Agricultural Statistics - Johnston County
Total Acres in County: 506,377
| 2007 Census Data |
Number of Farms |
1,245 |
Total Land in Farms, Acres |
194,090 |
Average Farm Size, Acres |
156 |
Harvested Cropland, Acres |
110,772 |
Average Age of Farmers |
57.2 |
Average Value of Farm & Building |
$672,607 |
Average Market Value of Machinery & Equipment |
$77,828 |
Average Total Farm Production Expense |
$140,067 |
Crops 2007 |
Harvest Acres |
Yield |
Production |
State Rank |
Barley: Bu. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Corn for Grain: Bu. |
13,800 |
58 |
806,000 |
32 |
Corn for Silage: Tons |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Cotton: 480lb. Bales |
9,350 |
431 |
8,400 |
27 |
Hay, All: Tons |
9,500 |
1.89 |
18,000 |
22 |
Irish Potatoes: Cwt. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Oats: Bu. |
400 |
52 |
20,600 |
12 |
Peanuts: Lbs. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Sorghum: Bu. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Soybeans: Bu. |
48,500 |
13 |
634,000 |
20 |
Sweet Potatoes: Cwt. |
6,800 |
135 |
918,000 |
4 |
Tobacco, Burley: Lbs. |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Tobacco, Flue-Cured: Lbs. |
11,100 |
2,305 |
25,600,000 |
2 |
Wheat: Bu. |
8,800 |
44 |
388,000 |
13 |
Livestock |
Number |
State Rank |
Broilers Produced (2007) |
13,000,000 |
18 |
Cattle, All (Jan. 1, 2008) |
10,300 |
27 |
Beef Cows (Jan. 1, 2008) |
5,600 |
25 |
Milk Cows (Jan. 1, 2008) |
* |
* |
Chickens, Excluding Broilers (Dec. 1, 2007) |
* |
* |
Hogs and Pigs (Dec. 1, 2007) |
195,000 |
12 |
Turkeys Raised (2007) |
590,000 |
12 |
Cash Receipts: 2007 |
Dollars |
State Rank |
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry |
91,248,000 |
17 |
Crops |
132,082,000 |
1 |
Government Payments |
22,516,000 |
4 |
Total |
245,846,000 |
7 |
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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July 8, 2009
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