JOHNSTON COUNTY FARM INCOME ESTIMATES 1996

FIELD CROPS                             $    79048533.00

     TOBACCO        $    51551328.00

     CORN           $     5136669.00

     COTTON         $     8251488.00    

     OTHER
     Field Crops    $    14109048.00

VEGETABLES AND BERRIES                  $    12887499.00

FRUITS AND NUTS                         $      120400.00

NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE                  $    29878750.00

FORESTRY  (CHRISTMAS TREES)             $       30700.00

LIVESTOCK

     HOGS           $    19580200.00

     BEEF CATTLE    $     4011210.00

     DAIRY CATTLE   $           0.00

     SHEEP          $        5940.00

     LAMBS          $       39100.00

     OTHER LIVESTOCK$       73885.00

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TOTAL LIVESTOCK $   23710335.00         $    23710335.00

MILK, WOOL AND HONEY                    $       21303.00    

POULTRY                                 $    10633329.00

EGGS                                    $      450000.00

FISH                                    $       29880.00

MISCELLANEOUS                           $     2143242.00

HORSES                                  4      888200.00

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GRAND TOTAL     ***                     $   159842171.00



FORESTRY (TIMBER SALES)                 $    56288500.00

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                            $  216,130,671.00 

Johnston County, North Carolina

792.04 Square Miles

120.46 people/square mile

1996 - 99,190 people

22.00% population increase

17.60% inward migration

July 1997 projected population - 101,651

Year 2000 - 108,000 people

18.1% increase

Average age of citizen - 35.25 years