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Counties and
Districts
Acres
Harvested
72 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics
ALL HAY
Acres, Yield and Production 1 2
2007 2008
Yield per
Harvested Acre
Production
Acres
Harvested
Yield per
Harvested Acre
Production
Acres Tons Acres Tons
Alleghany 11,000 1.29 14,200 15,600 1.45 22,500
Ashe 10,200 2.10 21,400 9,000 1.80 16,200
Avery 1,000 1.10 1,100 1,000 1.40 1,400
Caldwell 5,400 1.30 7,000 7,000 1.70 11,800
Surry 14,800 1.48 21,900 16,000 2.25 35,800
Watauga 5,600 1.96 11,000 8,000 2.05 16,400
Wilkes 22,000 1.76 38,700 22,400 2.25 50,300
Yadkin 10,000 1.37 13,700 14,000 1.95 27,600
N. Mountain 80,000 1.61 129,000 93,000 1.95 182,000
Buncombe 15,800 1.53 24,200 19,500 1.55 30,000
Burke * * * 5,100 1.95 10,000
Cherokee 3,600 1.67 6,000 4,000 2.25 9,000
Clay 2,800 1.79 5,000 2,700 2.65 7,100
Graham 900 1.67 1,500 800 2.00 1,600
Haywood 9,500 1.63 15,500 13,000 1.70 21,800
Henderson * * * 5,400 1.70 9,200
Jackson 900 1.22 1,100 1,300 1.25 1,600
McDowell 1,800 1.39 2,500 2,000 1.50 3,000
Macon * * * 3,000 1.70 5,100
Madison 6,200 1.27 7,900 8,200 2.15 17,500
Mitchell * * * 4,500 1.70 7,700
Polk 2,500 0.96 2,400 4,300 1.45 6,200
Rutherford 14,400 0.85 12,300 18,500 1.20 22,500
Swain 600 2.50 1,500 700 1.70 1,200
Transylvania 4,000 2.15 8,600 4,500 1.75 7,800
Yancey 5,800 1.00 5,800 5,500 1.50 8,300
W. Mountain 85,000 1.40 119,000 103,000 1.65 169,600
Alamance 15,000 1.21 18,200 17,000 1.75 30,000
Caswell 15,000 1.31 19,600 16,000 1.70 26,900
Durham 2,500 1.28 3,200 2,900 1.55 4,500
Forsyth 8,000 1.45 11,600 7,200 1.50 10,700
Franklin 8,400 1.33 11,200 11,400 1.70 19,600
Granville 9,800 1.19 11,700 11,000 1.50 16,400
Guilford 16,700 1.14 19,000 19,600 1.65 32,000
Orange 13,800 1.12 15,500 14,900 2.00 29,600
Person 8,700 1.37 11,900 9,700 1.85 18,000
Rockingham 16,500 1.31 21,600 19,000 1.70 32,400
Stokes 13,000 1.28 16,600 17,000 1.65 28,000
Vance 2,600 1.35 3,500 2,700 1.65 4,400
Warren 5,000 0.88 4,400 5,600 1.70 9,500
N. Piedmont 135,000 1.24 168,000 154,000 1.70 262,000
Alexander 9,100 1.27 11,600 9,600 2.40 23,000
Catawba 11,000 1.07 11,800 18,400 1.95 35,600
Chatham 22,000 1.27 28,000 21,600 2.05 44,000
Davidson 19,500 1.21 23,500 21,300 1.70 36,500
Davie 14,300 1.90 27,200 25,000 1.80 45,000
Iredell 27,500 1.60 44,000 27,000 2.10 57,000
Lee 1,600 1.44 2,300 2,000 1.95 3,900
Randolph 17,000 1.43 24,300 23,000 2.00 46,000
Rowan 19,500 1.46 28,500 18,500 2.20 40,700
Wake 3,500 1.37 4,800 4,100 1.65 6,800
C. Piedmont 145,000 1.42 206,000 170,500 2.00 338,500
Anson 4,600 1.87 8,600 4,600 2.55 11,800
Cabarrus 14,500 1.52 22,000 26,000 2.70 70,500
Cleveland 20,000 1.08 21,500 19,000 1.50 28,200
Gaston * * * 10,700 1.55 16,600
Lincoln 10,000 0.90 9,000 12,000 1.70 20,200
Mecklenburg * * * 3,300 1.70 5,600
Montgomery 4,000 2.15 8,600 6,400 2.20 14,000
Moore 5,500 1.55 8,500 5,700 2.45 13,900
Richmond 2,400 0.96 2,300 5,600 1.85 10,400
Stanly 12,000 1.63 19,500 12,000 2.05 24,300
Union * * * 16,200 2.60 42,000
S. Piedmont 99,000 1.34 133,000 121,500 2.10 257,500