Also included is the business aspect of animal production. Clientele groups are large in number. These include all involved in, and affected by animal agriculture such as farmers, agribusinesses, consumers, youth, rural non-farm residents, and local leaders. Harvested cropland totals about 33,600 acres with pastures accounting for another 20,000 acres. Woodland acreage is by far the largest of the county's remaining 256,000 acres and is becoming a more significant resource and play a more important role in the county's agricultural basis.
Tobacco continues to be the county's leading agricultural income producer.
Person's soils and weather conditions allow for the production of a type and quality of tobacco that is in high demand worldwide because of its flavor, aroma and blending qualities. The production quality of hay is increasing annually. A rise in horse ownership has caused the demand for hay to more than triple in recent years. To assist in the production of many of these agricultural crops and particularly tobacco, the county has a large influx during the growing and harvesting season of Mexican immigrants. Several thousand Mexican workers and their families work in Person County providing a much needed labor base.