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CROPS - 2000 Acres Harv.
<br />Yield
<br />Production
<br />Rank
<br />Tobacco, Lbs. 1,005
<br />2,650
<br />2,665,000
<br />42
<br />Cotton, 480 lb. bales
<br />22,518
<br />Average Age of Farmers
<br />56
<br />Soybeans, Bu. 2,600
<br />38
<br />99,000
<br />61
<br />Corn, Bu. 1,100
<br />114
<br />125,000
<br />57
<br />Corn for Silage, Tons 2,900
<br />16
<br />46,700
<br />7
<br />Peanuts, Lbs.
<br />Small Grains:
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<br />Wheat, Bu. 2,000
<br />46
<br />92,000
<br />60
<br />Barley, Bu. 380
<br />83
<br />31,700
<br />16
<br />Oats, Bu. 200
<br />75
<br />15,000
<br />39
<br />Sweetpotatoes, Cwt.
<br />Irish Potatoes, Cwt.
<br />All Hay, Tons 14,100
<br />2.60
<br />36,700
<br />13
<br />Sorghum, Bu.
<br />LIVESTOCK
<br />Number
<br />Rank
<br />Hogs and Pigs (Dec. 1, 2000)
<br />6,100
<br />46
<br />Cattle (Jan. 1, 2001)
<br />14,000
<br />25
<br />Beef Cows (Jan. 1, 2001)
<br />6,800
<br />25
<br />Milk Cows (Jan. 1, 2001)
<br />2,400
<br />8
<br />Broilers Produced (2000)
<br />Turkeys Raised (2000)
<br />All Chickens (Dec. 1, 2000)
<br />CASH RECEIPTS - 1999
<br />Dollars
<br />Rank
<br />Livestock
<br />$18,802,000
<br />41
<br />Crops
<br />$19,222,000
<br />51
<br />Total.
<br />$38,024,000
<br />51
<br />Goodness Grows in North Carolina Members
<br />A Southern Season
<br />Boothe Hill Tea Co. & Greenhouse
<br />Busy Bee Apiaries
<br />Cackalacky, Inc.
<br />Carolina Cupboard - Southern Season
<br />Cud -Zu Goat Farm
<br />Desi's Dew, LLC
<br />Farm Market
<br />Fickle Creek Farm
<br />Home Industries
<br />Hydro -Gro, Inc.
<br />Littman Farms
<br />Long Haven Corriedales
<br />Luminoso Candle Co.
<br />Mama Dip's Kitchen, Inc.
<br />Maple View Farm Milk Company
<br />Minshall's Palatable Temptations
<br />Pine Knot Farms
<br />Plantworks Nursery Inc.
<br />Rose Line
<br />Simply Delicious, Inc.
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<br />40,00(
<br />35,00(
<br />30,001
<br />25,00(
<br />20,001
<br />15,001
<br />10,001
<br />5,001
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<br />ORANGE COUNTY
<br />Total Area in County, Acres 255,866
<br />CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - 1997
<br />Number of Farms
<br />485
<br />Total Land in Farms, Acres
<br />72,515
<br />Average Farm Size, Acres
<br />150
<br />Harvested Cropland, Acres
<br />22,518
<br />Average Age of Farmers
<br />56
<br />Average Value of Farm & Buildings
<br />S445,793-
<br />Market Value of All Machinery & Equipment
<br />$22,330,000
<br />Total Farm Production Expense
<br />$17,937,000
<br />Cash Receipts From 1970 -1999
<br />Orange County
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