Agricultural Statistics - Randolph County
Total Acres in County: 503,981
| 2002 Census Data |
Number of Farms |
1,583 |
Total Land in Farms, Acres |
156,704 |
Average Farm Size, Acres |
99 |
Harvested Cropland, Acres |
44,149 |
Average Age of Farmers |
55 |
Average Value of Farm & Building |
$359,572 |
Average Market Value of Machinery & Equipment |
$59,055 |
Average Total Farm Production Expense |
$73,036 |
Crops 2007 |
Harvest Acres |
Yield |
Production |
State Rank |
Barley: Bu. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Corn for Grain: Bu. |
4,050 |
79 |
321,000 |
49 |
Corn for Silage: Tons |
3,350 |
6 |
19,900 |
9 |
Cotton: 480lb. Bales |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hay, All: Tons |
17,000 |
1.43 |
24,300 |
8 |
Irish Potatoes: Cwt. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Oats: Bu. |
200 |
43 |
8,600 |
31 |
Peanuts: Lbs. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Sorghum: Bu. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Soybeans: Bu. |
7,600 |
15 |
112,000 |
47 |
Sweetpotatoes: Cwt. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Tobacco, Burley: Lbs. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Tobacco, Flue-Cured: Lbs. |
780 |
1,845 |
1,440,000 |
43 |
Wheat: Bu. |
3,000 |
46 |
138,000 |
42 |
Livestock |
Number |
State Rank |
Broilers Produced (2007) |
47,000,000 |
3 |
Cattle, All (Jan. 1, 2008) |
37,300 |
2 |
Beef Cows (Jan. 1, 2008) |
15,200 |
3 |
Milk Cows (Jan. 1, 2008) |
4,000 |
2 |
Chickens, Excluding Broilers (Dec. 1, 2007) |
1,240,000 |
7 |
Hogs and Pigs (Dec. 1, 2007) |
12,500 |
40 |
Turkeys Raised (2007) |
* |
* |
Cash Receipts: 2007 |
Dollars |
State Rank |
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry |
199,167,000 |
7 |
Crops |
26,710,000 |
37 |
Government Payments |
2,519,000 |
54 |
Total |
228,396,000 |
9 |
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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October 14, 2008
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