MEIGS
1997 Census		2001 Crops	Acres Harv.	Yield	Production	Rank
Total Land in Farms	48,977	Corn for Grain, bu.	1,000	107	107,000	60
Average Farm Size	144	Soybeans, bu.	500	36	18,000	64
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings	$ 206,131	Wheat, bu.	*	*	*	*
Market Value of:		Grain Sorghum, bu.	*	*	*	*
All Farm Products	$ 4,783,000	E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Crops	$ 760,000	W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Livestock	$ 4,023,000	Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Nursery and Greenhouse	$ 79,000	Burley Tobacco, lbs.	105	1,905	200,000	49
Average Age of Farmers	55	All Other Hay, tons	14,000	2.1	30,000	60
* = None or no estimate available.		Alfalfa Hay, tons	*	*	*	*
		Cotton, 480-lb. bales	*	*	*	*
		Livestock			Number	Rank
		All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02)			12,000	61
		Beef Cows (1/1/02)			6,500	62
		Milk Cows (1/1/02)			600	43
		All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01)			*	*
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