Chester County Agriculture

CHESTER COUNTY

2002 Census Number of Farms
430

Land in Farms, ac.
97,237

Average Farm Size, ac.
226

Cash Receipts
2007 Dollars Rank

Crops
1,607,000

41

Livestock
15,363,000

20

Total
16,970,000

33

Livestock and
Livestock Products Number Rank

Jan 1, 2008 All Cattle & Calves
12,500

9

2007 Milk Production, (000 Lbs)
*

*

Dec 1, 2007 All Hogs & Pigs
*

*

2007 Egg Production, (000)
15,700

11

2007 Broilers Produced (000)
--

--

2007 Turkeys Raised (000)
352

9

2002 Census Number of Farms	430
Land in Farms, ac.	97,237
Average Farm Size, ac.	226

2007 Crops	Acres Harvested	Yield	Production	Rank
Corn for Grain, Bu.	*	*	*	*
Cotton, Lb. & Bales	*	*	*	*
Hay, All, Ton	10,400	1.4	14,800	14
Oats for Grain, Bu.	*	*	*	*
Peanuts, Lbs.	--	--	--	--
Sorghum, Bu.	*	*	*	*
Soybeans, Bu.	*	*	*	*
Tobacco, Lbs.	--	--	--	--
Winter Wheat, Bu.	700	28	19,400	25
Apples, Lbs.	--	--	--	--
Peaches, Tons	--	--	--	--

*Estimates not published due to confidentiality.

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Information provided by the Department of Applied Economics & Statistics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, and the S.C. Agricultural Statistics Service.
Updated 10/08.