Tuesday, January 6, 2009

2002 Census info from Bill Dory

Agriculture:
853 farms in the county
180,544 acres in farmland
144,305 acres in cropland
212 acres is the average farm size
411 of the 853 farms list farming as the occupation of the principal operator
68 of the 853 farms are operated by females
561 folks work as hired as farm workers
$1.59 million annual payroll (2002 dollars)
$44.5 million market value of crops and livestock
In 2006 there were 67 small and medium sized businesses in the county that served the ag and timber industries.

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