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CABARRUS <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting — NAICS 11 <br />Agriculture Forestry Fishing and <br />Hunting <br />% of Total Employment by County 4Q10 <br />3 — <br />2.5 — <br />2 <br />1.5 <br />31 <br />The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing <br />and Hunting sector comprises <br />establishments primarily engaged <br />in growing crops, raising animals, <br />harvesting timber, and harvesting <br />fish and other animals from a farm, <br />ranch, or their natural habitats. <br />1 The establishments in this sector <br />0.5 are often described as farms, <br />ranches, dairies, greenhouses, <br />0 nurseries, orchards, or hatcheries. <br />��'A ��'A ��'A �XA A NA ��A �-A ���'. ��A ��A ��A A farm may consist of a single tract <br />o o 'N o p o� of land or a number of separate <br />G G G G G G G C - G G G <br />tracts which may be held under <br />different example, one <br />may be owned by the farm <br />operator and another rented. It <br />may be operated by the operator alone or with the assistance of members of the household or hired <br />employees, or it may be operated by a partnership, corporation, or other type of organization. When a <br />landowner has one or more tenants, renters, croppers, or managers, the land operated by each is <br />considered a farm. <br />The sector distinguishes two basic activities: agricultural production and agricultural support activities. <br />Agricultural production includes establishments performing the complete farm or ranch operation, such as <br />farm owner- operators, tenant farm operators, and sharecroppers. Agricultural support activities include <br />establishments that perform one or more activities associated with farm operation, such as soil <br />preparation, planting, harvesting, and management, on a contract or fee basis. <br />Excluded from the Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing sector are establishments primarily engaged <br />in agricultural research and establishments primarily engaged in administering programs for regulating <br />and conserving land, mineral, wildlife, and forest use. These establishments are classified in Industry <br />54171, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences; and Industry 92412, <br />Administration of Conservation Programs, respectively. <br />Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services Local Examples: <br />WSACC <br />Jon Barry & Associates <br />Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Local Examples: <br />Mike Harkey Farms <br />Tommy Porter Farms <br />Cabarrus Economic Development 3003 Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, Kannapolis, NC 28083 USA <br />704.782.4000 1 CabarrusEDC.com I Face Book.com /CabarrusEDC I Twitter.com /CabarrusEDC <br />INTERNATIONALECONOA C <br />//�������. // /O /O:�P'.M[�J-/1�E����Ny�T��CC��OOUUUNCIL <br />Altaai .0 bYdW ryAO¢rtiw� <br />1 -1 Page 477 <br />