		     1,283,246	  Realized Net Income		  $105,629,000

2000 CROPS     PLTD         HARV      YLD  UNIT      PROD        LIVESTOCK         NUMBER HEAD

Corn       5,700,000	5,550,000     147  Bu    815,850,000     Jan 2001 All Cattle   880,000
Soybeans   5,650,000	5,630,000      46  Bu	 258,980,000       Beef Cows           229,000
Wheat        550,000	  510,000      69  Bu	  35,190,000       Milk Cows           151,000
Hay              ---	  750,000    3.50  Ton	   2,627,000     1997 All Hogs       3,972,060
Tobacco	         ---	    6,500    1800  Lbs    11,700,000     1997 All Sheep         54,227
Popcorn	         ---	   78,519     ---  Lbs	 214,059,865     1997 Chickens      22,731,425
                                                                 1997 Turkeys        4,758,760