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2004 Gates County Peanut Champion

Dennis Trotman - 710.1 acres - 4,773 lbs./acre

2005 Planted Acreages
CROP	ACREAGE
Cotton	15,617
Soybeans	14,005
Corn	5.798
Peanuts	4,895
Wheat	2,385
Sorghum	204
CRP	1,488
Watermelons	15
Tobacco	64
Pumpkins	12
Butterbeans	0
Cantaloupes	0
Sweet Potatos	63
Oats	83

Census of Agriculture - 1997
Number of Farms Total Land in Farms, Acres Average Farm Size, Acres Harvested Cropland, Acres Average Age of Farmers Average Value of Farm and Buildings Average Value of All Machinery and Equipment Total Farm Production Expense	147 62,004 422 46,481 51 $629,836 $21,388,000 $32,639,000

CROPS - 2000	Acres Harvested	Yield	Production	Rank within State
Tobacco, lbs. Cotton, 480 lb. bales Soybeans, Bu. Corn, Bu. Corn for Silage, Tons Peanuts, lbs. Small Grains:      Wheat, Bu.      Barley, Bu.      Oats, Bu. Sweetpotatoes, Cwt. Irish Potatoes, Cwt. All Hay, Tons Sorghum, Bu.	70 21,600 9,500 5,300 * 6,270 1,400 * * * * 800 *	2,045 671 32 112 * 3,235 61 * * * * 1.75 *	143,000 30,200 303,000 593,000 * 20,291,000 86,000 * * * * 1,400 *	73 20 39 33 * 7 61 * * * * 87 *

LIVESTOCK	Number	Rank within State
Hogs and Pigs (Dec. 1, 2000) Cattle (Jan. 1, 2001) Beef Cows (Jan. 1, 2001) Milk Cows (Jan. 1, 2001) Broilers Produced (2000) Turkeys Raised (2000) All Chickens (Dec. 1, 2000)	30,000 1,400 700 * 4,900,000 * *	34 85 83 * 29 * *

CASH RECEIPTS - 1999	Dollars	Rank within State
Livestock Crops Total	$11,971,000 $14,975,000 $26,946,000	56 64 69