Number of Farms 145,076 (1954)
| Number of farms |
45,142 (1997) |
Individual/family |
39,009 (1997) |
Corporation |
5,916 (1997) |
other |
217 (1997) |
Acreage in cultivation, field crops 8,331,000 (1999)
| Leading field crops by acres harvested, 1999 |
Soybeans |
3,350,000 |
Rice |
1,625,000 |
hay |
1,240,000 |
cotton |
960,000 |
wheat |
920,000 |
Average value/farm (1997) $360,114
| Market value of products sold (1997) $5.479 billions |
crops |
$2.188 billions |
Livestock, poultry |
$3.291 billions |
per farm |
$ 121,388 |
Farm net income per farm, all sources $37,621
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