Colonies, Production, Stocks and Value, 1997 - 1998
                     Virginia, Selected States and U.S.
                                  1997 1/
              Number     Yield                         Average    Value
                                              Stocks
 State          of        Per    Production  Dec. 15    Price      of
            Colonies    Colony                           Per   Production
                                               2/
                                                       Pound
            -Thousand- -Pounds.-  -Thousand Pounds-    -Cents-  -Thousand
                                                                Dollars-
 Maryland       6         40           240         65     159         382
 North          8         58           464        139     119         552
 Carolina
 VIRGINIA       8         53           424        157     145         615
 West           8         70           560        280     111         622
 Virginia

 United       2,631      74.7      196,536     70,696   75 .2     147,795
 States 3/

                                   1998
              Number     Yield                         Average    Value
   State        of        Per    Production   Stocks    Price      of
            Colonies    Colony               Dec. 15     Per   Production
                                               2/
                                                       Pound
            -Thousand- -Pounds-   -Thousand -Thousand  -Cents-  -Thousand
                                  Pounds-    Pounds-            Dollars-
 Maryland           7     44           308         92     110         339
 North              8     59           472        151     138         651
 Carolina
 VIRGINIA           8     37           296         86     133         394
 West               6     55           330        155     114         376
 Virginia

 United         2,633    83.7      220,311     80,808   65.5      144,304
 States 3/
 1/ Revised. 2/ Does not include Stocks under loan. 3/ Weighted by sales.