Agricultural Statistics - Gaston County
Total Acres in County: 228,179

2002 Census Data
Number of Farms	450
Total Land in Farms, Acres	41,827
Average Farm Size, Acres	93
Harvested Cropland, Acres	13,303
Average Age of Farmers	57
Average Value of Farm & Building	$408,594
Average Market Value of Machinery & Equipment	$40,571
Average Total Farm Production Expense	$23,213

Crops 2007	Harvest Acres	Yield	Production	State Rank
Barley: Bu.	*	*	*	*
Corn for Grain: Bu.	*	*	*	*
Corn for Silage: Tons	*	*	*	*
Cotton: 480lb. Bales	*	*	*	*
Hay, All: Tons	*	*	*	*
Irish Potatoes: Cwt.	*	*	*	*
Oats: Bu.	*	*	*	*
Peanuts: Lbs.	*	*	*	*
Sorghum: Bu.	*	*	*	*
Soybeans: Bu.	*	*	*	*
Sweetpotatoes: Cwt.	*	*	*	*
Tobacco, Burley: Lbs.	*	*	*	*
Tobacco, Flue-Cured: Lbs.	*	*	*	*
Wheat: Bu.	*	*	*	*

Livestock	Number	State Rank
Broilers Produced (2007)	2,000,000	47
Cattle, All (Jan. 1, 2008)	8,700	36
Beef Cows (Jan. 1, 2008)	2,800	46
Milk Cows (Jan. 1, 2008)	1,200	13
Chickens, Excluding Broilers (Dec. 1, 2007)	*	*
Hogs and Pigs (Dec. 1, 2007)	*	*
Turkeys Raised (2007)	*	*

Cash Receipts: 2007	Dollars	State Rank
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry	13,958,000	57
Crops	7,168,000	79
Government Payments	236,000	86
Total	21,362,000	77

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture publishes annual county statistics for selected crops, livestock, poultry, dairy, and cash receipts. Census of Agriculture statistics are published every five years. Counties that harvested less than 50 acres of tobacco,or planted 200 acres of peanuts, or 500 acres of all other crops were not published and are designated by an asterisk (*). Also not published were counties with fewer than 1,000 hogs or 500 total cattle, 500 beef or milk cows, 500,000 broilers or turkeys, or 100,000 other chickens.

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Last update October 14, 2008

NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4394; FAX: (919) 856-4139
Email: NCagstat@ncmail.net

Agricultural Statistics - Gaston County Total Acres in County: 228,179

Agricultural Statistics - Gaston County
Total Acres in County: 228,179