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120 <br />NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />1987 AND 1982 <br />Source: 1987 Census of Agriculture <br />Percent <br />Percent <br />Characteristic <br />1987 <br />of Total. <br />1982 <br />of Total <br />1 to 9 acres <br />.....farms <br />31 <br />5.9% <br />45 <br />7.5% <br />.....acres <br />109 <br />0.1% <br />186 <br />0.2% <br />10 to 49 acres <br />.....farms <br />126 <br />24.1% <br />154 <br />25.7% <br />.....acres <br />3422 <br />4.2% <br />4168 <br />4.6% <br />50 to 69 acres <br />.....farms <br />75 <br />14.4% <br />66 <br />11.0% <br />.....acres <br />4316 <br />5.3% <br />3840 <br />4.2% <br />70 to 99 acres <br />.....farms <br />63 <br />12.1% <br />63 <br />10.5% <br />.....acres <br />5288 <br />6.5% <br />5246 <br />5.8% <br />100 to 139 acres <br />.....farms <br />58 <br />11.1% <br />73 <br />12.2% <br />.....acres <br />6677 <br />8.2% <br />8459 <br />9.3% <br />140 to 179 acres <br />.....farms <br />37 <br />7.1% <br />40 <br />6.7% <br />.....acres <br />5951 <br />7.3% <br />6324 <br />7.0% <br />180 to 219 acres <br />.....farms <br />32 <br />6.1% <br />40 <br />6.7% <br />.....acres <br />6225 <br />7.7% <br />7836 <br />8.7% <br />220 to 259 acres <br />.....farms <br />10 <br />1.9% <br />15 <br />2.5% <br />.....acres <br />2415 <br />3.0% <br />3487 <br />3.8% <br />260 to 499 acres <br />.....farms <br />58 <br />11.1% <br />71 <br />11.9% <br />.....acres <br />21165 <br />26.1% <br />24698 <br />27.3% <br />500 to 999 acres <br />.....farms <br />26 <br />5.0% <br />28 <br />4.7% <br />.....acres <br />16551 <br />20.4% <br />18672 <br />20.6% <br />1000 acres or more <br />..... farms <br />6 <br />1.1% <br />4 <br />0.7% <br />.....acres <br />8989 <br />11.1% <br />7659 <br />8.5% <br />Total s <br />.....farms <br />522 <br />100.0% <br />599 <br />100.0% <br />.....acres <br />81108 <br />100.0% <br />90575 <br />100.0% <br />Source: 1987 Census of Agriculture <br />