OBION
1997 Census
2001 Crops
Acres Harv. Yield Production Rank
Total Land in Farms 242,251 Corn for Grain, bu. 71,000 145 10,300,000 1
Average Farm Size 344 Soybeans, bu. 95,000 38 3,650,000 2
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings $ 487,438 Wheat, bu. 37,000 58 2,130,000 2
Market Value of: Grain Sorghum, bu. 1,500 97 145,000 5
All Farm Products $ 63,751,000 E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
All Crops $ 50,037,000 W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
All Livestock $ 13,714,000 Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
Nursery and Greenhouse * Burley Tobacco, lbs. * * * *
Average Age of Farmers 55 All Other Hay, tons 12,000 2.3 28,000 63
* = None or no estimate available. Alfalfa Hay, tons 500 4.8 2,400 20
Cotton, 480-lb. bales 780 6,500 14 14
Livestock Number Rank
All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02) 15,500 52
Beef Cows (1/1/02) 8,000 55
Milk Cows (1/1/02) * *
All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01) 4,100 10
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01) 1,000 7