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1997 Census		2001 Crops	Acres Harv.	Yield	Production	Rank
Total Land in Farms	73,112	Corn for Grain, bu.	3,000	108	325,000	37
Average Farm Size	178	Soybeans, bu.	8,000	33	265,000	30
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings	$ 152,661	Wheat, bu.	1,300	58	75,000	32
Market Value of:		Grain Sorghum, bu.	800	88	70,000	12
All Farm Products	$ 5,864,000	E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Crops	$ 4,096,000	W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Livestock	$ 1,767,000	Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Nursery and Greenhouse	*	Burley Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Average Age of Farmers	56	All Other Hay, tons	10,500	2.2	23,000	72
* = None or no estimate available.		Alfalfa Hay, tons	*	*	*	*
		Cotton, 480-lb. bales	800	2,500	21	21
		Livestock			Number	Rank
		All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02)			9,000	78
		Beef Cows (1/1/02)			4,500	79
		Milk Cows (1/1/02)			*	*
		All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01)			500	40
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP		Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01)			*	*