FAYETTE
1997 Census
2001 Crops
Acres Harv. Yield Production Rank
Total Land in Farms 270,666 Corn for Grain, bu. 13,000 108 1,400,000 14
Average Farm Size 378 Soybeans, bu. 29,000 30 870,000 13
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings $ 552,651 Wheat, bu. 5,000 48 240,000 19
Market Value of: Grain Sorghum, bu. 3,500 83 290,000 1
All Farm Products $ 51,388,000 E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
All Crops $ 36,403,000 W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
All Livestock $ 14,985,000 Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
Nursery and Greenhouse $ 1,843,000 Burley Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
Average Age of Farmers 55 All Other Hay, tons 24,000 1.9 45,000 38
* = None or no estimate available. Alfalfa Hay, tons * * * *
Cotton, 480-lb. bales 706 75,000 5 5
Livestock Number Rank
All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02) 23,000 38
Beef Cows (1/1/02) 12,500 34
Milk Cows (1/1/02) 700 38
All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01) 15,500 3
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01) 5,700 1