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Lewis–Thornburg Farm, also known as the Thornburg Farm, is a historic home and farm complex near Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built about 1855, and is a two-story, single-pile, three-bay, frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and a two-story rear ell, a one-story rear kitchen wing and a one-story enclosed rear porch.
Thomas Sheppard Farm, also known as Sheppard Mill Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Stokes, Pitt County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built about 1850, and is a two-story, heavy timber frame dwelling with a one-story shed addition and Greek Revival style design elements. A one-story kitchen wing constructed about 1930, and was ...
North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records.
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Thirty-five years ago hog farming was a pretty simple business. Most operations held less than 100 hogs; the biggest held upwards of 3,000 hogs at any given time. The business was profitable, it ...
Barber Farm (Cleveland, North Carolina) Barnes–Hooks Farm; Dr. John G. & Nannie H. Barrett Farm; Blair Farm; Malcolm Blue Farm; Bobbitt–Rogers House and Tobacco Manufactory District; Boger–Hartsell Farm; Bracebridge Hall (Tarboro, North Carolina) Brookland (Grassy Creek, North Carolina) Bryan–Bell Farm; Buxton Place
In North Carolina, Smithfield's expansion mirrored hog farmers' decline; there were 667,000 hog farms there in 1980 and 67,000 in 2005. When the US government placed restrictions on the company, it moved into Eastern Europe. As a result, in Romania there were 477,030 hog farms in 2003 and 52,100 in 2007.