AGRICULTURE-NORTH CAROLINA

Table 1.--Farms and Farm Property, by Counties:  April 15, 1910

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Pitt County
[Comparative data for June 1, 1900, in italics.]
 

Population	36,340
Population in 1900	30,889
Number of all farms	4,696
Number of all farms in 1900	4,022
Color and nativity of farmers:
Native white	2,747
Foreign-born white	1
Negro and other nonwhite	1,948
Number of farms, classified by size:
Under 3 acres	2
3 to 9 acres	180
10 to 19 acres	656
20 to 49 acres	1,976
50 to 99 acres	941
100 to 174 acres	529
175 to 259 acres	212
260 to 499 acres	131
500 to 999 acres	54
1,000 acres and over	15

Land and Farm Area

Approximate land area                                         acres	401,280
Land in farms                                                         acres	343,474
Land in farms in 1900                               acres	355,152
Improved land in farms                                        acres	149,646
Improved land in farms in 1900              acres	151,847
Woodland in farms                                               acres	187,217
Other unimproved land in farms                         acres	6,611
Per cent of land area in farms	85.6
Per cent of farm land improved	43.6
Average acres per farm	73.1
Average improved acres per farm	31.9

Value of Farm Property

All farm property                                          dollars	11,014,576
All farm property in 1900                      dollars	4,335,272
Per cent increase, 1900-1910	154.1
Land                                                                      dollars	7,580,388
Land in 1900                                           dollars	2,752,200
Buildings                                                             dollars	2,111,148
Buildings in 1900                                    dollars	954,080
Implements and machinery                               dollars	293,577
Implements, etc., in 1900                              dollars	147,230
Domestic animals, poultry, and bees              dollars	1,029,463
Domestic animals, etc., in 1900                   dollars	481,762
Per cent of value of all property in--
Land	68.8
Buildings	19.2
Implements and machinery	2.7
Domestic animals, poultry, and bees	9.3
Average values:
All property per farm                                         dollars	2,346
Land and buildings per farm                            dollars	2,064
Land per acre                                                      dollars	22.07
Land per acre in1900                             dollars	7.75

Domestic Animals (farms and ranges)

Value of domestic animals                                 dollars	981,979
Cattle:
Total number	7,586
Dairy cows	2,706
Other cows	1,874
Yearling heifers	945
Calves	1,283
Yearling steers and bulls	342
Other steers and bulls	436
Value                                                                   dollars	125,339
Horses:
Total number	3,181
Mature horses	3,149
Yearling colts	20
Spring colts	12
Value                                                                   dollars	373,224
Mules:
Total number	2,649
Mature mules	2,644
Yearling colts	1
Spring colts	4
Value                                                                   dollars	371,131
Asses burros:
Number	1
Value                                                                   dollars	100
Swine:
Total number	39,040
Mature hogs	22,066
Spring pigs	16,974
Value                                                                   dollars	110,615
Sheep:
Total number	695
Rams, ewes, and wethers	504
Spring lambs	191
Value                                                                   dollars	998
Number	544
Goats:
Number	544
Value                                                                   dollars	572
Poultry and Bees
Number of poultry of all kinds	111,077
Value                                                                   dollars	44,324
Number of colonies of bees	2,445
Value                                                                   dollars	3,160

Table 2.–Number, Acreage, and Value of Farms Classified by Tenure;  Color and Nativity of Farmers; and Mortgage Debt, by Counties:  April 15, 1910

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Pitt County
[Comparative data for June 1, 1900, in italics.]

Farms Operated by Owners

Number of farms in 1900	1,617
Per cent of all farms	34.8
Per cent of all farms in 1900	40.2
Land in farms                                                       acres	207,519
Improved land in farms                                    acres	68,314
Value of land and buildings                              dollars	5,547,153
Degree of ownership:
Farms consisting of owned land only	1,443
Farms consisting of owned and hired land	191
Color and nativity of owners:
Native white	1,403
Foreign-born white	1
Negro and other nonwhite	230
Farms Operated by Tenants
Number of farms	3,047
Number of farms in 1900	2,374
Per cent of all farms	64.9
Per cent of all farms in 1900	59.0
Land in farms                                                      acres	127,409
Improved land in farms                                   acres	79,146
Value of land and buildings                             dollars	3,977,508
Form of tenancy:
Share tenants	2,602
Share-cash tenants	68
Cash tenants	219
Tenure not specified	158
Color and nativity of tenants:
Native white	1,331
Foreign-born white	---
Negro and other nonwhite	1,716

Farms Operated by Managers

Number of farms	15
Number of farms in 1900	31
Land in farms                                                        acres	8,546
Improved land in farms                                     acres	2,186
Value of land and buildings                               dollars	166,875
Mortgage Debt Reports (no mortgage reports were obtained for farms operated by tenants and managers)
For all farms operated by owners:
Number free from mortgage debt	1,105
Number with mortgage debt	505
Number with no mortgage report	24
For farms consisting of owned land only:
Number reporting debt and amount	396
Value of their land and buildings                dollars	1,330,470
Amount of mortgage debt                            dollars	385,398
Per cent of value of land and buildings	29.0

Table 3.–Live Stock Products, and Domestic Animals Sold or Slaughtered on Farms,  by Counties:  1909

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Live Stock Products

Dairy Products
Dairy cows on farms reporting dairy products   number	1,397
Dairy cows on farms reporting milk produced    number	1,322
Milk--Produced                                                        gallons	214,958
Sold                                                                       gallons	9,375
Cream sold                                                                gallons	280
Butter fat sold                                                         pounds	1,099
Butter--Produced                                                    pounds	54,961
Sold                                                                     pounds	6,377
Cheese--Produced                                                 pounds	---
Sold                                                                     pounds	---
Value of dairy products, excluding home use of milk and cream                                                               dollars	19,351
Receipts from sale of dairy products                 dollars	5,478
Poultry Products
Poultry--Raised                                                      number	215,921
Sold                                                                     number	40,223
Eggs--Produced                                                     dozens	291,791
Sold                                                                     dozens	110,840
Value of poultry and eggs produced                  dollars	122,253
Receipts from sale of poultry and eggs              dollars	34,659
Honey and Wax
Honey produced                                                    pounds	18,847
Wax produced                                                        pounds	987
Value of honey and wax produced                     dollars	2,065
Wool, Mohair, and Goat Hair
Wool, fleeces shorn                                              number	277
Mohair and goat hair, fleeces shorn                   number	---
Value of wool and mohair produced                  dollars	181
Domestic Animals Sold or Slaughtered
Calves--Sold or slaughtered                                number	114
Other cattle--Sold or slaughtered                       number	1,302
Horses, mules, and asses and burros--Sold      number	102
Swine--Sold or slaughtered                                 number	22,726
Sheep and goats--Sold or slaughtered              number	115
Receipts from sale of animals                              dollars	37,406
Value of animals slaughtered                              dollars	203,550

Table 4.--Value of All Crops and Principal Classes Thereof, and Acreage and Production of Principal Crops, by Counties:  1909

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Pitt County

Value of All Crops

Total                                                               dollars	3,627,083
Cereals                                                                 dollars	626,152
Other grains and seeds                                     dollars	129,827
Hay and forage                                                  dollars	68,517
Vegetables                                                          dollars	220,079
Fruits and nuts                                                   dollars	35,043
All other crops                                                   dollars	2,547,465

Selected Crops (acres and quantity)

Cereals:
 

Total acres		51,295
bushels		698,904
Corn	acres	47,737
	bushels	638,932
Oats	acres	3,426
	bushels	59,016
Wheat	acres	108
	bushels	801
Buckwheat	acres	---
	bushels	---
Rye	acres	24
	bushels	155
Rice	acres	---
	bushels	---

Other grains:
 

Dry peas	acres	3,056
	bushels	11,235
Dry edible beans	acres	12
	bushels	101
Peanuts	acres	4,383
	bushels	173,804

Hay and forage:
 

Total	acres		5,312
	tons		4,513
All tame or cultivated grasses		acres	126
		tons	108
Wild, salt, or prairie grasses		acres	33
		tons	38
Grains cut green		acres	5,059
		tons	4,329
Coarse forage		acres	94
		tons	38
Special crops:
Potatoes		acres	1,245
		bushels	100,311
Sweet potatoes and yams		acres	1,714
		bushels	183,090
All other vegetables		acres	691
Tobacco		acres	14,130
		pounds	10,973,950
Cotton		acres	38,800
		bales	18,054
Cane, sugar		acres	---
		tons	---
Sirup (made)		gallons	---
Cane, sorghum		acres	123
		tons	430
Sirup (made)		gallons	4,546

Fruits and Nuts
 

Orchard fruits:
Total	trees	37,495
	bushels	38,891
Apples	trees	11,976
	bushels	15,094
Peaches and nectarines	trees	20,004
	bushels	21,285
Pears	trees	3,072
	bushels	1,199
Plums and prunes	trees	2,410
	bushels	1,297
Cherries	trees	19
	bushels	10
Quinces	trees	11
	bushels	6
Grapes	vines	2,073
	pounds	463,494
Tropical fruits:
Total	trees	49
Figs	trees	49
	pounds	2,256
Small fruits:
Total	acres	2
	quarts	1,460
Strawberries	acres	2
	quarts	1,460
Blackberries and dewberries	acres	---
	quarts	---
Nuts:
Total	trees	273
	pounds	23,309
Pecans	trees	104
	pounds	895

Table 5.--Selected Farm Expenses and Receipts, by Counties:  1909

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Pitt County
 

Labor ----  Farms reporting	2,797
Cash expended                          dollars	206,571
Rent and board furnished        dollars	41,564
Fertilizer ----- Farms reporting	3,837
Amount expended             dollars	478,508
Feed -----  Farms reporting	686
Amount expended                      dollars	30,267
Receipts from sale of feedable crops        dollars	12,928

Table 6.--Number and Value of Domestic Animals Not on Farms, by Counties:  April 15, 1910

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Inclosures reporting domestic animals	334
Value of domestic animals                                dollars	68,049
Cattle:
Total number	249
Value                                                                  dollars	6,883
Number of dairy cows	145
Horses:
Total number	338
Value                                                                  dollars	47,420
Number of mature horses	335
Mules and asses and burros:
Total number	70
Value                                                                  dollars	12,460
Number of mature mules	67
Swine:
Total number	225
Value                                                                  dollars	1,269
Sheep and goats:
Total number	12
Value                                                                  dollars	17