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Agricultural Statistics - Chatham County
Total Acres in County: 436,696

 

2007 Census Data
Number of Farms
1,089
Total Land in Farms, Acres
104,171
Average Farm Size, Acres
96
Harvested Cropland, Acres
22,335
Average Age of Farmers
57.3
Average Value of Farm & Building
$535,597
Average Market Value of Machinery & Equipment
$49,890
Average Total Farm Production Expense
$127,701

 

Crops 2007
Harvest Acres
Yield
Production
State Rank
Barley: Bu.
*
*
*
*
Corn for Grain: Bu.
1,100
76
84,000
64
Corn for Silage: Tons
1,700
9
14,600
12
Cotton: 480lb. Bales
*
*
*
*
Hay, All: Tons
22,000
1.27
28,000
6
Irish Potatoes: Cwt.
*
*
*
*
Oats: Bu.
150
72
10,800
24
Peanuts: Lbs.
*
*
*
*
Sorghum: Bu.
*
*
*
*
Soybeans: Bu.
1,300
15
19,500
68
Sweet Potatoes: Cwt.
*
*
*
*
Tobacco, Burley: Lbs.
*
*
*
*
Tobacco, Flue-Cured: Lbs.
*
*
*
*
Wheat: Bu.
1,400
46
65,000
64

 

Livestock
Number
State Rank
Broilers Produced (2007)
32,500,000
7
Cattle, All (Jan. 1, 2008)
36,000
3
Beef Cows (Jan. 1, 2008)
16,000
1
Milk Cows (Jan. 1, 2008)
1,200
13
Chickens, Excluding Broilers (Dec. 1, 2007)
680,000
11
Hogs and Pigs (Dec. 1, 2007)
30,000
34
Turkeys Raised (2007)
*
*

 

Cash Receipts: 2007
Dollars
State Rank
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
136,334,000
9
Crops
4,938,000
89
Government Payments
1,523,000
63
Total
142,795,000
18


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 with less than 500 acres planted to a crop are not published and are designated by an asterisk (*). Also designated are counties that raise 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 July 8, 2009

 

 

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@ncagr.gov