DECATUR
1997 Census		2001 Crops	Acres Harv.	Yield	Production	Rank
Total Land in Farms	88,399	Corn for Grain, bu.	3,000	123	370,000	36
Average Farm Size	202	Soybeans, bu.	4,500	37	165,000	35
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings	$ 195,928	Wheat, bu.	800	43	34,000	47
Market Value of:		Grain Sorghum, bu.	*	*	*	*
All Farm Products	$ 4,271,000	E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Crops	$ 1,306,000	W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Livestock	$ 2,965,000	Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Nursery and Greenhouse	*	Burley Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Average Age of Farmers	56	All Other Hay, tons	15,000	2.4	36,000	53
* = None or no estimate available.		Alfalfa Hay, tons	*	*	*	*
		Cotton, 480-lb. bales	*	*	*	*
		Livestock			Number	Rank
		All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02)			12,500	60
		Beef Cows (1/1/02)			8,500	51
		Milk Cows (1/1/02)			*	*
		All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01)			1,200	24
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP		Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01)			*	*