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<br />questions can be modified over years to make year -by -year comparisons complicated. The
<br />following table provides a numerical glimpse into the transition. For long -time residents the
<br />transition has been visible; the rural landscape has changed.
<br />Comparison of Gross Farm Value of Agricultural Commodities
<br />Produced in Orange County in 1986 and 1996 and 2005
<br />(Source: Census of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture)
<br />Farmers are also pursuing new ways to market
<br />their goods, such as farmers markets,
<br />community supported agriculture (CSA)
<br />programs, individual farm stands and pick -your-
<br />own operations. These types of businesses
<br />serve the niche market created from the
<br />growing number of suburban consumers
<br />interested in a farm connection -- supporting
<br />local farm operations and buying local products.
<br />Local farmers have also found success in
<br />agritourism programs such as the annual
<br />Piedmont Farm Tour organized by the Carolina
<br />Farm Stewardship Association.
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<br />Milkand Dairy Catty _._...
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<br />!$1],163,4(10, $9;124;112 .
<br />obacco- Fluured ..
<br />w -' $4,334,034, $7,654,629....._
<br />Corn
<br />1$3,500 11$78,200 $241,500
<br />Soybeans
<br />11$421,950 1$201,000 $572,795
<br />Small Grains
<br />11$69,195 11$56,200 $25,915
<br />Potatoes
<br />1$32,700
<br />rFruitS;and Vegetables -
<br />$51,400 .. $266;248: 1,209,382
<br />Greenhouse &,Nursery
<br />$5;310,000 $11;0'80,000 .
<br />Hay & other crops
<br />11$126,585 11$329,000 11$350,000
<br />Farm Forestry
<br />11$539,860
<br />11$2,091,450 11$5,474,000
<br />Hogs
<br />11$1,348,751
<br />1$640,800 $195,600
<br />Beef Cattle
<br />1$1,965,000 1$2,293,950
<br />$6,671,710 7
<br />Poultry & Eggs
<br />11$2,501,800 1$5,699,248
<br />$5,444,000
<br />$546;700 $1;041;9110 $2;23,900
<br />Other
<br />$336,463 $80,901 $217,640
<br />Miscellaneous
<br />$5,300
<br />OTAL GROSS INCOME
<br />$24,534,491
<br />$34,867,638
<br />$46,610,622
<br />Farmers are also pursuing new ways to market
<br />their goods, such as farmers markets,
<br />community supported agriculture (CSA)
<br />programs, individual farm stands and pick -your-
<br />own operations. These types of businesses
<br />serve the niche market created from the
<br />growing number of suburban consumers
<br />interested in a farm connection -- supporting
<br />local farm operations and buying local products.
<br />Local farmers have also found success in
<br />agritourism programs such as the annual
<br />Piedmont Farm Tour organized by the Carolina
<br />Farm Stewardship Association.
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