MARION
1997 Census		2001 Crops	Acres Harv.	Yield	Production	Rank
Total Land in Farms	51,060	Corn for Grain, bu.	2,400	131	315,000	38
Average Farm Size	174	Soybeans, bu.	3,800	37	142,000	37
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings	$ 253,739	Wheat, bu.	1,500	43	65,000	33
Market Value of:		Grain Sorghum, bu.	*	*	*	*
All Farm Products	$ 10,685,000	E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Crops	$ 1,632,000	W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Livestock	$ 9,053,000	Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Nursery and Greenhouse	$ 13,000	Burley Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Average Age of Farmers	55	All Other Hay, tons	10,000	2.4	24,000	71
* = None or no estimate available.		Alfalfa Hay, tons	*	*	*	*
<img src="mari.gif" align=left>		Cotton, 480-lb. bales	*	*	*	*
		Livestock			Number	Rank
		All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02)			9,000	77
		Beef Cows (1/1/02)			5,000	74
		Milk Cows (1/1/02)			*	*
		All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01)			*	*
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP		Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01)			*	*