BEDFORD
1997 Census		2001 Crops	Acres Harv.	Yield	Production	Rank
Total Land in Farms	207,434	Corn for Grain, bu.	7,000	130	910,000	23
Average Farm Size	147	Soybeans, bu.	8,000	44	350,000	25
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings	$ 225,003	Wheat, bu.	2,500	52	130,000	25
Market Value of:		Grain Sorghum, bu.	*	*	*	*
All Farm Products	$ 69,049,000	E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Crops	$ 5,118,000	W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Livestock	$ 63,932,000	Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Nursery and Greenhouse	$ 321,000	Burley Tobacco, lbs.	75	1,865	140,000	52
Average Age of Farmers	55	All Other Hay, tons	53,000	2.2	115,000	4
* = None or no estimate available.		Alfalfa Hay, tons	800	4.3	3,400	11
		Cotton, 480-lb. bales	*	*	*	*
		Livestock			Number	Rank
		All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02)			53,000	6
		Beef Cows (1/1/02)			26,500	6
		Milk Cows (1/1/02)			2,300	12
		All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01)			4,200	9
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP		Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01)			600	10