BENTON
1997 Census		2001 Crops	Acres Harv.	Yield	Production	Rank
Total Land in Farms	68,931	Corn for Grain, bu.	3,200	116	370,000	35
Average Farm Size	159	Soybeans, bu.	5,500	35	195,000	34
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings	$ 189,457	Wheat, bu.	700	43	30,000	49
Market Value of:		Grain Sorghum, bu.	*	*	*	*
All Farm Products	$ 4,364,000	E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Crops	$ 1,795,000	W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Livestock	$ 2,569,000	Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Nursery and Greenhouse	$ 21,000	Burley Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Average Age of Farmers	55	All Other Hay, tons	11,500	1.8	21,000	75
* = None or no estimate available.		Alfalfa Hay, tons	*	*	*	*
		Cotton, 480-lb. bales	*	*	*	*
		Livestock			Number	Rank
		All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02)			10,000	72
		Beef Cows (1/1/02)			6,000	66
		Milk Cows (1/1/02)			*	*
		All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01)			900	31
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP		Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01)			*	*