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Agricultural Statistics - Henderson County
Total Acres in County: 239,258

 

2002 Census Data
Number of Farms
525
Total Land in Farms, Acres
48,619
Average Farm Size, Acres
93
Harvested Cropland, Acres
22,440
Average Age of Farmers
55
Average Value of Farm & Building
$572,415
Average Market Value of Machinery & Equipment
$52,199
Average Total Farm Production Expense
$77,009

 

Crops 2007
Harvest Acres
Yield
Production
State Rank
Barley: Bu.
*
*
*
*
Corn for Grain: Bu.
1,100
126
139,000
55
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)
*
*
Cattle, All (Jan. 1, 2008)
6,000
48
Beef Cows (Jan. 1, 2008)
2,200
51
Milk Cows (Jan. 1, 2008)
1,500
8
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
8,054,000
68
Crops
126,670,000
2
Government Payments
716,000
79
Total
135,440,000
21


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

 

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