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1997 Census		2001 Crops	Acres Harv.	Yield	Production	Rank
Total Land in Farms	128,132	Corn for Grain, bu.	8,000	131	1,050,000	18
Average Farm Size	188	Soybeans, bu.	35,000	27	940,000	12
Avg. Value of Farm & Buildings	$ 621,200	Wheat, bu.	7,500	50	375,000	13
Market Value of:		Grain Sorghum, bu.	*	*	*	*
All Farm Products	$ 29,103,000	E. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Crops	$ 26,652,000	W. Dark Fired Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
All Livestock	$ 2,451,000	Dark Air-Cured Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Nursery and Greenhouse	$ 8,596,000	Burley Tobacco, lbs.	*	*	*	*
Average Age of Farmers	57	All Other Hay, tons	11,000	2.2	24,000	70
* = None or no estimate available.		Alfalfa Hay, tons	*	*	*	*
		Cotton, 480-lb. bales	768	40,000	9	9
		Livestock			Number	Rank
		All Cattle and Calves (1/1/02)			8,500	82
		Beef Cows (1/1/02)			5,000	75
		Milk Cows (1/1/02)			*	*
		All Hogs and Pigs (12/1/01)			500	44
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO STATE MAP		Hogs & Pigs for Breeding (12/1/01)			*	*