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North Carolina

State and County Data


Volume 1 Geographic Area Series Part 33

AC-12-A-33

Issued May 2014

United States Department of Agriculture


Tom Vilsack, Secretary
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Cynthia Z.F. Clark, Administrator
Acknowledgments

The U.S. Department of Agricultures National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducted the 2012 Census of
Agriculture, analyzed the data, and prepared this and other reports. The census provides a comprehensive picture of
American agriculture in 2012, and NASS recognizes and appreciates that many individuals and organizations contributed
to the effort.

Most importantly, the success of the agriculture census depends directly on the cooperation of farmers and ranchers across
the country. Recognizing that participating in the census is their responsibility and gives them a voice in their future,
agricultural producers took the time to provide the information requested. We are grateful to every producer who
participated in the 2012 Census of Agriculture.

Also essential were the many partners who communicated about the census and encouraged producers to respond. Farm
organizations, stakeholder groups, agricultural media, community-based organizations, and land grant and other
universities helped to build awareness of the census and its importance to producers, their communities, and U.S.
agriculture as a whole. We appreciate their help in reaching all kinds of agricultural operations, thereby ensuring a
comprehensive census.

Various USDA agencies and State departments of agriculture provided valuable advice during the planning, data
collection, and processing phases of the census, as well as critical assistance at the local level to farmers and ranchers
completing census forms. Our thanks to them and to the enumerators who collected data locally through NASS
cooperative agreement with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.

Members of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics offered advice on census questions, as well as their strong
and consistent support and thoughtful recommendations for census and other programs. Representatives of public and
private organizations provided input as well.

Finally, we acknowledge and appreciate the support services of the U.S. Department of Commerce National Processing
Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

To learn more about the Census of Agriculture, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov, where you can access new and historic data
through the Quick Stats database. To learn about other NASS reports and activities, visit www.nass.usda.gov. You can
also send an inquiry to nass@nass.usda.gov or call (800) 727-9540.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color,
national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual
orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or
activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

To file a complaint of discrimination, write to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; by fax at (202) 690-7442; or by email at program.intake@usda.gov. If you require alternative means of communication for program
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Contents

Page
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. VII
United States Map ........................................................................................................................ 1

FIGURES

1. Profile of the States Agriculture .......................................................................................... 2


2. Farms by Size ....................................................................................................................... 3
3. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold ........................................................ 3
4. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold ........................................................................ 4
5. Average Market Value per Farm .......................................................................................... 4
6. Selected Farm Production Expenses .................................................................................... 5
7. Selected Farm Production Expenses Percent of Total ....................................................... 5
8. Farms by Legal Status Percent of Total ............................................................................ 6
9. Principal Operator by Primary Occupation Percent of Total ............................................ 6

TABLES

CHAPTER 1. State Data

1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years ........................................................ 7


2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlords Share and Direct
Sales: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................................................................... 9
3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and
Government Payments: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................................... 10
4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................................ 11
5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 .......................... 14
6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation
Loans: 2012 and 2007 ......................................................................................................... 15
7. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 ......................................................... 15
8. Land: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................................................................... 16
9. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 2012
and 2007 ............................................................................................................................... 17
10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 .................................................................................................... 17
11. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007................... 18
12. Cattle and Calves Inventory: 2012 and 2007 ................................................................... 19
13. Cattle and Calves Sales: 2012 and 2007........................................................................... 19
14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 ................................................ 20
15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 ..................................................................... 20
16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 ............................................................ 20

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17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 ........................................................... 21
18. Cattle and Calves Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 .............................................. 21
19. Hogs and Pigs Inventory: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................................ 21
20. Hogs and Pigs Sales: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................................... 22
21. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 .................................................... 22
22. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 2012 ............................ 22
23. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Producer: 2012...................................................... 22
24. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2012 ................................................ 23
25. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Operation: 2012 .................................................... 23
26. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2012 .............................................. 23
27. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 ....... 23
28. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of
Flock: 2012 ......................................................................................................................... 24
29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of
Ewe Flock: 2012 ................................................................................................................. 24
30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 ...... 24
31. Equine Inventory and Sales: 2012 ................................................................................... 24
32. Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 ...................................................... 25
33. Aquaculture Sales: 2012 and 2007 ..................................................................................... 25
34. Other Animals and Animal Products Inventory: 2012 and 2007 .................................... 26
35. Other Animals and Animal Products Sales: 2012 and 2007............................................ 26
36. Specified Crops Harvested Yield per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 2012................. 26
37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................ 27
38. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007.............................. 31
39. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 2012 and 2007 .......................................................... 33
40. Berries by Acres: 2012 and 2007........................................................................................ 34
41. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod, Mushrooms, Vegetable Seeds, and
Propagative Materials Grown for Sale: 2012 and 2007...................................................... 35
42. Woodland Crops: 2012 and 2007 ....................................................................................... 36
43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................................. 37
44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 ................ 38
45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007............ 39
46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 .................................................................... 39
47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 ................................... 39
48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 ................................... 39
49. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................ 40
50. Land Use Practices by Size of Farm: 2012 ......................................................................... 40
51. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification
System: 2012 ...................................................................................................................... 41
52. Energy: 2012 ....................................................................................................................... 41
53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation
Farms: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................................................................ 42
54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 .................................................................................................. 42
55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 ......... 43
56. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 .................. 44
57. Women Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 ........................... 45

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58. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Principal Operators Selected Farm
Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................................................... 46
59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators Selected Operator Characteristics:
2012 and 2007 ...................................................................................................................... 47
60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 .................. 48
61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 ..................................................................... 52
62. Selected Principal Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 and 2007 ................................ 54
63. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 ............................................................... 55
64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 ......................................................................................... 56
65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 ....................................... 82
66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural
Products Sold: 2012............................................................................................................. 108
67. Summary by Legal Status for Tax Purposes: 2012 ............................................................. 134
68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 ................................. 160
69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 ............................ 190
70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 .................... 216

CHAPTER 2. County Data

1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 ..................................................................................... 229


2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 ........ 255
3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................................ 281
4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 .......................... 294
5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation
Loans: 2012 and 2007 ......................................................................................................... 299
6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 ......................................................... 306
7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 ................................................................. 319
8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 ....... 332
9. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 ...................... 358
10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 .................................................................................................... 371
11. Cattle and Calves Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 ................................................... 384
12. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 ........................................................ 415
13. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007..................... 428
14. All Goats Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 ................................................................ 435
15. Milk Goats Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................. 437
16. Angora Goats Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 ......................................................... 438
17. Meat Goats Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................. 439
18. Equine Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 .................................................................... 441
19. Poultry Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 .................................................................... 444
20. Miscellaneous Poultry Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007............................................ 457
21. Colonies of Bees Inventory and Honey Sales: 2012 and 2007 ........................................ 465
22. Aquaculture Sales: 2012 and 2007 ...................................................................................... 467
23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties Inventory and Sales:
2012 and 2007 ...................................................................................................................... 468
24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 .......................................................................................... 473
25. Field Crops: 2012 and 2007 ................................................................................................ 501

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26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2012 and 2007 .................................. 516
27. Other Crops: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................................................... 529
28. Land Used for Vegetables and Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007 ................ 531
29. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007.............................. 533
30. Land in Orchards: 2012 and 2007 ...................................................................................... 569
31. Fruits and Nuts: 2012 and 2007 .......................................................................................... 571
32. Land in Berries: 2012 and 2007.......................................................................................... 583
33. Berries: 2012 and 2007 ....................................................................................................... 585
34. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod, Mushrooms, Vegetable Seeds, and
Propagative Materials Grown for Sale: 2012 and 2007...................................................... 589
35. Cut Christmas Trees: 2012 and 2007.................................................................................. 603
36. Short Rotation Woody Crops: 2012 and 2007 .................................................................... 604
37. Maple Syrup: 2012 and 2007 .............................................................................................. 604
38. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................................. 605
39. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 ........................... 607
40. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 .................................................. 609
41. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007 ............................................................ 626
42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 .................................................................................................. 633
43. Selected Practices: 2012 ..................................................................................................... 637
44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 ...................................... 639
45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 ..................................... 643
46. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012.................................. 669
47. Women Operators: 2012 ..................................................................................................... 671
48. Women Principal Operators Tenure: 2012 ...................................................................... 673
49. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators: 2012 ........................................................ 675
50. American Indian or Alaska Native Operators: 2012 .......................................................... 677
51. Asian Operators: 2012 ........................................................................................................ 678
52. Black or African American Operators: 2012 ...................................................................... 679
53. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators: 2012 .............................................. 680
54. White Operators: 2012 ........................................................................................................ 681
55. Operators Reporting More Than One Race: 2012 .............................................................. 683

APPENDICES

A. Census of Agriculture Methodology ................................................................................... A-1


B. General Explanation and Census of Agriculture Report Form ............................................ B-1

Index ............................................................................................................................................ Index 1


Publication Program ................................................................................................. Inside back cover

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Introduction

HISTORY agriculture being conducted in 1925, 1935, and


1945. The agriculture census continued to be taken
The 2012 Census of Agriculture is the 28th Federal as part of the decennial census through 1950. From
census of agriculture and the fourth conducted by the 1954 to 1974, the census was taken for the years
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress changed the 5-
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The U.S. year data collection cycle to years ending in 2 and 7
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census to coincide with other economic censuses. That 5-
conducted the census of agriculture for 156 years year cycle continues to this day.
(1840-1996). The 1997 Appropriations Act
contained a provision that transferred the USES OF CENSUS DATA
responsibility for the census of agriculture to NASS.
The census of agriculture provides a detailed picture
The history of collecting data on U.S. agriculture of U.S. farms and ranches every five years. It is the
dates back as far as President George Washington, only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural
who kept meticulous statistical records describing data for every State and county or county equivalent.
his own and other farms. In 1791, President Census of agriculture data are routinely used by farm
Washington wrote to farmers requesting information organizations, businesses, State departments of
on land values, crop acreages, crop yields, livestock agriculture, elected representatives and legislative
prices, and taxes. Washington compiled the results bodies at all levels of government, public and private
on an area extending roughly 250 miles from north sector analysts, the news media, and colleges and
to south and 100 miles from east to west which today universities. The data are frequently used to:
lies in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia, and the District of Columbia, where most Show the importance and value of agriculture at
of the young countrys population lived. In effect, the county, state, and national levels;
Washingtons inquiry was an attempt to fulfill the
need for sound agricultural data for a nation that was Provide agricultural news media and agricultural
heavily reliant on the success of agriculture. Such associations benchmark statistics for stories and
informal inquiries worked while the Nation was articles on U.S. agriculture and the foods we
young, but were insufficient as the country produce;
expanded.
Compare the income and costs of production;
In 1839, Congress appropriated $1,000 for carrying
out agricultural investigations, and procuring Provide important data about the demographics
agricultural statistics. The first agriculture census and financial well being of producers;
was taken in 1840 as part of the sixth decennial
census of population. As the country expanded and Evaluate historical agricultural trends to
agriculture evolved, the decade between censuses formulate farm and rural policies and develop
became too long an interval to capture the changes in programs that help agricultural producers;
agricultural production. After the 1920 census, the
census interval was changed to every five years Allocate local and national funds for farm
resulting in a separate mid-decade census of programs, e.g. extension service projects,

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agricultural research, soil conservation programs, The current definition was first used for the 1974
and land-grant colleges and universities; Census of Agriculture and has been used in each
subsequent agriculture census. This definition is
Identify the assets needed to support agricultural consistent with the definition used for current USDA
production such as land, buildings, machinery, surveys. The farm definition used for each U.S.
and other equipment; territory varies. The report for each territory
includes a discussion of its farm definition.
Create an extensive database of information on
uncommon crops and livestock and the value of
those commodities for assessing the need to DATA COMPARABILITY
develop policies and programs to support those
commodities; Most data are comparable between the 2012 and
2007 censuses. A few changes were made to the
Provide geographic data on production so 2012 census that affect comparability for some data
agribusinesses will locate near major production items. See Appendix B, General Explanation and
areas for efficiencies for both producers and Census of Agriculture Report Form, Data Changes
agribusinesses; for a detailed discussion of these changes. Dollar
figures are expressed in current dollars and have not
Measure the usage of modern technologies such been adjusted for inflation or deflation. In general,
as conservation practices, organic production, data for censuses since 1974 are not fully
renewable energy systems, internet access, and comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses
specialized marketing strategies; due to changes in the farm definition.

Develop new and improved methods to increase


agricultural production and profitability; REFERENCE PERIOD

Plan for operations during drought and Reference periods for the 2012 Census of
emergency outbreaks of diseases or infestations Agriculture were similar to those used in the 2007
of pests. Census of Agriculture. Reference periods used were:

Crop production is measured for the calendar


AUTHORITY year, except for a few crops such as avocados,
citrus, and olives for which the production year
The 2012 Census of Agriculture is required by law overlaps the calendar year. See Appendix B,
under the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997, General Explanation and Census of Agriculture
Public Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Report Form for details.
Section 2204g). The law directs the Secretary of
Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture every Livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment
fifth year. The census of agriculture includes each inventories, market value of land and buildings,
State, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and grain storage capacity are measured as of
the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, December 31 of the census year.
and American Samoa.
Crop and livestock sales, other farm-related
income, direct sales income, income from federal
FARM DEFINITION farm programs, Commodity Credit Corporation
loans, Conservation Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
The census definition of a farm is any place from Conservation Reserve Enhancement, and
which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were Wetlands Reserve Program participation, farm
produced and sold, or normally would have been expenses, chemical and fertilizer use, irrigated
sold, during the census year. The definition has acreage, and hired farm labor data are measured
changed nine times since it was established in 1850. for the calendar year.

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TABLES AND APPENDICES number of farms reporting an item is not considered
confidential information and is provided even though
Chapter 1. Table 1 shows State-level historical data other information is withheld.
through the 1982 census and tables 2 through 63
show detailed State-level data usually accompanied
by historical data from the 2007 census. Tables 64 SPECIAL EFFORTS DIRECTED AT
through 70 show detailed State-level data cross- MINORITIES
tabulated by several categories for the 2012 census
only. NASS implemented several activities to improve
coverage of minority farm operators. These activities
Chapter 2. County-level data are presented in 55 included, but were not limited to:
tables in 2 different table formats - county and
county summary. Most tables include 2007 historical Obtaining mail lists from organizations likely to
data. County tables include general data for all contain names and addresses of minority farm
counties within the State. The county names are operators;
listed in alphabetical order in the column headings.
County summary tables provide comprehensive data Conducting pre-census promotion activities that
for all counties reporting a data item. targeted women, American Indian and Alaska
Native, Black and African American, and
Appendix A. Provides information about data Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin farm
collection and data processing activities and operators;
discusses the statistical methodology used in
conducting and evaluating the census. Table A Special emphasis was placed on collecting data
summarizes coverage, nonresponse, and from individual operators on American Indian
misclassification adjustment for selected items for reservations in three States.
the State. Table B provides reliability estimates of
State totals for selected items. Table C summarizes
coverage, nonresponse, and misclassification SPECIAL STUDIES AND CUSTOM
adjustment for selected items at the county level. TABULATIONS
Table D provides total number of American Indian
or Alaska Native farm operators both on and off Special studies such as the 2013 Farm and Ranch
reservations by county. Irrigation Survey and the 2013 Census of
Aquaculture are part of the census program and
Appendix B. Includes definitions of specific terms provide supplemental information to the 2012
and phrases used in this publication, including items Census of Agriculture in the respective subject area.
in the publication tables that carry the note "see Results are published on the internet.
text." It also provides facsimiles of the report form
and instruction sheet used to collect data. Custom-designed tabulations may be developed
when data are not published elsewhere. These
tabulations are developed to individual user
RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY specifications on a cost-reimbursable basis and
shared with the public. Quick Stats, NASSs online
In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the database that allows data users to build customized
United States Code, no data are published that would queries, should be investigated before requesting a
disclose information about the operations of an custom tabulation.
individual farm or ranch. All tabulated data are
subjected to an extensive disclosure review prior to All special studies and custom tabulations are subject
publication. Any tabulated item that identifies data to a thorough disclosure review prior to release to
reported by a respondent or allows a respondents prevent the disclosure of any individual respondent
data to be accurately estimated or derived, was data. Requests for custom tabulations can be
suppressed and coded with a D. However, the submitted via the internet from the NASS home

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page, by mail, or by e-mail to: (H) Coefficient of variation is greater than
or equal to 99.95 percent or the standard
DataLab error is greater than or equal to 99.95
National Agricultural Statistics Service percent of mean.
Room 6436A, Stop 2054
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. (L) Coefficient of variation is less than
Washington, D.C. 20250 2054 0.05 percent or the standard error
or is less than 0.05 percent of the mean.
Datalab@nass.usda.gov
(IC) Independent city.

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS (NA) Not available.

The following abbreviations and symbols are used (X) Not applicable.
throughout the tables:
(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.
- Represents zero.
cwt Hundredweight.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for
individual farms. sq ft Square feet.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Note: All boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2012. Miles

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Figure 1. Profile of the State's Agriculture

1 to 9 acres

10 to 49 acres

50 to 179 acres
Farms by Size

180 to 499 acres

500 to 999 acres

1,000 to 1,999 acres

2,000 + acres

Less than $2,500

$2,500 to $4,999
Farms by Value of Sales

$5,000 to $9,999

$10,000 to $24,999

$25,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $499,999

$500,000 or more
Market Value of

All agricultural products sold


Products Sold
Agricultrual

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops

Livestock, poultry, and their products


Average Market
Value per Farm

All agricultural products sold

Land and buildings

Machinery and equipment

Livestock and poultry purchased or leased

Feed purchased
Selected Expenses

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased

Hired farm labor

Interest expense

Chemicals purchased

Family or individual
Legal Status
Farms by

Partnership

Corporation

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc.


Occupation
Operator
Principal

Farming
Primary
by

Other

-40% -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Percent Change Between 2007 and 2012

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Figure 2. Farms by Size
25,000

20,000

15,000
2012
2007
2002
10,000

5,000

0
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 179 180 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 +
Acres

Figure 3. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold


25,000

20,000

15,000
2012
2007
2002
10,000

5,000

0
Less than $2,500 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $25,000 to $50,000 to $100,000 to $500,000 or
$2,500 $4,999 $9,999 $24,999 $49,999 $99,999 $499,999 more
Value of Sales

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Figure 4. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
$14

$12

$10

$8 2012
Billions

2007
$6 2002

$4

$2

$0
All agricultural products sold Crops, including nursery and Livestock, poultry, and their
greenhouse crops products

Figure 5. Average Market Value per Farm


$800,000

$700,000

$600,000

$500,000
2012
$400,000 2007
2002
$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

$0
All agricultural products sold Land and buildings Machinery and equipment

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Figure 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses
$4.5

$4.0

$3.5

$3.0

$2.5 2012
Billions

2007
$2.0 2002

$1.5

$1.0

$0.5

$0.0
Livestock and Feed purchased Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and Hired farm labor Interest expense Chemicals
poultry purchased soil conditioners oils purchased purchased
or leased purchased

Figure 7. Selected Farm Production Expenses - Percent of Total


45%

40%

35%
Percent of Total Expenses

30%

25% 2012
2007
20% 2002

15%

10%

5%

0%
Livestock and Feed purchased Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and Hired farm labor Interest expense Chemicals
poultry purchased soil conditioners oils purchased purchased
or leased purchased

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Figure 8. Farms by Legal Status - Percent of Total
100%

90%

80%

70%
Percent of Total

60%
2012
50% 2007
2002
40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Family or individual Partnership Corporation Other-cooperative,
estate or trust,
institutional, etc.

Figure 9. Principal Operator by Primary Occupation - Percent of Total


70%

60%

50%
Percent of Total

40% 2012
2007
30% 2002

20%

10%

0%
Farming Other

6 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Not adjusted for coverage
All farms 2012 2007 2002 1997
1997 1992 1987 1982
Farms ........................................................... number 50,218 52,913 53,930 59,120 49,406 51,854 59,284 72,792
Land in farms .................................................. acres 8,414,756 8,474,671 9,079,001 9,444,867 9,122,379 8,936,015 9,447,705 10,320,832
Average size of farm ............................... acres 168 160 168 160 185 172 159 142

Estimated market value of


land and buildings 1:
Average per farm .................................... dollars 726,944 656,080 518,719 349,841 375,895 269,000 199,781 187,840
Average per acre .................................... dollars 4,338 4,096 3,088 2,127 2,081 1,573 1,263 1,314

Estimated market value of all


machinery and equipment 1 ......................... $1,000 4,664,336 4,063,115 3,327,385 2,801,685 2,425,402 1,991,218 1,799,492 2,097,628
Average per farm .................................... dollars 92,887 76,793 63,902 47,411 49,106 38,452 30,403 28,932

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres .......................................................... 4,155 5,001 4,405 5,505 3,968 4,651 5,253 6,682
10 to 49 acres ...................................................... 20,014 20,772 20,207 21,075 15,601 15,852 18,088 23,286
50 to 179 acres .................................................... 17,260 17,830 19,011 21,033 18,259 19,366 22,680 28,120
180 to 499 acres .................................................. 5,387 5,786 6,398 7,491 7,506 8,007 9,337 10,914
500 to 999 acres .................................................. 1,706 1,862 2,146 2,405 2,461 2,564 2,676 2,690
1,000 to 1,999 acres ............................................. 1,067 1,108 1,212 1,133 1,133 1,054 938 823
2,000 acres or more ............................................. 629 554 551 478 478 360 312 277

Total cropland ................................................. farms 37,247 39,879 45,268 51,477 44,502 47,497 54,972 68,439
acres 4,745,014 4,895,204 5,472,128 5,701,023 5,608,388 5,578,191 5,716,256 5,950,155
Harvested cropland ..................................... farms 32,802 32,803 36,622 43,225 38,241 42,135 50,108 63,392
acres 4,378,097 4,188,658 4,308,209 4,269,966 4,233,693 3,998,685 3,779,164 4,659,283
Irrigated land ................................................... farms 4,699 5,788 6,721 5,059 4,695 4,337 6,445 4,026
acres 174,526 232,075 264,057 156,315 156,250 112,630 137,858 81,078

Market value of agricultural


products sold (see text) ............................... $1,000 12,588,142 10,313,628 6,961,686 7,832,362 7,676,523 4,834,218 3,541,419 3,500,750
Average per farm .................................... dollars 250,670 194,917 129,087 132,482 155,376 93,227 59,737 48,093

Crops, including nursery


and greenhouse crops ............................. $1,000 4,302,877 2,606,279 2,008,634 2,600,655 2,595,213 1,996,452 1,436,988 1,898,109
Livestock, poultry, and
their products .......................................... $1,000 8,285,265 7,707,350 4,953,052 5,231,707 5,081,310 2,837,765 2,104,430 1,602,642

Farms by value of sales 2:


Less than $2,500 .................................................. 19,294 22,608 22,096 19,819 13,653 12,616 16,758 19,845
$2,500 to $4,999 .................................................. 5,891 5,863 6,350 8,425 6,642 7,250 8,461 9,958
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................. 6,307 5,805 5,925 7,052 6,261 6,968 8,344 9,720
$10,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 5,579 5,828 5,858 6,970 6,470 7,641 8,515 11,056
$25,000 to $49,999 .............................................. 2,870 2,765 2,702 3,669 3,470 4,397 4,817 6,948
$50,000 to $99,999 .............................................. 1,946 1,718 2,208 2,900 2,764 3,640 4,271 6,246
$100,000 to $499,999 .......................................... 3,256 3,720 5,209 6,435 6,321 7,254 7,034 8,237
$500,000 or more ................................................. 5,075 4,606 3,582 3,850 3,825 2,088 1,084 741

Farms by legal status for tax


purposes (see text):
Family or individual ............................................... 43,563 45,766 48,672 51,913 42,887 45,273 52,398 64,150
Partnership ........................................................... 3,132 4,246 3,209 4,663 4,166 4,750 5,238 7,092
Corporation .......................................................... 3,035 2,625 1,823 2,280 2,126 1,589 1,355 1,225
Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ..................................... 488 276 226 264 227 242 293 325

Principal operator by days of work


off farm 3:
None ..................................................................... 20,047 19,602 26,420 22,514 19,960 21,464 23,261 27,579
Any ....................................................................... 30,171 33,311 27,510 32,450 25,856 25,958 31,914 37,303
200 days or more ............................................. 19,553 20,711 19,808 23,045 18,028 17,989 21,702 24,717

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming ................................................................ 24,574 24,244 31,669 26,958 24,355 27,376 30,687 39,795
Other .................................................................... 25,644 28,669 22,261 32,162 25,051 24,478 28,597 32,997

Average age of principal operator ................... years 58.9 57.3 56.1 54.8 55.2 54.7 53.3 51.7

Total farm production


expenses 1 .................................................. $1,000 10,061,152 8,309,765 5,645,471 6,240,498 5,673,379 3,817,833 2,779,353 (NA)

Selected farm production


expenses 1:
Livestock and poultry purchased
or leased ................................................. $1,000 1,397,510 1,666,076 1,049,514 965,030 916,191 431,873 323,978 229,516
Feed purchased ........................................ $1,000 4,121,552 3,183,993 1,917,997 2,523,838 2,262,032 1,288,719 921,654 702,666
Fertilizer, lime, and soil
conditioners purchased 4 5 ....................... $1,000 555,515 376,476 238,389 268,306 243,960 233,479 179,396 238,315
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .......... $1,000 417,600 332,524 170,533 219,694 198,201 184,299 143,686 235,621
Hired farm labor ........................................ $1,000 765,886 623,130 552,486 536,818 487,395 388,338 287,037 245,364
Interest expense 6 ..................................... $1,000 207,217 176,525 164,828 226,795 205,129 143,502 130,580 206,549
Chemicals purchased 4 ............................. $1,000 416,980 228,484 220,109 210,814 188,784 151,341 107,655 111,631

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves
inventory .................................................... farms 19,548 19,229 23,784 27,558 22,632 22,718 24,985 30,485
number 829,717 820,182 848,061 959,830 941,311 901,980 784,136 890,480
Beef cows ................................................ farms 16,059 14,895 20,461 22,664 19,616 19,531 20,630 24,286
number 348,196 373,024 418,315 424,537 435,672 385,428 320,641 342,296
Milk cows ................................................. farms 571 463 1,250 1,304 1,092 1,552 2,336 4,353
number 45,960 47,589 63,427 79,357 78,400 99,291 110,127 125,832

Cattle and calves sold ................................. farms 15,312 15,953 18,584 24,803 21,286 20,771 22,682 25,272
number 435,411 463,680 415,561 462,829 443,147 399,035 395,732 378,660

Hogs and pigs inventory .............................. farms 2,217 2,836 2,542 3,582 2,986 4,311 6,921 11,390
number 8,901,434 10,134,004 9,887,421 9,631,290 9,624,860 5,100,979 2,547,127 2,047,098
Hogs and pigs sold ...................................... farms 1,833 2,459 2,332 3,054 2,666 4,012 6,290 9,436
number 34,456,613 43,241,680 42,018,621 36,451,580 36,431,039 10,776,400 5,180,960 3,907,278
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Not adjusted for coverage
All farms 2012 2007 2002 1997
1997 1992 1987 1982
Livestock and poultry: - Con.

Layers inventory (see text) .......................... farms 4,996 3,736 2,571 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
number 13,091,384 12,748,275 10,150,213 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Broilers and other meat-
type chickens sold ..................................... farms 1,969 1,948 2,444 2,414 2,086 2,116 2,153 2,195
number 801,883,037 781,416,896 739,566,977 663,439,144 591,248,423 499,071,743 408,721,082 348,434,068

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain ............................................... farms 5,366 6,324 6,096 9,525 8,862 13,052 21,000 30,193
acres 803,020 965,426 700,045 820,916 821,039 1,019,871 1,056,000 1,393,496
bushels 93,402,417 98,245,673 58,918,039 74,291,257 74,423,999 96,617,840 71,795,021 133,576,411
Corn for silage or greenchop ....................... farms 602 733 868 1,260 1,212 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 46,650 56,886 73,309 80,124 80,164 (NA) (NA) (NA)
tons 732,594 631,752 873,097 1,127,700 1,128,059 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Wheat for grain, all ....................................... farms 4,156 3,184 3,488 6,099 5,949 6,883 7,747 11,950
acres 753,713 511,713 446,438 612,866 616,397 490,214 378,744 597,539
bushels 42,625,819 19,917,842 18,926,777 30,172,848 30,357,728 23,164,935 15,091,015 20,682,804
Winter wheat for grain .............................. farms 4,149 3,184 3,488 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 753,489 511,713 446,438 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
bushels 42,616,223 19,917,842 18,926,777 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Spring wheat for grain .............................. farms 10 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 224 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
bushels 9,596 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Oats for grain ............................................... farms 443 556 930 1,148 1,059 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 13,390 14,337 22,293 22,147 21,870 (NA) (NA) (NA)
bushels 1,043,595 787,753 1,196,859 1,400,787 1,401,369 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Barley for grain ............................................ farms 250 236 324 418 412 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 16,695 13,728 15,664 16,628 16,838 (NA) (NA) (NA)
bushels 985,012 667,667 934,962 1,097,770 1,110,796 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Sorghum for grain ........................................ farms 594 210 128 232 210 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 49,819 8,635 7,805 8,651 8,344 (NA) (NA) (NA)
bushels 3,007,013 394,040 328,816 414,191 404,508 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ................ farms 78 86 130 19 19 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 4,313 2,748 4,407 761 763 (NA) (NA) (NA)
tons 53,630 28,856 30,493 9,571 9,580 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Soybeans for beans ..................................... farms 7,021 6,896 7,596 10,478 9,933 13,080 17,409 26,324
acres 1,564,806 1,380,792 1,314,672 1,279,725 1,280,412 1,287,573 1,273,278 1,746,774
bushels 60,635,686 29,142,115 31,026,968 35,744,328 35,785,336 34,176,793 31,368,069 42,285,536
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ............... farms 10 - 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 95 - (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
cwt 1,707 - (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Cotton, all .................................................... farms 1,432 1,308 2,091 2,426 2,320 2,035 981 620
acres 580,801 526,060 924,097 687,474 677,541 357,766 94,186 68,760
bales 1,134,034 785,557 802,472 930,439 916,278 445,466 93,720 92,248
Tobacco ....................................................... farms 1,682 2,622 7,850 12,586 12,095 17,625 22,260 29,489
acres 167,443 170,083 167,677 317,994 320,599 283,900 239,343 337,696
pounds 391,710,625 365,958,031 353,125,841 696,352,165 703,559,462 604,014,807 478,051,423 690,142,724

Forage-land used for all hay and


haylage, grass silage, and greenchop
(see text) .................................................... farms 19,562 19,432 21,322 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 643,186 687,650 715,519 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
tons, dry 1,509,153 1,170,258 1,370,181 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Sunflower seed, all ...................................... farms 41 29 94 20 18 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 858 402 523 (D) 95 (NA) (NA) (NA)
pounds 618,531 383,562 225,311 (D) 69,925 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Peanuts for nuts .......................................... farms 636 699 1,236 1,854 1,765 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 105,739 89,029 100,650 123,469 122,784 (NA) (NA) (NA)
pounds 415,209,198 250,970,518 219,305,939 327,356,857 325,662,397 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Vegetables harvested for sale
(see text) 7 ................................................. farms 3,283 3,740 2,550 2,312 2,160 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 124,936 118,780 66,521 50,286 50,079 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Potatoes .................................................. farms 1,263 1,123 504 538 459 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 16,293 14,760 19,500 18,899 18,806 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Sweet potatoes ........................................ farms 415 389 563 537 512 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 59,095 42,108 38,745 29,052 29,058 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Land in orchards .......................................... farms 1,687 1,551 1,211 1,476 1,213 (NA) (NA) (NA)
acres 12,899 13,724 13,406 16,864 15,388 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms.
2
Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms.
3
Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse.
4
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications.
5
Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure.
6
Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse.
7
Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng.

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Percent of Percent of
Item 2012 2007 Item 2012 2007
total in 2012 total in 2012
Total sales (see text) .................................. farms 50,218 100.0 52,913 Total sales (see text) - Con.
$1,000 12,588,142 100.0 10,313,628 Value of sales by commodity
Average per farm ...............................dollars 250,670 (X) 194,917 or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery
By value of sales: and greenhouse crops - Con.
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................ farms 13,837 27.6 15,855 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
$1,000 2,145 (Z) 2,484 and sod (see text) ....................... farms 2,475 4.9 2,317
$1,000 to $2,499 ................................ farms 5,457 10.9 6,753 $1,000 580,230 4.6 573,529
$1,000 8,957 0.1 11,000
$2,500 to $4,999 ................................ farms 5,891 11.7 5,863 Cut Christmas trees and short
$1,000 21,170 0.2 20,983 rotation woody crops .................. farms 1,151 2.3 934
$1,000 67,097 0.5 65,023
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................ farms 6,307 12.6 5,805 Cut Christmas trees .................. farms 1,135 2.3 (NA)
$1,000 44,434 0.4 41,134 $1,000 67,064 0.5 (NA)
$10,000 to $19,999 ............................ farms 4,424 8.8 4,704 Short rotation woody crops ....... farms 18 (Z) (NA)
$1,000 61,500 0.5 64,868 $1,000 33 (Z) (NA)
$20,000 to $24,999 ............................ farms 1,155 2.3 1,124
$1,000 25,645 0.2 24,723 Other crops and hay (see text) ..... farms 10,811 21.5 9,366
$25,000 to $39,999 ............................ farms 2,087 4.2 1,956 $1,000 225,162 1.8 95,943
$1,000 65,433 0.5 61,285 Maple syrup (see text) .............. farms 9 (Z) (NA)
$1,000 8 (Z) (NA)
$40,000 to $49,999 ............................ farms 783 1.6 809
$1,000 34,727 0.3 35,730 Livestock, poultry, and
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................ farms 1,946 3.9 1,718 their products .................................. farms 23,903 47.6 26,448
$1,000 136,124 1.1 121,445 $1,000 8,285,265 65.8 7,707,350
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................ farms 1,836 3.7 1,854 Poultry and eggs .......................... farms 5,400 10.8 6,003
$1,000 294,634 2.3 309,261 $1,000 4,837,026 38.4 4,087,004
Cattle and calves .......................... farms 15,312 30.5 15,953
$250,000 to $499,999 ........................ farms 1,420 2.8 1,866 $1,000 332,733 2.6 288,801
$1,000 514,610 4.1 688,110 Milk from cows (see text) .............. farms 283 0.6 (NA)
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................ farms 1,525 3.0 1,810 $1,000 179,265 1.4 (NA)
$1,000 1,105,886 8.8 1,295,205 Hogs and pigs .............................. farms 1,833 3.7 2,459
$1,000,000 or more ............................ farms 3,550 7.1 2,796 $1,000 2,873,988 22.8 3,104,731
$1,000 10,272,878 81.6 7,637,402
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............. farms 2,500 5.0 1,974 Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
$1,000 4,024,241 32.0 3,079,436 milk (see text) ............................. farms 2,964 5.9 (NA)
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .............. farms 684 1.4 605 $1,000 7,251 0.1 (NA)
$1,000 2,344,745 18.6 2,040,174 Horses, ponies, mules, burros,
$5,000,000 or more ........................ farms 366 0.7 217 and donkeys ............................... farms 2,220 4.4 2,730
$1,000 3,903,891 31.0 2,517,792 $1,000 23,548 0.2 17,959

Value of sales by commodity Aquaculture .................................. farms 228 0.5 311


or commodity group: $1,000 23,365 0.2 32,175
Crops, including nursery
and greenhouse crops ...................... farms 24,610 49.0 23,575 Other animals and other animal
$1,000 4,302,877 34.2 2,606,279 products (see text) ..................... farms 1,525 3.0 1,591
$1,000 8,089 0.1 8,676
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas ................................. farms 9,685 19.3 9,803 Value of landlord's share of
$1,000 1,774,127 14.1 697,792 total sales (see text) ........................... farms 912 1.8 1,109
Corn ........................................... farms 5,641 11.2 6,476 $1,000 37,702 0.3 26,225
$1,000 656,973 5.2 347,995
Wheat ......................................... farms 4,146 8.3 3,179
$1,000 285,459 2.3 96,691 Value of agricultural products sold
Soybeans ................................... farms 7,006 14.0 7,080 directly to individuals for human
$1,000 799,769 6.4 246,716 consumption (see text) ....................... farms 4,475 8.9 3,712
Sorghum ..................................... farms 639 1.3 233 $1,000 31,826 0.3 29,144
$1,000 20,911 0.2 1,495 Average per farm ......................... dollars 7,112 (X) 7,851
Barley ......................................... farms 243 0.5 222
$1,000 3,460 (Z) 2,273 By value of sales:
Rice ............................................ farms - - -
$1,000 - - - $1 to $499 .................................... farms 1,254 2.5 1,060
Other grains, oilseeds, $1,000 269 (Z) 214
dry beans, and dry peas ........... farms 712 1.4 791 $500 to $999 ................................ farms 684 1.4 599
$1,000 7,556 0.1 2,621 $1,000 469 (Z) 406

Tobacco ......................................... farms 1,681 3.3 2,622 $1,000 to $4,999 .......................... farms 1,582 3.2 1,272
$1,000 732,772 5.8 549,636 $1,000 3,447 (Z) 2,669
Cotton and cottonseed ................... farms 1,430 2.8 1,305 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................... farms 373 0.7 283
$1,000 403,366 3.2 211,129 $1,000 2,480 (Z) 1,902
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, $10,000 to $24,999 ...................... farms 325 0.6 303
and sweet potatoes ...................... farms 3,304 6.6 3,745 $1,000 4,968 (Z) 4,734
$1,000 434,974 3.5 333,939 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................... farms 125 0.2 108
$1,000 4,156 (Z) 3,875
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .......... farms 2,151 4.3 1,765 $50,000 or more .......................... farms 132 0.3 87
$1,000 85,150 0.7 79,288 $1,000 16,036 0.1 15,344
Fruits and tree nuts .................... farms 1,230 2.4 (NA)
$1,000 30,728 0.2 (NA)
Berries ........................................ farms 1,176 2.3 (NA)
$1,000 54,421 0.4 (NA)

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments:
2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Market value of Market value of
Item Market value of Market value of
agricultural Government agricultural Government
agricultural agricultural
products sold and payments products sold and payments
products sold products sold
government payments government payments
Total ....................................................................... farms 50,218 50,218 14,417 52,913 52,913 13,856
$1,000 12,708,271 12,588,142 120,129 10,460,963 10,313,628 147,334
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 253,062 250,670 8,332 197,701 194,917 10,633

By economic class:

Less than $1,000 ........................................... farms 10,924 10,924 870 13,155 13,155 1,019
$1,000 2,291 1,957 334 2,728 2,304 424
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................ farms 6,743 6,743 1,862 8,125 8,125 2,112
$1,000 11,084 8,648 2,435 13,217 10,627 2,590
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................ farms 6,606 6,606 1,480 6,457 6,457 1,478
$1,000 23,729 20,580 3,149 23,117 20,426 2,691
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ farms 6,687 6,687 1,491 6,004 6,004 1,356
$1,000 47,242 43,224 4,018 42,563 39,712 2,851
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ farms 5,840 5,840 1,719 6,109 6,109 1,800
$1,000 90,706 84,903 5,803 94,101 88,066 6,035

$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ farms 2,985 2,985 1,163 2,816 2,816 1,101
$1,000 104,421 98,672 5,750 99,054 93,445 5,608
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................ farms 2,008 2,008 1,008 1,783 1,783 959
$1,000 140,244 134,435 5,809 126,070 118,007 8,063
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................... farms 1,862 1,862 1,153 1,851 1,851 1,012
$1,000 297,559 286,152 11,407 304,344 288,113 16,231
$250,000 to $499,999 .................................... farms 1,459 1,459 929 1,920 1,920 975
$1,000 530,328 517,024 13,304 704,559 681,228 23,331
$500,000 to $999,999 .................................... farms 1,527 1,527 878 1,852 1,852 855
$1,000 1,111,063 1,093,453 17,610 1,322,907 1,292,835 30,072

$1,000,000 or more ....................................... farms 3,577 3,577 1,864 2,841 2,841 1,189
$1,000 10,349,604 10,299,093 50,511 7,728,304 7,678,865 49,439
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .......................... farms 2,518 2,518 1,291 2,006 2,006 814
$1,000 4,059,497 4,028,365 31,132 3,123,304 3,089,552 33,752
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .......................... farms 690 690 369 616 616 296
$1,000 2,363,618 2,351,926 11,692 2,074,090 2,061,663 12,428
$5,000,000 or more ................................... farms 369 369 204 219 219 79
$1,000 3,926,489 3,918,801 7,687 2,530,910 2,527,651 3,259

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Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Item Expenses Expenses
Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000)
1
Total farm production expenses ...................................................... farms 50,218 (X) 52,913 (X)
$1,000 (X) 10,061,152 (X) 8,309,765
Average per farm ...................................................................... dollars (X) 200,350 (X) 157,046

Farms with expenses of-


$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................................... 13,803 37,411 17,501 46,919
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................................ 10,381 75,487 10,551 75,729
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................................ 10,753 167,845 10,341 160,890
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................................ 4,577 160,454 3,936 136,141
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................................ 2,473 172,167 2,228 157,030

$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................................ 2,234 363,408 2,189 356,181


$250,000 to $499,999 ........................................................................ 1,606 572,002 2,101 759,580
$500,000 or more ............................................................................... 4,391 8,512,377 4,066 6,617,295
$500,000 to $999,999 .................................................................... 1,693 1,227,102 1,913 1,374,464
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................................................. 1,968 3,018,794 1,633 2,501,223
$2,500,000 or more ........................................................................ 730 4,266,481 520 2,741,608

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ................................................................................... farms 29,487 (X) 33,805 (X)
$1,000 (X) 555,515 (X) 376,476
percent of total (X) 5.5 (X) 4.5
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ...................................................................................... 6,120 1,423 7,863 1,913
$500 to $999 .................................................................................. 4,809 3,246 5,956 4,043
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 10,852 24,063 11,899 26,143
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 2,317 15,465 2,777 18,681
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 1,914 29,219 2,225 34,094
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 1,125 39,137 1,244 43,097
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................................ 957 65,621 945 65,543
$100,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,393 377,341 896 182,961

Chemicals purchased .................................................................... farms 26,183 (X) 25,209 (X)


$1,000 (X) 416,980 (X) 228,484
percent of total (X) 4.1 (X) 2.7
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ...................................................................................... 12,913 2,378 12,882 2,341
$500 to $999 .................................................................................. 3,144 1,989 2,993 1,938
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 4,732 10,257 4,665 10,016
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 1,209 8,062 1,263 8,569
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 1,436 22,841 1,300 19,883
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 947 33,199 911 31,992
$50,000 or more ............................................................................. 1,802 338,254 1,195 153,744
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 747 50,406 659 45,085
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 1,055 287,848 536 108,660

Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .................................... farms 20,137 (X) 20,277 (X)
$1,000 (X) 386,436 (X) 249,975
percent of total (X) 3.8 (X) 3.0
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ...................................................................................... 7,566 1,524 8,048 1,569
$500 to $999 .................................................................................. 2,656 1,756 2,696 1,787
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 4,228 9,613 4,658 10,162
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 1,434 9,841 1,417 9,616
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 1,529 23,386 1,480 22,855
$25,000 or more ............................................................................. 2,724 340,316 1,978 203,987
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 1,034 35,553 913 31,712
$50,000 or more ......................................................................... 1,690 304,764 1,065 172,276

Livestock and poultry purchased


or leased ..................................................................................... farms 12,827 (X) 12,342 (X)
$1,000 (X) 1,397,510 (X) 1,666,076
percent of total (X) 13.9 (X) 20.0
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................................... 3,398 1,299 3,142 1,277
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 3,792 8,607 3,362 7,313
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 923 6,100 737 5,074
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 795 12,310 512 7,843
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 508 17,957 695 26,091

$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................................ 777 56,075 1,034 76,539


$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................................... 1,418 231,432 1,473 233,699
$250,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,216 1,063,730 1,387 1,308,241
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................................ 639 216,472 605 207,806
$500,000 to $999,999 ................................................................ 356 249,231 417 293,510
$1,000,000 or more .................................................................... 221 598,027 365 806,926

Breeding livestock purchased


or leased ................................................................................. farms 5,806 (X) 5,004 (X)
$1,000 (X) 136,342 (X) 131,277
percent of total (X) 1.4 (X) 1.6
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................. 1,479 673 1,641 763
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 2,682 6,054 2,245 4,797
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 603 3,957 425 2,920
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 428 6,537 211 3,026
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 157 5,427 103 3,645

$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 211 13,030 109 8,067


$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................ 162 25,794 174 28,316
$250,000 or more ....................................................................... 84 74,868 96 79,743
$250,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 42 14,404 66 21,730
$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................................ 25 17,469 14 9,493
$1,000,000 or more ................................................................ 17 42,995 16 48,520

Other livestock and poultry purchased


or leased (see text) .................................................................. farms 8,692 (X) 8,677 (X)
$1,000 (X) 1,261,168 (X) 1,534,800
percent of total (X) 12.5 (X) 18.5
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................. 2,713 859 2,264 800
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 1,711 3,797 1,560 3,341
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 434 2,919 360 2,442
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Item Expenses Expenses
Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000)
Total farm production expenses - Con.
Livestock and poultry purchased
or leased - Con.
Other livestock and poultry purchased
or leased (see text) - Con.
Farms with expenses of- Con.

$10,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 426 6,677 324 5,192


$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 386 13,753 619 23,320

$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 633 46,599 949 70,114


$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................. 1,263 205,727 1,303 206,180
$250,000 or more ....................................................................... 1,126 980,838 1,298 1,223,411
$250,000 to $499,999 ............................................................. 597 202,978 545 187,886
$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................................. 323 226,313 404 284,905
$1,000,000 or more ................................................................ 206 551,547 349 750,620

Feed purchased ............................................................................. farms 29,837 (X) 28,263 (X)


$1,000 (X) 4,121,552 (X) 3,183,993
percent of total (X) 41.0 (X) 38.3
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ....................................................................................... 7,190 3,462 7,992 3,708
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................. 11,822 27,877 11,075 25,871
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................. 3,332 22,147 2,722 18,119
$10,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 2,103 30,226 1,368 20,060
$25,000 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 1,285 45,098 415 14,526

$50,000 to $99,999 ......................................................................... 455 30,263 412 32,048


$100,000 or more ........................................................................... 3,650 3,962,480 4,279 3,069,660
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................. 619 102,726 1,201 206,476
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................................. 728 270,642 1,149 415,963
$500,000 to $999,999 ................................................................. 1,088 796,920 1,140 802,727
$1,000,000 or more .................................................................... 1,215 2,792,193 789 1,644,494

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ............................................... farms 48,292 (X) 51,860 (X)
$1,000 (X) 417,600 (X) 332,524
percent of total (X) 4.2 (X) 4.0
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ....................................................................................... 24,637 9,620 28,802 10,475
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................. 14,600 31,389 13,641 29,653
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................. 2,986 19,688 3,251 21,905
$10,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 2,671 41,134 3,051 46,638
$25,000 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 1,566 53,629 1,648 56,935
$50,000 or more ............................................................................. 1,832 262,140 1,467 166,917

Utilities ........................................................................................... farms 30,066 (X) 24,777 (X)


$1,000 (X) 186,984 (X) 137,087
percent of total (X) 1.9 (X) 1.6
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ....................................................................................... 10,223 2,626 8,821 2,096
$500 to $999 ................................................................................... 5,806 3,827 3,754 2,488
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................. 7,964 16,719 6,619 14,811
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................. 2,029 13,983 2,255 15,623
$10,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 2,563 40,096 2,331 35,476
$25,000 or more ............................................................................. 1,481 109,733 997 66,593
$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 892 30,896 654 21,973
$50,000 or more ......................................................................... 589 78,836 343 44,620

Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .................................... farms 39,692 (X) 48,659 (X)
$1,000 (X) 430,051 (X) 338,501
percent of total (X) 4.3 (X) 4.1
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ....................................................................................... 15,038 6,226 21,589 8,578
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................. 15,498 33,947 16,442 36,559
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................. 2,900 18,907 4,250 28,792
$10,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 2,952 44,875 3,758 56,872
$25,000 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 1,611 54,685 1,387 47,540
$50,000 or more ............................................................................. 1,693 271,410 1,233 160,160
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 952 65,216 789 52,982
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 741 206,193 444 107,177

Hired farm labor ............................................................................. farms 14,469 (X) 12,284 (X)


$1,000 (X) 765,886 (X) 623,130
percent of total (X) 7.6 (X) 7.5
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ....................................................................................... 2,910 1,387 3,018 1,263
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................. 3,708 8,856 2,910 6,643
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................. 1,388 9,381 1,131 7,789
$10,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 2,058 32,922 1,738 28,049
$25,000 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 1,707 58,786 1,357 46,811

$50,000 to $99,999 ......................................................................... 1,248 86,670 1,015 68,935


$100,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,450 567,883 1,115 463,639
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................. 931 138,824 687 103,803
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................................. 276 92,700 230 77,175
$500,000 or more ....................................................................... 243 336,359 198 282,662

Contract labor ................................................................................ farms 5,677 (X) 4,683 (X)


$1,000 (X) 148,205 (X) 115,346
percent of total (X) 1.5 (X) 1.4
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ....................................................................................... 1,147 568 1,141 540
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................. 1,927 4,588 1,511 3,594
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................. 790 5,381 591 4,047
$10,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 847 12,985 649 9,752
$25,000 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 409 14,268 386 13,579
$50,000 or more ............................................................................. 557 110,414 405 83,834
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 267 17,946 206 14,132
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 290 92,468 199 69,702
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Item Expenses Expenses
Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000)
Total farm production expenses - Con.

Customwork and custom hauling .................................................. farms 9,252 (X) 5,323 (X)
$1,000 (X) 129,481 (X) 44,513
percent of total (X) 1.3 (X) 0.5
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................................... 2,435 954 2,331 903
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 2,555 6,314 1,708 3,894
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 1,295 9,317 519 3,568
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 1,777 27,786 460 7,051
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 689 23,802 171 5,813
$50,000 or more ............................................................................. 501 61,309 134 23,284
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 327 21,588 70 4,523
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 174 39,721 64 18,761

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees .......................................................................... farms 12,693 (X) 11,718 (X)
$1,000 (X) 276,600 (X) 196,528
percent of total (X) 2.7 (X) 2.4
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ...................................................................................... 2,184 555 2,078 517
$500 to $999 .................................................................................. 1,542 1,035 1,559 1,050
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 3,993 9,117 3,774 8,653
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 1,207 8,421 1,186 8,258
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 1,492 23,321 1,267 20,311
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 900 31,432 792 27,820
$50,000 or more ............................................................................. 1,375 202,717 1,062 129,919

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of
vehicles ..................................................................................... farms 2,356 (X) 1,898 (X)
$1,000 (X) 33,183 (X) 17,262
percent of total (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ...................................................................................... 605 126 548 113
$500 to $999 .................................................................................. 250 160 232 147
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 692 1,497 538 1,266
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 279 1,860 222 1,522
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 261 3,953 214 3,133
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 124 4,211 77 2,638
$50,000 or more ............................................................................. 145 21,376 67 8,442

Interest expense ............................................................................ farms 14,368 (X) 12,480 (X)


$1,000 (X) 207,217 (X) 176,525
percent of total (X) 2.1 (X) 2.1
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................................... 2,287 1,049 1,728 810
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 4,860 12,332 4,075 10,843
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 2,703 19,166 2,456 17,183
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 2,554 39,501 2,541 39,584
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 1,130 38,578 1,021 34,969
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................................ 572 38,091 476 31,966
$100,000 or more ........................................................................... 262 58,499 183 41,169

Secured by real estate .............................................................. farms 10,683 (X) 9,754 (X)


$1,000 (X) 156,900 (X) 130,361
percent of total (X) 1.6 (X) 1.6
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................. 1,299 623 1,306 605
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 3,572 9,690 3,153 8,531
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 2,298 15,963 2,089 14,595
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 2,051 31,434 1,958 30,092
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 861 29,360 784 26,484
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 403 26,655 327 21,683
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 199 43,175 137 28,373

Not secured by real estate ........................................................ farms 7,916 (X) 7,164 (X)
$1,000 (X) 50,316 (X) 46,163
percent of total (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................. 2,439 1,071 2,427 1,024
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 3,436 7,223 2,926 6,883
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 872 5,845 802 5,456
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 758 11,025 657 9,785
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 269 8,778 225 7,614
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 91 6,025 99 6,508
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 51 10,350 28 8,893

Property taxes paid ....................................................................... farms 47,883 (X) 48,424 (X)


$1,000 (X) 142,392 (X) 127,148
percent of total (X) 1.4 (X) 1.5
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ...................................................................................... 8,040 2,008 9,072 2,238
$500 to $999 .................................................................................. 8,537 6,265 9,760 7,152
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 25,941 54,044 24,844 51,969
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 3,294 22,102 2,900 19,436
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 1,528 22,048 1,373 20,036
$25,000 or more ............................................................................. 543 35,926 475 26,317

All other production expenses (see text) ....................................... farms 24,030 (X) 24,253 (X)
$1,000 (X) 445,561 (X) 496,197
percent of total (X) 4.4 (X) 6.0
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................................... 9,544 3,801 9,463 3,700
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 7,178 16,181 6,479 14,642
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 2,226 15,504 1,874 13,012
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 2,321 35,663 2,283 36,227

$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 1,198 41,489 1,583 56,864


$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................................ 789 54,068 1,296 92,612
$100,000 or more ........................................................................... 774 278,855 1,275 279,142
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................ 498 74,267 1,025 153,435
$250,000 or more ....................................................................... 276 204,588 250 125,707
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Item Expenses Expenses
Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000)
Production expenses paid by
landlords 1 ........................................................................................ farms 1,289 (X) 1,002 (X)
$1,000 (X) 19,202 (X) 17,190
percent of total (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ........................................................................................... 187 48 87 25
$500 to $999 ....................................................................................... 120 89 65 48
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 455 1,147 292 780
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................................. 166 1,129 151 1,066
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................................. 155 2,522 201 3,246
$25,000 or more ................................................................................. 206 14,268 206 12,025
$25,000 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 97 3,304 116 4,233
$50,000 to $99,999 ......................................................................... 75 5,217 68 4,639
$100,000 or more ........................................................................... 34 5,747 22 3,153

Depreciation expenses claimed ......................................................... farms 21,337 (X) 20,422 (X)


$1,000 (X) 587,362 (X) 400,776
percent of total (X) 5.8 (X) 4.8
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $499 ........................................................................................... 1,275 321 1,483 388
$500 to $999 ....................................................................................... 1,531 1,012 1,602 1,121
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 6,857 17,260 7,092 17,858
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................................. 3,513 23,532 3,365 23,369
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................................. 3,484 53,677 3,439 54,049
$25,000 or more ................................................................................. 4,677 491,559 3,441 303,991
$25,000 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 1,926 65,324 1,610 55,427
$50,000 to $99,999 ......................................................................... 1,438 99,325 1,041 70,317
$100,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,313 326,910 790 178,247
1
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses.

Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Item Income Income
Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000)
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) ................... 50,218 2,864,522 52,913 2,409,247
Average per farm ................................................... dollars (X) 57,042 (X) 45,532

Farms with net gains 1 .......................................................... 21,700 3,404,990 22,901 2,796,961


Average per farm ............................................... dollars (X) 156,912 (X) 122,133

Farms with gains of-


less than $1,000 ........................................................... 2,330 1,087 2,868 1,347
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 4,850 12,804 5,386 14,287
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 2,673 19,299 2,869 20,577
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... 3,050 49,615 3,009 49,036
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 2,088 74,771 1,912 68,554
$50,000 or more ........................................................... 6,709 3,247,413 6,857 2,643,162

Farms with net losses ........................................................... 28,518 540,467 30,012 387,714


Average per farm ............................................... dollars (X) 18,952 (X) 12,919

Farms with losses of-


less than $1,000 ........................................................... 2,972 1,534 3,687 1,880
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 9,834 27,883 11,919 32,807
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 6,294 44,995 6,161 44,159
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... 5,589 86,353 5,299 81,356
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 2,230 77,203 1,717 58,650
$50,000 or more ........................................................... 1,599 302,499 1,229 168,862

Net cash farm income of operators (see text) ........................... 50,218 1,935,698 52,913 1,393,655
Average per farm ................................................... dollars (X) 38,546 (X) 26,339

Farm operators reporting net gains 1 .................................... 21,493 2,520,129 22,492 1,800,112
Average per farm ............................................... dollars (X) 117,253 (X) 80,033

Farms with gains of-


less than $1,000 ........................................................... 2,327 1,088 2,887 1,352
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 4,863 12,842 5,449 14,476
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 2,722 19,696 2,930 21,075
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... 3,254 53,267 3,481 57,482
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 2,448 87,844 2,413 86,483
$50,000 or more ........................................................... 5,879 2,345,392 5,332 1,619,243

Farm operators reporting net losses ..................................... 28,725 584,431 30,421 406,456
Average per farm ............................................... dollars (X) 20,346 (X) 13,361

Farms with losses of-


less than $1,000 ........................................................... 2,978 1,538 3,698 1,886
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 9,854 27,960 11,981 32,931
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 6,284 44,957 6,227 44,642
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... 5,640 87,221 5,384 82,774
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 2,260 78,316 1,800 61,705
$50,000 or more ........................................................... 1,709 344,438 1,331 182,519
1
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item Value Value Item Value Value
Farms Farms Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000)
Government payments ................................ 14,417 120,129 13,856 147,334 Government payments - Con.
Average per farm ...................... dollars (X) 8,332 (X) 10,633
Amount from other federal
farm programs ..................................... 12,927 113,574 11,537 137,728
Farms with receipts of- Average per farm .................dollars (X) 8,786 (X) 11,938
$1 to $999 ........................................... 4,664 1,920 4,804 1,809
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................. 5,096 11,882 4,967 11,339 Farms with receipts of-
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................. 1,778 12,783 1,302 9,210 $1 to $999 ..................................... 4,557 1,805 4,662 1,576
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................. 1,593 25,365 1,291 20,487 $1,000 to $4,999 ........................... 3,965 9,379 3,191 7,521
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................. 805 27,549 741 25,881 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................... 1,631 11,780 1,076 7,641
$50,000 or more .................................. 481 40,629 751 78,607 $10,000 to $24,999 ....................... 1,519 24,227 1,146 18,390
$25,000 or more ............................ 1,255 66,383 1,462 102,601

Commodity Credit Corporation


Amount from Conservation Reserve, Loans (see text) ....................................... 286 22,797 749 41,729
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Average per farm .....................dollars (X) 79,710 (X) 55,713
Wetlands, or Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Programs ......... 3,240 6,555 4,181 9,606 Farms with receipts of-
Average per farm .................. dollars (X) 2,023 (X) 2,298 $1 to $999 ......................................... 25 12 145 56
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................... 19 55 107 271
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................... 29 213 78 561
Farms with receipts of- $10,000 to $19,999 ........................... 38 566 53 747
$1 to $999 ....................................... 1,423 679 1,565 767 $20,000 to $24,999 ........................... 12 257 37 809
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................. 1,604 3,159 2,237 4,630 $25,000 to $49,999 ........................... 55 2,061 85 3,019
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................. 131 856 248 1,721 $50,000 or more ................................ 108 19,633 244 36,266
$10,000 to $24,999 ......................... 64 958 111 1,617
$25,000 or more .............................. 18 903 20 872 Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 105 6,672 (NA) (NA)

Table 7. Income From Farm Related Sources: 2012 and 2007


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item Value Value Item Value Value
Farms Farms Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000)
Total income from farm-related sources, Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses gross before taxes and expenses
(see text) ................................................ 16,809 217,404 15,622 257,582 (see text) - Con.
Average per farm ................... dollars (X) 12,934 (X) 16,488 Agri-tourism and recreational
services (see text) - Con.
Farms with receipts of- Farms with receipts of - Con.
$1 to $999 ........................................ 5,254 2,149 4,135 1,812
$1,000 to $4,999 .............................. 6,069 13,812 5,252 12,450 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................ 123 764 37 251
$5,000 to $9,999 .............................. 1,878 12,952 1,916 13,278 $10,000 to $24,999 .................... 141 2,165 64 925
$10,000 to $24,999 .......................... 1,731 26,811 1,937 30,291 $25,000 or more ......................... 127 13,813 82 10,999
$25,000 to $49,999 .......................... 885 31,604 1,129 39,739
$50,000 or more ............................... 992 130,075 1,253 160,011 Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ............................. 4,505 10,343 3,345 10,743
Customwork and other agricultural Average per farm ............. dollars (X) 2,296 (X) 3,212
services .............................................. 2,495 31,345 2,229 27,050
Average per farm ................... dollars (X) 12,563 (X) 12,135 Farms with receipts of-
$1 to $999 .................................. 2,577 845 1,517 541
Farms with receipts of- $1,000 to $4,999 ........................ 1,442 3,057 1,256 2,730
$1 to $999 .................................... 711 288 614 254 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................ 304 2,027 332 2,278
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................... 917 2,250 772 1,748 $10,000 to $24,999 .................... 140 1,964 206 2,832
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................... 285 1,964 319 2,157 $25,000 or more ......................... 42 2,449 34 2,361
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................... 291 4,443 280 4,249
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................... 147 5,157 127 4,234 Crop and livestock insurance
$50,000 or more ........................... 144 17,244 117 14,408 payments .......................................... 1,294 43,684 1,933 51,411
Average per farm ................. dollars (X) 33,759 (X) 26,597
Gross cash rent or
share payments .................................. 6,073 28,536 5,113 23,875 Farms with receipts of-
Average per farm ............... dollars (X) 4,699 (X) 4,669 $1 to $999 .................................. 139 79 200 98
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................ 378 906 416 1,085
Farms with receipts of- $5,000 to $9,999 ........................ 190 1,312 278 1,977
$1 to $999 .................................... 2,038 984 2,064 978 $10,000 to $24,999 .................... 216 3,300 410 6,590
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................... 2,752 6,211 2,228 4,914 $25,000 or more ......................... 371 38,086 629 41,661
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................... 679 4,706 461 3,100
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................... 413 6,088 243 3,718 Amount from state and local
$25,000 or more ........................... 191 10,547 117 11,165 government agricultural
program payments ........................... 611 3,371 758 5,923
Sales of forest products, excluding Average per farm ................. dollars (X) 5,517 (X) 7,813
Christmas trees, short rotation
woody crops, and maple products ...... 2,009 38,578 1,632 25,131 Farms with receipts of-
Average per farm ............... dollars (X) 19,203 (X) 15,399 $1 to $999 .................................. 251 109 295 87
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................ 201 429 230 540
Farms with receipts of- $5,000 to $9,999 ........................ 72 486 72 479
$1 to $999 .................................... 513 189 365 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................... 58 863 86 1,276
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................... 534 1,289 453 1,092 $25,000 or more ......................... 29 1,484 75 3,541
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................... 239 1,673 248 1,679
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................... 327 5,403 286 4,398 Other farm-related income
$25,000 or more ........................... 396 30,024 280 17,820 sources (see text) ............................. 2,394 43,922 5,494 100,788
Average per farm ............. dollars (X) 18,347 (X) 18,345
Agri-tourism and recreational
services .............................................. 1,135 17,625 602 12,661 Farms with receipts of-
Average per farm ............... dollars (X) 15,528 (X) 21,031 $1 to $999 .................................. 612 243 1,161 519
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................ 837 1,801 1,851 4,504
Farms with receipts of- $5,000 to $9,999 ........................ 245 1,683 737 5,059
$1 to $999 .................................... 333 125 213 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................... 245 3,856 758 11,965
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................... 411 757 206 406 $25,000 or more ......................... 455 36,340 987 78,741

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 8. Land: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2012
All farms Percent 2007 All farms Percent 2007
Total of total Total of total
in 2012 in 2012
LAND USE LAND USE - Con.

Farms .................................................... number 50,218 100.0 52,913 Total cropland - Con.


Land in farms ............................................ acres 8,414,756 100.0 8,474,671 Other cropland - Con.

Total cropland ........................................... farms 37,247 74.2 39,879 Cropland in cultivated


acres 4,745,014 56.4 4,895,204 summer fallow ............................... farms 1,647 3.3 1,788
Harvested cropland ............................... farms 32,802 65.3 32,803 acres 42,173 0.5 47,570
acres 4,378,097 52.0 4,188,658
Farms by acres harvested: Total woodland ....................................... farms 31,295 62.3 32,241
1 to 49 acres .......................................... 23,569 46.9 23,032 acres 2,145,710 25.5 2,201,609
1 to 9 acres ........................................ 9,096 18.1 8,789 Woodland pastured ............................. farms 12,675 25.2 13,214
10 to 19 acres .................................... 6,812 13.6 6,647 acres 270,242 3.2 287,543
20 to 29 acres .................................... 3,990 7.9 3,702 Woodland not pastured ....................... farms 24,918 49.6 25,343
30 to 49 acres .................................... 3,671 7.3 3,894 acres 1,875,468 22.3 1,914,066

50 to 99 acres ........................................ 3,360 6.7 3,604 Permanent pasture and rangeland,


100 to 199 acres .................................... 1,953 3.9 2,189 other than cropland and woodland
200 to 499 acres .................................... 1,738 3.5 1,845 pastured (see text) ................................ farms 28,223 56.2 26,671
500 to 999 acres .................................... 1,043 2.1 1,075 acres 1,051,041 12.5 941,609
1,000 to 1,999 acres .............................. 752 1.5 744
2,000 acres or more ............................... 387 0.8 314 Land in farmsteads, buildings,
livestock facilities, ponds,
Other pasture and grazing land that roads, wasteland, etc ............................ farms 33,122 66.0 28,328
could have been used for crops without acres 472,991 5.6 436,249
additional improvement (see text) ........ farms 3,161 6.3 9,846
acres 95,603 1.1 338,605 CONSERVATION AND CROP
INSURANCE
Other cropland ...................................... farms 9,063 18.0 10,730
acres 271,314 3.2 367,941 Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
Cropland idle or used for or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
cover crops or soil-improvement Programs .............................................. farms 3,240 (X) 4,181
but not harvested and not acres 105,906 (X) 163,676
pastured or grazed .......................... farms 6,846 13.6 7,230
acres 197,573 2.3 225,038 Land enrolled in crop insurance
Cropland on which all crops failed programs ............................................... farms 5,615 (X) 5,809
or were abandoned ......................... farms 1,670 3.3 3,447 acres 2,819,750 (X) 2,538,638
acres 31,568 0.4 95,333

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Table 9. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms Land in farms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres)
All farms
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
Land in farms ............................................ 50,218 52,913 8,414,756 8,474,671 4,378,097 4,188,658 174,526 232,075
Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ....................................... 4,155 5,001 19,637 24,548 5,555 5,638 1,355 1,402
10 to 49 acres ................................... 20,014 20,772 527,834 540,463 127,368 123,243 7,126 10,575
50 to 69 acres ................................... 5,596 5,536 324,387 321,748 82,625 82,896 3,335 7,058
70 to 99 acres ................................... 5,276 5,360 435,198 442,485 112,255 106,073 5,428 7,276
100 to 139 acres ............................... 4,062 4,408 469,176 508,614 125,864 131,138 6,579 9,645

140 to 179 acres ............................... 2,326 2,526 363,356 395,849 101,982 112,276 4,794 7,892
180 to 219 acres ............................... 1,604 1,710 316,742 337,358 102,865 107,477 5,563 8,761
220 to 259 acres ............................... 1,055 1,089 251,864 259,243 87,855 92,143 4,068 6,295
260 to 499 acres ............................... 2,728 2,987 963,826 1,048,650 400,916 431,510 21,099 26,281
500 to 999 acres ............................... 1,706 1,862 1,169,548 1,268,484 703,257 723,844 27,029 40,716

1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................... 1,067 1,108 1,457,850 1,487,974 1,015,966 1,022,787 35,070 40,116
2,000 to 4,999 acres .......................... 558 493 1,558,992 1,367,970 1,145,229 954,023 41,568 46,350
5,000 acres or more .......................... 71 61 556,346 471,285 366,360 295,610 11,512 19,708

Farms with harvested cropland ................. 32,802 32,803 7,184,273 7,150,622 4,378,097 4,188,658 171,659 224,719
Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ....................................... 1,919 1,990 9,058 9,248 5,555 5,638 1,316 1,295
10 to 49 acres ................................... 11,135 10,640 305,220 290,455 127,368 123,243 6,669 8,676
50 to 69 acres ................................... 3,812 3,699 222,184 215,159 82,625 82,896 3,172 6,271
70 to 99 acres ................................... 3,736 3,603 308,472 298,014 112,255 106,073 5,095 6,451
100 to 139 acres ............................... 2,904 3,052 336,036 352,377 125,864 131,138 6,281 8,330

140 to 179 acres ............................... 1,744 1,840 272,629 288,462 101,982 112,276 4,338 7,635
180 to 219 acres ............................... 1,256 1,338 248,093 263,860 102,865 107,477 5,401 8,522
220 to 259 acres ............................... 857 908 204,439 215,910 87,855 92,143 4,068 6,172
260 to 499 acres ............................... 2,283 2,464 809,803 870,106 400,916 431,510 20,281 25,382
500 to 999 acres ............................... 1,542 1,685 1,062,970 1,151,573 703,257 723,844 26,888 40,116

1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................... 1,008 1,047 1,378,760 1,411,078 1,015,966 1,022,787 35,070 39,811
2,000 to 4,999 acres .......................... 540 479 1,509,911 1,333,398 1,145,229 954,023 41,568 46,350
5,000 acres or more .......................... 66 58 516,698 450,982 366,360 295,610 11,512 19,708

Farms with irrigated land ........................... 4,699 5,788 1,420,621 1,706,053 876,091 970,696 174,526 232,075
Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ....................................... 776 755 3,131 3,066 1,591 1,547 1,355 1,402
10 to 49 acres ................................... 1,577 1,779 39,173 43,907 11,456 13,654 7,126 10,575
50 to 69 acres ................................... 332 500 19,324 29,025 5,629 9,643 3,335 7,058
70 to 99 acres ................................... 346 432 28,351 35,688 8,768 12,210 5,428 7,276
100 to 139 acres ............................... 289 390 33,381 44,910 12,259 15,759 6,579 9,645

140 to 179 acres ............................... 166 252 26,037 39,195 8,421 17,176 4,794 7,892
180 to 219 acres ............................... 125 222 24,671 43,571 11,660 17,094 5,563 8,761
220 to 259 acres ............................... 89 144 21,157 34,677 8,598 14,849 4,068 6,295
260 to 499 acres ............................... 338 466 122,392 167,469 56,298 86,197 21,099 26,281
500 to 999 acres ............................... 281 390 196,806 267,488 129,044 154,012 27,029 40,716

1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................... 221 280 303,051 376,913 211,740 250,714 35,070 40,116
2,000 to 4,999 acres .......................... 132 152 389,952 441,926 281,717 282,297 41,568 46,350
5,000 acres or more .......................... 27 26 213,195 178,218 128,910 95,544 11,512 19,708

Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farms with irrigation 2012 2007 Farms with irrigation 2012 2007
Farms ......................................................................... number 4,699 5,788 Irrigated land - Con.
Proportion of farms ......................................... percent 9.4 10.9 Acres irrigated - Con.

Irrigated land ..................................................................acres 174,526 232,075 500 to 999 acres ...................................................farms 33 47


Average per farm ................................................acres 37 40 acres 21,956 31,141
1,000 to 1,999 acres .............................................farms 17 17
Acres irrigated: acres 20,685 23,791
1 to 9 acres ........................................................... farms 3,021 3,161 2,000 acres or more .............................................farms 2 5
acres (D) 8,380 acres (D) 13,789
10 to 49 acres ....................................................... farms 873 1,573
acres 21,099 36,246 Irrigated land use:
50 to 99 acres ....................................................... farms 357 536 Harvested cropland ..................................................farms 4,520 5,248
acres 24,040 35,500 acres 164,414 208,213
Pastureland and other land ......................................farms 313 792
100 to 199 acres ................................................... farms 244 294 acres 10,112 23,862
acres 31,561 37,725 Land in irrigated farms .................................................. acres 1,420,621 1,706,053
200 to 499 acres ................................................... farms 152 155 Cropland ................................................................... acres 938,276 1,091,627
acres 43,189 45,503 Harvested cropland .............................................. acres 876,091 970,696

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Table 11. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Irrigated farms
All farms All harvested Nonirrigated farms
Characteristics Any land irrigated cropland
irrigated
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
Farms ..............................................................................................number 50,218 52,913 4,699 5,788 2,105 2,301 45,519 47,125
Land in farms ...................................................................................... acres 8,414,756 8,474,671 1,420,621 1,706,053 132,093 221,134 6,994,135 6,768,618
Estimated market value of land and buildings:
Average per farm ...................................................................... dollars 726,944 656,080 1,366,866 1,196,675 452,760 665,290 660,883 589,683
Average per acre ...................................................................... dollars 4,338 4,096 4,521 4,060 7,215 6,923 4,301 4,106

Irrigated land ....................................................................................... acres 174,526 232,075 174,526 232,075 36,213 78,752 (X) (X)

Land in farms according to use:


Total cropland ................................................................................. farms 37,247 39,879 4,606 5,536 2,105 2,301 32,641 34,343
acres 4,745,014 4,895,204 938,276 1,091,627 42,477 95,153 3,806,738 3,803,577
Harvested cropland ..................................................................... farms 32,802 32,803 4,575 5,385 2,105 2,301 28,227 27,418
acres 4,378,097 4,188,658 876,091 970,696 33,773 70,626 3,502,006 3,217,962

Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured .................................... farms 29,475 32,214 1,679 2,395 591 734 27,796 29,819
acres 1,146,644 1,280,214 87,374 126,433 12,230 25,487 1,059,270 1,153,781

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands


Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Programs ..................................................... farms 3,240 4,181 146 241 32 48 3,094 3,940
acres 105,906 163,676 4,231 9,375 575 1,400 101,675 154,301

Owned and rented land in farms:


Owned land in farms ....................................................................... farms 47,157 49,707 4,313 5,360 1,909 2,106 42,844 44,347
acres 4,836,861 4,916,946 751,375 904,949 109,847 179,027 4,085,486 4,011,997
Rented or leased land in farms ....................................................... farms 17,282 18,387 1,837 2,498 465 558 15,445 15,889
acres 3,577,895 3,557,725 669,246 801,104 22,246 42,107 2,908,649 2,756,621

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........................ $1,000 12,588,142 10,313,628 3,405,171 3,860,846 878,448 1,580,048 9,182,971 6,452,783
Average per farm ...................................................................... dollars 250,670 194,917 724,659 667,043 417,315 686,679 201,739 136,929

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............................ farms 24,610 23,575 4,316 4,897 1,956 2,063 20,294 18,678
$1,000 4,302,877 2,606,279 1,562,205 1,254,269 307,486 521,542 2,740,672 1,352,010
Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................................. farms 23,903 26,448 1,683 2,443 584 783 22,220 24,005
$1,000 8,285,265 7,707,350 1,842,966 2,606,577 570,962 1,058,507 6,442,299 5,100,773

Total farm production expenses ........................................................ $1,000 10,061,152 8,309,765 2,608,542 3,005,575 676,494 1,151,586 7,452,610 5,304,189
Average per farm ...................................................................... dollars 200,350 157,046 555,127 519,277 321,375 500,472 163,725 112,556

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased ............................. farms 29,487 33,805 3,856 4,820 1,562 1,756 25,631 28,985
$1,000 555,515 376,476 149,096 104,610 17,818 19,308 406,418 271,866
Chemicals purchased ..................................................................... farms 26,183 25,209 3,846 4,475 1,540 1,637 22,337 20,734
$1,000 416,980 228,484 122,674 80,572 10,832 13,160 294,306 147,912
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased ..................................... farms 20,137 20,277 3,526 3,991 1,421 1,447 16,611 16,286
$1,000 386,436 249,975 143,781 121,897 34,385 62,986 242,656 128,078
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased ..................................... farms 12,827 12,342 1,217 1,664 475 599 11,610 10,678
$1,000 1,397,510 1,666,076 359,837 749,300 126,552 334,251 1,037,673 916,776

Feed purchased .............................................................................. farms 29,837 28,263 1,813 2,469 660 829 28,024 25,794
$1,000 4,121,552 3,183,993 819,097 948,280 223,009 340,480 3,302,456 2,235,713
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................................................ farms 48,292 51,860 4,571 5,756 1,990 2,281 43,721 46,104
$1,000 417,600 332,524 115,734 108,531 22,533 30,326 301,866 223,992
Utilities ............................................................................................ farms 30,066 24,777 3,847 4,684 1,628 1,805 26,219 20,093
$1,000 186,984 137,087 51,779 51,826 14,050 19,758 135,205 85,260
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs ..................................... farms 39,692 48,659 4,194 5,682 1,777 2,251 35,498 42,977
$1,000 430,051 338,501 136,061 119,274 28,886 40,623 293,989 219,227

Hired farm labor .............................................................................. farms 14,469 12,284 2,649 3,046 1,004 1,063 11,820 9,238
$1,000 765,886 623,130 337,461 353,180 117,055 174,236 428,425 269,950
Contract labor ................................................................................. farms 5,677 4,683 1,088 1,221 412 429 4,589 3,462
$1,000 148,205 115,346 54,923 62,138 11,977 20,911 93,281 53,207
Customwork and custom hauling .................................................... farms 9,252 5,323 1,196 894 335 167 8,056 4,429
$1,000 129,481 44,513 31,701 15,770 7,791 4,422 97,780 28,743
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees ............................... farms 12,693 11,718 1,482 1,867 319 359 11,211 9,851
$1,000 276,600 196,528 63,928 56,707 5,088 7,688 212,672 139,822

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ......................................... farms 2,356 1,898 469 460 137 158 1,887 1,438
$1,000 33,183 17,262 9,259 6,223 2,191 1,615 23,924 11,039
Interest expense ............................................................................. farms 14,368 12,480 1,874 2,192 615 707 12,494 10,288
$1,000 207,217 176,525 47,371 48,403 8,591 15,246 159,845 128,122
Property taxes paid ......................................................................... farms 47,883 48,424 4,417 5,423 1,941 2,099 43,466 43,001
$1,000 142,392 127,148 27,924 28,449 5,634 8,580 114,469 98,699
All other production expenses (see text) ......................................... farms 24,030 24,253 2,917 3,891 1,093 1,385 21,113 20,362
$1,000 445,561 496,197 137,915 150,415 40,101 57,996 307,645 345,782

Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) .................................. farms 286 749 46 108 - 6 240 641
$1,000 22,797 41,729 6,375 10,659 - (D) 16,422 31,070
Government payments received ......................................................... farms 14,417 13,856 1,425 1,739 237 275 12,992 12,117
$1,000 120,129 147,334 20,756 34,213 1,297 1,007 99,372 113,121
Income from farm-related sources (see text) ...................................... farms 16,809 15,622 1,808 2,140 652 558 15,001 13,482
$1,000 217,404 257,582 34,705 71,617 6,902 9,447 182,698 185,964
Estimated market value of all machinery
and equipment ................................................................................... farms 50,215 52,910 4,699 5,788 2,105 2,301 45,516 47,122
$1,000 4,664,336 4,063,115 935,518 937,541 164,363 256,814 3,728,818 3,125,574
Average per farm ...................................................................... dollars 92,887 76,793 199,089 161,980 78,082 111,610 81,923 66,329

Livestock inventory:
Cattle and calves ............................................................................ farms 19,548 19,229 886 1,347 206 321 18,662 17,882
number 829,717 820,182 85,928 110,646 13,587 20,755 743,789 709,536
Milk cows .................................................................................... farms 571 463 44 55 7 7 527 408
number 45,960 47,589 5,690 7,596 (D) 89 40,270 39,993
Hogs and pigs ................................................................................. farms 2,217 2,836 637 1,200 269 511 1,580 1,636
number 8,901,434 10,134,004 4,049,134 6,641,712 1,554,731 2,838,880 4,852,300 3,492,292
Sheep and lambs ............................................................................ farms 1,311 1,275 101 103 35 46 1,210 1,172
number 29,224 27,714 2,142 2,514 595 631 27,082 25,200

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Table 12. Cattle and Calves Inventory: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item Item
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Cattle and calves .................................... 19,548 829,717 19,229 820,182 Cattle and calves - Con.
Farms with- Cows and heifers that calved - Con.
1 to 9 .............................................. 5,737 29,288 5,483 28,354
10 to 19 .......................................... 4,805 66,230 4,470 61,184 Milk cows ...................................... 571 45,960 463 47,589
20 to 49 .......................................... 5,254 157,961 5,401 163,277 Farms with-
50 to 99 .......................................... 2,126 143,370 2,212 148,591 1 to 9 .................................... 322 819 185 434
100 to 199 ...................................... 945 125,966 970 127,237 10 to 19 ................................ 22 284 6 73
200 to 499 ...................................... 506 149,251 526 149,597 20 to 49 ................................ 48 1,561 35 1,124
500 to 999 ...................................... 127 85,533 127 81,622 50 to 99 ................................ 55 4,104 83 6,153
1,000 to 2,499 ................................ 46 (D) 39 (D) 100 to 199 ............................ 63 8,620 91 12,526
2,500 to 4,999 ................................ 2 (D) 1 (D) 200 to 499 ............................ 45 13,036 50 13,514
5,000 or more ................................. - - - - 500 to 999 ............................ 10 7,770 7 5,100
1,000 or more ....................... 6 9,766 6 8,665
1,000 to 2,499 ................... 6 9,766 5 (D)
Cows and heifers that calved ............. 16,361 394,156 15,222 420,613 2,500 or more ................... - - 1 (D)
Farms with-
1 to 9 .......................................... 7,243 34,836 5,627 26,287 Other cattle (see text) ....................... 15,798 435,561 15,489 399,569
10 to 19 ...................................... 3,940 52,447 3,660 49,686 Farms with-
20 to 49 ...................................... 3,429 100,724 3,990 117,396 1 to 9 ........................................ 7,859 35,746 7,509 33,336
50 to 99 ...................................... 1,086 71,481 1,237 80,850 10 to 19 .................................... 3,529 46,832 3,523 46,506
100 to 199 .................................. 471 60,135 486 63,466 20 to 49 .................................... 2,647 77,776 2,820 82,207
200 to 499 .................................. 159 45,381 184 50,166 50 to 99 .................................... 934 61,925 903 60,737
500 to 999 .................................. 24 16,031 26 17,946 100 to 199 ................................ 476 63,216 436 56,275
1,000 to 2,499 ............................ 9 13,121 11 (D) 200 to 499 ................................ 264 77,399 213 59,388
2,500 or more ............................. - - 1 (D) 500 to 999 ................................ 72 50,724 76 49,558
1,000 to 2,499 .......................... 17 21,943 9 11,562
2,500 or more ........................... - - - -
Beef cows ....................................... 16,059 348,196 14,895 373,024
Farms with- Cattle on feed (see text) ....................... 14 2,137 8 1,794
1 to 9 ...................................... 7,151 34,525 5,539 26,014 Farms with-
10 to 19 .................................. 3,925 52,261 3,666 49,759 1 to 19 .......................................... 2 (D) 1 (D)
20 to 49 .................................. 3,413 100,063 3,973 116,801 20 to 49 ........................................ 6 217 1 (D)
50 to 99 .................................. 1,040 68,133 1,169 75,840 50 to 99 ........................................ 2 (D) 1 (D)
100 to 199 .............................. 401 50,587 394 50,918 100 to 199 .................................... - - 3 395
200 to 499 .............................. 112 31,261 131 35,915 200 to 499 .................................... 2 (D) 1 (D)
500 to 999 .............................. 15 (D) 17 11,656 500 to 999 .................................... 2 (D) 1 (D)
1,000 to 2,499 ........................ 2 (D) 6 6,121 1,000 to 2,499 .............................. - - - -
2,500 or more ......................... - - - - 2,500 or more ............................... - - - -

Table 13. Cattle and Calves Sales: 2012 and 2007


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Number sold
Farms Number Value ($1,000) Farms Number Value ($1,000)
Cattle and calves .................................................. 15,312 435,411 332,733 15,953 463,680 288,801
Farms by number sold-
1 to 9 ............................................................ 7,820 35,890 (D) 6,879 31,690 17,445
10 to 19 ........................................................ 3,380 45,011 28,782 3,747 50,305 26,252
20 to 49 ........................................................ 2,483 72,181 48,169 3,366 98,735 52,857
50 to 99 ........................................................ 921 62,063 44,311 1,156 77,381 44,706
100 to 199 .................................................... 376 50,439 39,729 503 68,564 44,397
200 to 499 .................................................... 227 65,312 52,697 228 65,389 44,178
500 to 999 .................................................... 67 (D) 46,244 52 33,959 23,475
1,000 to 2,499 .............................................. 37 53,695 47,905 16 17,970 15,689
2,500 to 4,999 .............................................. 1 (D) (D) 6 19,687 19,803
5,000 or more ............................................... - - - - - -

Cattle, including calves weighing 500


pounds or more .............................................. 12,974 326,826 (NA) 12,988 314,216 (NA)
Farms by number sold-
1 to 9 ........................................................ 7,933 31,099 (NA) 7,319 29,367 (NA)
10 to 19 .................................................... 2,274 29,426 (NA) 2,487 32,320 (NA)
20 to 49 .................................................... 1,621 47,485 (NA) 1,920 55,282 (NA)
50 to 99 .................................................... 600 40,030 (NA) 711 47,035 (NA)
100 to 199 ................................................ 269 35,196 (NA) 325 44,264 (NA)
200 to 499 ................................................ 182 51,917 (NA) 168 48,465 (NA)
500 to 999 ................................................ 64 45,239 (NA) 45 29,946 (NA)
1,000 to 2,499 .......................................... 30 (D) (NA) 7 8,150 (NA)
2,500 to 4,999 .......................................... 1 (D) (NA) 6 19,387 (NA)
5,000 or more ........................................... - - (NA) - - (NA)

Cattle on feed (see text) ............................... 15 2,428 (NA) 10 1,816 (NA)


Farms by number sold-
1 to 19 .................................................. - - (NA) 1 (D) -
20 to 49 ................................................ 9 318 (NA) 3 111 (NA)
50 to 99 ................................................ - - (NA) 3 197 (NA)
100 to 199 ............................................ 2 (D) (NA) 1 (D) (NA)
200 to 499 ............................................ 2 (D) (NA) 1 (D) (NA)
500 to 999 ............................................ 2 (D) (NA) - - (NA)
1,000 to 2,499 ...................................... - - (NA) 1 (D) (NA)
2,500 to 4,999 ...................................... - - (NA) - - (NA)
5,000 or more ....................................... - - (NA) - - (NA)

Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............ 8,542 108,585 (NA) 9,688 149,464 (NA)
Farms by number sold-
1 to 9 ........................................................ 5,618 22,401 (NA) 5,163 22,912 (NA)
10 to 19 .................................................... 1,556 19,537 (NA) 2,371 30,348 (NA)
20 to 49 .................................................... 1,046 29,017 (NA) 1,636 45,205 (NA)
50 to 99 .................................................... 210 13,219 (NA) 369 23,295 (NA)
100 to 199 ................................................ 73 9,459 (NA) 107 13,671 (NA)
200 to 499 ................................................ 32 8,501 (NA) 34 8,794 (NA)
500 to 999 ................................................ 4 2,365 (NA) 8 5,239 (NA)
1,000 or more ........................................... 3 4,086 (NA) - - (NA)

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Table 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Cattle and calves inventory
Cows and heifers Cattle and calves sales
Total Other cattle (see text)
Herd size that calved
Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Total ............................................................................... 19,548 829,717 16,361 394,156 15,798 435,561 14,857 428,481 327,613
Farms with herd size of-
1 to 9 ...................................................................... 5,737 29,288 4,284 16,167 3,837 13,121 3,087 (D) (D)
10 to 19 .................................................................. 4,805 66,230 4,213 36,768 3,938 29,462 3,736 27,570 17,308
20 to 49 .................................................................. 5,254 157,961 4,665 89,073 4,471 68,888 4,549 65,359 42,993
50 to 99 .................................................................. 2,126 143,370 1,838 73,525 1,968 69,845 1,968 68,982 48,648
100 to 199 .............................................................. 945 125,966 790 59,309 905 66,657 853 62,075 47,035
200 to 499 .............................................................. 506 149,251 426 61,706 505 87,545 491 83,227 70,189
500 to 999 .............................................................. 127 85,533 105 27,634 127 57,899 125 71,694 62,567
1,000 to 2,499 ........................................................ 46 (D) 38 (D) 45 (D) 46 35,874 30,028
2,500 to 4,999 ........................................................ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D)
5,000 or more ........................................................ - - - - - - - - -

No cattle and calves herd, as of Dec. 31, 2012 ............. (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 455 6,930 5,120

Table 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Cattle and calves inventory
Cows and heifers Cattle and calves sales
1 Total Other cattle (see text)
Cow herd that calved
Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Total ............................................................................... 16,361 711,728 16,361 394,156 12,611 317,572 13,007 318,506 227,450
Farms with cow herd size of-
1 to 9 ...................................................................... 7,243 71,003 7,243 34,836 5,343 36,167 4,877 26,464 17,435
10 to 19 .................................................................. 3,940 91,096 3,940 52,447 3,073 38,649 3,372 33,270 21,501
20 to 49 .................................................................. 3,429 169,144 3,429 100,724 2,646 68,420 3,067 66,298 43,620
50 to 99 .................................................................. 1,086 127,478 1,086 71,481 928 55,997 1,041 69,405 54,513
100 to 199 .............................................................. 471 114,822 471 60,135 431 54,687 460 57,205 43,154
200 to 499 .............................................................. 159 88,243 159 45,381 158 42,862 157 42,169 31,245
500 to 999 .............................................................. 24 29,008 24 16,031 24 12,977 24 16,911 11,905
1,000 to 2,499 ........................................................ 9 20,934 9 13,121 8 7,813 9 6,784 4,077
2,500 or more ........................................................ - - - - - - - - -

No cow herd, as of Dec. 31, 2012 ................................. 3,187 117,989 (X) (X) 3,187 117,989 2,305 116,905 105,282
1
Cow herd includes beef cows, milk cows, and heifers that calved.

Table 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Cattle and calves inventory
Cows and heifers that calved
Beef cow herd Total Other cattle (see text)
Total Beef cows
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Total ................................................................................... 16,059 643,753 16,059 355,053 16,059 348,196 12,356 288,700
Farms with beef cow herd size of-
1 to 9 .......................................................................... 7,151 71,336 7,151 35,198 7,151 34,525 5,282 36,138
10 to 19 ...................................................................... 3,925 92,458 3,925 53,007 3,925 52,261 3,062 39,451
20 to 49 ...................................................................... 3,413 171,047 3,413 101,798 3,413 100,063 2,635 69,249
50 to 99 ...................................................................... 1,040 124,473 1,040 70,450 1,040 68,133 886 54,023
100 to 199 .................................................................. 401 97,934 401 51,108 401 50,587 364 46,826
200 to 499 .................................................................. 112 64,480 112 32,116 112 31,261 110 32,364
500 to 999 .................................................................. 15 (D) 15 (D) 15 (D) 15 (D)
1,000 to 2,499 ............................................................ 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D)
2,500 or more ............................................................ - - - - - - - -

No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31, 2012 .............................. 3,489 185,964 302 39,103 (X) (X) 3,442 146,861
Cattle and calves sales
Cattle
Total Cattle on feed Calves
Beef cow herd Total
(see text)
Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Total ................................................................................... 12,807 298,683 217,182 10,786 209,187 5 178 7,592 89,496
Farms with beef cow herd size of-
1 to 9 .......................................................................... 4,862 26,650 17,522 3,955 16,831 - - 2,507 9,819
10 to 19 ...................................................................... 3,363 33,764 22,006 2,793 20,538 - - 2,096 13,226
20 to 49 ...................................................................... 3,057 67,207 44,231 2,610 40,125 - - 1,991 27,082
50 to 99 ...................................................................... 1,006 69,217 54,496 936 51,714 2 (D) 675 17,503
100 to 199 .................................................................. 390 52,428 39,926 367 40,549 3 (D) 257 11,879
200 to 499 .................................................................. 112 36,471 28,401 109 (D) - - 62 (D)
500 to 999 .................................................................. 15 (D) (D) 15 (D) - - 2 (D)
1,000 to 2,499 ............................................................ 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) - - 2 (D)
2,500 or more ............................................................ - - - - - - - - -

No beef cow herd, as of Dec. 31, 2012 .............................. 2,505 136,728 115,551 2,188 117,639 10 2,250 950 19,089

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Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Cattle and calves inventory
Cows and heifers that calved
Milk cow herd Total Other cattle (see text)
Total Milk cows
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Total .................................................................................. 571 96,285 571 53,700 571 45,960 453 42,585

Farms with milk cow herd size of-


1 to 9 ......................................................................... 322 12,125 322 5,176 322 819 226 6,949
10 to 19 ..................................................................... 22 3,309 22 1,165 22 284 17 2,144
20 to 49 ..................................................................... 48 3,205 48 2,329 48 1,561 34 876
50 to 99 ..................................................................... 55 9,065 55 4,440 55 4,104 54 4,625
100 to 199 ................................................................. 63 17,030 63 9,142 63 8,620 62 7,888
200 to 499 ................................................................. 45 23,634 45 13,672 45 13,036 45 9,962
500 to 999 ................................................................. 10 12,432 10 8,010 10 7,770 9 4,422
1,000 or more ............................................................ 6 15,485 6 9,766 6 9,766 6 5,719
1,000 to 2,499 ....................................................... 6 15,485 6 9,766 6 9,766 6 5,719
2,500 or more ........................................................ - - - - - - - -

No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31, 2012 .............................. 18,977 733,432 15,790 340,456 (X) (X) 15,345 392,976
Cattle and calves sales
Milk sales
Total Cattle Calves
Milk cow herd
Value Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms
($1,000) ($1,000)
Total .................................................................................. 396 29,465 18,495 353 17,570 255 11,895 272 175,072

Farms with milk cow herd size of-


1 to 9 ......................................................................... 171 4,131 4,022 142 3,563 94 568 27 229
10 to 19 ..................................................................... 17 761 613 16 708 8 53 18 942
20 to 49 ..................................................................... 41 1,028 637 35 643 30 385 48 5,243
50 to 99 ..................................................................... 45 2,259 1,638 41 1,534 34 725 55 13,600
100 to 199 ................................................................. 63 4,584 2,810 60 2,624 42 1,960 63 29,189
200 to 499 ................................................................. 43 5,953 3,393 43 3,137 33 2,816 45 48,141
500 to 999 ................................................................. 10 6,365 3,277 10 3,022 9 3,343 10 32,435
1,000 or more ............................................................ 6 4,384 2,104 6 2,339 5 2,045 6 45,294
1,000 to 2,499 ....................................................... 6 4,384 2,104 6 2,339 5 2,045 6 45,294
2,500 or more ........................................................ - - - - - - - - -

No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31, 2012 .............................. 14,916 405,946 314,238 12,621 309,256 8,287 96,690 11 4,193

Table 18. Cattle and Calves Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more
Calves weighing less than
Cattle and calves Cattle on feed
Total 500 pounds
Number sold (see text)
Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Total ............................................................................. 15,312 435,411 332,733 12,974 326,826 15 2,428 8,542 108,585

Farms by number of cattle


and calves sold -
1 to 9 .................................................................... 7,820 35,890 (D) 6,294 22,366 - - 3,914 13,524
10 to 19 ................................................................ 3,380 45,011 28,782 2,898 27,427 - - 2,207 17,584
20 to 49 ................................................................ 2,483 72,181 48,169 2,210 46,115 4 135 1,546 26,066
50 to 99 ................................................................ 921 62,063 44,311 889 43,873 2 (D) 551 18,190
100 to 199 ............................................................ 376 50,439 39,729 358 37,718 3 383 207 12,721
200 to 499 ............................................................ 227 65,312 52,697 221 54,382 4 820 88 10,930
500 to 999 ............................................................ 67 (D) 46,244 66 (D) 2 (D) 19 3,799
1,000 to 2,499 ...................................................... 37 53,695 47,905 37 47,924 - - 10 5,771
2,500 or more ....................................................... 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) - - - -

Table 19. Hogs and Pigs Inventory: 2012 and 2007


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Hogs and pigs Hogs and pigs
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Total hogs and pigs ..................................... 2,217 8,901,434 2,836 10,134,004 Total hogs and pigs - Con.
Farms with- Hogs and pigs used or to be
1 to 24 ................................................. 987 6,091 927 5,129 used for breeding - Con.
25 to 49 ............................................... 78 2,552 104 (D) Farms with - Con.
50 to 99 ............................................... 60 3,810 64 (D)
100 to 199 ........................................... 25 3,511 42 5,396 100 to 199 ..................................... 8 1,122 22 2,595
200 to 499 ........................................... 25 7,959 47 14,192 200 to 499 ..................................... 7 1,739 20 6,028
500 to 999 ........................................... 31 23,048 48 34,900 500 or more ................................... 182 889,230 262 996,225
1,000 to 1,999 ..................................... 97 137,694 454 695,700
2,000 to 4,999 ..................................... 385 1,254,220 542 1,783,259 Other hogs and pigs .............................. 2,040 8,005,203 2,598 9,123,121
5,000 or more ...................................... 529 7,462,549 608 7,587,708 Farms with-
1 to 24 ........................................... 859 5,224 730 4,182
Hogs and pigs used or to be 25 to 49 ......................................... 59 2,106 94 3,190
used for breeding .................................. 838 896,231 959 1,010,883 50 to 99 ......................................... 40 2,484 51 3,526
Farms with- 100 to 199 ..................................... 21 2,860 36 5,012
1 to 24 ............................................. 618 3,042 597 3,251 200 to 499 ..................................... 26 7,946 39 10,892
25 to 49 ........................................... 17 621 34 1,144 500 to 999 ..................................... 36 27,634 61 44,679
50 to 99 ........................................... 6 477 24 1,640 1,000 or more ................................ 999 7,956,949 1,587 9,051,640

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Table 20. Hogs and Pigs Sales: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Hogs and pigs
Farms Number Value ($1,000) Farms Number Value ($1,000)
Total hogs and pigs sold ............................ 1,833 34,456,613 2,873,988 2,459 43,241,680 3,104,731
Farms with sales of-
1 to 24 ................................................ 534 3,800 534 551 3,891 401
25 to 49 .............................................. 83 2,779 314 77 2,681 230
50 to 99 .............................................. 51 3,576 453 40 2,498 226
100 to 199 .......................................... 36 4,794 745 40 5,668 593
200 to 499 .......................................... 19 6,217 1,558 48 13,204 1,480
500 to 999 .......................................... 10 7,108 1,248 47 33,105 3,577
1,000 to 1,999 .................................... 28 38,948 5,872 24 37,364 4,686
2,000 to 4,999 .................................... 139 476,787 78,711 401 1,383,866 172,021
5,000 or more .................................... 933 33,912,604 2,784,552 1,231 41,759,403 2,921,517

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Hogs and pigs inventory
Hogs and pigs sales
Total Used or to be used for breeding Other hogs and pigs
Herd size
Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Total inventory ............................................................. 2,217 8,901,434 838 896,231 2,040 8,005,203 1,693 33,786,331 2,810,763
Farms with-
1 to 24 .................................................................. 987 6,091 481 1,665 817 4,426 480 4,992 589
25 to 49 ................................................................ 78 2,552 66 653 76 1,899 75 3,040 394
50 to 99 ................................................................ 60 3,810 57 726 59 3,084 53 3,409 481
100 to 199 ............................................................ 25 3,511 21 436 25 3,075 25 19,245 2,807
200 to 499 ............................................................ 25 7,959 13 688 25 7,271 25 16,125 3,082
500 to 999 ............................................................ 31 23,048 7 1,245 30 21,803 31 102,606 13,103
1,000 to 1,999 ...................................................... 97 137,694 15 7,671 95 130,023 96 649,793 66,440
2,000 to 4,999 ...................................................... 385 1,254,220 47 62,614 384 1,191,606 380 4,788,625 452,590
5,000 or more ...................................................... 529 7,462,549 131 820,533 529 6,642,016 528 28,198,496 2,271,277
No hogs or pigs on
Dec. 31, 2012 ............................................................ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 140 670,282 63,225

Table 22. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Hogs and pigs inventory
Hogs and pigs sales
Total Used or to be used for breeding Other hogs and pigs
Hogs and pigs
Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Total sold ..................................................................... 1,693 8,872,561 603 895,408 1,618 7,977,153 1,833 34,456,613 2,873,988
Farms with sales of-
1 to 24 .................................................................. 469 7,837 247 1,204 400 6,633 534 3,800 534
25 to 49 ................................................................ 81 1,980 68 377 80 1,603 83 2,779 314
50 to 99 ................................................................ 45 2,957 41 558 44 2,399 51 3,576 453
100 to 199 ............................................................ 36 3,621 31 1,067 35 2,554 36 4,794 745
200 to 499 ............................................................ 19 6,054 11 356 19 5,698 19 6,217 1,558
500 to 999 ............................................................ 8 6,638 7 2,080 8 4,558 10 7,108 1,248
1,000 to 1,999 ...................................................... 22 21,079 5 550 22 20,529 28 38,948 5,872
2,000 to 4,999 ...................................................... 117 211,768 13 5,702 117 206,066 139 476,787 78,711
5,000 or more ...................................................... 896 8,610,627 180 883,514 893 7,727,113 933 33,912,604 2,784,552
None sold .................................................................... 524 28,873 235 823 422 28,050 (X) (X) (X)

Table 23. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Producer: 2012


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Independent grower Contractor or integrator Contract grower (Contractee)
Herd size
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Total inventory ........................................... 1,281 1,066,752 61 2,058,828 875 5,775,854
Farms with-
1 to 24 ................................................ 983 6,067 4 24 - -
25 to 49 .............................................. 78 2,552 - - - -
50 to 99 .............................................. 59 (D) 1 (D) - -
100 to 199 .......................................... 24 (D) - - 1 (D)
200 to 499 .......................................... 16 4,355 1 (D) 8 (D)
500 to 999 .......................................... 10 (D) 3 (D) 18 14,102
1,000 to 1,999 .................................... 11 (D) 2 (D) 84 120,380
2,000 to 4,999 .................................... 49 161,055 3 10,888 333 1,082,277
5,000 or more .................................... 51 865,165 47 2,041,584 431 4,555,800

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Table 24. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Independent grower Contractor or integrator Contract grower (Contractee)
Hogs and pigs
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Total hogs and pigs sold ........................... 838 4,489,562 61 8,239,769 934 21,727,282
Farms with-
1 to 24 ............................................... 530 3,776 4 24 - -
25 to 49 ............................................. 82 (D) 1 (D) - -
50 to 99 ............................................. 51 3,576 - - - -
100 to 199 ......................................... 35 (D) 1 (D) - -
200 to 499 ......................................... 12 3,345 1 (D) 6 (D)
500 to 999 ......................................... 9 (D) - - 1 (D)
1,000 to 1,999 ................................... 11 13,462 - - 17 25,486
2,000 to 4,999 ................................... 13 35,960 3 11,015 123 429,812
5,000 or more .................................... 95 4,415,852 51 8,228,048 787 21,268,704

Table 25. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Operation: 2012


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farrow to
Farrow to wean Farrow to finish Finish only Nursery Other
Herd size feeder
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Total inventory .................................... 216 1,219,526 492 1,486,488 893 3,395,591 114 897,810 238 1,830,302 264 71,717
Farms with-
1 to 24 ........................................ 79 793 317 2,289 261 1,354 81 571 6 17 243 1,067
25 to 49 ...................................... 12 409 43 1,436 10 296 2 (D) 2 (D) 9 265
50 to 99 ...................................... 5 (D) 41 2,694 4 236 8 453 - - 2 (D)
100 to 199 .................................. 2 (D) 19 2,651 4 (D) - - - - - -
200 to 499 .................................. - - 14 3,995 10 (D) 1 (D) - - - -
500 to 999 .................................. - - 4 2,440 22 16,610 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D)
1,000 to 1,999 ............................ 6 (D) 8 10,904 72 101,355 - - 10 (D) 1 (D)
2,000 to 4,999 ............................ 35 117,485 8 27,350 254 829,085 7 24,386 78 245,647 3 10,267
5,000 or more ............................. 77 1,091,670 38 1,432,729 256 2,442,446 14 871,412 140 1,567,392 4 56,900

Table 26. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farrow to
Farrow to wean Farrow to finish Finish only Nursery Other
Hogs and pigs feeder
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Total hogs and pigs sold .................... 195 8,278,417 345 4,362,151 850 8,230,861 84 3,358,016 248 9,870,779 111 356,389
Farms with-
1 to 24 ........................................ 46 597 170 1,230 186 995 39 477 3 23 90 478
25 to 49 ...................................... 13 428 47 1,617 5 129 13 470 - - 5 135
50 to 99 ...................................... 10 577 24 1,813 9 655 4 301 1 (D) 3 (D)
100 to 199 .................................. 4 474 25 3,487 4 462 2 (D) - - 1 (D)
200 to 499 .................................. 1 (D) 10 2,595 7 (D) - - - - 1 (D)
500 to 999 .................................. - - 6 3,800 1 (D) - - - - 3 (D)
1,000 to 1,999 ............................ - - 7 8,660 18 25,788 1 (D) 2 (D) - -
2,000 to 4,999 ............................ 2 (D) 11 36,415 118 408,282 1 (D) 6 18,560 1 (D)
5,000 or more ............................. 119 8,268,191 45 4,302,534 502 7,790,794 24 3,352,668 236 9,849,116 7 349,301

Table 27. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item Item
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Sheep and lambs inventory .......................... 1,311 29,224 1,275 27,714 Sheep and lambs inventory - Con.
Farms with-
1 to 24 .................................................. 956 8,156 958 8,690 Ewes 1 year old or older .......................... 923 15,633 1,071 16,419
25 to 99 ................................................ 303 13,047 271 11,723
100 to 299 ............................................ 51 (D) 44 (D)
300 to 999 ............................................ 1 (D) 2 (D) Wool production (pounds) ........................... 483 56,171 420 53,808
1,000 to 2,499 ...................................... - - - -
2,500 to 4,999 ...................................... - - - - Sheep and lambs sold ................................. 752 14,523 755 14,437
5,000 or more ....................................... - - - -

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Table 28. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Flock: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Sheep and lambs inventory
Wool production Sheep and lambs sold
Total Ewes 1 year old or older
Sheep and lambs inventory
Value Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds Farms Number
($1,000) ($1,000)
Total ....................................................... 1,311 29,224 923 15,633 450 50,340 15 691 13,594 1,869
Farms with inventory of-
1 to 24 ............................................ 956 8,156 624 (D) 342 21,401 5 397 (D) (D)
25 to 99 .......................................... 303 13,047 249 7,230 96 19,730 6 242 5,971 733
100 to 299 ...................................... 51 (D) 49 4,301 12 9,209 4 51 3,776 555
300 to 999 ...................................... 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (D)
1,000 to 2,499 ................................ - - - - - - - - - -
2,500 to 4,999 ................................ - - - - - - - - - -
5,000 or more ................................ - - - - - - - - - -

No sheep and lambs as of


Dec. 31, 2012 ...................................... (X) (X) (X) (X) 33 5,831 2 61 929 114

Table 29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Sheep and lambs inventory
Wool production Sheep and lambs sold
Total Ewes 1 year old or older
Ewes 1 year old or older inventory
Value Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds Farms Number
($1,000) ($1,000)
Total ....................................................... 923 24,474 923 15,633 303 39,201 14 546 10,868 1,463
Farms with inventory of-
1 to 24 ............................................ 730 9,298 730 5,534 254 (D) 6 367 3,285 413
25 to 99 .......................................... 172 11,229 172 7,472 48 17,674 8 158 5,561 771
100 to 199 ...................................... 20 (D) 20 (D) 1 (D) - 20 (D) (D)
200 to 499 ...................................... 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (D)
500 to 999 ...................................... - - - - - - - - - -
1,000 to 2,499 ................................ - - - - - - - - - -
2,500 to 4,999 ................................ - - - - - - - - - -
5,000 or more ................................ - - - - - - - - - -

No ewes 1 year old or older as of


Dec. 31, 2012 ...................................... 388 4,750 (X) (X) 180 16,970 3 206 3,655 520

Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Inventory Sales
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item
Value
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Goats, all .............................................................................. 4,387 66,367 5,589 98,356 2,346 30,589 3,609 2,742 44,264
Angora goats and kids ...................................................... 195 1,774 174 1,418 50 394 34 32 516
Milk goats and kids ........................................................... 803 9,895 786 9,379 378 4,379 635 268 2,596
Meat goats and other goats and kids ................................ 3,659 54,698 5,037 87,559 1,987 25,816 2,940 2,517 41,152

Mohair clipped1 .......................................................... pounds (X) (X) (X) (X) 60 5,072 12 109 10,928
1
2007 data for pounds sold are for farms with production, not necessarily sold.

Table 31. Equine Inventory and Sales: 2012


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Value Value
Equine Farms Number Equine Farms Number
($1,000) ($1,000)
INVENTORY SALES

Total horses and ponies ................................................ 10,261 66,870 (X) Owned horses and ponies (see text) ........................... 1,955 7,037 23,123
Farms with- Farms by number sold-
1 to 24 .................................................................... 9,912 53,409 (X) 1 to 24 .................................................................. 1,913 4,998 19,953
25 to 49 .................................................................. 285 8,971 (X) 25 to 49 ................................................................ 30 956 2,316
50 to 99 .................................................................. 60 3,975 (X) 50 to 99 ................................................................ 8 509 404
100 or more ........................................................... 4 515 (X) 100 or more ......................................................... 4 574 450

Owned horses and ponies (see text) ......................... 9,785 55,143 (X) Total mules, burros, and donkeys ................................ 417 1,437 425
Farms with- Farms by number sold-
1 to 24 ................................................................ 9,603 47,785 (X) 1 to 24 .................................................................. 411 1,107 362
25 to 49 .............................................................. 146 4,582 (X) 25 to 49 ................................................................ - - -
50 to 99 .............................................................. 34 (D) (X) 50 or more ........................................................... 6 330 63
100 or more ....................................................... 2 (D) (X)

Total mules, burros, and donkeys .................................. 3,029 9,083 (X)


Farms with-
1 to 24 .................................................................... 3,012 8,375 (X)
25 to 49 .................................................................. 11 348 (X)
50 or more ............................................................. 6 360 (X)

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Table 32. Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item Item
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
INVENTORY NUMBER SOLD - Con.

Layers (see text) ............................ 4,996 13,091,384 3,736 12,748,275 Pullets for laying
Farms with inventory of- flock replacement ........................ 268 11,734,548 287 11,343,460
1 to 49 .................................... 4,070 64,808 2,891 47,710 Farms by number sold-
50 to 99 .................................. 350 21,761 267 16,835 1 to 1,999 .............................. 83 6,442 56 6,222
100 to 399 .............................. 185 28,281 118 18,896 2,000 to 15,999 ..................... 7 63,829 15 163,429
400 to 3,199 ........................... 40 42,523 25 24,547 16,000 to 29,999 ................... 24 549,405 43 922,657
3,200 to 9,999 ........................ 74 614,039 111 922,773 30,000 to 59,999 ................... 95 4,097,582 113 4,789,131
10,000 to 19,999 .................... 101 1,514,771 139 2,119,737 60,000 to 99,999 ................... 40 2,986,796 45 3,277,481
20,000 to 49,999 .................... 148 4,471,121 159 4,473,209 100,000 or more .................... 19 4,030,494 15 2,184,540
50,000 to 99,999 .................... 23 1,528,900 18 1,192,356
100,000 or more ..................... 5 4,805,180 8 3,932,212 Broilers and other meat-type
chickens ...................................... 1,969 801,883,037 1,948 781,416,896
Pullets for laying Farms by number sold-
flock replacement ......................... 763 6,239,251 728 7,129,798 1 to 1,999 .............................. 271 58,013 101 20,861
2,000 to 15,999 ..................... 23 89,300 6 45,400
16,000 to 29,999 ................... 8 169,800 13 318,200
Broilers and other meat-type 30,000 to 59,999 ................... 22 1,035,489 17 831,167
chickens ....................................... 2,022 148,251,469 1,879 149,921,809 60,000 to 99,999 ................... 37 2,983,146 81 6,261,425
100,000 to 199,999 ............... 204 30,553,564 353 51,306,129
Turkeys (see text) .......................... 829 17,191,277 846 17,865,896 200,000 to 299,999 ............... 238 56,774,246 320 77,540,018
300,000 to 499,999 ............... 572 222,259,137 533 206,291,870
Chukars ........................................... 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 500,000 or more .................... 594 487,960,342 524 438,801,826

Ducks ............................................. 506 18,526 792 22,310 Turkeys (see text) .......................... 590 54,109,724 635 60,030,181
Farms by number sold-
Emus .............................................. 52 521 108 987 1 to 1,999 .............................. 152 (D) 104 (D)
2,000 to 7,999 ....................... 1 (D) 2 (D)
Geese ............................................. 217 1,508 437 4,197 8,000 to 15,999 ..................... 5 61,000 8 92,568
16,000 to 29,999 ................... 42 940,039 35 822,951
Guineas .......................................... 528 31,814 (NA) (NA) 30,000 to 59,999 ................... 115 5,279,235 169 7,330,760
60,000 to 99,999 ................... 124 9,481,142 162 12,294,870
Hungarian partridge ....................... 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 100,000 or more .................... 151 38,340,724 155 39,478,117

Ostriches ........................................ 16 312 28 682 Chukars ......................................... 6 (D) (NA) (NA)

Peacocks or peahens ..................... 175 1,084 (NA) (NA) Ducks ............................................ 109 19,404 149 46,247

Pheasants ...................................... 47 46,757 111 51,093 Emus ............................................. 11 42 13 130

Pigeons or squabs ......................... 40 1,715 115 5,559 Geese ............................................ 26 491 69 797

Quail ............................................... 67 445,258 148 1,513,994 Guineas ......................................... 88 (D) (NA) (NA)

Rheas ............................................. 5 30 (NA) (NA) Hungarian partridge ....................... - - (NA) (NA)

Roosters ......................................... 618 892,520 (NA) (NA) Ostriches ....................................... 4 91 9 213

Other poultry (see text) ................... 50 3,379 1,115 65,960 Peacocks or peahens .................... 29 208 (NA) (NA)

Pheasants ..................................... 20 103,605 41 94,091


NUMBER SOLD
Pigeons or squabs ......................... 8 238 29 1,520
Layers (see text) ............................ 1,109 10,310,945 1,060 11,044,091
Farms by number sold- Quail .............................................. 41 729,887 93 4,627,989
1 to 99 .................................... 621 11,197 538 10,645
100 to 399 .............................. 85 14,102 53 8,332 Rheas ............................................ 4 32 (NA) (NA)
400 to 3,199 ........................... 32 40,956 13 12,980
3,200 to 9,999 ........................ 101 789,282 136 1,080,627 Roosters ........................................ 427 959,018 (NA) (NA)
10,000 to 19,999 .................... 108 1,652,994 157 2,468,623
20,000 to 49,999 .................... 138 4,107,244 136 3,850,496 Other poultry (see text) .................. 16 1,752 212 123,366
50,000 to 99,999 .................... 19 1,181,200 20 1,304,156
100,000 or more ..................... 5 2,513,970 7 2,308,232 Poultry hatched (see text) ............. 753 929,018,565 702 911,670,587

Table 33. Aquaculture Sales: 2012 and 2007


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item Value Value Item Value Value
Farms Farms Farms Farms
($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000)
Catfish ........................................................... 49 5,952 63 7,091 Mollusks ....................................................... 25 245 85 1,009

Trout.............................................................. 64 6,930 71 7,726 Ornamental fish ............................................ 19 242 16 177

Other food fish (see text) ............................... 35 8,847 48 15,354 Sport or game fish ........................................ 9 359 22 74

Baitfish .......................................................... 5 437 14 361 Other aquaculture products (see text) .......... 21 134 7 71

Crustaceans .................................................. 23 219 20 312

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Table 34. Other Animals and Animal Products Inventory: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 2012 2007
Item Item
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Colonies of bees ........................................... 2,165 24,225 1,967 31,768 Llamas ........................................................ 321 1,386 460 1,803

Bison ............................................................. 25 312 43 645 Mink, live ..................................................... 2 (D) (NA) (NA)

Deer in captivity ............................................ 11 140 29 375 Rabbits, live ................................................ 308 10,241 (NA) (NA)

Elk in captivity ............................................... 3 20 13 129 Other livestock (see text) ............................ 48 (X) 505 (X)

Alpacas ......................................................... 231 2,921 135 1,663

Table 35. Other Animals and Animal Products Sales: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Item Value
Farms Number Farms Number
($1,000)
Honey collected (pounds) (see text)1 ................................................. 1,267 707,430 1,668 1,083 565,741
Milk from sheep and goats ................................................................. 140 (NA) 1,630 (NA) (NA)
Bison .................................................................................................. 5 40 (D) 11 94
Deer in captivity ................................................................................. 1 (D) (D) 3 31
Elk in captivity .................................................................................... - - - 2 (D)
Alpacas .............................................................................................. 57 206 262 37 110
Llamas ............................................................................................... 24 59 43 34 114
Mink, live (see text) ............................................................................ - - - (NA) (NA)
Rabbits, live (see text) ....................................................................... 129 18,314 (D) (NA) (NA)
Other livestock (see text) ................................................................... 12 (X) (D) 179 (X)
Other livestock products1 ................................................................... 363 (X) 2,896 130 (X)
1
Data are for farms with production, not necessarily sold.

Table 36. Specified Crops Harvested Yield per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 2012
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Entire crop irrigated Part of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated
Crop Average yield Acres Acres not Average yield Average yield
Farms Acres Farms Farms Acres
per acre irrigated irrigated per acre per acre
Barley for grain (bushels) ........................... 3 (D) 30.3 8 (D) (D) 62.2 239 16,229 59.0
Corn for grain (bushels) ............................. 139 5,657 122.8 260 20,999 60,832 129.8 4,967 715,532 114.7
Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) ........... 4 25 18.0 22 878 3,541 16.3 576 42,206 15.6
Cotton, all (bales) ...................................... 12 3,943 2.1 88 12,161 47,771 2.0 1,332 516,926 1.9
Upland cotton (bales) ............................. 12 3,943 2.1 88 12,161 47,771 2.0 1,332 516,926 1.9
Pima cotton (bales) ................................ - - - - - - - - - -
Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) ..... 2 (D) (D) - - - - 8 (D) (D)
Oats for grain (bushels) ............................. 4 23 40.9 15 64 290 46.6 424 13,013 78.9
Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ......................... 8 858 4,517.1 49 4,247 8,964 4,655.4 579 91,670 3,816.2
Rice (cwt) ................................................... - - - - - - - - - -
Sorghum for grain (bushels) ...................... 7 126 50.1 19 609 1,459 68.3 568 47,625 60.0
Soybeans for beans (bushels) ................... 52 3,761 36.7 210 11,801 64,391 41.2 6,759 1,484,853 38.6
Sugarbeets for sugar (tons) ....................... - - - - - - - - - -
Sugarcane for sugar (tons) ........................ - - - - - - - - - -
Tobacco (pounds) ...................................... 182 11,221 2,532.6 219 13,587 19,943 2,438.4 1,281 122,692 2,294.6
Wheat for grain, all (bushels) ..................... 48 3,394 56.5 124 4,966 28,610 63.2 3,984 716,743 56.2
Winter wheat for grain (bushels) ............ 48 3,394 56.5 124 4,966 28,610 63.2 3,977 716,519 56.2
Durum wheat for grain (bushels) ........... - - - - - - - - - -
Other Spring wheat for
grain (bushels) ..................................... - - - - - - - 10 224 42.8

Forage - land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and greenchop
(tons, dry equivalent) (see text) ............... 358 15,141 (X) 343 10,185 19,325 (X) 18,861 598,535 (X)
Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ................................. 3 40 2.3 7 95 132 3.7 599 9,541 3.9
Small grain hay (tons, dry) ......................... 95 2,268 2.8 46 463 1,122 2.4 1,573 36,285 2.5
Tame hay other than alfalfa, small
grain, and wild hay (tons, dry) .................. 307 13,145 3.9 277 8,345 16,143 2.8 15,521 494,685 2.3
Wild hay (tons, dry) .................................... 9 126 2.1 20 46 259 0.7 1,931 35,255 1.4
Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or
alfalfa mixtures (tons, green) ................... 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) 88 (D) (D)
All other haylage, grass silage,
and greenchop (tons, green) ................... 15 420 4.9 16 (D) (D) 7.6 682 25,203 5.2

Land in vegetables (see text) ..................... 623 14,407 (X) 424 8,645 18,693 (X) 2,236 80,772 (X)
Land in orchards (see text) ........................ 218 1,403 (X) 148 502 666 (X) 1,321 10,328 (X)
Land in berries (see text) ........................... 451 2,908 (X) 122 1,561 1,060 (X) 884 2,897 (X)

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Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land
Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Quantity
Farms Acres Farms Acres
FIELD CROPS

Barley for grain (bushels) ..................................................... 250 16,695 985,012 11 111 236 13,728 667,667 14 88
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 86 627 (D) 3 18 68 (D) (D) 2 (D)
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 32 (D) 35,650 2 (D) 57 1,098 43,813 3 49
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 43 1,441 109,059 3 (D) 27 905 34,234 2 (D)
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 36 2,290 149,070 1 (D) 42 2,850 116,478 7 21
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 41 5,550 354,032 2 (D) 34 5,234 296,573 - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 10 3,591 175,890 - - 6 1,882 99,042 - -
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - -
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

Canola (pounds) ................................................................... 17 2,942 4,215,031 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) - -

Corn for grain (bushels) ........................................................ 5,366 803,020 93,402,417 399 26,656 6,324 965,426 98,245,673 436 28,481
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 1,576 10,061 691,628 103 512 1,585 10,505 657,210 82 279
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 553 10,380 864,965 29 376 681 12,615 902,175 42 425
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 752 25,712 2,314,852 51 1,238 933 31,988 2,410,859 41 935
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 700 46,245 4,443,724 39 1,345 891 59,650 4,699,168 66 2,163
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 882 134,819 14,140,513 75 4,463 1,107 169,608 15,207,453 88 4,581
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 486 164,117 18,816,586 47 4,932 633 218,965 21,637,986 67 6,353
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 284 186,557 22,425,217 34 6,970 355 235,832 24,948,954 25 3,998
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 133 225,129 29,704,932 21 6,820 139 226,263 27,781,868 25 9,747
1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 109 139,170 18,519,216 17 5,222 119 155,420 17,664,044 22 (D)
2,000 to 2,999 acres ..................................................... 16 37,889 4,759,246 4 1,598 11 25,743 3,500,924 1 (D)
3,000 to 4,999 acres ..................................................... 5 19,132 2,647,840 - - 7 (D) (D) 2 (D)
5,000 acres or more ..................................................... 3 28,938 3,778,630 - - 2 (D) (D) - -

Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) ...................................... 602 46,650 732,594 26 903 733 56,886 631,752 32 1,138
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 219 1,402 20,678 5 26 237 1,652 18,546 4 (D)
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 98 1,870 26,911 - - 117 2,227 26,409 2 (D)
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 93 3,095 45,447 - - 109 3,665 44,425 6 84
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 55 3,736 57,867 9 191 91 6,183 73,787 5 149
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 97 14,057 209,278 7 409 126 18,871 199,314 10 329
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 24 8,083 122,963 2 (D) 42 13,543 141,714 5 537
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 11 7,307 116,950 3 (D) 8 4,764 59,647 - -
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 5 7,100 132,500 - - 3 5,981 67,910 - -

Cotton, all (bales) ................................................................. 1,432 580,801 1,134,034 100 16,104 1,308 526,060 785,557 101 10,756
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 60 560 1,177 2 (D) 65 436 493 1 (D)
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 40 778 1,560 - - 41 787 942 7 105
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 119 4,128 8,083 8 214 91 3,336 4,542 5 162
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 155 11,129 21,481 7 396 158 11,358 14,203 4 (D)
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 331 52,708 104,878 12 (D) 255 41,893 62,486 23 1,045
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 285 97,824 198,654 13 967 322 114,315 169,488 21 1,370
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 309 202,762 380,727 40 5,978 267 180,937 283,704 28 4,814
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 133 210,912 417,474 18 8,178 109 172,998 249,699 12 3,150
1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................... 106 137,870 261,248 13 5,990 91 117,190 173,676 12 3,150
2,000 to 2,999 acres ..................................................... 20 44,723 100,559 3 (D) 14 32,320 43,133 - -
3,000 to 4,999 acres ..................................................... 6 (D) (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) (D) - -
5,000 acres or more ..................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - -

Upland cotton (bales) ....................................................... 1,432 580,801 1,134,034 100 16,104 1,308 526,060 785,557 101 10,756
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 60 560 1,177 2 (D) 65 436 493 1 (D)
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 40 778 1,560 - - 41 787 942 7 105
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 119 4,128 8,083 8 (D) 91 3,336 4,542 5 162
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 155 11,129 21,481 7 396 158 11,358 14,203 4 (D)
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 331 52,708 104,878 12 (D) 255 41,893 62,486 23 1,045
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... 285 97,824 198,654 13 967 322 114,315 169,488 21 1,370
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... 309 202,762 380,727 40 5,978 267 180,937 283,704 28 4,814
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... 133 210,912 417,474 18 (D) 109 172,998 249,699 12 3,150
1,000 to 1,999 acres ................................................. 106 137,870 261,248 13 5,990 91 117,190 173,676 12 3,150
2,000 to 2,999 acres ................................................. 20 44,723 100,559 3 988 14 32,320 43,133 - -
3,000 to 4,999 acres ................................................. 6 (D) (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) (D) - -
5,000 acres or more ................................................. 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - -

Dry edible beans, excluding limas (cwt) ............................... 10 95 1,707 2 (D) - - - - -

Dry edible peas (cwt) ........................................................... 4 4 40 - - 1 (D) (D) - -

Hops (pounds) ...................................................................... 3 3 (D) - - - - - - -

Mint for oil, all (pounds of oil) ............................................... - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D)

Oats for grain (bushels) ........................................................ 443 13,390 1,043,595 19 87 556 14,337 787,753 27 185
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 233 1,534 78,090 12 49 283 1,832 (D) 10 35
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 79 1,468 90,312 - - 90 (D) 82,672 13 21
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 75 2,398 181,301 6 (D) 90 2,840 165,218 2 (D)
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 36 2,295 171,949 - - 64 3,753 200,661 2 (D)
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 17 1,979 168,183 1 (D) 27 3,719 223,142 - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - -
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. - - - - - - - - - -
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 3 3,716 353,760 - - - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) .................................................... 636 105,739 415,209,198 57 5,105 699 89,029 250,970,518 94 8,587
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 58 428 1,647,591 2 (D) 119 814 2,068,633 2 (D)
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 47 921 3,425,577 4 28 58 1,045 2,802,816 6 (D)
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 79 2,991 11,229,501 3 67 82 2,785 7,835,834 9 (D)
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 111 8,057 31,996,105 9 266 133 9,630 27,326,515 13 594
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 213 33,156 130,108,611 18 1,309 210 31,256 91,500,823 36 2,972
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 91 29,819 121,365,430 14 2,110 73 24,010 68,138,897 18 1,633
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 29 18,824 71,988,724 6 (D) 18 11,021 32,460,100 9 2,684
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 8 11,543 43,447,659 1 (D) 6 8,468 18,836,900 1 (D)

Popcorn (pounds, shelled) ................................................... 6 6 18,000 - - - - - - -

Proso millet (bushels) ........................................................... 10 434 6,116 - - 9 88 1,088 - -

Rye for grain (bushels) ......................................................... 247 13,104 322,760 16 241 288 13,391 238,195 17 209

Sorghum for grain (bushels) ................................................. 594 49,819 3,007,013 26 735 210 8,635 394,040 20 434
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 27


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land
Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Quantity
Farms Acres Farms Acres
FIELD CROPS - Con.

Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) .............................. 78 4,313 53,630 14 182 86 2,748 28,856 2 (D)

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ............................................. 7,021 1,564,806 60,635,686 262 15,562 6,896 1,380,792 29,142,115 325 13,830
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 998 8,341 253,086 16 111 887 7,130 117,720 37 186
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 691 13,023 414,727 15 225 680 12,961 224,933 32 392
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 1,039 36,088 1,184,362 36 957 1,114 38,352 674,524 48 942
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 1,163 80,412 2,740,007 48 1,299 1,181 81,112 1,415,984 53 1,785
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 1,313 206,734 7,484,012 57 2,769 1,409 220,314 4,076,847 59 2,201
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 893 313,406 11,948,415 35 2,238 854 297,902 5,503,932 52 3,536
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 607 407,821 16,088,802 34 4,432 557 374,885 8,229,681 35 2,681
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 317 498,981 20,522,275 21 3,531 214 348,136 8,898,494 9 2,107
1,000 to 1,999 acres .................................................... 262 337,030 13,582,544 17 3,193 180 238,226 6,095,952 9 2,107
2,000 to 2,999 acres .................................................... 41 95,015 4,110,779 4 338 22 51,775 1,243,762 - -
3,000 to 4,999 acres .................................................... 11 37,536 1,414,952 - - 9 30,267 780,806 - -
5,000 acres or more ..................................................... 3 29,400 1,414,000 - - 3 27,868 777,974 - -

Sunflower seed, all (pounds) ............................................... 41 858 618,531 6 29 29 402 383,562 - -

Sunflower seed - oil varieties (pounds) ............................ 27 676 467,891 4 (D) 15 105 63,350 - -

Sunflower seed - non-oil varieties (pounds) ..................... 16 182 150,640 2 (D) 14 297 320,212 - -

Tobacco (pounds) ................................................................ 1,682 167,443 391,710,625 401 24,808 2,622 170,083 365,958,031 742 31,212
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................ 10 5 14,159 3 1 21 10 14,471 1 (D)
1.0 to 1.9 acres ................................................................ 18 21 34,080 5 6 71 78 120,402 4 (D)
2.0 to 2.9 acres ................................................................ 28 61 107,584 3 7 77 162 294,371 10 19
3.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................ 60 215 403,239 15 44 135 480 893,991 26 62
5.0 to 9.9 acres ................................................................ 104 739 1,504,431 23 157 235 1,533 3,101,293 49 293
10.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................ 236 3,947 8,741,137 36 542 503 7,886 15,837,620 123 1,488
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................ 259 9,333 21,147,746 51 1,292 443 15,523 32,518,447 134 3,253
50.0 to 74.9 acres ............................................................ 223 13,324 29,722,869 66 2,910 331 19,416 39,976,254 134 5,773
75.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................ 148 12,679 29,008,902 44 3,040 223 18,782 39,309,298 65 3,009
100.0 acres or more ......................................................... 596 127,118 301,026,478 155 16,809 583 106,212 233,891,884 196 17,311
100.0 to 249.9 acres .................................................... 449 67,267 158,920,359 111 9,864 487 70,786 155,802,255 171 13,756
250.0 acres or more ..................................................... 147 59,851 142,106,119 44 6,945 96 35,426 78,089,629 25 3,555

Wheat for grain, all (bushels) ............................................... 4,156 753,713 42,625,819 172 8,360 3,184 511,713 19,917,842 171 6,560
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 479 4,082 196,816 11 38 384 3,119 116,371 17 91
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 347 6,538 310,144 13 166 339 6,453 199,271 23 372
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 635 21,987 1,031,450 35 782 528 18,351 674,124 34 (D)
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 723 48,377 2,416,665 31 1,079 614 41,607 1,554,711 44 1,295
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 1,036 161,266 8,757,952 40 2,298 694 109,308 4,376,773 28 1,470
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 561 189,791 11,152,328 25 2,619 411 140,753 5,504,710 17 808
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 281 184,809 11,210,177 9 778 169 109,146 4,446,285 7 899
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 94 136,863 7,550,287 8 600 45 82,976 3,045,597 1 (D)
1,000 to 1,999 acres .................................................... 82 100,608 5,824,928 5 369 34 42,679 1,561,850 1 (D)
2,000 to 2,999 acres .................................................... 9 21,733 1,307,679 3 231 5 (D) 557,897 - -
3,000 to 4,999 acres .................................................... 2 (D) (D) - - 4 13,846 (D) - -
5,000 acres or more ..................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - -

Winter wheat for grain (bushels) ...................................... 4,149 753,489 42,616,223 172 8,360 3,184 511,713 19,917,842 171 6,560
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 475 4,040 194,848 11 38 384 3,119 116,371 17 91
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 347 6,542 309,908 13 166 339 6,453 199,271 23 (D)
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 636 22,032 1,033,875 35 782 528 18,351 674,124 34 787
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 719 48,146 2,406,848 31 1,079 614 41,607 1,554,711 44 1,295
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 1,036 161,266 8,757,952 40 2,298 694 109,308 4,376,773 28 1,470
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... 561 189,791 11,152,328 25 2,619 411 140,753 5,504,710 17 808
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... 281 184,809 11,210,177 9 778 169 109,146 4,446,285 7 899
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... 94 136,863 7,550,287 8 600 45 82,976 3,045,597 1 (D)
1,000 to 1,999 acres ................................................ 82 100,608 5,824,928 5 369 34 42,679 1,561,850 1 (D)
2,000 to 2,999 acres ................................................ 9 21,733 1,307,679 3 231 5 (D) (D) - -
3,000 to 4,999 acres ................................................ 2 (D) (D) - - 4 13,846 533,903 - -
5,000 acres or more ................................................. 1 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - -

Other Spring wheat for grain (bushels) ............................ 10 224 9,596 - - - - - - -

HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS

Field and grass seed crops, all ............................................ 20 1,089 (X) 1 (D) 13 784 (X) - -
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 4 17 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 7 138 (X) - - 4 80 (X) - -
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 3 130 (X) - - 4 117 (X) - -
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 3 180 (X) - - - - (X) - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. - - (X) - - - - (X) - -
1,000 to 1,999 acres ........................................................ - - (X) - - - - (X) - -
2,000 acres or more ......................................................... - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

Fescue seed (pounds) ..................................................... 10 229 74,090 - - 9 328 55,315 - -

Forage - land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons,
dry equivalent) (see text) ................................................... 19,562 643,186 1,509,153 701 25,326 19,432 687,650 1,170,258 1,324 56,147
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 7,909 62,724 121,316 178 988 7,653 60,924 105,031 393 2,480
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 4,216 77,651 143,871 110 1,463 3,976 73,158 114,420 223 3,417
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 3,949 130,864 277,230 159 4,109 4,046 134,929 224,866 295 7,262
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 2,233 142,000 340,445 129 5,543 2,326 150,502 246,321 216 10,149
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 1,062 142,481 367,053 95 7,745 1,204 162,213 284,048 151 12,094
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 140 43,468 116,581 21 3,124 163 51,472 82,895 21 3,316
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 39 23,232 87,341 6 1,554 52 33,175 71,477 19 6,156
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 14 20,766 55,316 3 800 12 21,277 41,199 6 11,273
1,000 to 1,999 acres .................................................... 11 12,573 40,426 1 (D) 10 (D) (D) 5 (D)
2,000 to 2,999 acres .................................................... 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) - - - - -
3,000 to 4,999 acres .................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) 1 (D)
5,000 acres or more ..................................................... - - - - - - - - - -
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28 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land
Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Quantity
Farms Acres Farms Acres
HAY, FORAGE, AND FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS - Con.

Hay - All hay including alfalfa, other tame,


small grain, and wild (tons, dry) (see text) .......................... 19,074 617,950 1,431,712 680 24,528 19,214 684,770 1,140,216 1,316 59,453
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 7,747 61,348 120,074 174 961 7,480 59,689 101,729 376 2,349
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 4,137 76,091 141,348 108 1,457 3,921 72,204 110,855 197 2,956
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 3,862 127,910 270,794 156 4,053 4,045 135,263 221,446 318 8,107
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 2,135 135,624 316,665 127 5,425 2,370 153,590 248,125 231 10,894
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 1,011 135,365 344,497 85 7,164 1,171 158,077 270,687 146 12,176
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 133 41,128 110,736 21 3,114 167 53,333 80,963 23 4,494
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 36 20,818 77,991 6 1,554 48 30,289 65,277 19 6,156
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 13 19,666 49,607 3 800 12 22,325 41,134 6 12,321

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ....................................................... 609 9,808 38,488 10 135 758 10,322 16,755 67 360
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 399 2,228 6,061 6 27 538 2,943 4,732 53 199
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 107 1,950 8,298 2 (D) 84 1,609 2,580 6 63
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 61 2,076 8,513 - - 107 3,509 5,722 5 76
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 30 1,894 9,366 2 (D) 24 1,491 2,886 3 22
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 11 (D) (D) - - 5 770 835 - -
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - -
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... - - - - - - - - - -
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... - - - - - - - - - -

Small grain hay (tons, dry) ............................................... 1,714 40,138 99,522 141 2,731 2,314 66,122 118,240 245 6,993
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 888 6,250 13,538 52 325 1,062 7,576 10,394 93 (D)
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 367 6,781 (D) 33 533 476 8,750 12,330 63 1,012
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 271 8,914 21,535 36 852 400 13,249 23,724 49 1,293
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 119 7,647 21,241 14 579 257 16,133 34,806 23 880
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 66 8,791 23,622 6 442 104 13,159 25,119 15 1,388
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - 10 3,032 5,436 - -
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... 2 (D) (D) - - 3 (D) (D) 1 (D)
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... - - - - - 2 (D) (D) 1 (D)

Other tame hay (tons, dry) ............................................... 16,105 532,318 1,244,453 584 21,490 16,799 581,914 974,415 1,151 51,472
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 6,381 50,838 103,043 160 925 6,594 52,728 92,832 326 1,987
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 3,529 64,934 122,412 97 1,291 3,430 63,219 101,320 204 3,126
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 3,311 109,760 234,156 119 3,185 3,577 118,903 198,384 253 6,199
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 1,856 117,849 273,484 109 4,512 2,030 130,925 209,445 198 9,643
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 869 116,012 301,173 71 6,288 987 131,256 216,599 132 11,251
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... 116 36,758 96,541 21 2,986 131 41,116 61,110 14 2,606
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... 32 19,001 75,287 4 1,503 40 24,990 58,615 18 5,387
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... 11 17,166 38,357 3 800 10 18,777 36,110 6 11,273

Wild hay (tons, dry) .......................................................... 1,960 35,686 49,249 29 172 1,357 26,412 30,806 53 628
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 1,169 8,655 11,638 21 (D) 810 5,461 5,915 44 163
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 378 6,916 9,902 2 (D) 273 4,935 4,905 3 (D)
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 274 8,958 12,991 4 102 176 5,655 6,519 3 (D)
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 103 6,430 (D) 2 (D) 68 4,079 5,010 1 (D)
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 35 (D) 4,905 - - 26 3,768 5,989 2 (D)
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... - - - - - 3 (D) (D) - -
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - -
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - -

All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop


(tons, green) ....................................................................... 792 29,216 156,757 33 1,015 440 15,061 60,776 20 620
1 to 14 acres .................................................................... 339 2,504 (D) 11 51 233 1,688 5,176 5 (D)
15 to 24 acres .................................................................. 139 2,550 8,937 6 96 68 (D) (D) 4 36
25 to 49 acres .................................................................. 150 4,880 24,100 5 129 67 2,310 8,237 6 132
50 to 99 acres .................................................................. 93 5,909 36,620 4 207 34 2,276 11,592 2 (D)
100 to 249 acres .............................................................. 61 7,984 41,143 7 532 29 3,983 16,572 3 288
250 to 499 acres .............................................................. 6 (D) 9,158 - - 8 2,722 10,566 - -
500 to 999 acres .............................................................. 3 2,414 18,914 - - 1 (D) (D) - -
1,000 acres or more ......................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa


mixtures (tons, green) .................................................... 90 2,532 16,170 2 (D) 34 1,441 7,732 3 (D)
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 38 269 832 - - 14 (D) (D) - -
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 19 334 1,314 1 (D) 7 130 625 2 (D)
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 16 587 3,383 - - 7 209 1,435 1 (D)
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 13 828 8,463 1 (D) 4 283 1,292 - -
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 4 514 2,178 - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - -
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... - - - - - - - - - -
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... - - - - - - - - - -

Other haylage, grass silage, and greenchop,


excluding corn and sorghum silage (tons, green) ........... 713 26,684 140,587 31 (D) 411 13,620 53,044 17 (D)
1 to 14 acres ................................................................ 303 2,235 (D) 11 (D) 224 1,611 4,862 5 31
15 to 24 acres .............................................................. 124 2,297 8,008 5 81 61 (D) (D) 2 (D)
25 to 49 acres .............................................................. 138 4,421 21,117 5 129 60 2,081 6,752 5 87
50 to 99 acres .............................................................. 85 5,407 29,649 3 187 30 1,978 10,274 2 (D)
100 to 249 acres .......................................................... 54 7,235 38,246 7 532 29 3,983 16,572 3 288
250 to 499 acres .......................................................... 5 (D) 7,600 - - 6 2,022 6,766 - -
500 to 999 acres .......................................................... 3 2,414 18,914 - - 1 (D) (D) - -
1,000 acres or more ..................................................... 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

OTHER SPECIFIED CROPS

Land in vegetables (see text) .............................................. 3,283 122,516 (X) 1,047 23,051 3,740 117,032 (X) 1,061 23,396
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................ 696 313 (X) 187 69 690 295 (X) 149 61
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................ 1,523 3,019 (X) 475 832 1,684 3,589 (X) 436 822
5.0 to 14.9 acres .............................................................. 482 3,684 (X) 178 836 720 5,698 (X) 231 1,305
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................ 104 1,955 (X) 38 514 179 3,264 (X) 71 802
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................ 129 4,327 (X) 56 1,479 157 5,416 (X) 57 1,424
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................ 122 8,422 (X) 37 1,786 101 6,773 (X) 38 1,360
100.0 to 249.9 acres ......................................................... 106 15,819 (X) 34 3,022 95 14,746 (X) 35 3,312
250.0 to 499.9 acres ......................................................... 57 19,469 (X) 17 2,597 50 15,745 (X) 14 2,573
500.0 to 749.9 acres ......................................................... 29 18,094 (X) 8 1,593 29 17,318 (X) 12 3,177
750.0 to 999.9 acres ......................................................... 13 10,589 (X) 9 3,609 12 9,804 (X) 6 2,961
1,000.0 acres or more ...................................................... 22 36,827 (X) 8 6,713 23 34,383 (X) 12 5,600
1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acres ............................................... 17 21,017 (X) 7 (D) 19 25,641 (X) 10 (D)
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 29


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 37. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land
Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Quantity
Farms Acres Farms Acres
OTHER SPECIFIED CROPS - Con.

Land in vegetables (see text) - Con.

2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres .............................................. 4 (D) (X) 1 (D) 4 8,742 (X) 2 (D)
3,000.0 to 4,999.9 acres .............................................. - - (X) - - - - (X) - -
5,000.0 acres or more .................................................. 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

Land in orchards (see text) .................................................. 1,687 12,899 (X) 366 1,905 1,551 13,724 (X) 294 2,196

Land in berries (see text) ..................................................... 1,457 8,427 (X) 573 4,470 1,052 8,156 (X) 438 4,744
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................ 701 221 (X) 167 (D) 454 154 (X) 142 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................ 604 1,188 (X) 305 572 467 868 (X) 223 396
5.0 to 14.9 acres .............................................................. 92 663 (X) 56 378 81 669 (X) 38 302
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................ 11 202 (X) 10 (D) 10 184 (X) 10 184
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................ 19 571 (X) 15 379 11 366 (X) 6 171
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................ 13 922 (X) 7 243 9 499 (X) 6 258
100.0 acres or more ......................................................... 17 4,660 (X) 13 2,693 20 5,417 (X) 13 (D)

30 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 38. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012
2007
Harvested for Harvested for total harvested
Crop Total harvested
processing fresh market
Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ................................ 3,283 124,936 540 35,786 3,113 89,151 3,740 118,780
0.1 to 0.9 acres .................................................................. 673 314 81 25 642 289 677 309
1.0 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 1,531 3,090 190 163 1,496 2,928 1,681 3,667
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................ 489 3,747 69 209 480 3,538 717 5,674
15.0 to 24.9 acres .............................................................. 107 1,980 19 275 98 1,705 192 3,475
25.0 to 49.9 acres .............................................................. 132 4,442 30 734 114 3,709 162 5,595
50.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. 116 8,064 41 2,085 93 5,979 100 6,704
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................................... 112 16,815 43 4,307 91 12,508 97 15,306
250.0 to 499.9 acres ........................................................... 59 20,145 33 6,833 47 13,312 50 15,826
500.0 to 749.9 acres ........................................................... 27 16,709 16 6,376 20 10,333 27 16,131
750.0 to 999.9 acres ........................................................... 15 12,189 8 2,844 13 9,345 14 11,584
1,000.0 acres or more ........................................................ 22 37,442 10 11,935 19 25,507 23 34,509
1,000.0 to 1,999.9 acres ................................................. 17 21,632 7 6,002 15 15,630 19 25,767
2,000.0 to 2,999.9 acres ................................................. 4 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 4 8,742
3,000.0 to 4,999.9 acres ................................................. - - - - - - - -
5,000.0 acres or more .................................................... 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) - -

Asparagus, bearing age ......................................................... 96 98 8 1 93 97 66 108

Beans, green limas ................................................................ 52 443 2 (D) 50 (D) 141 900

Beans, snap (bush and pole) ................................................. 1,283 5,376 148 1,118 1,204 4,258 1,270 8,769
0.1 to 0.9 acres .................................................................. 1,003 246 105 19 940 227 947 261
1.0 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 214 337 25 19 206 318 250 432
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................ 35 248 3 16 32 232 22 167
15.0 to 24.9 acres .............................................................. 11 (D) 5 (D) 11 (D) 5 85
25.0 to 49.9 acres .............................................................. 3 83 - - 3 83 16 502
50.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. 4 245 2 (D) 2 (D) 11 782
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................................... 7 1,045 5 437 4 608 11 1,306
250.0 to 499.9 acres ........................................................... 4 1,368 3 468 4 900 3 864
500.0 acres or more ........................................................... 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 5 4,371

Beets ...................................................................................... 81 135 - - 81 135 91 (D)

Broccoli .................................................................................. 140 345 5 1 139 345 138 187

Brussels sprouts ..................................................................... 6 1 - - 6 1 6 1

Cabbage, Chinese ................................................................. 30 117 3 1 30 117 35 192

Cabbage, head ....................................................................... 204 3,309 16 528 201 2,780 277 5,200

Cantaloupes and muskmelons ............................................... 703 1,509 1 (D) 703 (D) 804 1,903

Carrots ................................................................................... 82 120 3 (D) 81 (D) 37 6

Cauliflower ............................................................................. 17 4 - - 17 4 3 1

Celery ..................................................................................... 8 2 - - 8 2 6 31

Chicory ................................................................................... 2 (D) (X) (X) 2 (D) - -

Collards .................................................................................. 202 2,444 4 (D) 200 (D) 248 1,691

Cucumbers and pickles .......................................................... 1,077 8,499 108 4,502 999 3,997 1,016 12,528
0.1 to 0.9 acres .................................................................. 836 188 53 10 799 178 737 179
1.0 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 117 189 6 8 115 181 128 196
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................ 45 355 4 43 43 312 56 480
15.0 to 24.9 acres .............................................................. 15 (D) 5 (D) 12 214 17 313
25.0 to 49.9 acres .............................................................. 22 716 11 (D) 11 (D) 24 871
50.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. 21 1,478 14 849 10 629 27 1,786
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................................... 13 1,818 10 1,292 4 526 14 1,841
250.0 to 499.9 acres ........................................................... 6 2,036 4 1,136 4 900 8 2,686
500.0 acres or more ........................................................... 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 5 4,176

Daikon .................................................................................... - - - - - - 1 (D)

Eggplant ................................................................................. 119 147 7 1 118 146 101 127

Garlic ...................................................................................... 98 32 1 (D) 97 (D) 76 25

Ginseng .................................................................................. 9 9 - - 9 9 8 27

Herbs, fresh cut ...................................................................... 81 (D) (X) (X) 81 (D) 86 1,784

Honeydew melons .................................................................. 9 (D) (X) (X) 9 (D) 12 45

Horseradish ............................................................................ 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 1 (D)

Kale ........................................................................................ 118 428 1 (D) 117 (D) 64 363

Lettuce, all .............................................................................. 191 168 (X) (X) 191 168 164 85

Lettuce, head ..................................................................... 65 16 (X) (X) 65 16 49 12

Lettuce, leaf ........................................................................ 107 140 (X) (X) 107 140 106 53

Lettuce, romaine ................................................................ 45 12 (X) (X) 45 12 31 19

Mustard greens ...................................................................... 66 541 1 (D) 65 (D) 70 335

Okra ....................................................................................... 214 82 9 2 208 80 285 130

Onions, dry ............................................................................. 44 (D) - - 44 (D) 63 158

Onions, green ......................................................................... 55 16 1 (D) 55 (D) 107 31

Parsley ................................................................................... 5 3 - - 5 3 8 1

Peas, Chinese (sugar, snow) ................................................. 33 36 2 (D) 33 (D) 22 31


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Table 38. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012
2007
Harvested for Harvested for total harvested
Crop Total harvested
processing fresh market
Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres
Peas, green (excluding southern) ........................................... 74 (D) 6 8 69 (D) 101 119

Peas, green southern (cowpeas) -


blackeyed, crowder, etc ........................................................ 169 791 9 2 165 790 199 368

Peppers, Bell (excluding pimientos) ....................................... 263 1,944 8 (D) 260 (D) 304 2,421
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................... 186 39 3 (Z) 186 (D) 219 48
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................... 44 80 3 4 41 76 43 69
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................. 14 106 1 (D) 14 103 19 138
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................... 3 60 - - 3 60 6 121
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................... 9 335 - - 9 335 5 155
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................... 4 255 - - 4 255 6 401
100.0 acres or more ............................................................ 3 1,070 1 (D) 3 670 6 1,490

Peppers, other than Bell (including chile) ............................... 134 691 15 329 123 361 153 1,048

Potatoes ................................................................................. 1,263 16,293 145 11,315 1,189 4,978 1,123 14,760
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................... 896 259 66 12 858 246 775 235
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................... 292 453 43 44 278 408 270 430
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................. 29 248 5 41 27 207 31 239
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................... 4 78 2 (D) 2 (D) 12 214
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................... 4 (D) 2 (D) 4 (D) 2 (D)
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................... 10 698 7 439 5 259 6 368
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................................... 13 1,951 6 870 8 1,081 12 1,670
250.0 to 499.9 acres ........................................................... 5 1,543 5 1,137 3 406 7 2,424
500.0 to 749.9 acres ........................................................... 5 3,310 4 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D)
750.0 to 999.9 acres ........................................................... 2 (D) 2 (D) - - 2 (D)
1,000.0 acres or more ......................................................... 3 5,864 3 (D) 2 (D) 4 6,176

Pumpkins ................................................................................ 190 2,514 9 (D) 186 (D) 296 1,826

Radishes ................................................................................. 48 254 2 (D) 48 (D) 25 705

Rhubarb .................................................................................. 5 1 1 (D) 5 (D) 5 1

Spinach ................................................................................... 56 (D) 1 (D) 55 26 40 (D)

Squash, all .............................................................................. 415 2,531 14 (D) 410 2,455 503 2,864
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................... 282 80 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 328 85
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................... 91 181 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 183
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................. 26 187 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 47 419
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................... 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 109
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................... 7 240 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 347
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................... 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 447
100.0 acres or more ............................................................ 6 1,713 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 1,274

Squash, summer ................................................................. 373 (D) 14 (D) 367 (D) 465 2,731

Squash, winter .................................................................... 90 (D) - - 90 (D) 91 133

Sweet corn .............................................................................. 1,378 5,276 159 365 1,307 4,912 1,620 6,221
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................... 707 246 69 18 665 228 687 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................... 504 938 78 (D) 477 (D) 727 1,431
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................. 114 832 6 11 114 821 155 1,104
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................... 24 429 3 25 24 404 22 385
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................... 18 572 2 (D) 17 (D) 18 634
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................... 3 188 - - 3 188 2 (D)
100.0 acres or more ............................................................ 8 2,072 1 (D) 7 (D) 9 2,281

Sweet potatoes ....................................................................... 415 59,095 108 16,363 357 42,732 389 42,108
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................... 133 40 7 1 129 39 76 23
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................... 62 110 2 (D) 62 (D) 105 187
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................. 17 104 2 (D) 17 (D) 57 492
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................... 15 269 6 109 12 160 8 151
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................... 24 826 15 547 11 280 26 845
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................... 43 2,899 18 717 35 2,182 31 2,169
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................................... 51 7,376 28 3,179 34 4,198 33 5,265
250.0 to 499.9 acres ........................................................... 36 12,263 15 3,326 28 8,936 23 7,773
500.0 acres or more ............................................................ 34 35,207 15 8,483 29 26,724 30 25,204

Tomatoes in the open ............................................................. 1,496 3,537 108 72 1,450 3,464 1,429 3,726
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................... 1,133 300 79 (D) 1,095 (D) 1,052 307
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................... 283 477 24 23 276 454 284 441
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................. 46 349 4 17 46 332 56 473
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................... 16 282 1 (D) 15 (D) 15 277
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................... 6 219 - - 6 219 11 333
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................... 7 475 - - 7 475 5 298
100.0 acres or more ............................................................ 5 1,435 - - 5 1,435 6 1,598

Turnip greens ......................................................................... 70 324 4 (D) 66 (D) 83 579

Turnips .................................................................................... 90 428 1 (D) 90 (D) 72 271

Watercress ............................................................................. 9 8 (X) (X) 9 8 3 2

Watermelons .......................................................................... 977 5,498 3 2 977 5,495 1,242 5,888


0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................... 564 161 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 551 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................... 264 493 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 507 906
5.0 to 14.9 acres ................................................................. 86 665 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 880
15.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................... 15 269 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 455
25.0 to 49.9 acres ............................................................... 19 613 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 994
50.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................... 18 1,029 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 670
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................................... 7 1,067 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 1,255
250.0 to 499.9 acres ........................................................... 4 1,202 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D)
500.0 acres or more ............................................................ - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

Other vegetables (see text) .................................................... 242 817 12 20 238 797 241 774

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Table 39. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 2012 and 2007
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Total Bearing age acres Nonbearing age acres
Crop
Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres
Noncitrus fruit, all (see text) ........................................ 2012 1,455 10,944 1,160 9,026 773 1,917
2007 1,349 12,318 1,149 10,154 588 2,164

Apples .................................................................... 2012 690 5,838 491 5,084 385 754


2007 673 7,583 548 6,803 277 780
2012 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................... 267 88 137 40 168 48
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................... 270 525 209 334 150 191
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................... 81 685 75 581 24 104
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................... 16 315 14 236 10 79
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................... 18 649 18 557 15 92
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 27 1,752 27 1,631 13 121
100.0 acres or more ............................................... 11 1,824 11 1,705 5 119

2007 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................... 262 87 200 (D) 95 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................... 233 453 177 316 113 137
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................... 77 653 70 537 26 116
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................... 16 295 16 268 7 28
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................... 32 1,123 32 1,053 12 70
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 32 2,030 32 1,820 15 210
100.0 acres or more ............................................... 21 2,942 21 (D) 9 (D)

Apricots .................................................................. 2012 11 2 2 (D) 9 (D)


2007 11 1 3 (Z) 8 1

Cherries, sweet ...................................................... 2012 33 16 12 (D) 22 (D)


2007 71 25 42 15 32 11

Cherries, tart .......................................................... 2012 16 (D) 9 2 11 (D)


2007 47 10 31 6 17 4

Figs ........................................................................ 2012 77 28 45 22 38 7


2007 57 13 45 9 14 4

Grapes ................................................................... 2012 874 3,392 679 2,685 360 707


2007 660 3,185 555 2,100 255 1,085

Kiwifruit ................................................................... 2012 1 (D) 1 (D) - -


2007 11 2 7 2 4 (Z)

Nectarines .............................................................. 2012 12 18 11 17 3 1


2007 35 22 21 19 14 3

Peaches, all (see text) ............................................ 2012 405 1,422 278 1,104 213 318
2007 384 1,317 319 1,097 137 221
2012 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................... 205 57 113 (D) 104 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................... 137 267 108 187 72 81
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................... 47 353 41 265 25 88
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................... 8 151 8 120 5 31
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................... 5 172 5 111 5 61
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D)
100.0 acres or more ............................................... 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D)

2007 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................... 192 (D) 147 41 63 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................... 135 288 119 230 50 58
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................... 44 403 40 328 17 75
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................... 4 63 4 (D) 2 (D)
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................... 5 175 5 (D) 2 (D)
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 3 178 3 (D) 3 (D)
100.0 acres or more ............................................... 1 (D) 1 (D) - -

Pears, all ................................................................ 2012 217 109 113 68 122 41


2007 174 66 124 47 66 19

Persimmons ........................................................... 2012 48 19 27 8 27 11


2007 37 26 17 5 22 21

Plums and prunes .................................................. 2012 51 13 31 10 20 3


2007 90 32 63 20 31 12

Pomegranates ........................................................ 2012 11 3 4 1 7 2


2007 4 2 - - 4 2

Other noncitrus fruit (see text) ................................ 2012 29 80 16 12 18 68


2007 45 33 42 31 3 2

Citrus fruit, all ............................................................. 2012 6 2 4 2 3 1


2007 - - - - - -

Other citrus fruit (see text) ...................................... 2012 6 2 4 2 3 1


2007 - - - - - -

Nuts, all (see text) ...................................................... 2012 430 1,953 287 1,186 249 767
2007 374 1,406 271 904 174 502

Almonds ................................................................. 2012 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D)


2007 15 13 7 8 10 5

Chestnuts (see text) ............................................... 2012 35 83 20 22 16 61


2007 42 92 29 40 17 52

Hazelnuts (Filberts) ................................................ 2012 25 (D) 10 (D) 21 (D)


2007 19 7 11 4 8 3

Pecans, all (see text) .............................................. 2012 379 1,715 255 1,111 220 605
2007 318 1,262 233 826 146 435
2012 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................... 131 40 70 21 79 19
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................... 150 283 104 150 88 133
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 39. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Total Bearing age acres Nonbearing age acres
Crop
Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres
Nuts, all (see text) - Con.
Pecans, all (see text) - Con.
2012 acres: - Con.

5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................... 73 545 63 384 36 161


15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................... 10 170 9 110 5 60
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................... 9 293 3 95 6 198
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 6 384 6 350 6 34
100.0 acres or more ................................................ - - - - - -

2007 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................... 117 (D) 79 (D) 52 14
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................... 110 267 89 197 44 69
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................... 77 573 54 355 43 217
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................... 7 115 6 65 4 50
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................... 6 212 4 127 3 85
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 1 (D) 1 (D) - -
100.0 acres or more ................................................ - - - - - -

Pecans, improved (see text) ............................... 2012 253 1,166 160 660 156 507
2007 236 888 167 577 109 311

Pecans, native and seedlings ............................. 2012 147 549 106 451 73 98
2007 97 373 73 249 44 124

Walnuts, English ..................................................... 2012 15 34 7 30 8 4


2007 23 22 15 20 10 2

Other nuts (see text) ............................................... 2012 15 95 10 16 10 79


2007 14 10 10 5 6 5

Table 40. Berries: 2012 and 2007


[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Total Acres harvested Acres not harvested
Crop
Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres
Blackberries and dewberries (including marionberries) .......................................... 2012 431 405 347 296 134 108
2007 250 221 176 133 99 88

Blueberries, tame ................................................................................................... 2012 937 6,867 711 5,747 374 1,120
2007 595 6,367 297 5,323 355 1,044
2012 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 546 152 399 99 194 54
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 307 584 235 372 140 212
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................................................................... 35 250 31 160 16 90
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................................................... 5 88 5 64 4 24
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................................................................... 17 514 14 338 8 175
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................................................................... 10 712 10 656 4 56
100.0 acres or more ................................................................................................ 17 4,568 17 4,059 8 509

2007 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 329 97 152 (D) 186 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 196 316 87 120 124 197
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................................................................... 30 254 19 126 21 129
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................................................... 6 100 6 (D) 2 (D)
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................................................................... 7 248 6 183 5 66
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................................................................... 9 497 9 340 6 157
100.0 acres or more ................................................................................................ 18 4,854 18 4,431 11 424

Blueberries, wild ..................................................................................................... 2012 42 34 27 29 15 5


2007 28 (D) 16 (D) 12 3

Raspberries, all ....................................................................................................... 2012 170 69 135 55 49 13


2007 112 37 75 23 44 14

Strawberries ........................................................................................................... 2012 407 1,028 365 978 70 50


2007 380 1,360 333 1,303 62 56
2012 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 177 44 145 37 41 7
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 188 366 179 342 26 24
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................................................................... 33 236 32 218 3 18
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................................................... 2 (D) 2 (D) - -
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................................................................... 4 120 4 120 - -
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................................................................... 3 (D) 3 (D) - -
100.0 acres or more ................................................................................................ - - - - - -

2007 acres:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 110 28 82 (D) 33 (D)
1.0 to 4.9 acres ....................................................................................................... 219 445 200 402 28 43
5.0 to 14.9 acres ..................................................................................................... 42 336 42 (D) 1 (D)
15.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................................................... 3 66 3 66 - -
25.0 to 49.9 acres ................................................................................................... 2 (D) 2 (D) - -
50.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................................................................... 3 255 3 255 - -
100.0 acres or more ................................................................................................ 1 (D) 1 (D) - -

Other berries (see text) ............................................................................................ 2012 25 25 9 4 20 21


2007 21 (D) 14 (D) 7 4

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Table 41. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod, Mushrooms, Vegetable Seeds, and Propagative Materials
Grown for Sale: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Under glass or other protection In the open Value of sales
Crops
Farms Square feet Farms Acres Farms Dollars
Aquatic plants ........................................................................ 2012 13 52,312 14 18 23 955,216
2007 16 28,220 13 8 20 (D)

Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers-dry ................................ 2012 6 7,300 35 65 41 (D)


2007 9 (D) 28 26 36 (D)

Cuttings, seedlings, liners, and plugs


(see text) ............................................................................. 2012 52 689,656 18 26 61 11,122,692
2007 40 280,510 26 44 58 2,776,906

Floriculture crops -
bedding/garden plants, cut flowers and
cut florist greens, foliage plants, potted
flowering plants, and other floriculture and
bedding crops, total ............................................................. 2012 715 25,122,091 529 1,165 980 286,856,395
2007 641 21,337,221 492 835 898 260,670,801

Bedding/garden plants ...................................................... 2012 605 18,266,989 323 399 749 231,172,440
2007 534 15,867,143 341 463 703 211,617,141

Cut flowers and cut florist greens ...................................... 2012 49 (D) 147 638 171 6,067,351
2007 33 537,169 111 274 128 4,233,669

Foliage plants, indoor ........................................................ 2012 101 862,545 21 26 112 10,906,390


2007 70 454,040 9 7 76 4,744,581

Potted flowering plants ...................................................... 2012 191 5,196,717 88 85 243 38,252,713


2007 184 4,470,528 80 68 232 39,786,817

Other floriculture and bedding crops ................................. 2012 2 (D) 15 18 15 457,501


2007 9 8,341 14 23 19 288,593

Flower seeds ......................................................................... 2012 4 9,592 4 (D) 8 (D)


2007 8 7,100 8 9 16 90,026

Greenhouse fruits and berries (see text) ............................... 2012 8 6,054 (X) (X) 8 3,992
2007 8 9,290 (X) (X) 8 23,495

Total greenhouse vegetables and


fresh cut herbs (see text) ..................................................... 2012 284 (D) (X) (X) 284 8,433,056
2007 160 627,001 (X) (X) 157 5,196,062
2012 farms by area:
1 to 999 square feet .............................................................. 71 (D) (X) (X) 71 103,073
1,000 to 1,999 square feet .................................................... 43 56,522 (X) (X) 43 (D)
2,000 to 2,999 square feet .................................................... 74 176,774 (X) (X) 74 626,018
3,000 to 3,999 square feet .................................................... 20 62,594 (X) (X) 20 (D)
4,000 to 5,999 square feet .................................................... 24 118,515 (X) (X) 24 (D)
6,000 to 9,999 square feet .................................................... 21 161,790 (X) (X) 21 740,644
10,000 or more square feet ................................................... 31 609,219 (X) (X) 31 2,382,719
10,000 to 19,999 square feet ............................................ 18 (D) (X) (X) 18 1,237,773
20,000 to 39,999 square feet ............................................ 12 301,000 (X) (X) 12 (D)
40,000 or more square feet ............................................... 1 (D) (X) (X) 1 (D)

Greenhouse tomatoes ....................................................... 2012 179 583,151 (X) (X) 179 2,969,017
2007 127 471,353 (X) (X) 125 2,243,302

Other greenhouse vegetables and


fresh cut herbs (see text) ................................................. 2012 172 (D) (X) (X) 172 5,464,039
2007 65 155,648 (X) (X) 64 2,952,760

Mushroom spawn (see text) .................................................. 2012 5 (X) (X) (X) 5 1,000
2007 3 (X) (X) (X) 3 6,000

Mushrooms ........................................................................... 2012 107 326,213 (X) (X) 107 361,316


2007 60 2,121 (X) (X) 60 108,609

Nursery stock crops (see text) ............................................... 2012 243 9,022,676 1,137 21,023 1,194 234,777,924
2007 1 234 4,824,577 1,163 23,333 1,242 251,810,276

Sod harvested ....................................................................... 2012 (X) (X) 98 13,762 98 34,841,658


2007 (X) (X) 87 13,496 87 45,598,333
2012 farms by area:
0 to 14.9 acres ...................................................................... (X) (X) 21 148 21 373,250
15.0 to 49.9 acres .................................................................. (X) (X) 29 955 29 3,169,327
50.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. (X) (X) 11 743 11 1,850,919
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. (X) (X) 22 3,324 22 10,361,419
250.0 to 399.9 acres .............................................................. (X) (X) 5 1,637 5 3,108,738
400.0 to 749.9 acres .............................................................. (X) (X) 6 2,972 6 7,458,005
750.0 acres or more .............................................................. (X) (X) 4 3,983 4 8,520,000

Tobacco transplants .............................................................. 2012 91 1,057,914 5 (D) 91 2,338,656


2007 57 910,120 - - 57 1,571,665

Vegetable seeds ................................................................... 2012 8 22,280 8 47 12 126,060


2007 11 24,900 8 11 19 29,390

Vegetable transplants ........................................................... 2012 107 522,872 22 114 120 2,331,302


2007 60 247,921 20 20 77 694,197
1
2007 data do not include Other nursery stock.

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Table 42. Woodland Crops: 2012 and 2007
Acres in production Harvested Irrigated
Crop
Farms Acres Farms Trees cut Farms Acres
Cut Christmas trees ............................................................... 2012 1,370 40,352 1,135 4,288,563 30 314
2007 1,251 37,653 922 3,085,383 50 170
2012 farms by acres in production:
1 to 2 acres ............................................................................ 272 398 197 44,225 11 16
3 to 4 acres ............................................................................ 178 608 143 82,345 6 19
5 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 306 1,845 237 124,944 2 (D)
10 to 19 acres ........................................................................ 233 2,919 209 252,982 4 (D)
20 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 247 6,943 219 686,040 - -
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 65 4,178 61 393,903 - -
100 acres or more .................................................................. 69 23,461 69 2,704,124 7 261

2007 farms by acres in production:


1 to 2 acres ............................................................................ 302 457 190 52,178 9 11
3 to 4 acres ............................................................................ 166 563 107 47,389 5 6
5 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 278 1,733 198 128,631 5 19
10 to 19 acres ........................................................................ 227 3,006 178 190,229 15 34
20 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 140 4,198 114 205,194 - -
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 62 3,983 59 259,170 6 8
100 acres or more .................................................................. 76 23,713 76 2,202,592 10 92
Acres in production Harvested Irrigated
Crop
Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres
Short-rotation woody crops .................................................... 2012 55 266 15 29 2 (D)
2007 44 289 26 71 16 40
2012 farms by acres in production:
1 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 47 166 15 29 2 (D)
10 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 8 100 - - - -
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. - - - - - -

2007 farms by acres in production:


1 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 33 117 19 31 12 32
10 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 11 172 7 40 4 8
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. - - - - - -
Taps set Syrup produced
Crop
Farms Number Farms Gallons
Maple syrup ........................................................................... 2012 9 1,130 9 197
2007 3 115 3 10

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Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007 1
Grain storage capacity
Farms Bushels Farms Bushels
Grain storage capacity (see text) .................................................. 3,653 100,144,564 3,928 82,277,025

Average capacity per farm .................................................... (X) 27,414 (X) 20,946

Capacity by bushels:
1 to 4,999 bushels ................................................................. 1,211 2,146,046 1,281 2,872,059
5,000 to 9,999 bushels .......................................................... 653 4,359,040 836 5,636,345
10,000 to 19,999 bushels ...................................................... 600 8,011,776 681 9,024,136
20,000 to 29,999 bushels ...................................................... 315 7,335,597 346 7,979,518
30,000 to 49,999 bushels ...................................................... 360 13,061,320 364 13,285,077
50,000 to 99,999 bushels ...................................................... 299 19,513,350 279 17,948,800
100,000 to 249,999 bushels .................................................. 167 24,162,750 118 16,054,090
250,000 bushels or more ....................................................... 48 21,554,685 23 9,477,000

Capacity by land in farms:


1 to 9 acres ........................................................................... 25 94,190 19 269,000
10 to 49 acres ....................................................................... 281 885,013 244 1,002,822
50 to 69 acres ....................................................................... 163 561,805 182 1,040,645
70 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 220 882,963 247 1,524,524
100 to 139 acres ................................................................... 223 2,717,442 291 1,523,560
140 to 179 acres ................................................................... 181 1,413,537 235 1,935,452
180 to 219 acres ................................................................... 163 1,105,985 223 1,506,996
220 to 259 acres ................................................................... 177 2,614,300 168 1,334,146
260 to 499 acres ................................................................... 567 6,618,226 664 7,220,012
500 to 999 acres ................................................................... 664 14,556,093 694 14,147,948
1,000 to 1,999 acres .............................................................. 570 25,677,486 586 20,034,606
2,000 to 4,999 acres .............................................................. 371 31,313,368 333 22,441,958
5,000 acres or more .............................................................. 48 11,704,156 42 8,295,356

Capacity by harvested cropland:


0 to 9 acres ........................................................................... 316 3,969,454 309 2,046,460
10 to 49 acres ....................................................................... 552 2,013,592 622 2,823,662
50 to 69 acres ....................................................................... 192 932,437 258 1,377,658
70 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 181 1,353,065 237 2,036,230
100 to 139 acres ................................................................... 183 1,308,953 264 1,666,620
140 to 179 acres ................................................................... 202 2,193,190 179 1,877,887
180 to 219 acres ................................................................... 121 1,283,350 157 1,663,140
220 to 259 acres ................................................................... 107 1,410,500 143 1,703,220
260 to 499 acres ................................................................... 478 7,742,980 508 7,612,080
500 to 999 acres ................................................................... 546 15,354,543 541 14,394,728
1,000 to 1,999 acres .............................................................. 480 25,416,426 474 19,721,426
2,000 to 4,999 acres .............................................................. 261 26,920,074 216 18,825,914
5,000 acres or more .............................................................. 34 10,246,000 20 6,528,000

Capacity by North American Industry Classification


System (NAICS):

Crop production (111) ........................................................... 2,597 78,644,458 2,572 62,363,635

Animal production and aquaculture (112) .............................. 1,056 21,500,106 1,356 19,913,390
1
2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops.

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Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Fewest number of farms accounting for-
Characteristics All farms
10 percent of sales 25 percent of sales 50 percent of sales 75 percent of sales
Farms ............................................................................... number 50,218 37 232 1,071 2,820
percent 100.0 0.1 0.5 2.1 5.6
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 8,414,756 152,910 525,534 1,454,056 2,652,147
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 168 4,133 2,265 1,358 940
Estimated market value of land and
buildings .............................................................................farms 50,218 37 232 1,071 2,820
$1,000 36,505,652 600,495 2,084,505 5,448,374 10,176,326
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 726,944 16,229,598 8,984,933 5,087,184 3,608,626
Average per acre ........................................................ dollars 4,338 3,927 3,966 3,747 3,837
Estimated market value of all machinery and
equipment .........................................................................$1,000 4,664,336 84,273 384,650 929,839 1,658,161
percent 100.0 1.8 8.2 19.9 35.5
Land in farms according to use:
Total cropland ................................................................... acres 4,745,014 91,808 411,807 1,130,433 2,086,900
Harvested cropland ....................................................... acres 4,378,097 84,548 399,294 1,103,962 2,033,157
Pastureland, excluding woodland
pastured .......................................................................... acres 1,146,644 7,034 21,554 65,537 128,707
Market value of agricultural products
sold (see text) ...................................................................$1,000 12,588,142 1,276,405 3,151,924 6,300,866 9,441,177
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 250,670 34,497,427 13,585,879 5,883,162 3,347,935
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ..........................................................................farms 9,685 13 125 570 1,424
$1,000 1,774,127 43,493 188,486 549,567 993,065
Tobacco ............................................................................farms 1,681 5 44 168 436
$1,000 732,772 (D) 78,866 236,965 440,727
Cotton and cottonseed ......................................................farms 1,430 4 40 168 408
$1,000 403,366 1,404 36,181 113,761 232,286
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and
sweet potatoes ...............................................................farms 3,304 2 44 140 249
$1,000 434,974 (D) 159,898 278,688 335,426
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .............................................farms 2,151 - 8 41 65
$1,000 85,150 - 563 30,188 40,022
Fruits and tree nuts .......................................................farms 1,230 - - 15 25
$1,000 30,728 - - (D) 5,113
Berries ..........................................................................farms 1,176 - 8 37 54
$1,000 54,421 - 563 (D) 34,909
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ..................................................................farms 2,475 3 16 54 120
$1,000 580,230 185,334 273,656 355,351 427,712
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ...................................................................farms 1,151 - 1 4 12
$1,000 67,097 - (D) 8,010 20,262
Cut Christmas trees ......................................................farms 1,135 - 1 4 12
$1,000 67,064 - (D) 8,010 20,262
Short rotation woody crops ...........................................farms 18 - - - -
$1,000 33 - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) .........................................farms 10,811 13 69 308 727
$1,000 225,162 2,014 26,407 64,078 111,838
Maple syrup (see text) ..................................................farms 9 - - - -
$1,000 8 - - - -
Cattle and calves ..............................................................farms 15,312 5 51 298 713
$1,000 332,733 944 (D) 30,253 91,859
Milk from cows (see text) ..................................................farms 283 - 5 20 46
$1,000 179,265 - 36,620 79,405 106,321
Hogs and pigs ...................................................................farms 1,833 19 106 423 743
$1,000 2,873,988 565,844 1,178,672 2,110,180 2,607,326
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair,
and milk (see text) ..........................................................farms 2,964 - 1 12 34
$1,000 7,251 - (D) 68 110
Horses, ponies, mules, burros,
and donkeys ...................................................................farms 2,220 - 3 8 25
$1,000 23,548 - (D) (D) (D)
Poultry and eggs ...............................................................farms 5,400 17 116 552 1,497
$1,000 4,837,026 432,592 1,160,943 2,442,200 4,024,380
Aquaculture ......................................................................farms 228 - - 6 9
$1,000 23,365 - - 2,093 6,147
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ..........................................................farms 1,525 - - 1 9
$1,000 8,089 - - (D) (D)
Value of organically produced
commodities (see text) ........................................................farms 220 - 1 6 13
$1,000 15,563 - (D) 3,542 7,256
Value of landlords' share
of total sales (see text) ......................................................farms 912 1 6 60 168
$1,000 37,702 (D) 677 8,913 22,798
Total farm production expenses ...........................................farms 50,218 37 232 1,071 2,820
$1,000 10,061,152 1,008,488 2,481,066 4,873,908 7,247,059
Selected farm production expenses:
Fertilizer, lime, and soil
conditioners purchased ...................................................farms 29,487 16 147 669 1,679
$1,000 555,515 23,175 69,100 167,321 293,014
Chemicals purchased .......................................................farms 26,183 22 172 836 2,157
$1,000 416,980 23,591 70,855 156,809 252,298
Livestock and poultry purchased
or leased (see text) .........................................................farms 12,827 31 187 836 2,109
$1,000 1,397,510 218,751 504,776 868,444 1,181,062
Feed purchased ................................................................farms 29,837 28 180 855 2,188
$1,000 4,121,552 410,434 1,060,164 2,218,379 3,365,355
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ..................................farms 48,292 36 231 1,070 2,818
$1,000 417,600 26,764 64,080 136,948 226,501
Utilities (see text) ..............................................................farms 30,066 37 232 1,071 2,820
$1,000 186,984 20,926 43,485 76,384 115,586
Hired farm labor ................................................................farms 14,469 37 220 952 2,340
$1,000 765,886 105,647 219,414 370,819 505,711
Interest expense ...............................................................farms 14,368 25 183 819 2,120
$1,000 207,217 11,591 29,212 64,690 104,561
Government payments ........................................................ farms 14,417 8 115 569 1,480
$1,000 120,129 428 4,678 18,864 40,250
Inventory of selected livestock:
Cattle and calves ..............................................................farms 19,548 8 64 364 872
number 829,717 2,784 30,590 88,143 163,010
Milk cows ......................................................................farms 571 - 5 22 50
number 45,960 - 7,962 18,132 24,612
Hogs and pigs ...................................................................farms 2,217 19 103 414 718
number 8,901,434 1,784,924 3,344,007 6,169,434 7,784,287

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Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Commodity
Farms Number Farms Number
Broilers and other meat-type chickens ..................................................... 1,671 783,717,524 1,838 769,746,946
Eggs, chicken (dozens) ............................................................................ 392 154,273,519 448 151,004,097
Layers ...................................................................................................... 378 7,825,616 (NA) (NA)
Pullets for laying flock replacement .......................................................... 181 9,689,213 226 10,915,464
Turkeys .................................................................................................... 419 51,060,655 522 54,469,299
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) ....................... - - - -
Hogs and pigs .......................................................................................... 935 21,604,190 1,522 31,167,264
Replacement dairy heifers ........................................................................ 29 3,532 (NA) (NA)
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) .................................. 42 (X) (NA) (X)
Grains and oilseeds ................................................................................. 5 (X) 4 (X)
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) ........................................... 2 (X) - (X)
Other crops (see text) ............................................................................... 4 (X) - (X)

Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) ................................................. 3,474 6,217,495 4,351 5,979,353
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) .................................................... 3,474 940,107 4,351 691,455

Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Value of land and buildings
Farms Value ($1,000) Farms Value ($1,000)
Estimated market value of land and buildings ...................... farms 50,218 (X) 52,913 (X)
$1,000 (X) 36,505,652 (X) 34,715,171
Average per farm .........................................................dollars (X) 726,944 (X) 656,080
Average per acre .........................................................dollars (X) 4,338 (X) 4,096

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 4,101 98,919 4,637 111,754
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 4,249 308,581 4,899 354,996
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 8,733 1,249,191 9,731 1,389,134
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 16,897 5,308,917 16,416 5,135,982
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................................... 8,599 5,853,892 9,011 6,180,418
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ..................................................... 4,064 5,469,113 4,819 6,463,355
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ..................................................... 2,495 7,455,612 2,578 7,551,845
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ..................................................... 754 5,086,113 604 4,047,253
$10,000,000 or more ............................................................. 326 5,675,315 218 3,480,435

Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Value of machinery and equipment
Farms Value ($1,000) Farms Value ($1,000)
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment ................... 50,215 4,664,336 52,910 4,063,115
Average per farm .........................................................dollars (X) 92,887 (X) 76,793

By value group:
$1 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 4,475 10,506 4,566 12,182
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................... 4,787 32,105 5,482 37,297
$10,000 to $19,999 ............................................................... 8,491 114,609 8,907 121,160
$20,000 to $29,999 ............................................................... 7,194 166,438 7,623 177,892
$30,000 to $49,999 ............................................................... 7,676 282,798 8,068 298,762
$50,000 to $69,999 ............................................................... 5,075 281,052 5,454 304,876
$70,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 3,349 267,669 3,524 283,737
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 4,465 581,178 4,710 611,558
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 2,906 848,485 3,300 948,770
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................................... 998 661,860 881 574,395
$1,000,000 or more ............................................................... 799 1,417,636 395 692,487

Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
2012 2007
Manufactured Manufactured Manufactured
Selected machinery and equipment Total Total
2008 to 2012 prior to 2008 2003 to 2007
Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number
Trucks, including pickups (see text) ............................................... 40,049 87,620 7,430 10,277 37,249 77,343 44,861 94,868 13,159 17,366
Tractors .......................................................................................... 42,778 103,667 7,819 11,642 39,848 92,025 45,742 106,347 10,126 14,273
2 or 3 .......................................................................................... 17,023 39,657 1,498 3,369 15,588 36,255 17,910 41,557 1,889 4,195
4 or more .................................................................................... 7,965 46,220 403 2,355 6,873 38,383 7,728 44,686 394 2,235

Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ................................................ 23,901 34,572 2,402 2,773 22,093 31,799 27,197 38,859 3,468 3,962
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) ........................................................ 30,514 52,001 4,661 5,766 27,900 46,235 31,089 51,919 6,406 7,634
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ................................................. 7,851 17,094 1,835 3,103 7,117 13,991 7,817 15,569 1,687 2,677

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ....................................... 4,945 5,653 627 689 4,395 4,964 4,918 5,614 532 598
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled ................................... 1,228 1,629 168 200 1,079 1,429 1,014 1,330 177 202
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ................................................... 762 879 101 105 673 774 733 834 67 70
Hay balers ...................................................................................... 14,241 18,164 1,417 1,559 13,203 16,605 13,873 17,208 1,814 1,944

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Table 49. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item 2012 2007 Item 2012 2007

Any fertilizer, manure, or chemicals used ........... farms 28,697 33,202 Chemical expenses .......................................... farms 26,183 25,209
$1,000 416,980 228,484

Manure used ....................................................... farms 7,427 8,348 Acres treated to control-


acres treated 449,093 460,192 Insects .......................................................... farms 10,652 10,172
acres 2,350,771 2,096,612
Any fertilizer or chemical expenses .................... farms 33,146 36,840 Weeds, grass, or brush ................................. farms 19,535 17,571
$1,000 972,495 604,960 acres 3,776,603 2,983,953
Nematodes ................................................... farms 2,531 2,167
Commercial fertilizer, lime, acres 627,543 407,161
and soil conditioners used ................................ farms 24,410 29,003 Diseases in crops and orchards .................... farms 3,582 2,420
acres treated 3,488,942 3,897,736 acres 670,001 303,394

Commercial fertilizer, lime, Chemicals used to control growth, thin fruit,


and soil conditioners expenses ......................... farms 29,487 33,805 ripen, or defoliate ............................................ farms 2,132 1,973
$1,000 555,515 376,476 acres on which used 620,800 528,524

Table 50. Land Use Practices by Size of Farm: 2012


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Land use practices Farms Acres Land use practices Farms Acres
Land drained by tile ....................................................................... 2,763 260,687 Cropland on which no-till practices were used - Con.
Average per farm ................................................................... (X) 94 No-till practices used: - Con.

Acres drained: 200 to 499 acres .................................................................. 1,001 318,847


1 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 904 3,411 500 to 999 acres .................................................................. 643 437,452
10 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 992 20,567 1,000 to 1,999 acres ............................................................ 339 471,659
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 294 18,060 2,000 acres or more ............................................................. 131 416,585
100 to 199 acres .................................................................... 238 29,375
Cropland on which conservation tillage, excluding no till,
200 to 499 acres .................................................................... 196 55,878 practices were used ................................................................... 2,875 636,205
500 to 999 acres .................................................................... 86 52,475 Average per farm ................................................................. (X) 221
1,000 to 1,999 acres .............................................................. 41 50,508
2,000 acres or more ............................................................... 12 30,413 Conservation tillage used:
1 to 9 acres .......................................................................... 853 2,946
Land artificially drained .................................................................. 7,916 1,417,970 10 to 49 acres ...................................................................... 777 18,780
Average per farm ................................................................... (X) 179 50 to 99 acres ...................................................................... 259 18,854
100 to 199 acres .................................................................. 292 41,614
Acres drained by ditches:
1 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 2,093 8,700 200 to 499 acres .................................................................. 344 107,429
10 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 3,143 68,178 500 to 999 acres .................................................................. 190 134,326
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 809 53,046 1,000 to 1,999 acres ............................................................ 109 151,498
100 to 199 acres .................................................................... 553 73,010 2,000 acres or more ............................................................. 51 160,758

200 to 499 acres .................................................................... 571 177,502 Cropland on which conventional tillage practices were used ....... 9,851 1,243,393
500 to 999 acres .................................................................... 337 230,807 Average per farm ................................................................. (X) 126
1,000 to 1,999 acres .............................................................. 267 356,116
2,000 acres or more ............................................................... 143 450,611 Conventional tillage used:
1 to 9 acres .......................................................................... 3,631 12,479
Land under conservation easement .............................................. 1,615 97,641 10 to 49 acres ...................................................................... 2,910 67,245
Average per farm ................................................................... (X) 60 50 to 99 acres ...................................................................... 979 68,039
100 to 199 acres .................................................................. 867 120,325
Acres under easement:
1 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 465 1,951 200 to 499 acres .................................................................. 803 244,923
10 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 698 16,215 500 to 999 acres .................................................................. 366 247,043
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 189 12,264 1,000 to 1,999 acres ............................................................ 233 308,863
100 to 199 acres .................................................................... 151 19,248 2,000 acres or more ............................................................. 62 174,476

200 to 499 acres .................................................................... 83 23,561 Cropland planted to a cover crop (excluding CRP) ...................... 4,405 393,002
500 to 999 acres .................................................................... 21 12,727 Average per farm ................................................................. (X) 89
1,000 to 1,999 acres .............................................................. 6 (D)
2,000 acres or more ............................................................... 2 (D) Cover crop acres (excluding CRP):
1 to 9 acres .......................................................................... 1,752 6,431
Cropland on which no-till practices were used ............................... 7,387 1,878,617 10 to 49 acres ...................................................................... 1,488 31,640
Average per farm ................................................................... (X) 254 50 to 99 acres ...................................................................... 406 27,198
100 to 199 acres .................................................................. 260 32,838
No-till practices used:
1 to 9 acres ............................................................................ 1,508 5,655 200 to 499 acres .................................................................. 310 89,051
10 to 49 acres ........................................................................ 1,995 47,045 500 to 999 acres .................................................................. 111 72,206
50 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 927 64,513 1,000 to 1,999 acres ............................................................ 51 64,308
100 to 199 acres .................................................................... 843 116,861 2,000 acres or more ............................................................. 27 69,330

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Table 51. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Estimated market value of
Market value of agricultural
selected capital assets,
Harvested products sold ($1,000)
Land in farms average per farm (dollars)
NAICS code (see text) Farms cropland
(acres) Livestock,
(acres) Land and Machinery and
Total Crops poultry, and
buildings equipment
their products
Total ............................................................................ 50,218 8,414,756 4,378,097 726,944 92,887 12,588,142 4,302,877 8,285,265

Crop production (111) ................................................. 24,350 5,712,719 3,562,246 906,158 118,212 4,057,105 3,939,320 117,785

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ............................ 5,723 2,337,703 1,827,092 1,359,580 187,016 1,337,508 1,298,865 38,643
Soybean farming (11111) .................................... 2,513 611,423 442,920 858,641 113,201 268,563 265,194 3,369
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) ......... - - - - - - - -
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) ...................... - - - - - - - -
Wheat farming (11114) ........................................ 235 29,031 14,019 504,439 55,551 5,199 5,098 101
Corn farming (11115) .......................................... 1,572 572,888 421,299 1,209,593 151,145 324,681 321,858 2,823
Rice farming (11116) ........................................... - - - - - - - -
Other grain farming (11119) ................................ 1,403 1,124,361 948,854 2,568,132 381,444 739,065 706,715 32,350

Vegetable and melon farming (11121) .................... 2,022 252,338 155,904 653,614 84,291 394,776 392,796 1,981
Potato farming (111211) ...................................... 209 116,453 84,846 2,542,798 313,466 178,114 177,988 126
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon
farming (111219) ............................................... 1,813 135,885 71,058 435,832 57,998 216,662 214,808 1,855

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ............................. 1,494 111,696 22,103 501,704 49,121 77,570 76,862 708
Orange groves (11131) ....................................... - - - - - - - -
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) ................ - - - - - - - -
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) ........ 1,494 111,696 22,103 501,704 49,121 77,570 76,862 708
Apple orchards (111331) ................................. 260 19,928 5,575 513,355 58,835 14,751 14,670 81
Grape vineyards (111332) ............................... 360 18,593 3,168 414,926 39,755 7,000 6,905 95
Strawberry farming (111333) ........................... 41 2,453 (D) 322,177 47,403 628 (D) (D)
Berry (except strawberry) farming (111334) .... 442 41,855 7,738 550,509 57,545 41,922 41,557 365
Tree nut farming (111335) ............................... 154 (D) 1,281 609,079 26,143 833 824 9
Fruit and tree nut combination
farming (111336) ........................................... 44 3,694 (D) 333,517 29,705 531 (D) (D)
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111339) ............. 193 (D) 3,925 526,905 57,340 11,904 11,793 111

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture


production (1114) .................................................. 3,072 206,138 84,132 511,901 75,117 643,968 642,401 1,567
Food crops grown under cover (11141) .............. 144 4,833 468 277,716 29,474 6,741 6,684 57
Nursery and floriculture production (11142) ........ 2,928 201,305 83,664 523,419 77,362 637,227 635,718 1,509
Nursery and tree production (111421) ............. 2,287 182,565 80,703 534,846 74,246 344,044 342,627 1,416
Floriculture production (111422) ...................... 641 18,740 2,961 482,649 88,476 293,183 293,090 93

Other crop farming (1119) ....................................... 12,039 2,804,844 1,473,015 883,825 110,768 1,603,283 1,528,397 74,887
Tobacco farming (11191) .................................... 1,046 595,635 389,069 2,643,349 362,738 636,751 628,776 7,974
Cotton farming (11192) ....................................... 528 387,770 300,967 2,144,713 396,030 219,072 217,371 1,701
Sugarcane farming (11193) ................................. - - - - - - - -
Hay farming (11194) ............................................ 6,100 537,364 178,594 470,970 39,350 43,301 39,114 4,187
All other crop farming (11199) ............................. 4,365 1,284,075 604,385 886,620 115,688 704,160 643,135 61,025

Animal production (112) .............................................. 25,868 2,702,037 815,851 558,245 69,052 8,531,037 363,557 8,167,480

Cattle ranching and farming (1121) ......................... 14,182 1,464,086 312,644 513,476 50,193 455,154 31,422 423,732
Beef cattle ranching and farming,
including feedlots (11211) ................................. 13,919 1,351,003 247,073 488,380 46,246 252,433 14,830 237,603
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..... 13,909 1,347,460 245,928 487,672 46,097 250,195 14,365 235,831
Cattle feedlots (112112) .................................. 10 3,543 1,145 1,474,440 253,627 2,238 465 1,772
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ............. 263 113,083 65,571 1,841,611 259,086 202,721 16,592 186,129

Hog and pig farming (1122) ..................................... 1,170 359,265 182,474 1,360,667 221,743 2,928,787 116,133 2,812,654

Poultry and egg production (1123) .......................... 3,404 539,169 256,724 849,491 153,497 4,967,614 183,438 4,784,176
Chicken egg production (11231) ......................... 1,196 100,420 30,790 542,743 76,216 519,456 16,841 502,615
Broilers and other meat-type chicken
production (11232) ............................................ 1,633 320,903 156,893 1,037,056 190,354 2,951,361 110,357 2,841,004
Turkey production (11233) .................................. 365 101,344 65,234 1,218,040 227,174 1,142,210 53,545 1,088,666
Poultry hatcheries (11234) .................................. 18 1,634 (D) 1,268,827 1,453,571 301,809 (D) (D)
Other poultry production (11239) ........................ 192 14,868 (D) 425,059 59,463 52,777 (D) (D)

Sheep and goat farming (1124) ............................... 1,922 63,021 3,591 252,529 32,073 5,509 200 5,310
Sheep farming (11241) ........................................ 413 16,672 1,043 308,783 32,642 1,343 78 1,265
Goat farming (11242) .......................................... 1,509 46,349 2,548 237,133 31,917 4,166 121 4,045

Animal aquaculture (1125) ...................................... 159 10,949 740 459,014 58,056 21,117 121 20,996

Other animal production (1129) ............................... 5,031 265,547 59,678 420,709 44,044 152,856 32,244 120,612
Apiculture (11291) ............................................... 338 13,881 (D) 238,706 34,085 (D) (D) (D)
Horse and other equine production (11292) ........ 4,108 168,309 16,942 396,488 39,436 23,683 555 23,128
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit
production (11293) ............................................ 13 243 (D) 171,777 41,418 (D) (D) (D)
All other animal production (11299) ..................... 572 83,114 42,362 707,871 83,083 126,498 31,678 94,820

Table 52. Energy: 2012


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Farms Item Farms
Renewable energy producing systems .......................................................................... 961 Renewable energy producing systems - Con.

Solar panels ............................................................................................................... 635 Biodiesel .................................................................................................................... 143

Wind turbines ............................................................................................................. 76 Ethanol ...................................................................................................................... 86

Methane digesters ...................................................................................................... 46 Other ......................................................................................................................... 22

Geoexchange systems ............................................................................................... 176 Wind rights leased to others .......................................................................................... 32

Small hydro systems .................................................................................................. 84

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Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Characteristics 2012 2007 Characteristics 2012 2007

Farms .................................................................................. number 129 65 Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con.
Land in farms ........................................................................... acres 37,497 33,966 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............. $1,000 8,340 5,221
Average size of farm ........................................................ acres 291 523 Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 7,533 7,976

Estimated value of land and buildings .................................. $1,000 212,613 134,542 Total farm production expenses ........................................... $1,000 20,467 14,270
Average per farm ........................................................... dollars 1,648,163 2,069,876 Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 158,660 219,543
Average per acre ........................................................... dollars 5,670 3,961
Government payments received ............................................ farms 16 10
Estimated market value of all machinery and $1,000 162 196
equipment ........................................................................... $1,000 17,818 15,895 Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 10,115 19,644

Land in farms according to use: Income from farm-related sources (see text) ......................... farms 56 10
$1,000 879 263
Total cropland ..................................................................... farms 105 53 Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 15,704 26,340
acres 11,971 11,464
Harvested cropland ......................................................... farms 93 51 Tenure of operator:
acres 10,569 8,453 Full owners ................................................................................. 98 52
Other pasture and grazing land that could have Part owners ................................................................................. 20 9
been used for crops without additional Tenants ....................................................................................... 11 4
improvements (see text) ............................................... farms 9 12
acres 316 1,531 Farms by North American Industry Classification System:
Other cropland ................................................................ farms 26 23
acres 1,086 1,480 Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ............................................... 6 2
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .......................................... 7 4
Total woodland ................................................................... farms 67 43 Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................ 2 4
acres 15,109 14,903 Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) ............ 47 18
Woodland pastured ......................................................... farms 24 11
acres 612 483 Other crop farming (1119) .......................................................... 25 10
Woodland not pastured ................................................... farms 55 39 Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................................ 2 2
acres 14,497 14,420 Cotton farming (11192) ........................................................... 2 -
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other
and woodland pastured (see text) ..................................... farms 51 24 crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ....................................... 21 8
acres 5,762 4,679
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................................. 7 8
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ........................................... farms 76 42 Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................................. - -
acres 4,655 2,920 Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) .................................... 3 2
Irrigated land ....................................................................... farms 61 43 Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................ 1 1
acres 1,267 1,579
Poultry and egg production (1123) .............................................. 1 -
Market value of agricultural products Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................................. 2 2
sold (see text) ..................................................................... $1,000 15,874 13,197 Animal aquaculture and other animal
Average per farm ........................................................... dollars 123,051 203,024 production (1125,1129) ............................................................. 28 14

Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012


[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item 2012 Item 2012
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS
PRODUCED COMMODITIES WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con.

Total organic product sales (see text) ............................................................... farms 220 Place of residence:
$1,000 15,563 On farm operated ................................................................................................. 224
Average per farm .................................................................................... dollars 70,741 Not on farm operated ........................................................................................... 38

By value of sales: Days worked off farm:


$1 to $4,999 .............................................................................................. farms 135 None .................................................................................................................... 117
$1,000 232 Any ...................................................................................................................... 145
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................................... farms 10 1 to 49 days ..................................................................................................... 34
$1,000 72 50 to 99 days ................................................................................................... 17
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................................... farms 20 100 to 199 days ............................................................................................... 37
$1,000 289 200 days or more ............................................................................................. 57
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................................... farms 13
$1,000 425 Years on present farm:
$50,000 or more ....................................................................................... farms 42 2 years or less ..................................................................................................... 11
$1,000 14,545 3 or 4 years .......................................................................................................... 28
5 to 9 years .......................................................................................................... 57
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 10 years or more .................................................................................................. 166

USDA National Organic Program certified organic Average years on present farm ............................................................................ 18
production ....................................................................................................... farms 148
USDA National Organic Program organic production Age group:
exempt from certification ................................................................................. farms 114 Under 25 years .................................................................................................... -
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 25 to 34 years ...................................................................................................... 11
organic production .......................................................................................... farms 72 35 to 44 years ...................................................................................................... 32
45 to 49 years ...................................................................................................... 20
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 50 to 54 years ...................................................................................................... 33
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION
55 to 59 years ...................................................................................................... 62
Sex of operator: 60 to 64 years ...................................................................................................... 33
Male ....................................................................................................................... 199 65 to 69 years ...................................................................................................... 35
Female ................................................................................................................... 63 70 years and over ................................................................................................ 36

Primary occupation: Average age ........................................................................................................ 56.9


Farming ................................................................................................................. 185
Other ...................................................................................................................... 77

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Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Characteristics All operators 1 Principal operator Second operator Third operator

Operators ............................................... number 72,905 50,218 19,561 3,126

Sex of operator:
Male ............................................................... 53,260 43,765 7,664 1,831
Spouse of principal operator ...................... 2,483 (X) 2,432 51
Female ........................................................... 19,645 6,453 11,897 1,295
Spouse of principal operator ...................... 11,011 (X) 10,694 317

Primary occupation:
Farming .......................................................... 33,312 24,574 7,397 1,341
Other .............................................................. 39,593 25,644 12,164 1,785

Place of residence:
On farm operated ........................................... 55,706 39,098 14,940 1,668
Not on farm operated ..................................... 17,199 11,120 4,621 1,458

Days worked off farm:


None ............................................................... 28,273 20,047 7,012 1,214
Any ................................................................. 44,632 30,171 12,549 1,912
1 to 49 days ................................................ 5,791 3,864 1,646 281
50 to 99 days .............................................. 3,544 2,364 989 191
100 to 199 days .......................................... 6,334 4,390 1,733 211
200 days or more ....................................... 28,963 19,553 8,181 1,229

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ................................................ 3,214 1,659 1,121 434
3 or 4 years .................................................... 4,324 2,459 1,520 345
5 to 9 years .................................................... 11,431 6,909 3,836 686
10 years or more ............................................ 53,936 39,191 13,084 1,661

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ................................................ 2,618 1,298 922 398
3 or 4 years .................................................... 3,673 2,030 1,338 305
5 to 9 years .................................................... 10,025 5,935 3,471 619
10 years or more ............................................ 56,589 40,955 13,830 1,804

Age group:
Under 25 years ............................................... 1,008 220 383 405
25 to 34 years ................................................ 4,078 2,101 1,431 546
35 to 44 years ................................................ 8,419 4,932 2,945 542
45 to 54 years ................................................ 15,867 10,391 4,923 553
55 to 64 years ................................................ 21,462 15,124 5,780 558
65 to 74 years ................................................ 15,145 11,629 3,185 331
75 years and over .......................................... 6,926 5,821 914 191

Average age ................................................... 56.9 58.9 53.5 46.2

Number of persons living in household .............. 146,428 122,234 18,953 5,241


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Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

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Table 56. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Principal operator Principal operator
Characteristics Characteristics
2012 2007 2012 2007
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) - Con.
Farms .................................................................................. number 6,453 7,016
Land in farms ........................................................................... acres 510,008 514,123 Other crop farming (1119) - Con.

FARMS BY SIZE Sugarcane farming, hay farming,


and all other crop farming
1 to 9 acres ...................................................................................... 891 1,133 (11193, 11194, 11199) ............................................................. 1,485 1,449
10 to 49 acres .................................................................................. 3,144 3,376
50 to 179 acres ................................................................................ 1,898 2,000 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ..................................... 1,135 1,270
180 to 499 acres .............................................................................. 391 381 Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................. - -
500 acres or more ........................................................................... 129 126 Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ........................................ 20 25
Hog and pig farming (1122) ............................................................ 108 107
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS
Poultry and egg production (1123) .................................................. 432 589
Owned land in farms ............................................................... farms 6,148 6,686 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ...................................................... 484 586
acres 416,157 409,336 Animal aquaculture and other animal
Rented or leased land in farms ............................................... farms 1,029 1,231 production (1125, 1129) ................................................................ 1,572 1,795
acres 93,851 104,787
OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS
TENURE
Farms by-
Full owners ............................................................................. farms 5,424 5,785 Type of organization (see text):
acres 349,647 345,514 Organization with 50 percent or more
Part owners ............................................................................ farms 724 901 ownership interest held by operator and/or
acres 131,821 131,470 persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption ................... 6,281 (NA)
Tenants ................................................................................... farms 305 330
acres 28,540 37,139 Limited Liability Corporation (see text) .................................... 412 (NA)

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Operation's legal status for tax


SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS purposes (see text):
Family or individual ................................................................. 5,564 6,039
Total ........................................................................................ farms 6,453 7,016 Partnerships ............................................................................ 338 525
$1,000 683,823 609,726 Corporations ........................................................................... 421 380
Other - cooperative, estate or trust,
Market value of agricultural products institutional, etc ..................................................................... 130 72
sold ................................................................................... farms 6,453 7,016
$1,000 677,844 603,564 Number of operators:
Crops, including nursery 1 operator ............................................................................... 3,065 3,922
and greenhouse crops .................................................. farms 2,120 1,952 2 operators .............................................................................. 2,816 2,634
$1,000 124,330 83,971 3 operators .............................................................................. 448 346
Livestock, poultry, and 4 operators .............................................................................. 112 82
their products ................................................................ farms 2,885 3,234 5 or more operators ................................................................ 12 32
$1,000 553,514 519,593
Government payments ....................................................... farms 1,463 1,410 Number of women operators:
$1,000 5,979 6,162 1 operator ............................................................................... 5,807 6,406
2 operators .............................................................................. 576 560
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 3 operators .............................................................................. 68 38
4 operators .............................................................................. 2 8
Less than $1,000 ............................................................................. 2,086 2,608 5 or more operators ................................................................ - 4
$1,000 to $2,499 .............................................................................. 1,107 1,389
$2,500 to $4,999 .............................................................................. 899 823 Farms reporting-
$5,000 to $9,999 .............................................................................. 829 702 Internet access ........................................................................... 4,885 3,932
$10,000 to $24,999 .......................................................................... 639 537 Dial-up service ........................................................................ 308 (NA)
$25,000 to $49,999 .......................................................................... 282 252 DSL service ............................................................................ 2,748 (NA)
$50,000 or more .............................................................................. 611 705 Cable modem service ............................................................. 952 (NA)
Fiber-optic service .................................................................. 185 (NA)
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS Mobile broadband plan for a computer
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS or a cell phone ...................................................................... 723 (NA)
Satellite service ....................................................................... 475 (NA)
CCC loans (see text) .............................................................. farms 8 29 Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ....................................... 98 (NA)
$1,000 382 1,838 Other Internet service ............................................................. 58 (NA)
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, Farmable
Wetlands, or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Principal operator is a hired manager .................................... farms 135 169
Programs payments .............................................................. farms 671 843 acres 19,683 16,832
$1,000 1,292 1,647
Other Federal farm program Farms by number of households sharing
payments .............................................................................. farms 1,122 870 in net income of farm:
$1,000 4,687 4,515 1 household ................................................................................ 5,469 5,846
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 2 households .............................................................................. 753 954
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 3 households .............................................................................. 135 122
4 households .............................................................................. 79 73
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................... 246 258 5 or more households ................................................................. 17 21
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .............................................. 255 263
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ..................................................... 226 179 Farms by share of principal operator's
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture total household income from farming:
production (1114) .......................................................................... 427 398 Less than 25 percent .................................................................. 5,297 5,749
25 to 49 percent .......................................................................... 347 401
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................... 1,548 1,546 50 to 74 percent .......................................................................... 342 383
Tobacco farming (11191) ............................................................. 33 74 75 to 99 percent .......................................................................... 236 228
Cotton farming (11192) ................................................................ 30 23 100 percent ................................................................................. 231 255

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Table 57. Women Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
All operators 1 Principal operator All operators 1 Principal operator
Characteristics Characteristics
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
Operators .................................... number 19,645 20,146 6,453 7,016 Age group - Con.

Primary occupation: 35 to 44 years .................................... 2,493 3,393 650 926


Farming ............................................... 7,328 7,314 2,891 3,022 45 to 54 years .................................... 4,904 6,059 1,569 2,050
Other ................................................... 12,317 12,832 3,562 3,994 55 to 64 years .................................... 6,109 5,221 2,025 1,793
65 to 74 years .................................... 3,343 2,640 1,186 1,106
Place of residence: 75 years and over .............................. 1,409 1,290 771 861
On farm operated ................................ 15,899 16,420 5,114 5,606
Not on farm operated .......................... 3,746 3,726 1,339 1,410 Average age of -
All operators .................................. 55.4 53.3 (X) (X)
Days worked off farm: Principal operator .......................... (X) (X) 58.4 57.1
None .................................................... 7,453 7,042 2,681 2,822 Second operator ............................ 54.7 51.9 (X) (X)
Any ...................................................... 12,192 13,104 3,772 4,194 Third operator ................................ 47.1 46.8 (X) (X)
1 to 49 days ..................................... 1,690 1,995 505 623
50 to 99 days ................................... 964 1,102 323 363 Spanish, Hispanic, or
100 to 199 days ............................... 1,779 1,897 597 630 Latino origin (see text) ......................... 202 232 46 99
200 days or more ............................ 7,759 8,110 2,347 2,578
Race:
Years on present farm: American Indian or Alaska Native ..... 191 222 77 72
2 years or less ..................................... 1,093 1,391 324 383 Asian ................................................. 147 105 41 18
3 or 4 years ......................................... 1,525 2,093 518 799 Black or African American ................. 463 346 198 192
5 to 9 years ......................................... 3,865 4,582 1,299 1,576 Native Hawaiian or
10 years or more ................................. 13,162 12,080 4,312 4,258 Other Pacific Islander ...................... 2 10 - 7
White ................................................. 18,760 19,281 6,104 6,693
Years operating any farm (see text): More than one race reported ............. 82 182 33 34
2 years or less ..................................... 919 (NA) 268 (NA)
3 or 4 years ......................................... 1,335 (NA) 442 (NA) Number of persons living
5 to 9 years ......................................... 3,471 (NA) 1,105 (NA) in household of-
10 years or more ................................. 13,920 (NA) 4,638 (NA) Principal operator .............................. (X) (X) 14,678 16,081
Second operator ................................ 6,795 5,702 (X) (X)
Age group: Third operator .................................... 1,855 1,914 (X) (X)
Under 25 years .................................... 311 370 33 40
25 to 34 years ..................................... 1,076 1,173 219 240
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Table 58. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Principal Operators - Selected Farm Characteristics:
2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Characteristics 2012 2007 Characteristics 2012 2007

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY


CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) - Con.
Farms .................................................................................... number 493 478
Land in farms ............................................................................. acres 77,298 72,351 Other crop farming (1119) - Con.

FARMS BY SIZE Sugarcane farming, hay farming,


and all other crop farming
1 to 9 acres ........................................................................................ 30 48 (11193, 11194, 11199) ................................................................ 61 79
10 to 49 acres .................................................................................... 231 226
50 to 179 acres .................................................................................. 151 114 Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ....................................... 122 80
180 to 499 acres ................................................................................ 51 59 Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................... - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 30 31 Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) .......................................... - 2
Hog and pig farming (1122) .............................................................. 17 22
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS
Poultry and egg production (1123) .................................................... 31 56
Owned land in farms ..................................................................farms 473 427 Sheep and goat farming (1124) ........................................................ 21 17
acres 44,256 46,204 Animal aquaculture and other animal
Rented or leased land in farms ..................................................farms 174 154 production (1125, 1129) .................................................................. 68 64
acres 33,042 26,147
OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS
TENURE
Farms by-
Full owners ................................................................................farms 319 324 Type of organization (see text):
acres 30,438 38,003 Organization with 50 percent or more
Part owners ...............................................................................farms 154 103 ownership interest held by operator and/or
acres 45,942 26,164 persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption ..................... 480 (NA)
Tenants ......................................................................................farms 20 51
acres 918 8,184 Limited Liability Corporation (see text) ...................................... 43 (NA)

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Operation's legal status for tax


SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS purposes (see text):
Family or individual ................................................................... 443 418
Total ...........................................................................................farms 493 478 Partnerships .............................................................................. 27 34
$1,000 132,823 175,798 Corporations ............................................................................. 21 26
Other - cooperative, estate or trust,
Market value of agricultural products institutional, etc ....................................................................... 2 -
sold ......................................................................................farms 493 478
$1,000 131,950 175,032 Number of operators:
Crops, including nursery 1 operator ................................................................................. 267 259
and greenhouse crops .....................................................farms 222 228 2 operators ................................................................................ 181 175
$1,000 40,453 38,520 3 operators ................................................................................ 37 26
Livestock, poultry, and 4 operators ................................................................................ 1 10
their products ...................................................................farms 192 217 5 or more operators .................................................................. 7 8
$1,000 91,496 136,511
Government payments ..........................................................farms 117 122 Number of women operators:
$1,000 874 767 1 operator ................................................................................. 187 183
2 operators ................................................................................ 12 42
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 3 operators ................................................................................ 5 -
4 operators ................................................................................ - -
Less than $1,000 ............................................................................... 127 155 5 or more operators .................................................................. - -
$1,000 to $2,499 ................................................................................ 63 78
$2,500 to $4,999 ................................................................................ 65 41 Farms reporting-
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................................ 62 37 Internet access ............................................................................. 356 265
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................................ 33 29 Dial-up service .......................................................................... 26 (NA)
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................................ 28 21 DSL service .............................................................................. 173 (NA)
$50,000 or more ................................................................................ 115 117 Cable modem service ............................................................... 68 (NA)
Fiber-optic service .................................................................... 22 (NA)
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS Mobile broadband plan for a computer
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS or a cell phone ........................................................................ 61 (NA)
Satellite service ......................................................................... 54 (NA)
CCC loans (see text) .................................................................farms - 3 Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ......................................... 14 (NA)
$1,000 - 177 Other Internet service ............................................................... 4 (NA)
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, Farmable
Wetlands, or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Principal operator is a hired manager ...................................... farms 32 27
Programs payments .................................................................farms 24 41 acres 17,631 13,479
$1,000 37 57
Other Federal farm program Farms by number of households sharing
payments .................................................................................farms 109 95 in net income of farm:
$1,000 837 710 1 household .................................................................................. 359 342
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 2 households ................................................................................ 103 99
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 3 households ................................................................................ 18 18
4 households ................................................................................ 2 13
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ...................................................... 45 37 5 or more households ................................................................... 11 6
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ................................................ 29 36
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ....................................................... 48 37 Farms by share of principal operator's
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture total household income from farming:
production (1114) ............................................................................ 26 24 Less than 25 percent .................................................................... 393 370
25 to 49 percent ............................................................................ 21 24
Other crop farming (1119) ................................................................. 86 103 50 to 74 percent ............................................................................ 24 34
Tobacco farming (11191) ............................................................... 24 19 75 to 99 percent ............................................................................ 24 22
Cotton farming (11192) .................................................................. 1 5 100 percent ................................................................................... 31 28

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
All operators 1 Principal operator All operators 1 Principal operator
Characteristics Characteristics
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
Operators .................................... number 795 738 493 478 Age group:
Under 25 years .................................. 12 21 - 1
Sex of operator: 25 to 34 years .................................... 57 61 28 20
Male .................................................... 593 506 447 379 35 to 44 years .................................... 134 165 81 105
Female ................................................ 202 232 46 99 45 to 54 years .................................... 204 225 121 142
55 to 64 years .................................... 210 157 135 126
Primary occupation: 65 to 74 years .................................... 123 70 83 48
Farming ............................................... 384 396 241 252 75 years and over .............................. 55 39 45 36
Other ................................................... 411 342 252 226
Average age of -
Place of residence: All operators .................................. 54.0 50.5 (X) (X)
On farm operated ................................ 597 579 381 395 Principal operator .......................... (X) (X) 56.0 53.5
Not on farm operated .......................... 198 159 112 83 Second operator ............................ 52.4 47.4 (X) (X)
Third operator ................................ 45.3 38.6 (X) (X)
Days worked off farm:
None .................................................... 294 259 179 170 Spanish, Hispanic, or
Any ...................................................... 501 479 314 308 Latino origin (see text) ......................... 795 738 493 478
1 to 49 days ..................................... 65 34 29 17
50 to 99 days ................................... 47 30 35 24 Race:
100 to 199 days ............................... 86 62 66 35 American Indian or Alaska Native ..... 21 19 5 13
200 days or more ............................ 303 353 184 232 Asian ................................................. 17 19 10 10
Black or African American ................. 22 30 17 25
Years on present farm: Native Hawaiian or
2 years or less ..................................... 17 81 2 37 Other Pacific Islander ...................... - 1 - 1
3 or 4 years ......................................... 52 67 28 42 White ................................................. 734 653 461 420
5 to 9 years ......................................... 189 195 125 122 More than one race reported ............. 1 16 - 9
10 years or more ................................. 537 395 338 277
Number of persons living
Years operating any farm (see text): in household of-
2 years or less ..................................... 10 (NA) - (NA) Principal operator .............................. (X) (X) 1,385 1,391
3 or 4 years ......................................... 35 (NA) 15 (NA) Second operator ................................ 234 206 (X) (X)
5 to 9 years ......................................... 182 (NA) 122 (NA) Third operator .................................... 158 137 (X) (X)
10 years or more ................................. 568 (NA) 356 (NA)
1
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Operators reporting one race
All principal American Indian Black
Characteristics operators or Asian or
Alaska Native African American
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ..................................................................................................number 50,218 52,913 596 603 179 122 1,637 1,491
Land in farms .......................................................................................... acres 8,414,756 8,474,671 96,446 74,630 8,887 6,766 152,899 133,124

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ...................................................................................................... 4,155 5,001 51 107 28 13 148 190


10 to 49 acres .................................................................................................. 20,014 20,772 291 270 95 70 688 580
50 to 179 acres ................................................................................................ 17,260 17,830 149 140 47 28 613 582
180 to 499 acres .............................................................................................. 5,387 5,786 63 57 8 11 149 101
500 acres or more ........................................................................................... 3,402 3,524 42 29 1 - 39 38

OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS

Owned land in farms ............................................................................... farms 47,157 49,707 559 544 173 119 1,452 1,352
acres 4,836,861 4,916,946 49,142 34,231 8,041 6,529 83,714 78,443
Rented or leased land in farms ............................................................... farms 17,282 18,387 205 218 29 14 685 565
acres 3,577,895 3,557,725 47,304 40,399 846 237 69,185 54,681

TENURE

Full owners ............................................................................................. farms 32,936 34,526 391 385 150 108 952 926
acres 2,883,916 3,038,234 32,852 24,149 7,089 5,654 54,751 56,109
Part owners ............................................................................................ farms 14,221 15,181 168 159 23 11 500 426
acres 4,957,315 4,867,388 57,595 33,924 1,788 1,101 81,544 64,842
Tenants ................................................................................................... farms 3,061 3,206 37 59 6 3 185 139
acres 573,525 569,049 5,999 16,557 10 11 16,604 12,173

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS


SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total ........................................................................................................ farms 50,218 52,913 596 603 179 122 1,637 1,491
$1,000 12,708,271 10,460,963 132,032 65,869 116,741 90,494 102,737 84,031

Market value of agricultural


products sold .................................................................................... farms 50,218 52,913 596 603 179 122 1,637 1,491
$1,000 12,588,142 10,313,628 130,245 64,534 116,597 (D) 99,394 80,801
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops ......................................................................... farms 24,610 23,575 338 344 60 43 877 760
$1,000 4,302,877 2,606,279 39,316 13,431 2,339 (D) 52,813 26,577
Livestock, poultry, and
their products ................................................................................ farms 23,903 26,448 236 246 109 85 475 492
$1,000 8,285,265 7,707,350 90,929 51,103 114,258 89,043 46,581 54,224

Government payments ....................................................................... farms 14,417 13,856 217 200 18 10 815 693
$1,000 120,129 147,334 1,788 1,336 144 (D) 3,343 3,230

FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS

Less than $1,000 ............................................................................................. 10,924 13,155 136 156 31 9 373 413
$1,000 to $2,499 .............................................................................................. 6,743 8,125 80 107 16 11 241 238
$2,500 to $4,999 .............................................................................................. 6,606 6,457 93 70 8 9 221 194
$5,000 to $9,999 .............................................................................................. 6,687 6,004 70 77 15 13 254 203
$10,000 to $24,999 .......................................................................................... 5,840 6,109 55 75 17 6 185 197
$25,000 to $49,999 .......................................................................................... 2,985 2,816 40 44 7 10 139 67
$50,000 or more .............................................................................................. 10,433 10,247 122 74 85 64 224 179

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS


AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS

CCC loans (see text) .............................................................................. farms 286 749 6 8 - - 14 46


$1,000 22,797 41,729 202 (D) - - 275 418
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments ........................................ farms 3,240 4,181 17 16 1 3 166 161
$1,000 6,555 9,606 64 31 (D) 1 206 208
Other Federal farm program payments ................................................... farms 12,927 11,537 211 190 18 7 730 609
$1,000 113,574 137,728 1,723 1,305 (D) (D) 3,137 3,022

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY


CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................................... 5,723 5,147 208 175 1 3 432 350
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .............................................................. 2,022 2,470 18 37 9 11 132 140
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ..................................................................... 1,494 1,370 12 21 8 6 47 17
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) .......................................................................................... 3,072 2,942 3 21 20 11 7 20
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................................... 12,039 11,745 100 75 21 3 479 441
Tobacco farming (11191) ............................................................................. 1,046 1,844 - 13 - - 43 80
Cotton farming (11192) ................................................................................ 528 457 4 3 - - 31 27
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other
crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) .......................................................... 10,465 9,444 96 59 21 3 405 334
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ...................................................... 13,909 14,413 164 121 14 20 304 260
Cattle feedlots (112112) .................................................................................. 10 3 - - - - - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ......................................................... 263 381 4 6 - - 2 4
Hog and pig farming (1122) ............................................................................. 1,170 1,619 5 18 - 1 39 46
Poultry and egg production (1123) .................................................................. 3,404 4,096 46 53 78 56 48 81
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ....................................................................... 1,922 2,437 13 32 5 5 55 54
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ................................................................................. 5,190 6,290 23 44 23 6 92 78
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48 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Operators reporting one race - Con. Operators
Native Hawaiian reporting
Characteristics or other White more than
Pacific Islander one race
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ..................................................................................................... number - 9 47,627 50,503 179 185


Land in farms ............................................................................................. acres - 759 8,141,735 8,240,516 14,789 18,876

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ........................................................................................................ - - 3,909 4,670 19 21


10 to 49 acres .................................................................................................... - 4 18,851 19,752 89 96
50 to 179 acres .................................................................................................. - 5 16,396 17,029 55 46
180 to 499 acres ................................................................................................ - - 5,155 5,600 12 17
500 acres or more .............................................................................................. - - 3,316 3,452 4 5

OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS

Owned land in farms ................................................................................. farms - 9 44,800 47,513 173 170


acres - 759 4,684,314 4,785,060 11,650 11,924
Rented or leased land in farms ................................................................. farms - - 16,305 17,524 58 66
acres - - 3,457,421 3,455,456 3,139 6,952

TENURE

Full owners ................................................................................................ farms - 9 31,322 32,979 121 119


acres - 759 2,780,278 2,942,589 8,946 8,974
Part owners ............................................................................................... farms - - 13,478 14,534 52 51
acres - - 4,810,915 4,758,620 5,473 8,901
Tenants ..................................................................................................... farms - - 2,827 2,990 6 15
acres - - 550,542 539,307 370 1,001

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS


SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total .......................................................................................................... farms - 9 47,627 50,503 179 185


$1,000 - 70 12,347,893 10,207,433 8,868 13,065

Market value of agricultural


products sold ....................................................................................... farms - 9 47,627 50,503 179 185
$1,000 - (D) 12,233,225 10,064,846 8,682 (D)
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops ............................................................................ farms - 7 23,263 22,362 72 59
$1,000 - (D) 4,206,023 2,559,893 2,386 4,938
Livestock, poultry, and
their products .................................................................................. farms - 1 22,992 25,523 91 101
$1,000 - (D) 8,027,202 7,504,953 6,296 (D)

Government payments .......................................................................... farms - 1 13,330 12,921 37 31


$1,000 - (D) 114,668 142,587 186 (D)

FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS

Less than $1,000 ................................................................................................ - 1 10,334 12,519 50 57


$1,000 to $2,499 ................................................................................................ - 3 6,374 7,734 32 32
$2,500 to $4,999 ................................................................................................ - - 6,253 6,160 31 24
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................................................ - 1 6,318 5,691 30 19
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................................................ - 4 5,573 5,805 10 22
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................................................ - - 2,789 2,686 10 9
$50,000 or more ................................................................................................. - - 9,986 9,908 16 22

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS


AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS

CCC loans (see text) ................................................................................. farms - - 266 694 - 1


$1,000 - - 22,320 41,019 - (D)
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments ........................................... farms - - 3,047 3,991 9 10
$1,000 - - 6,257 9,329 (D) 37
Other Federal farm program payments ..................................................... farms - 1 11,936 10,706 32 24
$1,000 - (D) 108,411 133,258 (D) (D)

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY


CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ....................................................................... - 2 5,070 4,607 12 10


Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ................................................................. - 5 1,855 2,269 8 8
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ........................................................................ - - 1,423 1,324 4 2
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ............................................................................................. - - 3,031 2,876 11 14
Other crop farming (1119) .................................................................................. - - 11,397 11,199 42 27
Tobacco farming (11191) ............................................................................... - - 1,002 1,748 1 3
Cotton farming (11192) .................................................................................. - - 492 427 1 -
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other
crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ............................................................ - - 9,903 9,024 40 24
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ........................................................ - 1 13,386 13,963 41 48
Cattle feedlots (112112) ..................................................................................... - - 10 2 - 1
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ............................................................ - - 254 366 3 5
Hog and pig farming (1122) ................................................................................ - - 1,120 1,546 6 8
Poultry and egg production (1123) ..................................................................... - - 3,225 3,894 7 12
Sheep and goat farming (1124) .......................................................................... - 1 1,832 2,336 17 9
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ................................................................................... - - 5,024 6,121 28 41
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 49


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Operators reporting one race
All principal American Indian Black
Characteristics operators or Asian or
Alaska Native African American
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms by-

Type of organization (see text):


Operation with 50 percent or more ownership
interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage, or adoption .................................................. 48,594 (NA) 571 (NA) 168 (NA) 1,565 (NA)
Limited Liability Corporation ..................................................................... 2,474 (NA) 44 (NA) 24 (NA) 86 (NA)

Operation's legal status for tax purposes (see text):


Family or individual .................................................................................. 43,563 45,766 528 541 156 104 1,401 1,264
Partnerships ............................................................................................ 3,132 4,246 45 44 17 13 123 166
Corporations ............................................................................................ 3,035 2,625 12 14 6 5 100 52
Other - cooperative, estate or trust,
institutional, etc ...................................................................................... 488 276 11 4 - - 13 9

Number of operators:
1 operator ................................................................................................ 30,657 33,351 428 405 61 49 1,172 1,156
2 operators .............................................................................................. 16,435 16,372 134 153 95 61 368 273
3 operators .............................................................................................. 2,522 2,523 26 37 19 8 84 52
4 operators .............................................................................................. 468 491 8 8 1 - 6 6
5 or more operators ................................................................................. 136 176 - - 3 4 7 4

Number of women operators:


1 operator ................................................................................................ 17,451 18,094 155 181 111 64 451 389
2 operators .............................................................................................. 1,077 1,071 14 17 7 5 34 17
3 operators .............................................................................................. 107 83 - 2 3 2 - 3
4 operators .............................................................................................. 11 18 - - - - - -
5 or more operators ................................................................................. 1 10 - - - - - 1

Farms reporting-
Internet access ............................................................................................ 34,814 28,313 378 287 139 48 930 506
Dial-up ..................................................................................................... 2,587 (NA) 45 (NA) 5 (NA) 112 (NA)
DSL service ............................................................................................. 18,475 (NA) 160 (NA) 58 (NA) 452 (NA)
Cable modem service .............................................................................. 7,092 (NA) 58 (NA) 31 (NA) 194 (NA)
Fiber-optic service ................................................................................... 1,549 (NA) 12 (NA) 2 (NA) 29 (NA)
Mobile broadband plan for a computer or
a cell phone ........................................................................................... 4,924 (NA) 80 (NA) 30 (NA) 115 (NA)
Satellite service ........................................................................................ 3,330 (NA) 40 (NA) 28 (NA) 173 (NA)
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ........................................................ 732 (NA) 6 (NA) 4 (NA) 16 (NA)
Other Internet service .............................................................................. 290 (NA) 6 (NA) - (NA) 10 (NA)

Principal operator is a hired manager ..................................................... farms 1,434 1,330 14 14 9 6 43 38


acres 841,175 503,710 5,437 1,713 653 (D) 4,921 2,692

Farms by number of households sharing in net income


of farm:

1 household ................................................................................................. 39,916 40,997 427 441 130 81 1,273 1,121


2 households ............................................................................................... 8,051 9,360 123 118 38 21 287 293
3 households ............................................................................................... 1,413 1,597 25 28 1 4 62 41
4 households ............................................................................................... 579 661 15 12 3 9 10 15
5 or more households .................................................................................. 259 298 6 4 7 7 5 21

Farms by share of principal operator's total household


income from farming:

Less than 25 percent ................................................................................... 37,398 39,529 451 457 113 62 1,300 1,240
25 to 49 percent ........................................................................................... 3,483 3,641 42 55 7 12 133 63
50 to 74 percent ........................................................................................... 3,963 4,079 47 31 25 17 100 76
75 to 99 percent ........................................................................................... 2,639 2,984 28 40 10 23 48 72
100 percent .................................................................................................. 2,735 2,680 28 20 24 8 56 40
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50 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Operators reporting one race - Con. Operators
Native Hawaiian reporting
Characteristics or other White more than
Pacific Islander one race
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms by-

Type of organization (see text):


Operation with 50 percent or more ownership
interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage, or adoption ..................................................... - (NA) 46,112 (NA) 178 (NA)
Limited Liability Corporation ........................................................................ - (NA) 2,313 (NA) 7 (NA)

Operation's legal status for tax purposes (see text):


Family or individual ..................................................................................... - 9 41,315 43,685 163 163
Partnerships ............................................................................................... - - 2,938 4,006 9 17
Corporations ............................................................................................... - - 2,910 2,549 7 5
Other - cooperative, estate or trust,
institutional, etc ......................................................................................... - - 464 263 - -

Number of operators:
1 operator ................................................................................................... - 9 28,906 31,640 90 92
2 operators ................................................................................................. - - 15,762 15,806 76 79
3 operators ................................................................................................. - - 2,380 2,421 13 5
4 operators ................................................................................................. - - 453 468 - 9
5 or more operators .................................................................................... - - 126 168 - -

Number of women operators:


1 operator ................................................................................................... - 7 16,644 17,368 90 85
2 operators ................................................................................................. - - 1,013 1,020 9 12
3 operators ................................................................................................. - - 104 76 - -
4 operators ................................................................................................. - - 11 18 - -
5 or more operators .................................................................................... - - 1 9 - -

Farms reporting-
Internet access ............................................................................................... - 6 33,237 27,373 130 93
Dial-up ........................................................................................................ - (NA) 2,407 (NA) 18 (NA)
DSL service ................................................................................................ - (NA) 17,744 (NA) 61 (NA)
Cable modem service ................................................................................. - (NA) 6,782 (NA) 27 (NA)
Fiber-optic service ...................................................................................... - (NA) 1,502 (NA) 4 (NA)
Mobile broadband plan for a computer or
a cell phone .............................................................................................. - (NA) 4,681 (NA) 18 (NA)
Satellite service .......................................................................................... - (NA) 3,069 (NA) 20 (NA)
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ........................................................... - (NA) 703 (NA) 3 (NA)
Other Internet service ................................................................................. - (NA) 273 (NA) 1 (NA)

Principal operator is a hired manager ....................................................... farms - - 1,368 1,269 - 3


acres - - 830,164 498,664 - (D)

Farms by number of households sharing in net income


of farm:

1 household .................................................................................................... - 6 37,922 39,218 164 130


2 households .................................................................................................. - 1 7,591 8,881 12 46
3 households .................................................................................................. - - 1,323 1,518 2 6
4 households .................................................................................................. - 2 551 621 - 2
5 or more households ..................................................................................... - - 240 265 1 1

Farms by share of principal operator's total household


income from farming:

Less than 25 percent ...................................................................................... - 8 35,382 37,628 152 134


25 to 49 percent ............................................................................................. - - 3,291 3,496 10 15
50 to 74 percent ............................................................................................. - 1 3,782 3,943 9 11
75 to 99 percent ............................................................................................. - - 2,549 2,828 4 21
100 percent .................................................................................................... - - 2,623 2,608 4 4

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Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Any operator reporting race as-
Any operator
American Indian Black or African Native Hawaiian reporting ethnicity
Asian White
Characteristics or Alaska Native American or Other Pacific as Spanish,
alone or in alone or in
alone or in alone or in Islander alone or Hispanic, or
combination with combination with
combination with combination with in combination with Latino origin
other races other races
other races other races other races
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................................... number 874 234 1,744 7 47,968 667


Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 118,772 11,520 165,131 952 8,174,945 116,005

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres .................................................................................... 81 42 165 1 3,941 45


10 to 49 acres ................................................................................ 432 120 730 2 19,024 310
50 to 179 acres .............................................................................. 236 58 650 3 16,496 192
180 to 499 acres ............................................................................ 75 13 155 - 5,181 75
500 acres or more ......................................................................... 50 1 44 1 3,326 45

OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS

Owned land in farms ............................................................. farms 826 225 1,547 7 45,128 644
acres 66,343 10,156 90,711 952 4,707,370 71,789
Rented or leased land in farms ............................................. farms 287 42 718 - 16,414 214
acres 52,429 1,364 74,420 - 3,467,575 44,216

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................................... farms 587 192 1,026 7 31,554 453


acres 45,144 8,674 59,343 952 2,796,488 48,059
Part owners .......................................................................... farms 239 33 521 - 13,574 191
acres 67,181 2,764 88,259 - 4,826,633 66,814
Tenants ................................................................................. farms 48 9 197 - 2,840 23
acres 6,447 82 17,529 - 551,824 1,132

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS


SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total ...................................................................................... farms 874 234 1,744 7 47,968 667


$1,000 150,121 123,034 131,042 83 12,380,121 395,102

Market value of agricultural


products sold .................................................................. farms 874 234 1,744 7 47,968 667
$1,000 148,162 122,884 127,526 83 12,264,980 393,711
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops ....................................................... farms 461 90 928 6 23,398 298
$1,000 47,114 8,263 61,173 74 4,215,628 68,040
Livestock, poultry, and
their products .............................................................. farms 363 131 529 4 23,150 291
$1,000 101,048 114,621 66,353 9 8,049,352 325,671

Government payments ..................................................... farms 274 23 842 - 13,405 158


$1,000 1,959 149 3,516 - 115,141 1,391

FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS

Less than $1,000 ........................................................................... 224 41 392 - 10,434 168


$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................................ 123 30 260 1 6,428 83
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 136 12 230 - 6,298 82
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 112 27 266 3 6,376 72
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 80 20 199 2 5,601 37
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 54 9 146 1 2,803 37
$50,000 or more ............................................................................ 145 95 251 - 10,028 188

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS


AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS

CCC loans (see text) ............................................................ farms 8 - 14 - 266 -


$1,000 255 - 275 - 22,320 -
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments ...................... farms 30 3 170 - 3,065 34
$1,000 99 8 211 - 6,298 53
Other Federal farm program payments ................................. farms 260 21 756 - 12,004 146
$1,000 1,860 142 3,305 - 108,843 1,338

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY


CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 232 1 449 - 5,104 51


Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................ 34 18 134 2 1,873 41
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 23 16 49 2 1,433 54
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ........................................................................ 25 27 16 1 3,044 47
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 153 25 503 - 11,473 108
Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................................... 3 1 46 - 1,007 24
Cotton farming (11192) .............................................................. 4 - 34 - 496 1
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other
crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) ........................................ 146 24 423 - 9,970 83
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................................... 223 27 325 1 13,463 141
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ - - - - 10 -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 7 - 3 - 257 3
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................... 12 - 41 - 1,128 40
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................ 57 79 61 - 3,241 58
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 32 15 68 - 1,854 29
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ............................................................... 76 26 95 1 5,088 95
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 (continued)
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Any operator reporting race as-
Any operator
American Indian Black or African Native Hawaiian reporting ethnicity
Asian White
Characteristics or Alaska Native American or Other Pacific as Spanish,
alone or in alone or in
alone or in alone or in Islander alone or Hispanic, or
combination with combination with
combination with combination with in combination with Latino origin
other races other races
other races other races other races
OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS

Farms by-

Type of organization (see text):


Operation with 50 percent or more ownership
interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage, or adoption ................................ 846 221 1,665 6 46,446 641
Limited Liability Corporation ................................................... 54 28 92 1 2,333 59

Operation's legal status for tax purposes (see text):


Family or individual ................................................................ 778 197 1,488 5 41,626 566
Partnerships .......................................................................... 57 24 130 1 2,955 42
Corporations .......................................................................... 27 11 108 1 2,923 52
Other - cooperative, estate or trust,
institutional, etc .................................................................... 12 2 18 - 464 7

Number of operators:
1 operator .............................................................................. 490 67 1,203 1 28,990 267
2 operators ............................................................................ 310 134 422 6 15,974 307
3 operators ............................................................................ 61 27 102 - 2,417 75
4 operators ............................................................................ 13 3 10 - 458 4
5 or more operators ............................................................... - 3 7 - 129 14

Number of women operators:


1 operator .............................................................................. 342 153 508 6 16,865 313
2 operators ............................................................................ 26 12 42 - 1,040 19
3 operators ............................................................................ 2 5 1 - 104 9
4 operators ............................................................................ - - - - 11 -
5 or more operators ............................................................... - - - - 1 -

Farms reporting-
Internet access .......................................................................... 580 186 1,005 7 33,491 499
Dial-up ................................................................................... 63 11 125 - 2,425 39
DSL service ........................................................................... 259 76 494 3 17,856 242
Cable modem service ............................................................ 92 41 206 2 6,834 98
Fiber-optic service ................................................................. 20 5 29 - 1,513 29
Mobile broadband plan for a computer or
a cell phone ......................................................................... 111 33 122 1 4,719 86
Satellite service ..................................................................... 76 31 181 - 3,123 70
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ...................................... 13 9 17 - 710 18
Other Internet service ............................................................ 6 1 10 2 274 6

Principal operator is a hired manager .................................. farms 16 11 49 - 1,368 58


acres 7,880 750 5,320 - 830,164 32,077

Farms by number of households sharing in net income


of farm:

1 household ............................................................................... 645 177 1,345 6 38,206 473


2 households ............................................................................. 170 45 316 1 7,640 147
3 households ............................................................................. 36 2 66 - 1,326 29
4 households ............................................................................. 16 3 11 - 551 3
5 or more households ................................................................ 7 7 6 - 245 15

Farms by share of principal operator's total household


income from farming:

Less than 25 percent ................................................................. 690 156 1,383 5 35,670 497


25 to 49 percent ........................................................................ 59 8 140 2 3,310 36
50 to 74 percent ........................................................................ 55 33 108 - 3,802 35
75 to 99 percent ........................................................................ 37 13 51 - 2,555 41
100 percent ............................................................................... 33 24 62 - 2,631 58

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 62. Selected Principal Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
All principal American Indian or Black or
Asian
Characteristics operators Alaska Native African American
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
Operators ...................................................................................... number 50,218 52,913 596 603 179 122 1,637 1,491

Sex of operator:
Male ...................................................................................................... 43,765 45,897 519 531 138 104 1,439 1,299
Female .................................................................................................. 6,453 7,016 77 72 41 18 198 192

Primary occupation:
Farming ................................................................................................ 24,574 24,244 336 259 114 86 848 722
Other ..................................................................................................... 25,644 28,669 260 344 65 36 789 769

Place of residence:
On farm operated .................................................................................. 39,098 41,587 466 457 147 109 1,059 1,015
Not on farm operated ............................................................................ 11,120 11,326 130 146 32 13 578 476

Days of work off farm:


None ..................................................................................................... 20,047 19,602 264 187 57 45 698 569
Any ....................................................................................................... 30,171 33,311 332 416 122 77 939 922
1 to 49 days ...................................................................................... 3,864 5,279 38 89 19 5 113 161
50 to 99 days .................................................................................... 2,364 2,749 43 28 11 12 83 94
100 to 199 days ................................................................................ 4,390 4,572 58 56 9 15 169 154
200 days or more .............................................................................. 19,553 20,711 193 243 83 45 574 513

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ...................................................................................... 1,659 2,153 17 21 8 10 72 74
3 or 4 years ........................................................................................... 2,459 3,453 37 48 23 22 70 90
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................... 6,909 8,385 78 121 69 32 196 212
10 years or more ................................................................................... 39,191 38,922 464 413 79 58 1,299 1,115

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ...................................................................................... 1,298 (NA) 15 (NA) 8 (NA) 66 (NA)
3 or 4 years ........................................................................................... 2,030 (NA) 28 (NA) 23 (NA) 58 (NA)
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................... 5,935 (NA) 66 (NA) 66 (NA) 168 (NA)
10 years or more ................................................................................... 40,955 (NA) 487 (NA) 82 (NA) 1,345 (NA)

Age group:
Under 25 years ..................................................................................... 220 307 4 - - 1 14 5
25 to 34 years ....................................................................................... 2,101 2,056 31 37 5 7 37 21
35 to 44 years ....................................................................................... 4,932 6,521 41 96 40 27 73 87
45 to 54 years ....................................................................................... 10,391 13,035 142 141 62 29 233 259
55 to 64 years ....................................................................................... 15,124 15,269 197 176 43 41 546 543
65 to 74 years ....................................................................................... 11,629 10,367 131 126 26 15 529 345
75 years and over ................................................................................. 5,821 5,358 50 27 3 2 205 231

Average age ......................................................................................... 58.9 57.3 58.0 55.5 52.2 52.2 62.0 61.9

Number of persons living in household ..................................................... 122,234 132,395 1,585 1,582 667 449 3,508 3,568
Native Hawaiian or White More than one race reported
Characteristics Other Pacific Islander
2012 2007 2012 2007 2012 2007
Operators ...................................................................................... number - 9 47,627 50,503 179 185

Sex of operator:
Male ...................................................................................................... - 2 41,523 43,810 146 151
Female .................................................................................................. - 7 6,104 6,693 33 34

Primary occupation:
Farming ................................................................................................ - 1 23,200 23,103 76 73
Other ..................................................................................................... - 8 24,427 27,400 103 112

Place of residence:
On farm operated .................................................................................. - 9 37,269 39,837 157 160
Not on farm operated ............................................................................ - - 10,358 10,666 22 25

Days of work off farm:


None ..................................................................................................... - 1 18,966 18,733 62 67
Any ....................................................................................................... - 8 28,661 31,770 117 118
1 to 49 days ...................................................................................... - - 3,682 5,002 12 22
50 to 99 days .................................................................................... - - 2,223 2,596 4 19
100 to 199 days ................................................................................ - 3 4,142 4,334 12 10
200 days or more .............................................................................. - 5 18,614 19,838 89 67

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ...................................................................................... - - 1,548 2,036 14 12
3 or 4 years ........................................................................................... - - 2,324 3,280 5 13
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................... - 3 6,525 7,985 41 32
10 years or more ................................................................................... - 6 37,230 37,202 119 128

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ...................................................................................... - (NA) 1,206 (NA) 3 (NA)
3 or 4 years ........................................................................................... - (NA) 1,916 (NA) 5 (NA)
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................... - (NA) 5,606 (NA) 29 (NA)
10 years or more ................................................................................... - (NA) 38,899 (NA) 142 (NA)

Age group:
Under 25 years ..................................................................................... - - 202 301 - -
25 to 34 years ....................................................................................... - - 2,025 1,983 3 8
35 to 44 years ....................................................................................... - 3 4,750 6,288 28 20
45 to 54 years ....................................................................................... - 2 9,906 12,548 48 56
55 to 64 years ....................................................................................... - 4 14,283 14,454 55 51
65 to 74 years ....................................................................................... - - 10,914 9,848 29 33
75 years and over ................................................................................. - - 5,547 5,081 16 17

Average age ......................................................................................... - 51.4 58.8 57.2 57.0 56.7

Number of persons living in household ..................................................... - 42 116,029 126,303 445 451

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 63. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
American Indian Black or
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native Black or African American
alone or in
Characteristics or Alaska Native alone or in Asian only African American alone or in
combination with
only combination with only combination with
other races
other races other races
Operators ............................................................. number 840 1,044 325 339 2,141 2,205
Sex of operator:
Male ............................................................................. 649 790 178 188 1,678 1,730
Female ......................................................................... 191 254 147 151 463 475
Primary occupation:
Farming ........................................................................ 432 511 191 198 1,061 1,089
Other ............................................................................ 408 533 134 141 1,080 1,116
Place of residence:
On farm operated ......................................................... 632 806 248 259 1,351 1,407
Not on farm operated ................................................... 208 238 77 80 790 798
Days worked off farm:
None ............................................................................. 349 413 105 107 914 937
Any ............................................................................... 491 631 220 232 1,227 1,268
1 to 49 days .............................................................. 63 81 30 33 159 163
50 to 99 days ............................................................ 59 69 26 26 116 125
100 to 199 days ........................................................ 80 98 31 31 208 208
200 days or more ..................................................... 289 383 133 142 744 772
Years on present farm:
2 years or less .............................................................. 55 74 17 18 118 121
3 or 4 years .................................................................. 51 56 48 52 120 124
5 to 9 years .................................................................. 134 191 120 121 290 301
10 years or more .......................................................... 600 723 140 148 1,613 1,659
Years operating any farm (see text):
2 years or less .............................................................. 50 58 17 18 106 109
3 or 4 years .................................................................. 40 45 48 52 96 100
5 to 9 years .................................................................. 121 164 117 118 244 255
10 years or more .......................................................... 629 769 143 151 1,695 1,741
Age group:
Under 25 years ............................................................. 34 44 9 9 28 31
25 to 34 years .............................................................. 44 51 18 18 52 54
35 to 44 years .............................................................. 73 102 75 80 120 125
45 to 54 years .............................................................. 201 256 104 110 310 321
55 to 64 years .............................................................. 263 326 68 71 754 775
65 to 74 years .............................................................. 160 188 45 45 640 654
75 years and over ........................................................ 65 77 6 6 237 245
Average age of -
All operators ................................................................. 55.8 55.4 50.8 50.7 60.9 60.9
Principal operator ......................................................... 58.0 57.6 52.2 52.2 62.0 62.0
Second operator ........................................................... 52.3 53.4 50.5 50.3 58.2 58.1
Third operator ............................................................... 39.3 36.2 40.9 40.9 54.0 53.0
Number of persons living in household of -
Principal operator ......................................................... 1,585 1,926 667 694 3,508 3,620
Second operator ........................................................... 168 216 78 83 466 471
Third operator ............................................................... 47 62 15 15 147 147
Native Hawaiian or
White alone or
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone or
Characteristics White only in combination with
Pacific Islander only in combination with
other races
other races
Operators ............................................................. number 2 7 69,328 69,587
Sex of operator:
Male ............................................................................. - 1 50,568 50,745
Female ......................................................................... 2 6 18,760 18,842
Primary occupation:
Farming ........................................................................ 2 3 31,522 31,619
Other ............................................................................ - 4 37,806 37,968
Place of residence:
On farm operated ......................................................... 2 6 53,244 53,464
Not on farm operated ................................................... - 1 16,084 16,123
Days worked off farm:
None ............................................................................. 2 3 26,817 26,902
Any ............................................................................... - 4 42,511 42,685
1 to 49 days .............................................................. - - 5,516 5,537
50 to 99 days ............................................................ - - 3,328 3,339
100 to 199 days ........................................................ - - 5,997 6,015
200 days or more ..................................................... - 4 27,670 27,794
Years on present farm:
2 years or less .............................................................. - - 3,004 3,022
3 or 4 years .................................................................. - - 4,096 4,101
5 to 9 years .................................................................. - - 10,822 10,885
10 years or more .......................................................... 2 7 51,406 51,579
Years operating any farm (see text):
2 years or less .............................................................. - - 2,436 2,443
3 or 4 years .................................................................. - - 3,480 3,485
5 to 9 years .................................................................. - - 9,492 9,541
10 years or more .......................................................... 2 7 53,920 54,118
Age group:
Under 25 years ............................................................. - - 924 937
25 to 34 years .............................................................. - - 3,957 3,962
35 to 44 years .............................................................. - - 8,114 8,151
45 to 54 years .............................................................. 2 5 15,181 15,246
55 to 64 years .............................................................. - 2 20,295 20,373
65 to 74 years .............................................................. - - 14,259 14,300
75 years and over ........................................................ - - 6,598 6,618
Average age of -
All operators ................................................................. (D) 54.4 56.8 56.8
Principal operator ......................................................... - (D) 58.8 58.8
Second operator ........................................................... (D) (D) 53.4 53.4
Third operator ............................................................... - - 46.2 46.0
Number of persons living in household of -
Principal operator ......................................................... - (D) 116,029 116,456
Second operator ........................................................... - (D) 18,181 18,241
Third operator ............................................................... - - 5,017 5,032

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................ number 50,218 4,155 20,014 5,596 5,276 4,062


percent 100.0 8.3 39.9 11.1 10.5 8.1
Land in farms .........................................................acres 8,414,756 19,637 527,834 324,387 435,198 469,176
Average size of farm ......................................acres 168 5 26 58 82 116

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ...................................................................... farms 50,218 4,155 20,014 5,596 5,276 4,062


$1,000 12,708,271 353,351 1,663,702 653,015 626,305 830,273
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 253,062 85,042 83,127 116,693 118,708 204,400
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................................... 10,924 1,483 6,323 1,133 813 553
$1,000 to $2,499 .................................................... 6,743 847 3,665 783 657 371
$2,500 to $4,999 .................................................... 6,606 489 3,337 955 821 469
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................... 6,687 439 2,783 996 989 689
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................ 5,840 400 1,709 772 886 732

$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................ 2,985 144 652 349 412 379


$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................ 2,008 81 347 165 203 284
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................ 1,862 69 203 78 141 155
$250,000 to $499,999 ............................................ 1,459 67 177 59 62 84

$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................ 1,527 62 250 105 76 72


$1,000,000 or more ............................................... 3,577 74 568 201 216 274
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .................................. 2,518 47 458 154 177 206
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .................................. 690 15 83 36 33 45
$5,000,000 or more ........................................... 369 12 27 11 6 23

Total sales ........................................................ farms 50,218 4,155 20,014 5,596 5,276 4,062
$1,000 12,588,142 352,403 1,656,472 648,641 621,716 825,702
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ...................................................... farms 9,685 160 1,684 787 882 856
$1,000 1,774,127 258 11,492 10,592 15,880 23,718
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 3,919 - 1 19 56 154
$1,000 1,694,803 - (D) (D) 3,732 11,361
Corn .......................................................... farms 5,641 74 776 357 489 454
$1,000 656,973 110 3,836 3,012 5,184 6,948
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 1,957 - 1 4 8 21
$1,000 610,141 - (D) (D) 477 1,568
Wheat ....................................................... farms 4,146 12 316 225 250 272
$1,000 285,459 12 1,366 1,642 2,004 3,486
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 1,482 - - - - 4
$1,000 242,928 - - - - 249
Soybeans .................................................. farms 7,006 75 940 507 538 574
$1,000 799,769 127 6,071 5,767 8,178 12,751
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 2,916 - - - 10 51
$1,000 736,021 - - - 554 3,284
Sorghum ................................................... farms 639 - 23 26 39 35
$1,000 20,911 - 103 131 372 360
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 129 - - - - 1
$1,000 12,793 - - - - (D)
Barley ....................................................... farms 243 - 16 9 6 21
$1,000 3,460 - 36 14 8 36
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 15 - - - - -
$1,000 1,343 - - - - -
Rice .......................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ......................... farms 712 12 105 38 53 45
$1,000 7,556 8 81 26 133 137
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 22 - - - - -
$1,000 3,068 - - - - -

Tobacco ....................................................... farms 1,681 28 135 62 95 96


$1,000 732,772 441 6,498 3,883 10,433 11,491
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 1,400 2 52 27 67 68
$1,000 726,964 (D) 4,793 3,007 9,931 11,011
Cotton and cottonseed .................................. farms 1,430 5 51 35 55 46
$1,000 403,366 (D) (D) 687 1,430 1,647
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 1,096 - - - 2 14
$1,000 395,679 - - - (D) (D)
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ..................................... farms 3,304 457 1,443 303 251 154
$1,000 434,974 3,171 21,445 6,573 9,483 5,646
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 566 1 68 28 29 35
$1,000 410,103 (D) 9,218 4,102 7,493 4,472

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ......................... farms 2,151 307 994 180 207 122
$1,000 85,150 1,682 9,369 3,930 7,641 4,925
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 206 2 27 23 33 28
$1,000 70,275 (D) 2,610 2,556 6,269 4,007
Fruits and tree nuts ................................... farms 1,230 162 576 111 125 85
$1,000 30,728 942 6,063 2,780 4,577 3,265
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 119 2 17 18 26 19
$1,000 21,669 (D) 1,720 1,868 3,774 2,542
Berries ...................................................... farms 1,176 167 541 91 107 51
$1,000 54,421 740 3,306 1,150 3,065 1,660
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 84 - 9 4 8 6
$1,000 47,588 - 735 585 2,435 1,197
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ....................................... farms 2,475 693 966 215 161 128
$1,000 580,230 37,861 96,564 42,499 22,223 26,051
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 699 135 240 55 56 61
$1,000 558,671 31,950 87,874 40,307 20,952 25,090
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms .................................................................number 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,706 1,067 629


percent 4.6 3.2 2.1 5.4 3.4 2.1 1.3
Land in farms ........................................................ acres 363,356 316,742 251,864 963,826 1,169,548 1,457,850 2,115,338
Average size of farm ..................................... acres 156 197 239 353 686 1,366 3,363

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ...................................................................... farms 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,706 1,067 629
$1,000 547,585 445,395 421,228 1,320,882 1,834,108 1,746,311 2,266,116
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 235,419 277,677 399,269 484,194 1,075,093 1,636,655 3,602,728
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) .................................... 233 172 60 121 23 9 1
$1,000 to $2,499 .................................................... 177 81 48 70 31 10 3
$2,500 to $4,999 .................................................... 198 115 50 127 29 10 6
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................... 338 156 94 145 38 17 3
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................ 480 303 192 293 56 14 3

$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................ 262 227 140 313 73 25 9


$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................ 205 155 121 339 75 25 8
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................ 137 175 175 456 204 50 19
$250,000 to $499,999 ............................................ 62 43 41 385 397 68 14

$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................ 49 46 39 148 357 271 52


$1,000,000 or more ................................................ 185 131 95 331 423 568 511
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .................................. 139 85 62 219 278 439 254
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .................................. 35 35 21 76 85 80 146
$5,000,000 or more ............................................ 11 11 12 36 60 49 111

Total sales ......................................................... farms 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,706 1,067 629
$1,000 543,928 440,391 417,843 1,306,677 1,813,752 1,721,536 2,239,080
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ...................................................... farms 564 466 391 1,284 1,167 878 566
$1,000 21,236 22,844 23,844 138,323 292,550 479,265 734,125
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 166 194 178 807 989 811 544
$1,000 13,934 17,718 19,290 128,236 288,342 477,543 733,467
Corn .......................................................... farms 298 298 209 835 787 630 434
$1,000 6,713 8,584 7,645 43,945 99,690 176,766 294,539
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 39 59 49 310 541 540 385
$1,000 2,881 4,403 4,492 33,703 94,412 174,566 293,346
Wheat ........................................................ farms 222 175 173 681 756 623 441
$1,000 3,310 3,125 3,600 23,714 50,295 80,507 112,398
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 4 3 9 164 412 498 388
$1,000 231 171 600 12,471 41,225 76,948 111,032
Soybeans .................................................. farms 394 325 293 1,005 1,025 793 537
$1,000 10,653 10,326 11,694 67,314 134,889 213,660 318,339
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 62 69 83 550 831 745 515
$1,000 4,256 5,205 6,624 56,290 129,554 212,459 317,795
Sorghum .................................................... farms 34 35 26 118 136 108 59
$1,000 387 537 781 2,321 5,407 5,691 4,821
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - 4 8 44 42 30
$1,000 - - (D) 718 3,588 4,108 3,988
Barley ........................................................ farms 9 11 10 56 55 32 18
$1,000 45 144 72 378 838 850 1,038
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - - - - 7 8
$1,000 - - - - - 416 927
Rice ........................................................... farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas .......................... farms 36 35 18 93 127 85 65
$1,000 128 127 51 652 1,431 1,791 2,991
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - - - 3 5 14
$1,000 - - - - 191 475 2,402

Tobacco ....................................................... farms 61 64 48 259 333 305 195


$1,000 9,532 13,035 15,438 67,648 152,270 197,342 244,760
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 45 50 47 232 319 302 189
$1,000 9,153 12,683 (D) 67,082 151,950 197,267 244,593
Cotton and cottonseed .................................. farms 55 69 44 164 288 347 271
$1,000 2,624 5,585 3,923 16,126 57,019 122,002 191,705
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 17 48 31 126 264 329 265
$1,000 1,490 4,862 3,567 15,266 56,321 121,591 191,592
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ..................................... farms 85 57 37 132 144 123 118
$1,000 4,001 5,629 8,533 22,116 56,081 81,195 211,101
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 14 18 17 51 95 110 100
$1,000 (D) 5,224 8,320 20,849 55,363 80,853 210,773

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ......................... farms 73 43 32 79 51 36 27


$1,000 4,788 (D) 3,337 14,017 15,493 12,974 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 14 5 7 21 22 17 7
$1,000 4,219 (D) 3,131 13,276 14,986 12,769 5,717
Fruits and tree nuts ................................... farms 38 30 16 39 26 16 6
$1,000 3,934 (D) 867 2,214 4,247 521 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 8 5 4 7 6 4 3
$1,000 3,657 546 806 1,728 3,953 386 (D)
Berries ....................................................... farms 40 24 16 53 36 27 23
$1,000 854 202 2,470 11,804 11,246 12,453 5,474
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 6 - 3 14 18 12 4
$1,000 549 - (D) 11,461 10,808 12,317 (D)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ........................................ farms 54 28 29 68 75 38 20
$1,000 24,096 30,715 23,924 52,024 180,387 20,263 23,624
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 27 13 12 39 41 13 7
$1,000 23,675 30,464 23,750 51,560 179,848 19,843 23,358
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 57


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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ......................... farms 1,151 171 472 148 121 61
$1,000 67,097 (D) 5,934 3,606 5,131 3,188
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 201 4 28 24 32 29
$1,000 58,357 (D) 2,272 1,987 4,110 2,782
Cut Christmas trees .................................. farms 1,135 165 463 148 121 60
$1,000 67,064 (D) 5,914 3,606 5,131 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 201 4 28 24 32 29
$1,000 58,357 (D) 2,272 1,987 4,110 2,782
Short-rotation woody crops ....................... farms 18 8 9 - - 1
$1,000 33 (D) 20 - - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ..................... farms 10,811 175 3,804 1,375 1,421 1,067
$1,000 225,162 259 10,154 6,415 7,222 8,033
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 702 - 4 10 2 17
$1,000 170,777 - 264 646 (D) 1,387
Maple syrup (see text) .............................. farms 9 - 7 - 2 -
$1,000 8 - (D) - (D) -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Cattle and calves .......................................... farms 15,312 431 4,878 1,946 2,031 1,628
$1,000 332,733 1,786 25,631 16,265 29,626 19,455
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 1,072 3 46 45 54 53
$1,000 214,044 497 5,335 4,998 14,961 4,480
Milk from cows (see text) .............................. farms 283 4 21 8 9 25
$1,000 179,265 (D) (D) 1,937 919 5,190
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 243 - 5 5 7 17
$1,000 178,682 - 453 (D) (D) 5,030
Hogs and pigs ............................................... farms 1,833 127 478 149 160 180
$1,000 2,873,988 79,625 209,384 108,576 155,931 224,414
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 1,122 35 151 77 104 131
$1,000 2,871,888 79,346 208,763 108,326 155,846 224,186
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ............................................. farms 2,964 409 1,592 261 200 157
$1,000 7,251 615 3,264 744 (D) 447
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 10 - 4 2 - -
$1,000 735 - 406 (D) - -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ...................................................... farms 2,220 242 1,157 230 201 125
$1,000 23,548 1,961 11,541 1,727 2,189 1,859
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 105 12 50 5 8 10
$1,000 10,713 801 5,446 319 660 979
Poultry and eggs ........................................... farms 5,400 625 2,270 545 386 422
$1,000 4,837,026 220,653 1,232,815 438,660 351,088 486,236
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 2,690 146 812 261 219 278
$1,000 4,833,671 219,997 1,231,349 438,236 350,963 486,072
Aquaculture .................................................. farms 228 57 75 17 15 17
$1,000 23,365 2,336 5,953 1,503 1,619 3,292
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 63 11 15 2 7 9
$1,000 22,000 (D) 5,447 (D) 1,533 3,239
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ...................................... farms 1,525 308 699 167 143 65
$1,000 8,089 (D) 5,260 1,044 (D) 112
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................... farms 16 1 9 3 1 -
$1,000 4,933 (D) 3,892 (D) (D) -

Value of-
Government payments ..................................... farms 14,417 277 2,975 1,369 1,598 1,452
$1,000 120,129 948 7,230 4,374 4,589 4,570

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ............................................... farms 912 25 85 77 110 93
$1,000 37,702 112 189 233 455 594

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ................................... farms 4,475 717 2,165 385 399 257
$1,000 31,826 2,099 7,490 2,588 3,649 3,332

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES


1
Total farm production expenses ......................... farms 50,218 4,155 20,014 5,596 5,276 4,062
$1,000 10,061,152 295,757 1,395,441 539,675 517,790 660,690
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 200,350 71,181 69,723 96,439 98,141 162,651

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased ................................... farms 29,487 1,833 10,510 3,161 3,129 2,504
$1,000 555,515 1,986 15,932 12,212 11,762 11,532
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 21,781 1,764 10,115 2,794 2,594 1,846
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 4,231 61 359 349 498 608
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 1,125 7 20 11 19 41
$50,000 or more ................................................ 2,350 1 16 7 18 9

Chemicals purchased ....................................... farms 26,183 1,655 8,761 2,757 2,645 2,262
$1,000 416,980 1,128 8,299 4,123 5,865 7,411
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 20,789 1,619 8,528 2,619 2,416 1,964
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 2,645 31 197 124 202 271
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 947 2 23 12 15 16
$50,000 or more ................................................ 1,802 3 13 2 12 11
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops .......................... farms 37 29 27 51 17 14 3
$1,000 1,760 (D) 3,652 12,867 14,086 12,619 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 7 7 15 32 11 11 1
$1,000 1,458 (D) 3,384 12,581 14,021 (D) (D)
Cut Christmas trees ................................... farms 37 29 27 51 17 14 3
$1,000 1,760 (D) 3,652 12,867 14,086 12,619 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 7 7 15 32 11 11 1
$1,000 1,458 (D) 3,384 12,581 14,021 (D) (D)
Short-rotation woody crops ....................... farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ...................... farms 612 454 259 702 434 304 204
$1,000 5,846 5,197 3,110 17,389 29,193 47,975 84,370
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 13 12 11 112 173 186 162
$1,000 998 999 (D) 10,211 25,496 46,133 83,584
Maple syrup (see text) ............................... farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -

Cattle and calves ........................................... farms 1,005 731 473 1,201 604 249 135
$1,000 22,082 14,559 14,977 68,473 63,628 34,177 22,074
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 33 46 74 271 241 123 83
$1,000 9,701 4,772 8,360 51,708 56,722 31,545 20,966
Milk from cows (see text) ............................... farms 16 20 14 66 63 27 10
$1,000 6,916 6,436 3,618 26,541 44,885 66,538 15,690
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 13 20 12 64 63 27 10
$1,000 6,836 6,436 (D) (D) 44,885 66,538 15,690
Hogs and pigs ............................................... farms 100 97 51 202 147 88 54
$1,000 140,705 150,155 115,254 443,208 402,206 428,954 415,578
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 74 76 40 169 126 87 52
$1,000 140,562 150,020 115,148 443,076 402,113 (D) (D)
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) .............................................. farms 121 57 27 88 43 6 3
$1,000 588 305 (D) 313 (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 1 2 - 1 - - -
$1,000 (D) (D) - (D) - - -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ....................................................... farms 88 49 35 56 26 8 3
$1,000 1,426 445 839 1,080 355 60 67
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 12 1 5 2 - - -
$1,000 985 (D) (D) (D) - - -
Poultry and eggs ........................................... farms 248 144 106 287 227 92 48
$1,000 296,422 182,924 196,088 422,135 504,261 218,144 287,600
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 184 106 95 242 213 87 47
$1,000 296,253 (D) 196,077 421,911 504,232 218,114 (D)
Aquaculture ................................................... farms 17 1 8 14 5 - 2
$1,000 1,620 (D) (D) 4,308 (D) - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms 3 1 2 9 2 - 2
$1,000 1,576 (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ....................................... farms 49 30 18 28 14 3 1
$1,000 286 57 124 110 (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .......................... farms - - - 1 1 - -
$1,000 - - - (D) (D) - -

Value of-
Government payments ...................................... farms 947 770 557 1,702 1,346 894 530
$1,000 3,657 5,003 3,385 14,205 20,356 24,775 27,036

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ................................................ farms 55 56 31 97 114 90 79
$1,000 536 281 330 1,866 6,622 9,716 16,768

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) .................................... farms 120 107 52 124 91 36 22
$1,000 1,322 1,037 1,143 2,023 4,000 2,048 1,095

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1 .......................... farms 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,706 1,067 629
$1,000 437,565 353,114 346,190 1,046,919 1,445,096 1,319,289 1,703,626
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 188,119 220,146 328,142 383,768 847,067 1,236,447 2,708,468

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased ................................... farms 1,469 1,059 740 2,085 1,460 957 580
$1,000 10,190 10,716 11,131 46,908 99,632 136,049 187,465
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 952 585 322 589 171 37 12
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 452 371 310 848 252 95 28
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 53 79 66 388 338 84 19
$50,000 or more ................................................. 12 24 42 260 699 741 521

Chemicals purchased ........................................ farms 1,337 995 709 2,020 1,463 977 602
$1,000 5,564 6,382 7,262 28,474 68,494 103,290 170,688
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 1,094 721 446 995 294 74 19
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 205 221 192 662 387 121 32
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 24 37 46 240 339 160 33
$50,000 or more ................................................. 14 16 25 123 443 622 518
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased .............................................. farms 20,137 1,352 6,349 1,901 1,876 1,602
$1,000 386,436 5,668 21,198 9,231 5,001 6,320
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 10,222 991 4,901 1,251 1,118 779
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 4,228 224 1,140 527 531 510
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 2,963 103 208 105 207 290
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 1,034 12 39 11 14 10
$50,000 or more ................................................ 1,690 22 61 7 6 13

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ............................................................. farms 12,827 1,054 4,881 1,262 1,209 1,096
$1,000 1,397,510 71,510 250,570 109,040 94,132 115,666
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 7,190 802 3,425 719 670 541
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 1,718 87 510 186 214 146
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 1,285 91 336 147 95 158
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 1,418 40 427 136 129 124
$250,000 or more .............................................. 1,216 34 183 74 101 127

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ......................................................... farms 5,806 398 1,980 581 602 522
$1,000 136,342 3,149 16,274 7,896 8,211 10,025
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ................... farms 8,692 790 3,447 854 735 688
$1,000 1,261,168 68,360 234,295 101,145 85,921 105,641

Feed purchased ................................................ farms 29,837 2,424 12,654 3,315 3,051 2,399
$1,000 4,121,552 131,170 768,950 283,150 271,850 376,768
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 19,012 1,809 9,259 2,285 2,037 1,379
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 5,435 387 2,078 524 553 476
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 1,740 70 435 186 155 176
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 619 30 117 68 62 49
$250,000 or more .............................................. 3,031 128 765 252 244 319

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .................. farms 48,292 3,812 19,201 5,423 5,082 3,907
$1,000 417,600 7,545 38,136 15,426 16,136 17,259
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 39,237 3,539 17,958 4,943 4,513 3,240
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 5,657 226 1,026 382 440 538
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 1,566 29 149 74 92 79
$50,000 or more ................................................ 1,832 18 68 24 37 50

Utilities .............................................................. farms 30,066 2,111 10,373 3,078 3,045 2,481


$1,000 186,984 6,635 27,853 10,729 9,268 10,814
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 16,029 1,312 6,905 1,967 1,956 1,349
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 7,964 551 2,427 734 697 674
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 4,592 213 905 318 323 372
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 892 19 88 40 57 60
$50,000 or more ................................................ 589 16 48 19 12 26

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ........ farms 39,692 2,944 14,717 4,448 4,185 3,368
$1,000 430,051 13,004 44,660 15,499 18,506 17,834
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 30,536 2,642 13,395 3,955 3,570 2,697
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 5,852 242 1,119 406 509 546
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 1,611 36 138 59 89 84
$50,000 or more ................................................ 1,693 24 65 28 17 41

Hired farm labor ................................................ farms 14,469 929 3,956 1,290 1,266 1,181
$1,000 765,886 25,492 75,029 27,864 29,176 29,030
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 6,618 509 2,481 762 748 612
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 3,446 239 898 306 267 312
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 2,955 127 481 184 206 206
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 931 42 57 26 27 33
$250,000 or more .............................................. 519 12 39 12 18 18

Contract labor ................................................... farms 5,677 335 1,634 556 487 454
$1,000 148,205 2,159 9,783 5,203 5,850 5,444
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 1,147 107 516 131 118 89
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 1,927 143 657 231 178 173
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 1,637 67 381 140 152 133
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 409 14 53 37 22 40
$50,000 or more ................................................ 557 4 27 17 17 19

Customwork and custom hauling ...................... farms 9,252 325 2,446 891 859 867
$1,000 129,481 2,944 16,297 6,037 6,137 8,673
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 2,435 123 1,011 335 275 208
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 2,555 97 702 281 290 286
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 3,072 83 626 221 238 295
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 689 10 73 38 42 52
$50,000 or more ................................................ 501 12 34 16 14 26

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ............................................. farms 12,693 300 2,012 1,081 1,412 1,301
$1,000 276,600 380 4,289 2,473 5,183 6,455
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 7,719 286 1,869 988 1,230 1,049
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 1,207 11 77 54 115 135
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 1,492 3 34 28 37 69
$25,000 or more ................................................ 2,275 - 32 11 30 48
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

60 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased .............................................. farms 1,021 786 595 1,724 1,391 955 585
$1,000 7,189 6,849 9,885 30,614 85,386 77,331 121,762
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 416 245 150 268 80 18 5
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 312 226 176 419 113 41 9
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 270 277 216 718 386 143 40
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 11 24 36 231 457 146 43
$50,000 or more ................................................. 12 14 17 88 355 607 488

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .............................................................. farms 692 467 323 899 538 253 153
$1,000 70,116 56,803 50,322 167,156 174,773 107,088 130,334
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 302 171 116 290 101 37 16
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 124 104 51 149 74 34 39
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 92 66 61 123 68 35 13
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 100 69 44 158 125 49 17
$250,000 or more ............................................... 74 57 51 179 170 98 68

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased .......................................................... farms 348 211 192 456 308 128 80
$1,000 6,768 7,860 4,511 17,579 17,253 14,017 22,798
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) .................... farms 445 303 191 582 387 166 104
$1,000 63,349 48,942 45,811 149,577 157,520 93,071 107,536

Feed purchased ................................................ farms 1,418 959 597 1,568 849 387 216
$1,000 239,056 173,428 170,793 466,083 515,073 365,646 359,585
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 726 470 237 549 164 72 25
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 302 248 170 390 189 70 48
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 150 74 64 221 118 55 36
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 34 25 14 91 82 30 17
$250,000 or more ............................................... 206 142 112 317 296 160 90

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .................. farms 2,251 1,557 1,031 2,664 1,683 1,057 624
$1,000 12,904 12,238 10,320 39,312 70,243 76,835 101,247
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 1,738 1,080 624 1,183 300 91 28
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 411 384 319 1,032 629 202 68
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 65 69 49 275 391 241 53
$50,000 or more ................................................. 37 24 39 174 363 523 475

Utilities ............................................................... farms 1,596 1,157 802 2,213 1,581 1,013 616
$1,000 7,961 5,483 6,706 16,835 27,588 25,290 31,822
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 786 551 334 621 181 54 13
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 514 372 273 861 542 227 92
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 232 186 153 600 618 455 217
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 41 38 27 86 158 164 114
$50,000 or more ................................................. 23 10 15 45 82 113 180

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ......... farms 1,970 1,356 913 2,492 1,631 1,044 624
$1,000 14,410 11,930 11,530 39,251 74,969 73,867 94,590
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 1,433 874 503 1,082 272 89 24
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 445 385 316 955 637 223 69
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 52 65 58 286 389 265 90
$50,000 or more ................................................. 40 32 36 169 333 467 441

Hired farm labor ................................................ farms 755 626 424 1,376 1,180 902 584
$1,000 25,628 26,870 25,441 77,907 133,599 114,193 175,659
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 395 322 185 407 148 39 10
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 188 172 136 436 303 146 43
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 120 100 74 382 477 412 186
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 36 18 22 94 174 210 192
$250,000 or more ............................................... 16 14 7 57 78 95 153

Contract labor .................................................... farms 259 209 185 479 448 383 248
$1,000 3,415 2,432 5,462 12,663 17,530 30,370 47,894
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 36 46 27 51 14 10 2
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 105 72 57 150 88 54 19
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 79 69 57 175 207 128 49
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 17 13 17 39 49 62 46
$50,000 or more ................................................. 22 9 27 64 90 129 132

Customwork and custom hauling ...................... farms 591 444 313 939 749 518 310
$1,000 4,982 5,110 4,168 13,969 19,090 18,045 24,029
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 154 96 48 125 36 21 3
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 184 119 100 268 142 60 26
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 215 169 123 383 369 243 107
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 27 45 19 100 115 101 67
$50,000 or more ................................................. 11 15 23 63 87 93 107

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees .............................................. farms 936 770 541 1,684 1,320 842 494
$1,000 5,522 5,620 6,364 23,804 44,181 67,874 104,455
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 709 509 287 605 144 37 6
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 122 119 99 307 136 27 5
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 77 107 111 529 403 75 19
$25,000 or more ................................................. 28 35 44 243 637 703 464
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 61


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ........... farms 2,356 97 666 200 170 169
$1,000 33,183 294 2,202 408 1,221 1,130
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 855 42 376 125 78 58
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 692 40 207 56 63 62
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 540 12 72 18 25 45
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 124 3 5 1 3 2
$50,000 or more ................................................ 145 - 6 - 1 2

Interest expense ............................................... farms 14,368 819 4,544 1,382 1,324 1,082
$1,000 207,217 4,177 33,131 11,908 11,550 12,057
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 7,147 552 2,634 840 754 608
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 5,257 251 1,686 438 462 349
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 1,702 15 216 93 105 113
$100,000 or more .............................................. 262 1 8 11 3 12

Secured by real estate .................................. farms 10,683 558 3,503 1,031 986 801
$1,000 156,900 2,955 28,457 10,084 9,873 10,219
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 1,299 123 498 165 142 108
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 3,572 235 1,328 389 350 284
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 4,349 187 1,477 390 399 294
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 861 12 138 59 68 68
$50,000 or more ............................................ 602 1 62 28 27 47

Not secured by real estate ............................ farms 7,916 467 2,219 703 674 572
$1,000 50,316 1,222 4,674 1,824 1,677 1,838
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 2,439 170 976 297 273 180
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 3,436 228 1,029 339 307 318
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 1,630 68 208 58 92 64
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 269 1 6 8 1 9
$50,000 or more ............................................ 142 - - 1 1 1

Property taxes paid ........................................... farms 47,883 3,665 19,095 5,350 5,110 3,909
$1,000 142,392 4,178 29,687 9,659 9,978 9,580
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 42,518 3,593 18,389 5,042 4,794 3,520
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 3,294 56 579 242 246 282
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 1,528 14 110 58 63 92
$25,000 or more ................................................ 543 2 17 8 7 15

All other production


expenses (see text) ........................................ farms 24,030 1,653 8,144 2,230 2,223 1,889
$1,000 445,561 17,487 49,425 16,713 16,174 24,716
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 16,722 1,383 6,891 1,834 1,788 1,399
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 4,547 205 987 293 319 304
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 1,198 25 120 46 61 99
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 789 19 75 28 33 44
$100,000 or more .............................................. 774 21 71 29 22 43

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ........................................................... farms 1,289 21 139 59 84 85
$1,000 19,202 21 179 124 229 212

Depreciation expenses claimed ............................ farms 21,337 1,269 6,585 2,077 2,089 1,804
$1,000 587,362 17,022 69,821 31,185 26,795 29,996

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ..................... farms 50,218 4,155 20,014 5,596 5,276 4,062
$1,000 2,864,522 62,648 308,062 128,482 121,785 184,031
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 57,042 15,078 15,392 22,960 23,083 45,305

Farms with net gains 2 ................................... number 21,700 1,547 6,529 2,227 2,318 1,909
Average net gain ...................................... dollars 156,912 58,361 68,468 75,406 70,630 115,880

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................... 2,330 304 1,134 262 267 182
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 4,850 476 2,082 637 629 408
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 2,673 226 873 402 377 250
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 3,050 233 863 353 414 333
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 2,088 109 539 181 207 251
$50,000 or more ................................................ 6,709 199 1,038 392 424 485

Farms with net losses .................................... number 28,518 2,608 13,485 3,369 2,958 2,153
Average net loss ...................................... dollars 18,952 10,597 10,305 11,709 14,177 17,271

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................... 2,972 348 1,566 362 281 206
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 9,834 1,063 5,210 1,204 987 614
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 6,294 532 3,135 747 723 491
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 5,589 439 2,465 687 624 514
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 2,230 149 794 269 234 209
$50,000 or more ................................................ 1,599 77 315 100 109 119

Net cash farm income of operators ....................... farms 50,218 4,155 20,014 5,596 5,276 4,062
$1,000 1,935,698 20,210 25,569 373,368 30,954 43,036
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 38,546 4,864 1,278 66,721 5,867 10,595

Operators reporting net gains 2 ......................... farms 21,493 1,542 6,496 2,203 2,303 1,896
Average net gain ...................................... dollars 117,253 34,089 27,005 187,913 31,873 45,112

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................... 2,327 302 1,124 266 268 181
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ............ farms 116 87 40 226 216 211 158
$1,000 419 815 947 3,067 5,300 6,045 11,334
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................... 43 27 10 43 27 19 7
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 41 35 11 83 46 35 13
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 31 18 14 75 101 82 47
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 1 6 - 13 21 44 25
$50,000 or more ................................................. - 1 5 12 21 31 66

Interest expense ................................................ farms 738 557 396 1,206 1,094 726 500
$1,000 8,894 5,935 6,523 19,361 27,282 25,826 40,573
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 380 292 179 504 294 79 31
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 257 204 159 496 492 319 144
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 93 56 47 175 275 281 233
$100,000 or more ............................................... 8 5 11 31 33 47 92

Secured by real estate .................................. farms 555 423 277 849 813 531 356
$1,000 7,487 5,022 5,180 14,148 21,051 16,506 25,918
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 54 58 25 61 48 13 4
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 202 143 88 277 171 74 31
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 209 167 117 364 375 242 128
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 53 38 29 89 118 114 75
$50,000 or more ............................................. 37 17 18 58 101 88 118

Not secured by real estate ............................ farms 416 320 231 730 694 516 374
$1,000 1,407 913 1,342 5,213 6,231 9,320 14,655
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 135 106 60 137 72 22 11
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 211 165 112 339 249 99 40
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 62 47 50 207 322 287 165
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 7 2 4 23 35 76 97
$50,000 or more ............................................. 1 - 5 24 16 32 61

Property taxes paid ........................................... farms 2,250 1,556 1,038 2,642 1,625 1,033 610
$1,000 6,116 5,159 4,092 12,927 15,159 15,060 20,797
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 1,957 1,312 846 1,930 769 274 92
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 222 171 131 452 483 298 132
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 60 60 48 204 302 339 178
$25,000 or more ................................................. 11 13 13 56 71 122 208

All other production


expenses (see text) ......................................... farms 1,292 939 640 1,913 1,499 997 611
$1,000 15,198 17,343 15,246 48,589 66,798 76,480 81,391
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 932 671 403 888 369 116 48
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................. 272 190 154 738 654 333 98
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 45 49 43 145 249 215 101
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 15 13 21 70 124 190 157
$100,000 or more ............................................... 28 16 19 72 103 143 207

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ........................................................... farms 69 74 44 203 209 171 131
$1,000 262 300 178 1,458 3,264 5,601 7,376

Depreciation expenses claimed ............................ farms 1,173 861 596 1,808 1,474 985 616
$1,000 22,374 18,085 20,081 58,005 83,753 95,095 115,151

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ...................... farms 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,706 1,067 629
$1,000 119,474 99,744 83,424 297,106 413,761 452,469 593,538
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 51,364 62,184 79,074 108,910 242,533 424,057 943,622

Farms with net gains 2 ....................................number 1,198 860 640 1,748 1,322 878 524
Average net gain ..................................... dollars 124,808 141,808 153,618 197,997 349,015 562,786 1,227,859

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ................................................ 64 40 22 41 9 5 -
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 221 111 90 145 46 4 1
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 189 104 70 125 44 11 2
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 217 152 114 251 81 24 15
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 172 143 88 230 121 37 10
$50,000 or more ................................................. 335 310 256 956 1,021 797 496

Farms with net losses .....................................number 1,128 744 415 980 384 189 105
Average net loss ...................................... dollars 26,636 29,853 35,885 49,992 124,056 220,409 474,857

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ................................................ 95 41 19 39 14 1 -
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 282 178 94 162 25 12 3
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 239 150 69 152 42 13 1
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 275 202 96 207 57 19 4
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 143 89 62 174 68 27 12
$50,000 or more ................................................. 94 84 75 246 178 117 85

Net cash farm income of operators ....................... farms 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,706 1,067 629
$1,000 32,997 31,888 51,024 159,701 273,415 371,769 521,767
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 14,186 19,880 48,364 58,542 160,267 348,425 829,518

Operators reporting net gains 2 ......................... farms 1,176 848 628 1,716 1,296 870 519
Average net gain ..................................... dollars 54,077 62,497 107,093 123,567 252,930 482,308 1,109,711

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ................................................ 66 42 23 39 11 5 -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.
Gain of- - Con.

$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 4,863 475 2,087 650 631 405


$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 2,722 217 894 403 385 266
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 3,254 253 931 376 425 360
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 2,448 140 677 228 256 293
$50,000 or more ................................................ 5,879 155 783 280 338 391

Operators reporting net losses ......................... farms 28,725 2,613 13,518 3,393 2,973 2,166
Average net loss ...................................... dollars 20,346 12,382 11,085 11,967 14,278 19,620

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................... 2,978 351 1,572 360 276 202
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 9,854 1,073 5,216 1,203 996 625
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 6,284 530 3,131 749 715 483
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 5,640 436 2,473 694 638 520
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 2,260 141 796 277 240 201
$50,000 or more ................................................ 1,709 82 330 110 108 135

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ...................................................................... farms 286 - 16 6 10 17


$1,000 22,797 - 123 50 64 134

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ................. farms 16,809 997 5,468 1,839 1,756 1,517
$1,000 217,404 5,054 39,801 15,142 13,270 14,448
Customwork and other agricultural
services .......................................................... farms 2,495 116 604 259 260 198
$1,000 31,345 831 3,586 2,301 1,418 2,301

Gross cash rent or share payments .................. farms 6,073 320 1,925 746 730 663
$1,000 28,536 894 5,298 1,707 2,193 2,742
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ............................. farms 2,009 35 578 228 237 199
$1,000 38,578 55 2,406 2,455 2,371 3,335
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ......................................................... farms 1,135 137 387 113 90 89
$1,000 17,625 712 4,816 2,306 1,646 1,228
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ........................................... farms 4,505 216 1,272 378 378 404
$1,000 10,343 259 1,760 540 459 1,216
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received .......................................... farms 1,294 22 131 63 87 65
$1,000 43,684 70 1,296 760 1,350 794
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ....................... farms 611 23 168 64 79 77
$1,000 3,371 38 454 422 431 374
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ........................................... farms 2,394 233 1,125 277 214 129
$1,000 43,922 2,195 20,186 4,649 3,401 2,458

LAND USE

Total cropland ....................................................... farms 37,247 2,111 13,160 4,386 4,275 3,340
acres 4,745,014 6,810 174,832 110,926 143,293 160,608
Harvested cropland ........................................... farms 32,802 1,919 11,135 3,812 3,736 2,904
acres 4,378,097 5,555 127,368 82,625 112,255 125,864
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ...................................................... 23,569 1,919 11,135 3,414 2,976 1,905
50 to 99 acres .................................................... 3,360 - - 398 760 678
100 to 199 acres ................................................ 1,953 - - - - 321
200 to 499 acres ................................................ 1,738 - - - - -
500 to 999 acres ................................................ 1,043 - - - - -
1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................................... 752 - - - - -
2,000 acres or more ........................................... 387 - - - - -

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ............................. farms 3,161 137 1,273 383 345 298
acres 95,603 412 11,571 5,869 6,341 7,230
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ......................................... farms 1,670 40 675 199 186 141
acres 31,568 68 5,283 2,005 1,943 1,919
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ...................... farms 6,846 229 2,405 925 890 735
acres 197,573 743 26,977 17,762 19,291 21,451
In cultivated summer fallow .......................... farms 1,647 22 507 235 234 169
acres 42,173 32 3,633 2,665 3,463 4,144

Total woodland ..................................................... farms 31,295 754 11,457 4,050 4,048 3,093
acres 2,145,710 2,137 132,478 101,411 154,419 166,431
Woodland pastured ........................................... farms 12,675 343 4,688 1,695 1,616 1,338
acres 270,242 794 29,054 20,114 25,397 28,125
Woodland not pastured ..................................... farms 24,918 482 8,595 3,188 3,337 2,523
acres 1,875,468 1,343 103,424 81,297 129,022 138,306
Permanent pasture and rangeland,
other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) .............................................. farms 28,223 1,452 11,932 3,398 3,243 2,438
acres 1,051,041 5,512 153,012 80,115 100,011 101,672
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

64 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.
Gain of- - Con.

$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 224 110 86 144 44 6 1


$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 191 105 71 131 45 12 2
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 226 162 112 278 85 30 16
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 194 149 92 242 122 44 11
$50,000 or more ................................................. 275 280 244 882 989 773 489

Operators reporting net losses .......................... farms 1,150 756 427 1,012 410 197 110
Average net loss ...................................... dollars 26,606 27,923 38,011 51,720 132,640 242,836 492,484

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ................................................ 93 42 26 39 16 1 -
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................ 275 183 89 157 23 12 2
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 248 145 74 156 41 12 -
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 283 207 94 207 65 19 4
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 153 96 65 172 78 29 12
$50,000 or more ................................................. 98 83 79 281 187 124 92

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ...................................................................... farms 7 8 5 33 70 65 49


$1,000 49 112 38 874 3,694 6,293 11,365

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ................. farms 896 645 449 1,374 945 603 320
$1,000 9,454 7,463 8,385 23,144 24,749 25,446 31,048
Customwork and other agricultural
services ........................................................... farms 119 102 78 254 209 198 98
$1,000 1,338 1,095 944 3,889 4,827 4,879 3,935

Gross cash rent or share payments .................. farms 394 238 192 454 226 127 58
$1,000 1,416 1,492 1,232 4,319 2,524 2,038 2,679
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products .............................. farms 125 102 70 189 107 78 61
$1,000 2,715 2,258 2,270 6,126 4,334 4,797 5,457
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ......................................................... farms 67 36 24 89 64 22 17
$1,000 1,071 913 186 1,500 751 1,250 1,245
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ............................................ farms 240 173 127 455 439 268 155
$1,000 550 246 371 848 1,476 1,120 1,498
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received .......................................... farms 52 48 49 237 229 187 124
$1,000 891 578 804 4,013 8,748 9,335 15,045
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ........................ farms 28 26 12 54 37 23 20
$1,000 180 126 78 302 279 271 414
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ............................................ farms 87 53 31 100 79 48 18
$1,000 1,292 754 2,499 2,147 1,810 1,755 775

LAND USE

Total cropland ....................................................... farms 1,958 1,370 927 2,473 1,599 1,031 617
acres 122,327 118,773 100,348 445,923 738,046 1,053,028 1,570,100
Harvested cropland ........................................... farms 1,744 1,256 857 2,283 1,542 1,008 606
acres 101,982 102,865 87,855 400,916 703,257 1,015,966 1,511,589
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ...................................................... 905 491 274 429 85 27 9
50 to 99 acres ..................................................... 483 308 201 419 88 23 2
100 to 199 acres ................................................. 356 364 232 500 147 27 6
200 to 499 acres ................................................. - 93 150 935 442 93 25
500 to 999 acres ................................................. - - - - 780 224 39
1,000 to 1,999 acres ........................................... - - - - - 614 138
2,000 acres or more ........................................... - - - - - - 387

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) .............................. farms 133 118 66 197 120 39 52
acres 4,594 4,579 2,745 12,247 12,141 6,647 21,227
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned .......................................... farms 90 43 45 112 67 36 36
acres 1,314 1,641 894 3,265 2,744 2,938 7,554
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ...................... farms 361 196 164 440 214 181 106
acres 12,005 8,237 6,336 23,493 14,649 22,374 24,255
In cultivated summer fallow ........................... farms 108 60 52 136 67 31 26
acres 2,432 1,451 2,518 6,002 5,255 5,103 5,475

Total woodland ...................................................... farms 1,781 1,225 795 2,000 1,093 619 380
acres 129,672 110,573 83,404 295,713 265,955 293,221 410,296
Woodland pastured ........................................... farms 785 503 336 798 365 137 71
acres 21,254 17,548 12,683 39,868 33,626 22,937 18,842
Woodland not pastured ..................................... farms 1,475 1,016 668 1,718 979 576 361
acres 108,418 93,025 70,721 255,845 232,329 270,284 391,454
Permanent pasture and rangeland,
other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) .............................................. farms 1,450 996 620 1,499 733 302 160
acres 80,104 66,568 50,719 169,127 117,245 67,397 59,559
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
LAND USE - Con.

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. .................................................... farms 33,122 2,261 13,188 3,773 3,750 2,829
acres 472,991 5,178 67,512 31,935 37,475 40,465

Irrigated land ......................................................... farms 4,699 776 1,577 332 346 289
acres 174,526 1,355 7,126 3,335 5,428 6,579
Harvested cropland ........................................... farms 4,520 761 1,517 315 322 276
acres 164,414 1,303 6,423 3,067 4,639 5,954
Pastureland and other land ............................... farms 313 23 96 27 34 21
acres 10,112 52 703 268 789 625

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ............................................................ farms 3,240 57 824 393 431 358
acres 105,906 302 13,414 7,773 9,682 9,430

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ............................................. farms 5,615 57 450 318 371 384
acres 2,819,750 201 8,560 11,681 18,481 27,009

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ............. farms 220 46 83 25 7 18


$1,000 15,563 (D) 1,741 495 21 217

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ............................................................. farms 50,218 4,155 20,014 5,596 5,276 4,062
$1,000 36,505,652 514,724 5,025,631 2,078,303 2,404,876 2,299,839
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 726,944 123,881 251,106 371,391 455,814 566,184
Average per acre ......................................... dollars 4,338 26,212 9,521 6,407 5,526 4,902

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ......................................................... 4,101 1,600 2,058 239 150 31
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................ 4,249 678 2,779 374 243 105
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................ 8,733 935 5,070 1,114 841 444
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................ 16,897 840 7,755 2,553 2,347 1,600
$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................ 8,599 96 2,067 1,042 1,327 1,351

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ...................................... 4,064 5 265 214 273 451


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ...................................... 2,495 1 20 59 95 80
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ...................................... 754 - - 1 - -
$10,000,000 or more ............................................. 326 - - - - -

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment .................................................... farms 50,215 4,155 20,012 5,596 5,276 4,062
$1,000 4,664,336 125,360 690,891 262,842 275,371 262,361

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ........................................................... 4,475 851 2,166 414 412 270
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................... 4,787 632 2,544 562 423 275
$10,000 to $19,999 ................................................ 8,491 929 4,409 1,013 868 558
$20,000 to $49,999 ................................................ 14,870 1,100 6,771 1,993 1,831 1,304
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................ 8,424 442 2,847 1,064 1,093 926
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................ 4,465 122 922 363 458 513
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................ 2,906 69 322 158 155 184
$500,000 or more .................................................. 1,797 10 31 29 36 32

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ...................... farms 40,049 2,845 15,251 4,479 4,209 3,319
number 87,620 4,046 23,443 7,686 7,657 6,690

Tractors, all ........................................................... farms 42,778 2,545 16,659 4,944 4,663 3,629
number 103,667 3,608 27,297 9,971 10,492 8,894
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ....................... farms 23,901 1,670 9,946 2,725 2,537 1,904
number 34,572 2,081 12,999 3,861 3,775 2,959
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) .............................. farms 30,514 1,150 10,158 3,681 3,670 2,969
number 52,001 1,398 13,244 5,537 6,090 5,171
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ........................ farms 7,851 114 899 463 512 570
number 17,094 129 1,054 573 627 764

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ............. farms 4,945 23 392 238 323 356
number 5,653 23 402 261 337 383

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ...................................................... farms 1,228 5 49 33 41 30
number 1,629 5 60 41 43 30
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ......................... farms 762 14 156 54 63 57
number 879 14 183 60 75 70
Hay balers ............................................................ farms 14,241 234 4,043 1,808 1,973 1,601
number 18,164 264 4,815 2,228 2,520 2,034

FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ............................................... farms 24,410 1,177 8,065 2,622 2,645 2,106
acres treated 3,488,942 3,687 106,196 66,922 92,299 99,082
Manure used ......................................................... farms 7,427 332 2,351 781 743 699
acres treated 449,093 904 26,087 15,475 19,882 27,634
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
LAND USE - Con.

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. .................................................... farms 1,616 1,073 736 1,843 1,067 616 370
acres 31,253 20,828 17,393 53,063 48,302 44,204 75,383

Irrigated land ......................................................... farms 166 125 89 338 281 221 159
acres 4,794 5,563 4,068 21,099 27,029 35,070 53,080
Harvested cropland ........................................... farms 149 121 89 318 275 218 159
acres 4,060 4,931 3,716 17,918 25,443 34,215 52,745
Pastureland and other land ............................... farms 27 12 6 42 15 7 3
acres 734 632 352 3,181 1,586 855 335

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ............................................................. farms 219 126 101 284 179 155 113
acres 7,153 4,483 4,341 12,388 8,342 12,618 15,980

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ............................................. farms 297 265 246 962 998 766 501
acres 26,928 35,489 39,896 229,916 499,091 780,813 1,141,685

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) .............. farms 6 5 2 10 8 4 6


$1,000 652 1,408 (D) 1,730 1,560 2,520 4,551

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings .............................................................. farms 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,706 1,067 629
$1,000 1,656,270 1,319,126 1,165,463 3,904,586 4,611,763 4,861,679 6,663,392
Average per farm ......................................... dollars 712,068 822,398 1,104,704 1,431,300 2,703,261 4,556,400 10,593,628
Average per acre ......................................... dollars 4,558 4,165 4,627 4,051 3,943 3,335 3,150

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ......................................................... 6 10 1 6 - - -
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................ 27 25 7 11 - - -
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................ 199 76 20 30 3 1 -
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................ 760 423 212 342 53 6 6
$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................ 852 590 352 701 179 34 8

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ...................................... 384 403 337 1,069 514 132 17


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ...................................... 94 71 111 526 805 522 111
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ...................................... 4 6 15 40 133 318 237
$10,000,000 or more .............................................. - - - 3 19 54 250

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment .................................................... farms 2,326 1,604 1,055 2,728 1,705 1,067 629
$1,000 180,759 159,496 128,640 442,710 578,086 722,376 835,444

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ........................................................... 116 75 32 95 26 13 5
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................... 131 82 41 71 18 8 -
$10,000 to $19,999 ................................................ 234 161 91 170 43 12 3
$20,000 to $49,999 ................................................ 674 375 232 441 100 37 12
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................ 629 407 260 545 153 43 15
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................ 355 314 225 694 361 114 24
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................ 164 147 134 550 670 274 79
$500,000 or more ................................................... 23 43 40 162 334 566 491

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ...................... farms 1,975 1,376 905 2,453 1,613 1,019 605
number 4,515 3,295 2,487 7,818 7,433 6,679 5,871

Tractors, all ........................................................... farms 2,110 1,463 968 2,536 1,625 1,028 608
number 5,871 4,378 3,222 9,647 8,381 6,646 5,260
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ....................... farms 1,121 759 506 1,233 784 436 280
number 1,712 1,193 846 2,153 1,491 855 647
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) ............................... farms 1,787 1,251 826 2,261 1,404 867 490
number 3,440 2,497 1,828 5,181 3,720 2,342 1,553
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ........................ farms 512 463 345 1,243 1,243 917 570
number 719 688 548 2,313 3,170 3,449 3,060

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled .............. farms 289 224 187 760 904 735 514
number 307 243 201 873 1,022 846 755

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ....................................................... farms 41 49 31 144 237 314 254
number 43 60 36 160 292 421 438
Forage harvesters, self-propelled .......................... farms 54 43 39 114 91 52 25
number 64 49 45 125 102 61 31
Hay balers ............................................................. farms 1,028 750 458 1,276 651 281 138
number 1,374 1,020 606 1,793 928 392 190

FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ................................................ farms 1,310 941 666 1,948 1,396 956 578
acres treated 82,215 82,404 74,750 342,875 576,002 803,280 1,159,230
Manure used ......................................................... farms 497 364 255 671 424 198 112
acres treated 25,238 22,313 19,772 78,007 82,148 62,749 68,884
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con.

Acres treated to control-


Insects .............................................................. farms 10,652 745 2,875 850 831 734
acres 2,350,771 2,035 27,276 19,584 26,273 34,132
Weeds, grass, or brush ..................................... farms 19,535 913 5,805 1,973 1,978 1,708
acres 3,776,603 2,821 70,276 48,074 65,533 84,427
Nematodes ....................................................... farms 2,531 98 416 141 133 140
acres 627,543 323 4,434 2,973 4,491 4,788
Diseases in crops and orchards ....................... farms 3,582 308 912 239 232 198
acres 670,001 718 6,286 4,906 6,302 6,801
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ................................. farms 2,132 82 239 69 131 87
acres on which used 620,800 215 1,984 1,972 4,247 3,177

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile .............................................. farms 2,763 89 652 229 235 234
acres 260,687 222 6,169 3,547 4,372 5,673
Land artificially drained by ditches ........................ farms 7,916 418 2,633 806 776 625
acres 1,417,970 1,567 34,640 20,527 24,744 29,711
Land under conservation easement ..................... farms 1,615 33 426 189 207 160
acres 97,641 126 5,738 4,418 6,671 7,304
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used .................................................................... farms 7,387 169 1,265 533 621 565
acres 1,878,617 421 13,067 11,260 17,084 26,405
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used .................................................................... farms 2,875 93 601 218 237 172
acres 636,205 203 4,845 3,594 4,601 4,518
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ............................................ farms 9,851 531 2,756 958 996 826
acres 1,243,393 1,509 25,260 18,047 25,191 30,912
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ................................................. farms 4,405 199 1,267 422 434 324
acres 393,002 414 9,356 5,743 8,594 8,268

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................. farms 961 111 406 88 102 72
Solar panels ...................................................... farms 635 73 276 64 73 57
Wind turbines .................................................... farms 76 11 29 15 10 6
Methane digesters ............................................ farms 46 7 12 12 3 5
Geoexchange systems ..................................... farms 176 14 66 26 18 10

Small hydro systems ......................................... farms 84 8 32 21 6 6


Biodiesel ........................................................... farms 143 22 44 22 8 10
Ethanol ............................................................. farms 86 8 25 17 5 7
Other ................................................................. farms 22 6 8 3 - -

Wind rights leased to others ................................. farms 32 - 6 - 4 3

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................... farms 32,936 3,438 15,773 3,863 3,325 2,478
Part owners .......................................................... farms 14,221 260 3,179 1,436 1,687 1,341
Tenants ................................................................. farms 3,061 457 1,062 297 264 243

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned .......................................................... farms 47,241 3,704 18,985 5,309 5,016 3,835
acres 5,253,410 32,537 530,781 292,801 377,804 406,555
Owned land in farms ......................................... farms 47,157 3,698 18,952 5,299 5,012 3,819
acres 4,836,861 16,911 453,235 265,356 344,661 363,088

Land rented or leased from others ........................ farms 17,427 732 4,289 1,743 1,976 1,594
acres 3,611,759 3,501 81,079 60,277 96,025 107,490
Rented or leased land in farms ......................... farms 17,282 717 4,241 1,733 1,951 1,584
acres 3,577,895 2,726 74,599 59,031 90,537 106,088

Land rented or leased to others ............................ farms 6,728 365 2,207 846 815 732
acres 450,413 16,401 84,026 28,691 38,631 44,869

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators .................................................. number 73,846 6,154 29,582 8,078 7,591 5,804
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator .............................................................. 30,657 2,423 11,688 3,499 3,408 2,621
2 operators ............................................................ 16,435 1,523 7,308 1,778 1,561 1,200
3 operators ............................................................ 2,522 167 836 266 252 199
4 operators ............................................................ 468 33 155 46 43 29
5 or more operators ............................................... 136 9 27 7 12 13

Total women operators .................................. number 19,975 2,183 9,411 2,169 1,869 1,414
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator .......................................................... 17,451 1,847 8,322 1,880 1,663 1,270
2 operators ........................................................ 1,077 143 466 127 100 66
3 operators ........................................................ 107 14 47 9 2 4
4 operators ........................................................ 11 2 4 2 - -
5 or more operators ........................................... 1 - - - - -

PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ........................................................................... 43,765 3,264 16,870 4,914 4,672 3,649
Female ....................................................................... 6,453 891 3,144 682 604 413

Primary occupation:
Farming ..................................................................... 24,574 1,645 7,965 2,513 2,547 2,119
Other .......................................................................... 25,644 2,510 12,049 3,083 2,729 1,943
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con.

Acres treated to control-


Insects ............................................................... farms 444 399 285 1,059 1,073 818 539
acres 27,200 36,599 32,019 179,863 403,995 610,725 951,070
Weeds, grass, or brush ..................................... farms 1,061 792 590 1,772 1,383 962 598
acres 69,619 71,832 70,774 337,711 638,486 938,194 1,378,856
Nematodes ........................................................ farms 76 84 74 277 402 408 282
acres 3,562 6,548 7,779 33,720 97,447 171,018 290,460
Diseases in crops and orchards ........................ farms 145 114 70 290 386 406 282
acres 6,287 6,893 6,045 37,680 101,301 189,598 297,184
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate .................................. farms 85 81 68 245 364 384 297
acres on which used 3,989 6,967 6,875 32,353 101,965 173,822 283,234

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ............................................... farms 159 141 82 293 277 232 140
acres 4,673 5,863 3,574 24,454 46,630 69,015 86,495
Land artificially drained by ditches ........................ farms 428 257 204 607 514 395 253
acres 24,700 22,343 23,172 112,111 218,233 351,967 554,255
Land under conservation easement ...................... farms 118 76 61 142 104 63 36
acres 7,367 5,314 4,282 15,492 16,561 13,162 11,206
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used .................................................................... farms 428 353 303 1,054 928 731 437
acres 25,583 26,101 32,296 167,924 330,348 498,203 729,925
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used .................................................................... farms 138 126 116 304 327 309 234
acres 5,105 8,512 9,434 37,005 80,006 172,904 305,478
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ............................................ farms 470 377 229 848 825 621 414
acres 23,232 27,724 17,430 102,921 226,222 301,208 443,737
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) .................................................. farms 249 180 153 409 368 237 163
acres 7,269 9,348 9,703 30,904 63,072 86,639 153,692

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................. farms 35 21 21 47 27 16 15


Solar panels ...................................................... farms 20 13 7 25 15 5 7
Wind turbines .................................................... farms 1 - 1 2 - - 1
Methane digesters ............................................. farms 1 - 2 2 1 - 1
Geoexchange systems ...................................... farms 10 4 7 8 9 3 1

Small hydro systems ......................................... farms 4 - 1 2 2 1 1


Biodiesel ............................................................ farms 6 - 5 10 3 7 6
Ethanol .............................................................. farms 4 4 2 4 3 3 4
Other ................................................................. farms - 1 - 4 - - -

Wind rights leased to others .................................. farms - 2 1 7 6 1 2

TENURE

Full owners ............................................................ farms 1,256 754 449 964 344 189 103
Part owners ........................................................... farms 953 749 551 1,567 1,226 804 468
Tenants ................................................................. farms 117 101 55 197 136 74 58

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ........................................................... farms 2,209 1,507 1,001 2,535 1,574 995 571
acres 293,622 238,519 183,941 646,763 589,714 675,685 984,688
Owned land in farms ......................................... farms 2,209 1,503 1,000 2,531 1,570 993 571
acres 269,357 218,497 170,179 583,619 549,939 646,707 955,312

Land rented or leased from others ........................ farms 1,079 855 612 1,777 1,363 881 526
acres 94,820 100,445 82,835 386,192 620,725 814,822 1,163,548
Rented or leased land in farms ......................... farms 1,070 850 606 1,764 1,362 878 526
acres 93,999 98,245 81,685 380,207 619,609 811,143 1,160,026

Land rented or leased to others ............................ farms 414 268 187 477 234 123 60
acres 25,086 22,222 14,912 69,129 40,891 32,657 32,898

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ...................................................number 3,317 2,290 1,585 3,956 2,578 1,704 1,207
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator ............................................................... 1,545 1,062 646 1,788 1,073 615 289
2 operators ............................................................. 628 424 313 709 469 316 206
3 operators ............................................................. 120 95 77 196 125 103 86
4 operators ............................................................. 22 21 16 24 24 25 30
5 or more operators ................................................ 11 2 3 11 15 8 18

Total women operators ...................................number 717 497 328 681 356 199 151
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator ........................................................... 622 410 278 582 284 177 116
2 operators ......................................................... 29 31 25 40 30 8 12
3 operators ......................................................... 11 7 - 5 4 2 2
4 operators ......................................................... 1 1 - 1 - - -
5 or more operators ............................................ - - - - - - 1

PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ........................................................................... 2,127 1,475 975 2,546 1,628 1,030 615
Female ....................................................................... 199 129 80 182 78 37 14

Primary occupation:
Farming ...................................................................... 1,307 927 658 1,926 1,440 949 578
Other .......................................................................... 1,019 677 397 802 266 118 51
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR
CHARACTERISTICS - Con.

Place of residence:
On farm operated ....................................................... 39,098 3,167 15,990 4,310 4,049 3,135
Not on farm operated ................................................. 11,120 988 4,024 1,286 1,227 927

Days worked off farm:


None .......................................................................... 20,047 1,327 6,536 2,138 2,102 1,734
Any ............................................................................ 30,171 2,828 13,478 3,458 3,174 2,328
1 to 49 days ........................................................... 3,864 323 1,599 438 444 357
50 to 99 days ......................................................... 2,364 242 995 249 284 155
100 to 199 days ..................................................... 4,390 391 1,884 559 461 331
200 days or more ................................................... 19,553 1,872 9,000 2,212 1,985 1,485

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ........................................................... 1,659 246 795 127 158 130
3 or 4 years ................................................................ 2,459 361 1,231 240 224 136
5 to 9 years ................................................................ 6,909 878 3,471 737 571 441
10 years or more ........................................................ 39,191 2,670 14,517 4,492 4,323 3,355

Average years on present farm ................................. 23.1 16.9 19.8 24.0 25.1 25.7

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ........................................................... 1,298 200 617 89 135 113
3 or 4 years ................................................................ 2,030 319 1,030 187 180 101
5 to 9 years ................................................................ 5,935 802 3,030 616 480 363
10 years or more ........................................................ 40,955 2,834 15,337 4,704 4,481 3,485

Average years operating any farm ............................. 25.0 18.6 21.7 26.0 27.2 27.8

Age group:
Under 25 years .......................................................... 220 24 101 11 18 28
25 to 34 years ............................................................ 2,101 226 946 193 207 141
35 to 44 years ............................................................ 4,932 579 2,171 503 389 319
45 to 49 years ............................................................ 4,245 417 1,891 419 359 304
50 to 54 years ............................................................ 6,146 561 2,592 583 567 448
55 to 59 years ............................................................ 7,306 660 2,894 755 710 553
60 to 64 years ............................................................ 7,818 598 3,035 948 887 607
65 to 69 years ............................................................ 6,755 459 2,656 796 769 621
70 years and over ...................................................... 10,695 631 3,728 1,388 1,370 1,041

Average age .............................................................. 58.9 56.1 57.8 60.4 60.8 60.5

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ................ 493 30 231 55 46 34

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native .............................. 596 51 291 50 42 39
Asian .......................................................................... 179 28 95 24 8 15
Black or African American ......................................... 1,637 148 688 215 194 141
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................. - - - - - -
White ......................................................................... 47,627 3,909 18,851 5,288 5,025 3,850
More than one race reported ..................................... 179 19 89 19 7 17

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ..................................................................... 6,809 597 2,674 750 798 602
2 people ..................................................................... 27,084 2,077 10,621 3,142 2,997 2,259
3 people ..................................................................... 7,781 705 3,202 849 749 582
4 people ..................................................................... 5,942 517 2,440 604 528 431
5 or more people ........................................................ 2,602 259 1,077 251 204 188

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ................................................. 37,398 3,532 17,427 4,503 4,155 2,888
25 to 49 percent ......................................................... 3,483 184 897 392 403 376
50 to 74 percent ......................................................... 3,963 197 829 359 341 393
75 to 99 percent ......................................................... 2,639 126 443 179 197 210
100 percent ................................................................ 2,735 116 418 163 180 195

Operator is a hired manager ................................. farms 1,434 125 324 138 105 94
acres 841,175 492 8,193 7,969 8,587 10,838

Farms with-
Internet access .......................................................... 34,814 3,079 13,982 3,689 3,453 2,708
Dial-up service ....................................................... 2,587 188 905 309 263 237
DSL service ........................................................... 18,475 1,525 7,598 1,916 1,824 1,409
Cable modem service ............................................ 7,092 798 2,977 717 654 513
Fiber-optic service ................................................. 1,549 124 559 205 167 141
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ........................................................ 4,924 413 1,809 578 515 421
Satellite service ...................................................... 3,330 258 1,236 334 372 273
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ...................... 732 61 282 69 89 58
Other Internet service ............................................ 290 29 116 23 24 41

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ............................................................... 39,916 3,537 16,705 4,531 4,224 3,201
2 households ............................................................. 8,051 485 2,762 871 856 663
3 households ............................................................. 1,413 85 347 123 122 106
4 households ............................................................. 579 38 149 51 49 70
5 or more households ................................................ 259 10 51 20 25 22

FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption .......................................................... farms 48,594 4,026 19,593 5,429 5,134 3,885
acres 7,674,251 19,120 516,547 314,808 423,638 448,912
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

70 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR
CHARACTERISTICS - Con.

Place of residence:
On farm operated ....................................................... 1,790 1,230 815 2,083 1,299 792 438
Not on farm operated ................................................. 536 374 240 645 407 275 191

Days worked off farm:


None ........................................................................... 988 718 540 1,499 1,156 795 514
Any ............................................................................. 1,338 886 515 1,229 550 272 115
1 to 49 days ............................................................ 191 128 67 163 81 47 26
50 to 99 days .......................................................... 105 88 47 115 55 21 8
100 to 199 days ...................................................... 221 141 87 198 77 31 9
200 days or more ................................................... 821 529 314 753 337 173 72

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ............................................................ 57 25 23 53 24 16 5
3 or 4 years ................................................................ 71 48 30 65 26 15 12
5 to 9 years ................................................................ 235 120 83 198 103 50 22
10 years or more ........................................................ 1,963 1,411 919 2,412 1,553 986 590

Average years on present farm .................................. 26.8 28.0 28.4 29.2 29.9 29.9 31.9

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ............................................................ 36 17 18 43 17 12 1
3 or 4 years ................................................................ 65 46 24 48 19 7 4
5 to 9 years ................................................................ 195 98 71 151 71 41 17
10 years or more ........................................................ 2,030 1,443 942 2,486 1,599 1,007 607

Average years operating any farm ............................. 28.8 30.1 30.3 31.1 31.9 31.7 34.0

Age group:
Under 25 years ........................................................... 13 4 3 10 6 2 -
25 to 34 years ............................................................ 70 42 39 115 79 28 15
35 to 44 years ............................................................ 198 149 74 220 154 116 60
45 to 49 years ............................................................ 151 98 82 199 141 122 62
50 to 54 years ............................................................ 243 158 139 374 226 177 78
55 to 59 years ............................................................ 342 216 121 401 344 185 125
60 to 64 years ............................................................ 342 277 161 407 267 175 114
65 to 69 years ............................................................ 348 217 148 370 193 107 71
70 years and over ...................................................... 619 443 288 632 296 155 104

Average age ............................................................... 61.0 61.2 61.0 59.7 58.0 57.0 58.4

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ................. 16 17 10 24 13 9 8

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native .............................. 18 15 14 34 21 13 8
Asian .......................................................................... - - 7 1 1 - -
Black or African American .......................................... 63 51 29 69 22 14 3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .................. - - - - - - -
White .......................................................................... 2,233 1,533 1,003 2,619 1,659 1,039 618
More than one race reported ...................................... 12 5 2 5 3 1 -

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ..................................................................... 316 193 126 390 203 96 64
2 people ..................................................................... 1,318 928 563 1,448 865 554 312
3 people ..................................................................... 343 220 182 394 296 170 89
4 people ..................................................................... 240 193 129 359 231 166 104
5 or more people ........................................................ 109 70 55 137 111 81 60

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent .................................................. 1,513 975 569 1,125 428 183 100
25 to 49 percent ......................................................... 279 186 112 341 185 86 42
50 to 74 percent ......................................................... 229 221 187 514 327 236 130
75 to 99 percent ......................................................... 173 126 83 339 337 256 170
100 percent ................................................................ 132 96 104 409 429 306 187

Operator is a hired manager ................................. farms 56 42 39 148 151 112 100


acres 8,619 8,491 9,251 53,965 103,226 157,315 464,229

Farms with-
Internet access ........................................................... 1,542 1,084 695 1,885 1,287 860 550
Dial-up service ....................................................... 137 94 62 187 105 61 39
DSL service ............................................................ 797 555 335 1,030 710 476 300
Cable modem service ............................................. 309 217 136 320 230 124 97
Fiber-optic service .................................................. 70 50 42 78 46 37 30
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ......................................................... 216 133 123 294 184 145 93
Satellite service ...................................................... 134 114 87 180 138 121 83
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ....................... 36 30 8 41 28 14 16
Other Internet service ............................................. 12 9 5 10 8 7 6

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ................................................................ 1,778 1,196 792 1,912 1,113 617 310
2 households .............................................................. 422 320 194 584 411 301 182
3 households .............................................................. 72 54 51 149 126 93 85
4 households .............................................................. 39 15 12 59 33 42 22
5 or more households ................................................. 15 19 6 24 23 14 30

FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption .......................................................... farms 2,248 1,553 1,015 2,609 1,593 966 543
acres 351,312 306,651 242,255 920,551 1,090,494 1,319,356 1,720,607
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Limited Liability Corporation ................................. farms 2,474 205 797 216 244 203
acres 687,066 867 20,852 12,476 20,213 23,209

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual .............................................. farms 43,563 3,652 18,201 5,003 4,702 3,577
acres 5,566,945 17,381 479,633 290,244 387,735 413,669
Partnership ........................................................... farms 3,132 202 854 284 282 220
acres 1,381,005 937 22,819 16,486 23,241 25,416
Registered under state law ............................... farms 2,199 150 596 178 180 148
acres 1,079,866 669 15,997 10,280 14,956 17,025

Corporation ........................................................... farms 3,035 225 780 251 240 232


acres 1,392,032 1,020 20,735 (D) 19,814 26,405
Family held ....................................................... farms 2,715 189 668 225 226 207
acres 1,253,748 843 17,599 12,900 18,697 23,667
More than 10 stockholders ........................... farms 46 - 7 6 6 -
10 or less stockholders ................................. farms 2,669 189 661 219 220 207

Other than family held ....................................... farms 320 36 112 26 14 25


acres 138,284 177 3,136 (D) 1,117 2,738
More than 10 stockholders ........................... farms 27 1 7 2 - 8
10 or less stockholders ................................. farms 293 35 105 24 14 17

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ...................................... farms 488 76 179 58 52 33
acres 74,774 299 4,647 (D) 4,408 3,686

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor .................................................... farms 14,469 929 3,956 1,290 1,266 1,181
workers 78,012 3,131 13,122 5,467 4,432 4,851
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more .......................................... farms 7,022 413 1,425 472 481 512
workers 30,165 1,204 3,954 1,909 1,336 1,704
Less than 150 days ....................................... farms 10,548 704 3,074 974 956 870
workers 47,847 1,927 9,168 3,558 3,096 3,147
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) .................................................... farms 1,605 36 157 88 96 99
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) .............................. farms 199 6 53 22 10 22

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................... farms 21,730 1,814 9,239 2,451 2,309 1,684
workers 48,608 4,266 21,016 5,346 5,109 3,859

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres .................................................................... 4,155 4,155 - - - -


10 to 49 acres ................................................................ 20,014 - 20,014 - - -
50 to 69 acres ................................................................ 5,596 - - 5,596 - -
70 to 99 acres ................................................................ 5,276 - - - 5,276 -
100 to 139 acres ............................................................ 4,062 - - - - 4,062
140 to 179 acres ............................................................ 2,326 - - - - -
180 to 219 acres ............................................................ 1,604 - - - - -
220 to 259 acres ............................................................ 1,055 - - - - -
260 to 499 acres ............................................................ 2,728 - - - - -
500 to 999 acres ............................................................ 1,706 - - - - -
1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................... 1,067 - - - - -
2,000 acres or more ....................................................... 629 - - - - -

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................. 5,723 127 1,241 572 589 565
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................ 2,022 339 1,050 203 139 85
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................... 1,494 272 711 131 142 89
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ........................................................ 3,072 816 1,276 298 236 152
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................. 12,039 245 4,292 1,479 1,545 1,141
Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................... 1,046 25 119 50 85 77
Cotton farming (11192) .............................................. 528 5 45 25 29 23
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ................ 10,465 215 4,128 1,404 1,431 1,041
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................... 13,909 658 5,595 1,926 1,826 1,333
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................ 10 2 1 2 - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................... 263 10 37 7 7 21
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................... 1,170 87 282 77 105 113
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................ 3,404 365 1,285 323 262 305
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................... 1,922 382 1,187 155 91 57
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ............................................... 5,190 852 3,057 423 334 201

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ................................... farms 19,548 771 6,938 2,453 2,460 1,935
number 829,717 6,240 85,022 50,105 62,056 66,095
Farms with-
1 to 9 ...................................................................... 5,737 608 3,505 636 485 258
10 to 49 .................................................................. 10,059 155 3,336 1,690 1,753 1,257
50 to 99 .................................................................. 2,126 7 85 105 191 359
100 to 199 .............................................................. 945 - 8 14 24 54
200 to 499 .............................................................. 506 1 2 8 1 5
500 or more ........................................................... 175 - 2 - 6 2

Cows and heifers that calved ............................ farms 16,361 587 5,415 2,098 2,132 1,694
number 394,156 3,245 42,761 24,977 29,884 35,360
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Limited Liability Corporation .................................. farms 109 77 78 209 145 114 77


acres 16,918 15,218 18,385 74,383 104,125 155,488 224,932

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual .............................................. farms 2,007 1,344 857 2,166 1,161 620 273
acres 313,377 265,377 204,659 761,216 786,947 835,399 811,308
Partnership ............................................................ farms 167 105 100 266 251 214 187
acres 26,153 20,729 23,787 96,759 180,190 300,671 643,817
Registered under state law ................................ farms 116 81 70 183 187 153 157
acres 17,918 16,021 16,694 67,463 135,677 217,633 549,533

Corporation ........................................................... farms 134 140 96 274 281 218 164


acres 21,111 27,707 (D) 97,816 194,492 301,372 644,263
Family held ........................................................ farms 121 128 92 246 260 203 150
acres 19,089 25,253 21,988 88,251 180,085 278,657 566,719
More than 10 stockholders ............................ farms 1 2 2 4 5 8 5
10 or less stockholders .................................. farms 120 126 90 242 255 195 145

Other than family held ....................................... farms 13 12 4 28 21 15 14


acres 2,022 2,454 (D) 9,565 14,407 22,715 77,544
More than 10 stockholders ............................ farms - - - 2 1 1 5
10 or less stockholders .................................. farms 13 12 4 26 20 14 9

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ...................................... farms 18 15 2 22 13 15 5
acres 2,715 2,929 (D) 8,035 7,919 20,408 15,950

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor .................................................... farms 755 626 424 1,376 1,180 902 584
workers 3,016 2,771 2,218 7,611 11,375 8,635 11,383
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more .......................................... farms 319 271 198 749 850 787 545
workers 1,068 1,012 856 3,005 4,233 4,000 5,884
Less than 150 days ....................................... farms 567 465 310 957 774 550 347
workers 1,948 1,759 1,362 4,606 7,142 4,635 5,499
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) .................................................... farms 69 50 60 209 290 260 191
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) ............................... farms 9 8 14 23 16 10 6

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................... farms 975 678 477 1,174 548 269 112
workers 2,134 1,538 1,070 2,404 1,165 500 201

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres .................................................................... - - - - - - -
10 to 49 acres ................................................................ - - - - - - -
50 to 69 acres ................................................................ - - - - - - -
70 to 99 acres ................................................................ - - - - - - -
100 to 139 acres ............................................................ - - - - - - -
140 to 179 acres ............................................................ 2,326 - - - - - -
180 to 219 acres ............................................................ - 1,604 - - - - -
220 to 259 acres ............................................................ - - 1,055 - - - -
260 to 499 acres ............................................................ - - - 2,728 - - -
500 to 999 acres ............................................................ - - - - 1,706 - -
1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................... - - - - - 1,067 -
2,000 acres or more ....................................................... - - - - - - 629

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ................................... 333 265 216 654 499 393 269
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................. 47 28 14 35 28 29 25
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .................................... 46 30 14 33 13 8 5
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ......................................................... 76 44 34 77 42 18 3
Other crop farming (1119) .............................................. 618 456 283 751 568 405 256
Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................... 44 48 46 178 193 123 58
Cotton farming (11192) .............................................. 39 38 21 57 119 78 49
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ................. 535 370 216 516 256 204 149
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................... 780 517 327 681 197 60 9
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................. 2 - - 1 - 2 -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ........................ 12 17 10 62 52 22 6
Hog and pig farming (1122) ............................................ 70 78 34 138 99 56 31
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................. 192 104 87 224 177 59 21
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ...................................... 31 6 2 9 2 - -
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ............................................... 119 59 34 63 29 15 4

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ................................... farms 1,173 833 524 1,332 679 295 155
number 54,013 45,260 40,138 149,908 128,090 86,116 56,674
Farms with-
1 to 9 ...................................................................... 82 58 29 44 18 9 5
10 to 49 .................................................................. 676 401 178 409 127 57 20
50 to 99 .................................................................. 337 268 181 368 147 55 23
100 to 199 .............................................................. 71 97 96 322 160 65 34
200 to 499 .............................................................. 4 9 40 166 168 63 39
500 or more ............................................................ 3 - - 23 59 46 34

Cows and heifers that calved ............................ farms 1,032 743 453 1,181 625 259 142
number 27,838 24,026 18,470 62,626 57,134 41,619 26,216
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Cows and heifers that calved - Con.

Beef cows ..................................................... farms 16,059 568 5,337 2,081 2,122 1,677
number 348,196 3,167 42,242 24,414 29,530 33,852
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................. 7,151 501 3,830 1,014 874 452
10 to 49 .......................................................... 7,338 62 1,490 1,051 1,211 1,134
50 to 99 .......................................................... 1,040 5 15 15 36 81
100 to 199 ...................................................... 401 - - - 1 8
200 to 499 ...................................................... 112 - 2 1 - 2
500 or more ................................................... 17 - - - - -
Milk cows ...................................................... farms 571 29 156 43 45 51
number 45,960 78 519 563 354 1,508
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................. 322 29 149 37 38 31
10 to 49 .......................................................... 70 - 6 5 5 10
50 to 99 .......................................................... 55 - 1 - 2 5
100 to 199 ...................................................... 63 - - - - 3
200 to 499 ...................................................... 45 - - 1 - 2
500 or more ................................................... 16 - - - - -

Other cattle (see text) ....................................... farms 15,798 502 5,275 1,989 2,037 1,602
number 435,561 2,995 42,261 25,128 32,172 30,735

Cattle and calves sold ........................................... farms 15,312 431 4,878 1,946 2,031 1,628
number 435,411 2,813 39,952 24,397 36,373 29,570
$1,000 332,733 1,786 25,631 16,265 29,626 19,455
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............. farms 8,542 205 2,579 1,132 1,110 950
number 108,585 1,118 16,151 9,400 8,237 10,712

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ........................................ farms 12,974 324 3,927 1,629 1,766 1,381
number 326,826 1,695 23,801 14,997 28,136 18,858
Cattle on feed (see text) ............................... farms 15 2 1 2 - -
number 2,428 (D) (D) (D) - -

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................... farms 2,217 193 710 195 178 204
number 8,901,434 328,568 729,869 294,211 472,864 655,863
Farms with-
1 to 24 .................................................................... 987 135 517 105 72 67
25 to 49 .................................................................. 78 11 31 7 4 3
50 to 99 .................................................................. 60 10 19 5 2 9
100 to 199 .............................................................. 25 3 3 6 - 4
200 to 499 .............................................................. 25 - 3 6 4 2
500 or more ........................................................... 1,042 34 137 66 96 119

Used or to be used for breeding ....................... farms 838 97 312 71 53 66


number 896,231 52,637 37,577 37,514 12,794 36,329
Other hogs and pigs ......................................... farms 2,040 160 620 186 167 188
number 8,005,203 275,931 692,292 256,697 460,070 619,534

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................... farms 1,833 127 478 149 160 180
number 34,456,613 1,143,877 2,801,114 1,512,905 1,775,267 2,743,343
$1,000 2,873,988 79,625 209,384 108,576 155,931 224,414

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .................. farms 1,311 145 667 114 106 85
number 29,224 1,315 10,959 3,588 3,154 2,700
Ewes 1 year old or older ................................... farms 923 92 486 76 69 64
number 15,633 601 5,731 1,860 1,426 1,323
Sheep and lambs sold .......................................... farms 752 78 375 63 60 46
number 14,523 567 5,013 1,577 1,381 1,629

Total horses and ponies inventory ........................ farms 10,261 871 5,400 1,074 955 656
number 66,870 4,708 33,189 7,179 6,931 4,251
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ......................................................... farms 9,785 859 5,201 1,020 893 616
number 55,143 4,208 27,915 5,493 5,357 3,444
Owned horses and ponies sold ............................ farms 1,955 217 1,033 195 182 111
number 7,037 582 3,230 677 914 653

Goats, all inventory ............................................... farms 4,387 622 2,374 434 330 234
number 66,367 7,164 31,593 7,750 5,108 3,961
Goats, all sold ....................................................... farms 2,346 343 1,270 200 152 128
number 30,589 2,928 14,804 3,294 2,138 2,061

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ................................... farms 4,996 787 2,592 511 386 294
number 13,091,384 503,420 1,895,462 736,021 1,741,584 838,076
Farms with-
1 to 399 .................................................................. 4,605 745 2,481 476 352 255
400 to 3,199 ........................................................... 40 10 10 - 7 3
3,200 to 9,999 ........................................................ 74 10 28 6 6 13
10,000 to 19,999 .................................................... 101 18 29 11 8 6
20,000 to 49,999 .................................................... 148 4 42 18 10 15
50,000 to 99,999 .................................................... 23 - 2 - 2 2
100,000 or more .................................................... 5 - - - 1 -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ............................................................. farms 763 136 358 62 62 48
number 6,239,251 365,262 1,315,168 254,790 888,318 507,880

Layers sold (see text) ........................................... farms 1,109 213 499 101 81 56
number 10,310,945 469,821 1,964,345 624,306 1,618,349 744,676

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ..................................................................... farms 268 43 100 13 16 20
number 11,734,548 637,175 2,828,532 484,174 1,155,096 857,426
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Cows and heifers that calved - Con.

Beef cows ...................................................... farms 1,019 732 441 1,127 578 240 137
number 26,085 23,093 17,513 55,159 44,968 25,914 22,259
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................. 171 114 53 98 25 12 7
10 to 49 .......................................................... 738 479 250 587 228 77 31
50 to 99 .......................................................... 101 119 114 304 157 60 33
100 to 199 ...................................................... 9 17 21 130 130 54 31
200 to 499 ...................................................... - 3 3 8 35 34 24
500 or more .................................................... - - - - 3 3 11
Milk cows ....................................................... farms 29 20 16 75 67 28 12
number 1,753 933 957 7,467 12,166 15,705 3,957
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................. 13 5 2 10 3 3 2
10 to 49 .......................................................... 10 8 6 16 2 - 2
50 to 99 .......................................................... 3 3 5 17 17 1 1
100 to 199 ...................................................... 2 3 3 23 23 4 2
200 to 499 ...................................................... - 1 - 9 20 10 2
500 or more .................................................... 1 - - - 2 10 3

Other cattle (see text) ........................................ farms 995 721 457 1,187 618 270 145
number 26,175 21,234 21,668 87,282 70,956 44,497 30,458

Cattle and calves sold ........................................... farms 1,005 731 473 1,201 604 249 135
number 28,492 20,593 20,621 87,601 74,245 43,809 26,945
$1,000 22,082 14,559 14,977 68,473 63,628 34,177 22,074
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............. farms 613 410 264 679 369 148 83
number 9,137 5,976 4,713 16,023 12,162 8,930 6,026

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ........................................ farms 876 648 445 1,097 537 227 117
number 19,355 14,617 15,908 71,578 62,083 34,879 20,919
Cattle on feed (see text) ................................ farms 2 - - 1 - 4 3
number (D) - - (D) - 1,070 773

Hogs and pigs inventory ........................................ farms 114 91 51 199 144 85 53


number 425,101 429,982 346,335 1,414,855 1,108,204 1,128,867 1,566,715
Farms with-
1 to 24 .................................................................... 30 12 5 23 19 1 1
25 to 49 .................................................................. 6 3 5 6 1 1 -
50 to 99 .................................................................. 6 1 - 5 1 2 -
100 to 199 .............................................................. 1 2 - 3 2 1 -
200 to 499 .............................................................. - - 1 4 1 3 1
500 or more ............................................................ 71 73 40 158 120 77 51

Used or to be used for breeding ........................ farms 39 32 18 67 35 27 21


number 36,308 41,519 16,845 132,648 112,360 154,746 224,954
Other hogs and pigs .......................................... farms 108 85 49 197 142 85 53
number 388,793 388,463 329,490 1,282,207 995,844 974,121 1,341,761

Hogs and pigs sold ................................................ farms 100 97 51 202 147 88 54


number 2,037,819 1,972,386 1,153,398 5,130,279 4,510,261 4,733,589 4,942,375
$1,000 140,705 150,155 115,254 443,208 402,206 428,954 415,578

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ................... farms 63 26 27 44 27 6 1


number 2,115 1,405 1,128 1,435 943 (D) (D)
Ewes 1 year old or older .................................... farms 44 13 23 33 18 4 1
number 1,446 640 869 885 526 (D) (D)
Sheep and lambs sold ........................................... farms 47 11 18 28 22 3 1
number 1,281 570 416 892 994 (D) (D)

Total horses and ponies inventory ........................ farms 378 234 137 288 138 77 53
number 3,383 1,599 1,012 1,927 1,647 442 602
Owned horses and ponies
inventory .......................................................... farms 346 209 128 263 126 74 50
number 2,563 1,353 798 1,577 1,459 425 551
Owned horses and ponies sold ............................. farms 71 38 27 54 19 5 3
number 226 171 190 164 176 (D) (D)

Goats, all inventory ............................................... farms 148 71 19 97 48 5 5


number 3,936 1,326 452 2,569 2,274 106 128
Goats, all sold ....................................................... farms 94 49 10 66 28 3 3
number 2,298 1,125 141 1,303 423 28 46

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) .................................... farms 124 75 42 107 55 10 13


number 974,622 413,326 3,307,360 690,104 1,232,779 101,101 657,529
Farms with-
1 to 399 .................................................................. 104 62 24 74 22 6 4
400 to 3,199 ........................................................... 1 - 1 7 - 1 -
3,200 to 9,999 ........................................................ 2 2 4 3 - - -
10,000 to 19,999 .................................................... 5 2 5 6 10 - 1
20,000 to 49,999 .................................................... 11 8 5 15 17 3 -
50,000 to 99,999 .................................................... - 1 2 2 6 - 6
100,000 or more ..................................................... 1 - 1 - - - 2

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory .............................................................. farms 25 10 10 25 16 7 4
number 594,547 146,775 713,060 475,986 604,010 197,990 175,465

Layers sold (see text) ............................................ farms 30 17 22 43 35 4 8


number 450,217 354,049 1,676,107 642,019 987,726 101,530 677,800

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ...................................................................... farms 16 9 6 19 17 6 3
number 620,380 (D) (D) 1,037,300 1,129,460 393,500 372,900
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
POULTRY - Con.

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ..................................................................... farms 1,969 108 669 217 164 202
number 801,883,037 21,879,844 213,071,450 80,534,685 61,535,325 92,263,184
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ............................................................... 271 35 144 28 25 14
2,000 to 59,999 ...................................................... 53 10 21 2 1 2
60,000 to 99,999 .................................................... 37 3 17 4 4 1
100,000 or more .................................................... 1,608 60 487 183 134 185

Turkeys inventory (see text) ................................. farms 829 111 346 56 36 61


number 17,191,277 824,053 4,077,935 856,240 952,869 1,516,377
Turkeys sold (see text) ......................................... farms 590 53 180 37 32 43
number 54,109,724 2,665,861 14,181,640 3,554,321 2,277,341 4,682,747

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ..................................................... farms 250 - 16 9 6 21


acres 16,695 - 115 69 34 193
bushels 985,012 - 8,439 3,499 1,990 6,185
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 11 - - - - 2
acres 111 - - - - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 118 - 16 9 6 20
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 79 - - - - 1
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 41 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 10 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 2 - - - - -

Corn for grain ........................................................ farms 5,366 69 727 333 470 436
acres 803,020 248 6,803 4,925 8,358 11,127
bushels 93,402,417 15,808 532,045 436,967 713,226 998,949
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 399 10 32 18 28 25
acres 26,656 49 192 204 274 345
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 2,129 69 688 263 337 259
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 1,452 - 39 70 133 168
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 882 - - - - 9
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 486 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 417 - - - - -

Corn for silage or greenchop ................................ farms 602 8 69 34 36 43


acres 46,650 34 410 297 532 956
tons 732,594 399 5,510 3,610 8,773 12,827
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 26 1 2 - - 1
acres 903 (D) (D) - - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 317 8 67 33 30 33
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 148 - 2 1 6 8
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 97 - - - - 2
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 24 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 16 - - - - -

Cotton, all ............................................................. farms 1,432 5 51 35 55 46


acres 580,801 19 823 1,106 2,197 2,483
bales 1,134,034 46 1,738 1,918 4,212 4,668
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 100 - 2 - - -
acres 16,104 - (D) - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 100 5 42 14 14 3
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 274 - 9 21 41 39
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 331 - - - - 4
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 285 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 442 - - - - -

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ........................ farms 10 - 3 4 2 1


acres 95 - (D) 5 (D) (D)
cwt 1,707 - 33 39 (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 2 - - 2 - -
acres (D) - - (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 8 - 3 4 - 1
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 2 - - - 2 -
100 to 249 acres .................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - -

Oats for grain ........................................................ farms 443 2 68 21 44 30


acres 13,390 (D) 492 (D) 367 242
bushels 1,043,595 (D) 16,599 (D) 17,780 11,545
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 19 - - 2 1 -
acres 87 - - (D) (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 312 2 68 19 42 28
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 111 - - 2 2 2
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 17 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 3 - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts ................................................... farms 636 8 22 33 12 18


acres 105,739 27 231 776 230 295
pounds 415,209,198 119,522 1,062,727 2,778,683 991,602 1,061,854
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 57 - 2 - 2 1
acres 5,105 - (D) - (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 105 8 20 22 11 16
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 190 - 2 11 1 2
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 213 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 91 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 37 - - - - -
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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
POULTRY - Con.

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ...................................................................... farms 123 68 59 159 122 59 19
number 55,154,659 32,025,551 27,621,590 62,798,214 77,833,962 37,258,411 39,906,162
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ............................................................... 5 3 1 12 2 2 -
2,000 to 59,999 ...................................................... 4 2 2 7 1 1 -
60,000 to 99,999 .................................................... 2 1 - 3 - 2 -
100,000 or more ..................................................... 112 62 56 137 119 54 19

Turkeys inventory (see text) .................................. farms 35 25 16 50 52 22 19


number 799,233 822,290 373,183 1,934,245 2,381,846 1,026,964 1,626,042
Turkeys sold (see text) .......................................... farms 38 24 16 63 57 26 21
number 2,693,000 1,967,871 1,084,502 6,228,363 6,578,267 3,642,370 4,553,441

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ...................................................... farms 9 12 11 57 59 32 18


acres 251 363 219 2,012 4,190 3,431 5,818
bushels 16,510 32,325 16,820 123,334 284,227 218,995 272,688
Irrigated ............................................................. farms - 1 - 1 3 1 3
acres - (D) - (D) (D) (D) 18
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 7 5 9 30 8 4 4
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 1 7 2 23 32 10 3
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 1 - - 4 18 16 2
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - 1 2 7
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - - 2

Corn for grain ........................................................ farms 284 270 199 769 764 618 427
acres 10,221 12,255 11,076 60,741 131,009 212,435 333,822
bushels 941,687 1,134,426 1,084,886 6,062,785 14,343,599 25,062,555 42,075,484
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 11 13 13 51 61 71 66
acres 105 348 361 1,960 2,764 8,315 11,739
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 123 84 60 161 52 24 9
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 146 158 99 347 197 61 34
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 15 28 40 240 324 157 69
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - 21 182 207 76
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - 9 169 239

Corn for silage or greenchop ................................. farms 26 43 25 133 110 49 26


acres 546 1,406 980 7,860 12,975 11,523 9,131
tons 8,069 24,672 17,910 117,822 193,591 172,901 166,510
Irrigated ............................................................. farms - 1 - 2 9 7 3
acres - (D) - (D) 221 326 220
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 16 24 12 60 26 6 2
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 10 12 10 40 33 16 10
100 to 249 acres .................................................... - 7 3 31 36 13 5
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - 2 13 6 3
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - 2 8 6

Cotton, all .............................................................. farms 55 69 44 166 288 347 271


acres 3,897 7,670 5,690 23,946 91,074 170,680 271,216
bales 7,485 14,705 10,313 48,813 161,957 333,943 544,236
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 5 5 - 9 19 23 37
acres (D) 350 - 160 1,677 2,894 10,899
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 3 - - 7 2 7 3
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 37 33 17 43 19 14 1
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 15 36 22 93 89 58 14
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - 5 23 119 106 32
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - 59 162 221

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ......................... farms - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - -
Irrigated ............................................................. farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... - - - - - - -
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ - - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres .................................................... - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - - -

Oats for grain ........................................................ farms 25 23 21 72 75 39 23


acres 323 367 309 2,082 2,416 2,810 3,778
bushels 20,654 22,913 20,314 144,815 179,715 211,398 388,561
Irrigated ............................................................. farms - - 1 10 1 1 3
acres - - (D) 49 (D) (D) 13
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 23 18 20 45 31 12 4
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 2 5 1 22 42 20 13
100 to 249 acres .................................................... - - - 5 2 6 4
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - 1 2

Peanuts for nuts .................................................... farms 23 18 6 82 128 158 128


acres 788 730 350 5,336 14,924 30,080 51,972
pounds 2,776,999 3,048,858 994,520 19,474,711 56,763,657 113,783,985 212,352,080
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 2 - - 4 10 9 27
acres (D) - - (D) 251 882 3,791
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 10 5 1 6 3 2 1
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 13 11 3 64 52 30 1
100 to 249 acres .................................................... - 2 2 12 67 88 42
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - 6 32 53
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - 6 31
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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Sorghum for grain ................................................. farms 594 - 20 26 38 30


acres 49,819 - 261 432 827 692
bushels 3,007,013 - 10,696 19,638 48,376 43,169
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 26 - 1 2 - 1
acres 735 - (D) (D) - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 175 - 20 24 25 19
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 247 - - 2 13 11
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 126 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 37 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 9 - - - - -

Soybeans for beans .............................................. farms 7,021 75 940 507 541 575
acres 1,564,806 342 15,049 14,099 19,278 29,696
bushels 60,635,686 9,956 464,920 444,432 611,888 950,222
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 262 - 23 11 11 13
acres 15,562 - 279 328 245 343
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 1,689 75 753 252 206 131
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 2,202 - 187 255 335 372
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 1,313 - - - - 72
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 893 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 924 - - - - -

Sunflower seed, all ............................................... farms 41 - 14 7 1 2


acres 858 - 55 27 (D) (D)
pounds 618,531 - 10,000 8,750 (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 6 - 2 2 - -
acres 29 - (D) (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 30 - 14 7 1 2
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 10 - - - - -
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - -

Tobacco ................................................................ farms 1,682 28 135 62 95 96


acres 167,443 124 1,713 1,212 2,697 2,839
pounds 391,710,625 255,964 3,525,459 2,503,497 5,583,460 6,221,266
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 401 4 14 6 18 26
acres 24,808 18 89 36 383 333
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ...................................................... 10 4 - - 3 1
1.0 to 1.9 acres ...................................................... 18 1 8 2 3 2
2.0 to 2.9 acres ...................................................... 28 1 12 1 1 6
3.0 to 4.9 acres ...................................................... 60 6 18 7 6 3
5.0 to 9.9 acres ...................................................... 104 16 24 10 11 11
10.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................. 236 - 57 26 16 29
25.0 acres or more ................................................. 1,226 - 16 16 55 44

Wheat for grain, all ............................................... farms 4,156 12 316 228 253 272
acres 753,713 54 4,667 5,562 7,403 11,319
bushels 42,625,819 1,784 217,247 259,409 342,892 544,371
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 172 - 8 10 6 4
acres 8,360 - 126 145 (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 826 12 259 125 118 88
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 1,358 - 57 103 135 170
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 1,036 - - - - 14
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 561 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 375 - - - - -

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ........................................... farms 19,562 290 6,921 2,617 2,649 2,000
acres 643,186 1,222 82,062 50,022 65,749 65,760
tons, dry 1,509,153 2,714 150,210 96,275 125,693 133,850
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 701 7 143 64 74 77
acres 25,326 27 1,335 953 1,596 2,149
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 12,125 290 6,355 1,902 1,558 849
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 6,182 - 566 715 1,091 1,110
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 1,062 - - - - 41
250 to 499 acres .................................................... 140 - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. 53 - - - - -

Alfalfa hay ......................................................... farms 609 18 231 56 76 51


acres 9,808 63 2,067 489 1,261 1,225
tons, dry 38,488 129 6,965 2,337 5,557 5,591
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 10 - 2 - 2 1
acres 135 - (D) - (D) (D)

Other tame hay ................................................. farms 16,105 193 5,479 2,160 2,157 1,703
acres 532,318 842 64,607 40,677 53,275 54,686
tons, dry 1,244,453 2,027 121,190 80,199 102,486 111,647
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 584 5 110 44 66 61
acres 21,490 25 927 620 1,350 1,503

Field and grass seed crops, all ............................. farms 20 - 2 - 4 2


acres 1,089 - (D) - 130 (D)
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 1 - - - - -
acres (D) - - - - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ................................ farms 3,283 458 1,426 301 248 154
acres 122,516 734 4,938 1,865 1,865 1,844
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 1,047 156 476 69 86 49
acres 23,051 199 1,537 469 895 853
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................... 2,219 423 1,140 212 172 93
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................... 586 35 256 68 56 35
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Sorghum for grain ................................................. farms 24 31 26 112 128 102 57


acres 672 1,393 1,599 6,463 13,104 12,470 11,906
bushels 43,384 74,669 102,634 349,360 783,803 821,079 710,205
Irrigated ............................................................. farms - 2 - 5 6 6 3
acres - (D) - 122 120 270 191
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 11 9 7 34 16 8 2
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 13 19 17 59 61 40 12
100 to 249 acres .................................................... - 3 2 17 35 44 25
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - 2 15 8 12
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - 1 2 6

Soybeans for beans .............................................. farms 395 325 294 1,008 1,029 795 537
acres 24,059 25,016 26,993 147,409 272,922 407,694 582,249
bushels 822,206 811,926 915,040 5,138,095 10,315,113 16,279,340 23,872,548
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 11 7 9 45 43 45 44
acres 386 435 286 1,192 2,431 3,696 5,941
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 76 58 38 64 21 10 5
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 259 157 141 302 144 39 11
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 60 110 109 480 353 92 37
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - 6 162 417 248 60
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - 94 406 424

Sunflower seed, all ................................................ farms 1 2 - 4 3 1 6


acres (D) (D) - 148 130 (D) 370
pounds (D) (D) - 191,130 156,500 (D) 193,450
Irrigated ............................................................. farms - - - 1 - - 1
acres - - - (D) - - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... - 2 - 1 1 1 1
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 1 - - 3 2 - 4
100 to 249 acres .................................................... - - - - - - 1
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - - -

Tobacco ................................................................ farms 61 64 48 260 333 305 195


acres 2,381 2,810 3,566 15,977 34,045 44,514 55,567
pounds 4,829,950 6,384,515 7,706,151 35,700,690 81,097,640 105,623,690 132,278,343
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 12 17 17 85 82 66 54
acres 467 565 707 4,149 5,341 6,923 5,798
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ...................................................... - - - 2 - - -
1.0 to 1.9 acres ...................................................... - - - 2 - - -
2.0 to 2.9 acres ...................................................... 2 - - 3 2 - -
3.0 to 4.9 acres ...................................................... 5 3 - 6 4 1 1
5.0 to 9.9 acres ...................................................... 7 7 1 10 5 1 1
10.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................... 14 16 8 37 13 11 9
25.0 acres or more ................................................. 33 38 39 200 309 292 184

Wheat for grain, all ................................................ farms 222 175 173 683 757 623 442
acres 10,444 10,692 11,306 71,786 137,846 202,229 280,405
bushels 485,338 494,241 542,156 3,512,055 7,719,674 12,097,458 16,409,194
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 5 11 6 35 29 27 31
acres 127 672 195 1,039 1,342 1,679 2,858
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 71 28 17 64 31 9 4
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 131 114 119 304 141 59 25
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 20 33 37 283 389 190 70
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - - 32 180 237 112
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - 16 128 231

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ........................................... farms 1,234 872 545 1,333 659 283 159
acres 49,911 45,304 31,398 97,280 66,713 45,267 42,498
tons, dry 112,156 95,429 73,250 248,291 208,287 131,955 131,043
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 47 43 29 98 57 40 22
acres 1,706 1,808 1,254 5,688 3,290 2,995 2,525
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................... 410 240 126 268 77 40 10
25 to 99 acres ........................................................ 745 494 309 697 301 101 53
100 to 249 acres .................................................... 79 138 109 326 230 85 54
250 to 499 acres .................................................... - - 1 42 41 37 19
500 acres or more .................................................. - - - - 10 20 23

Alfalfa hay ......................................................... farms 33 35 18 35 35 16 5


acres 861 578 248 828 1,208 373 607
tons, dry 3,544 2,388 697 3,721 4,320 1,227 2,012
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 1 - 1 1 2 - -
acres (D) - (D) (D) (D) - -

Other tame hay ................................................. farms 1,072 752 469 1,149 585 251 135
acres 42,585 37,641 25,840 82,428 55,570 37,082 37,085
tons, dry 96,556 79,039 57,107 207,006 168,335 104,818 114,043
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 38 39 27 85 54 34 21
acres 1,392 1,524 989 4,972 3,025 2,774 2,389

Field and grass seed crops, all .............................. farms 1 4 1 4 1 1 -


acres (D) 291 (D) 240 (D) (D) -
Irrigated ............................................................. farms - - - 1 - - -
acres - - - (D) - - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ................................ farms 85 57 37 133 142 123 119
acres 842 1,220 1,426 5,620 15,359 24,298 62,505
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 26 18 12 42 40 37 36
acres 135 329 425 1,186 3,693 3,674 9,658
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................... 59 25 13 48 17 5 12
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................... 18 18 10 30 34 20 6
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139
Item Total
acres acres acres acres acres
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Land in vegetables (see text) - Con.


Farms by acres harvested: - Con.

25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................. 251 - 30 21 20 23


100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................. 106 - - - - 3
250.0 acres or more ............................................... 121 - - - - -

Beans, snap ...................................................... farms 1,283 211 633 151 100 63


acres 5,376 68 403 148 135 80
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 148 25 68 19 11 9
acres 1,118 7 36 4 (D) 1

Peas, green ...................................................... farms 74 13 28 9 4 4


acres (D) 3 (D) 17 8 2
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 6 - - - - -
acres 8 - - - - -
Potatoes ........................................................... farms 1,263 188 654 117 99 72
acres 16,293 77 528 97 79 99
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 145 15 48 13 13 12
acres 11,315 5 49 4 10 5
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................. 1,188 187 642 115 98 65
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................ 33 1 10 2 1 7
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................. 14 - 2 - - -
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................... 13 - - - - -
250.0 acres or more ........................................... 15 - - - - -

Sweet corn ........................................................ farms 1,378 146 710 154 120 59


acres 5,276 113 993 248 343 192
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 159 17 80 21 12 5
acres 365 14 (D) 9 5 2
Sweet potatoes ................................................. farms 415 29 99 26 22 14
acres 59,095 (D) 76 177 211 158
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 108 1 5 4 5 3
acres 16,363 (D) 1 (D) 116 109

Tomatoes in the open ....................................... farms 1,496 257 770 137 110 70
acres 3,537 87 644 197 340 341
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 108 25 60 6 6 5
acres 72 4 42 2 2 1

Land in orchards ................................................... farms 1,687 246 811 149 154 110
acres 12,899 494 3,197 1,315 2,043 1,318
Irrigated ............................................................ farms 366 40 179 36 43 16
acres 1,905 59 498 194 428 92
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................... 1,137 219 566 91 89 52
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................... 440 27 237 43 38 38
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................. 95 - 8 15 27 20
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................. 13 - - - - -
250.0 acres or more ............................................... 2 - - - - -

Apples ............................................................... farms 690 88 354 67 64 31


bearing and nonbearing acres 5,838 128 1,051 838 808 381

Grapes .............................................................. farms 874 133 431 72 82 49


bearing and nonbearing acres 3,392 185 1,023 257 547 544

Peaches, all ...................................................... farms 405 51 202 28 47 24


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,422 37 316 76 218 62

Citrus fruit, all .................................................... farms 6 - 6 - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 - 2 - - -

Almonds ............................................................ farms 2 - 1 - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) - (D) - - -

Pecans ............................................................. farms 379 54 184 33 32 46


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,715 96 540 121 405 249

Walnuts, English ............................................... farms 15 2 6 - 7 -


bearing and nonbearing acres 34 (D) (D) - 30 -

Land in berries (see text) ...................................... farms 1,457 222 689 111 128 65
acres 8,427 190 956 205 664 338
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

80 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 or more
Item
acres acres acres acres acres acres acres
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Land in vegetables (see text) - Con.


Farms by acres harvested: - Con.

25.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 6 10 9 39 42 36 15


100.0 to 249.9 acres ............................................... 2 4 5 13 33 29 17
250.0 acres or more ............................................... - - - 3 16 33 69

Beans, snap ...................................................... farms 29 20 5 23 22 11 15


acres 53 48 5 39 146 1,026 3,223
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 3 3 - - 1 4 5
acres 1 1 - - (D) 551 444

Peas, green ....................................................... farms 2 5 - 1 3 3 2


acres (D) 23 - (D) 18 48 (D)
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 2 3 - - - - 1
acres (D) 6 - - - - (D)
Potatoes ............................................................ farms 29 18 8 23 18 20 17
acres 21 19 115 547 1,105 3,067 10,539
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 6 4 2 2 7 10 13
acres 4 9 (D) (D) 773 1,920 8,325
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ................................................... 29 18 4 15 7 5 3
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................. - - 3 2 2 5 -
25.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................... - - 1 3 5 3 -
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................... - - - 3 3 4 3
250.0 acres or more ........................................... - - - - 1 3 11

Sweet corn ........................................................ farms 36 28 11 37 42 18 17


acres 123 179 82 616 949 391 1,047
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 6 7 2 2 4 - 3
acres 5 11 (D) (D) 34 - (D)
Sweet potatoes ................................................. farms 10 11 8 34 51 46 65
acres (D) 366 653 2,073 6,328 11,140 37,712
Harvested for processing .............................. farms - 2 4 14 19 15 36
acres - (D) 246 892 1,783 2,900 10,216

Tomatoes in the open ........................................ farms 35 20 12 28 28 20 9


acres 43 154 42 105 1,149 427 8
Harvested for processing .............................. farms 2 2 1 1 - - -
acres (D) (D) (D) (D) - - -

Land in orchards ................................................... farms 54 39 20 46 32 18 8


acres 1,415 320 435 794 1,155 250 163
Irrigated ............................................................. farms 8 15 2 21 1 3 2
acres 12 112 (D) 314 (D) (D) (D)
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................... 31 24 14 25 13 9 4
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................... 9 12 2 13 14 5 2
25.0 to 99.9 acres ................................................... 8 2 3 5 1 4 2
100.0 to 249.9 acres ............................................... 6 1 1 3 2 - -
250.0 acres or more ............................................... - - - - 2 - -

Apples ............................................................... farms 27 10 12 16 13 7 1


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,007 116 344 314 741 (D) (D)

Grapes .............................................................. farms 26 26 7 25 13 7 3


bearing and nonbearing acres 122 152 (D) 282 56 (D) 130

Peaches, all ....................................................... farms 8 7 2 15 10 8 3


bearing and nonbearing acres 39 39 (D) 170 (D) 101 5

Citrus fruit, all .................................................... farms - - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - - -

Almonds ............................................................ farms 1 - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) - - - - - -

Pecans ............................................................. farms 13 1 - 7 5 1 3


bearing and nonbearing acres 231 (D) - 22 18 (D) (D)

Walnuts, English ............................................... farms - - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - - -

Land in berries (see text) ....................................... farms 50 24 20 59 37 29 23


acres 134 43 398 1,773 1,664 1,546 515
1
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses.
2
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ........................................................................................... number 50,218 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946


percent 100.0 7.1 3.0 2.8 3.7 3.9
Land in farms ................................................................................... acres 8,414,756 3,117,895 889,996 577,545 546,279 374,610
Average size of farm ................................................................ acres 168 878 584 407 298 193

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ................................................................................................. farms 50,218 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946


$1,000 12,708,271 10,322,000 1,123,572 527,432 304,710 141,262
Average per farm ................................................................... dollars 253,062 2,907,606 736,769 371,431 165,964 72,591
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) .............................................................. 10,924 - - - - -
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................................... 6,743 - - - - -
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................................... 6,606 - - - - -
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................... 6,687 - - - - -
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................... 5,840 - - - - -

$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................... 2,985 - - - - -


$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................................... 2,008 - - - - 1,864
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................................... 1,862 - - - 1,768 82
$250,000 to $499,999 ....................................................................... 1,459 - - 1,391 68 -

$500,000 to $999,999 ....................................................................... 1,527 - 1,498 29 - -


$1,000,000 or more .......................................................................... 3,577 3,550 27 - - -
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 ............................................................. 2,518 2,491 27 - - -
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 ............................................................. 690 690 - - - -
$5,000,000 or more ...................................................................... 369 369 - - - -

Total sales ................................................................................... farms 50,218 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946
$1,000 12,588,142 10,272,878 1,105,886 514,610 294,634 136,124
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ................................................................................. farms 9,685 1,787 824 790 968 897
$1,000 1,774,127 1,152,526 271,986 156,221 99,017 44,470
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 3,919 1,448 664 602 693 512
$1,000 1,694,803 1,145,373 268,370 151,992 93,175 35,891
Corn ..................................................................................... farms 5,641 1,255 552 488 597 523
$1,000 656,973 452,807 93,260 49,997 31,913 13,411
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 1,957 919 388 324 264 62
$1,000 610,141 445,729 89,640 46,872 24,063 3,836
Wheat .................................................................................. farms 4,146 1,209 525 491 524 444
$1,000 285,459 187,052 43,463 26,121 15,638 7,047
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 1,482 846 326 220 81 9
$1,000 242,928 179,171 38,952 18,946 5,199 659
Soybeans ............................................................................. farms 7,006 1,583 703 693 804 696
$1,000 799,769 495,519 129,460 76,265 49,165 22,649
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 2,916 1,237 571 510 443 155
$1,000 736,021 488,019 126,558 71,947 39,754 9,743
Sorghum .............................................................................. farms 639 203 99 78 89 54
$1,000 20,911 10,793 3,878 2,808 1,712 818
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 129 75 29 19 5 1
$1,000 12,793 8,131 2,490 1,694 (D) (D)
Barley .................................................................................. farms 243 55 50 25 29 28
$1,000 3,460 1,707 823 397 197 213
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 15 12 3 - - -
$1,000 1,343 1,158 184 - - -
Rice ..................................................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas .................................................... farms 712 165 81 58 56 64
$1,000 7,556 4,649 1,103 633 393 331
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 22 17 5 - - -
$1,000 3,068 2,765 303 - - -

Tobacco .................................................................................. farms 1,681 561 271 268 238 144


$1,000 732,772 513,531 112,712 62,817 31,833 8,423
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 1,400 544 267 258 224 107
$1,000 726,964 513,086 112,598 62,549 31,555 7,176
Cotton and cottonseed ............................................................. farms 1,430 519 237 200 226 107
$1,000 403,366 276,531 65,458 32,062 22,271 4,580
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 1,096 486 218 178 174 40
$1,000 395,679 275,821 65,029 31,337 20,800 2,692
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ................................................................ farms 3,304 294 126 110 184 183
$1,000 434,974 351,998 27,543 16,283 13,376 6,405
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 566 254 86 74 87 65
$1,000 410,103 351,127 26,899 15,762 11,923 4,392

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .................................................... farms 2,151 82 55 66 110 119
$1,000 85,150 42,599 6,728 10,666 9,052 4,136
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 206 36 19 34 64 53
$1,000 70,275 41,801 6,253 10,221 8,459 3,541
Fruits and tree nuts .............................................................. farms 1,230 32 23 27 71 69
$1,000 30,728 5,231 2,050 5,871 6,906 3,090
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 119 8 4 18 48 41
$1,000 21,669 4,967 1,690 5,763 6,545 2,706
Berries ................................................................................. farms 1,176 67 44 45 64 59
$1,000 54,421 37,368 4,679 4,795 2,146 1,046
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 84 30 15 17 12 10
$1,000 47,588 36,713 4,313 4,400 1,474 689
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) .................................................................. farms 2,475 156 88 132 249 266
$1,000 580,230 447,970 32,982 34,446 31,429 15,685
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 699 112 56 111 212 208
$1,000 558,671 447,159 32,368 34,047 30,748 14,348
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ........................................................................................... number 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,837


percent 5.7 11.1 12.6 11.7 10.9 27.6
Land in farms ...................................................................................acres 418,326 552,364 438,242 321,508 232,815 945,176
Average size of farm ................................................................acres 146 99 69 55 43 68

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ................................................................................................ farms 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,837


$1,000 104,645 91,502 46,344 22,640 10,100 14,064
Average per farm .................................................................... dollars 36,462 16,401 7,348 3,843 1,851 1,016
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) .............................................................. - - - - - 10,924
$1,000 to $2,499 .............................................................................. - - - - 5,212 1,531
$2,500 to $4,999 .............................................................................. - - - 5,658 154 794
$5,000 to $9,999 .............................................................................. - - 6,063 166 56 402
$10,000 to $24,999 .......................................................................... - 5,372 231 54 28 155

$25,000 to $49,999 .......................................................................... 2,733 196 12 13 7 24


$50,000 to $99,999 .......................................................................... 128 9 1 - - 6
$100,000 to $249,999 ...................................................................... 9 2 - - - 1
$250,000 to $499,999 ...................................................................... - - - - - -

$500,000 to $999,999 ...................................................................... - - - - - -


$1,000,000 or more .......................................................................... - - - - - -
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 ............................................................ - - - - - -
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 ............................................................ - - - - - -
$5,000,000 or more ...................................................................... - - - - - -

Total sales ................................................................................... farms 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,837
$1,000 100,159 87,145 44,434 21,170 8,957 2,145
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ................................................................................ farms 977 1,246 993 607 356 240
$1,000 27,013 15,175 5,401 1,702 493 122
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Corn .................................................................................... farms 526 584 488 304 180 144
$1,000 8,740 4,214 1,728 611 223 69
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Wheat .................................................................................. farms 327 347 145 78 42 14
$1,000 3,452 1,973 485 165 56 7
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Soybeans ............................................................................ farms 726 795 542 271 129 64
$1,000 14,063 8,619 2,968 836 185 40
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sorghum .............................................................................. farms 42 35 23 13 3 -
$1,000 569 165 116 47 4 -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Barley .................................................................................. farms 8 33 9 6 - -
$1,000 17 67 28 10 - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Rice ..................................................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas .................................................... farms 41 76 76 37 34 24
$1,000 170 136 75 33 26 7
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Tobacco ................................................................................. farms 85 75 23 10 4 2


$1,000 2,354 918 148 32 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Cotton and cottonseed ............................................................ farms 57 46 19 17 2 -
$1,000 1,575 681 (D) (D) (D) -
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ............................................................... farms 352 614 678 443 228 92
$1,000 7,837 6,772 3,219 1,207 297 38
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ................................................... farms 213 466 424 274 209 133
$1,000 4,224 4,808 1,950 665 262 59
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Fruits and tree nuts ............................................................. farms 134 276 251 183 103 61
$1,000 2,891 2,809 1,238 478 146 19
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Berries ................................................................................. farms 114 271 205 116 117 74
$1,000 1,334 2,000 712 187 117 39
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) .................................................................. farms 336 488 341 193 151 75
$1,000 9,360 5,776 1,786 544 217 36
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 83


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops .................................................... farms 1,151 19 15 26 109 103
$1,000 67,097 27,109 9,271 7,408 10,746 5,090
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 201 18 13 24 78 68
$1,000 58,357 (D) (D) (D) 10,243 4,454
Cut Christmas trees ............................................................. farms 1,135 19 15 26 109 103
$1,000 67,064 27,109 9,271 7,408 10,746 5,090
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms 201 18 13 24 78 68
$1,000 58,357 (D) (D) (D) 10,243 4,454
Short-rotation woody crops .................................................. farms 18 - - - - -
$1,000 33 - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ................................................ farms 10,811 917 331 273 322 362
$1,000 225,162 128,464 23,112 17,359 12,167 8,136
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 702 318 113 122 92 57
$1,000 170,777 121,584 20,977 15,670 8,783 3,763
Maple syrup (see text) ......................................................... farms 9 - - - - 2
$1,000 8 - - - - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Cattle and calves ..................................................................... farms 15,312 912 413 356 485 665
$1,000 332,733 116,859 36,411 27,699 33,739 27,137
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 1,072 286 138 98 241 309
$1,000 214,044 106,835 32,487 23,454 30,497 20,771
Milk from cows (see text) ......................................................... farms 283 67 61 57 45 23
$1,000 179,265 123,430 32,051 16,329 6,019 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 243 67 61 57 43 15
$1,000 178,682 123,430 32,051 16,329 (D) (D)
Hogs and pigs .......................................................................... farms 1,833 870 171 83 55 49
$1,000 2,873,988 2,734,752 110,747 20,649 5,654 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 1,122 861 157 65 33 6
$1,000 2,871,888 2,734,713 110,706 20,577 5,446 446
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ........................................................................ farms 2,964 44 18 35 43 75
$1,000 7,251 131 (D) (D) 367 930
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 10 - - - 2 8
$1,000 735 - - - (D) (D)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ................................................................................. farms 2,220 32 14 30 45 117
$1,000 23,548 (D) (D) 1,663 3,590 5,180
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 105 2 2 5 28 68
$1,000 10,713 (D) (D) 1,500 3,516 4,293
Poultry and eggs ...................................................................... farms 5,400 1,790 527 310 99 93
$1,000 4,837,026 4,344,646 369,323 106,887 11,872 1,635
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 2,690 1,789 520 297 67 17
$1,000 4,833,671 (D) 369,315 106,822 11,732 (D)
Aquaculture ............................................................................. farms 228 12 12 10 23 22
$1,000 23,365 8,566 5,963 3,392 3,235 1,103
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 63 11 10 10 19 13
$1,000 22,000 (D) (D) 3,392 3,218 (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ................................................................. farms 1,525 14 15 10 25 55
$1,000 8,089 (D) (D) (D) 268 1,150
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms 16 2 1 1 2 10
$1,000 4,933 (D) (D) (D) (D) 694

Value of-
Government payments ................................................................ farms 14,417 1,837 876 890 1,127 946
$1,000 120,129 49,123 17,686 12,821 10,076 5,139

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) .......................................................................... farms 912 204 70 59 92 94
$1,000 37,702 25,306 6,880 2,086 1,559 851

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) .............................................................. farms 4,475 87 49 85 151 222
$1,000 31,826 5,130 1,501 4,272 5,943 3,923

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES


1
Total farm production expenses .................................................... farms 50,218 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946
$1,000 10,061,152 7,870,584 841,795 411,248 266,333 121,304
Average per farm ................................................................... dollars 200,350 2,217,066 551,997 289,611 145,061 62,335

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased .............................................................. farms 29,487 2,138 1,035 1,110 1,582 1,648
$1,000 555,515 337,369 77,574 46,873 36,305 14,334
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 21,781 423 174 193 305 734
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 4,231 304 161 252 724 812
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 1,125 185 139 294 372 95
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 2,350 1,226 561 371 181 7

Chemicals purchased .................................................................. farms 26,183 2,743 1,243 1,186 1,591 1,639
$1,000 416,980 288,666 55,501 31,307 21,811 7,155
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 20,789 926 391 309 581 1,157
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 2,645 497 231 401 720 462
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 947 212 195 279 227 17
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,802 1,108 426 197 63 3
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

84 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops .................................................... farms 132 198 181 138 126 104
$1,000 3,231 2,445 1,135 437 189 36
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Cut Christmas trees ............................................................. farms 130 198 179 137 118 101
$1,000 (D) 2,445 (D) (D) 175 35
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Short-rotation woody crops ................................................. farms 2 - 2 1 10 3
$1,000 (D) - (D) (D) 15 1
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ................................................ farms 605 1,383 1,754 1,650 1,752 1,462
$1,000 9,664 11,273 7,694 4,150 2,420 723
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Maple syrup (see text) ......................................................... farms - 4 3 - - -
$1,000 - 6 (D) - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................................ farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Cattle and calves ..................................................................... farms 1,130 2,662 3,231 3,037 1,838 583
$1,000 26,854 31,930 19,047 9,718 2,939 399
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Milk from cows (see text) ......................................................... farms 3 18 5 2 - 2
$1,000 77 139 (D) (D) - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Hogs and pigs ......................................................................... farms 55 104 121 120 132 73
$1,000 286 511 227 138 127 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ........................................................................ farms 121 310 415 553 641 709
$1,000 1,006 1,695 890 889 687 300
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ................................................................................. farms 199 345 376 392 493 177
$1,000 4,794 3,442 1,631 918 633 98
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Poultry and eggs ..................................................................... farms 140 297 420 467 591 666
$1,000 613 587 494 370 389 210
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Aquaculture ............................................................................. farms 18 29 26 20 23 33
$1,000 547 356 118 42 34 9
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ................................................................. farms 95 237 270 246 294 264
$1,000 723 636 532 292 262 87
Sales of $50,000 or more .................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Value of-
Government payments ................................................................ farms 1,048 1,458 1,111 765 576 3,783
$1,000 4,486 4,357 1,910 1,470 1,143 11,918

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) .......................................................................... farms 83 106 100 49 31 24
$1,000 532 255 178 42 10 4

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) .............................................................. farms 398 812 852 684 663 472
$1,000 3,829 3,679 1,909 950 536 153

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1 .................................................... farms 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,837
$1,000 101,187 114,308 81,151 61,387 45,298 146,556
Average per farm .................................................................... dollars 35,257 20,489 12,867 10,421 8,301 10,592

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased ............................................................. farms 2,277 4,108 4,330 3,696 2,915 4,648
$1,000 11,241 11,578 7,613 4,744 2,902 4,982
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 1,431 3,446 4,058 3,608 2,870 4,539
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 819 650 272 87 43 107
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 24 11 - 1 2 2
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 3 1 - - - -

Chemicals purchased .................................................................. farms 2,122 3,571 3,411 2,751 2,148 3,778
$1,000 3,818 3,282 1,628 1,163 555 2,095
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 1,942 3,484 3,386 2,742 2,146 3,725
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 177 81 23 5 2 46
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 3 4 2 2 - 6
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... - 2 - 2 - 1
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased ......................................................................... farms 20,137 2,121 980 1,038 1,432 1,319
$1,000 386,436 263,990 46,628 29,902 23,185 8,031
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................................... 10,222 127 43 47 89 214
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 4,228 254 94 135 296 497
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 2,963 448 238 376 756 581
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 1,034 235 216 307 232 18
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,690 1,057 389 173 59 9

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ........................................................................................ farms 12,827 2,566 760 461 388 497
$1,000 1,397,510 1,250,394 74,213 24,698 12,626 9,586
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 7,190 18 36 49 116 187
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 1,718 47 41 84 135 181
$25,000 to $99,999 ....................................................................... 1,285 218 426 276 109 121
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................... 1,418 1,115 221 40 28 8
$250,000 or more ......................................................................... 1,216 1,168 36 12 - -

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased .................................................................................... farms 5,806 617 224 219 181 264
$1,000 136,342 101,687 10,928 5,571 2,940 2,643
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) .............................................. farms 8,692 2,320 606 324 250 302
$1,000 1,261,168 1,148,708 63,284 19,127 9,685 6,943

Feed purchased ........................................................................... farms 29,837 2,683 919 660 678 892
$1,000 4,121,552 3,609,729 277,709 85,586 23,926 15,443
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 19,012 29 51 64 170 333
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 5,435 61 60 88 203 330
$25,000 to $99,999 ....................................................................... 1,740 85 95 170 234 221
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................... 619 122 192 218 68 7
$250,000 or more ......................................................................... 3,031 2,386 521 120 3 1

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ............................................. farms 48,292 3,547 1,519 1,411 1,824 1,931
$1,000 417,600 256,681 49,293 31,386 23,087 10,933
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 39,237 369 271 249 535 1,176
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 5,657 1,210 603 715 1,045 702
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 1,566 662 330 295 203 41
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,832 1,306 315 152 41 12

Utilities ......................................................................................... farms 30,066 3,550 1,525 1,418 1,606 1,503


$1,000 186,984 128,062 18,033 11,095 7,146 3,720
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................................... 16,029 41 40 83 265 583
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 7,964 291 334 553 904 773
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 4,592 1,962 1,030 728 412 137
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 892 727 93 38 21 3
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 589 529 28 16 4 7

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ................................... farms 39,692 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,681 1,734
$1,000 430,051 276,377 44,791 27,521 20,860 10,458
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 30,536 316 209 291 561 1,053
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 5,852 1,311 674 742 894 628
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 1,611 670 357 292 184 52
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,693 1,253 285 95 42 1

Hired farm labor ........................................................................... farms 14,469 2,876 1,107 1,006 1,159 811
$1,000 765,886 548,007 68,994 44,753 36,797 12,394
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 6,618 216 131 167 258 337
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 3,446 594 307 322 452 318
$25,000 to $99,999 ....................................................................... 2,955 1,090 463 398 382 148
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................................... 931 533 160 105 57 7
$250,000 or more ......................................................................... 519 443 46 14 10 1

Contract labor .............................................................................. farms 5,677 1,350 426 331 396 303
$1,000 148,205 104,281 14,093 7,876 6,831 2,497
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................................... 1,147 47 21 28 29 39
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 1,927 250 110 75 109 138
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 1,637 517 165 132 158 108
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 409 182 40 39 66 14
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 557 354 90 57 34 4

Customwork and custom hauling ................................................. farms 9,252 2,747 939 605 589 474
$1,000 129,481 98,137 11,955 5,424 5,204 2,065
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................................... 2,435 14 14 33 44 96
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 2,555 83 248 326 236 236
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 3,072 1,685 567 196 263 137
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 689 524 83 37 36 4
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 501 441 27 13 10 1

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ........................................................................ farms 12,693 1,867 887 936 1,194 1,043
$1,000 276,600 173,417 36,256 24,135 18,177 8,244
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 7,719 304 122 150 325 601
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................... 1,207 120 64 129 276 253
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................................... 1,492 253 221 335 414 143
$25,000 or more ........................................................................... 2,275 1,190 480 322 179 46
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased ........................................................................ farms 1,681 2,614 2,586 1,969 1,648 2,749
$1,000 4,882 3,986 2,190 1,138 667 1,837
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................... 559 1,477 1,992 1,744 1,516 2,414
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 798 1,023 545 202 125 259
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 317 103 45 19 7 73
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 7 8 4 4 - 3
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... - 3 - - - -

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ........................................................................................ farms 642 1,382 1,381 1,338 1,308 2,104
$1,000 5,998 5,903 3,900 2,872 2,117 5,202
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 354 1,022 1,146 1,208 1,218 1,836
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 220 342 224 121 86 237
$25,000 to $99,999 ...................................................................... 62 18 11 9 4 31
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................................. 6 - - - - -
$250,000 or more ......................................................................... - - - - - -

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased .................................................................................... farms 355 829 748 723 601 1,045
$1,000 2,205 2,587 2,094 1,371 1,059 3,257
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) .............................................. farms 364 729 804 781 858 1,354
$1,000 3,793 3,317 1,807 1,501 1,058 1,945

Feed purchased .......................................................................... farms 1,425 3,321 4,018 3,944 3,373 7,924
$1,000 14,713 22,015 20,430 15,428 9,343 27,231
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 693 2,166 3,030 3,223 2,950 6,303
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 576 966 768 552 362 1,469
$25,000 to $99,999 ...................................................................... 146 187 220 169 61 152
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................................. 10 2 - - - -
$250,000 or more ......................................................................... - - - - - -

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ............................................ farms 2,833 5,460 6,183 5,697 5,226 12,661
$1,000 8,839 10,204 7,034 5,122 4,089 10,933
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 2,345 5,021 6,042 5,624 5,162 12,443
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 464 425 141 72 63 217
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 20 13 - 1 - 1
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 4 1 - - 1 -

Utilities ......................................................................................... farms 1,967 3,455 3,422 2,861 2,413 6,346


$1,000 2,905 4,112 2,864 2,233 1,702 5,113
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................... 1,026 2,335 2,633 2,273 1,920 4,830
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 858 1,004 738 563 475 1,471
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 80 112 48 22 18 43
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 3 3 1 1 - 2
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... - 1 2 2 - -

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ................................... farms 2,512 4,635 5,062 4,490 3,864 9,219
$1,000 10,249 11,984 7,098 5,549 3,985 11,179
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 1,903 4,051 4,927 4,424 3,815 8,986
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 565 565 131 62 49 231
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 34 16 4 2 - -
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 10 3 - 2 - 2

Hired farm labor .......................................................................... farms 977 1,464 1,188 951 798 2,132
$1,000 11,739 9,454 6,102 4,461 3,578 19,606
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 555 1,068 972 776 650 1,488
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 287 308 148 128 113 469
$25,000 to $99,999 ...................................................................... 120 83 65 45 32 129
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................................. 13 3 3 2 3 45
$250,000 or more ......................................................................... 2 2 - - - 1

Contract labor .............................................................................. farms 355 544 448 344 266 914
$1,000 2,207 3,035 1,227 807 512 4,839
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................... 73 151 192 161 138 268
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 153 252 183 135 106 416
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 109 114 69 48 20 197
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 17 24 4 - 2 21
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 3 3 - - - 12

Customwork and custom hauling ................................................ farms 519 874 762 547 370 826
$1,000 1,429 1,436 1,035 592 324 1,880
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................... 137 420 532 410 291 444
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 313 405 199 117 70 322
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 68 48 27 18 9 54
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... - 1 2 2 - -
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 1 - 2 - - 6

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ........................................................................ farms 1,305 1,829 1,294 844 495 999
$1,000 7,153 4,511 1,529 935 528 1,716
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 1,065 1,674 1,250 815 483 930
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................................................................... 150 98 40 25 8 44
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................................................................... 60 36 3 4 2 21
$25,000 or more ........................................................................... 30 21 1 - 2 4
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ...................................... farms 2,356 580 182 129 175 116
$1,000 33,183 24,186 3,213 1,860 1,227 348
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................................... 855 58 12 11 29 39
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 692 120 41 29 72 54
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 540 207 95 68 63 22
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 124 77 19 13 10 1
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 145 118 15 8 1 -

Interest expense .......................................................................... farms 14,368 2,611 1,027 852 907 748
$1,000 207,217 115,677 18,998 10,942 11,077 4,911
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 7,147 382 250 296 452 458
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 5,257 939 539 460 342 255
$25,000 to $99,999 ....................................................................... 1,702 1,070 227 88 106 35
$100,000 or more ......................................................................... 262 220 11 8 7 -

Secured by real estate ............................................................. farms 10,683 2,187 805 636 611 504
$1,000 156,900 86,220 13,478 7,815 7,791 3,698
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................................. 1,299 68 36 44 71 65
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 3,572 302 209 187 236 219
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 4,349 857 400 342 223 196
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... 861 510 108 41 60 16
$50,000 or more ....................................................................... 602 450 52 22 21 8

Not secured by real estate ....................................................... farms 7,916 1,439 612 531 572 461
$1,000 50,316 29,457 5,520 3,127 3,287 1,213
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................................. 2,439 108 62 71 105 147
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 3,436 371 227 240 272 248
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 1,630 631 283 206 176 63
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... 269 214 28 10 9 3
$50,000 or more ....................................................................... 142 115 12 4 10 -

Property taxes paid ...................................................................... farms 47,883 3,493 1,481 1,348 1,686 1,830
$1,000 142,392 54,339 9,864 6,540 6,029 4,718
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 42,518 1,122 870 919 1,329 1,631
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................... 3,294 1,091 371 298 262 142
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................................... 1,528 859 195 106 85 51
$25,000 or more ........................................................................... 543 421 45 25 10 6

All other production


expenses (see text) ................................................................... farms 24,030 3,549 1,522 1,420 1,263 1,095
$1,000 445,561 341,272 34,681 21,351 12,045 6,466
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .................................................................................. 16,722 412 458 478 604 793
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................................... 4,547 1,308 645 716 566 251
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 1,198 602 244 151 60 42
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................................... 789 539 127 56 23 6
$100,000 or more ......................................................................... 774 688 48 19 10 3

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ...................................................................................... farms 1,289 410 150 111 120 107
$1,000 19,202 13,535 2,837 1,185 622 366

Depreciation expenses claimed ....................................................... farms 21,337 3,549 1,514 1,419 1,194 1,013
$1,000 587,362 393,725 59,586 34,837 21,558 9,837

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ................................................ farms 50,218 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946
$1,000 2,864,522 2,512,030 302,426 129,280 53,142 30,208
Average per farm ................................................................... dollars 57,042 707,614 198,312 91,043 28,945 15,523

Farms with net gains 2 .............................................................. number 21,700 3,236 1,311 1,182 1,362 1,450
Average net gain ................................................................ dollars 156,912 815,480 252,175 132,964 70,277 37,087

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 2,330 2 4 2 13 18
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 4,850 6 7 37 30 76
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................... 2,673 6 12 29 45 90
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................................... 3,050 28 41 63 147 307
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 2,088 49 79 97 277 611
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 6,709 3,145 1,168 954 850 348

Farms with net losses ............................................................... number 28,518 314 214 238 474 496
Average net loss ................................................................ dollars 18,952 404,026 131,663 117,154 89,822 47,518

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 2,972 - 2 9 12 11
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 9,834 11 21 12 30 70
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................... 6,294 9 15 16 45 46
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................................... 5,589 14 25 46 51 147
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 2,230 34 43 38 90 95
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,599 246 108 117 246 127

Net cash farm income of operators .................................................. farms 50,218 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946
$1,000 1,935,698 1,378,338 203,489 105,333 381,770 29,508
Average per farm ................................................................... dollars 38,546 388,264 133,435 74,178 207,936 15,164

Operators reporting net gains 2 .................................................... farms 21,493 3,110 1,280 1,172 1,330 1,450
Average net gain ................................................................ dollars 117,253 497,243 181,493 113,692 320,527 36,708

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 2,327 6 3 5 16 17
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ...................................... farms 168 212 215 159 128 292
$1,000 382 458 337 170 124 879
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................................................... 85 115 147 103 90 166
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 59 73 59 46 33 106
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 24 20 7 10 5 19
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... - 4 - - - -
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... - - 2 - - 1

Interest expense .......................................................................... farms 808 1,276 1,155 1,012 977 2,995
$1,000 4,686 7,560 5,576 5,347 5,266 17,177
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 574 845 793 655 610 1,832
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 206 399 340 333 345 1,099
$25,000 to $99,999 ...................................................................... 26 22 21 22 22 63
$100,000 or more ......................................................................... 2 10 1 2 - 1

Secured by real estate ............................................................ farms 506 890 841 743 720 2,240
$1,000 3,629 6,486 4,672 4,614 4,469 14,029
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................................ 86 153 171 131 113 361
$1,000 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 229 358 363 319 282 868
$5,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 170 348 287 269 308 949
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................. 10 14 14 18 15 55
$50,000 or more ....................................................................... 11 17 6 6 2 7

Not secured by real estate ...................................................... farms 519 715 583 479 481 1,524
$1,000 1,058 1,073 903 733 797 3,148
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................................ 220 356 300 272 262 536
$1,000 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 263 319 245 178 190 883
$5,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 33 39 38 29 27 105
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................. 2 1 - - 2 -
$50,000 or more ....................................................................... 1 - - - - -

Property taxes paid ..................................................................... farms 2,686 5,235 6,014 5,588 5,221 13,301
$1,000 6,016 9,315 9,131 7,902 7,253 21,286
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 2,482 4,988 5,794 5,457 5,134 12,792
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................................................................... 146 201 194 107 71 411
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................................................................... 47 38 24 22 15 86
$25,000 or more ........................................................................... 11 8 2 2 1 12

All other production


expenses (see text) ................................................................... farms 1,458 2,464 2,425 2,201 1,840 4,793
$1,000 4,931 5,477 3,458 2,926 2,355 10,600
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................................................. 1,239 2,251 2,288 2,092 1,758 4,349
$5,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 196 184 126 97 71 387
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 18 25 11 9 8 28
$50,000 to $99,999 ...................................................................... 2 1 - 3 3 29
$100,000 or more ......................................................................... 3 3 - - - -

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ..................................................................................... farms 87 80 77 43 19 85
$1,000 244 139 104 34 18 116

Depreciation expenses claimed ...................................................... farms 1,285 2,275 2,163 1,792 1,495 3,638
$1,000 9,761 15,759 9,919 7,966 6,244 18,169

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ................................................ farms 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,837
$1,000 14,015 -7,338 -24,421 -28,582 -27,053 -89,185
Average per farm .................................................................... dollars 4,883 -1,315 -3,872 -4,852 -4,958 -6,445

Farms with net gains 2 .............................................................. number 2,059 3,290 2,818 1,804 916 2,272
Average net gain ................................................................ dollars 20,490 10,053 4,964 4,058 5,585 11,949

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 44 175 425 565 511 571
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 178 822 1,604 1,030 266 794
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................................................................... 291 1,111 617 98 60 314
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................................................................... 917 1,052 101 64 36 294
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 583 88 51 33 23 197
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 46 42 20 14 20 102

Farms with net losses ............................................................... number 811 2,289 3,489 4,087 4,541 11,565
Average net loss ................................................................. dollars 34,740 17,655 11,009 8,784 7,084 10,059

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 40 188 391 550 644 1,125
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 121 544 1,172 1,583 2,008 4,262
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................................................................... 143 455 847 906 999 2,813
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................................................................... 185 655 654 715 662 2,435
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 171 291 327 274 182 685
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 151 156 98 59 46 245

Net cash farm income of operators ................................................. farms 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,837
$1,000 13,731 -7,290 -24,494 -28,569 -27,046 -89,073
Average per farm .................................................................... dollars 4,784 -1,307 -3,884 -4,850 -4,956 -6,437

Operators reporting net gains 2 ................................................... farms 2,064 3,283 2,816 1,800 914 2,274
Average net gain ................................................................ dollars 20,323 10,082 4,964 4,067 5,595 11,943

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 44 163 434 559 509 571
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.
Gain of- - Con.

$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 4,863 15 12 34 31 74


$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................... 2,722 32 36 21 39 98
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................................... 3,254 113 94 115 159 311
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 2,448 216 194 177 279 610
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 5,879 2,728 941 820 806 340

Operators reporting net losses .................................................... farms 28,725 440 245 248 506 496
Average net loss ................................................................ dollars 20,346 382,018 117,641 112,558 88,005 47,819

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 2,978 1 5 6 11 18
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 9,854 11 24 10 32 59
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................... 6,284 11 21 10 49 52
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................................... 5,640 40 43 50 57 140
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 2,260 50 35 54 94 96
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 1,709 327 117 118 263 131

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ................................................................................................. farms 286 100 47 50 28 21


$1,000 22,797 15,045 4,409 2,265 681 158

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ............................................ farms 16,809 1,856 774 677 827 830
$1,000 217,404 60,614 20,649 13,097 14,765 10,249
Customwork and other agricultural
services ..................................................................................... farms 2,495 367 193 150 204 195
$1,000 31,345 12,766 5,350 2,583 3,024 1,797

Gross cash rent or share payments ............................................. farms 6,073 516 147 130 210 245
$1,000 28,536 6,069 912 811 1,965 1,722
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ........................................................ farms 2,009 106 46 38 62 96
$1,000 38,578 5,531 1,367 1,168 1,880 2,339
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) .................................................................................... farms 1,135 35 36 33 71 47
$1,000 17,625 956 1,116 1,009 1,851 907
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ...................................................................... farms 4,505 1,038 439 343 299 235
$1,000 10,343 5,864 1,150 615 391 533
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received ..................................................................... farms 1,294 324 180 152 171 132
$1,000 43,684 21,753 9,360 5,975 3,469 1,182
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments .................................................. farms 611 64 31 27 36 32
$1,000 3,371 1,278 255 277 150 237
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ...................................................................... farms 2,394 126 38 40 58 87
$1,000 43,922 6,397 1,138 659 2,035 1,532

LAND USE

Total cropland .................................................................................. farms 37,247 2,898 1,252 1,254 1,744 1,770
acres 4,745,014 2,454,288 644,310 396,528 324,017 164,166
Harvested cropland ...................................................................... farms 32,802 2,727 1,197 1,209 1,725 1,757
acres 4,378,097 2,389,261 619,682 378,958 297,280 151,072
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ................................................................................. 23,569 665 273 243 455 702
50 to 99 acres ............................................................................... 3,360 251 72 119 225 376
100 to 199 acres ........................................................................... 1,953 280 93 129 368 514
200 to 499 acres ........................................................................... 1,738 297 193 413 602 165
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................... 1,043 328 354 285 74 -
1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................................... 752 527 204 20 1 -
2,000 acres or more ...................................................................... 387 379 8 - - -

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ........................................................ farms 3,161 224 49 64 81 92
acres 95,603 23,754 5,582 5,608 8,797 3,728
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned .................................................................... farms 1,670 97 32 35 70 87
acres 31,568 6,943 3,449 1,779 1,989 1,500
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ................................................. farms 6,846 389 169 138 221 247
acres 197,573 25,978 12,696 7,274 10,553 5,780
In cultivated summer fallow ..................................................... farms 1,647 81 46 57 92 82
acres 42,173 8,352 2,901 2,909 5,398 2,086

Total woodland ................................................................................ farms 31,295 2,001 837 735 923 1,110
acres 2,145,710 421,924 149,250 115,237 119,133 117,230
Woodland pastured ...................................................................... farms 12,675 476 247 222 287 422
acres 270,242 25,168 (D) 14,346 16,373 17,810
Woodland not pastured ................................................................ farms 24,918 1,797 733 644 810 937
acres 1,875,468 396,756 (D) 100,891 102,760 99,420
Permanent pasture and rangeland,
other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) ......................................................................... farms 28,223 1,255 556 501 631 882
acres 1,051,041 131,578 55,384 43,147 72,490 73,340
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

90 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.
Gain of- - Con.

$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 192 818 1,593 1,032 266 796


$5,000 to $9,999 .......................................................................... 289 1,118 617 98 60 314
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................................................................... 913 1,054 101 64 36 294
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 580 88 51 33 23 197
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 46 42 20 14 20 102

Operators reporting net losses .................................................... farms 806 2,296 3,491 4,091 4,543 11,563
Average net loss ................................................................. dollars 35,008 17,591 11,020 8,773 7,079 10,052

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 .......................................................................... 37 188 388 552 644 1,128
$1,000 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 114 554 1,183 1,586 2,013 4,268
$5,000 to $9,999 .......................................................................... 149 452 838 904 996 2,802
$10,000 to $24,999 ...................................................................... 184 659 653 717 662 2,435
$25,000 to $49,999 ...................................................................... 171 287 331 273 182 687
$50,000 or more ........................................................................... 151 156 98 59 46 243

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ................................................................................................ farms 16 15 7 2 - -


$1,000 104 132 (D) (D) - -

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................................... farms 1,060 1,848 1,767 1,539 1,400 4,231
$1,000 10,557 15,468 10,387 10,165 8,145 43,308
Customwork and other agricultural
services ..................................................................................... farms 225 376 231 156 146 252
$1,000 1,573 1,627 561 421 393 1,251

Gross cash rent or share payments ............................................ farms 372 626 637 576 525 2,089
$1,000 1,841 2,131 1,411 1,069 1,050 9,553
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ........................................................ farms 101 256 303 235 224 542
$1,000 2,463 4,175 3,465 2,420 3,082 10,687
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ................................................................................... farms 100 157 117 112 89 338
$1,000 1,302 2,544 726 2,070 363 4,782
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ...................................................................... farms 224 400 312 296 289 630
$1,000 217 294 170 183 273 652
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received .................................................................... farms 74 81 56 30 28 66
$1,000 739 223 232 422 40 290
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments .................................................. farms 30 68 46 56 33 188
$1,000 129 309 155 165 70 346
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ...................................................................... farms 141 245 308 282 266 803
$1,000 2,293 4,165 3,665 3,415 2,874 15,748

LAND USE

Total cropland ................................................................................. farms 2,581 4,780 5,164 4,363 3,619 7,822
acres 149,279 170,939 122,707 80,771 54,600 183,409
Harvested cropland ..................................................................... farms 2,545 4,671 5,005 4,127 3,317 4,522
acres 133,002 146,267 102,579 65,136 39,988 54,872
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ................................................................................ 1,391 3,644 4,579 3,953 3,250 4,414
50 to 99 acres ............................................................................... 803 850 381 140 55 88
100 to 199 acres ........................................................................... 294 167 44 33 12 19
200 to 499 acres ........................................................................... 57 9 1 1 - -
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................... - 1 - - - 1
1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................................... - - - - - -
2,000 acres or more ..................................................................... - - - - - -

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ........................................................ farms 163 334 462 447 363 882
acres 5,655 8,200 7,363 6,177 4,599 16,140
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned .................................................................... farms 109 200 226 162 148 504
acres 1,886 2,673 2,358 1,129 1,099 6,763
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ................................................ farms 311 611 639 552 579 2,990
acres 5,838 10,323 7,859 6,734 7,961 96,577
In cultivated summer fallow ..................................................... farms 132 262 230 183 114 368
acres 2,898 3,476 2,548 1,595 953 9,057

Total woodland ................................................................................ farms 1,723 3,627 4,301 3,943 3,509 8,586
acres 128,606 186,270 161,180 127,475 100,085 519,320
Woodland pastured ..................................................................... farms 728 1,710 2,112 2,042 1,549 2,880
acres 25,597 41,046 33,406 25,887 (D) 38,904
Woodland not pastured ............................................................... farms 1,354 2,772 3,281 2,882 2,661 7,047
acres 103,009 145,224 127,774 101,588 (D) 480,416
Permanent pasture and rangeland,
other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) ........................................................................ farms 1,475 3,371 4,142 4,033 3,422 7,955
acres 111,727 157,137 118,063 86,069 54,843 147,263
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 91


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
LAND USE - Con.

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ............................................................................... farms 33,122 2,512 1,025 901 1,040 1,237
acres 472,991 110,105 41,052 22,633 30,639 19,874

Irrigated land .................................................................................... farms 4,699 852 290 276 378 337
acres 174,526 118,174 19,440 11,891 9,504 4,561
Harvested cropland ...................................................................... farms 4,520 806 275 273 374 337
acres 164,414 111,082 18,884 11,657 9,279 4,402
Pastureland and other land .......................................................... farms 313 113 21 11 7 5
acres 10,112 7,092 556 234 225 159

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ....................................................................................... farms 3,240 193 77 52 83 72
acres 105,906 5,128 2,953 2,979 2,540 5,965

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ........................................................................ farms 5,615 1,422 676 714 885 625
acres 2,819,750 1,767,427 459,975 278,602 187,109 68,075

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ........................................ farms 220 13 5 13 12 11


$1,000 15,563 7,256 2,897 2,353 1,462 702

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ........................................................................................ farms 50,218 3,550 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946
$1,000 36,505,652 11,804,181 3,276,752 2,139,861 2,182,136 1,585,969
Average per farm ................................................................... dollars 726,944 3,325,122 2,148,690 1,506,945 1,188,527 814,989
Average per acre ................................................................... dollars 4,338 3,786 3,682 3,705 3,995 4,234

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 .................................................................................... 4,101 47 23 21 34 85
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................................... 4,249 45 21 43 37 83
$100,000 to $199,999 ....................................................................... 8,733 102 89 64 111 182
$200,000 to $499,999 ....................................................................... 16,897 499 275 255 403 601
$500,000 to $999,999 ....................................................................... 8,599 786 291 300 462 517

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ................................................................. 4,064 626 261 357 514 332


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ................................................................. 2,495 727 400 328 225 126
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ................................................................. 754 456 135 48 46 12
$10,000,000 or more ........................................................................ 326 262 30 4 4 8

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ............................................................................... farms 50,215 3,549 1,525 1,420 1,836 1,946
$1,000 4,664,336 1,934,653 462,871 311,019 289,779 184,117

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................................... 4,475 12 4 11 19 64
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................... 4,787 31 15 15 33 82
$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................................... 8,491 94 54 58 90 146
$20,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................... 14,870 409 249 169 279 455
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................................... 8,424 542 203 231 415 541
$100,000 to $199,999 ....................................................................... 4,465 607 229 320 541 434
$200,000 to $499,999 ....................................................................... 2,906 668 442 486 369 194
$500,000 or more ............................................................................. 1,797 1,186 329 130 90 30

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ................................................. farms 40,049 3,425 1,466 1,362 1,749 1,747
number 87,620 18,743 6,078 5,162 5,326 4,267

Tractors, all ...................................................................................... farms 42,778 3,436 1,464 1,339 1,723 1,778
number 103,667 17,085 6,268 5,564 6,372 5,241
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) .................................................. farms 23,901 1,633 679 655 851 921
number 34,572 3,094 1,136 1,116 1,445 1,421
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) ......................................................... farms 30,514 2,912 1,214 1,130 1,401 1,459
number 52,001 7,255 2,763 2,605 3,136 2,905
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ................................................... farms 7,851 1,858 825 823 941 610
number 17,094 6,736 2,369 1,843 1,791 915

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ........................................ farms 4,945 1,274 617 569 562 421
number 5,653 1,631 690 639 630 471

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ................................................................................. farms 1,228 478 198 164 191 76
number 1,629 730 262 201 215 83
Forage harvesters, self-propelled .................................................... farms 762 112 70 52 55 41
number 879 135 82 60 65 46
Hay balers ....................................................................................... farms 14,241 986 394 388 501 626
number 18,164 1,242 550 542 693 872

FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used .......................................................................... farms 24,410 1,995 972 1,049 1,535 1,515
acres treated 3,488,942 1,842,160 490,206 304,329 248,394 130,541
Manure used .................................................................................... farms 7,427 1,032 394 291 304 319
acres treated 449,093 202,266 46,413 35,993 32,653 24,521
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

92 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
LAND USE - Con.

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. .............................................................................. farms 1,765 3,692 4,237 3,999 3,741 8,973
acres 28,714 38,018 36,292 27,193 23,287 95,184

Irrigated land ................................................................................... farms 475 665 570 325 241 290
acres 3,238 2,494 2,119 1,300 677 1,128
Harvested cropland ..................................................................... farms 461 646 561 309 227 251
acres 2,585 2,363 1,954 1,040 507 661
Pastureland and other land ......................................................... farms 26 21 14 27 23 45
acres 653 131 165 260 170 467

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ....................................................................................... farms 89 144 118 87 81 2,244
acres 1,847 2,857 1,531 1,371 1,412 77,323

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ....................................................................... farms 462 392 193 84 44 118
acres 32,304 15,432 5,200 1,831 973 2,822

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ........................................ farms 39 40 24 29 22 12


$1,000 529 212 60 64 24 5

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ........................................................................................ farms 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,837
$1,000 2,151,119 2,795,446 2,494,111 1,997,722 1,557,407 4,520,947
Average per farm .................................................................... dollars 749,519 501,066 395,451 339,114 285,396 326,729
Average per acre .................................................................... dollars 5,142 5,061 5,691 6,214 6,689 4,783

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ................................................................................... 137 375 480 580 673 1,646
$50,000 to $99,999 .......................................................................... 156 395 530 603 583 1,753
$100,000 to $199,999 ...................................................................... 408 843 1,213 1,238 1,314 3,169
$200,000 to $499,999 ...................................................................... 918 2,064 2,533 2,362 2,081 4,906
$500,000 to $999,999 ...................................................................... 672 1,274 1,099 841 632 1,725

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ................................................................ 384 480 342 182 136 450


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ................................................................ 166 135 108 80 37 163
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ................................................................ 20 12 2 5 - 18
$10,000,000 or more ........................................................................ 9 1 - - 1 7

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment .............................................................................. farms 2,870 5,579 6,307 5,891 5,457 13,835
$1,000 196,775 292,378 240,909 192,261 152,507 407,066

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ..................................................................................... 117 314 415 577 820 2,122
$5,000 to $9,999 .............................................................................. 149 405 620 724 748 1,965
$10,000 to $19,999 .......................................................................... 352 800 1,276 1,328 1,313 2,980
$20,000 to $49,999 .......................................................................... 816 1,964 2,341 2,048 1,714 4,426
$50,000 to $99,999 .......................................................................... 823 1,362 1,165 866 643 1,633
$100,000 to $199,999 ...................................................................... 441 535 402 275 154 527
$200,000 to $499,999 ...................................................................... 154 192 87 71 65 178
$500,000 or more ............................................................................. 18 7 1 2 - 4

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ................................................ farms 2,512 4,746 5,197 4,683 4,107 9,055
number 5,225 8,389 8,314 7,165 5,861 13,090

Tractors, all ..................................................................................... farms 2,575 5,009 5,635 5,155 4,499 10,165
number 6,749 11,678 11,367 9,476 7,459 16,408
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ................................................. farms 1,329 2,817 3,156 2,988 2,829 6,043
number 2,063 4,178 4,517 4,053 3,700 7,849
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) ......................................................... farms 2,048 3,932 4,135 3,576 2,650 6,057
number 3,847 6,714 6,345 5,090 3,511 7,830
100 horsepower (PTO) or more .................................................. farms 624 638 430 282 194 626
number 839 786 505 333 248 729

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ........................................ farms 417 386 284 142 100 173
number 448 414 297 152 103 178

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ................................................................................. farms 42 41 19 17 2 -
number 47 49 (D) 21 (D) -
Forage harvesters, self-propelled .................................................... farms 54 112 69 78 44 75
number 61 122 79 90 49 90
Hay balers ....................................................................................... farms 995 2,191 2,381 2,048 1,371 2,360
number 1,353 2,945 3,007 2,525 1,675 2,760

FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used .......................................................................... farms 2,042 3,546 3,481 2,769 2,153 3,353
acres treated 116,210 133,181 87,005 53,296 30,088 53,532
Manure used ................................................................................... farms 514 1,041 959 884 613 1,076
acres treated 22,749 31,185 19,527 13,780 6,904 13,102
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 93


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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con.

Acres treated to control-


Insects ......................................................................................... farms 10,652 1,757 817 883 1,165 926
acres 2,350,771 1,477,821 366,465 222,673 152,293 52,029
Weeds, grass, or brush ................................................................ farms 19,535 2,282 1,037 1,072 1,511 1,482
acres 3,776,603 2,174,598 570,273 348,259 269,358 125,717
Nematodes .................................................................................. farms 2,531 716 319 288 345 167
acres 627,543 439,294 88,956 46,476 35,227 8,109
Diseases in crops and orchards .................................................. farms 3,582 744 314 332 382 290
acres 670,001 468,336 91,474 56,095 29,245 11,129
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ............................................................ farms 2,132 620 320 275 324 135
acres on which used 620,800 406,208 106,168 54,031 40,719 7,053

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ......................................................................... farms 2,763 502 199 189 240 176
acres 260,687 156,694 35,149 22,142 17,927 7,023
Land artificially drained by ditches ................................................... farms 7,916 1,007 415 392 542 429
acres 1,417,970 839,351 210,406 128,440 85,132 32,364
Land under conservation easement ................................................ farms 1,615 91 51 56 94 90
acres 97,641 11,009 7,700 6,611 9,536 10,279
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used ............................................................................................... farms 7,387 1,386 718 615 771 642
acres 1,878,617 1,130,994 308,942 173,306 132,188 55,925
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used ............................................................................................... farms 2,875 558 257 240 278 202
acres 636,205 424,357 92,106 53,260 34,694 11,592
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ....................................................................... farms 9,851 1,322 609 648 776 698
acres 1,243,393 721,428 188,259 123,469 82,196 40,081
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ............................................................................ farms 4,405 590 262 255 342 305
acres 393,002 240,774 53,995 29,581 25,954 11,272

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............................................ farms 961 36 14 20 34 37


Solar panels ................................................................................. farms 635 12 4 10 18 21
Wind turbines ............................................................................... farms 76 1 1 1 1 2
Methane digesters ....................................................................... farms 46 4 1 - - -
Geoexchange systems ................................................................ farms 176 3 3 5 9 5

Small hydro systems .................................................................... farms 84 1 2 - 1 4


Biodiesel ...................................................................................... farms 143 11 4 4 7 8
Ethanol ........................................................................................ farms 86 11 2 1 4 3
Other ............................................................................................ farms 22 - - - - -

Wind rights leased to others ............................................................ farms 32 3 2 6 4 3

TENURE

Full owners ...................................................................................... farms 32,936 1,522 583 428 506 778
Part owners ..................................................................................... farms 14,221 1,835 834 849 1,034 952
Tenants ............................................................................................ farms 3,061 193 108 143 296 216

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ..................................................................................... farms 47,241 3,367 1,419 1,279 1,545 1,743
acres 5,253,410 1,414,195 395,260 249,690 296,518 249,861
Owned land in farms .................................................................... farms 47,157 3,357 1,417 1,277 1,540 1,730
acres 4,836,861 1,333,472 385,507 238,958 276,530 227,924

Land rented or leased from others ................................................... farms 17,427 2,050 943 999 1,338 1,173
acres 3,611,759 1,797,263 505,632 340,004 274,448 148,333
Rented or leased land in farms .................................................... farms 17,282 2,028 942 992 1,330 1,168
acres 3,577,895 1,784,423 504,489 338,587 269,749 146,686

Land rented or leased to others ....................................................... farms 6,728 553 157 133 210 276
acres 450,413 93,563 10,896 12,149 24,687 23,584

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ............................................................................. number 73,846 5,929 2,320 2,032 2,700 2,788
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator ......................................................................................... 30,657 1,877 918 936 1,207 1,274
2 operators ....................................................................................... 16,435 1,196 458 376 504 534
3 operators ....................................................................................... 2,522 363 116 93 98 114
4 operators ....................................................................................... 468 71 29 12 21 19
5 or more operators .......................................................................... 136 43 4 3 6 5

Total women operators ............................................................. number 19,975 1,078 384 363 459 554
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator ..................................................................................... 17,451 956 344 312 392 486
2 operators ................................................................................... 1,077 50 20 24 29 31
3 operators ................................................................................... 107 6 - 1 3 2
4 operators ................................................................................... 11 1 - - - -
5 or more operators ...................................................................... 1 - - - - -

PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ...................................................................................................... 43,765 3,362 1,441 1,326 1,732 1,813
Female .................................................................................................. 6,453 188 84 94 104 133

Primary occupation:
Farming ................................................................................................ 24,574 3,157 1,346 1,229 1,420 1,265
Other ..................................................................................................... 25,644 393 179 191 416 681
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con.

Acres treated to control-


Insects ......................................................................................... farms 985 1,331 957 624 447 760
acres 29,832 20,991 10,832 5,462 3,127 9,246
Weeds, grass, or brush ............................................................... farms 1,787 2,718 2,328 1,751 1,293 2,274
acres 88,748 80,279 43,218 26,213 15,416 34,524
Nematodes .................................................................................. farms 166 223 118 85 61 43
acres 4,460 2,597 1,219 559 341 305
Diseases in crops and orchards .................................................. farms 317 411 271 193 135 193
acres 6,019 3,627 1,258 965 659 1,194
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ............................................................ farms 86 101 88 49 50 84
acres on which used 2,888 1,324 1,078 537 242 552

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ......................................................................... farms 249 256 265 201 155 331
acres 6,745 4,203 2,935 1,637 1,544 4,688
Land artificially drained by ditches .................................................. farms 575 845 851 737 618 1,505
acres 27,711 24,552 18,711 11,931 8,478 30,894
Land under conservation easement ................................................ farms 94 178 154 126 88 593
acres 8,047 10,253 4,439 3,102 2,796 23,869
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used .............................................................................................. farms 703 859 634 405 292 362
acres 33,140 21,897 9,168 4,009 2,311 6,737
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used .............................................................................................. farms 253 315 294 193 133 152
acres 8,596 4,462 2,941 1,518 1,027 1,652
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ...................................................................... farms 903 1,345 1,215 950 651 734
acres 30,056 24,728 13,986 7,534 4,275 7,381
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ............................................................................ farms 323 564 525 348 332 559
acres 6,554 7,733 5,208 2,637 2,720 6,574

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ........................................... farms 65 145 151 103 131 225
Solar panels ................................................................................ farms 43 111 103 61 100 152
Wind turbines .............................................................................. farms 5 11 7 11 13 23
Methane digesters ....................................................................... farms 4 11 7 7 3 9
Geoexchange systems ................................................................ farms 8 22 39 23 17 42

Small hydro systems ................................................................... farms 8 17 15 11 8 17


Biodiesel ...................................................................................... farms 15 16 24 16 14 24
Ethanol ........................................................................................ farms 6 12 10 10 13 14
Other ........................................................................................... farms 6 5 1 6 4 -

Wind rights leased to others ............................................................ farms 3 - 3 4 2 2

TENURE

Full owners ...................................................................................... farms 1,338 3,095 4,237 4,258 4,437 11,754
Part owners ..................................................................................... farms 1,260 2,034 1,764 1,320 785 1,554
Tenants ........................................................................................... farms 272 450 306 313 235 529

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ..................................................................................... farms 2,602 5,137 6,007 5,591 5,232 13,319
acres 300,551 434,173 381,439 288,197 222,541 1,020,985
Owned land in farms ................................................................... farms 2,598 5,129 6,001 5,578 5,222 13,308
acres 273,144 401,364 354,643 268,577 206,363 870,379

Land rented or leased from others .................................................. farms 1,541 2,508 2,082 1,637 1,045 2,111
acres 147,264 152,847 85,061 53,968 27,320 79,619
Rented or leased land in farms ................................................... farms 1,532 2,484 2,070 1,633 1,020 2,083
acres 145,182 151,000 83,599 52,931 26,452 74,797

Land rented or leased to others ...................................................... farms 388 700 748 670 599 2,294
acres 29,489 34,656 28,258 20,657 17,046 155,428

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ............................................................................. number 4,097 8,020 9,083 8,509 7,976 20,392
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator ......................................................................................... 1,874 3,535 3,974 3,622 3,232 8,208
2 operators ....................................................................................... 808 1,727 1,991 1,971 1,980 4,890
3 operators ....................................................................................... 149 244 270 259 202 614
4 operators ....................................................................................... 36 67 58 31 39 85
5 or more operators .......................................................................... 3 6 14 8 4 40

Total women operators ............................................................. number 863 2,042 2,381 2,326 2,487 7,038
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator ..................................................................................... 735 1,748 2,084 2,078 2,224 6,092
2 operators ................................................................................... 61 123 128 106 107 398
3 operators ................................................................................... 2 16 11 12 11 43
4 operators ................................................................................... - - 2 - 4 4
5 or more operators ...................................................................... - - - - - 1

PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ..................................................................................................... 2,595 4,989 5,584 5,172 4,670 11,081
Female ................................................................................................. 275 590 723 719 787 2,756

Primary occupation:
Farming ................................................................................................ 1,617 2,862 2,805 2,493 2,052 4,328
Other .................................................................................................... 1,253 2,717 3,502 3,398 3,405 9,509
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 95


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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con.

Place of residence:
On farm operated .................................................................................. 39,098 2,471 1,148 1,069 1,319 1,458
Not on farm operated ............................................................................ 11,120 1,079 377 351 517 488

Days worked off farm:


None ..................................................................................................... 20,047 2,496 1,022 959 1,049 903
Any ....................................................................................................... 30,171 1,054 503 461 787 1,043
1 to 49 days ...................................................................................... 3,864 144 51 69 135 155
50 to 99 days .................................................................................... 2,364 59 37 35 75 108
100 to 199 days ................................................................................ 4,390 119 69 66 139 178
200 days or more .............................................................................. 19,553 732 346 291 438 602

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ...................................................................................... 1,659 100 22 29 29 47
3 or 4 years ........................................................................................... 2,459 91 35 52 65 86
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................... 6,909 346 118 104 165 217
10 years or more ................................................................................... 39,191 3,013 1,350 1,235 1,577 1,596

Average years on present farm ............................................................ 23.1 25.0 26.7 27.7 27.2 26.2

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ...................................................................................... 1,298 86 16 21 25 33
3 or 4 years ........................................................................................... 2,030 67 25 33 48 58
5 to 9 years ........................................................................................... 5,935 298 96 90 137 187
10 years or more ................................................................................... 40,955 3,099 1,388 1,276 1,626 1,668

Average years operating any farm ........................................................ 25.0 27.0 28.4 29.3 29.2 28.2

Age group:
Under 25 years ..................................................................................... 220 20 3 11 15 20
25 to 34 years ....................................................................................... 2,101 161 77 84 143 133
35 to 44 years ....................................................................................... 4,932 488 183 165 190 229
45 to 49 years ....................................................................................... 4,245 423 174 140 151 163
50 to 54 years ....................................................................................... 6,146 589 245 208 255 200
55 to 59 years ....................................................................................... 7,306 608 277 270 280 290
60 to 64 years ....................................................................................... 7,818 526 231 197 283 276
65 to 69 years ....................................................................................... 6,755 332 151 164 200 225
70 years and over ................................................................................. 10,695 403 184 181 319 410

Average age ......................................................................................... 58.9 54.9 55.6 55.6 56.6 57.4

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ........................................... 493 38 12 17 32 16

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native ......................................................... 596 42 8 21 26 23
Asian ..................................................................................................... 179 53 12 9 1 7
Black or African American .................................................................... 1,637 26 18 37 53 74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................................ - - - - - -
White .................................................................................................... 47,627 3,426 1,486 1,352 1,753 1,835
More than one race reported ................................................................ 179 3 1 1 3 7

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ................................................................................................ 6,809 308 147 165 192 252
2 people ................................................................................................ 27,084 1,575 716 656 965 1,042
3 people ................................................................................................ 7,781 625 293 264 331 304
4 people ................................................................................................ 5,942 684 249 247 272 233
5 or more people ................................................................................... 2,602 358 120 88 76 115

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ............................................................................ 37,398 549 237 301 543 841
25 to 49 percent .................................................................................... 3,483 329 141 154 242 334
50 to 74 percent .................................................................................... 3,963 720 404 336 444 422
75 to 99 percent .................................................................................... 2,639 937 337 272 319 189
100 percent ........................................................................................... 2,735 1,015 406 357 288 160

Operator is a hired manager ............................................................ farms 1,434 432 136 120 116 50
acres 841,175 545,791 106,619 51,711 42,064 15,210

Farms with-
Internet access ..................................................................................... 34,814 2,946 1,169 1,018 1,304 1,360
Dial-up service .................................................................................. 2,587 219 78 98 104 102
DSL service ...................................................................................... 18,475 1,619 681 592 727 734
Cable modem service ....................................................................... 7,092 449 175 160 237 265
Fiber-optic service ............................................................................ 1,549 131 38 36 53 66
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ................................................................................... 4,924 514 227 157 189 219
Satellite service ................................................................................. 3,330 349 123 105 137 127
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ................................................. 732 51 14 14 35 27
Other Internet service ....................................................................... 290 33 4 1 17 7

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household .......................................................................................... 39,916 2,151 1,002 1,017 1,311 1,440
2 households ........................................................................................ 8,051 920 359 307 407 385
3 households ........................................................................................ 1,413 299 109 59 67 76
4 households ........................................................................................ 579 111 39 25 35 31
5 or more households ........................................................................... 259 69 16 12 16 14

FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption ..................................................................................... farms 48,594 3,245 1,432 1,347 1,736 1,869
acres 7,674,251 2,664,754 804,112 539,893 512,264 355,929
Limited Liability Corporation ............................................................ farms 2,474 361 118 115 160 152
acres 687,066 311,431 80,467 41,281 54,388 35,169
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con.

Place of residence:
On farm operated ................................................................................. 2,182 4,438 5,153 4,890 4,581 10,389
Not on farm operated ........................................................................... 688 1,141 1,154 1,001 876 3,448

Days worked off farm:


None ..................................................................................................... 1,151 2,031 2,191 1,961 1,678 4,606
Any ....................................................................................................... 1,719 3,548 4,116 3,930 3,779 9,231
1 to 49 days ...................................................................................... 227 482 516 474 526 1,085
50 to 99 days .................................................................................... 178 323 313 270 268 698
100 to 199 days ................................................................................ 281 537 699 627 540 1,135
200 days or more ............................................................................. 1,033 2,206 2,588 2,559 2,445 6,313

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ...................................................................................... 76 162 187 149 245 613
3 or 4 years .......................................................................................... 115 300 328 303 382 702
5 to 9 years .......................................................................................... 354 678 843 894 977 2,213
10 years or more .................................................................................. 2,325 4,439 4,949 4,545 3,853 10,309

Average years on present farm ............................................................ 25.6 24.4 23.6 22.7 20.0 20.7

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ...................................................................................... 55 125 143 109 203 482
3 or 4 years .......................................................................................... 100 244 259 267 315 614
5 to 9 years .......................................................................................... 297 557 707 753 874 1,939
10 years or more .................................................................................. 2,418 4,653 5,198 4,762 4,065 10,802

Average years operating any farm ....................................................... 27.7 26.5 25.9 24.8 22.0 22.4

Age group:
Under 25 years ..................................................................................... 16 47 21 24 12 31
25 to 34 years ...................................................................................... 152 243 225 204 244 435
35 to 44 years ...................................................................................... 276 497 544 533 558 1,269
45 to 49 years ...................................................................................... 208 389 464 496 459 1,178
50 to 54 years ...................................................................................... 343 642 659 717 683 1,605
55 to 59 years ...................................................................................... 398 739 827 787 777 2,053
60 to 64 years ...................................................................................... 445 875 1,032 876 864 2,213
65 to 69 years ...................................................................................... 385 785 925 854 772 1,962
70 years and over ................................................................................ 647 1,362 1,610 1,400 1,088 3,091

Average age ......................................................................................... 58.9 59.9 60.5 59.7 58.6 59.7

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ........................................... 28 26 64 66 44 150

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native ........................................................ 35 55 63 99 67 157
Asian .................................................................................................... 10 14 13 10 16 34
Black or African American .................................................................... 126 179 238 201 131 554
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............................................ - - - - - -
White .................................................................................................... 2,689 5,320 5,967 5,557 5,213 13,029
More than one race reported ................................................................ 10 11 26 24 30 63

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ............................................................................................... 382 754 859 793 706 2,251
2 people ............................................................................................... 1,606 3,154 3,634 3,281 3,035 7,420
3 people ............................................................................................... 413 867 944 873 829 2,038
4 people ............................................................................................... 314 563 612 681 639 1,448
5 or more people .................................................................................. 155 241 258 263 248 680

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ............................................................................ 1,643 4,218 5,464 5,431 5,148 13,023
25 to 49 percent ................................................................................... 536 665 419 254 130 279
50 to 74 percent ................................................................................... 390 434 268 120 121 304
75 to 99 percent ................................................................................... 151 145 90 58 30 111
100 percent .......................................................................................... 150 117 66 28 28 120

Operator is a hired manager ........................................................... farms 84 108 85 82 52 169


acres 21,843 11,862 3,586 6,527 2,536 33,426

Farms with-
Internet access ..................................................................................... 1,972 3,812 4,160 3,927 3,816 9,330
Dial-up service ................................................................................. 182 282 324 292 228 678
DSL service ...................................................................................... 1,027 1,999 2,111 2,063 2,054 4,868
Cable modem service ....................................................................... 411 735 879 847 797 2,137
Fiber-optic service ............................................................................ 86 214 234 169 163 359
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ................................................................................... 320 511 592 548 506 1,141
Satellite service ................................................................................ 170 367 383 340 324 905
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ................................................. 47 102 91 91 74 186
Other Internet service ....................................................................... 11 38 34 26 27 92

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household .......................................................................................... 2,224 4,434 5,096 4,869 4,605 11,767
2 households ........................................................................................ 528 948 1,047 855 741 1,554
3 households ........................................................................................ 97 131 103 133 65 274
4 households ........................................................................................ 14 54 40 23 34 173
5 or more households ........................................................................... 7 12 21 11 12 69

FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption .................................................................................... farms 2,763 5,421 6,157 5,767 5,372 13,485
acres 396,086 536,339 428,277 312,652 227,991 895,954
Limited Liability Corporation ............................................................ farms 167 256 242 215 161 527
acres 27,012 30,005 18,777 15,547 9,890 63,099
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 97


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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual ......................................................................... farms 43,563 2,141 1,078 1,089 1,430 1,603
acres 5,566,945 1,354,604 561,539 430,269 408,506 306,099
Partnership ...................................................................................... farms 3,132 572 191 150 175 157
acres 1,381,005 831,689 163,361 81,544 65,976 34,435
Registered under state law .......................................................... farms 2,199 449 145 104 129 116
acres 1,079,866 668,944 131,968 56,630 49,997 24,544

Corporation ...................................................................................... farms 3,035 826 248 171 212 171


acres 1,392,032 920,369 157,192 60,048 62,640 29,259
Family held .................................................................................. farms 2,715 761 226 160 191 159
acres 1,253,748 832,938 139,170 58,815 58,014 27,305
More than 10 stockholders ...................................................... farms 46 19 1 - 3 6
10 or less stockholders ............................................................ farms 2,669 742 225 160 188 153

Other than family held .................................................................. farms 320 65 22 11 21 12


acres 138,284 87,431 18,022 1,233 4,626 1,954
More than 10 stockholders ...................................................... farms 27 9 3 - - 7
10 or less stockholders ............................................................ farms 293 56 19 11 21 5

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ................................................................. farms 488 11 8 10 19 15
acres 74,774 11,233 7,904 5,684 9,157 4,817

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ............................................................................... farms 14,469 2,876 1,107 1,006 1,159 811
workers 78,012 34,941 7,070 5,883 5,520 3,147
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more ..................................................................... farms 7,022 2,442 822 672 634 349
workers 30,165 18,336 2,968 2,047 1,839 729
Less than 150 days .................................................................. farms 10,548 1,623 668 689 837 621
workers 47,847 16,605 4,102 3,836 3,681 2,418
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) ............................................................................... farms 1,605 597 233 217 245 76
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) ......................................................... farms 199 26 23 16 29 42

Unpaid workers (see text) ................................................................ farms 21,730 1,064 494 510 717 806
workers 48,608 2,066 948 1,026 1,455 1,848

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ............................................................................................... 4,155 74 60 69 68 82


10 to 49 acres ........................................................................................... 20,014 568 250 177 198 337
50 to 69 acres ........................................................................................... 5,596 201 105 58 68 161
70 to 99 acres ........................................................................................... 5,276 216 76 61 138 183
100 to 139 acres ....................................................................................... 4,062 274 72 82 148 268
140 to 179 acres ....................................................................................... 2,326 185 49 60 125 207
180 to 219 acres ....................................................................................... 1,604 131 43 44 157 150
220 to 259 acres ....................................................................................... 1,055 95 39 38 172 118
260 to 499 acres ....................................................................................... 2,728 329 147 351 478 333
500 to 999 acres ....................................................................................... 1,706 421 345 394 217 74
1,000 to 1,999 acres ................................................................................. 1,067 548 284 72 51 24
2,000 acres or more .................................................................................. 629 508 55 14 16 9

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ............................................................. 5,723 384 334 410 610 627
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ....................................................... 2,022 75 24 44 76 87
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .............................................................. 1,494 14 8 26 57 57
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ................................................................................... 3,072 102 62 120 278 300
Other crop farming (1119) ........................................................................ 12,039 495 334 338 415 322
Tobacco farming (11191) ...................................................................... 1,046 203 173 184 199 129
Cotton farming (11192) ......................................................................... 528 64 70 78 128 61
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ........................................... 10,465 228 91 76 88 132
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ............................................... 13,909 42 29 70 210 370
Cattle feedlots (112112) ........................................................................... 10 - 2 - 2 4
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) .................................................. 263 49 54 51 40 21
Hog and pig farming (1122) ...................................................................... 1,170 710 151 50 31 6
Poultry and egg production (1123) ........................................................... 3,404 1,651 516 295 66 21
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ................................................................ 1,922 - - - 2 8
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) .......................................................................... 5,190 28 11 16 49 123

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory .............................................................. farms 19,548 1,091 480 431 526 714
number 829,717 199,101 75,452 53,874 71,121 62,974
Farms with-
1 to 9 ................................................................................................. 5,737 58 34 30 38 53
10 to 49 ............................................................................................. 10,059 382 161 142 133 203
50 to 99 ............................................................................................. 2,126 223 88 86 113 238
100 to 199 ......................................................................................... 945 178 77 95 118 152
200 to 499 ......................................................................................... 506 140 91 71 104 60
500 or more ...................................................................................... 175 110 29 7 20 8

Cows and heifers that calved ....................................................... farms 16,361 979 403 360 400 535
number 394,156 91,420 28,328 21,022 29,840 28,233

Beef cows ................................................................................ farms 16,059 922 365 319 371 521
number 348,196 62,293 19,954 16,075 27,689 27,716
Farms with-
1 to 9 ......................................................................................... 7,151 101 58 49 42 70
10 to 49 ..................................................................................... 7,338 444 187 161 150 230
50 to 99 ..................................................................................... 1,040 197 65 64 86 133
100 to 199 ................................................................................. 401 125 37 35 59 80
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual ........................................................................ farms 2,463 4,936 5,765 5,428 5,104 12,526
acres 356,534 482,252 396,585 288,253 212,478 769,826
Partnership ...................................................................................... farms 194 310 311 246 192 634
acres 33,405 36,889 22,604 19,245 11,116 80,741
Registered under state law .......................................................... farms 130 190 200 159 112 465
acres 24,066 22,796 13,613 13,927 7,640 65,741

Corporation ..................................................................................... farms 190 274 188 164 116 475


acres 24,875 27,627 16,197 11,279 7,639 74,907
Family held .................................................................................. farms 172 245 170 145 105 381
acres 23,514 25,142 14,610 10,838 6,986 56,416
More than 10 stockholders ...................................................... farms 1 1 7 3 - 5
10 or less stockholders ............................................................ farms 171 244 163 142 105 376

Other than family held ................................................................. farms 18 29 18 19 11 94


acres 1,361 2,485 1,587 441 653 18,491
More than 10 stockholders ...................................................... farms 1 - - 2 - 5
10 or less stockholders ............................................................ farms 17 29 18 17 11 89

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ................................................................ farms 23 59 43 53 45 202
acres 3,512 5,596 2,856 2,731 1,582 19,702

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor .............................................................................. farms 977 1,464 1,188 951 798 2,132
workers 3,373 4,047 3,344 2,601 2,357 5,729
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more .................................................................... farms 331 405 258 251 184 674
workers 832 671 563 506 486 1,188
Less than 150 days ................................................................. farms 765 1,194 1,006 761 671 1,713
workers 2,541 3,376 2,781 2,095 1,871 4,541
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) .............................................................................. farms 58 43 40 22 10 64
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) ......................................................... farms 15 22 6 1 4 15

Unpaid workers (see text) ............................................................... farms 1,249 2,500 2,884 2,656 2,419 6,431
workers 2,936 5,787 6,675 5,977 5,600 14,290

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres .............................................................................................. 143 379 428 471 789 1,592


10 to 49 acres .......................................................................................... 631 1,617 2,641 3,121 3,165 7,309
50 to 69 acres .......................................................................................... 330 745 966 851 615 1,496
70 to 99 acres .......................................................................................... 403 864 945 695 452 1,243
100 to 139 acres ...................................................................................... 366 713 644 385 228 882
140 to 179 acres ...................................................................................... 248 463 315 164 89 421
180 to 219 acres ...................................................................................... 220 295 151 84 52 277
220 to 259 acres ...................................................................................... 133 181 76 36 19 148
260 to 499 acres ...................................................................................... 303 268 114 70 31 304
500 to 999 acres ...................................................................................... 69 43 22 11 16 94
1,000 to 1,999 acres ................................................................................ 19 9 5 3 1 51
2,000 acres or more ................................................................................. 5 2 - - - 20

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ............................................................. 749 907 754 457 293 198
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ....................................................... 223 438 467 324 184 80
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .............................................................. 117 285 257 181 149 343
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ................................................................................... 372 536 427 275 248 352
Other crop farming (1119) ........................................................................ 425 830 1,118 1,164 1,525 5,073
Tobacco farming (11191) ..................................................................... 71 55 20 10 2 -
Cotton farming (11192) ........................................................................ 46 43 19 17 2 -
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ........................................... 308 732 1,079 1,137 1,521 5,073
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .............................................. 744 2,099 2,749 2,783 1,756 3,057
Cattle feedlots (112112) ........................................................................... 2 - - - - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) .................................................. 2 11 3 - - 32
Hog and pig farming (1122) ...................................................................... 5 28 19 27 75 68
Poultry and egg production (1123) ........................................................... 12 26 46 60 214 497
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ................................................................ 24 99 108 228 418 1,035
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ......................................................................... 195 320 359 392 595 3,102

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ............................................................. farms 1,168 2,774 3,365 3,217 2,087 3,695
number 74,848 102,996 74,416 48,272 21,505 45,158
Farms with-
1 to 9 ................................................................................................ 95 251 667 1,093 1,204 2,214
10 to 49 ............................................................................................ 435 1,805 2,493 2,073 865 1,367
50 to 99 ............................................................................................ 399 637 195 40 17 90
100 to 199 ........................................................................................ 212 70 10 11 1 21
200 to 499 ........................................................................................ 26 11 - - - 3
500 or more ...................................................................................... 1 - - - - -

Cows and heifers that calved ...................................................... farms 940 2,424 3,002 2,865 1,752 2,701
number 37,938 56,438 41,810 26,874 11,990 20,263

Beef cows ................................................................................ farms 932 2,405 2,987 2,845 1,733 2,659
number 37,817 56,262 41,647 26,741 11,881 20,121
Farms with-
1 to 9 ........................................................................................ 138 428 1,132 1,773 1,338 2,022
10 to 49 .................................................................................... 478 1,792 1,822 1,058 392 624
50 to 99 .................................................................................... 267 173 31 12 2 10
100 to 199 ................................................................................ 46 11 2 2 1 3
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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Cows and heifers that calved - Con.
Beef cows - Con.
Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 ................................................................................. 112 42 17 8 33 8


500 or more .............................................................................. 17 13 1 2 1 -
Milk cows ................................................................................. farms 571 72 56 61 49 32
number 45,960 29,127 8,374 4,947 2,151 517
Farms with-
1 to 9 ......................................................................................... 322 7 1 4 4 12
10 to 49 ..................................................................................... 70 5 4 7 28 19
50 to 99 ..................................................................................... 55 5 4 31 14 1
100 to 199 ................................................................................. 63 7 34 19 3 -
200 to 499 ................................................................................. 45 32 13 - - -
500 or more .............................................................................. 16 16 - - - -

Other cattle (see text) .................................................................. farms 15,798 935 425 368 464 633
number 435,561 107,681 47,124 32,852 41,281 34,741

Cattle and calves sold ...................................................................... farms 15,312 912 413 356 485 665
number 435,411 138,754 44,589 31,635 40,299 36,405
$1,000 332,733 116,859 36,411 27,699 33,739 27,137
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ........................................ farms 8,542 547 231 212 234 324
number 108,585 25,537 6,261 8,075 6,085 9,084

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ................................................................... farms 12,974 768 366 310 443 607
number 326,826 113,217 38,328 23,560 34,214 27,321
Cattle on feed (see text) .......................................................... farms 15 2 3 - 4 4
number 2,428 (D) 1,023 - 430 175

Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................................. farms 2,217 830 165 84 52 57


number 8,901,434 8,208,929 454,822 146,668 49,195 10,543
Farms with-
1 to 24 ............................................................................................... 987 6 11 18 17 22
25 to 49 ............................................................................................. 78 1 2 2 5 10
50 to 99 ............................................................................................. 60 4 - 1 6 11
100 to 199 ......................................................................................... 25 3 1 2 1 8
200 to 499 ......................................................................................... 25 3 3 11 2 2
500 or more ...................................................................................... 1,042 813 148 50 21 4

Used or to be used for breeding .................................................. farms 838 171 33 28 26 42


number 896,231 839,410 28,567 15,373 9,179 998
Other hogs and pigs .................................................................... farms 2,040 825 165 81 50 55
number 8,005,203 7,369,519 426,255 131,295 40,016 9,545

Hogs and pigs sold .......................................................................... farms 1,833 870 171 83 55 49


number 34,456,613 32,121,253 1,823,448 352,175 110,441 38,338
$1,000 2,873,988 2,734,752 110,747 20,649 5,654 (D)

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ............................................. farms 1,311 22 11 27 23 36


number 29,224 1,225 476 810 607 2,087
Ewes 1 year old or older .............................................................. farms 923 18 6 20 15 21
number 15,633 940 264 711 336 784
Sheep and lambs sold ..................................................................... farms 752 18 5 24 19 28
number 14,523 374 187 1,305 458 1,405

Total horses and ponies inventory ................................................... farms 10,261 245 96 107 145 240
number 66,870 1,759 635 581 1,544 2,429
Owned horses and ponies
inventory .................................................................................... farms 9,785 224 91 100 139 227
number 55,143 1,621 503 466 1,093 1,753
Owned horses and ponies sold ....................................................... farms 1,955 27 12 24 39 109
number 7,037 178 43 180 464 1,040

Goats, all inventory .......................................................................... farms 4,387 57 33 27 47 76


number 66,367 2,002 715 377 1,191 3,396
Goats, all sold .................................................................................. farms 2,346 27 15 18 28 55
number 30,589 631 367 250 976 2,860

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) .............................................................. farms 4,996 150 115 126 54 100
number 13,091,384 9,868,561 1,967,556 1,097,256 30,631 7,184
Farms with-
1 to 399 ............................................................................................. 4,605 8 9 21 42 94
400 to 3,199 ...................................................................................... 40 - 2 2 10 6
3,200 to 9,999 ................................................................................... 74 2 4 66 2 -
10,000 to 19,999 ............................................................................... 101 15 57 29 - -
20,000 to 49,999 ............................................................................... 148 98 42 8 - -
50,000 to 99,999 ............................................................................... 23 22 1 - - -
100,000 or more ............................................................................... 5 5 - - - -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ........................................................................................ farms 763 32 47 69 28 18
number 6,239,251 2,421,602 1,522,403 1,654,368 412,047 14,400

Layers sold (see text) ...................................................................... farms 1,109 145 118 117 14 15
number 10,310,945 7,321,436 1,946,068 962,651 39,511 10,953

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ................................................................................................ farms 268 34 49 76 27 6
number 11,734,548 4,507,093 3,486,087 3,080,638 629,334 23,100

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ................................................................................................ farms 1,969 1,229 323 94 41 26
number 801,883,037 724,892,688 65,767,009 9,662,038 1,344,099 160,700
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 .......................................................................................... 271 - - 1 9 13
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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Cows and heifers that calved - Con.
Beef cows - Con.
Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 ................................................................................ 3 1 - - - -


500 or more .............................................................................. - - - - - -
Milk cows ................................................................................. farms 21 50 56 52 47 75
number 121 176 163 133 109 142
Farms with-
1 to 9 ........................................................................................ 18 48 55 51 47 75
10 to 49 .................................................................................... 3 2 1 1 - -
50 to 99 .................................................................................... - - - - - -
100 to 199 ................................................................................ - - - - - -
200 to 499 ................................................................................ - - - - - -
500 or more .............................................................................. - - - - - -

Other cattle (see text) .................................................................. farms 1,047 2,351 2,748 2,618 1,546 2,663
number 36,910 46,558 32,606 21,398 9,515 24,895

Cattle and calves sold ..................................................................... farms 1,130 2,662 3,231 3,037 1,838 583
number 38,797 49,485 31,472 17,219 5,858 898
$1,000 26,854 31,930 19,047 9,718 2,939 399
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ....................................... farms 613 1,573 1,886 1,712 925 285
number 11,820 17,778 12,909 7,647 2,895 494

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more .................................................................. farms 1,047 2,439 2,806 2,478 1,377 333
number 26,977 31,707 18,563 9,572 2,963 404
Cattle on feed (see text) .......................................................... farms 2 - - - - -
number (D) - - - - -

Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................................. farms 67 125 162 176 208 291
number 2,572 3,122 17,118 1,736 1,895 4,834
Farms with-
1 to 24 .............................................................................................. 50 100 132 157 192 282
25 to 49 ............................................................................................ 5 5 19 14 9 6
50 to 99 ............................................................................................ 6 12 6 5 7 2
100 to 199 ........................................................................................ 3 6 1 - - -
200 to 499 ........................................................................................ 2 2 - - - -
500 or more ...................................................................................... 1 - 4 - - 1

Used or to be used for breeding .................................................. farms 34 76 83 105 107 133


number 214 485 446 612 547 400
Other hogs and pigs .................................................................... farms 57 104 148 146 177 232
number 2,358 2,637 16,672 1,124 1,348 4,434

Hogs and pigs sold .......................................................................... farms 55 104 121 120 132 73
number 1,956 3,897 2,016 1,359 1,479 251
$1,000 286 511 227 138 127 (D)

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ............................................. farms 67 129 159 216 203 418
number 2,468 5,247 4,515 4,055 2,623 5,111
Ewes 1 year old or older .............................................................. farms 56 102 108 149 142 286
number 1,523 2,990 2,420 1,863 1,517 2,285
Sheep and lambs sold ..................................................................... farms 40 91 118 139 140 130
number 1,463 3,246 2,404 1,887 1,170 624

Total horses and ponies inventory .................................................. farms 411 812 1,108 1,194 1,306 4,597
number 4,504 5,828 6,173 6,310 6,584 30,523
Owned horses and ponies
inventory .................................................................................... farms 397 771 1,048 1,133 1,237 4,418
number 3,784 4,647 5,205 5,115 5,607 25,349
Owned horses and ponies sold ....................................................... farms 194 328 328 355 426 113
number 1,266 1,229 983 836 693 125

Goats, all inventory ......................................................................... farms 153 357 472 628 789 1,748
number 3,800 7,600 7,468 9,300 10,532 19,986
Goats, all sold ................................................................................. farms 99 234 321 438 529 582
number 3,071 4,841 4,494 5,245 4,966 2,888

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) .............................................................. farms 181 424 698 744 850 1,554
number 11,762 17,047 22,492 20,022 21,144 27,729
Farms with-
1 to 399 ............................................................................................ 171 417 697 744 850 1,552
400 to 3,199 ..................................................................................... 10 7 1 - - 2
3,200 to 9,999 .................................................................................. - - - - - -
10,000 to 19,999 .............................................................................. - - - - - -
20,000 to 49,999 .............................................................................. - - - - - -
50,000 to 99,999 .............................................................................. - - - - - -
100,000 or more ............................................................................... - - - - - -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ........................................................................................ farms 29 60 103 130 119 128
number (D) (D) 3,004 (D) 2,774 118,632

Layers sold (see text) ...................................................................... farms 28 72 120 131 177 172
number 4,220 3,602 6,060 5,200 6,638 4,606

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ................................................................................................ farms 3 7 16 22 16 12
number (D) 374 629 (D) 325 234

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ................................................................................................ farms 18 55 53 30 57 43
number 16,321 21,344 13,553 1,401 2,957 927
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ......................................................................................... 13 53 52 30 57 43
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
POULTRY - Con.

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold - Con.
Farms with- - Con.

2,000 to 59,999 ................................................................................. 53 - 1 3 28 13


60,000 to 99,999 ............................................................................... 37 3 - 30 4 -
100,000 or more ............................................................................... 1,608 1,226 322 60 - -

Turkeys inventory (see text) ............................................................ farms 829 351 31 11 9 7


number 17,191,277 16,588,214 399,509 192,633 (D) (D)
Turkeys sold (see text) .................................................................... farms 590 386 36 17 16 12
number 54,109,724 52,673,251 1,043,737 336,246 (D) (D)

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ................................................................................ farms 250 58 51 26 29 29


acres 16,695 9,437 3,312 1,718 861 757
bushels 985,012 517,545 218,580 114,141 49,473 55,195
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 11 2 3 1 1 2
acres 111 (D) 19 (D) (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 118 8 16 3 18 19
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 79 21 20 17 9 9
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 41 18 14 6 2 1
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 10 9 1 - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 2 2 - - - -

Corn for grain ................................................................................... farms 5,366 1,228 535 467 563 492
acres 803,020 515,039 121,206 67,270 47,399 21,130
bushels 93,402,417 64,129,195 13,558,444 7,025,954 4,552,636 1,884,379
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 399 165 46 25 37 31
acres 26,656 19,315 3,399 1,313 1,320 594
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 2,129 112 48 60 84 143
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 1,452 243 118 121 268 318
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 882 286 146 207 198 31
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 486 224 175 73 13 -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 417 363 48 6 - -

Corn for silage or greenchop ........................................................... farms 602 101 77 62 65 59


acres 46,650 24,481 10,109 5,357 2,506 1,448
tons 732,594 407,853 148,203 81,154 36,286 24,237
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 26 13 3 2 3 2
acres 903 726 62 (D) 64 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 317 21 7 9 22 44
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 148 18 22 34 39 12
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 97 34 38 17 4 3
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 24 13 9 2 - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 16 15 1 - - -

Cotton, all ........................................................................................ farms 1,432 519 237 200 228 107
acres 580,801 381,180 96,965 51,028 39,556 7,679
bales 1,134,034 763,906 185,903 96,840 66,261 13,612
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 100 63 11 16 3 2
acres 16,104 13,364 1,672 892 52 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 100 10 5 3 5 14
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 274 25 20 22 63 68
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 331 55 52 78 119 25
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 285 107 76 78 24 -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 442 322 84 19 17 -

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ................................................... farms 10 - - - - 5


acres 95 - - - - 90
cwt 1,707 - - - - 1,614
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 2 - - - - 2
acres (D) - - - - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 8 - - - - 3
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 2 - - - - 2
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. - - - - - -

Oats for grain ................................................................................... farms 443 66 46 35 37 61


acres 13,390 6,262 1,805 1,363 918 1,279
bushels 1,043,595 565,683 148,007 99,245 62,982 79,624
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 19 3 2 - 2 10
acres 87 (D) (D) - (D) 49
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 312 20 22 12 25 47
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 111 36 18 21 12 12
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 17 7 6 2 - 2
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 3 3 - - - -

Peanuts for nuts .............................................................................. farms 636 246 92 103 83 52


acres 105,739 74,483 14,815 9,522 4,902 1,388
pounds 415,209,198 303,014,764 51,231,501 36,314,780 17,551,127 4,846,399
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 57 35 3 10 3 4
acres 5,105 4,530 (D) 248 (D) 80
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 105 5 2 1 12 28
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 190 22 25 57 59 24
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 213 106 50 45 12 -
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 91 78 13 - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 37 35 2 - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
POULTRY - Con.

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold - Con.
Farms with- - Con.

2,000 to 59,999 ................................................................................ 5 2 1 - - -


60,000 to 99,999 .............................................................................. - - - - - -
100,000 or more ............................................................................... - - - - - -

Turkeys inventory (see text) ............................................................ farms 23 29 61 70 99 138


number 383 215 459 558 601 607
Turkeys sold (see text) .................................................................... farms 13 15 19 23 35 18
number 493 653 257 471 436 81

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ................................................................................ farms 8 34 9 6 - -


acres 150 332 76 52 - -
bushels 4,868 16,110 6,500 2,600 - -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 1 1 - - - -
acres (D) (D) - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 6 33 9 6 - -
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 2 1 - - - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Corn for grain .................................................................................. farms 485 548 462 275 169 142
acres 14,417 8,516 4,322 1,934 928 859
bushels 1,205,573 620,580 245,717 90,338 33,855 55,746
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 23 21 19 8 12 12
acres 248 231 80 40 56 60
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 220 443 440 269 169 141
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 252 104 22 6 - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. 13 1 - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - 1
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Corn for silage or greenchop ........................................................... farms 65 59 46 39 19 10


acres 1,378 590 367 240 103 71
tons 18,653 8,021 4,747 2,478 808 154
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - - 1 2 - -
acres - - (D) (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 45 57 46 37 19 10
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 19 2 - 2 - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Cotton, all ........................................................................................ farms 57 46 19 17 2 -


acres 2,607 1,138 (D) 414 (D) -
bales 4,907 1,921 392 (D) (D) -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - 3 - 2 - -
acres - 78 - (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 12 20 16 13 2 -
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 45 26 3 2 - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. - - - 2 - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ................................................... farms - 4 1 - - -


acres - (D) (D) - - -
cwt - (D) (D) - - -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... - 4 1 - - -
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Oats for grain .................................................................................. farms 27 53 46 28 25 19


acres 438 537 274 249 177 88
bushels 27,082 30,856 10,538 9,280 7,838 2,460
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - 2 - - - -
acres - (D) - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 21 47 46 28 25 19
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 6 6 - - - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts .............................................................................. farms 31 14 2 8 5 -


acres 407 171 (D) (D) 21 -
pounds 1,579,010 600,985 (D) (D) 26,333 -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - - - 2 - -
acres - - - (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 30 12 2 8 5 -
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 1 2 - - - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Sorghum for grain ............................................................................ farms 594 193 93 75 76 47


acres 49,819 24,545 9,679 6,481 4,741 1,906
bushels 3,007,013 1,558,692 552,123 416,401 245,385 107,475
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 26 14 1 3 5 -
acres 735 581 (D) 15 72 -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 175 28 9 13 19 25
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 247 71 45 38 46 18
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 126 66 28 19 9 4
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 37 21 10 5 1 -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 9 7 1 - 1 -

Soybeans for beans ......................................................................... farms 7,021 1,584 703 697 804 699
acres 1,564,806 909,781 253,644 160,102 111,764 55,014
bushels 60,635,686 37,046,250 9,997,428 5,805,467 3,837,449 1,829,954
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 262 126 30 21 24 21
acres 15,562 10,110 2,557 746 883 430
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 1,689 86 41 34 43 94
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 2,202 242 77 116 282 401
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 1,313 264 163 268 368 191
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 893 302 235 237 106 13
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 924 690 187 42 5 -

Sunflower seed, all .......................................................................... farms 41 6 2 2 2 2


acres 858 255 (D) (D) (D) (D)
pounds 618,531 224,490 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 6 - 1 - 1 -
acres 29 - (D) - (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 30 2 - - 2 1
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 10 4 2 2 - 1
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................. - - - - - -

Tobacco ........................................................................................... farms 1,682 561 271 268 238 144


acres 167,443 113,082 26,617 15,672 8,544 2,312
pounds 391,710,625 273,348,900 60,253,680 34,372,736 16,971,243 4,529,142
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 401 138 62 75 62 33
acres 24,808 14,245 4,849 3,800 1,406 402
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................................. 10 - - - - 2
1.0 to 1.9 acres ................................................................................. 18 - - - 2 -
2.0 to 2.9 acres ................................................................................. 28 - - - 2 1
3.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................................. 60 2 1 3 5 1
5.0 to 9.9 acres ................................................................................. 104 6 1 6 6 21
10.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................................. 236 14 8 23 51 104
25.0 acres or more ............................................................................ 1,226 539 261 236 172 15

Wheat for grain, all .......................................................................... farms 4,156 1,210 525 492 524 446
acres 753,713 464,230 116,079 75,636 50,289 22,836
bushels 42,625,819 27,520,071 6,592,289 4,016,178 2,385,918 1,099,924
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 172 87 16 14 18 21
acres 8,360 5,468 1,094 398 833 328
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 826 57 27 24 44 101
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 1,358 190 109 129 245 315
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 1,036 310 203 259 221 27
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 561 324 148 72 14 3
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 375 329 38 8 - -

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ...................................................................... farms 19,562 1,298 494 390 530 673
acres 643,186 108,016 33,756 28,329 46,120 43,158
tons, dry 1,509,153 355,062 104,213 78,125 138,081 126,207
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 701 351 81 26 21 25
acres 25,326 17,429 2,909 667 1,470 835
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ..................................................................................... 12,125 395 175 133 146 227
25 to 99 acres ................................................................................... 6,182 593 208 176 226 286
100 to 249 acres ............................................................................... 1,062 242 87 65 109 144
250 to 499 acres ............................................................................... 140 40 19 10 36 16
500 acres or more ............................................................................. 53 28 5 6 13 -

Alfalfa hay .................................................................................... farms 609 26 22 25 29 35


acres 9,808 991 385 718 1,097 1,183
tons, dry 38,488 4,906 1,238 2,349 5,539 6,021
Irrigated ................................................................................... farms 10 2 1 2 1 -
acres 135 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Other tame hay ............................................................................ farms 16,105 1,134 423 338 450 558
acres 532,318 89,929 27,585 22,552 38,870 36,857
tons, dry 1,244,453 290,273 84,234 58,011 113,191 106,321
Irrigated ................................................................................... farms 584 307 63 19 20 24
acres 21,490 14,945 2,437 337 1,412 758

Field and grass seed crops, all ........................................................ farms 20 1 1 2 - -


acres 1,089 (D) (D) (D) - -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 1 - - 1 - -
acres (D) - - (D) - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ........................................................... farms 3,283 292 125 104 182 180
acres 122,516 98,004 8,492 4,224 4,037 1,466
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 1,047 100 28 39 78 82
acres 23,051 17,784 898 1,260 1,314 444
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ................................................................................. 2,219 14 19 18 58 67
5.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................................... 586 34 27 29 53 101
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Sorghum for grain ........................................................................... farms 40 30 23 14 3 -


acres 1,439 415 401 176 36 -
bushels 81,632 20,597 16,496 7,612 600 -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - 2 1 - - -
acres - (D) (D) - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 19 25 20 14 3 -
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 21 5 3 - - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Soybeans for beans ........................................................................ farms 726 798 543 271 130 66
acres 36,445 23,735 9,470 3,128 1,044 679
bushels 1,088,344 685,615 238,684 74,762 18,875 12,858
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 16 10 4 10 - -
acres 326 291 31 188 - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 151 352 445 253 128 62
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 528 435 98 18 2 3
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. 47 11 - - - 1
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Sunflower seed, all .......................................................................... farms 4 5 6 4 8 -


acres 216 7 24 22 17 -
pounds 51,200 5,850 3,400 3,100 4,950 -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - 2 2 - - -
acres - (D) (D) - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 2 5 6 4 8 -
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 1 - - - - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Tobacco .......................................................................................... farms 86 75 23 10 4 2


acres 811 316 65 18 (D) (D)
pounds 1,592,414 530,602 91,281 17,959 (D) (D)
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 15 13 - 1 - 2
acres 75 30 - (D) - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ................................................................................ - - 3 3 - 2
1.0 to 1.9 acres ................................................................................ - 9 3 2 2 -
2.0 to 2.9 acres ................................................................................ 3 12 5 3 2 -
3.0 to 4.9 acres ................................................................................ 12 26 8 2 - -
5.0 to 9.9 acres ................................................................................ 34 26 4 - - -
10.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................................. 34 2 - - - -
25.0 acres or more ........................................................................... 3 - - - - -

Wheat for grain, all .......................................................................... farms 327 350 148 78 42 14


acres 13,657 7,671 1,992 975 297 51
bushels 556,231 326,420 80,973 36,568 9,755 1,492
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 4 5 - 4 3 -
acres (D) (D) - 120 3 -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 102 220 125 70 42 14
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 211 128 23 8 - -
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. 14 2 - - - -
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. - - - - - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - - - - - -

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ..................................................................... farms 1,167 2,744 3,286 2,984 2,466 3,530
acres 64,264 99,313 80,774 55,544 35,487 48,425
tons, dry 160,290 214,093 150,688 83,088 46,318 52,988
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 27 32 46 30 30 32
acres 551 190 629 404 133 109
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .................................................................................... 325 1,179 1,994 2,288 2,125 3,138
25 to 99 acres .................................................................................. 657 1,420 1,250 664 329 373
100 to 249 acres .............................................................................. 168 143 42 31 12 19
250 to 499 acres .............................................................................. 17 1 - 1 - -
500 acres or more ............................................................................ - 1 - - - -

Alfalfa hay ................................................................................... farms 57 88 106 70 57 94


acres 1,336 1,291 1,177 637 326 667
tons, dry 6,443 4,792 3,471 1,568 711 1,450
Irrigated ................................................................................... farms - - 3 - - 1
acres - - 21 - - (D)

Other tame hay ........................................................................... farms 1,006 2,358 2,757 2,495 1,887 2,699
acres 54,837 84,278 67,143 45,311 26,757 38,199
tons, dry 135,701 182,392 125,641 69,140 35,838 43,711
Irrigated ................................................................................... farms 21 25 33 26 19 27
acres 486 160 447 308 102 98

Field and grass seed crops, all ........................................................ farms 4 4 4 2 2 -


acres 220 150 80 (D) (D) -
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -

Land in vegetables (see text) .......................................................... farms 352 600 669 446 230 103
acres 2,171 1,988 1,202 549 273 111
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 157 204 185 99 51 24
acres 469 461 270 97 44 13
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ................................................................................ 180 488 625 433 219 98
5.0 to 24.9 acres .............................................................................. 162 107 44 13 11 5
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Land in vegetables (see text) - Con.


Farms by acres harvested: - Con.

25.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................................. 251 61 48 47 68 12


100.0 to 249.9 acres ......................................................................... 106 65 28 10 3 -
250.0 acres or more .......................................................................... 121 118 3 - - -

Beans, snap ................................................................................. farms 1,283 37 20 28 59 67


acres 5,376 4,101 321 142 169 110
Harvested for processing ......................................................... farms 148 14 1 5 1 4
acres 1,118 1,010 (D) 16 (D) 2

Peas, green ................................................................................. farms 74 13 1 1 6 10


acres (D) 63 (D) (D) (D) 16
Harvested for processing ......................................................... farms 6 3 - - - 3
acres 8 2 - - - 6
Potatoes ...................................................................................... farms 1,263 38 18 27 45 79
acres 16,293 13,533 1,529 295 68 215
Harvested for processing ......................................................... farms 145 24 9 4 3 9
acres 11,315 10,173 976 (D) 2 31
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ............................................................................. 1,188 9 3 22 43 67
5.0 to 24.9 acres ........................................................................... 33 5 2 2 2 10
25.0 to 99.9 acres ......................................................................... 14 5 5 2 - 2
100.0 to 249.9 acres ..................................................................... 13 5 7 1 - -
250.0 acres or more ...................................................................... 15 14 1 - - -

Sweet corn ................................................................................... farms 1,378 44 33 43 71 76


acres 5,276 2,064 631 543 496 281
Harvested for processing ......................................................... farms 159 5 2 6 5 8
acres 365 (D) (D) 16 3 10
Sweet potatoes ............................................................................ farms 415 134 38 27 34 20
acres 59,095 53,687 3,042 1,182 1,034 13
Harvested for processing ......................................................... farms 108 60 14 10 15 1
acres 16,363 14,451 950 403 558 (D)

Tomatoes in the open .................................................................. farms 1,496 36 33 43 76 82


acres 3,537 1,816 343 222 403 118
Harvested for processing ......................................................... farms 108 1 - 3 1 4
acres 72 (D) - (D) (D) 3

Land in orchards .............................................................................. farms 1,687 34 26 29 78 80


acres 12,899 1,134 535 1,860 2,167 1,419
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 366 7 5 7 21 12
acres 1,905 38 154 234 428 156
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ................................................................................. 1,137 19 8 7 19 24
5.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................................................... 440 10 14 5 22 33
25.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................................. 95 1 3 8 36 23
100.0 to 249.9 acres ......................................................................... 13 2 1 9 1 -
250.0 acres or more .......................................................................... 2 2 - - - -

Apples .......................................................................................... farms 690 7 6 19 38 40


bearing and nonbearing acres 5,838 675 183 1,544 1,307 722

Grapes ......................................................................................... farms 874 21 14 8 25 32


bearing and nonbearing acres 3,392 138 236 (D) 582 524

Peaches, all ................................................................................. farms 405 9 12 10 18 15


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,422 (D) 100 140 253 102

Citrus fruit, all ............................................................................... farms 6 - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 - - - - -

Almonds ....................................................................................... farms 2 - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) - - - - -

Pecans ........................................................................................ farms 379 1 2 3 8 5


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,715 (D) (D) (D) 19 21

Walnuts, English .......................................................................... farms 15 - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 34 - - - - -

Land in berries (see text) ................................................................. farms 1,457 68 44 48 64 61


acres 8,427 4,625 712 804 444 238
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Land in vegetables (see text) - Con.


Farms by acres harvested: - Con.

25.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................................. 10 5 - - - -


100.0 to 249.9 acres ......................................................................... - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more ......................................................................... - - - - - -

Beans, snap ................................................................................ farms 139 282 331 225 72 23


acres 184 144 125 51 17 12
Harvested for processing ........................................................ farms 16 16 43 23 16 9
acres 3 (D) 10 5 6 3

Peas, green ................................................................................. farms 4 14 13 10 2 -


acres 13 6 15 2 (D) -
Harvested for processing ........................................................ farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -
Potatoes ...................................................................................... farms 151 281 296 215 84 29
acres 172 193 142 93 46 7
Harvested for processing ........................................................ farms 8 19 27 21 17 4
acres 12 14 13 (D) 5 1
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ............................................................................. 144 278 296 215 82 29
5.0 to 24.9 acres ........................................................................... 7 3 - - 2 -
25.0 to 99.9 acres ......................................................................... - - - - - -
100.0 to 249.9 acres ..................................................................... - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more ..................................................................... - - - - - -

Sweet corn .................................................................................. farms 152 316 343 211 77 12


acres 366 409 298 123 52 14
Harvested for processing ........................................................ farms 12 32 45 28 14 2
acres 29 (D) 30 13 4 (D)
Sweet potatoes ........................................................................... farms 29 40 54 24 15 -
acres 29 50 43 10 6 -
Harvested for processing ........................................................ farms - 4 - 4 - -
acres - 1 - (D) - -

Tomatoes in the open .................................................................. farms 191 347 360 211 91 26


acres 250 179 107 46 36 17
Harvested for processing ........................................................ farms 7 17 30 12 21 12
acres 5 19 11 2 4 8

Land in orchards ............................................................................. farms 146 309 302 214 149 320
acres 1,154 1,271 1,131 519 278 1,433
Irrigated ....................................................................................... farms 57 66 55 39 23 74
acres 215 242 104 64 70 200
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ................................................................................ 68 207 229 191 132 233
5.0 to 24.9 acres .............................................................................. 71 101 69 21 17 77
25.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................................................. 7 1 4 2 - 10
100.0 to 249.9 acres ......................................................................... - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more ......................................................................... - - - - - -

Apples ......................................................................................... farms 62 130 121 84 48 135


bearing and nonbearing acres 297 326 186 222 45 329

Grapes ........................................................................................ farms 79 186 149 129 77 154


bearing and nonbearing acres 415 500 280 124 (D) 336

Peaches, all ................................................................................. farms 43 79 68 46 41 64


bearing and nonbearing acres 182 131 62 (D) 30 81

Citrus fruit, all .............................................................................. farms - 3 3 - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - 2 (Z) - - -

Almonds ...................................................................................... farms - 1 - - 1 -


bearing and nonbearing acres - (D) - - (D) -

Pecans ....................................................................................... farms 21 47 78 61 39 114


bearing and nonbearing acres 216 255 485 134 52 516

Walnuts, English ......................................................................... farms - - 9 - 4 2


bearing and nonbearing acres - - (D) - 1 (D)

Land in berries (see text) ................................................................. farms 125 306 240 149 142 210
acres 321 596 289 90 88 220
1
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses.
2
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................................... number 50,218 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008


percent 100.0 7.1 3.0 2.9 3.7 4.0
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 8,414,756 3,155,181 875,306 585,049 550,757 377,585
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 168 882 573 401 296 188

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ...................................................................................... farms 50,218 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008


$1,000 12,708,271 10,349,604 1,111,063 530,328 297,559 140,244
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 253,062 2,893,375 727,612 363,487 159,806 69,843
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................................................... 10,924 - - - - -
$1,000 to $2,499 .................................................................... 6,743 - - - - -
$2,500 to $4,999 .................................................................... 6,606 - - - - -
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................................... 6,687 - - - - -
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................ 5,840 - - - - -

$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................ 2,985 - - - - -


$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................ 2,008 - - - - 2,008
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................................ 1,862 - - - 1,862 -
$250,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 1,459 - - 1,459 - -

$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................................ 1,527 - 1,527 - - -


$1,000,000 or more ............................................................... 3,577 3,577 - - - -
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .................................................. 2,518 2,518 - - - -
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .................................................. 690 690 - - - -
$5,000,000 or more ........................................................... 369 369 - - - -

Total sales ........................................................................ farms 50,218 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008
$1,000 12,588,142 10,299,093 1,093,453 517,024 286,152 134,435
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ...................................................................... farms 9,685 1,811 823 826 975 916
$1,000 1,774,127 1,165,027 267,024 156,018 95,212 43,845
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 3,919 1,471 660 625 685 478
$1,000 1,694,803 1,157,874 263,294 151,432 89,182 33,021
Corn .......................................................................... farms 5,641 1,274 553 502 598 537
$1,000 656,973 456,725 92,060 49,363 30,857 13,229
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 1,957 933 388 327 255 54
$1,000 610,141 449,517 88,460 46,003 22,803 3,358
Wheat ....................................................................... farms 4,146 1,227 521 514 510 450
$1,000 285,459 188,858 42,438 26,436 14,929 7,113
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 1,482 859 319 222 73 9
$1,000 242,928 180,827 37,914 18,812 4,717 659
Soybeans .................................................................. farms 7,006 1,607 700 728 796 715
$1,000 799,769 502,244 126,640 76,210 47,371 22,174
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 2,916 1,260 564 526 427 139
$1,000 736,021 494,743 123,607 71,514 37,603 8,552
Sorghum ................................................................... farms 639 204 101 85 82 54
$1,000 20,911 10,818 3,970 2,991 1,461 793
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 129 75 30 19 4 1
$1,000 12,793 8,131 2,561 1,686 (D) (D)
Barley ....................................................................... farms 243 56 49 25 29 29
$1,000 3,460 1,727 803 397 197 214
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 15 12 3 - - -
$1,000 1,343 1,158 184 - - -
Rice .......................................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ......................................... farms 712 167 80 58 58 62
$1,000 7,556 4,656 1,113 621 398 321
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 22 17 5 - - -
$1,000 3,068 2,765 303 - - -

Tobacco ....................................................................... farms 1,681 571 263 281 233 143


$1,000 732,772 517,673 109,520 64,264 30,120 7,997
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,400 554 259 271 217 99
$1,000 726,964 517,229 109,406 63,997 29,791 6,542
Cotton and cottonseed .................................................. farms 1,430 532 235 221 207 100
$1,000 403,366 281,814 63,212 32,387 19,450 4,269
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,096 499 216 193 155 33
$1,000 395,679 281,104 62,783 31,527 17,969 2,295
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ..................................................... farms 3,304 296 124 115 189 185
$1,000 434,974 352,147 27,394 16,636 13,407 6,182
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 566 256 84 75 89 62
$1,000 410,103 351,276 26,749 16,009 11,905 4,163

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ......................................... farms 2,151 85 52 68 123 116
$1,000 85,150 42,681 6,646 10,905 9,529 3,650
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 206 37 18 35 71 45
$1,000 70,275 41,856 6,198 10,432 8,887 2,902
Fruits and tree nuts ................................................... farms 1,230 34 21 29 77 71
$1,000 30,728 5,284 1,997 6,100 7,188 2,759
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 119 8 4 19 53 35
$1,000 21,669 4,967 1,690 5,974 6,833 2,205
Berries ...................................................................... farms 1,176 69 42 46 72 55
$1,000 54,421 37,397 4,649 4,805 2,340 891
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 84 30 15 17 14 8
$1,000 47,588 36,713 4,313 4,400 1,577 586
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ....................................................... farms 2,475 158 87 132 250 267
$1,000 580,230 447,998 33,016 34,589 31,261 15,747
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 699 112 57 111 211 208
$1,000 558,671 447,159 32,430 34,190 30,543 14,348
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................................ number 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,924


percent 5.9 11.6 13.3 13.2 13.4 21.8
Land in farms ....................................................................... acres 448,918 596,548 508,148 438,802 365,794 512,668
Average size of farm .................................................... acres 150 102 76 66 54 47

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................................... farms 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,924


$1,000 104,421 90,706 47,242 23,729 11,084 2,291
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 34,982 15,532 7,065 3,592 1,644 210
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................................................... - - - - - 10,924
$1,000 to $2,499 ................................................................... - - - - 6,743 -
$2,500 to $4,999 ................................................................... - - - 6,606 - -
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................... - - 6,687 - - -
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................... - 5,840 - - - -

$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................... 2,985 - - - - -


$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... - - - - - -
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................... - - - - - -
$250,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... - - - - - -

$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................................... - - - - - -


$1,000,000 or more ............................................................... - - - - - -
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 ................................................. - - - - - -
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 ................................................. - - - - - -
$5,000,000 or more ........................................................... - - - - - -

Total sales ........................................................................ farms 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,924
$1,000 98,672 84,903 43,224 20,580 8,648 1,957
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ..................................................................... farms 1,005 1,257 967 563 329 213
$1,000 25,900 14,103 4,950 1,514 430 104
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Corn ......................................................................... farms 528 585 473 287 172 132
$1,000 8,323 3,929 1,641 575 210 62
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Wheat ....................................................................... farms 330 342 137 70 31 14
$1,000 3,209 1,828 461 141 38 7
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Soybeans ................................................................. farms 738 800 503 249 118 52
$1,000 13,608 7,972 2,641 718 161 30
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sorghum ................................................................... farms 39 37 26 11 - -
$1,000 546 177 117 38 - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Barley ....................................................................... farms 16 24 9 6 - -
$1,000 29 54 28 10 - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Rice .......................................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ......................................... farms 46 80 70 38 32 21
$1,000 185 143 62 31 22 6
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Tobacco ...................................................................... farms 86 70 20 10 2 2


$1,000 2,192 865 (D) 27 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Cotton and cottonseed ................................................. farms 59 43 20 11 2 -
$1,000 1,496 565 128 (D) (D) -
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes .................................................... farms 353 642 662 430 221 87
$1,000 7,847 6,764 3,119 1,157 287 34
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ........................................ farms 221 463 421 268 213 121
$1,000 4,266 4,602 1,924 637 257 53
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Fruits and tree nuts .................................................. farms 137 269 256 178 105 53
$1,000 2,874 2,669 1,250 450 141 16
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Berries ...................................................................... farms 118 273 197 115 119 70
$1,000 1,392 1,933 675 187 117 37
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ....................................................... farms 343 487 332 198 150 71
$1,000 9,362 5,703 1,757 549 215 33
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 109


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ......................................... farms 1,151 19 15 26 110 103
$1,000 67,097 27,109 9,271 7,408 10,796 5,070
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 201 18 13 24 79 67
$1,000 58,357 (D) (D) (D) 10,293 4,404
Cut Christmas trees .................................................. farms 1,135 19 15 26 110 103
$1,000 67,064 27,109 9,271 7,408 10,796 5,070
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 201 18 13 24 79 67
$1,000 58,357 (D) (D) (D) 10,293 4,404
Short-rotation woody crops ....................................... farms 18 - - - - -
$1,000 33 - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ..................................... farms 10,811 926 328 287 320 376
$1,000 225,162 129,465 22,758 18,303 11,066 8,125
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 702 323 113 133 79 54
$1,000 170,777 122,558 20,626 16,611 7,430 3,552
Maple syrup (see text) .............................................. farms 9 - - - - 2
$1,000 8 - - - - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Cattle and calves .......................................................... farms 15,312 919 412 356 507 705
$1,000 332,733 117,399 35,981 27,725 34,814 27,308
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,072 291 133 99 250 299
$1,000 214,044 107,346 31,976 23,521 31,344 19,858
Milk from cows (see text) .............................................. farms 283 70 59 57 44 23
$1,000 179,265 125,917 30,017 15,984 5,912 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 243 70 59 57 42 15
$1,000 178,682 125,917 30,017 15,984 (D) (D)
Hogs and pigs ............................................................... farms 1,833 870 171 86 54 51
$1,000 2,873,988 2,734,752 110,747 21,115 5,245 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,122 861 157 67 31 6
$1,000 2,871,888 2,734,713 110,706 21,043 4,980 446
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ............................................................. farms 2,964 44 18 36 46 78
$1,000 7,251 131 (D) (D) 377 964
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 10 - - - 2 8
$1,000 735 - - - (D) (D)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ...................................................................... farms 2,220 32 14 30 45 121
$1,000 23,548 (D) (D) 1,663 3,590 5,301
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 105 2 2 5 28 68
$1,000 10,713 (D) (D) 1,500 3,516 4,293
Poultry and eggs ........................................................... farms 5,400 1,790 529 309 100 97
$1,000 4,837,026 4,344,646 370,307 105,904 11,872 1,639
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 2,690 1,789 522 295 67 17
$1,000 4,833,671 (D) 370,299 105,838 11,732 (D)
Aquaculture .................................................................. farms 228 12 12 10 23 22
$1,000 23,365 8,566 5,963 3,392 3,235 1,103
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 63 11 10 10 19 13
$1,000 22,000 (D) (D) 3,392 3,218 (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ...................................................... farms 1,525 14 15 10 25 57
$1,000 8,089 (D) (D) (D) 268 1,220
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 16 2 1 1 2 10
$1,000 4,933 (D) (D) (D) (D) 694

Value of-
Government payments ..................................................... farms 14,417 1,864 878 929 1,153 1,008
$1,000 120,129 50,511 17,610 13,304 11,407 5,809

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ............................................................... farms 912 207 72 59 92 93
$1,000 37,702 25,670 6,716 1,943 1,557 859

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ................................................... farms 4,475 88 48 87 158 230
$1,000 31,826 5,170 1,461 4,275 6,167 3,904

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES


1
Total farm production expenses ......................................... farms 50,218 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008
$1,000 10,061,152 7,891,168 831,836 415,321 258,836 121,056
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 200,350 2,206,086 544,751 284,661 139,010 60,287

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased ................................................... farms 29,487 2,164 1,036 1,149 1,592 1,706
$1,000 555,515 340,949 76,240 47,177 34,731 14,356
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 21,781 423 174 196 320 772
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 4,231 308 161 258 764 835
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,125 187 142 327 340 94
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 2,350 1,246 559 368 168 5

Chemicals purchased ....................................................... farms 26,183 2,770 1,243 1,225 1,612 1,680
$1,000 416,980 291,938 53,466 32,563 20,137 6,656
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 20,789 926 392 310 610 1,233
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 2,645 499 236 413 752 432
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 947 219 197 294 207 13
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,802 1,126 418 208 43 2
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

110 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ......................................... farms 131 199 182 136 130 100
$1,000 3,200 2,446 1,142 429 191 34
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Cut Christmas trees .................................................. farms 129 199 180 135 122 97
$1,000 (D) 2,446 (D) (D) 177 33
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Short-rotation woody crops ...................................... farms 2 - 2 1 10 3
$1,000 (D) - (D) (D) 15 1
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ..................................... farms 627 1,428 1,797 1,665 1,749 1,308
$1,000 9,717 11,030 7,676 4,049 2,339 633
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Maple syrup (see text) .............................................. farms - 4 3 - - -
$1,000 - 6 (D) - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Cattle and calves .......................................................... farms 1,163 2,722 3,199 3,002 1,785 542
$1,000 26,736 31,525 18,527 9,535 2,816 367
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Milk from cows (see text) .............................................. farms 3 18 5 2 - 2
$1,000 77 139 (D) (D) - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Hogs and pigs .............................................................. farms 55 108 118 118 132 70
$1,000 299 506 223 132 126 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ............................................................. farms 132 307 424 551 637 691
$1,000 1,039 1,637 896 884 674 291
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ...................................................................... farms 197 352 373 398 489 169
$1,000 4,676 3,448 1,628 925 626 93
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Poultry and eggs .......................................................... farms 145 304 416 473 587 650
$1,000 626 589 490 368 383 203
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Aquaculture .................................................................. farms 21 31 23 24 23 27
$1,000 577 345 99 44 34 7
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ...................................................... farms 100 237 269 253 302 243
$1,000 661 638 531 288 265 79
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Value of-
Government payments ..................................................... farms 1,163 1,719 1,491 1,480 1,862 870
$1,000 5,750 5,803 4,018 3,149 2,435 334

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ............................................................... farms 90 105 94 46 31 23
$1,000 496 238 169 41 9 4

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ................................................... farms 412 824 839 679 659 451
$1,000 3,847 3,594 1,807 938 518 146

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1 ......................................... farms 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,924
$1,000 101,857 115,041 83,652 66,700 53,630 122,055
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 34,123 19,699 12,510 10,097 7,953 11,173

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased .................................................. farms 2,340 4,197 4,370 3,727 2,979 4,227
$1,000 11,154 11,209 7,533 4,773 2,972 4,420
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,524 3,563 4,107 3,633 2,932 4,137
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 790 626 263 93 44 89
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 23 7 - 1 3 1
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 3 1 - - - -

Chemicals purchased ....................................................... farms 2,182 3,624 3,460 2,820 2,272 3,295
$1,000 4,046 3,012 1,791 1,303 711 1,358
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 2,006 3,548 3,431 2,801 2,267 3,265
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 169 72 24 14 4 30
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 6 2 5 3 1 -
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1 2 - 2 - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 111


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased .............................................................. farms 20,137 2,147 981 1,074 1,440 1,350
$1,000 386,436 266,633 45,264 30,556 21,739 7,986
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 10,222 127 43 47 95 224
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,228 255 96 132 315 532
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 2,963 454 236 393 780 566
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,034 237 224 329 201 19
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,690 1,074 382 173 49 9

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ............................................................................. farms 12,827 2,570 762 462 404 511
$1,000 1,397,510 1,250,414 74,323 24,745 12,974 9,325
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,190 20 36 51 124 199
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 1,718 49 41 83 137 185
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,285 218 428 276 115 119
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 1,418 1,115 221 40 28 8
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 1,216 1,168 36 12 - -

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ......................................................................... farms 5,806 621 224 218 190 278
$1,000 136,342 101,706 10,921 5,569 3,017 2,652
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ................................... farms 8,692 2,320 608 326 260 308
$1,000 1,261,168 1,148,708 63,403 19,176 9,958 6,672

Feed purchased ................................................................ farms 29,837 2,692 919 667 697 933
$1,000 4,121,552 3,610,691 277,704 84,998 23,899 15,609
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 19,012 32 49 72 183 353
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,435 62 61 90 206 354
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,740 86 97 168 239 218
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 619 124 191 219 66 7
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 3,031 2,388 521 118 3 1

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .................................. farms 48,292 3,574 1,521 1,450 1,849 1,992
$1,000 417,600 258,383 48,302 31,982 22,375 10,975
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 39,237 370 271 253 565 1,259
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,657 1,215 612 753 1,051 679
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,566 670 333 293 194 42
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,832 1,319 305 151 39 12

Utilities .............................................................................. farms 30,066 3,577 1,527 1,457 1,610 1,544


$1,000 186,984 128,477 17,843 11,143 7,037 3,751
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 16,029 41 44 86 272 623
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 7,964 298 340 583 915 775
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 4,592 1,975 1,028 734 399 135
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 892 733 87 39 20 4
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 589 530 28 15 4 7

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ........................ farms 39,692 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,700 1,798
$1,000 430,051 277,846 44,109 27,733 20,437 10,660
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 30,536 316 215 301 581 1,117
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,852 1,319 677 768 908 623
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,611 674 359 300 170 56
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,693 1,268 276 90 41 2

Hired farm labor ................................................................ farms 14,469 2,902 1,102 1,026 1,165 827
$1,000 765,886 550,252 67,501 44,942 36,445 12,359
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 6,618 216 132 170 273 354
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 3,446 600 309 338 451 318
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 2,955 1,101 464 398 375 146
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 931 541 152 106 56 8
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 519 444 45 14 10 1

Contract labor ................................................................... farms 5,677 1,358 421 336 407 314
$1,000 148,205 104,582 13,805 7,997 7,113 2,303
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 1,147 47 21 28 29 45
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 1,927 252 110 76 112 146
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 1,637 519 164 135 161 108
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 409 182 40 39 71 12
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 557 358 86 58 34 3

Customwork and custom hauling ...................................... farms 9,252 2,758 942 617 594 480
$1,000 129,481 98,436 11,831 5,946 4,725 1,978
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 2,435 14 16 31 47 95
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 2,555 85 251 328 238 257
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 3,072 1,690 566 206 268 123
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 689 526 83 37 34 4
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 501 443 26 15 7 1

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ............................................................. farms 12,693 1,890 889 972 1,196 1,069
$1,000 276,600 175,126 35,767 24,300 17,457 8,046
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,719 306 120 154 343 644
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 1,207 120 67 136 290 240
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 1,492 256 223 351 407 141
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 2,275 1,208 479 331 156 44
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

112 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased ............................................................. farms 1,736 2,708 2,586 2,005 1,719 2,391
$1,000 4,885 3,842 2,178 1,219 744 1,389
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 590 1,601 2,007 1,761 1,585 2,142
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 826 1,005 529 215 125 198
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 314 92 46 25 8 49
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 6 7 4 4 1 2
$50,000 or more ................................................................ - 3 - - - -

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ............................................................................. farms 649 1,414 1,397 1,349 1,318 1,991
$1,000 5,956 5,904 3,916 2,868 2,159 4,925
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 361 1,051 1,166 1,220 1,226 1,736
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 225 346 218 120 88 226
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 57 17 13 9 4 29
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................... 6 - - - - -
$250,000 or more .............................................................. - - - - - -

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ......................................................................... farms 352 845 757 727 590 1,004
$1,000 2,171 2,650 2,053 1,387 1,031 3,185
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ................................... farms 373 742 810 787 885 1,273
$1,000 3,785 3,255 1,863 1,481 1,128 1,740

Feed purchased ............................................................... farms 1,472 3,410 4,073 3,959 3,470 7,545
$1,000 14,989 22,603 19,903 15,490 9,428 26,239
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 732 2,236 3,098 3,241 3,045 5,971
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 583 970 768 546 367 1,428
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 147 202 207 172 58 146
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................... 10 2 - - - -
$250,000 or more .............................................................. - - - - - -

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................................. farms 2,942 5,676 6,500 6,276 6,165 10,347
$1,000 8,821 10,232 7,309 5,777 4,883 8,561
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 2,458 5,247 6,345 6,185 6,080 10,204
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 461 415 155 89 84 143
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 19 13 - 1 1 -
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 4 1 - 1 - -

Utilities .............................................................................. farms 2,028 3,571 3,516 3,139 2,817 5,280


$1,000 3,008 4,151 2,886 2,389 1,971 4,329
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 1,069 2,449 2,712 2,511 2,271 3,951
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 868 1,010 753 605 524 1,293
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 89 107 49 20 22 34
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 2 4 - 1 - 2
$50,000 or more ................................................................ - 1 2 2 - -

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ........................ farms 2,592 4,796 5,283 4,886 4,508 7,566
$1,000 10,467 11,817 7,388 6,016 4,855 8,723
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,984 4,232 5,141 4,808 4,432 7,409
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 563 549 138 75 75 157
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 34 13 4 1 - -
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 11 2 - 2 1 -

Hired farm labor ............................................................... farms 1,008 1,477 1,259 1,057 969 1,677
$1,000 11,799 9,479 7,195 5,319 4,918 15,676
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 580 1,095 1,023 875 789 1,111
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 294 293 158 133 133 419
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 120 82 69 42 39 119
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................... 12 5 9 7 7 28
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 2 2 - - 1 -

Contract labor ................................................................... farms 347 562 481 379 343 729
$1,000 2,131 3,007 1,320 953 1,054 3,939
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 73 159 200 173 157 215
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 149 260 204 152 148 318
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 106 118 73 54 34 165
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 16 22 4 - 2 21
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 3 3 - - 2 10

Customwork and custom hauling ..................................... farms 523 921 771 610 451 585
$1,000 1,455 1,466 1,017 709 489 1,430
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 150 456 543 434 323 326
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 303 414 191 153 112 223
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 68 50 34 21 16 30
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 1 - 2 2 - -
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1 1 1 - - 6

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ............................................................. farms 1,335 1,825 1,285 842 536 854
$1,000 7,109 4,345 1,573 1,025 613 1,240
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,100 1,674 1,242 804 525 807
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 149 99 35 30 8 33
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 55 32 7 8 - 12
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 31 20 1 - 3 2
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ........................... farms 2,356 585 177 135 179 118
$1,000 33,183 24,246 3,153 1,908 1,182 423
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 855 58 12 13 35 36
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 692 121 40 31 72 55
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 540 211 91 69 62 26
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 124 77 19 14 9 1
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 145 118 15 8 1 -

Interest expense ............................................................... farms 14,368 2,635 1,023 871 900 767
$1,000 207,217 116,210 18,698 11,005 11,017 5,265
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,147 384 253 306 452 475
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,257 955 535 470 337 255
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,702 1,075 225 87 104 36
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 262 221 10 8 7 1

Secured by real estate .................................................. farms 10,683 2,204 801 644 616 513
$1,000 156,900 86,600 13,249 7,803 7,859 4,033
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................... 1,299 69 35 45 70 72
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................ 3,572 305 208 192 240 218
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................................... 4,349 867 399 346 225 197
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ 861 510 110 39 60 17
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 602 453 49 22 21 9

Not secured by real estate ............................................ farms 7,916 1,452 616 540 559 475
$1,000 50,316 29,609 5,448 3,202 3,158 1,232
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................... 2,439 110 60 71 107 153
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................ 3,436 372 235 244 269 257
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................................... 1,630 639 283 210 165 62
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ 269 216 26 11 8 3
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 142 115 12 4 10 -

Property taxes paid ........................................................... farms 47,883 3,519 1,484 1,380 1,712 1,891
$1,000 142,392 54,604 9,753 6,641 6,070 4,815
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 42,518 1,129 882 944 1,362 1,686
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 3,294 1,097 369 305 256 147
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 1,528 872 188 106 82 53
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 543 421 45 25 12 5

All other production


expenses (see text) ........................................................ farms 24,030 3,576 1,524 1,459 1,255 1,120
$1,000 445,561 342,380 34,076 21,682 11,500 6,550
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 16,722 416 459 491 626 826
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 4,547 1,316 654 739 546 240
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,198 610 241 156 50 44
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 789 543 125 54 23 6
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 774 691 45 19 10 4

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ........................................................................... farms 1,289 412 155 111 120 104
$1,000 19,202 13,678 2,833 1,089 616 333

Depreciation expenses claimed ............................................ farms 21,337 3,576 1,516 1,458 1,172 1,045
$1,000 587,362 395,968 58,331 35,751 20,360 10,097

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ..................................... farms 50,218 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008
$1,000 2,864,522 2,519,519 300,174 127,925 54,568 28,986
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 57,042 704,366 196,577 87,680 29,306 14,435

Farms with net gains 2 .................................................. number 21,700 3,259 1,314 1,209 1,392 1,490
Average net gain ..................................................... dollars 156,912 812,410 249,204 129,466 69,308 35,685

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,330 2 4 2 16 15
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,850 6 7 37 31 78
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 2,673 6 13 28 51 96
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 3,050 28 41 63 154 328
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,088 50 79 100 288 652
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 6,709 3,167 1,170 979 852 321

Farms with net losses ................................................... number 28,518 318 213 250 470 518
Average net loss ..................................................... dollars 18,952 402,906 128,077 114,396 89,169 46,689

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,972 - 2 9 12 12
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 9,834 11 21 13 31 69
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 6,294 9 15 20 43 61
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 5,589 14 25 47 53 150
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,230 34 43 41 88 98
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,599 250 107 120 243 128

Net cash farm income of operators ....................................... farms 50,218 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008
$1,000 1,935,698 1,385,607 201,329 104,111 383,173 28,245
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 38,546 387,366 131,846 71,358 205,786 14,066

Operators reporting net gains 2 ......................................... farms 21,493 3,134 1,282 1,199 1,360 1,490
Average net gain ..................................................... dollars 117,253 496,137 178,885 110,688 313,999 35,294
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ........................... farms 168 220 212 172 152 238
$1,000 365 547 206 580 140 433
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 87 119 151 110 109 125
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 58 76 54 51 38 96
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 22 20 7 10 5 17
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 1 3 - - - -
$50,000 or more ................................................................ - 2 - 1 - -

Interest expense ............................................................... farms 837 1,303 1,236 1,151 1,228 2,417
$1,000 4,610 7,990 6,040 5,933 6,438 14,012
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 598 858 844 766 766 1,445
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 208 409 368 357 437 926
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 30 25 23 26 25 46
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 1 11 1 2 - -

Secured by real estate ................................................. farms 526 916 897 832 918 1,816
$1,000 3,536 6,916 5,078 5,127 5,445 11,254
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................... 82 158 174 152 148 294
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 248 369 386 358 360 688
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................... 172 354 315 294 390 790
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 12 16 16 22 18 41
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 12 19 6 6 2 3

Not secured by real estate ........................................... farms 536 726 631 538 609 1,234
$1,000 1,073 1,074 962 806 993 2,758
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................... 231 363 322 296 305 421
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 269 322 271 212 272 713
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................... 33 40 38 30 30 100
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 2 1 - - 2 -
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 1 - - - - -

Property taxes paid .......................................................... farms 2,796 5,480 6,402 6,291 6,491 10,437
$1,000 6,241 9,817 9,776 9,066 9,324 16,285
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 2,578 5,215 6,154 6,129 6,349 10,090
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 161 216 219 132 119 273
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 47 40 26 28 18 68
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 10 9 3 2 5 6

All other production


expenses (see text) ........................................................ farms 1,481 2,527 2,504 2,347 2,053 4,184
$1,000 4,822 5,621 3,621 3,280 2,931 9,097
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,264 2,309 2,361 2,236 1,955 3,779
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 197 187 131 94 80 363
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 16 26 12 9 10 24
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 2 2 - 8 8 18
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 2 3 - - - -

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 .......................................................................... farms 85 86 71 44 22 79
$1,000 249 145 99 35 26 100

Depreciation expenses claimed ........................................... farms 1,331 2,321 2,265 2,013 1,802 2,838
$1,000 9,938 15,450 10,410 9,214 7,567 14,277

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ..................................... farms 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,924
$1,000 14,066 -7,266 -23,741 -28,463 -29,675 -91,570
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 4,712 -1,244 -3,550 -4,309 -4,401 -8,382

Farms with net gains 2 ................................................... number 2,141 3,484 3,067 2,184 1,463 697
Average net gain .....................................................dollars 19,961 9,869 5,301 4,837 5,544 16,746

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 49 188 446 654 742 212
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 188 888 1,716 1,253 498 148
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 306 1,200 707 114 67 85
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 977 1,087 118 91 76 87
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 581 80 53 42 51 112
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 40 41 27 30 29 53

Farms with net losses .................................................... number 844 2,356 3,620 4,422 5,280 10,227
Average net loss ......................................................dollars 33,970 17,677 11,049 8,826 7,156 10,095

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 42 194 407 611 842 841
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 130 573 1,240 1,713 2,278 3,755
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 136 465 857 1,000 1,108 2,580
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 204 657 687 744 796 2,212
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 177 305 323 288 196 637
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 155 162 106 66 60 202

Net cash farm income of operators ...................................... farms 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,924
$1,000 13,822 -7,194 -23,812 -28,449 -29,658 -91,474
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 4,630 -1,232 -3,561 -4,307 -4,398 -8,374

Operators reporting net gains 2 ........................................ farms 2,143 3,480 3,065 2,180 1,463 697
Average net gain .....................................................dollars 19,852 9,891 5,300 4,847 5,544 16,754
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,327 6 3 5 19 16
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,863 16 11 34 31 77
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 2,722 32 37 20 46 104
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 3,254 113 94 116 165 330
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,448 217 196 178 292 648
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 5,879 2,750 941 846 807 315

Operators reporting net losses ......................................... farms 28,725 443 245 260 502 518
Average net loss ..................................................... dollars 20,346 382,138 114,292 110,015 87,383 46,996

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,978 1 5 6 11 19
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 9,854 11 24 11 31 60
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 6,284 11 21 14 47 67
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 5,640 40 43 51 61 141
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,260 50 35 57 92 99
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,709 330 117 121 260 132

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ...................................................................................... farms 286 101 49 49 29 22


$1,000 22,797 15,062 4,697 2,068 597 139

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ................................. farms 16,809 1,868 780 694 848 839
$1,000 217,404 61,083 20,946 12,918 15,845 9,798
Customwork and other agricultural
services .......................................................................... farms 2,495 371 196 153 203 191
$1,000 31,345 12,954 5,544 2,260 3,146 1,624

Gross cash rent or share payments .................................. farms 6,073 517 149 133 222 250
$1,000 28,536 6,072 951 838 2,446 1,666
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ............................................. farms 2,009 108 46 36 69 99
$1,000 38,578 5,583 1,381 1,102 2,027 2,435
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ......................................................................... farms 1,135 35 37 34 73 48
$1,000 17,625 956 1,117 1,008 2,221 549
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ........................................................... farms 4,505 1,045 435 355 298 236
$1,000 10,343 5,897 1,145 623 373 570
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received .......................................................... farms 1,294 326 185 161 169 124
$1,000 43,684 21,947 9,390 6,085 3,445 1,036
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ....................................... farms 611 64 32 26 39 35
$1,000 3,371 1,278 279 253 167 269
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ........................................................... farms 2,394 126 38 42 61 99
$1,000 43,922 6,397 1,138 749 2,020 1,648

LAND USE

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 37,247 2,925 1,252 1,295 1,768 1,830
acres 4,745,014 2,485,321 631,098 402,896 315,040 165,003
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 32,802 2,754 1,197 1,248 1,750 1,810
acres 4,378,097 2,420,246 606,449 384,293 284,210 151,704
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ...................................................................... 23,569 665 273 244 481 720
50 to 99 acres .................................................................... 3,360 251 72 121 238 431
100 to 199 acres ................................................................ 1,953 280 96 132 399 501
200 to 499 acres ................................................................ 1,738 300 193 455 569 158
500 to 999 acres ................................................................ 1,043 331 370 278 62 -
1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................................................... 752 547 186 18 1 -
2,000 acres or more ........................................................... 387 380 7 - - -

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ............................................. farms 3,161 224 49 64 93 92
acres 95,603 23,754 5,582 5,608 8,969 3,865
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ......................................................... farms 1,670 98 31 36 71 86
acres 31,568 6,988 3,404 1,789 1,983 1,537
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ...................................... farms 6,846 390 171 152 218 256
acres 197,573 25,981 12,762 8,167 14,347 5,839
In cultivated summer fallow .......................................... farms 1,647 81 46 61 94 87
acres 42,173 8,352 2,901 3,039 5,531 2,058

Total woodland ..................................................................... farms 31,295 2,016 835 753 945 1,153
acres 2,145,710 425,231 150,286 115,468 127,875 118,326
Woodland pastured ........................................................... farms 12,675 481 242 228 294 454
acres 270,242 25,434 13,912 15,748 15,493 18,116
Woodland not pastured ..................................................... farms 24,918 1,809 734 658 831 963
acres 1,875,468 399,797 136,374 99,720 112,382 100,210
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 44 179 455 648 740 212
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 202 886 1,703 1,255 500 148
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 305 1,203 709 114 67 85
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 973 1,091 118 91 76 87
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 579 80 53 42 51 112
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 40 41 27 30 29 53

Operators reporting net losses ......................................... farms 842 2,360 3,622 4,426 5,280 10,227
Average net loss ......................................................dollars 34,110 17,633 11,059 8,815 7,153 10,086

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 39 192 406 613 842 844
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 127 581 1,249 1,716 2,281 3,763
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 141 463 848 998 1,105 2,569
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 203 660 687 746 796 2,212
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 177 302 326 287 196 639
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 155 162 106 66 60 200

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ..................................................................................... farms 15 14 5 2 - -


$1,000 100 131 (D) (D) - -

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ................................ farms 1,133 1,957 1,997 1,846 1,950 2,897
$1,000 11,501 17,069 12,669 14,508 12,872 28,194
Customwork and other agricultural
services .......................................................................... farms 236 368 239 159 158 221
$1,000 1,601 1,627 581 409 513 1,086

Gross cash rent or share payments ................................. farms 407 734 811 813 943 1,094
$1,000 2,002 3,054 2,563 2,598 3,192 3,153
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ............................................. farms 117 277 348 285 286 338
$1,000 3,158 5,152 4,372 5,052 4,696 3,620
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ........................................................................ farms 111 158 125 144 123 247
$1,000 1,593 2,318 765 2,227 955 3,916
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ........................................................... farms 244 398 329 314 327 524
$1,000 185 314 194 201 285 555
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received ......................................................... farms 81 77 51 30 26 64
$1,000 660 166 231 400 37 287
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ....................................... farms 29 72 70 71 90 83
$1,000 108 312 206 221 122 155
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ........................................................... farms 137 250 319 291 284 747
$1,000 2,193 4,125 3,758 3,400 3,072 15,422

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................................... farms 2,672 4,935 5,367 4,722 4,262 6,219
acres 153,370 171,375 130,052 93,884 72,633 124,342
Harvested cropland .......................................................... farms 2,631 4,764 5,022 4,106 3,310 4,210
acres 133,157 143,018 101,020 63,618 40,248 50,134
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ..................................................................... 1,470 3,810 4,606 3,937 3,245 4,118
50 to 99 acres .................................................................... 819 795 369 136 52 76
100 to 199 acres ................................................................ 289 150 46 32 12 16
200 to 499 acres ................................................................ 53 8 1 1 - -
500 to 999 acres ................................................................ - 1 - - 1 -
1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................................................... - - - - - -
2,000 acres or more .......................................................... - - - - - -

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ............................................. farms 168 349 486 472 392 772
acres 5,895 8,332 7,616 6,611 5,800 13,571
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ......................................................... farms 121 213 234 180 166 434
acres 2,145 3,165 2,224 1,210 1,273 5,850
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ..................................... farms 337 698 815 890 1,167 1,752
acres 9,062 13,320 15,733 20,061 22,756 49,545
In cultivated summer fallow .......................................... farms 137 265 254 200 175 247
acres 3,111 3,540 3,459 2,384 2,556 5,242

Total woodland ..................................................................... farms 1,818 3,834 4,624 4,505 4,501 6,311
acres 148,712 223,158 218,730 219,372 190,368 208,184
Woodland pastured .......................................................... farms 762 1,758 2,169 2,056 1,631 2,600
acres 28,068 40,740 35,635 27,146 18,594 31,356
Woodland not pastured .................................................... farms 1,452 2,953 3,575 3,424 3,630 4,889
acres 120,644 182,418 183,095 192,226 171,774 176,828
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
LAND USE - Con.

Permanent pasture and rangeland,


other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) .............................................................. farms 28,223 1,263 555 505 658 930
acres 1,051,041 132,804 54,524 43,170 75,828 74,730

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. .................................................................... farms 33,122 2,527 1,023 920 1,059 1,279
acres 472,991 111,825 39,398 23,515 32,014 19,526

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 4,699 855 288 282 390 332
acres 174,526 118,421 19,194 12,274 9,326 4,495
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 4,520 809 273 279 386 331
acres 164,414 111,329 18,638 12,040 9,101 4,272
Pastureland and other land ............................................... farms 313 113 21 11 7 6
acres 10,112 7,092 556 234 225 223

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ............................................................................ farms 3,240 195 79 55 89 77
acres 105,906 5,149 3,665 2,332 11,369 5,621

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ............................................................. farms 5,615 1,445 679 740 885 641
acres 2,819,750 1,791,233 452,861 280,226 174,732 68,056

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ............................. farms 220 13 5 15 11 16


$1,000 15,563 7,256 2,897 2,576 1,333 673

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ............................................................................. farms 50,218 3,577 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008
$1,000 36,505,652 11,908,785 3,247,823 2,214,513 2,140,505 1,638,272
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 726,944 3,329,266 2,126,931 1,517,829 1,149,573 815,872
Average per acre ........................................................ dollars 4,338 3,774 3,711 3,785 3,886 4,339

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 4,101 47 23 21 36 90
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................ 4,249 45 21 43 38 86
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................................ 8,733 102 89 64 115 201
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 16,897 499 277 258 422 617
$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................................ 8,599 786 292 315 471 533

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ...................................................... 4,064 629 269 371 517 329


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ...................................................... 2,495 744 395 328 221 132
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ...................................................... 754 463 131 55 36 13
$10,000,000 or more ............................................................. 326 262 30 4 6 7

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment .................................................................... farms 50,215 3,576 1,527 1,459 1,862 2,008
$1,000 4,664,336 1,953,766 454,197 320,679 284,722 180,920

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 4,475 12 4 11 20 74
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................................... 4,787 31 15 15 36 84
$10,000 to $19,999 ................................................................ 8,491 94 54 60 88 158
$20,000 to $49,999 ................................................................ 14,870 410 250 169 299 481
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................ 8,424 542 203 239 437 548
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................................ 4,465 608 236 325 550 440
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 2,906 675 448 509 340 202
$500,000 or more .................................................................. 1,797 1,204 317 131 92 21

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ...................................... farms 40,049 3,452 1,468 1,401 1,772 1,791
number 87,620 18,907 6,047 5,247 5,374 4,368

Tractors, all ........................................................................... farms 42,778 3,463 1,466 1,378 1,747 1,828
number 103,667 17,266 6,215 5,737 6,413 5,322
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ....................................... farms 23,901 1,642 681 669 882 937
number 34,572 3,118 1,128 1,142 1,495 1,447
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) .............................................. farms 30,514 2,935 1,215 1,157 1,431 1,511
number 52,001 7,318 2,755 2,668 3,173 3,000
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ........................................ farms 7,851 1,885 821 859 930 604
number 17,094 6,830 2,332 1,927 1,745 875

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ............................. farms 4,945 1,297 614 583 556 433
number 5,653 1,659 686 649 625 483

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ...................................................................... farms 1,228 490 197 185 170 67
number 1,629 747 260 221 192 73
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ......................................... farms 762 114 70 53 52 43
number 879 137 82 63 60 48
Hay balers ............................................................................ farms 14,241 994 392 391 524 648
number 18,164 1,256 544 546 720 902
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
LAND USE - Con.

Permanent pasture and rangeland,


other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) ............................................................. farms 1,526 3,490 4,237 4,151 3,635 7,273
acres 116,039 160,217 118,119 90,454 60,155 125,001

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ................................................................... farms 1,860 3,845 4,488 4,421 4,546 7,154
acres 30,797 41,798 41,247 35,092 42,638 55,141

Irrigated land ........................................................................ farms 483 678 564 310 238 279
acres 3,493 2,412 2,193 968 668 1,082
Harvested cropland .......................................................... farms 470 659 555 293 224 241
acres 2,904 2,281 2,008 724 498 619
Pastureland and other land .............................................. farms 25 21 16 26 23 44
acres 589 131 185 244 170 463

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ............................................................................ farms 119 274 346 634 1,070 302
acres 6,139 13,506 12,611 18,887 23,367 3,260

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ............................................................ farms 461 391 181 73 48 71
acres 30,927 12,695 4,737 1,508 797 1,978

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ............................. farms 38 40 20 28 22 12


$1,000 476 203 59 61 24 5

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ............................................................................. farms 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,924
$1,000 2,196,185 2,946,172 2,682,125 2,253,155 1,960,032 3,318,086
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 735,741 504,482 401,095 341,077 290,677 303,743
Average per acre .........................................................dollars 4,892 4,939 5,278 5,135 5,358 6,472

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 133 410 526 650 896 1,269
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 166 410 567 704 792 1,377
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 424 894 1,299 1,419 1,625 2,501
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 959 2,164 2,688 2,589 2,439 3,985
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................................... 712 1,308 1,118 937 767 1,360

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ..................................................... 395 487 360 210 163 334


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ..................................................... 164 150 123 92 57 89
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ..................................................... 24 14 4 4 2 8
$10,000,000 or more ............................................................. 8 3 2 1 2 1

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ................................................................... farms 2,985 5,840 6,687 6,606 6,743 10,922
$1,000 203,801 294,418 249,241 206,766 180,706 335,122

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 122 344 509 720 1,141 1,518
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................... 157 442 670 857 952 1,528
$10,000 to $19,999 ............................................................... 372 862 1,362 1,504 1,577 2,360
$20,000 to $49,999 ............................................................... 842 2,081 2,478 2,231 2,087 3,542
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 859 1,390 1,174 933 735 1,364
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 463 529 397 291 174 452
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 150 187 94 70 77 154
$500,000 or more .................................................................. 20 5 3 - - 4

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ..................................... farms 2,602 4,912 5,365 4,958 4,493 7,835
number 5,361 8,607 8,465 7,573 6,432 11,239

Tractors, all .......................................................................... farms 2,674 5,183 5,865 5,565 5,099 8,510
number 6,997 12,013 11,662 10,131 8,344 13,567
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ...................................... farms 1,372 2,941 3,274 3,205 3,221 5,077
number 2,137 4,371 4,666 4,380 4,159 6,529
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) .............................................. farms 2,116 4,054 4,257 3,825 2,958 5,055
number 3,996 6,848 6,468 5,384 3,893 6,498
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ....................................... farms 642 651 447 300 235 477
number 864 794 528 367 292 540

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ............................. farms 416 389 291 130 112 124
number 447 418 304 139 116 127

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ...................................................................... farms 48 38 20 11 2 -
number 53 46 20 (D) (D) -
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ......................................... farms 57 116 63 77 45 72
number 64 126 73 91 50 85
Hay balers ............................................................................ farms 1,042 2,232 2,402 2,070 1,408 2,138
number 1,417 2,989 3,029 2,538 1,729 2,494
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 119


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ............................................................... farms 24,410 2,021 972 1,089 1,545 1,563
acres treated 3,488,942 1,863,989 485,357 306,150 238,142 130,560
Manure used ......................................................................... farms 7,427 1,036 395 293 309 339
acres treated 449,093 203,436 46,348 36,260 31,873 25,033

Acres treated to control-


Insects .............................................................................. farms 10,652 1,780 815 924 1,159 918
acres 2,350,771 1,495,234 361,446 228,778 138,546 49,658
Weeds, grass, or brush ..................................................... farms 19,535 2,309 1,037 1,111 1,518 1,517
acres 3,776,603 2,202,751 558,962 355,067 254,113 124,541
Nematodes ....................................................................... farms 2,531 730 315 299 334 168
acres 627,543 447,077 83,474 46,697 33,184 7,983
Diseases in crops and orchards ....................................... farms 3,582 753 312 348 383 276
acres 670,001 471,108 91,237 58,555 25,323 10,233
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ................................................. farms 2,132 631 318 298 306 126
acres on which used 620,800 412,748 104,590 55,047 35,561 6,456

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile .............................................................. farms 2,763 505 205 202 229 181
acres 260,687 157,454 35,419 24,554 15,115 6,837
Land artificially drained by ditches ........................................ farms 7,916 1,017 423 414 529 436
acres 1,417,970 846,879 212,921 129,065 76,762 32,362
Land under conservation easement ..................................... farms 1,615 93 49 60 96 93
acres 97,641 12,104 6,605 6,677 13,844 7,395
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used .................................................................................... farms 7,387 1,411 710 637 774 654
acres 1,878,617 1,149,193 299,109 174,618 126,999 54,326
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used .................................................................................... farms 2,875 565 259 250 285 193
acres 636,205 427,014 94,599 51,823 32,253 11,151
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ............................................................ farms 9,851 1,338 605 681 771 730
acres 1,243,393 730,459 183,333 128,709 75,666 41,067
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ................................................................. farms 4,405 596 266 257 361 296
acres 393,002 242,426 54,193 29,497 25,647 10,603

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................................. farms 961 36 14 21 36 36


Solar panels ...................................................................... farms 635 12 4 10 21 20
Wind turbines .................................................................... farms 76 1 1 1 1 2
Methane digesters ............................................................ farms 46 4 1 - - -
Geoexchange systems ..................................................... farms 176 3 3 5 9 5

Small hydro systems ......................................................... farms 84 1 2 - 1 4


Biodiesel ........................................................................... farms 143 11 4 4 7 8
Ethanol ............................................................................. farms 86 11 2 1 4 3
Other ................................................................................. farms 22 - - - - -

Wind rights leased to others ................................................. farms 32 3 2 6 4 4

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................................... farms 32,936 1,525 583 429 527 815
Part owners .......................................................................... farms 14,221 1,857 835 872 1,045 975
Tenants ................................................................................. farms 3,061 195 109 158 290 218

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned .......................................................................... farms 47,241 3,392 1,420 1,303 1,579 1,801
acres 5,253,410 1,430,467 387,484 251,882 313,073 254,602
Owned land in farms ......................................................... farms 47,157 3,382 1,418 1,301 1,572 1,790
acres 4,836,861 1,349,719 377,284 241,212 290,527 232,332

Land rented or leased from others ........................................ farms 17,427 2,074 945 1,037 1,343 1,198
acres 3,611,759 1,818,302 499,165 345,574 264,929 146,760
Rented or leased land in farms ......................................... farms 17,282 2,052 944 1,030 1,335 1,193
acres 3,577,895 1,805,462 498,022 343,837 260,230 145,253

Land rented or leased to others ............................................ farms 6,728 555 158 135 226 283
acres 450,413 93,588 11,343 12,407 27,245 23,777

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ................................................................. number 73,846 5,964 2,327 2,082 2,758 2,873
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator .............................................................................. 30,657 1,898 917 971 1,208 1,319
2 operators ............................................................................ 16,435 1,200 460 379 521 546
3 operators ............................................................................ 2,522 365 116 94 101 124
4 operators ............................................................................ 468 71 30 11 27 13
5 or more operators ............................................................... 136 43 4 4 5 6

Total women operators ................................................. number 19,975 1,080 390 364 484 569
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator .......................................................................... 17,451 958 348 312 408 504
2 operators ........................................................................ 1,077 50 21 23 35 27
3 operators ........................................................................ 107 6 - 2 2 2
4 operators ........................................................................ 11 1 - - - -
5 or more operators ........................................................... 1 - - - - 1
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

120 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ............................................................... farms 2,089 3,613 3,466 2,785 2,170 3,097
acres treated 117,221 131,992 84,727 52,789 30,488 47,527
Manure used ........................................................................ farms 512 1,073 947 878 609 1,036
acres treated 23,001 31,184 19,023 13,616 6,815 12,504

Acres treated to control-


Insects .............................................................................. farms 1,013 1,337 941 622 467 676
acres 31,388 18,511 10,581 5,714 3,989 6,926
Weeds, grass, or brush .................................................... farms 1,837 2,719 2,338 1,773 1,324 2,052
acres 90,711 76,040 42,549 26,345 17,498 28,026
Nematodes ....................................................................... farms 168 227 108 85 56 41
acres 4,369 2,689 919 549 299 303
Diseases in crops and orchards ....................................... farms 327 413 262 188 132 188
acres 6,591 3,177 1,248 745 622 1,162
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ................................................. farms 93 94 86 46 52 82
acres on which used 2,963 1,279 1,041 321 248 546

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile .............................................................. farms 259 252 267 224 166 273
acres 6,948 3,955 3,251 1,841 1,653 3,660
Land artificially drained by ditches ....................................... farms 587 878 910 825 741 1,156
acres 27,902 25,178 21,245 13,628 12,193 19,835
Land under conservation easement ..................................... farms 108 208 201 239 251 217
acres 8,393 13,432 6,384 7,719 7,471 7,617
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used ................................................................................... farms 724 858 623 417 278 301
acres 32,945 20,648 9,055 4,361 3,020 4,343
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used ................................................................................... farms 262 327 295 182 140 117
acres 8,453 4,378 2,973 1,244 1,145 1,172
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ........................................................... farms 930 1,364 1,218 937 671 606
acres 29,972 23,321 13,514 7,163 5,046 5,143
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ................................................................. farms 332 580 541 363 350 463
acres 6,569 7,672 5,514 2,800 2,759 5,322

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................................ farms 70 146 154 103 147 198
Solar panels ..................................................................... farms 46 111 106 62 104 139
Wind turbines ................................................................... farms 5 11 7 11 15 21
Methane digesters ............................................................ farms 4 11 7 7 5 7
Geoexchange systems ..................................................... farms 8 24 40 22 23 34

Small hydro systems ........................................................ farms 8 17 15 11 12 13


Biodiesel ........................................................................... farms 15 16 24 16 16 22
Ethanol ............................................................................. farms 7 11 10 10 18 9
Other ................................................................................ farms 6 5 1 6 4 -

Wind rights leased to others ................................................. farms 2 1 2 4 2 2

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................................... farms 1,399 3,354 4,625 4,960 5,673 9,046
Part owners .......................................................................... farms 1,305 2,029 1,758 1,325 829 1,391
Tenants ................................................................................ farms 281 457 304 321 241 487

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned .......................................................................... farms 2,710 5,392 6,389 6,301 6,511 10,443
acres 330,825 497,120 472,024 425,679 382,257 507,997
Owned land in farms ........................................................ farms 2,704 5,383 6,383 6,285 6,502 10,437
acres 300,119 448,038 425,861 382,210 330,717 458,842

Land rented or leased from others ....................................... farms 1,595 2,511 2,075 1,652 1,103 1,894
acres 151,076 150,406 84,007 57,205 36,531 57,804
Rented or leased land in farms ........................................ farms 1,586 2,486 2,062 1,646 1,070 1,878
acres 148,799 148,510 82,287 56,592 35,077 53,826

Land rented or leased to others ........................................... farms 426 808 933 934 1,046 1,224
acres 32,983 50,978 47,883 44,082 52,994 53,133

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators .................................................................. number 4,251 8,377 9,620 9,503 9,675 16,416
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator .............................................................................. 1,954 3,727 4,216 4,119 4,169 6,159
2 operators ............................................................................ 841 1,786 2,113 2,134 2,271 4,184
3 operators ............................................................................ 150 248 282 308 256 478
4 operators ............................................................................ 36 70 61 37 42 70
5 or more operators ............................................................... 4 9 15 8 5 33

Total women operators .................................................. number 899 2,130 2,595 2,659 3,053 5,752
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator .......................................................................... 762 1,811 2,274 2,347 2,717 5,010
2 operators ........................................................................ 61 140 135 130 139 316
3 operators ........................................................................ 5 13 13 16 14 34
4 operators ........................................................................ - - 3 1 4 2
5 or more operators ........................................................... - - - - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ........................................................................................... 43,765 3,388 1,442 1,366 1,754 1,872
Female ....................................................................................... 6,453 189 85 93 108 136

Primary occupation:
Farming ..................................................................................... 24,574 3,184 1,346 1,263 1,427 1,298
Other .......................................................................................... 25,644 393 181 196 435 710

Place of residence:
On farm operated ....................................................................... 39,098 2,494 1,148 1,099 1,325 1,519
Not on farm operated ................................................................. 11,120 1,083 379 360 537 489

Days worked off farm:


None .......................................................................................... 20,047 2,522 1,019 979 1,066 921
Any ............................................................................................ 30,171 1,055 508 480 796 1,087
1 to 49 days ........................................................................... 3,864 144 52 78 133 157
50 to 99 days ......................................................................... 2,364 59 37 38 80 112
100 to 199 days ..................................................................... 4,390 119 71 67 139 188
200 days or more ................................................................... 19,553 733 348 297 444 630

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ........................................................................... 1,659 101 21 31 28 55
3 or 4 years ................................................................................ 2,459 91 37 53 62 86
5 to 9 years ................................................................................ 6,909 346 119 108 172 220
10 years or more ........................................................................ 39,191 3,039 1,350 1,267 1,600 1,647

Average years on present farm ................................................. 23.1 25.1 26.7 27.6 27.4 26.3

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ........................................................................... 1,298 87 15 23 24 32
3 or 4 years ................................................................................ 2,030 67 27 31 48 60
5 to 9 years ................................................................................ 5,935 298 96 97 139 193
10 years or more ........................................................................ 40,955 3,125 1,389 1,308 1,651 1,723

Average years operating any farm ............................................. 25.0 27.0 28.3 29.3 29.4 28.4

Age group:
Under 25 years .......................................................................... 220 20 5 9 15 20
25 to 34 years ............................................................................ 2,101 163 75 94 139 129
35 to 44 years ............................................................................ 4,932 492 181 166 191 233
45 to 49 years ............................................................................ 4,245 427 172 144 159 157
50 to 54 years ............................................................................ 6,146 594 247 212 252 203
55 to 59 years ............................................................................ 7,306 614 275 280 274 304
60 to 64 years ............................................................................ 7,818 527 235 205 286 292
65 to 69 years ............................................................................ 6,755 336 153 163 212 236
70 years and over ...................................................................... 10,695 404 184 186 334 434

Average age .............................................................................. 58.9 54.9 55.6 55.5 56.8 57.8

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ................................ 493 38 12 17 34 14

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native .............................................. 596 42 9 22 25 24
Asian .......................................................................................... 179 53 12 9 1 10
Black or African American ......................................................... 1,637 26 18 38 54 88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................................. - - - - - -
White ......................................................................................... 47,627 3,453 1,487 1,389 1,779 1,878
More than one race reported ..................................................... 179 3 1 1 3 8

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ..................................................................................... 6,809 316 144 169 196 253
2 people ..................................................................................... 27,084 1,583 720 681 987 1,082
3 people ..................................................................................... 7,781 629 297 266 334 315
4 people ..................................................................................... 5,942 689 248 253 266 237
5 or more people ........................................................................ 2,602 360 118 90 79 121

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ................................................................. 37,398 551 236 311 550 890
25 to 49 percent ......................................................................... 3,483 329 150 152 254 360
50 to 74 percent ......................................................................... 3,963 723 404 354 447 419
75 to 99 percent ......................................................................... 2,639 946 336 276 328 185
100 percent ................................................................................ 2,735 1,028 401 366 283 154

Operator is a hired manager ................................................. farms 1,434 433 135 121 115 56
acres 841,175 548,811 103,599 52,261 41,514 16,271

Farms with-
Internet access .......................................................................... 34,814 2,970 1,169 1,032 1,332 1,391
Dial-up service ....................................................................... 2,587 220 79 98 108 108
DSL service ........................................................................... 18,475 1,634 676 603 741 739
Cable modem service ............................................................ 7,092 452 179 161 240 277
Fiber-optic service ................................................................. 1,549 131 39 35 59 63
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ........................................................................ 4,924 520 221 163 189 233
Satellite service ...................................................................... 3,330 352 124 105 144 124
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ...................................... 732 51 14 20 29 31
Other Internet service ............................................................ 290 33 4 1 17 8

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ............................................................................... 39,916 2,167 1,008 1,046 1,325 1,485
2 households ............................................................................. 8,051 928 355 316 420 390
3 households ............................................................................. 1,413 302 109 58 66 83
4 households ............................................................................. 579 111 39 26 36 32
5 or more households ................................................................ 259 69 16 13 15 18
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

122 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male .......................................................................................... 2,703 5,201 5,858 5,707 5,636 8,838
Female ...................................................................................... 282 639 829 899 1,107 2,086

Primary occupation:
Farming ..................................................................................... 1,661 2,985 2,878 2,631 2,351 3,550
Other ......................................................................................... 1,324 2,855 3,809 3,975 4,392 7,374

Place of residence:
On farm operated ...................................................................... 2,262 4,616 5,385 5,233 5,261 8,756
Not on farm operated ................................................................ 723 1,224 1,302 1,373 1,482 2,168

Days worked off farm:


None .......................................................................................... 1,165 2,188 2,341 2,258 2,245 3,343
Any ............................................................................................ 1,820 3,652 4,346 4,348 4,498 7,581
1 to 49 days ........................................................................... 242 492 556 545 637 828
50 to 99 days ......................................................................... 186 326 330 302 318 576
100 to 199 days ..................................................................... 293 542 742 653 594 982
200 days or more .................................................................. 1,099 2,292 2,718 2,848 2,949 5,195

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ........................................................................... 77 181 191 171 295 508
3 or 4 years ............................................................................... 127 308 342 338 438 577
5 to 9 years ............................................................................... 363 708 879 1,012 1,162 1,820
10 years or more ....................................................................... 2,418 4,643 5,275 5,085 4,848 8,019

Average years on present farm ................................................. 25.6 24.5 23.7 22.7 20.4 19.9

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ........................................................................... 61 141 143 132 248 392
3 or 4 years ............................................................................... 103 256 273 294 364 507
5 to 9 years ............................................................................... 304 583 735 856 1,022 1,612
10 years or more ....................................................................... 2,517 4,860 5,536 5,324 5,109 8,413

Average years operating any farm ............................................ 27.7 26.6 26.0 24.8 22.5 21.5

Age group:
Under 25 years .......................................................................... 20 43 21 24 15 28
25 to 34 years ........................................................................... 158 260 223 211 247 402
35 to 44 years ........................................................................... 291 506 551 555 595 1,171
45 to 49 years ........................................................................... 212 399 510 532 514 1,019
50 to 54 years ........................................................................... 377 640 679 795 745 1,402
55 to 59 years ........................................................................... 397 782 883 879 955 1,663
60 to 64 years ........................................................................... 441 913 1,082 972 1,127 1,738
65 to 69 years ........................................................................... 401 826 997 978 980 1,473
70 years and over ..................................................................... 688 1,471 1,741 1,660 1,565 2,028

Average age .............................................................................. 58.9 60.1 60.7 60.3 60.1 58.3

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ................................ 28 33 62 65 63 127

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native ............................................. 40 55 70 93 80 136
Asian ......................................................................................... 7 17 15 8 16 31
Black or African American ......................................................... 139 185 254 221 241 373
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................................. - - - - - -
White ......................................................................................... 2,789 5,573 6,318 6,253 6,374 10,334
More than one race reported ..................................................... 10 10 30 31 32 50

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person .................................................................................... 402 818 933 966 1,004 1,608
2 people .................................................................................... 1,662 3,292 3,842 3,707 3,806 5,722
3 people .................................................................................... 432 880 1,014 941 985 1,688
4 people .................................................................................... 326 596 629 723 683 1,292
5 or more people ....................................................................... 163 254 269 269 265 614

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ................................................................. 1,734 4,469 5,824 6,087 6,360 10,386
25 to 49 percent ........................................................................ 544 667 415 277 154 181
50 to 74 percent ........................................................................ 413 436 280 148 154 185
75 to 99 percent ........................................................................ 141 155 93 63 42 74
100 percent ............................................................................... 153 113 75 31 33 98

Operator is a hired manager ................................................ farms 92 101 91 89 69 132


acres 23,779 14,015 11,214 5,548 12,107 12,056

Farms with-
Internet access .......................................................................... 2,058 3,945 4,402 4,341 4,599 7,575
Dial-up service ...................................................................... 182 298 360 317 304 513
DSL service ........................................................................... 1,085 2,062 2,201 2,275 2,449 4,010
Cable modem service ............................................................ 422 768 941 989 984 1,679
Fiber-optic service ................................................................. 90 218 238 187 190 299
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ........................................................................ 324 519 640 580 606 929
Satellite service ..................................................................... 184 386 410 362 435 704
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ...................................... 47 104 103 94 91 148
Other Internet service ............................................................ 12 41 34 28 33 79

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ............................................................................... 2,311 4,654 5,378 5,437 5,616 9,489
2 households ............................................................................. 559 971 1,111 939 902 1,160
3 households ............................................................................. 94 142 126 168 141 124
4 households ............................................................................. 14 57 50 44 55 115
5 or more households ................................................................ 7 16 22 18 29 36
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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption .......................................................................... farms 48,594 3,271 1,435 1,385 1,754 1,933
acres 7,674,251 2,701,040 790,422 547,333 515,432 359,917
Limited Liability Corporation ................................................. farms 2,474 365 119 113 167 154
acres 687,066 316,216 78,927 38,982 55,691 35,122

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual .............................................................. farms 43,563 2,158 1,082 1,120 1,455 1,657
acres 5,566,945 1,377,560 553,904 437,356 417,341 301,143
Partnership ........................................................................... farms 3,132 579 188 152 182 154
acres 1,381,005 841,884 157,653 80,243 65,483 34,430
Registered under state law ............................................... farms 2,199 454 143 103 138 112
acres 1,079,866 675,809 127,887 56,046 50,156 24,185

Corporation ........................................................................... farms 3,035 829 249 176 206 183


acres 1,392,032 924,504 155,845 61,702 58,424 37,611
Family held ....................................................................... farms 2,715 764 227 165 185 169
acres 1,253,748 837,073 137,823 60,469 53,798 35,413
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 46 19 1 - 3 6
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 2,669 745 226 165 182 163

Other than family held ....................................................... farms 320 65 22 11 21 14


acres 138,284 87,431 18,022 1,233 4,626 2,198
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 27 9 3 - - 7
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 293 56 19 11 21 7

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ...................................................... farms 488 11 8 11 19 14
acres 74,774 11,233 7,904 5,748 9,509 4,401

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 14,469 2,902 1,102 1,026 1,165 827
workers 78,012 35,118 6,962 5,956 5,607 3,272
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more .......................................................... farms 7,022 2,465 818 673 641 345
workers 30,165 18,437 2,906 2,050 1,860 844
Less than 150 days ....................................................... farms 10,548 1,640 662 706 843 633
workers 47,847 16,681 4,056 3,906 3,747 2,428
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) .................................................................... farms 1,605 602 230 227 239 77
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) .............................................. farms 199 26 23 17 33 39

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 21,730 1,067 498 530 729 832
workers 48,608 2,070 955 1,062 1,494 1,929

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres .................................................................................... 4,155 74 62 67 69 81


10 to 49 acres ................................................................................ 20,014 568 250 177 203 347
50 to 69 acres ................................................................................ 5,596 201 105 59 78 165
70 to 99 acres ................................................................................ 5,276 216 76 62 141 203
100 to 139 acres ............................................................................ 4,062 274 72 84 155 284
140 to 179 acres ............................................................................ 2,326 185 49 62 137 205
180 to 219 acres ............................................................................ 1,604 131 46 43 175 155
220 to 259 acres ............................................................................ 1,055 95 39 41 175 121
260 to 499 acres ............................................................................ 2,728 331 148 385 456 339
500 to 999 acres ............................................................................ 1,706 423 357 397 204 75
1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................................... 1,067 568 271 68 50 25
2,000 acres or more ....................................................................... 629 511 52 14 19 8

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 5,723 396 337 420 622 657
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................ 2,022 75 24 45 78 86
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 1,494 14 8 27 66 56
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ........................................................................ 3,072 102 62 121 278 303
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 12,039 507 333 365 406 322
Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................................... 1,046 207 171 193 196 127
Cotton farming (11192) .............................................................. 528 69 74 86 118 59
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ................................ 10,465 231 88 86 92 136
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................................... 13,909 42 29 70 224 394
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ 10 - 2 - 2 4
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 263 52 52 50 40 21
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................... 1,170 710 151 52 29 6
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................ 3,404 1,651 518 293 66 21
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 1,922 - - - 2 8
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ............................................................... 5,190 28 11 16 49 130

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ................................................... farms 19,548 1,100 478 435 547 750
number 829,717 201,364 73,817 53,978 72,718 64,591
Farms with-
1 to 9 ...................................................................................... 5,737 59 33 32 41 56
10 to 49 .................................................................................. 10,059 384 161 144 138 213
50 to 99 .................................................................................. 2,126 224 91 83 122 261
100 to 199 .............................................................................. 945 179 76 98 122 153
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124 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption ......................................................................... farms 2,874 5,672 6,506 6,461 6,613 10,690
acres 424,839 575,970 489,855 425,607 347,767 496,069
Limited Liability Corporation ................................................. farms 173 260 264 251 204 404
acres 27,813 34,082 25,672 28,865 18,440 27,256

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual ............................................................. farms 2,558 5,165 6,087 6,046 6,246 9,989
acres 382,073 511,692 444,210 381,566 312,679 447,421
Partnership ........................................................................... farms 205 336 345 292 269 430
acres 36,448 44,664 33,894 32,338 26,481 27,487
Registered under state law ............................................... farms 140 204 233 202 175 295
acres 26,642 26,568 25,996 26,494 19,635 20,448

Corporation .......................................................................... farms 196 280 203 203 161 349


acres 24,721 35,338 24,822 20,662 21,492 26,911
Family held ....................................................................... farms 180 250 183 174 143 275
acres 23,604 31,653 20,602 19,037 12,161 22,115
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 1 2 8 4 - 2
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 179 248 175 170 143 273

Other than family held ...................................................... farms 16 30 20 29 18 74


acres 1,117 3,685 4,220 1,625 9,331 4,796
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 1 - - 4 - 3
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 15 30 20 25 18 71

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ..................................................... farms 26 59 52 65 67 156
acres 5,676 4,854 5,222 4,236 5,142 10,849

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................................... farms 1,008 1,477 1,259 1,057 969 1,677
workers 3,270 4,175 3,586 2,866 3,029 4,171
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more ......................................................... farms 344 406 271 278 218 563
workers 704 715 602 553 517 977
Less than 150 days ...................................................... farms 788 1,203 1,066 852 817 1,338
workers 2,566 3,460 2,984 2,313 2,512 3,194
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) ................................................................... farms 53 42 45 19 16 55
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) .............................................. farms 16 19 7 1 5 13

Unpaid workers (see text) .................................................... farms 1,300 2,588 3,029 2,937 2,857 5,363
workers 3,044 5,949 7,047 6,529 6,408 12,121

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................................... 144 400 439 489 847 1,483


10 to 49 acres ............................................................................... 652 1,709 2,783 3,337 3,665 6,323
50 to 69 acres ............................................................................... 349 772 996 955 783 1,133
70 to 99 acres ............................................................................... 412 886 989 821 657 813
100 to 139 acres ........................................................................... 379 732 689 469 371 553
140 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 262 480 338 198 177 233
180 to 219 acres ........................................................................... 227 303 156 115 81 172
220 to 259 acres ........................................................................... 140 192 94 50 48 60
260 to 499 acres ........................................................................... 313 293 145 127 70 121
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................... 73 56 38 29 31 23
1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................................... 25 14 17 10 10 9
2,000 acres or more ...................................................................... 9 3 3 6 3 1

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 765 927 726 430 271 172
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................ 231 458 458 315 177 75
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 123 279 262 177 159 323
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ........................................................................ 372 535 426 278 251 344
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 464 978 1,463 1,882 2,740 2,579
Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................................... 68 57 17 10 - -
Cotton farming (11192) ............................................................. 48 41 20 11 2 -
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ................................ 348 880 1,426 1,861 2,738 2,579
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................................... 787 2,164 2,771 2,786 1,769 2,873
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ 2 - - - - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 2 11 3 - - 32
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................... 6 29 20 26 79 62
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................ 12 28 54 67 219 475
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 27 102 124 235 426 998
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) .............................................................. 194 329 380 410 652 2,991

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory .................................................. farms 1,210 2,864 3,386 3,203 2,107 3,468
number 75,489 103,391 72,652 47,936 22,346 41,435
Farms with-
1 to 9 ..................................................................................... 96 288 719 1,084 1,230 2,099
10 to 49 ................................................................................. 479 1,872 2,480 2,070 853 1,265
50 to 99 ................................................................................. 401 624 177 39 17 87
100 to 199 ............................................................................. 206 70 10 10 7 14
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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 .............................................................................. 506 143 89 71 104 59


500 or more ........................................................................... 175 111 28 7 20 8

Cows and heifers that calved ............................................ farms 16,361 988 401 362 416 562
number 394,156 92,617 27,499 20,946 30,625 29,032

Beef cows ..................................................................... farms 16,059 929 364 321 388 548
number 348,196 62,885 19,618 16,041 28,543 28,500
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................................. 7,151 102 57 51 48 69
10 to 49 .......................................................................... 7,338 447 188 162 152 253
50 to 99 .......................................................................... 1,040 199 65 62 95 139
100 to 199 ...................................................................... 401 125 37 36 59 79
200 to 499 ...................................................................... 112 43 16 8 33 8
500 or more ................................................................... 17 13 1 2 1 -
Milk cows ...................................................................... farms 571 75 54 61 49 34
number 45,960 29,732 7,881 4,905 2,082 532
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................................. 322 7 1 4 5 13
10 to 49 .......................................................................... 70 5 4 7 28 20
50 to 99 .......................................................................... 55 5 4 32 13 1
100 to 199 ...................................................................... 63 8 34 18 3 -
200 to 499 ...................................................................... 45 34 11 - - -
500 or more ................................................................... 16 16 - - - -

Other cattle (see text) ....................................................... farms 15,798 943 423 370 484 666
number 435,561 108,747 46,318 33,032 42,093 35,559

Cattle and calves sold ........................................................... farms 15,312 919 412 356 507 705
number 435,411 139,556 43,974 31,633 41,539 36,799
$1,000 332,733 117,399 35,981 27,725 34,814 27,308
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............................. farms 8,542 551 231 213 241 336
number 108,585 25,764 6,145 8,048 6,254 9,288

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ........................................................ farms 12,974 774 365 309 465 646
number 326,826 113,792 37,829 23,585 35,285 27,511
Cattle on feed (see text) ............................................... farms 15 2 3 - 4 4
number 2,428 (D) 1,023 - 430 175

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................... farms 2,217 830 165 88 51 58


number 8,901,434 8,208,929 454,822 148,298 47,724 10,415
Farms with-
1 to 24 .................................................................................... 987 6 11 20 16 25
25 to 49 .................................................................................. 78 1 2 2 5 10
50 to 99 .................................................................................. 60 4 - 1 8 9
100 to 199 .............................................................................. 25 3 1 2 1 8
200 to 499 .............................................................................. 25 3 3 11 2 2
500 or more ........................................................................... 1,042 813 148 52 19 4

Used or to be used for breeding ....................................... farms 838 171 33 29 28 39


number 896,231 839,410 28,567 15,376 9,203 971
Other hogs and pigs ......................................................... farms 2,040 825 165 85 49 56
number 8,005,203 7,369,519 426,255 132,922 38,521 9,444

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................... farms 1,833 870 171 86 54 51


number 34,456,613 32,121,253 1,823,448 356,993 105,943 38,043
$1,000 2,873,988 2,734,752 110,747 21,115 5,245 (D)

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .................................. farms 1,311 22 11 27 25 41


number 29,224 1,225 476 810 752 2,463
Ewes 1 year old or older ................................................... farms 923 18 6 20 16 27
number 15,633 940 264 711 446 1,011
Sheep and lambs sold .......................................................... farms 752 18 5 24 23 28
number 14,523 374 187 1,305 528 1,693

Total horses and ponies inventory ........................................ farms 10,261 246 95 111 147 252
number 66,870 1,762 632 621 1,519 2,516
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ......................................................................... farms 9,785 225 90 102 143 238
number 55,143 1,624 500 490 1,084 1,828
Owned horses and ponies sold ............................................ farms 1,955 27 12 24 39 113
number 7,037 178 43 180 464 1,075

Goats, all inventory ............................................................... farms 4,387 57 33 29 48 76


number 66,367 2,002 715 403 1,189 3,378
Goats, all sold ....................................................................... farms 2,346 27 15 19 28 57
number 30,589 631 367 258 978 2,853

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ................................................... farms 4,996 150 115 127 57 108
number 13,091,384 9,868,561 1,967,556 1,097,306 30,633 7,291
Farms with-
1 to 399 .................................................................................. 4,605 8 9 22 45 102
400 to 3,199 ........................................................................... 40 - 2 2 10 6
3,200 to 9,999 ........................................................................ 74 2 4 66 2 -
10,000 to 19,999 .................................................................... 101 15 57 29 - -
20,000 to 49,999 .................................................................... 148 98 42 8 - -
50,000 to 99,999 .................................................................... 23 22 1 - - -
100,000 or more .................................................................... 5 5 - - - -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ............................................................................. farms 763 32 47 69 28 18
number 6,239,251 2,421,602 1,522,403 1,654,368 412,047 14,400
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

126 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 ............................................................................. 27 10 - - - 3


500 or more ........................................................................... 1 - - - - -

Cows and heifers that calved ........................................... farms 977 2,518 2,993 2,850 1,752 2,542
number 38,426 57,228 40,594 26,571 11,926 18,692

Beef cows ..................................................................... farms 969 2,499 2,978 2,830 1,733 2,500
number 38,308 57,056 40,434 26,422 11,824 18,565
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 139 483 1,173 1,766 1,345 1,918
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 522 1,831 1,776 1,052 385 570
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 258 173 26 11 2 10
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 47 11 3 1 1 2
200 to 499 ..................................................................... 3 1 - - - -
500 or more ................................................................... - - - - - -
Milk cows ...................................................................... farms 22 48 56 56 47 69
number 118 172 160 149 102 127
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 20 46 55 55 47 69
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 2 2 1 1 - -
50 to 99 ......................................................................... - - - - - -
100 to 199 ..................................................................... - - - - - -
200 to 499 ..................................................................... - - - - - -
500 or more ................................................................... - - - - - -

Other cattle (see text) ....................................................... farms 1,081 2,418 2,760 2,601 1,563 2,489
number 37,063 46,163 32,058 21,365 10,420 22,743

Cattle and calves sold .......................................................... farms 1,163 2,722 3,199 3,002 1,785 542
number 38,840 49,064 30,629 16,947 5,605 825
$1,000 26,736 31,525 18,527 9,535 2,816 367
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............................ farms 644 1,611 1,860 1,698 894 263
number 11,886 17,926 12,486 7,563 2,769 456

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ....................................................... farms 1,072 2,478 2,769 2,452 1,335 309
number 26,954 31,138 18,143 9,384 2,836 369
Cattle on feed (see text) ............................................... farms 2 - - - - -
number (D) - - - - -

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................... farms 71 130 161 175 210 278
number 2,691 3,138 17,001 1,724 1,984 4,708
Farms with-
1 to 24 ................................................................................... 52 105 133 156 191 272
25 to 49 ................................................................................. 6 4 19 14 12 3
50 to 99 ................................................................................. 7 13 4 5 7 2
100 to 199 ............................................................................. 3 6 1 - - -
200 to 499 ............................................................................. 2 2 - - - -
500 or more ........................................................................... 1 - 4 - - 1

Used or to be used for breeding ....................................... farms 38 77 86 104 106 127


number 249 469 457 607 552 370
Other hogs and pigs ......................................................... farms 60 107 143 145 183 222
number 2,442 2,669 16,544 1,117 1,432 4,338

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................... farms 55 108 118 118 132 70
number 2,070 3,958 1,912 1,326 1,431 236
$1,000 299 506 223 132 126 (D)

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .................................. farms 64 134 165 218 200 404
number 2,089 5,492 4,456 4,208 2,249 5,004
Ewes 1 year old or older ................................................... farms 53 104 111 152 141 275
number 1,263 3,130 2,373 2,035 1,221 2,239
Sheep and lambs sold .......................................................... farms 38 93 120 140 135 128
number 1,311 3,147 2,361 1,872 1,131 614

Total horses and ponies inventory ....................................... farms 419 847 1,139 1,213 1,374 4,418
number 4,536 6,006 6,299 6,380 6,847 29,752
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ......................................................................... farms 402 799 1,081 1,145 1,291 4,269
number 3,782 4,761 5,318 5,195 5,786 24,775
Owned horses and ponies sold ............................................ farms 192 333 326 356 425 108
number 1,233 1,238 981 838 687 120

Goats, all inventory .............................................................. farms 172 362 482 640 807 1,681
number 4,250 7,542 7,634 9,430 10,698 19,126
Goats, all sold ...................................................................... farms 112 232 323 437 530 566
number 3,301 4,754 4,496 5,251 4,900 2,800

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ................................................... farms 187 438 706 758 852 1,498
number 12,097 17,602 22,527 19,962 21,062 26,787
Farms with-
1 to 399 ................................................................................. 177 431 705 758 852 1,496
400 to 3,199 .......................................................................... 10 7 1 - - 2
3,200 to 9,999 ....................................................................... - - - - - -
10,000 to 19,999 ................................................................... - - - - - -
20,000 to 49,999 ................................................................... - - - - - -
50,000 to 99,999 ................................................................... - - - - - -
100,000 or more .................................................................... - - - - - -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ............................................................................. farms 29 62 105 135 115 123
number (D) (D) 3,084 (D) 2,749 118,587
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
POULTRY - Con.

Layers sold (see text) ........................................................... farms 1,109 145 118 117 14 18
number 10,310,945 7,321,436 1,946,068 962,651 39,511 11,340

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ..................................................................................... farms 268 34 49 76 27 6
number 11,734,548 4,507,093 3,486,087 3,080,638 629,334 23,100

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ..................................................................................... farms 1,969 1,229 325 92 41 26
number 801,883,037 724,892,688 66,044,209 9,384,838 1,344,099 160,700
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ............................................................................... 271 - - 1 9 13
2,000 to 59,999 ...................................................................... 53 - 1 3 28 13
60,000 to 99,999 .................................................................... 37 3 - 30 4 -
100,000 or more .................................................................... 1,608 1,226 324 58 - -

Turkeys inventory (see text) ................................................. farms 829 351 31 11 9 7


number 17,191,277 16,588,214 399,509 192,633 (D) (D)
Turkeys sold (see text) ......................................................... farms 590 386 36 17 16 12
number 54,109,724 52,673,251 1,043,737 336,246 (D) (D)

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ..................................................................... farms 250 59 50 26 29 30


acres 16,695 9,537 3,212 1,718 861 816
bushels 985,012 522,545 213,580 114,141 49,473 56,195
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 11 2 3 1 1 2
acres 111 (D) 19 (D) (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 118 8 16 3 18 19
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 79 21 20 17 9 10
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 41 19 13 6 2 1
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 10 9 1 - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 2 2 - - - -

Corn for grain ........................................................................ farms 5,366 1,247 536 481 552 512
acres 803,020 520,548 119,233 66,914 45,599 21,401
bushels 93,402,417 64,684,815 13,373,189 6,961,179 4,375,967 1,881,973
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 399 167 44 26 38 31
acres 26,656 19,418 3,296 1,331 1,306 594
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 2,129 114 46 66 83 155
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 1,452 245 123 124 273 324
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 882 293 148 215 184 33
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 486 227 175 71 12 -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 417 368 44 5 - -

Corn for silage or greenchop ................................................ farms 602 105 73 63 76 54


acres 46,650 25,041 9,549 5,387 2,836 1,228
tons 732,594 417,533 138,523 81,664 42,383 19,921
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 26 13 3 2 4 1
acres 903 726 62 (D) 77 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 317 21 7 9 30 41
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 148 20 20 35 41 11
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 97 36 36 17 5 2
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 24 13 9 2 - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 16 15 1 - - -

Cotton, all ............................................................................. farms 1,432 532 235 221 209 100
acres 580,801 388,709 94,818 51,465 34,574 7,160
bales 1,134,034 779,032 181,569 96,910 57,068 12,634
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 100 63 11 16 3 2
acres 16,104 13,364 1,672 892 52 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 100 10 5 3 7 12
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 274 25 20 24 71 64
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 331 55 54 102 94 24
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 285 113 75 76 21 -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 442 329 81 16 16 -

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ........................................ farms 10 - - - - 5


acres 95 - - - - 90
cwt 1,707 - - - - 1,614
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 2 - - - - 2
acres (D) - - - - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 8 - - - - 3
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 2 - - - - 2
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. - - - - - -

Oats for grain ........................................................................ farms 443 68 45 34 40 59


acres 13,390 6,289 1,828 1,313 964 1,235
bushels 1,043,595 567,713 150,727 94,495 65,312 77,354
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 19 3 2 - 2 10
acres 87 (D) (D) - (D) 49
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 312 22 20 12 27 46
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 111 36 19 20 13 11
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 17 7 6 2 - 2
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 3 3 - - - -

Peanuts for nuts ................................................................... farms 636 251 92 113 71 54


acres 105,739 75,225 14,681 10,098 3,761 1,441
pounds 415,209,198 305,593,835 51,009,863 38,146,147 13,546,463 5,043,263
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

128 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
POULTRY - Con.

Layers sold (see text) ........................................................... farms 27 72 120 136 172 170
number 3,883 3,572 6,084 5,304 6,526 4,570

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ..................................................................................... farms 3 7 16 22 16 12
number (D) 374 629 (D) 325 234

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ..................................................................................... farms 22 53 51 32 56 42
number 18,767 18,988 13,463 1,525 2,837 923
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 .............................................................................. 17 51 50 32 56 42
2,000 to 59,999 ..................................................................... 5 2 1 - - -
60,000 to 99,999 ................................................................... - - - - - -
100,000 or more .................................................................... - - - - - -

Turkeys inventory (see text) ................................................. farms 23 30 61 70 99 137


number 383 219 461 558 601 601
Turkeys sold (see text) ......................................................... farms 16 13 18 23 35 18
number 577 575 251 471 436 81

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ..................................................................... farms 16 25 9 6 - -


acres 174 249 76 52 - -
bushels 6,673 13,305 6,500 2,600 - -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1 1 - - - -
acres (D) (D) - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 15 24 9 6 - -
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 1 1 - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Corn for grain ....................................................................... farms 490 546 452 259 163 128
acres 13,822 7,923 4,075 1,800 1,227 478
bushels 1,141,515 579,786 233,034 84,103 70,401 16,455
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 23 20 20 10 10 10
acres 294 185 106 40 40 46
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 229 460 432 254 162 128
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 252 86 20 5 - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 9 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - 1 -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Corn for silage or greenchop ................................................ farms 62 62 41 37 19 10


acres 1,269 591 337 238 103 71
tons 16,850 8,038 4,256 2,464 808 154
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - - 1 2 - -
acres - - (D) (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 44 60 41 35 19 10
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 17 2 - 2 - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Cotton, all ............................................................................. farms 59 43 20 11 2 -


acres 2,540 941 421 (D) (D) -
bales 4,634 1,607 374 (D) (D) -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 3 - - 2 - -
acres 78 - - (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 13 24 15 9 2 -
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 46 19 3 2 - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - 2 - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ........................................ farms - 4 1 - - -


acres - (D) (D) - - -
cwt - (D) (D) - - -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... - 4 1 - - -
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Oats for grain ....................................................................... farms 30 55 43 30 20 19


acres 487 507 276 271 132 88
bushels 31,070 27,753 10,713 9,544 6,454 2,460
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - 2 - - - -
acres - (D) - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 23 50 43 30 20 19
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 7 5 - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts ................................................................... farms 30 10 2 8 5 -


acres 377 105 (D) (D) 21 -
pounds 1,377,607 421,388 (D) (D) 26,333 -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 129


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 57 35 3 10 3 4


acres 5,105 4,530 (D) 248 (D) 80
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 105 6 1 1 14 31
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 190 22 27 68 47 23
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 213 108 51 44 10 -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 91 80 11 - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 37 35 2 - - -

Sorghum for grain ................................................................. farms 594 194 95 82 69 47


acres 49,819 24,595 9,924 7,079 3,949 1,868
bushels 3,007,013 1,562,448 566,067 449,504 201,496 103,655
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 26 14 1 3 5 -
acres 735 581 (D) 15 72 -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 175 28 9 13 20 26
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 247 72 46 43 41 17
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 126 66 29 21 6 4
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 37 21 10 5 1 -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 9 7 1 - 1 -

Soybeans for beans .............................................................. farms 7,021 1,608 700 732 796 718
acres 1,564,806 922,048 248,395 162,818 106,927 54,626
bushels 60,635,686 37,519,512 9,814,932 5,831,499 3,681,050 1,793,177
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 262 126 30 22 25 20
acres 15,562 10,110 2,557 780 853 427
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 1,689 87 40 38 44 96
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 2,202 242 82 131 286 429
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1,313 268 163 282 363 186
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 893 308 237 242 99 7
500 acres or more .................................................................. 924 703 178 39 4 -

Sunflower seed, all ............................................................... farms 41 6 2 2 2 2


acres 858 255 (D) (D) (D) (D)
pounds 618,531 224,490 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 6 - 1 - 1 -
acres 29 - (D) - (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 30 2 - - 2 1
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 10 4 2 2 - 1
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. - - - - - -

Tobacco ................................................................................ farms 1,682 571 263 281 233 143


acres 167,443 114,249 25,750 16,163 7,908 2,256
pounds 391,710,625 275,503,345 58,579,235 35,263,552 15,942,863 4,328,308
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 401 140 60 81 60 29
acres 24,808 14,389 4,705 4,092 1,163 353
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ...................................................................... 10 - - - - 2
1.0 to 1.9 acres ...................................................................... 18 - - - 2 -
2.0 to 2.9 acres ...................................................................... 28 - - - 2 1
3.0 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 60 2 1 3 5 1
5.0 to 9.9 acres ...................................................................... 104 6 1 6 10 20
10.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................. 236 14 8 27 52 105
25.0 acres or more ................................................................. 1,226 549 253 245 162 14

Wheat for grain, all ............................................................... farms 4,156 1,228 521 515 510 452
acres 753,713 468,909 113,261 77,787 47,621 23,112
bushels 42,625,819 27,778,635 6,435,892 4,091,412 2,270,242 1,113,528
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 172 87 16 15 17 21
acres 8,360 5,468 1,094 419 812 328
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 826 57 29 24 47 100
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 1,358 192 109 146 242 322
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1,036 319 203 260 213 27
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 561 329 144 77 8 3
500 acres or more .................................................................. 375 331 36 8 - -

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ........................................................... farms 19,562 1,307 489 393 554 707
acres 643,186 109,199 32,808 28,469 47,296 44,955
tons, dry 1,509,153 358,211 101,402 79,879 140,718 130,123
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 701 351 81 27 22 24
acres 25,326 17,429 2,909 673 1,493 821
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 12,125 397 173 135 156 230
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 6,182 597 207 177 236 314
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1,062 243 87 65 113 147
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 140 42 17 10 36 16
500 acres or more .................................................................. 53 28 5 6 13 -

Alfalfa hay ......................................................................... farms 609 27 21 25 31 36


acres 9,808 992 384 718 1,129 1,189
tons, dry 38,488 4,909 1,235 2,349 5,594 6,255
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 10 2 1 2 1 -
acres 135 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Other tame hay ................................................................. farms 16,105 1,141 420 340 470 593
acres 532,318 90,710 26,974 22,729 39,810 38,726
tons, dry 1,244,453 292,073 82,729 59,724 115,239 110,313
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 584 307 63 20 20 24
acres 21,490 14,945 2,437 343 1,419 760
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

130 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - - - 2 - -


acres - - - (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 29 8 2 8 5 -
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 1 2 - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Sorghum for grain ................................................................ farms 37 33 26 11 - -


acres 1,376 453 425 150 - -
bushels 78,538 22,161 17,476 5,668 - -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - 2 1 - - -
acres - (D) (D) - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 17 28 23 11 - -
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 20 5 3 - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Soybeans for beans ............................................................. farms 738 803 504 249 120 53
acres 35,712 21,865 8,282 2,599 1,221 313
bushels 1,052,212 644,318 209,517 61,647 24,750 3,072
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 18 12 7 2 - -
acres 529 208 (D) (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 157 391 428 241 114 53
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 536 407 76 8 5 -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 45 5 - - 1 -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Sunflower seed, all ............................................................... farms 6 3 6 4 8 -


acres 218 (D) 24 22 17 -
pounds 51,400 5,650 3,400 3,100 4,950 -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - 2 2 - - -
acres - (D) (D) - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 4 3 6 4 8 -
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 1 - - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Tobacco ............................................................................... farms 87 70 20 10 2 2


acres 743 303 49 (D) (D) (D)
pounds 1,503,657 515,432 57,806 15,587 (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 16 12 - 1 - 2
acres 79 25 - (D) - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ..................................................................... - - 3 3 - 2
1.0 to 1.9 acres ..................................................................... 1 8 3 4 - -
2.0 to 2.9 acres ..................................................................... 7 9 6 1 2 -
3.0 to 4.9 acres ..................................................................... 15 24 7 2 - -
5.0 to 9.9 acres ..................................................................... 33 27 1 - - -
10.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................. 28 2 - - - -
25.0 acres or more ................................................................ 3 - - - - -

Wheat for grain, all ............................................................... farms 330 345 140 70 31 14


acres 12,939 7,200 1,893 737 203 51
bushels 521,615 302,334 77,484 26,788 6,397 1,492
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 4 9 - 2 1 -
acres (D) (D) - (D) (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 114 224 118 68 31 14
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 202 121 22 2 - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 14 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) .......................................................... farms 1,219 2,810 3,336 3,000 2,470 3,277
acres 65,524 99,427 80,500 55,033 35,386 44,589
tons, dry 161,214 213,477 148,447 80,944 47,436 47,302
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 28 36 46 26 30 30
acres 544 264 685 280 121 107
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 352 1,240 2,066 2,321 2,139 2,916
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 681 1,432 1,228 646 318 346
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 169 136 42 32 13 15
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 17 1 - 1 - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - 1 - - - -

Alfalfa hay ........................................................................ farms 57 91 117 68 61 75


acres 1,316 1,325 1,227 640 316 572
tons, dry 6,183 4,913 3,467 1,582 671 1,330
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms - - 3 - - 1
acres - - 21 - - (D)

Other tame hay ................................................................ farms 1,046 2,396 2,783 2,505 1,887 2,524
acres 55,525 84,104 66,797 44,647 27,110 35,186
tons, dry 135,547 181,874 123,280 67,272 37,556 38,846
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 22 26 36 20 21 25
acres 479 165 492 250 104 96
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 131


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$1,000,000 or $500,000 to $250,000 to $100,000 to $50,000 to
Item All farms
more $999,999 $499,999 $249,999 $99,999
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Field and grass seed crops, all ............................................. farms 20 1 1 2 - -


acres 1,089 (D) (D) (D) - -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1 - - 1 - -
acres (D) - - (D) - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ................................................ farms 3,283 294 123 109 187 182
acres 122,516 98,043 8,453 4,377 3,982 1,400
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1,047 100 28 40 82 82
acres 23,051 17,784 898 1,272 1,358 408
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 2,219 14 19 19 58 75
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................... 586 35 26 30 60 96
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 251 62 47 50 66 11
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 106 65 28 10 3 -
250.0 acres or more ............................................................... 121 118 3 - - -

Beans, snap ...................................................................... farms 1,283 37 20 29 60 70


acres 5,376 4,101 321 147 165 110
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 148 14 1 5 1 4
acres 1,118 1,010 (D) 16 (D) 2

Peas, green ...................................................................... farms 74 14 - 1 6 10


acres (D) 68 - (D) (D) 16
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 6 3 - - - 3
acres 8 2 - - - 6
Potatoes ........................................................................... farms 1,263 38 18 27 47 84
acres 16,293 13,533 1,529 295 71 219
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 145 24 9 4 3 9
acres 11,315 10,173 976 (D) 2 31
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 1,188 9 3 22 45 72
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................ 33 5 2 2 2 10
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. 14 5 5 2 - 2
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................................... 13 5 7 1 - -
250.0 acres or more ........................................................... 15 14 1 - - -

Sweet corn ........................................................................ farms 1,378 46 31 44 72 77


acres 5,276 2,084 611 544 499 292
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 159 5 2 6 5 8
acres 365 (D) (D) 16 3 10
Sweet potatoes ................................................................. farms 415 135 37 30 32 20
acres 59,095 53,689 3,040 1,326 891 13
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 108 60 14 13 12 1
acres 16,363 14,451 950 547 414 (D)

Tomatoes in the open ....................................................... farms 1,496 38 31 43 79 85


acres 3,537 1,818 340 222 413 109
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 108 1 - 3 1 4
acres 72 (D) - (D) (D) 3

Land in orchards ................................................................... farms 1,687 36 24 31 86 80


acres 12,899 1,156 513 2,000 2,262 1,265
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 366 7 5 7 25 11
acres 1,905 38 154 234 439 154
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 1,137 19 8 7 21 25
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................... 440 12 12 6 24 37
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 95 1 3 8 41 18
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 13 2 1 10 - -
250.0 acres or more ............................................................... 2 2 - - - -

Apples ............................................................................... farms 690 7 6 20 45 37


bearing and nonbearing acres 5,838 675 183 1,680 1,396 525

Grapes .............................................................................. farms 874 21 14 9 26 36


bearing and nonbearing acres 3,392 138 236 158 588 548

Peaches, all ...................................................................... farms 405 10 11 10 18 20


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,422 335 83 140 253 119

Citrus fruit, all .................................................................... farms 6 - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 - - - - -

Almonds ............................................................................ farms 2 - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) - - - - -

Pecans ............................................................................. farms 379 2 1 3 8 5


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,715 (D) (D) 8 19 21

Walnuts, English ............................................................... farms 15 - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 34 - - - - -

Land in berries (see text) ...................................................... farms 1,457 70 42 49 72 57


acres 8,427 4,631 706 806 502 205
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

132 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
$25,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $1,000 to Less than
Item
$49,999 $24,999 $9,999 $4,999 $2,499 $1,000
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Field and grass seed crops, all ............................................. farms 4 4 4 2 2 -


acres 220 150 80 (D) (D) -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ............................................... farms 353 628 653 431 223 100
acres 2,226 1,976 1,153 536 260 110
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 154 215 178 93 51 24
acres 450 472 265 89 44 13
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ..................................................................... 179 519 611 418 212 95
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................... 164 104 42 13 11 5
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 10 5 - - - -
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more .............................................................. - - - - - -

Beans, snap ..................................................................... farms 142 292 322 218 71 22


acres 188 146 120 51 17 12
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 18 18 39 23 16 9
acres 4 (D) 9 5 6 3

Peas, green ...................................................................... farms 4 14 13 10 2 -


acres 13 6 15 2 (D) -
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -
Potatoes ........................................................................... farms 149 298 287 206 83 26
acres 168 205 134 89 46 7
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 10 19 25 21 17 4
acres 12 14 13 (D) 5 1
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 142 295 287 206 81 26
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................ 7 3 - - 2 -
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. - - - - - -
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................................... - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more .......................................................... - - - - - -

Sweet corn ....................................................................... farms 159 332 330 204 72 11


acres 390 395 278 122 49 14
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 14 36 39 28 14 2
acres 32 29 (D) 13 4 (D)
Sweet potatoes ................................................................ farms 29 41 52 26 13 -
acres 30 48 42 11 5 -
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms - 4 - 4 - -
acres - 1 - (D) - -

Tomatoes in the open ....................................................... farms 193 356 346 211 89 25


acres 254 180 101 48 34 17
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 9 17 28 12 21 12
acres 6 19 10 2 4 8

Land in orchards .................................................................. farms 150 302 310 210 157 301
acres 1,170 1,188 1,189 491 325 1,341
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 55 67 60 32 25 72
acres 216 235 122 45 92 178
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ..................................................................... 71 207 233 189 136 221
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................... 72 94 73 19 21 70
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 7 1 4 2 - 10
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more .............................................................. - - - - - -

Apples .............................................................................. farms 64 126 126 83 46 130


bearing and nonbearing acres 296 304 224 220 44 291

Grapes ............................................................................. farms 82 180 154 126 79 147


bearing and nonbearing acres 419 462 298 105 126 313

Peaches, all ...................................................................... farms 38 79 70 47 39 63


bearing and nonbearing acres 165 131 64 21 29 80

Citrus fruit, all ................................................................... farms - 3 3 - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - 2 (Z) - - -

Almonds ........................................................................... farms - 1 - - 1 -


bearing and nonbearing acres - (D) - - (D) -

Pecans ............................................................................ farms 23 46 79 61 43 108


bearing and nonbearing acres 248 232 485 127 55 511

Walnuts, English .............................................................. farms - - 9 - 4 2


bearing and nonbearing acres - - (D) - 1 (D)

Land in berries (see text) ...................................................... farms 130 308 232 148 146 203
acres 331 569 281 91 87 219
1
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses.
2
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................................... number 50,218 43,563 3,132 2,199


percent 100.0 86.7 6.2 4.4
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 8,414,756 5,566,945 1,381,005 1,079,866
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 168 128 441 491

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ...................................................................................... farms 50,218 43,563 3,132 2,199


$1,000 12,708,271 6,891,211 2,036,378 1,594,210
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 253,062 158,190 650,185 724,970
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................................................... 10,924 9,989 430 295
$1,000 to $2,499 .................................................................... 6,743 6,246 269 175
$2,500 to $4,999 .................................................................... 6,606 6,046 292 202
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................................... 6,687 6,087 345 233
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................ 5,840 5,165 336 204

$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................ 2,985 2,558 205 140


$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................ 2,008 1,657 154 112
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................................ 1,862 1,455 182 138
$250,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 1,459 1,120 152 103

$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................................ 1,527 1,082 188 143


$1,000,000 or more ............................................................... 3,577 2,158 579 454
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .................................................. 2,518 1,667 345 257
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .................................................. 690 350 150 131
$5,000,000 or more ........................................................... 369 141 84 66

Total sales ........................................................................ farms 50,218 43,563 3,132 2,199


$1,000 12,588,142 6,812,196 2,014,070 1,577,319
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ...................................................................... farms 9,685 7,848 934 641
$1,000 1,774,127 953,051 428,221 353,066
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 3,919 2,697 630 468
$1,000 1,694,803 883,817 423,752 350,532
Corn .......................................................................... farms 5,641 4,437 624 447
$1,000 656,973 329,960 163,983 137,630
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 1,957 1,230 390 305
$1,000 610,141 291,104 160,549 135,532
Wheat ....................................................................... farms 4,146 3,123 522 375
$1,000 285,459 156,475 71,363 57,109
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 1,482 888 314 239
$1,000 242,928 122,954 66,883 54,034
Soybeans .................................................................. farms 7,006 5,520 757 534
$1,000 799,769 448,971 185,925 152,300
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 2,916 1,932 510 393
$1,000 736,021 394,922 181,393 149,806
Sorghum ................................................................... farms 639 458 75 55
$1,000 20,911 12,303 2,946 2,307
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 129 67 21 16
$1,000 12,793 6,367 1,820 1,478
Barley ....................................................................... farms 243 167 54 40
$1,000 3,460 (D) 1,307 1,177
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 15 5 5 5
$1,000 1,343 324 709 709
Rice .......................................................................... farms - - - -
$1,000 - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - -
$1,000 - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ......................................... farms 712 541 82 62
$1,000 7,556 (D) 2,697 2,543
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 22 7 9 9
$1,000 3,068 624 1,898 1,898

Tobacco ....................................................................... farms 1,681 1,244 229 160


$1,000 732,772 419,312 153,150 114,443
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,400 998 212 149
$1,000 726,964 414,367 (D) 114,114
Cotton and cottonseed .................................................. farms 1,430 938 253 189
$1,000 403,366 191,304 122,335 102,330
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,096 657 232 175
$1,000 395,679 184,925 121,931 102,077
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ..................................................... farms 3,304 2,738 235 173
$1,000 434,974 170,900 66,866 49,755
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 566 350 76 56
$1,000 410,103 149,491 65,276 48,669

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ......................................... farms 2,151 1,729 184 147
$1,000 85,150 35,458 16,681 7,369
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 206 128 27 21
$1,000 70,275 24,283 15,026 5,956
Fruits and tree nuts ................................................... farms 1,230 959 120 96
$1,000 30,728 17,620 6,192 4,615
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 119 72 16 14
$1,000 21,669 10,938 5,053 (D)
Berries ...................................................................... farms 1,176 964 86 70
$1,000 54,421 17,838 10,489 2,754
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 84 52 12 7
$1,000 47,588 12,595 (D) (D)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ....................................................... farms 2,475 1,766 206 168
$1,000 580,230 93,311 24,771 23,598
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 699 364 78 72
$1,000 558,671 77,329 23,228 22,452
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ................................................................................ number 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488


percent 6.0 5.4 5.3 0.6 0.6 1.0
Land in farms ....................................................................... acres 1,392,032 1,253,748 1,220,329 138,284 93,328 74,774
Average size of farm .................................................... acres 459 462 457 432 319 153

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ..................................................................................... farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488


$1,000 3,739,299 3,350,176 3,066,829 389,124 306,013 41,382
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 1,232,059 1,233,951 1,149,055 1,216,011 1,044,414 84,800
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................................................... 349 275 273 74 71 156
$1,000 to $2,499 ................................................................... 161 143 143 18 18 67
$2,500 to $4,999 ................................................................... 203 174 170 29 25 65
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................... 203 183 175 20 20 52
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................... 280 250 248 30 30 59

$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................... 196 180 179 16 15 26


$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 183 169 163 14 7 14
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................... 206 185 182 21 21 19
$250,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 176 165 165 11 11 11

$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................................... 249 227 226 22 19 8


$1,000,000 or more ............................................................... 829 764 745 65 56 11
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 ................................................. 496 465 460 31 28 10
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 ................................................. 190 176 171 14 12 -
$5,000,000 or more ........................................................... 143 123 114 20 16 1

Total sales ........................................................................ farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488
$1,000 3,721,039 3,332,775 3,049,506 388,263 305,170 40,837
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ..................................................................... farms 838 778 765 60 54 65
$1,000 386,247 362,464 360,552 23,782 18,913 6,608
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 575 538 533 37 31 17
$1,000 381,335 357,958 356,135 23,377 18,508 5,900
Corn ......................................................................... farms 533 500 495 33 28 47
$1,000 160,257 152,092 151,716 8,166 5,851 2,772
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 325 307 304 18 13 12
$1,000 156,204 148,331 (D) 7,873 5,558 2,284
Wheat ....................................................................... farms 469 435 431 34 28 32
$1,000 56,744 52,914 (D) 3,830 (D) 877
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 275 254 252 21 17 5
$1,000 52,497 48,948 (D) 3,549 2,361 593
Soybeans ................................................................. farms 687 636 627 51 45 42
$1,000 161,991 150,362 149,259 11,628 10,462 2,882
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 464 429 426 35 29 10
$1,000 157,146 145,766 144,742 11,380 10,214 2,560
Sorghum ................................................................... farms 90 88 87 2 - 16
$1,000 (D) 5,480 (D) (D) - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 41 40 39 1 - -
$1,000 4,607 (D) (D) (D) - -
Barley ....................................................................... farms 20 20 20 - - 2
$1,000 413 413 413 - - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 5 5 5 - - -
$1,000 310 310 310 - - -
Rice .......................................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ......................................... farms 84 81 80 3 2 5
$1,000 (D) 1,203 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 6 6 6 - - -
$1,000 546 546 546 - - -

Tobacco ...................................................................... farms 198 183 181 15 15 10


$1,000 159,324 145,378 (D) 13,946 13,946 986
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 188 173 171 15 15 2
$1,000 159,115 145,169 (D) 13,946 13,946 (D)
Cotton and cottonseed ................................................. farms 230 215 211 15 11 9
$1,000 88,894 77,549 76,719 11,344 (D) 834
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 204 189 185 15 11 3
$1,000 88,082 76,738 75,908 11,344 (D) 741
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes .................................................... farms 291 272 264 19 18 40
$1,000 195,595 170,956 166,586 24,639 (D) 1,614
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 133 123 120 10 10 7
$1,000 194,099 169,624 165,258 24,475 24,475 1,236

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ........................................ farms 212 202 201 10 9 26
$1,000 32,181 31,871 (D) 310 (D) 829
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 47 45 45 2 2 4
$1,000 (D) 30,088 30,088 (D) (D) (D)
Fruits and tree nuts .................................................. farms 134 128 127 6 6 17
$1,000 6,175 6,086 (D) 89 89 741
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 27 27 27 - - 4
$1,000 5,025 5,025 5,025 - - 654
Berries ...................................................................... farms 110 105 105 5 4 16
$1,000 26,006 25,786 25,786 220 (D) 88
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 20 19 19 1 1 -
$1,000 (D) 24,957 24,957 (D) (D) -
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ....................................................... farms 429 382 378 47 46 74
$1,000 454,986 431,812 400,284 23,174 (D) 7,162
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 243 221 217 22 21 14
$1,000 451,618 428,886 397,358 22,732 (D) 6,496
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ......................................... farms 1,151 971 88 52
$1,000 67,097 31,303 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 201 134 16 11
$1,000 58,357 24,010 (D) 5,219
Cut Christmas trees .................................................. farms 1,135 958 87 52
$1,000 67,064 31,276 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 201 134 16 11
$1,000 58,357 24,010 (D) 5,219
Short-rotation woody crops ....................................... farms 18 15 1 -
$1,000 33 27 (D) -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - -
$1,000 - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ..................................... farms 10,811 9,409 723 503
$1,000 225,162 126,142 46,083 37,927
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 702 421 136 103
$1,000 170,777 81,560 41,200 34,460
Maple syrup (see text) .............................................. farms 9 7 2 2
$1,000 8 (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - -
$1,000 - - - -

Cattle and calves .......................................................... farms 15,312 13,668 912 577


$1,000 332,733 230,125 35,265 24,449
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,072 728 152 106
$1,000 214,044 127,013 26,258 18,228
Milk from cows (see text) .............................................. farms 283 175 54 43
$1,000 179,265 77,869 45,064 26,215
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 243 141 51 40
$1,000 178,682 (D) (D) (D)
Hogs and pigs ............................................................... farms 1,833 1,216 204 161
$1,000 2,873,988 1,140,235 516,127 348,425
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,122 614 161 129
$1,000 2,871,888 1,138,587 515,902 348,233
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ............................................................. farms 2,964 2,710 115 70
$1,000 7,251 (D) (D) 318
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 10 6 1 -
$1,000 735 (D) (D) -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ...................................................................... farms 2,220 1,915 123 91
$1,000 23,548 17,790 2,650 2,392
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 105 76 16 16
$1,000 10,713 7,524 1,795 1,795
Poultry and eggs ........................................................... farms 5,400 4,580 377 281
$1,000 4,837,026 3,309,154 545,557 479,967
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 2,690 2,153 244 194
$1,000 4,833,671 3,306,366 545,398 479,841
Aquaculture .................................................................. farms 228 145 24 21
$1,000 23,365 7,224 3,203 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 63 22 8 7
$1,000 22,000 6,233 (D) (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ...................................................... farms 1,525 1,307 97 84
$1,000 8,089 (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 16 9 - -
$1,000 4,933 (D) - -

Value of-
Government payments ..................................................... farms 14,417 11,982 1,263 916
$1,000 120,129 79,015 22,308 16,890

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ............................................................... farms 912 730 95 67
$1,000 37,702 19,005 (D) 8,112

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ................................................... farms 4,475 3,852 269 210
$1,000 31,826 20,997 3,999 3,566

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES


1
Total farm production expenses ......................................... farms 50,218 43,563 3,132 2,199
$1,000 10,061,152 5,473,994 1,595,581 1,248,609
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 200,350 125,657 509,445 567,808

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased ................................................... farms 29,487 25,394 1,961 1,358
$1,000 555,515 298,361 115,387 92,715
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 21,781 19,702 1,016 680
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 4,231 3,491 333 222
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,125 806 145 99
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 2,350 1,395 467 357

Chemicals purchased ....................................................... farms 26,183 22,011 1,945 1,372


$1,000 416,980 203,291 99,242 80,240
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 20,789 18,335 1,179 806
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 2,645 2,001 241 175
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 947 694 107 80
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,802 981 418 311
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ......................................... farms 90 87 87 3 3 2
$1,000 (D) 27,927 27,927 (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 51 50 50 1 1 -
$1,000 (D) 27,399 27,399 (D) (D) -
Cut Christmas trees .................................................. farms 88 85 85 3 3 2
$1,000 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 51 50 50 1 1 -
$1,000 (D) 27,399 27,399 (D) (D) -
Short-rotation woody crops ...................................... farms 2 2 2 - - -
$1,000 (D) (D) (D) - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ..................................... farms 610 558 547 52 48 69
$1,000 52,379 47,255 45,185 5,125 (D) 558
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 141 132 126 9 8 4
$1,000 47,742 42,912 40,899 4,831 (D) 275
Maple syrup (see text) .............................................. farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Cattle and calves .......................................................... farms 650 603 595 47 40 82


$1,000 65,510 61,059 60,768 4,451 4,095 1,832
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 182 166 161 16 10 10
$1,000 59,570 55,410 55,130 4,160 (D) 1,203
Milk from cows (see text) .............................................. farms 50 50 50 - - 4
$1,000 55,204 55,204 55,204 - - 1,128
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 47 47 47 - - 4
$1,000 55,155 55,155 55,155 - - 1,128
Hogs and pigs .............................................................. farms 390 363 354 27 26 23
$1,000 1,212,982 1,081,519 929,920 131,463 (D) 4,643
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 339 314 305 25 24 8
$1,000 (D) 1,081,376 929,776 (D) (D) (D)
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ............................................................. farms 109 102 102 7 7 30
$1,000 493 487 487 7 7 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1 1 1 - - 2
$1,000 (D) (D) (D) - - (D)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ...................................................................... farms 160 150 150 10 10 22
$1,000 2,964 2,930 2,930 33 33 144
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 13 13 13 - - -
$1,000 1,394 1,394 1,394 - - -
Poultry and eggs .......................................................... farms 401 366 357 35 32 42
$1,000 970,365 825,419 737,632 144,947 89,772 11,951
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 285 265 261 20 17 8
$1,000 969,993 825,071 737,332 144,922 89,748 11,914
Aquaculture .................................................................. farms 51 43 41 8 5 8
$1,000 (D) 7,845 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 31 24 22 7 4 2
$1,000 (D) 7,658 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ...................................................... farms 109 100 100 9 9 12
$1,000 3,122 3,100 3,100 22 22 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 5 5 5 - - 2
$1,000 2,618 2,618 2,618 - - (D)

Value of-
Government payments ..................................................... farms 1,076 997 986 79 76 96
$1,000 18,261 17,401 17,323 860 843 545

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ............................................................... farms 84 83 82 1 1 3
$1,000 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ................................................... farms 320 288 283 32 31 34
$1,000 6,581 6,158 6,151 423 (D) 249

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1 ......................................... farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488
$1,000 2,949,999 2,622,757 2,392,377 327,242 248,703 41,578
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 971,993 966,025 896,357 1,022,632 848,817 85,201

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased .................................................. farms 1,935 1,758 1,739 177 159 197
$1,000 139,166 128,030 125,940 11,135 9,022 2,601
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 924 824 815 100 89 139
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 371 336 334 35 34 36
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 163 157 157 6 5 11
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 477 441 433 36 31 11

Chemicals purchased ....................................................... farms 2,031 1,865 1,844 166 153 196
$1,000 113,091 102,233 97,995 10,859 8,455 1,356
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,118 1,016 1,006 102 98 157
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 380 356 354 24 22 23
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 136 126 125 10 10 10
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 397 367 359 30 23 6
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased .............................................................. farms 20,137 16,742 1,564 1,125
$1,000 386,436 170,288 70,544 56,726
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 10,222 9,294 475 325
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,228 3,533 303 223
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 2,963 2,290 283 196
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,034 736 132 85
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,690 889 371 296

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ............................................................................. farms 12,827 10,823 881 637
$1,000 1,397,510 732,101 183,221 137,444
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,190 6,527 335 230
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 1,718 1,463 115 70
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,285 996 131 101
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 1,418 1,135 110 80
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 1,216 702 190 156

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ......................................................................... farms 5,806 5,006 376 263
$1,000 136,342 58,621 22,762 9,740
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ................................... farms 8,692 7,204 631 463
$1,000 1,261,168 673,480 160,460 127,704

Feed purchased ................................................................ farms 29,837 26,284 1,688 1,165


$1,000 4,121,552 2,524,169 582,358 450,022
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 19,012 17,564 765 493
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,435 4,743 344 223
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,740 1,375 157 125
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 619 433 70 48
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 3,031 2,169 352 276

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .................................. farms 48,292 41,898 3,021 2,110
$1,000 417,600 231,246 72,708 56,436
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 39,237 35,493 1,912 1,266
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,657 4,377 526 399
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,566 1,067 204 149
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,832 961 379 296

Utilities .............................................................................. farms 30,066 25,000 2,275 1,646


$1,000 186,984 96,944 29,687 22,726
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 16,029 14,574 778 511
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 7,964 6,468 677 483
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 4,592 3,211 519 409
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 892 506 169 137
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 589 241 132 106

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ........................ farms 39,692 33,944 2,674 1,886
$1,000 430,051 214,652 73,495 58,402
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 30,536 27,474 1,530 1,022
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,852 4,559 578 434
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,611 1,078 206 153
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,693 833 360 277

Hired farm labor ................................................................ farms 14,469 10,891 1,495 1,134


$1,000 765,886 269,159 118,356 96,165
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 6,618 5,813 428 298
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 3,446 2,657 343 266
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 2,955 1,837 412 319
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 931 438 206 160
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 519 146 106 91

Contract labor ................................................................... farms 5,677 4,149 642 494


$1,000 148,205 66,429 29,689 23,001
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 1,147 956 83 62
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 1,927 1,519 173 137
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 1,637 1,120 213 172
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 409 252 59 43
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 557 302 114 80

Customwork and custom hauling ...................................... farms 9,252 7,390 844 625
$1,000 129,481 71,995 25,676 19,516
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 2,435 2,214 122 90
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 2,555 2,190 173 119
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 3,072 2,320 331 243
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 689 417 111 97
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 501 249 107 76

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ............................................................. farms 12,693 10,344 1,181 833
$1,000 276,600 145,475 62,956 51,982
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,719 6,841 497 329
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 1,207 966 111 73
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 1,492 1,168 151 103
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 2,275 1,369 422 328
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased ............................................................. farms 1,653 1,515 1,491 138 131 178
$1,000 144,184 133,926 132,024 10,257 8,813 1,420
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 362 320 309 42 42 91
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 349 319 316 30 30 43
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 362 338 336 24 23 28
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 156 149 145 7 7 10
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 424 389 385 35 29 6

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ............................................................................. farms 1,027 950 928 77 73 96
$1,000 479,560 377,834 354,284 101,726 55,099 2,627
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 265 244 242 21 21 63
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 118 112 110 6 6 22
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 152 147 141 5 5 6
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................... 171 162 160 9 9 2
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 321 285 275 36 32 3

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ......................................................................... farms 381 356 348 25 24 43
$1,000 54,531 47,648 40,657 6,883 (D) 428
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ................................... farms 790 728 709 62 59 67
$1,000 425,029 330,186 313,627 94,843 (D) 2,200

Feed purchased ............................................................... farms 1,617 1,459 1,434 158 147 248
$1,000 1,005,056 916,466 791,743 88,590 81,818 9,969
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 513 447 444 66 66 170
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 303 275 270 28 27 45
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 188 165 161 23 16 20
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................... 108 106 103 2 2 8
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 505 466 456 39 36 5

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ................................. farms 2,939 2,635 2,592 304 277 434
$1,000 111,289 100,230 94,029 11,060 8,931 2,358
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,477 1,293 1,274 184 170 355
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 701 647 643 54 50 53
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 277 253 249 24 23 18
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 484 442 426 42 34 8

Utilities .............................................................................. farms 2,513 2,281 2,248 232 213 278


$1,000 58,823 52,128 47,494 6,695 4,981 1,531
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 542 469 465 73 66 135
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 731 659 650 72 70 88
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 825 780 775 45 44 37
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 207 194 190 13 10 10
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 208 179 168 29 23 8

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ........................ farms 2,704 2,429 2,390 275 252 370
$1,000 139,751 124,374 117,562 15,377 11,796 2,152
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,229 1,070 1,055 159 154 303
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 670 630 626 40 39 45
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 317 288 282 29 21 10
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 488 441 427 47 38 12

Hired farm labor ............................................................... farms 1,893 1,725 1,698 168 154 190
$1,000 367,777 335,792 302,095 31,986 26,158 10,594
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 307 279 276 28 28 70
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 398 363 359 35 33 48
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 664 610 606 54 50 42
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................... 267 244 241 23 21 20
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 257 229 216 28 22 10

Contract labor ................................................................... farms 827 752 738 75 72 59


$1,000 51,306 47,027 45,653 4,279 (D) 780
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 89 77 68 12 12 19
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 213 198 197 15 14 22
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 292 265 264 27 26 12
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 96 88 88 8 8 2
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 137 124 121 13 12 4

Customwork and custom hauling ..................................... farms 960 901 889 59 55 58


$1,000 31,247 27,665 27,183 3,582 (D) 564
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 75 71 67 4 4 24
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 173 160 160 13 13 19
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 415 394 391 21 19 6
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 153 145 143 8 8 8
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 144 131 128 13 11 1

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ............................................................. farms 1,097 1,009 1,001 88 83 71
$1,000 67,065 62,511 61,486 4,555 3,724 1,103
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 325 300 298 25 23 56
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 125 118 118 7 7 5
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 167 148 147 19 19 6
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 480 443 438 37 34 4
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ........................... farms 2,356 1,699 266 201
$1,000 33,183 16,011 7,144 5,701
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 855 719 61 48
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 692 523 68 49
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 540 336 76 55
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 124 59 28 23
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 145 62 33 26

Interest expense ............................................................... farms 14,368 11,561 1,254 923


$1,000 207,217 123,230 32,669 26,629
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,147 6,100 492 340
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,257 4,276 416 308
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,702 1,089 283 227
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 262 96 63 48

Secured by real estate .................................................. farms 10,683 8,659 910 689


$1,000 156,900 95,635 21,853 17,655
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................... 1,299 1,113 95 73
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................ 3,572 3,069 235 167
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................................... 4,349 3,559 351 268
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ 861 592 122 96
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 602 326 107 85

Not secured by real estate ............................................ farms 7,916 6,271 741 537
$1,000 50,316 27,596 10,816 8,974
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................................... 2,439 2,104 168 107
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................ 3,436 2,838 254 186
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................................... 1,630 1,139 212 160
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ 269 132 71 58
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 142 58 36 26

Property taxes paid ........................................................... farms 47,883 41,662 2,963 2,081


$1,000 142,392 97,189 18,599 14,107
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 42,518 38,081 2,198 1,478
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 3,294 2,431 386 297
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 1,528 929 241 195
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 543 221 138 111

All other production


expenses (see text) ........................................................ farms 24,030 19,696 1,915 1,408
$1,000 445,561 213,453 73,848 56,797
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 16,722 14,821 958 660
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 4,547 3,333 494 380
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,198 733 174 142
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 789 435 149 112
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 774 374 140 114

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ........................................................................... farms 1,289 1,040 113 84
$1,000 19,202 10,746 (D) 3,178

Depreciation expenses claimed ............................................ farms 21,337 17,350 1,793 1,296


$1,000 587,362 329,036 94,402 72,350

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ..................................... farms 50,218 43,563 3,132 2,199
$1,000 2,864,522 1,552,324 473,131 372,697
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 57,042 35,634 151,063 169,485

Farms with net gains 2 .................................................. number 21,700 18,021 1,699 1,209
Average net gain ..................................................... dollars 156,912 106,738 321,339 354,707

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,330 2,127 109 60
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,850 4,434 223 160
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 2,673 2,374 191 126
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 3,050 2,672 151 93
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,088 1,744 145 93
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 6,709 4,670 880 677

Farms with net losses ................................................... number 28,518 25,542 1,433 990
Average net loss ..................................................... dollars 18,952 14,533 50,819 56,711

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,972 2,808 81 55
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 9,834 9,130 360 233
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 6,294 5,761 255 169
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 5,589 4,931 356 236
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,230 1,849 167 136
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,599 1,063 214 161

Net cash farm income of operators ....................................... farms 50,218 43,563 3,132 2,199
$1,000 1,935,698 1,055,592 296,577 220,904
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 38,546 24,231 94,693 100,457

Operators reporting net gains 2 ......................................... farms 21,493 17,868 1,680 1,194
Average net gain ..................................................... dollars 117,253 81,479 229,810 244,659
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ........................... farms 369 343 337 26 22 22
$1,000 9,820 8,501 7,779 1,319 1,270 208
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 72 67 67 5 5 3
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 93 88 87 5 3 8
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 119 112 110 7 6 9
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 35 31 31 4 3 2
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 50 45 42 5 5 -

Interest expense ............................................................... farms 1,451 1,325 1,302 126 117 102
$1,000 50,446 46,564 44,869 3,882 (D) 871
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 488 439 431 49 44 67
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 537 489 486 48 46 28
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 324 303 297 21 20 6
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 102 94 88 8 7 1

Secured by real estate ................................................. farms 1,052 956 938 96 89 62


$1,000 38,740 35,825 34,326 2,915 (D) 673
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................... 80 76 75 4 4 11
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 246 220 214 26 23 22
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................... 416 373 373 43 41 23
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 143 132 130 11 10 4
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 167 155 146 12 11 2

Not secured by real estate ........................................... farms 842 779 767 63 58 62


$1,000 11,706 10,739 10,543 967 930 198
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................... 141 135 131 6 5 26
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 319 288 284 31 29 25
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................... 270 249 246 21 19 9
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 64 62 62 2 2 2
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 48 45 44 3 3 -

Property taxes paid .......................................................... farms 2,916 2,612 2,566 304 279 342
$1,000 25,853 22,889 21,167 2,964 2,223 751
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 1,924 1,708 1,685 216 206 315
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 461 429 423 32 32 16
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 348 319 312 29 20 10
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 183 156 146 27 21 1

All other production


expenses (see text) ........................................................ farms 2,209 1,999 1,968 210 191 210
$1,000 155,566 136,588 121,075 18,977 16,461 2,693
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 789 693 690 96 89 154
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 683 640 634 43 41 37
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 282 254 243 28 27 9
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 199 183 183 16 14 6
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 256 229 218 27 20 4

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 .......................................................................... farms 134 117 117 17 16 2
$1,000 4,600 4,302 4,302 298 (D) (D)

Depreciation expenses claimed ........................................... farms 2,048 1,871 1,838 177 158 146
$1,000 161,359 146,759 133,143 14,600 11,659 2,564

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ..................................... farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488
$1,000 835,803 771,393 716,513 64,410 59,270 3,265
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 275,388 284,123 268,457 201,281 202,285 6,690

Farms with net gains 2 ................................................... number 1,799 1,656 1,622 143 129 181
Average net gain .....................................................dollars 511,623 510,757 487,417 521,653 530,019 83,419

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 58 52 51 6 4 36
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 148 132 126 16 14 45
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 94 82 79 12 12 14
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 185 170 168 15 14 42
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 181 169 166 12 12 18
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,133 1,051 1,032 82 73 26

Farms with net losses .................................................... number 1,236 1,059 1,047 177 164 307
Average net loss ......................................................dollars 68,452 70,275 70,753 57,550 55,505 38,548

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 60 53 53 7 7 23
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 233 208 207 25 24 111
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 232 191 186 41 38 46
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 249 208 205 41 39 53
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 184 142 140 42 36 30
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 278 257 256 21 20 44

Net cash farm income of operators ...................................... farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488
$1,000 585,426 539,884 489,786 45,542 40,401 -1,898
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 192,892 198,852 183,509 142,317 137,887 -3,889

Operators reporting net gains 2 ........................................ farms 1,764 1,625 1,591 139 125 181
Average net gain .....................................................dollars 378,579 376,740 353,088 400,072 395,086 57,297
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,327 2,129 106 58
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,863 4,434 224 161
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 2,722 2,410 193 124
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 3,254 2,849 161 102
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,448 2,041 173 111
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 5,879 4,005 823 638

Operators reporting net losses ......................................... farms 28,725 25,695 1,452 1,005
Average net loss ..................................................... dollars 20,346 15,578 61,641 70,864

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,978 2,816 80 54
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 9,854 9,152 360 232
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 6,284 5,748 255 169
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 5,640 4,961 356 235
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,260 1,879 159 129
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,709 1,139 242 186

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ...................................................................................... farms 286 203 43 31


$1,000 22,797 12,646 5,266 4,278

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ................................. farms 16,809 13,985 1,323 953
$1,000 217,404 135,107 32,333 27,097
Customwork and other agricultural
services .......................................................................... farms 2,495 2,067 197 133
$1,000 31,345 19,641 4,650 3,551

Gross cash rent or share payments .................................. farms 6,073 5,087 485 356
$1,000 28,536 20,323 2,931 2,429
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ............................................. farms 2,009 1,739 121 92
$1,000 38,578 27,983 5,737 4,823
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ......................................................................... farms 1,135 845 104 89
$1,000 17,625 6,868 2,956 2,925
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ........................................................... farms 4,505 3,669 408 310
$1,000 10,343 6,737 1,824 1,498
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received .......................................................... farms 1,294 958 191 145
$1,000 43,684 23,457 10,806 8,971
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ....................................... farms 611 509 49 36
$1,000 3,371 2,470 250 182
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ........................................................... farms 2,394 1,961 161 112
$1,000 43,922 27,629 3,179 2,718

LAND USE

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 37,247 31,973 2,532 1,754


acres 4,745,014 2,816,721 973,772 775,168
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 32,802 28,068 2,272 1,572
acres 4,378,097 2,542,256 928,386 743,688
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ...................................................................... 23,569 21,100 1,181 793
50 to 99 acres .................................................................... 3,360 2,843 249 166
100 to 199 acres ................................................................ 1,953 1,586 170 106
200 to 499 acres ................................................................ 1,738 1,303 196 141
500 to 999 acres ................................................................ 1,043 696 166 126
1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................................................... 752 395 180 131
2,000 acres or more ........................................................... 387 145 130 109

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ............................................. farms 3,161 2,767 191 145
acres 95,603 66,680 12,528 7,977
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ......................................................... farms 1,670 1,452 118 81
acres 31,568 24,462 4,229 3,269
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ...................................... farms 6,846 5,854 489 341
acres 197,573 152,196 22,448 16,718
In cultivated summer fallow .......................................... farms 1,647 1,417 121 78
acres 42,173 31,127 6,181 3,516

Total woodland ..................................................................... farms 31,295 27,343 1,879 1,312


acres 2,145,710 1,542,096 262,244 200,272
Woodland pastured ........................................................... farms 12,675 11,360 682 415
acres 270,242 223,936 24,390 15,008
Woodland not pastured ..................................................... farms 24,918 21,584 1,553 1,115
acres 1,875,468 1,318,160 237,854 185,264
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 56 50 49 6 4 36
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 160 144 137 16 14 45
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 103 89 86 14 14 16
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 202 189 187 13 12 42
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 218 207 204 11 11 16
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,025 946 928 79 70 26

Operators reporting net losses ......................................... farms 1,271 1,090 1,078 181 168 307
Average net loss ......................................................dollars 64,821 66,347 66,768 55,627 53,481 39,962

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 59 52 52 7 7 23
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 231 203 202 28 27 111
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 236 196 191 40 37 45
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 270 226 223 44 42 53
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 192 152 150 40 34 30
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 283 261 260 22 21 45

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ..................................................................................... farms 40 39 38 1 1 -


$1,000 4,885 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ................................ farms 1,322 1,195 1,170 127 120 179
$1,000 46,503 43,974 42,061 2,529 (D) 3,460
Customwork and other agricultural
services .......................................................................... farms 215 203 201 12 10 16
$1,000 6,909 6,759 (D) 149 (D) 145

Gross cash rent or share payments ................................. farms 423 378 366 45 45 78
$1,000 4,906 4,552 (D) 354 354 376
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ............................................. farms 125 119 115 6 6 24
$1,000 4,450 4,355 4,301 95 95 409
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ........................................................................ farms 155 133 131 22 19 31
$1,000 6,541 5,769 (D) 772 (D) 1,260
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ........................................................... farms 408 373 371 35 33 20
$1,000 (D) (D) 1,394 (D) (D) (D)
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received ......................................................... farms 137 130 128 7 6 8
$1,000 9,242 8,825 (D) 417 (D) 180
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ....................................... farms 46 45 44 1 1 7
$1,000 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ........................................................... farms 233 205 198 28 27 39
$1,000 12,128 11,766 (D) 361 (D) 986

LAND USE

Total cropland ...................................................................... farms 2,394 2,164 2,127 230 215 348
acres 930,054 859,049 843,403 71,005 55,238 24,467
Harvested cropland .......................................................... farms 2,208 2,003 1,971 205 193 254
acres 887,591 821,067 810,000 66,524 52,304 19,864
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ..................................................................... 1,087 965 948 122 118 201
50 to 99 acres .................................................................... 250 228 224 22 20 18
100 to 199 acres ................................................................ 187 171 170 16 16 10
200 to 499 acres ................................................................ 221 211 210 10 10 18
500 to 999 acres ................................................................ 177 163 159 14 13 4
1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................................................... 176 162 158 14 11 1
2,000 acres or more .......................................................... 110 103 102 7 5 2

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ............................................. farms 165 144 141 21 18 38
acres 15,680 13,852 (D) 1,828 1,817 715
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ......................................................... farms 80 70 69 10 8 20
acres 2,470 2,020 (D) 450 (D) 407
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ..................................... farms 408 378 371 30 24 95
acres 19,855 17,990 (D) 1,865 (D) 3,074
In cultivated summer fallow .......................................... farms 90 82 81 8 7 19
acres 4,458 4,120 (D) 338 (D) 407

Total woodland ..................................................................... farms 1,762 1,605 1,574 157 149 311
acres 308,744 263,085 252,062 45,659 23,148 32,626
Woodland pastured .......................................................... farms 525 479 469 46 44 108
acres 18,639 18,067 17,786 572 (D) 3,277
Woodland not pastured .................................................... farms 1,518 1,381 1,355 137 129 263
acres 290,105 245,018 234,276 45,087 (D) 29,349
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
LAND USE - Con.

Permanent pasture and rangeland,


other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) .............................................................. farms 28,223 25,196 1,501 997
acres 1,051,041 877,115 90,487 60,239

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. .................................................................... farms 33,122 28,819 1,946 1,365
acres 472,991 331,013 54,502 44,187

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 4,699 3,295 486 393


acres 174,526 75,773 35,325 29,746
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 4,520 3,182 467 378
acres 164,414 71,770 (D) 28,115
Pastureland and other land ............................................... farms 313 174 50 35
acres 10,112 4,003 (D) 1,631

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ............................................................................ farms 3,240 2,685 291 225
acres 105,906 79,169 12,555 9,577

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ............................................................. farms 5,615 4,170 722 534
acres 2,819,750 1,497,639 673,992 548,214

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ............................. farms 220 171 19 16
$1,000 15,563 10,092 3,939 (D)

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ............................................................................. farms 50,218 43,563 3,132 2,199
$1,000 36,505,652 25,427,737 5,058,913 3,921,236
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 726,944 583,700 1,615,234 1,783,190
Average per acre ........................................................ dollars 4,338 4,568 3,663 3,631

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ......................................................................... 4,101 3,691 186 114
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................ 4,249 3,850 204 137
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................................ 8,733 7,980 420 276
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 16,897 15,230 776 536
$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................................ 8,599 7,429 490 343

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ...................................................... 4,064 3,149 429 320


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ...................................................... 2,495 1,689 364 259
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ...................................................... 754 403 176 142
$10,000,000 or more ............................................................. 326 142 87 72

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment .................................................................... farms 50,215 43,560 3,132 2,199
$1,000 4,664,336 3,070,693 733,342 569,016

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 4,475 4,031 227 148
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................................... 4,787 4,396 187 126
$10,000 to $19,999 ................................................................ 8,491 7,729 378 255
$20,000 to $49,999 ................................................................ 14,870 13,329 761 528
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................ 8,424 7,324 527 351
$100,000 to $199,999 ............................................................ 4,465 3,669 304 227
$200,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 2,906 2,121 366 276
$500,000 or more .................................................................. 1,797 961 382 288

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ...................................... farms 40,049 34,700 2,487 1,742
number 87,620 68,418 8,563 6,354

Tractors, all ........................................................................... farms 42,778 37,068 2,723 1,906


number 103,667 83,641 9,590 6,820
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ....................................... farms 23,901 20,775 1,501 1,054
number 34,572 29,387 2,438 1,698
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) .............................................. farms 30,514 26,208 2,072 1,435
number 52,001 43,011 4,321 3,003
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ........................................ farms 7,851 5,934 909 658
number 17,094 11,243 2,831 2,119

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ............................. farms 4,945 3,756 623 439
number 5,653 4,192 777 559

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ...................................................................... farms 1,228 781 236 180
number 1,629 983 356 272
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ......................................... farms 762 581 91 71
number 879 663 111 90
Hay balers ............................................................................ farms 14,241 12,539 922 592
number 18,164 15,872 1,274 810
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
LAND USE - Con.

Permanent pasture and rangeland,


other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) ............................................................. farms 1,296 1,162 1,148 134 122 230
acres 73,068 68,032 67,140 5,036 4,290 10,371

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ................................................................... farms 2,045 1,846 1,814 199 181 312
acres 80,166 63,582 57,724 16,584 10,652 7,310

Irrigated land ........................................................................ farms 822 735 724 87 83 96


acres 62,002 55,251 52,570 6,751 (D) 1,426
Harvested cropland .......................................................... farms 777 695 684 82 78 94
acres 58,004 51,966 49,285 6,038 (D) (D)
Pastureland and other land .............................................. farms 87 80 80 7 7 2
acres 3,998 3,285 3,285 713 713 (D)

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ............................................................................ farms 222 198 193 24 22 42
acres 12,527 11,579 11,260 948 (D) 1,655

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ............................................................ farms 701 658 648 43 38 22
acres 639,957 590,355 583,159 49,602 36,591 8,162

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ............................. farms 24 21 21 3 3 6


$1,000 (D) 1,478 1,478 (D) (D) (D)

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ............................................................................. farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488
$1,000 5,610,281 5,064,197 4,937,423 546,085 361,454 408,721
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 1,848,528 1,865,266 1,849,915 1,706,514 1,233,632 837,543
Average per acre .........................................................dollars 4,030 4,039 4,046 3,949 3,873 5,466

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 161 148 148 13 9 63
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 154 129 127 25 25 41
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 265 234 231 31 31 68
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 721 646 633 75 70 170
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................................... 608 528 525 80 72 72

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ..................................................... 453 407 397 46 42 33


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ..................................................... 418 388 379 30 30 24
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ..................................................... 162 152 147 10 9 13
$10,000,000 or more ............................................................. 93 83 82 10 5 4

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ................................................................... farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 488
$1,000 827,027 758,374 746,226 68,654 56,901 33,274

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 126 113 110 13 13 91
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................... 152 125 119 27 24 52
$10,000 to $19,999 ............................................................... 295 261 260 34 33 89
$20,000 to $49,999 ............................................................... 644 570 559 74 64 136
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 521 465 458 56 54 52
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 456 414 410 42 40 36
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 403 363 357 40 37 16
$500,000 or more .................................................................. 438 404 396 34 28 16

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ..................................... farms 2,557 2,301 2,267 256 235 305
number 9,966 9,168 8,975 798 708 673

Tractors, all .......................................................................... farms 2,656 2,399 2,359 257 234 331
number 9,686 8,888 8,695 798 721 750
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ...................................... farms 1,423 1,277 1,255 146 134 202
number 2,454 2,222 2,157 232 216 293
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) .............................................. farms 2,025 1,836 1,804 189 171 209
number 4,317 3,964 3,878 353 323 352
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ....................................... farms 957 880 866 77 69 51
number 2,915 2,702 2,660 213 182 105

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ............................. farms 541 504 494 37 33 25
number 653 606 592 47 40 31

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ...................................................................... farms 205 190 187 15 11 6
number 282 252 248 30 17 8
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ......................................... farms 87 80 80 7 7 3
number 100 90 90 10 10 5
Hay balers ............................................................................ farms 698 622 615 76 72 82
number 909 812 804 97 91 109
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ............................................................... farms 24,410 20,795 1,740 1,194
acres treated 3,488,942 2,009,567 730,468 580,970
Manure used ......................................................................... farms 7,427 6,219 535 383
acres treated 449,093 309,471 69,698 53,540

Acres treated to control-


Insects .............................................................................. farms 10,652 8,275 1,056 797
acres 2,350,771 1,224,661 539,799 441,791
Weeds, grass, or brush ..................................................... farms 19,535 16,156 1,569 1,102
acres 3,776,603 2,113,961 841,130 674,404
Nematodes ....................................................................... farms 2,531 1,831 313 239
acres 627,543 332,601 122,453 99,489
Diseases in crops and orchards ....................................... farms 3,582 2,612 410 309
acres 670,001 351,301 158,384 127,402
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ................................................. farms 2,132 1,472 311 241
acres on which used 620,800 290,038 174,716 151,581

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile .............................................................. farms 2,763 2,166 257 192


acres 260,687 138,269 57,649 47,477
Land artificially drained by ditches ........................................ farms 7,916 6,541 563 428
acres 1,417,970 760,918 278,341 230,793
Land under conservation easement ..................................... farms 1,615 1,276 170 131
acres 97,641 70,100 11,548 9,961
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used .................................................................................... farms 7,387 5,865 768 536
acres 1,878,617 1,028,367 468,969 381,010
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used .................................................................................... farms 2,875 2,248 327 234
acres 636,205 316,660 163,118 135,257
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ............................................................ farms 9,851 8,164 826 572
acres 1,243,393 731,125 233,233 183,552
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ................................................................. farms 4,405 3,513 415 304
acres 393,002 188,555 99,688 75,590

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................................. farms 961 823 56 45


Solar panels ...................................................................... farms 635 560 23 20
Wind turbines .................................................................... farms 76 65 3 1
Methane digesters ............................................................ farms 46 38 3 -
Geoexchange systems ..................................................... farms 176 145 17 10

Small hydro systems ......................................................... farms 84 73 9 6


Biodiesel ........................................................................... farms 143 111 16 12
Ethanol ............................................................................. farms 86 77 6 4
Other ................................................................................. farms 22 18 2 2

Wind rights leased to others ................................................. farms 32 28 2 2

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................................... farms 32,936 29,071 1,724 1,240


Part owners .......................................................................... farms 14,221 12,037 1,121 749
Tenants ................................................................................. farms 3,061 2,455 287 210

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned .......................................................................... farms 47,241 41,177 2,851 1,993


acres 5,253,410 3,648,479 711,242 558,464
Owned land in farms ......................................................... farms 47,157 41,108 2,845 1,989
acres 4,836,861 3,350,415 664,836 521,203

Land rented or leased from others ........................................ farms 17,427 14,601 1,416 962
acres 3,611,759 2,235,710 718,604 560,353
Rented or leased land in farms ......................................... farms 17,282 14,492 1,408 959
acres 3,577,895 2,216,530 716,169 558,663

Land rented or leased to others ............................................ farms 6,728 5,690 505 374
acres 450,413 317,244 48,841 38,951

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ................................................................. number 73,846 61,951 5,839 4,143


Farms by number of operators:
1 operator .............................................................................. 30,657 27,832 1,127 781
2 operators ............................................................................ 16,435 13,622 1,479 1,025
3 operators ............................................................................ 2,522 1,738 400 301
4 operators ............................................................................ 468 303 95 69
5 or more operators ............................................................... 136 68 31 23

Total women operators ................................................. number 19,975 17,002 1,328 985


Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator .......................................................................... 17,451 15,113 1,010 748
2 operators ........................................................................ 1,077 816 125 95
3 operators ........................................................................ 107 75 20 13
4 operators ........................................................................ 11 8 2 2
5 or more operators ........................................................... 1 - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ............................................................... farms 1,712 1,567 1,550 145 135 163
acres treated 734,400 680,048 673,006 54,352 43,028 14,507
Manure used ........................................................................ farms 612 583 581 29 26 61
acres treated 67,817 64,395 (D) 3,422 (D) 2,107

Acres treated to control-


Insects .............................................................................. farms 1,223 1,128 1,117 95 91 98
acres 579,373 539,417 535,047 39,956 (D) 6,938
Weeds, grass, or brush .................................................... farms 1,672 1,539 1,522 133 125 138
acres 806,716 746,141 738,776 60,575 47,341 14,796
Nematodes ....................................................................... farms 360 335 330 25 20 27
acres 171,165 155,788 153,149 15,377 7,868 1,324
Diseases in crops and orchards ....................................... farms 512 483 476 29 27 48
acres 158,373 148,073 146,166 10,300 (D) 1,943
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ................................................. farms 320 297 291 23 19 29
acres on which used 154,523 142,080 139,132 12,443 6,159 1,523

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile .............................................................. farms 310 290 287 20 16 30


acres 61,767 55,585 55,503 6,182 (D) 3,002
Land artificially drained by ditches ....................................... farms 729 668 660 61 58 83
acres 369,584 341,311 339,319 28,273 20,470 9,127
Land under conservation easement ..................................... farms 143 132 130 11 11 26
acres 13,534 13,254 (D) 280 280 2,459
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used ................................................................................... farms 713 664 653 49 43 41
acres 376,218 353,757 352,838 22,461 12,474 5,063
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used ................................................................................... farms 273 246 239 27 25 27
acres 152,238 132,601 (D) 19,637 (D) 4,189
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ........................................................... farms 772 709 697 63 59 89
acres 272,496 253,923 247,490 18,573 (D) 6,539
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ................................................................. farms 415 377 376 38 35 62
acres 102,428 93,128 (D) 9,300 5,650 2,331

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................................ farms 65 57 51 8 8 17


Solar panels ..................................................................... farms 42 36 30 6 6 10
Wind turbines ................................................................... farms 6 6 6 - - 2
Methane digesters ............................................................ farms 3 3 3 - - 2
Geoexchange systems ..................................................... farms 13 11 11 2 2 1

Small hydro systems ........................................................ farms 2 2 2 - - -


Biodiesel ........................................................................... farms 10 10 10 - - 6
Ethanol ............................................................................. farms 3 3 3 - - -
Other ................................................................................ farms 1 - - 1 1 1

Wind rights leased to others ................................................. farms 2 2 2 - - -

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................................... farms 1,766 1,553 1,515 213 191 375
Part owners .......................................................................... farms 986 909 901 77 74 77
Tenants ................................................................................ farms 283 253 253 30 28 36

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned .......................................................................... farms 2,761 2,471 2,425 290 265 452
acres 821,821 718,165 687,737 103,656 61,625 71,868
Owned land in farms ........................................................ farms 2,752 2,462 2,416 290 265 452
acres 755,159 656,087 627,041 99,072 (D) 66,451

Land rented or leased from others ....................................... farms 1,295 1,183 1,173 112 107 115
acres 649,096 607,879 603,480 41,217 (D) 8,349
Rented or leased land in farms ........................................ farms 1,269 1,162 1,154 107 102 113
acres 636,873 597,661 593,288 39,212 (D) 8,323

Land rented or leased to others ........................................... farms 452 402 390 50 50 81


acres 78,885 72,296 70,888 6,589 6,589 5,443

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators .................................................................. number 5,251 4,737 4,631 514 476 805
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator .............................................................................. 1,442 1,265 1,248 177 158 256
2 operators ............................................................................ 1,158 1,053 1,040 105 100 176
3 operators ............................................................................ 347 316 303 31 28 37
4 operators ............................................................................ 55 51 49 4 4 15
5 or more operators ............................................................... 33 30 29 3 3 4

Total women operators .................................................. number 1,370 1,250 1,225 120 114 275
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator .......................................................................... 1,130 1,030 1,009 100 94 198
2 operators ........................................................................ 105 95 93 10 10 31
3 operators ........................................................................ 7 7 7 - - 5
4 operators ........................................................................ 1 1 1 - - -
5 or more operators ........................................................... 1 1 1 - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ........................................................................................... 43,765 37,999 2,794 1,936
Female ....................................................................................... 6,453 5,564 338 263

Primary occupation:
Farming ..................................................................................... 24,574 20,474 1,939 1,377
Other .......................................................................................... 25,644 23,089 1,193 822

Place of residence:
On farm operated ....................................................................... 39,098 34,737 2,107 1,434
Not on farm operated ................................................................. 11,120 8,826 1,025 765

Days worked off farm:


None .......................................................................................... 20,047 16,807 1,532 1,096
Any ............................................................................................ 30,171 26,756 1,600 1,103
1 to 49 days ........................................................................... 3,864 3,387 219 157
50 to 99 days ......................................................................... 2,364 2,091 145 96
100 to 199 days ..................................................................... 4,390 3,902 220 155
200 days or more ................................................................... 19,553 17,376 1,016 695

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ........................................................................... 1,659 1,423 117 97
3 or 4 years ................................................................................ 2,459 2,138 140 112
5 to 9 years ................................................................................ 6,909 5,995 426 325
10 years or more ........................................................................ 39,191 34,007 2,449 1,665

Average years on present farm ................................................. 23.1 23.1 23.6 22.3

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ........................................................................... 1,298 1,121 89 74
3 or 4 years ................................................................................ 2,030 1,776 116 97
5 to 9 years ................................................................................ 5,935 5,153 376 286
10 years or more ........................................................................ 40,955 35,513 2,551 1,742

Average years operating any farm ............................................. 25.0 25.0 25.8 24.6

Age group:
Under 25 years .......................................................................... 220 195 6 6
25 to 34 years ............................................................................ 2,101 1,819 135 101
35 to 44 years ............................................................................ 4,932 4,231 326 236
45 to 49 years ............................................................................ 4,245 3,626 232 185
50 to 54 years ............................................................................ 6,146 5,218 394 292
55 to 59 years ............................................................................ 7,306 6,298 449 319
60 to 64 years ............................................................................ 7,818 6,802 450 320
65 to 69 years ............................................................................ 6,755 5,914 427 284
70 years and over ...................................................................... 10,695 9,460 713 456

Average age .............................................................................. 58.9 59.0 59.2 58.3

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ................................ 493 443 27 20

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native .............................................. 596 528 45 33
Asian .......................................................................................... 179 156 17 14
Black or African American ......................................................... 1,637 1,401 123 90
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................................. - - - -
White ......................................................................................... 47,627 41,315 2,938 2,056
More than one race reported ..................................................... 179 163 9 6

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ..................................................................................... 6,809 6,020 366 237
2 people ..................................................................................... 27,084 23,563 1,703 1,185
3 people ..................................................................................... 7,781 6,721 497 364
4 people ..................................................................................... 5,942 5,089 377 267
5 or more people ........................................................................ 2,602 2,170 189 146

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ................................................................. 37,398 33,505 1,968 1,333
25 to 49 percent ......................................................................... 3,483 2,926 252 184
50 to 74 percent ......................................................................... 3,963 3,100 388 276
75 to 99 percent ......................................................................... 2,639 1,984 252 186
100 percent ................................................................................ 2,735 2,048 272 220

Operator is a hired manager ................................................. farms 1,434 743 175 135


acres 841,175 250,202 132,820 114,664

Farms with-
Internet access .......................................................................... 34,814 29,683 2,208 1,626
Dial-up service ....................................................................... 2,587 2,296 160 114
DSL service ........................................................................... 18,475 15,755 1,130 839
Cable modem service ............................................................ 7,092 6,059 459 345
Fiber-optic service ................................................................. 1,549 1,280 115 75
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ........................................................................ 4,924 4,104 327 266
Satellite service ...................................................................... 3,330 2,757 252 193
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ...................................... 732 614 45 32
Other Internet service ............................................................ 290 242 19 14

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ............................................................................... 39,916 35,902 1,552 1,092
2 households ............................................................................. 8,051 6,210 1,163 793
3 households ............................................................................. 1,413 907 270 201
4 households ............................................................................. 579 387 108 80
5 or more households ................................................................ 259 157 39 33
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male .......................................................................................... 2,614 2,340 2,303 274 247 358
Female ...................................................................................... 421 375 366 46 46 130

Primary occupation:
Farming ..................................................................................... 1,963 1,783 1,753 180 163 198
Other ......................................................................................... 1,072 932 916 140 130 290

Place of residence:
On farm operated ...................................................................... 1,945 1,770 1,745 175 155 309
Not on farm operated ................................................................ 1,090 945 924 145 138 179

Days worked off farm:


None .......................................................................................... 1,513 1,381 1,354 132 121 195
Any ............................................................................................ 1,522 1,334 1,315 188 172 293
1 to 49 days ........................................................................... 207 186 179 21 19 51
50 to 99 days ......................................................................... 108 82 82 26 24 20
100 to 199 days ..................................................................... 226 206 201 20 19 42
200 days or more .................................................................. 981 860 853 121 110 180

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ........................................................................... 91 86 84 5 4 28
3 or 4 years ............................................................................... 151 127 124 24 22 30
5 to 9 years ............................................................................... 394 339 333 55 50 94
10 years or more ....................................................................... 2,399 2,163 2,128 236 217 336

Average years on present farm ................................................. 22.1 22.5 22.4 18.8 18.1 19.6

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ........................................................................... 61 57 57 4 3 27
3 or 4 years ............................................................................... 118 99 98 19 17 20
5 to 9 years ............................................................................... 330 290 282 40 36 76
10 years or more ....................................................................... 2,526 2,269 2,232 257 237 365

Average years operating any farm ............................................ 24.5 24.9 24.9 21.1 20.5 22.4

Age group:
Under 25 years .......................................................................... 17 17 17 - - 2
25 to 34 years ........................................................................... 107 89 89 18 15 40
35 to 44 years ........................................................................... 328 278 275 50 48 47
45 to 49 years ........................................................................... 340 295 289 45 44 47
50 to 54 years ........................................................................... 464 422 418 42 37 70
55 to 59 years ........................................................................... 492 454 448 38 37 67
60 to 64 years ........................................................................... 477 427 411 50 39 89
65 to 69 years ........................................................................... 364 323 318 41 37 50
70 years and over ..................................................................... 446 410 404 36 36 76

Average age .............................................................................. 56.9 57.1 57.1 55.0 55.1 56.7

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ................................ 21 17 16 4 4 2

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native ............................................. 12 10 10 2 2 11
Asian ......................................................................................... 6 3 3 3 3 -
Black or African American ......................................................... 100 84 84 16 16 13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................................. - - - - - -
White ......................................................................................... 2,910 2,612 2,566 298 271 464
More than one race reported ..................................................... 7 6 6 1 1 -

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person .................................................................................... 340 289 286 51 51 83
2 people .................................................................................... 1,556 1,409 1,385 147 131 262
3 people .................................................................................... 510 457 451 53 47 53
4 people .................................................................................... 415 373 365 42 37 61
5 or more people ....................................................................... 214 187 182 27 27 29

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ................................................................. 1,511 1,305 1,282 206 187 414
25 to 49 percent ........................................................................ 286 271 266 15 14 19
50 to 74 percent ........................................................................ 437 402 398 35 34 38
75 to 99 percent ........................................................................ 395 363 354 32 30 8
100 percent ............................................................................... 406 374 369 32 28 9

Operator is a hired manager ................................................ farms 424 366 345 58 48 92


acres 417,698 335,603 309,783 82,095 38,689 40,455

Farms with-
Internet access .......................................................................... 2,558 2,298 2,255 260 241 365
Dial-up service ...................................................................... 112 106 106 6 6 19
DSL service ........................................................................... 1,418 1,286 1,263 132 119 172
Cable modem service ............................................................ 490 433 420 57 53 84
Fiber-optic service ................................................................. 131 111 110 20 19 23
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ........................................................................ 447 408 400 39 37 46
Satellite service ..................................................................... 283 252 249 31 30 38
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ...................................... 61 55 51 6 6 12
Other Internet service ............................................................ 20 17 17 3 3 9

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ............................................................................... 2,041 1,808 1,784 233 211 421
2 households ............................................................................. 631 576 564 55 52 47
3 households ............................................................................. 218 198 191 20 19 18
4 households ............................................................................. 83 76 73 7 7 1
5 or more households ................................................................ 62 57 57 5 4 1
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption .......................................................................... farms 48,594 43,563 2,253 1,654
acres 7,674,251 5,566,945 1,039,821 832,691
Limited Liability Corporation ................................................. farms 2,474 1,513 916 860
acres 687,066 338,945 339,131 321,407

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual .............................................................. farms 43,563 43,563 - -


acres 5,566,945 5,566,945 - -
Partnership ........................................................................... farms 3,132 - 3,132 2,199
acres 1,381,005 - 1,381,005 1,079,866
Registered under state law ............................................... farms 2,199 - 2,199 2,199
acres 1,079,866 - 1,079,866 1,079,866

Corporation ........................................................................... farms 3,035 - - -


acres 1,392,032 - - -
Family held ....................................................................... farms 2,715 - - -
acres 1,253,748 - - -
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 46 - - -
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 2,669 - - -

Other than family held ....................................................... farms 320 - - -


acres 138,284 - - -
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 27 - - -
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 293 - - -

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ...................................................... farms 488 - - -
acres 74,774 - - -

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 14,469 10,891 1,495 1,134


workers 78,012 42,186 10,517 7,722
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more .......................................................... farms 7,022 4,415 1,001 790
workers 30,165 11,729 4,521 3,521
Less than 150 days ....................................................... farms 10,548 8,367 938 698
workers 47,847 30,457 5,996 4,201
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) .................................................................... farms 1,605 1,100 210 152
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) .............................................. farms 199 137 39 27

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 21,730 19,022 1,332 935
workers 48,608 42,139 3,216 2,215

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres .................................................................................... 4,155 3,652 202 150


10 to 49 acres ................................................................................ 20,014 18,201 854 596
50 to 69 acres ................................................................................ 5,596 5,003 284 178
70 to 99 acres ................................................................................ 5,276 4,702 282 180
100 to 139 acres ............................................................................ 4,062 3,577 220 148
140 to 179 acres ............................................................................ 2,326 2,007 167 116
180 to 219 acres ............................................................................ 1,604 1,344 105 81
220 to 259 acres ............................................................................ 1,055 857 100 70
260 to 499 acres ............................................................................ 2,728 2,166 266 183
500 to 999 acres ............................................................................ 1,706 1,161 251 187
1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................................... 1,067 620 214 153
2,000 acres or more ....................................................................... 629 273 187 157

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 5,723 4,872 451 296
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................ 2,022 1,778 103 71
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 1,494 1,222 117 103
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ........................................................................ 3,072 2,321 244 180
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 12,039 10,479 846 603
Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................................... 1,046 856 101 61
Cotton farming (11192) .............................................................. 528 401 66 45
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ................................ 10,465 9,222 679 497
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................................... 13,909 12,884 596 347
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ 10 8 - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 263 168 48 37
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................... 1,170 707 148 116
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................ 3,404 2,853 255 200
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 1,922 1,820 37 15
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ............................................................... 5,190 4,451 287 231

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ................................................... farms 19,548 17,560 1,072 679
number 829,717 620,255 101,709 65,420
Farms with-
1 to 9 ...................................................................................... 5,737 5,385 178 96
10 to 49 .................................................................................. 10,059 9,236 484 287
50 to 99 .................................................................................. 2,126 1,807 178 129
100 to 199 .............................................................................. 945 716 111 77
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption ......................................................................... farms 2,485 2,273 2,244 212 198 293
acres 1,038,298 981,919 965,996 56,379 54,963 29,187
Limited Liability Corporation ................................................. farms - - - - - 45
acres - - - - - 8,990

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual ............................................................. farms - - - - - -


acres - - - - - -
Partnership ........................................................................... farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -
Registered under state law ............................................... farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -

Corporation .......................................................................... farms 3,035 2,715 2,669 320 293 -


acres 1,392,032 1,253,748 1,220,329 138,284 93,328 -
Family held ....................................................................... farms 2,715 2,715 2,669 - - -
acres 1,253,748 1,253,748 1,220,329 - - -
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 46 46 - - - -
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 2,669 2,669 2,669 - - -

Other than family held ...................................................... farms 320 - - 320 293 -


acres 138,284 - - 138,284 93,328 -
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 27 - - 27 - -
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 293 - - 293 293 -

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ..................................................... farms - - - - - 488
acres - - - - - 74,774

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................................... farms 1,893 1,725 1,698 168 154 190
workers 24,246 22,167 20,651 2,079 1,830 1,063
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more ......................................................... farms 1,486 1,357 1,337 129 116 120
workers 13,384 12,315 11,369 1,069 853 531
Less than 150 days ...................................................... farms 1,118 1,018 1,004 100 91 125
workers 10,862 9,852 9,282 1,010 977 532
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) ................................................................... farms 290 269 268 21 20 5
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) .............................................. farms 23 23 23 - - -

Unpaid workers (see text) .................................................... farms 1,151 1,044 1,031 107 96 225
workers 2,623 2,347 2,307 276 254 630

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................................... 225 189 189 36 35 76


10 to 49 acres ............................................................................... 780 668 661 112 105 179
50 to 69 acres ............................................................................... 251 225 219 26 24 58
70 to 99 acres ............................................................................... 240 226 220 14 14 52
100 to 139 acres ........................................................................... 232 207 207 25 17 33
140 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 134 121 120 13 13 18
180 to 219 acres ........................................................................... 140 128 126 12 12 15
220 to 259 acres ........................................................................... 96 92 90 4 4 2
260 to 499 acres ........................................................................... 274 246 242 28 26 22
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................... 281 260 255 21 20 13
1,000 to 1,999 acres ..................................................................... 218 203 195 15 14 15
2,000 acres or more ...................................................................... 164 150 145 14 9 5

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 368 340 333 28 27 32


Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................ 120 108 107 12 12 21
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 138 127 127 11 11 17
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ........................................................................ 444 395 391 49 48 63
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 571 499 484 72 60 143
Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................................... 86 74 74 12 12 3
Cotton farming (11192) ............................................................. 58 52 51 6 3 3
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ................................ 427 373 359 54 45 137
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................................... 346 314 309 32 26 83
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ 2 2 2 - - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 44 44 44 - - 3
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................... 307 283 275 24 23 8
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................ 285 263 259 22 19 11
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 41 39 39 2 2 24
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) .............................................................. 369 301 299 68 65 83

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory .................................................. farms 802 746 735 56 49 114
number 101,831 93,170 92,882 8,661 (D) 5,922
Farms with-
1 to 9 ..................................................................................... 132 126 126 6 6 42
10 to 49 ................................................................................. 288 263 254 25 25 51
50 to 99 ................................................................................. 134 121 119 13 6 7
100 to 199 ............................................................................. 113 108 108 5 5 5
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 .............................................................................. 506 324 87 68


500 or more ........................................................................... 175 92 34 22

Cows and heifers that calved ............................................ farms 16,361 14,708 892 565
number 394,156 301,891 47,857 30,575

Beef cows ..................................................................... farms 16,059 14,492 845 528


number 348,196 280,417 35,981 23,578
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................................. 7,151 6,742 220 126
10 to 49 .......................................................................... 7,338 6,576 438 274
50 to 99 .......................................................................... 1,040 813 106 71
100 to 199 ...................................................................... 401 278 55 41
200 to 499 ...................................................................... 112 75 20 11
500 or more ................................................................... 17 8 6 5
Milk cows ...................................................................... farms 571 436 73 57
number 45,960 21,474 11,876 6,997
Farms with-
1 to 9 .............................................................................. 322 283 22 17
10 to 49 .......................................................................... 70 59 6 6
50 to 99 .......................................................................... 55 32 15 11
100 to 199 ...................................................................... 63 35 13 12
200 to 499 ...................................................................... 45 21 12 9
500 or more ................................................................... 16 6 5 2

Other cattle (see text) ....................................................... farms 15,798 14,168 866 559
number 435,561 318,364 53,852 34,845

Cattle and calves sold ........................................................... farms 15,312 13,668 912 577
number 435,411 314,627 46,853 31,848
$1,000 332,733 230,125 35,265 24,449
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............................. farms 8,542 7,656 519 311
number 108,585 83,247 12,352 7,435

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ........................................................ farms 12,974 11,535 786 507
number 326,826 231,380 34,501 24,413
Cattle on feed (see text) ............................................... farms 15 8 1 1
number 2,428 585 (D) (D)

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................... farms 2,217 1,576 220 171
number 8,901,434 3,471,847 1,514,195 1,009,747
Farms with-
1 to 24 .................................................................................... 987 871 51 37
25 to 49 .................................................................................. 78 59 11 8
50 to 99 .................................................................................. 60 43 6 5
100 to 199 .............................................................................. 25 21 3 3
200 to 499 .............................................................................. 25 22 1 1
500 or more ........................................................................... 1,042 560 148 117

Used or to be used for breeding ....................................... farms 838 611 79 62


number 896,231 151,864 161,414 105,239
Other hogs and pigs ......................................................... farms 2,040 1,415 212 167
number 8,005,203 3,319,983 1,352,781 904,508

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................... farms 1,833 1,216 204 161
number 34,456,613 11,640,873 5,567,578 4,084,823
$1,000 2,873,988 1,140,235 516,127 348,425

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .................................. farms 1,311 1,143 72 51
number 29,224 24,309 (D) 1,980
Ewes 1 year old or older ................................................... farms 923 806 54 33
number 15,633 12,877 1,489 1,073
Sheep and lambs sold .......................................................... farms 752 661 48 29
number 14,523 12,102 1,374 883

Total horses and ponies inventory ........................................ farms 10,261 9,104 510 373
number 66,870 54,506 4,841 3,995
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ......................................................................... farms 9,785 8,691 480 353
number 55,143 46,143 3,879 3,196
Owned horses and ponies sold ............................................ farms 1,955 1,681 102 84
number 7,037 6,001 464 269

Goats, all inventory ............................................................... farms 4,387 4,008 171 106


number 66,367 57,655 2,782 1,935
Goats, all sold ....................................................................... farms 2,346 2,170 76 48
number 30,589 26,386 1,383 1,104

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ................................................... farms 4,996 4,477 228 149
number 13,091,384 6,307,367 835,632 576,644
Farms with-
1 to 399 .................................................................................. 4,605 4,165 196 128
400 to 3,199 ........................................................................... 40 28 2 2
3,200 to 9,999 ........................................................................ 74 67 4 2
10,000 to 19,999 .................................................................... 101 85 11 7
20,000 to 49,999 .................................................................... 148 119 10 6
50,000 to 99,999 .................................................................... 23 13 5 4
100,000 or more .................................................................... 5 - - -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ............................................................................. farms 763 688 25 20
number 6,239,251 4,500,792 127,064 126,956
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 ............................................................................. 86 86 86 - - 9


500 or more ........................................................................... 49 42 42 7 7 -

Cows and heifers that calved ........................................... farms 662 612 606 50 49 99
number 41,773 39,816 39,676 1,957 (D) 2,635

Beef cows ..................................................................... farms 624 574 568 50 49 98


number 29,561 27,604 27,464 1,957 (D) 2,237
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 142 130 129 12 12 47
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 285 261 257 24 24 39
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 115 105 104 10 9 6
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 63 60 60 3 3 5
200 to 499 ..................................................................... 16 15 15 1 1 1
500 or more ................................................................... 3 3 3 - - -
Milk cows ...................................................................... farms 55 55 55 - - 7
number 12,212 12,212 12,212 - - 398
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 14 14 14 - - 3
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 3 3 3 - - 2
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 8 8 8 - - -
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 13 13 13 - - 2
200 to 499 ..................................................................... 12 12 12 - - -
500 or more ................................................................... 5 5 5 - - -

Other cattle (see text) ....................................................... farms 683 636 626 47 41 81


number 60,058 53,354 53,206 6,704 (D) 3,287

Cattle and calves sold .......................................................... farms 650 603 595 47 40 82


number 71,575 67,100 66,932 4,475 4,008 2,356
$1,000 65,510 61,059 60,768 4,451 4,095 1,832
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............................ farms 316 298 295 18 17 51
number 12,344 12,081 12,064 263 (D) 642

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ....................................................... farms 580 537 529 43 37 73
number 59,231 55,019 54,868 4,212 (D) 1,714
Cattle on feed (see text) ............................................... farms 4 4 4 - - 2
number 1,750 1,750 1,750 - - (D)

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................... farms 395 367 358 28 27 26


number 3,895,901 3,470,118 2,718,769 425,783 (D) 19,491
Farms with-
1 to 24 ................................................................................... 49 47 47 2 2 16
25 to 49 ................................................................................. 8 8 8 - - -
50 to 99 ................................................................................. 9 9 9 - - 2
100 to 199 ............................................................................. 1 1 1 - - -
200 to 499 ............................................................................. 1 1 1 - - 1
500 or more ........................................................................... 327 301 292 26 25 7

Used or to be used for breeding ....................................... farms 137 122 114 15 14 11


number 582,101 488,886 353,762 93,215 (D) 852
Other hogs and pigs ......................................................... farms 390 365 356 25 24 23
number 3,313,800 2,981,232 2,365,007 332,568 (D) 18,639

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................... farms 390 363 354 27 26 23


number 17,137,509 14,825,105 11,915,723 2,312,404 (D) 110,653
$1,000 1,212,982 1,081,519 929,920 131,463 (D) 4,643

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .................................. farms 70 67 67 3 2 26


number (D) 1,945 1,945 (D) (D) (D)
Ewes 1 year old or older ................................................... farms 49 49 49 - - 14
number 1,062 1,062 1,062 - - 205
Sheep and lambs sold .......................................................... farms 31 31 31 - - 12
number 818 818 818 - - 229

Total horses and ponies inventory ....................................... farms 541 469 467 72 69 106
number 6,425 5,772 (D) 653 634 1,098
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ......................................................................... farms 514 447 445 67 64 100
number 4,268 3,764 (D) 504 485 853
Owned horses and ponies sold ............................................ farms 150 141 141 9 9 22
number 502 484 484 18 18 70

Goats, all inventory .............................................................. farms 140 128 128 12 12 68


number 4,129 4,007 4,007 122 122 1,801
Goats, all sold ...................................................................... farms 77 70 70 7 7 23
number 2,014 1,972 1,972 42 42 806

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ................................................... farms 236 211 201 25 25 55


number 5,903,818 (D) (D) (D) (D) 44,567
Farms with-
1 to 399 ................................................................................. 193 172 163 21 21 51
400 to 3,199 .......................................................................... 8 7 7 1 1 2
3,200 to 9,999 ....................................................................... 3 2 2 1 1 -
10,000 to 19,999 ................................................................... 4 4 4 - - 1
20,000 to 49,999 ................................................................... 18 17 17 1 1 1
50,000 to 99,999 ................................................................... 5 5 5 - - -
100,000 or more .................................................................... 5 4 3 1 1 -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ............................................................................. farms 43 40 34 3 3 7
number 1,611,065 (D) (D) (D) (D) 330
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
POULTRY - Con.

Layers sold (see text) ........................................................... farms 1,109 968 66 42


number 10,310,945 6,203,481 (D) 570,859

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ..................................................................................... farms 268 244 4 4
number 11,734,548 8,742,301 290,010 290,010

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ..................................................................................... farms 1,969 1,596 173 131
number 801,883,037 594,314,201 99,579,842 85,842,859
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ............................................................................... 271 225 20 12
2,000 to 59,999 ...................................................................... 53 38 1 1
60,000 to 99,999 .................................................................... 37 34 2 1
100,000 or more .................................................................... 1,608 1,299 150 117

Turkeys inventory (see text) ................................................. farms 829 659 66 57


number 17,191,277 11,336,894 (D) 2,238,244
Turkeys sold (see text) ......................................................... farms 590 426 70 58
number 54,109,724 35,589,978 8,569,172 8,344,554

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ..................................................................... farms 250 172 55 41


acres 16,695 (D) 6,428 5,266
bushels 985,012 (D) 371,457 305,799
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 11 6 - -
acres 111 (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 118 92 19 9
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 79 51 20 20
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 41 26 11 9
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 10 3 3 1
500 acres or more .................................................................. 2 - 2 2

Corn for grain ........................................................................ farms 5,366 4,218 592 422


acres 803,020 423,083 191,516 159,394
bushels 93,402,417 46,968,890 22,991,120 19,308,773
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 399 259 58 47
acres 26,656 11,475 7,209 6,384
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 2,129 1,930 115 65
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 1,452 1,192 108 68
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 882 609 137 104
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 486 296 112 80
500 acres or more .................................................................. 417 191 120 105

Corn for silage or greenchop ................................................ farms 602 436 88 65


acres 46,650 24,120 10,577 7,329
tons 732,594 386,400 161,433 108,044
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 26 10 8 6
acres 903 176 465 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 317 265 29 21
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 148 106 30 22
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 97 50 17 14
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 24 9 8 6
500 acres or more .................................................................. 16 6 4 2

Cotton, all ............................................................................. farms 1,432 940 253 189


acres 580,801 281,747 173,197 142,595
bales 1,134,034 541,106 340,518 284,945
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 100 48 28 25
acres 16,104 5,039 5,945 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 100 94 2 -
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 274 227 20 13
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 331 252 38 25
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 285 169 62 44
500 acres or more .................................................................. 442 198 131 107

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ........................................ farms 10 9 1 -


acres 95 (D) (D) -
cwt 1,707 (D) (D) -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 2 2 - -
acres (D) (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 8 7 1 -
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 2 2 - -
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. - - - -

Oats for grain ........................................................................ farms 443 355 41 32


acres 13,390 6,861 4,017 3,741
bushels 1,043,595 472,423 402,199 384,817
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 19 14 1 1
acres 87 (D) (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 312 276 18 13
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 111 68 20 16
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 17 11 1 1
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 3 - 2 2

Peanuts for nuts ................................................................... farms 636 405 120 90


acres 105,739 (D) 29,206 24,239
pounds 415,209,198 201,056,410 108,791,272 91,421,410
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
POULTRY - Con.

Layers sold (see text) ........................................................... farms 62 56 55 6 6 13


number 3,272,746 3,202,928 (D) 69,818 69,818 (D)

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ..................................................................................... farms 20 19 18 1 1 -
number 2,702,237 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ..................................................................................... farms 191 183 177 8 8 9
number 106,747,992 103,459,292 (D) 3,288,700 3,288,700 1,241,002
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 .............................................................................. 22 21 21 1 1 4
2,000 to 59,999 ..................................................................... 11 11 6 - - 3
60,000 to 99,999 ................................................................... 1 1 1 - - -
100,000 or more .................................................................... 157 150 149 7 7 2

Turkeys inventory (see text) ................................................. farms 94 88 86 6 6 10


number 3,465,746 (D) 2,799,932 (D) (D) (D)
Turkeys sold (see text) ......................................................... farms 89 85 83 4 4 5
number (D) (D) 8,414,693 (D) (D) (D)

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ..................................................................... farms 21 21 21 - - 2


acres 2,451 2,451 2,451 - - (D)
bushels 142,006 142,006 142,006 - - (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 4 4 4 - - 1
acres 34 34 34 - - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 5 5 5 - - 2
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 8 8 8 - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 4 4 4 - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 4 4 4 - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Corn for grain ....................................................................... farms 509 477 472 32 27 47


acres 184,417 175,715 175,126 8,702 5,638 4,004
bushels 23,040,364 21,816,484 21,763,634 1,223,880 821,120 402,043
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 69 62 61 7 5 13
acres 7,494 6,788 (D) 706 (D) 478
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 64 58 56 6 6 20
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 138 127 127 11 11 14
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 127 123 121 4 3 9
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 76 70 69 6 4 2
500 acres or more ................................................................. 104 99 99 5 3 2

Corn for silage or greenchop ................................................ farms 68 66 66 2 2 10


acres (D) 11,320 11,320 (D) (D) (D)
tons (D) 176,992 176,992 (D) (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 5 5 5 - - 3
acres 150 150 150 - - 112
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 20 18 18 2 2 3
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 7 7 7 - - 5
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 28 28 28 - - 2
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 7 7 7 - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. 6 6 6 - - -

Cotton, all ............................................................................. farms 230 215 211 15 11 9


acres 124,703 110,745 109,360 13,958 (D) 1,154
bales 250,004 218,611 216,251 31,393 16,185 2,406
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 21 19 18 2 2 3
acres (D) 4,712 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 1 1 1 - - 3
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 23 23 22 - - 4
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 41 40 39 1 1 -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 53 50 49 3 3 1
500 acres or more ................................................................. 112 101 100 11 7 1

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ........................................ farms - - - - - -


acres - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... - - - - - -
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Oats for grain ....................................................................... farms 44 44 44 - - 3


acres 2,485 2,485 2,485 - - 27
bushels 167,429 167,429 167,429 - - 1,544
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 4 4 4 - - -
acres 25 25 25 - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 15 15 15 - - 3
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 23 23 23 - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 5 5 5 - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. 1 1 1 - - -

Peanuts for nuts ................................................................... farms 107 101 98 6 5 4


acres 25,210 22,039 21,609 3,171 (D) (D)
pounds (D) 91,528,349 89,692,768 (D) (D) (D)
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 57 23 13 10


acres 5,105 (D) 1,190 1,055
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 105 80 12 10
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 190 152 19 9
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 213 123 44 32
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 91 35 33 29
500 acres or more .................................................................. 37 15 12 10

Sorghum for grain ................................................................. farms 594 426 72 53


acres 49,819 30,415 6,709 5,241
bushels 3,007,013 1,800,049 424,263 331,062
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 26 15 2 2
acres 735 333 (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 175 145 8 5
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 247 175 38 27
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 126 83 23 18
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 37 21 2 2
500 acres or more .................................................................. 9 2 1 1

Soybeans for beans .............................................................. farms 7,021 5,531 761 535


acres 1,564,806 914,102 342,627 276,060
bushels 60,635,686 34,143,623 13,951,833 11,430,640
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 262 157 46 37
acres 15,562 7,846 4,261 3,644
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 1,689 1,521 91 53
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 2,202 1,886 163 99
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1,313 1,027 127 89
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 893 613 139 103
500 acres or more .................................................................. 924 484 241 191

Sunflower seed, all ............................................................... farms 41 38 - -


acres 858 (D) - -
pounds 618,531 528,231 - -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 6 4 - -
acres 29 (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 30 29 - -
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 10 8 - -
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1 1 - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. - - - -

Tobacco ................................................................................ farms 1,682 1,244 229 160


acres 167,443 (D) 34,163 25,475
pounds 391,710,625 227,043,897 80,221,983 60,540,809
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 401 293 59 45
acres 24,808 15,717 5,160 3,461
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ...................................................................... 10 10 - -
1.0 to 1.9 acres ...................................................................... 18 18 - -
2.0 to 2.9 acres ...................................................................... 28 28 - -
3.0 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 60 51 5 1
5.0 to 9.9 acres ...................................................................... 104 89 4 2
10.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................. 236 201 22 14
25.0 acres or more ................................................................. 1,226 847 198 143

Wheat for grain, all ............................................................... farms 4,156 3,131 524 375
acres 753,713 429,588 177,817 140,680
bushels 42,625,819 23,509,184 10,529,872 8,429,178
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 172 97 32 26
acres 8,360 3,572 2,042 1,486
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 826 744 36 22
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 1,358 1,132 107 71
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1,036 752 143 105
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 561 325 121 83
500 acres or more .................................................................. 375 178 117 94

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ........................................................... farms 19,562 17,318 1,177 778
acres 643,186 506,874 66,272 46,031
tons, dry 1,509,153 1,142,263 172,703 121,481
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 701 425 73 55
acres 25,326 10,583 4,342 3,598
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 12,125 11,166 525 340
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 6,182 5,266 478 307
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 1,062 773 138 108
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 140 86 26 17
500 acres or more .................................................................. 53 27 10 6

Alfalfa hay ......................................................................... farms 609 534 44 29


acres 9,808 8,089 906 675
tons, dry 38,488 31,767 3,700 2,410
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 10 6 - -
acres 135 60 - -

Other tame hay ................................................................. farms 16,105 14,227 992 660


acres 532,318 418,646 55,633 38,865
tons, dry 1,244,453 946,522 142,340 98,621
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 584 361 58 43
acres 21,490 9,252 3,591 2,915
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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 20 19 18 1 1 1


acres 2,486 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 10 10 10 - - 3
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 18 17 16 1 1 1
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 46 45 43 1 1 -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 23 21 21 2 2 -
500 acres or more ................................................................. 10 8 8 2 1 -

Sorghum for grain ................................................................ farms 81 79 78 2 - 15


acres 12,560 (D) (D) (D) - 135
bushels 776,232 (D) (D) (D) - 6,469
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 8 7 7 1 - 1
acres (D) 287 287 (D) - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 8 8 8 - - 14
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 33 33 33 - - 1
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 20 18 18 2 - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 14 14 14 - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. 6 6 5 - - -

Soybeans for beans ............................................................. farms 687 636 627 51 45 42


acres 301,572 281,172 279,215 20,400 18,357 6,505
bushels 12,318,423 11,491,840 11,412,065 826,583 739,401 221,807
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 53 47 47 6 5 6
acres 3,338 3,067 3,067 271 (D) 117
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 57 49 44 8 8 20
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 142 136 135 6 6 11
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 155 142 142 13 10 4
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 138 131 129 7 5 3
500 acres or more ................................................................. 195 178 177 17 16 4

Sunflower seed, all ............................................................... farms 2 1 1 1 - 1


acres (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D)
pounds (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1 - - 1 - 1
acres (D) - - (D) - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... - - - - - 1
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 2 1 1 1 - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Tobacco ............................................................................... farms 198 183 181 15 15 11


acres 36,044 33,023 (D) 3,020 3,020 (D)
pounds 83,846,834 76,638,429 (D) 7,208,405 7,208,405 597,911
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 46 38 38 8 8 3
acres 3,899 3,300 3,300 599 599 32
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ..................................................................... - - - - - -
1.0 to 1.9 acres ..................................................................... - - - - - -
2.0 to 2.9 acres ..................................................................... - - - - - -
3.0 to 4.9 acres ..................................................................... 1 1 1 - - 3
5.0 to 9.9 acres ..................................................................... 7 7 7 - - 4
10.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................. 12 11 11 1 1 1
25.0 acres or more ................................................................ 178 164 162 14 14 3

Wheat for grain, all ............................................................... farms 469 435 431 34 28 32


acres 143,590 134,698 134,150 8,892 6,648 2,718
bushels 8,453,493 7,919,113 7,885,172 534,380 369,891 133,270
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 38 33 32 5 4 5
acres 2,625 2,490 (D) 135 (D) 121
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 32 29 28 3 2 14
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 108 99 99 9 9 11
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 138 128 125 10 7 3
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 112 104 104 8 8 3
500 acres or more ................................................................. 79 75 75 4 2 1

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) .......................................................... farms 945 855 841 90 84 122
acres 65,717 60,940 58,427 4,777 4,387 4,323
tons, dry 184,580 172,626 165,146 11,954 11,195 9,607
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 197 178 178 19 18 6
acres 10,336 8,617 8,617 1,719 (D) 65
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 354 306 299 48 46 80
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 407 380 379 27 24 31
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 142 129 127 13 12 9
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 26 25 24 1 1 2
500 acres or more ................................................................. 16 15 12 1 1 -

Alfalfa hay ........................................................................ farms 27 25 25 2 2 4


acres (D) 497 497 (D) (D) (D)
tons, dry (D) 1,958 1,958 (D) (D) (D)
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 4 4 4 - - -
acres 75 75 75 - - -

Other tame hay ................................................................ farms 787 718 707 69 66 99


acres 54,707 50,871 48,386 3,836 (D) 3,332
tons, dry 147,573 137,809 130,404 9,764 (D) 8,018
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 160 141 141 19 18 5
acres 8,604 6,911 6,911 1,693 (D) 43
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Partnership
Family or Registered
Item Total
individual Total under
state law
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Field and grass seed crops, all ............................................. farms 20 19 1 1


acres 1,089 (D) (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1 1 - -
acres (D) (D) - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ................................................ farms 3,283 2,720 231 169
acres 122,516 50,216 18,647 13,111
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1,047 811 101 82
acres 23,051 9,808 2,923 2,506
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 2,219 1,939 130 94
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................... 586 497 30 24
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 251 177 31 22
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 106 62 17 12
250.0 acres or more ............................................................... 121 45 23 17

Beans, snap ...................................................................... farms 1,283 1,135 54 43


acres 5,376 1,782 1,713 (D)
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 148 125 11 7
acres 1,118 (D) (D) (D)

Peas, green ...................................................................... farms 74 63 7 4


acres (D) (D) 8 (D)
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 6 4 - -
acres 8 (D) - -
Potatoes ........................................................................... farms 1,263 1,094 72 54
acres 16,293 4,262 (D) 1,424
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 145 115 9 5
acres 11,315 (D) 1,498 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 1,188 1,046 64 49
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................ 33 26 1 1
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. 14 11 1 -
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................................... 13 8 2 2
250.0 acres or more ........................................................... 15 3 4 2

Sweet corn ........................................................................ farms 1,378 1,211 66 48


acres 5,276 2,860 260 129
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 159 147 4 1
acres 365 (D) 1 (D)
Sweet potatoes ................................................................. farms 415 291 54 41
acres 59,095 23,731 10,320 9,171
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 108 64 13 12
acres 16,363 (D) 1,796 (D)

Tomatoes in the open ....................................................... farms 1,496 1,286 91 71


acres 3,537 1,413 284 229
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 108 98 4 3
acres 72 50 (D) (Z)

Land in orchards ................................................................... farms 1,687 1,363 146 115


acres 12,899 8,285 1,650 1,212
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 366 259 42 38
acres 1,905 945 267 262
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 1,137 961 84 60
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................... 440 337 53 47
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 95 58 6 6
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 13 7 2 2
250.0 acres or more ............................................................... 2 - 1 -

Apples ............................................................................... farms 690 585 55 40


bearing and nonbearing acres 5,838 4,006 702 605

Grapes .............................................................................. farms 874 662 94 77


bearing and nonbearing acres 3,392 1,639 578 528

Peaches, all ...................................................................... farms 405 355 20 17


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,422 841 336 (D)

Citrus fruit, all .................................................................... farms 6 6 - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 2 - -

Almonds ............................................................................ farms 2 2 - -


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) (D) - -

Pecans ............................................................................. farms 379 337 23 17


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,715 1,335 20 19

Walnuts, English ............................................................... farms 15 15 - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 34 34 - -

Land in berries (see text) ...................................................... farms 1,457 1,215 97 80


acres 8,427 3,630 1,616 589
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Corporation
Other-
Family held Other than family held cooperative,
Item
Total estate or trust,
10 or less 10 or less institutional, etc.
Total Total
stockholders stockholders
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Field and grass seed crops, all ............................................. farms - - - - - -


acres - - - - - -
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms - - - - - -
acres - - - - - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ............................................... farms 287 268 260 19 18 45


acres 52,937 47,195 45,617 5,742 (D) 717
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 124 115 109 9 8 11
acres 10,274 8,501 (D) 1,773 (D) 46
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ..................................................................... 119 113 108 6 5 31
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................... 50 48 48 2 2 9
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 40 37 37 3 3 3
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 26 24 23 2 2 1
250.0 acres or more .............................................................. 52 46 44 6 6 1

Beans, snap ..................................................................... farms 76 70 70 6 6 18


acres 1,874 1,863 1,863 11 11 7
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 10 8 8 2 2 2
acres (D) 294 294 (D) (D) (D)

Peas, green ...................................................................... farms 4 4 4 - - -


acres 7 7 7 - - -
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 2 2 2 - - -
acres (D) (D) (D) - - -
Potatoes ........................................................................... farms 75 71 71 4 4 22
acres (D) 6,030 6,030 (D) (D) 183
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 17 15 15 2 2 4
acres 7,296 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 60 58 58 2 2 18
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................ 3 3 3 - - 3
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. 2 2 2 - - -
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................................... 2 2 2 - - 1
250.0 acres or more .......................................................... 8 6 6 2 2 -

Sweet corn ....................................................................... farms 83 79 79 4 4 18


acres (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 4 4 4 - - 4
acres 4 4 4 - - (D)
Sweet potatoes ................................................................ farms 66 61 59 5 5 4
acres 24,964 24,175 (D) 788 788 81
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 29 27 26 2 2 2
acres 7,957 (D) 7,511 (D) (D) (D)

Tomatoes in the open ....................................................... farms 102 94 94 8 8 17


acres 1,824 698 698 1,126 1,126 17
Harvested for processing ............................................. farms 4 4 4 - - 2
acres (D) (D) (D) - - (D)

Land in orchards .................................................................. farms 153 145 144 8 8 25


acres 2,565 2,522 (D) 43 43 399
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 59 56 55 3 3 6
acres 639 (D) 624 (D) (D) 55
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ..................................................................... 78 74 73 4 4 14
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................... 45 41 41 4 4 5
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 25 25 25 - - 6
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 4 4 4 - - -
250.0 acres or more .............................................................. 1 1 1 - - -

Apples .............................................................................. farms 40 40 40 - - 10


bearing and nonbearing acres 987 987 987 - - 144

Grapes ............................................................................. farms 104 98 97 6 6 14


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,092 1,059 (D) 33 33 84

Peaches, all ...................................................................... farms 23 23 23 - - 7


bearing and nonbearing acres 217 217 217 - - 28

Citrus fruit, all ................................................................... farms - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - -

Almonds ........................................................................... farms - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - -

Pecans ............................................................................ farms 14 14 14 - - 5


bearing and nonbearing acres 220 220 220 - - 141

Walnuts, English .............................................................. farms - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - -

Land in berries (see text) ...................................................... farms 126 117 116 9 8 19


acres 3,106 3,063 (D) 43 (D) 74
1
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses.
2
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................ number 50,218 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 12,039 1,046
percent 100.0 11.4 4.0 3.0 6.1 24.0 2.1
Land in farms .....................................................acres 8,414,756 2,337,703 252,338 111,696 206,138 2,804,844 595,635
Average size of farm ..................................acres 168 408 125 75 67 233 569

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................. farms 50,218 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 12,039 1,046
$1,000 12,708,271 1,375,612 397,875 79,374 644,851 1,654,568 647,771
Average per farm ..................................... dollars 253,062 240,365 196,773 53,128 209,912 137,434 619,284
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ............................... 10,924 172 75 323 344 2,579 -
$1,000 to $2,499 ................................................ 6,743 271 177 159 251 2,740 -
$2,500 to $4,999 ................................................ 6,606 430 315 177 278 1,882 10
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 6,687 726 458 262 426 1,463 17
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 5,840 927 458 279 535 978 57

$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 2,985 765 231 123 372 464 68


$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 2,008 657 86 56 303 322 127
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 1,862 622 78 66 278 406 196
$250,000 to $499,999 ........................................ 1,459 420 45 27 121 365 193

$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................ 1,527 337 24 8 62 333 171


$1,000,000 or more ........................................... 3,577 396 75 14 102 507 207
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................. 2,518 322 35 7 68 389 168
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .............................. 690 63 18 6 21 82 29
$5,000,000 or more ....................................... 369 11 22 1 13 36 10

Total sales .................................................... farms 50,218 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 12,039 1,046
$1,000 12,588,142 1,337,508 394,776 77,570 643,968 1,603,283 636,751
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas .................................................. farms 9,685 5,721 301 44 60 1,775 692
$1,000 1,774,127 1,134,192 40,944 616 3,663 342,845 115,539
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 3,919 2,250 70 4 15 913 376
$1,000 1,694,803 1,083,192 39,317 (D) 3,203 330,721 110,180
Corn ...................................................... farms 5,641 3,324 163 22 35 835 221
$1,000 656,973 456,807 11,904 266 1,084 81,600 16,454
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 1,957 1,230 26 2 8 324 84
$1,000 610,141 427,893 11,197 (D) (D) 75,402 14,636
Wheat ................................................... farms 4,146 2,512 71 2 20 875 420
$1,000 285,459 175,871 5,317 (D) 610 65,640 27,149
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 1,482 852 26 - 3 376 161
$1,000 242,928 150,642 4,720 - (D) 56,234 22,280
Soybeans .............................................. farms 7,006 4,454 152 14 24 1,341 544
$1,000 799,769 485,027 22,862 (D) 1,963 187,630 67,985
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 2,916 1,635 62 3 6 764 300
$1,000 736,021 442,395 21,827 211 1,601 177,863 63,748
Sorghum ............................................... farms 639 310 8 4 1 162 81
$1,000 20,911 9,487 604 (D) (D) 6,372 3,365
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 129 55 3 - - 42 24
$1,000 12,793 5,606 536 - - 3,993 (D)
Barley ................................................... farms 243 123 2 - 1 26 13
$1,000 3,460 2,405 (D) - (D) 146 118
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 15 12 - - - - -
$1,000 1,343 1,169 - - - - -
Rice ...................................................... farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ..................... farms 712 337 51 12 5 140 48
$1,000 7,556 4,595 (D) (D) (D) 1,457 469
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 22 13 - - - 6 1
$1,000 3,068 2,225 - - - 539 (D)

Tobacco ................................................... farms 1,681 167 38 3 7 1,330 1,046


$1,000 732,772 43,837 27,876 (D) 1,372 616,842 453,099
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 1,400 140 25 1 4 1,121 866
$1,000 726,964 43,325 27,765 (D) (D) 612,256 448,983
Cotton and cottonseed .............................. farms 1,430 310 12 - 1 1,000 140
$1,000 403,366 68,989 5,412 - (D) 305,571 30,202
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 1,096 239 7 - - 775 107
$1,000 395,679 67,151 (D) - - 300,542 29,365
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ................................. farms 3,304 198 2,014 134 245 456 101
$1,000 434,974 17,801 306,325 2,601 1,846 95,295 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 566 47 284 5 6 181 48
$1,000 410,103 16,197 288,182 2,026 556 93,032 (D)

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ..................... farms 2,151 71 323 1,253 124 204 31
$1,000 85,150 1,659 5,702 72,315 1,068 3,043 965
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 206 13 14 158 1 15 4
$1,000 70,275 1,220 4,552 61,597 (D) 1,767 440
Fruits and tree nuts ............................... farms 1,230 41 116 853 58 77 7
$1,000 30,728 825 411 27,705 261 1,078 132
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 119 1 1 111 - 5 1
$1,000 21,669 (D) (D) 20,414 - 733 (D)
Berries .................................................. farms 1,176 44 248 550 80 146 24
$1,000 54,421 834 5,291 44,610 806 1,965 833
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................. number 528 10,465 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
percent 1.1 20.8 27.7 (Z) 0.5 2.3 6.8 3.8 10.3
Land in farms .....................................................acres 387,770 1,821,439 1,347,460 3,543 113,083 359,265 539,169 63,021 276,496
Average size of farm ..................................acres 734 174 97 354 430 307 158 33 53

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total .................................................................. farms 528 10,465 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
$1,000 230,858 775,939 257,422 2,238 205,321 2,933,650 4,976,011 5,762 175,589
Average per farm ...................................... dollars 437,231 74,146 18,508 223,797 780,689 2,507,394 1,461,813 2,998 33,832
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................................ - 2,579 2,873 - 32 62 475 998 2,991
$1,000 to $2,499 ................................................ 2 2,738 1,769 - - 79 219 426 652
$2,500 to $4,999 ................................................ 11 1,861 2,786 - - 26 67 235 410
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 20 1,426 2,771 - 3 20 54 124 380
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ 41 880 2,164 - 11 29 28 102 329

$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 48 348 787 2 2 6 12 27 194


$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 59 136 394 4 21 6 21 8 130
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................ 118 92 224 2 40 29 66 2 49
$250,000 to $499,999 ........................................ 86 86 70 - 50 52 293 - 16

$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................ 74 88 29 2 52 151 518 - 11


$1,000,000 or more ............................................ 69 231 42 - 52 710 1,651 - 28
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................. 61 160 42 - 36 395 1,210 - 14
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .............................. 7 46 - - 9 186 300 - 5
$5,000,000 or more ........................................ 1 25 - - 7 129 141 - 9

Total sales ..................................................... farms 528 10,465 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
$1,000 219,072 747,461 250,195 2,238 202,721 2,928,787 4,967,614 5,509 173,973
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas .................................................. farms 297 786 539 2 135 342 671 11 84
$1,000 40,883 186,423 7,445 (D) 12,751 76,037 130,836 (D) 24,365
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 166 371 17 2 61 202 359 - 26
$1,000 38,088 182,453 4,000 (D) 11,365 73,149 125,053 - 23,952
Corn ...................................................... farms 113 501 411 2 101 237 446 8 57
$1,000 8,110 57,037 4,881 (D) 6,056 30,393 53,910 (D) 9,668
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms 48 192 11 2 34 111 189 - 20
$1,000 6,709 54,056 2,741 (D) 4,814 27,660 49,508 - 9,474
Wheat .................................................... farms 117 338 60 2 36 212 331 - 25
$1,000 6,561 31,930 435 (D) 1,304 12,877 20,782 - 2,587
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms 40 175 1 - 8 77 121 - 18
$1,000 4,848 29,106 (D) - 776 10,544 17,029 - 2,569
Soybeans .............................................. farms 263 534 121 - 57 281 523 2 37
$1,000 25,267 94,378 1,954 - 4,534 30,150 53,598 (D) 11,745
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms 127 337 5 - 33 139 243 - 26
$1,000 22,505 91,610 987 - 4,043 27,435 48,008 - 11,651
Sorghum ................................................ farms 20 61 15 - 15 48 65 2 9
$1,000 836 2,172 73 - 282 1,945 1,855 (D) 269
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms 4 14 - - 2 13 12 - 2
$1,000 (D) 1,293 - - (D) 1,381 995 - (D)
Barley .................................................... farms - 13 22 - 34 2 31 - 2
$1,000 - 27 35 - 437 (D) 399 - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - - - - 1 - 2 - -
$1,000 - - - - (D) - (D) - -
Rice ....................................................... farms - - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ...................... farms 10 82 62 - 13 42 33 1 16
$1,000 109 880 66 - 139 (D) 292 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - 5 - - 1 2 - - -
$1,000 - (D) - - (D) (D) - - -

Tobacco ................................................... farms 23 261 12 - 2 42 74 - 6


$1,000 3,146 160,597 (D) - (D) (D) 23,988 - 4,164
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 20 235 - - 2 38 63 - 6
$1,000 3,081 160,192 - - (D) 13,390 23,763 - 4,164
Cotton and cottonseed .............................. farms 528 332 3 - 1 35 64 - 4
$1,000 155,262 120,107 21 - (D) 9,816 11,707 - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 380 288 - - 1 31 40 - 3
$1,000 152,074 119,104 - - (D) 9,684 11,211 - (D)
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ................................. farms 6 349 88 - 4 35 72 13 45
$1,000 (D) 76,243 230 - 31 3,449 7,057 29 310
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 2 131 1 - - 22 18 - 2
$1,000 (D) 74,798 (D) - - 3,326 6,587 - (D)

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ..................... farms 4 169 74 2 1 19 38 9 33


$1,000 54 2,024 176 (D) (D) 518 410 8 205
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - 11 - - - 2 2 - 1
$1,000 - 1,327 - - - (D) (D) - (D)
Fruits and tree nuts ............................... farms 4 66 35 2 - 9 23 4 12
$1,000 54 892 93 (D) - 160 136 (D) 17
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - 4 - - - - 1 - -
$1,000 - (D) - - - - (D) - -
Berries ................................................... farms - 122 42 - 1 12 21 9 23
$1,000 - 1,133 83 - (D) 358 274 (D) 188
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries - Con.
Berries - Con.

Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 84 11 12 48 1 8 3


$1,000 47,588 589 4,409 40,625 (D) 895 359
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ................................... farms 2,475 45 174 38 1,981 162 41
$1,000 580,230 2,247 2,148 732 570,575 3,213 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 699 10 9 2 657 15 8
$1,000 558,671 1,921 1,169 (D) 552,684 1,662 587
Cut Christmas trees and
short-rotation woody crops ..................... farms 1,151 6 6 11 1,040 29 2
$1,000 67,097 37 (D) 33 62,828 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 201 - 1 - 196 2 1
$1,000 58,357 - (D) - 54,915 (D) (D)
Cut Christmas trees .............................. farms 1,135 6 6 11 1,025 28 2
$1,000 67,064 37 (D) 33 (D) (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms 201 - 1 - 196 2 1
$1,000 58,357 - (D) - 54,915 (D) (D)
Short-rotation woody crops ................... farms 18 - - - 17 1 -
$1,000 33 - - - (D) (D) -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ................. farms 10,811 777 290 109 178 6,804 175
$1,000 225,162 30,101 4,028 167 1,031 159,177 9,369
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 702 122 7 - 1 467 34
$1,000 170,777 25,317 3,358 - (D) 124,640 8,457
Maple syrup (see text) .......................... farms 9 - 3 4 2 - -
$1,000 8 - (D) (D) (D) - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -

Cattle and calves ...................................... farms 15,312 817 141 48 74 1,131 143
$1,000 332,733 18,224 674 311 1,262 17,758 4,584
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 1,072 90 3 - 3 63 14
$1,000 214,044 11,115 (D) - 766 10,951 (D)
Milk from cows (see text) .......................... farms 283 17 2 1 - 6 2
$1,000 179,265 3,661 (D) (D) - 1,244 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 243 13 - 1 - 4 -
$1,000 178,682 3,555 - (D) - (D) -
Hogs and pigs ........................................... farms 1,833 84 44 6 9 97 9
$1,000 2,873,988 7,051 (D) (D) (D) 24,604 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 1,122 12 - 1 - 25 1
$1,000 2,871,888 6,712 - (D) - 24,356 (D)
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ......................................... farms 2,964 73 95 35 49 227 8
$1,000 7,251 87 (D) 24 75 310 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 10 - - - - - -
$1,000 735 - - - - - -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys .................................................. farms 2,220 33 19 10 12 80 7
$1,000 23,548 106 22 13 22 281 55
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 105 - - - - - -
$1,000 10,713 - - - - - -
Poultry and eggs ....................................... farms 5,400 90 287 75 98 261 12
$1,000 4,837,026 9,252 998 (D) 140 30,340 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 2,690 10 1 - 1 31 3
$1,000 4,833,671 9,207 (D) - (D) 30,174 (D)
Aquaculture .............................................. farms 228 6 5 6 12 9 2
$1,000 23,365 206 20 2 19 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 63 3 - - - 2 -
$1,000 22,000 (D) - - - (D) -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) .................................. farms 1,525 57 110 70 65 161 10
$1,000 8,089 58 89 47 35 158 7
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................... farms 16 - - - - - -
$1,000 4,933 - - - - - -

Value of-
Government payments ................................. farms 14,417 3,927 431 189 205 5,658 865
$1,000 120,129 38,104 3,098 1,804 883 51,284 11,020

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ........................................... farms 912 358 24 7 56 223 40
$1,000 37,702 22,669 152 69 918 9,880 1,587

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ............................... farms 4,475 160 1,245 566 293 394 44
$1,000 31,826 1,230 10,944 6,305 1,465 4,513 1,024

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES


1
Total farm production expenses ..................... farms 50,218 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 12,039 1,046
$1,000 10,061,152 991,748 302,804 69,153 512,907 1,293,730 465,683
Average per farm ..................................... dollars 200,350 173,292 149,755 46,287 166,962 107,462 445,203
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

162 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries - Con.
Berries - Con.

Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - 5 - - - 2 1 - 1


$1,000 - 536 - - - (D) (D) - (D)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) .................................... farms 4 117 11 - 1 9 20 - 34
$1,000 (D) (D) (D) - (D) 562 588 - 96
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - 7 - - - 3 3 - -
$1,000 - 1,074 - - - (D) 272 - -
Cut Christmas trees and
short-rotation woody crops ...................... farms - 27 55 - 1 - - - 3
$1,000 - (D) (D) - (D) - - - 4
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - 1 2 - - - - - -
$1,000 - (D) (D) - - - - - -
Cut Christmas trees ............................... farms - 26 55 - 1 - - - 3
$1,000 - (D) (D) - (D) - - - 4
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - 1 2 - - - - - -
$1,000 - (D) (D) - - - - - -
Short-rotation woody crops ................... farms - 1 - - - - - - -
$1,000 - (D) - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) .................. farms 106 6,523 1,402 1 60 423 474 149 144
$1,000 17,219 132,589 4,943 (D) 2,948 12,235 8,852 (D) 1,521
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 76 357 3 - 16 46 37 - 3
$1,000 16,434 99,749 (D) - 2,055 8,102 5,529 - (D)
Maple syrup (see text) ........................... farms - - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more .................. farms - - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - - -

Cattle and calves ....................................... farms 22 966 11,428 10 209 295 765 82 312
$1,000 272 12,901 227,606 1,772 14,179 12,717 33,838 202 4,191
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 2 47 656 8 77 58 100 - 14
$1,000 (D) 7,917 140,963 (D) 11,665 8,922 25,187 - 2,618
Milk from cows (see text) ........................... farms - 4 14 - 231 1 10 - 1
$1,000 - (D) 1,022 - 171,197 (D) 1,802 - (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - 4 4 - 209 1 10 - 1
$1,000 - (D) (D) - 170,796 (D) 1,802 - (D)
Hogs and pigs ........................................... farms 3 85 126 - 5 1,152 162 30 118
$1,000 (D) 24,345 733 - 76 2,663,990 137,423 (D) 39,831
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - 24 7 - - 948 105 - 24
$1,000 - (D) (D) - - 2,663,156 137,357 - 39,597
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) .......................................... farms 1 218 539 - 10 40 135 1,507 254
$1,000 (D) 297 968 - 29 74 226 4,899 (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - - - - - - 10 -
$1,000 - - - - - - - 735 -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ................................................... farms - 73 271 - 4 13 48 54 1,676
$1,000 - 226 1,196 - 5 54 186 51 21,612
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - 2 - - - - - 103
$1,000 - - (D) - - - - - (D)
Poultry and eggs ....................................... farms 2 247 463 2 18 120 3,377 271 338
$1,000 (D) 25,899 4,209 (D) 637 135,162 4,609,068 103 47,073
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms 2 26 6 - 4 75 2,545 - 17
$1,000 (D) 25,740 (D) - 614 135,095 4,607,294 - 46,556
Aquaculture ............................................... farms - 7 11 - - 1 5 5 168
$1,000 - (D) 2 - - (D) 1,587 (Z) 20,840
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - 2 - - - 1 4 - 53
$1,000 - (D) - - - (D) (D) - 19,577
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ................................... farms - 151 164 - 7 15 77 56 743
$1,000 - 151 95 - 7 16 46 33 7,505
Sales of $50,000 or more ...................... farms - - - - - - - - 16
$1,000 - - - - - - - - 4,933

Value of-
Government payments .................................. farms 456 4,337 2,103 - 182 420 837 121 344
$1,000 11,786 28,478 7,226 - 2,600 4,864 8,397 252 1,616

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ............................................ farms 38 145 122 - 3 30 77 - 12
$1,000 2,728 5,564 351 - 71 630 2,735 - 228

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ................................ farms 7 343 739 4 20 81 366 284 323
$1,000 342 3,147 3,611 43 243 469 1,112 295 1,595

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1 ...................... farms 528 10,465 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
$1,000 192,925 635,122 352,427 2,083 156,219 2,228,336 3,904,237 18,246 229,264
Average per farm ...................................... dollars 365,389 60,690 25,338 208,303 593,987 1,904,561 1,146,956 9,493 44,174
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased ............................... farms 29,487 4,795 1,810 1,059 2,299 5,972 973
$1,000 555,515 210,205 33,606 2,619 39,303 192,335 66,749
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 21,781 2,060 1,561 969 1,833 3,939 152
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 4,231 1,290 131 71 329 805 282
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 1,125 472 30 13 47 320 177
$50,000 or more ............................................ 2,350 973 88 6 90 908 362

Chemicals purchased ................................... farms 26,183 4,959 1,638 1,077 2,269 4,975 982
$1,000 416,980 133,702 36,577 5,779 16,986 164,924 57,667
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 20,789 2,910 1,430 901 1,985 3,341 260
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 2,645 1,011 70 125 202 550 283
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 947 370 50 25 33 336 156
$50,000 or more ............................................ 1,802 668 88 26 49 748 283

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased .......................................... farms 20,137 4,967 1,682 808 1,602 4,223 925
$1,000 386,436 127,671 19,300 2,382 90,643 107,397 29,061
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 10,222 1,114 1,230 574 585 1,999 74
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 4,228 1,535 259 157 489 665 247
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 2,963 1,198 111 63 291 653 297
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 1,034 431 18 12 78 310 126
$50,000 or more ............................................ 1,690 689 64 2 159 596 181

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ......................................................... farms 12,827 445 315 169 123 982 78
$1,000 1,397,510 7,379 543 206 151 14,243 (D)
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 7,190 293 297 163 116 800 57
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 1,718 95 11 4 7 121 13
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 1,285 39 7 2 - 25 5
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................... 1,418 13 - - - 20 2
$250,000 or more .......................................... 1,216 5 - - - 16 1

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ..................................................... farms 5,806 261 96 58 36 497 57
$1,000 136,342 1,486 158 98 (D) 2,781 (D)
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ............... farms 8,692 217 266 126 96 609 28
$1,000 1,261,168 5,894 385 107 (D) 11,462 660

Feed purchased ............................................ farms 29,837 1,282 713 316 340 2,815 212
$1,000 4,121,552 22,854 1,708 806 1,247 42,818 4,742
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 19,012 789 647 279 294 2,398 104
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 5,435 315 63 32 40 289 83
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 1,740 146 2 5 3 66 20
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................... 619 18 - - 3 21 -
$250,000 or more .......................................... 3,031 14 1 - - 41 5

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............. farms 48,292 5,607 1,967 1,473 2,919 11,105 1,033
$1,000 417,600 82,127 17,693 3,593 33,363 141,690 68,699
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 39,237 3,555 1,724 1,331 2,321 9,115 186
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 5,657 1,245 152 120 424 862 252
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 1,566 382 26 13 75 377 189
$50,000 or more ............................................ 1,832 425 65 9 99 751 406

Utilities .......................................................... farms 30,066 3,821 1,154 923 1,973 6,094 951
$1,000 186,984 17,716 7,136 2,724 14,973 35,945 (D)
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 16,029 1,627 751 539 893 3,540 75
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 7,964 1,436 260 303 696 1,383 211
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 4,592 620 90 65 312 791 458
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 892 85 24 6 43 221 119
$50,000 or more ............................................ 589 53 29 10 29 159 88

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance


costs ........................................................... farms 39,692 4,902 1,618 1,212 2,463 8,657 994
$1,000 430,051 80,491 30,326 6,159 44,598 99,506 38,100
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 30,536 2,863 1,348 1,045 1,872 6,787 255
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 5,852 1,200 174 124 411 971 342
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 1,611 414 24 18 90 377 179
$50,000 or more ............................................ 1,693 425 72 25 90 522 218

Hired farm labor ............................................ farms 14,469 1,859 624 518 1,484 3,351 874
$1,000 765,886 72,106 62,530 19,644 184,041 167,216 76,387
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 6,618 660 323 293 553 1,595 87
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 3,446 494 130 96 378 666 245
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 2,955 507 90 94 332 612 325
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................... 931 165 29 21 104 345 149
$250,000 or more .......................................... 519 33 52 14 117 133 68
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased ............................... farms 501 4,498 8,650 5 199 501 1,291 732 2,174
$1,000 37,090 88,496 23,110 63 8,063 17,984 22,361 550 5,317
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 76 3,711 7,506 3 37 229 850 721 2,073
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 143 380 1,084 - 68 116 247 11 79
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 73 70 51 2 44 75 58 - 13
$50,000 or more ............................................. 209 337 9 - 50 81 136 - 9

Chemicals purchased .................................... farms 499 3,494 6,080 6 187 691 1,870 586 1,845
$1,000 30,369 76,888 3,889 101 3,142 21,546 27,494 123 2,719
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 95 2,986 5,994 4 73 400 1,353 586 1,812
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 146 121 69 - 87 184 326 - 21
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 96 84 5 - 15 36 74 - 3
$50,000 or more ............................................. 162 303 12 2 12 71 117 - 9

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased .......................................... farms 473 2,825 3,515 5 192 512 1,101 423 1,107
$1,000 28,087 50,249 3,606 33 3,772 11,581 17,744 150 2,156
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 7 1,918 2,835 2 22 125 393 395 948
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 50 368 559 1 34 121 257 25 126
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 164 192 105 2 87 162 274 3 14
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 96 88 10 - 29 57 78 - 11
$50,000 or more ............................................. 156 259 6 - 20 47 99 - 8

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .......................................................... farms 15 889 4,528 9 117 1,065 2,941 755 1,378
$1,000 (D) 12,937 76,806 1,015 3,837 562,863 706,237 1,206 23,023
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 8 735 3,130 - 41 147 443 707 1,053
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 4 104 984 1 43 37 121 41 253
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 3 17 285 6 19 149 700 7 46
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................... - 18 68 - 10 190 1,107 - 10
$250,000 or more ........................................... - 15 61 2 4 542 570 - 16

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ...................................................... farms 7 433 2,803 1 105 318 698 413 520
$1,000 (D) 2,277 14,433 (D) 2,210 75,184 36,364 673 2,827
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ................ farms 11 570 2,222 8 38 906 2,679 474 1,051
$1,000 141 10,660 62,373 (D) 1,627 487,679 669,873 533 20,196

Feed purchased ............................................ farms 41 2,562 13,032 10 262 1,160 3,371 1,778 4,758
$1,000 1,405 36,671 109,790 427 67,735 1,204,350 2,578,223 4,736 86,857
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 26 2,268 9,211 4 43 163 672 1,554 2,958
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 9 197 2,755 1 28 63 159 209 1,481
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 2 44 962 3 44 100 136 15 258
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................... 2 19 69 2 87 163 225 - 31
$250,000 or more ........................................... 2 34 35 - 60 671 2,179 - 30

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .............. farms 523 9,549 13,662 8 261 1,163 3,326 1,805 4,996
$1,000 13,985 59,006 22,717 79 7,431 30,373 67,191 1,268 10,075
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 190 8,739 12,812 4 72 411 1,406 1,784 4,702
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 164 446 787 2 100 475 1,216 18 256
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 79 109 43 2 49 158 414 3 24
$50,000 or more ............................................. 90 255 20 - 40 119 290 - 14

Utilities ........................................................... farms 428 4,715 7,462 10 229 1,107 3,008 923 3,362
$1,000 (D) 15,347 6,837 14 4,450 29,952 58,203 958 8,077
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 77 3,388 5,529 4 17 116 373 742 1,898
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 221 951 1,789 6 44 224 403 167 1,253
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 113 220 134 - 121 545 1,739 12 163
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 12 90 9 - 29 105 337 - 33
$50,000 or more ............................................. 5 66 1 - 18 117 156 2 15

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance


costs ............................................................ farms 481 7,182 11,182 8 237 1,119 3,128 1,264 3,902
$1,000 14,180 47,226 24,520 108 10,628 49,310 71,897 1,423 11,086
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 154 6,378 10,319 6 50 297 1,141 1,246 3,562
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 151 478 762 - 72 440 1,398 13 287
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 89 109 77 - 56 177 350 5 23
$50,000 or more ............................................. 87 217 24 2 59 205 239 - 30

Hired farm labor ............................................ farms 290 2,187 2,317 5 178 790 1,777 257 1,309
$1,000 13,608 77,221 14,472 112 19,973 98,062 98,936 1,837 26,957
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 51 1,457 1,816 1 19 114 425 192 627
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 99 322 343 2 27 169 690 52 399
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 115 172 147 2 71 310 534 11 245
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................... 18 178 10 - 44 103 84 2 24
$250,000 or more ........................................... 7 58 1 - 17 94 44 - 14
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Contract labor ............................................... farms 5,677 637 275 315 726 1,285 310
$1,000 148,205 10,562 32,850 10,409 13,039 45,100 21,772
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 1,147 131 60 75 128 204 15
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 1,927 212 56 83 283 447 55
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 1,637 195 50 105 197 326 73
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 409 48 17 29 65 83 48
$50,000 or more ............................................ 557 51 92 23 53 225 119

Customwork and custom hauling .................. farms 9,252 1,956 198 113 221 1,475 296
$1,000 129,481 20,231 5,137 941 2,678 19,349 3,797
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 2,435 481 96 58 66 422 23
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 2,555 782 30 31 90 486 92
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 3,072 526 47 15 48 393 141
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 689 109 6 2 5 95 32
$50,000 or more ............................................ 501 58 19 7 12 79 8

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ......................................... farms 12,693 3,247 427 121 490 2,882 781
$1,000 276,600 99,890 17,551 1,843 8,185 97,384 28,384
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 7,719 1,399 262 84 294 1,415 165
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 1,207 451 38 13 69 235 104
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 1,492 583 48 9 40 397 208
$25,000 or more ............................................ 2,275 814 79 15 87 835 304

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ....... farms 2,356 416 100 121 172 551 151
$1,000 33,183 7,556 3,030 1,062 1,927 10,451 2,432
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 855 106 43 59 72 177 12
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 692 127 16 43 54 136 33
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 540 100 19 14 39 139 77
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 124 45 11 2 1 40 16
$50,000 or more ............................................ 145 38 11 3 6 59 13

Interest expense ........................................... farms 14,368 2,078 447 374 889 3,300 606
$1,000 207,217 31,836 9,518 3,169 13,929 45,454 11,424
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 7,147 1,045 242 169 563 1,623 181
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 5,257 738 147 187 238 1,248 287
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 1,702 264 39 18 69 367 118
$100,000 or more .......................................... 262 31 19 - 19 62 20

Secured by real estate .............................. farms 10,683 1,310 326 297 592 2,328 435
$1,000 156,900 19,038 7,458 2,672 10,962 30,922 6,705
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................. 1,299 192 45 29 106 273 22
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................ 3,572 444 111 86 256 745 117
$5,000 to $24,999 ...................................... 4,349 511 123 168 163 1,053 232
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................... 861 98 17 10 35 165 37
$50,000 or more ........................................ 602 65 30 4 32 92 27

Not secured by real estate ........................ farms 7,916 1,400 247 200 528 1,884 401
$1,000 50,316 12,798 2,060 497 2,967 14,532 4,719
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................. 2,439 402 87 65 178 541 46
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................ 3,436 480 102 114 244 795 136
$5,000 to $24,999 ...................................... 1,630 409 39 18 83 415 179
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................... 269 76 11 3 15 87 21
$50,000 or more ........................................ 142 33 8 - 8 46 19

Property taxes paid ....................................... farms 47,883 5,278 1,853 1,441 2,830 11,587 968
$1,000 142,392 21,007 6,492 2,629 6,922 35,495 7,184
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 42,518 4,318 1,731 1,347 2,614 10,336 600
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 3,294 538 52 67 137 724 191
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 1,528 307 43 24 50 369 122
$25,000 or more ............................................ 543 115 27 3 29 158 55

All other production


expenses (see text) .................................... farms 24,030 2,650 780 565 1,332 4,176 761
$1,000 445,561 46,416 18,807 5,187 40,921 74,422 30,126
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 16,722 1,352 595 413 910 2,744 183
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 4,547 849 97 94 271 699 263
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 1,198 219 12 37 41 325 171
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 789 161 22 10 45 235 72
$100,000 or more .......................................... 774 69 54 11 65 173 72

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ....................................................... farms 1,289 349 29 11 55 342 119
$1,000 19,202 7,733 404 27 200 7,285 2,244

Depreciation expenses claimed ........................ farms 21,337 2,874 832 612 1,443 4,687 804
$1,000 587,362 94,379 18,020 8,227 35,456 128,072 49,040
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

166 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Contract labor ................................................ farms 101 874 685 - 53 388 732 72 509
$1,000 2,376 20,953 2,908 - 1,157 14,510 14,212 211 3,247
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 3 186 301 - 10 30 52 33 123
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 42 350 246 - 4 111 243 31 211
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 42 211 114 - 23 156 314 6 151
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 5 30 18 - 12 47 72 2 16
$50,000 or more ............................................. 9 97 6 - 4 44 51 - 8

Customwork and custom hauling .................. farms 203 976 1,607 - 135 856 2,265 60 366
$1,000 4,855 10,697 2,662 - 5,013 27,572 42,008 42 3,848
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 7 392 1,065 - 3 2 33 47 162
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 42 352 438 - 27 81 433 13 144
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 103 149 98 - 54 440 1,417 - 34
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 30 33 1 - 29 181 246 - 15
$50,000 or more ............................................. 21 50 5 - 22 152 136 - 11

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees .......................................... farms 377 1,724 3,429 5 176 316 881 125 594
$1,000 22,657 46,343 7,740 (D) 3,277 13,494 22,267 (D) 4,787
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 42 1,208 3,131 2 48 110 362 119 493
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 52 79 196 1 42 33 87 6 36
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 94 95 75 2 47 67 188 - 36
$25,000 or more ............................................. 189 342 27 - 39 106 244 - 29

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ........ farms 48 352 417 2 29 132 228 33 155
$1,000 2,337 5,682 794 (D) 459 3,026 4,334 (D) 504
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ...................................................... 3 162 250 - 4 20 48 20 56
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 10 93 102 - 7 44 76 13 74
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 12 50 65 2 15 47 78 - 22
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 9 15 - - 1 8 13 - 3
$50,000 or more ............................................. 14 32 - - 2 13 13 - -

Interest expense ............................................ farms 314 2,380 2,781 3 163 651 1,882 319 1,481
$1,000 5,071 28,958 17,536 12 5,189 20,329 46,947 1,935 11,362
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 135 1,307 1,784 3 45 209 494 167 803
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 127 834 888 - 69 244 745 146 607
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 43 206 100 - 37 148 587 6 67
$100,000 or more ........................................... 9 33 9 - 12 50 56 - 4

Secured by real estate .............................. farms 167 1,726 2,026 3 123 583 1,705 238 1,152
$1,000 2,509 21,708 12,617 (D) 3,966 17,693 40,421 (D) 9,447
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................. 13 238 374 - 2 26 78 11 163
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................ 65 563 925 3 31 160 346 88 377
$5,000 to $24,999 ...................................... 61 760 647 - 51 228 716 133 556
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................... 20 108 51 - 16 79 351 - 39
$50,000 or more ......................................... 8 57 29 - 23 90 214 6 17

Not secured by real estate ........................ farms 240 1,243 1,503 1 108 304 861 159 721
$1,000 2,563 7,250 4,919 (D) 1,223 2,636 6,526 (D) 1,915
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .................................................. 38 457 612 - 8 57 188 117 184
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................ 87 572 668 1 50 150 342 29 461
$5,000 to $24,999 ...................................... 91 145 193 - 39 83 267 13 71
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................... 19 47 11 - 3 9 52 - 2
$50,000 or more ......................................... 5 22 19 - 8 5 12 - 3

Property taxes paid ....................................... farms 486 10,133 13,320 10 255 1,160 3,361 1,856 4,932
$1,000 3,535 24,776 21,303 32 1,484 15,905 17,769 2,619 10,734
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 319 9,417 12,784 6 156 510 2,282 1,818 4,616
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 78 455 440 4 60 297 704 36 235
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 68 179 88 - 32 250 300 2 63
$25,000 or more ............................................. 21 82 8 - 7 103 75 - 18

All other production


expenses (see text) ..................................... farms 377 3,038 6,143 8 217 1,045 2,926 981 3,207
$1,000 10,625 33,672 13,737 26 10,608 107,481 108,415 1,026 18,515
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ................................................... 117 2,444 5,667 5 62 177 1,290 956 2,551
$5,000 to $24,999 .......................................... 146 290 386 3 78 400 1,086 23 561
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 50 104 57 - 28 206 225 2 46
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................ 40 123 23 - 28 102 133 - 30
$100,000 or more ........................................... 24 77 10 - 21 160 192 - 19

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 ....................................................... farms 57 166 216 - 17 37 171 11 51
$1,000 1,657 3,384 441 - 192 516 2,233 3 168

Depreciation expenses claimed ........................ farms 378 3,505 4,796 3 195 1,009 2,693 453 1,740
$1,000 16,391 62,641 32,383 85 9,298 91,713 146,426 2,022 21,281
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

NET CASH FARM INCOME


(SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ................. farms 50,218 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 12,039 1,046
$1,000 2,864,522 420,362 100,885 19,917 140,874 428,692 200,356
Average per farm ..................................... dollars 57,042 73,451 49,894 13,332 45,857 35,609 191,545

Farms with net gains 2 ............................... number 21,700 3,892 1,438 727 1,866 5,629 880
Average net gain .................................. dollars 156,912 124,039 79,139 44,214 95,127 96,326 255,191

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ........................................... 2,330 212 117 90 160 847 12
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 4,850 641 392 160 376 1,557 25
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 2,673 479 257 128 248 707 28
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 3,050 738 291 174 355 695 58
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 2,088 498 177 73 272 465 118
$50,000 or more ............................................ 6,709 1,324 204 102 455 1,358 639

Farms with net losses ................................ number 28,518 1,831 584 767 1,206 6,410 166
Average net loss .................................. dollars 18,952 34,078 22,117 15,940 30,375 17,711 145,856

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ........................................... 2,972 212 120 106 185 1,040 1
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 9,834 587 213 263 370 2,523 14
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 6,294 317 101 158 206 1,297 24
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 5,589 335 80 127 209 950 22
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 2,230 145 32 59 107 253 24
$50,000 or more ............................................ 1,599 235 38 54 129 347 81

Net cash farm income of operators ................... farms 50,218 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 12,039 1,046
$1,000 1,935,698 405,131 100,738 19,876 140,155 754,598 535,974
Average per farm ..................................... dollars 38,546 70,790 49,821 13,304 45,624 62,679 512,404

Operators reporting net gains 2 ..................... farms 21,493 3,885 1,437 726 1,865 5,619 881
Average net gain .................................. dollars 117,253 120,731 79,077 44,259 94,884 154,796 635,685

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ........................................... 2,327 204 117 90 158 840 11
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 4,863 651 391 159 377 1,553 22
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 2,722 486 262 128 249 708 30
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 3,254 740 286 174 354 709 65
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 2,448 500 177 73 280 457 113
$50,000 or more ............................................ 5,879 1,304 204 102 447 1,352 640

Operators reporting net losses ..................... farms 28,725 1,838 585 768 1,207 6,420 165
Average net loss .................................. dollars 20,346 34,770 22,044 15,959 30,492 17,944 145,845

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ........................................... 2,978 207 120 106 184 1,047 3
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 9,854 591 213 263 370 2,524 14
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 6,284 316 101 158 205 1,297 24
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 5,640 331 81 127 213 957 25
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 2,260 150 31 60 104 247 17
$50,000 or more ............................................ 1,709 243 39 54 131 348 82

COMMODITY CREDIT
CORPORATION LOANS
(SEE TEXT)

Total .................................................................. farms 286 131 4 - - 126 25


$1,000 22,797 8,046 (D) - - 13,185 1,544

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED


SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ............. farms 16,809 2,367 667 475 879 4,501 561
$1,000 217,404 36,499 5,814 9,696 8,929 67,855 18,267
Customwork and other agricultural
services ...................................................... farms 2,495 564 141 49 155 619 101
$1,000 31,345 9,740 561 559 2,805 7,482 2,037

Gross cash rent or share payments .............. farms 6,073 831 210 201 203 2,101 140
$1,000 28,536 4,427 666 698 810 12,368 1,487
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ......................... farms 2,009 160 98 74 182 667 42
$1,000 38,578 3,324 717 1,032 2,879 17,209 3,280
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ..................................................... farms 1,135 81 58 71 190 226 5
$1,000 17,625 1,745 1,065 2,629 741 3,596 (D)
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ....................................... farms 4,505 668 132 55 162 913 224
$1,000 10,343 1,258 141 96 385 2,437 488
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received ...................................... farms 1,294 514 40 67 7 408 202
$1,000 43,684 13,568 1,643 3,838 (D) 20,037 9,614
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ................... farms 611 110 33 18 16 217 29
$1,000 3,371 779 36 65 (D) 953 378
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ....................................... farms 2,394 147 116 63 90 420 27
$1,000 43,922 1,657 984 778 1,134 3,773 (D)
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
NET CASH FARM INCOME
(SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations .................. farms 528 10,465 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
$1,000 46,113 182,224 -75,400 162 53,454 712,528 1,091,630 -10,695 -17,887
Average per farm ...................................... dollars 87,334 17,413 -5,421 16,232 203,246 608,998 320,690 -5,565 -3,446

Farms with net gains 2 ................................ number 393 4,356 3,464 6 185 887 2,348 254 1,004
Average net gain .................................. dollars 148,985 59,482 13,850 40,620 313,592 856,980 481,907 6,314 56,834

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................ 13 822 690 - 1 5 29 67 112
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 9 1,523 1,322 - 8 16 52 102 224
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 23 656 589 2 8 12 52 41 150
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 65 572 463 1 11 14 97 32 179
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 51 296 222 1 15 31 114 7 213
$50,000 or more ............................................. 232 487 178 2 142 809 2,004 5 126

Farms with net losses ................................. number 135 6,109 10,445 4 78 283 1,056 1,668 4,186
Average net loss ................................... dollars 92,138 12,584 11,812 20,350 58,473 168,245 37,774 7,373 17,905

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................ 12 1,027 902 - - 3 48 186 170
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 11 2,498 3,645 - 27 66 312 841 987
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 17 1,256 2,534 2 12 41 216 378 1,032
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 15 913 2,179 - 13 54 237 192 1,213
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 22 207 899 2 10 29 95 44 555
$50,000 or more ............................................. 58 208 286 - 16 90 148 27 229

Net cash farm income of operators ................... farms 528 10,465 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
$1,000 44,906 173,718 -78,461 162 53,331 288,347 295,323 -10,692 -32,812
Average per farm ...................................... dollars 85,049 16,600 -5,641 16,232 202,780 246,451 86,758 -5,563 -6,322

Operators reporting net gains 2 ..................... farms 390 4,348 3,453 6 185 810 2,248 254 1,005
Average net gain .................................. dollars 147,151 58,043 13,401 40,620 312,965 417,568 164,960 6,314 43,268

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................ 15 814 695 - 1 12 26 67 117
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 10 1,521 1,322 - 7 16 61 102 224
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 20 658 582 2 8 28 81 41 147
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 69 575 458 1 12 67 242 32 179
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 46 298 226 1 15 88 411 7 213
$50,000 or more ............................................. 230 482 170 2 142 599 1,427 5 125

Operators reporting net losses ...................... farms 138 6,117 10,456 4 78 360 1,156 1,668 4,185
Average net loss ................................... dollars 90,455 12,858 11,929 20,350 58,555 138,564 65,318 7,372 18,231

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................ 11 1,033 904 - - 4 49 186 171
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................ 10 2,500 3,644 - 27 73 315 841 993
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ 20 1,253 2,529 2 12 50 213 378 1,023
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................ 15 917 2,174 - 12 78 262 192 1,213
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................ 23 207 903 2 10 31 123 44 555
$50,000 or more ............................................. 59 207 302 - 17 124 194 27 230

COMMODITY CREDIT
CORPORATION LOANS
(SEE TEXT)

Total .................................................................. farms 36 65 1 - 2 3 17 2 -


$1,000 3,172 8,469 (D) - (D) 335 901 (D) -

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED


SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ............. farms 267 3,673 3,303 3 160 514 1,506 469 1,965
$1,000 8,180 41,407 19,605 7 4,351 7,214 19,856 1,789 35,788
Customwork and other agricultural
services ....................................................... farms 80 438 499 - 27 74 182 61 124
$1,000 1,882 3,563 1,856 - 784 1,340 5,491 118 608

Gross cash rent or share payments .............. farms 68 1,893 1,208 2 9 238 444 130 496
$1,000 1,054 9,827 3,969 (D) 88 1,642 1,851 (D) 1,725
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products .......................... farms 25 600 533 - 15 38 77 57 108
$1,000 1,442 12,487 9,073 - 509 877 1,541 195 1,222
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ..................................................... farms 5 216 102 - 18 31 55 86 217
$1,000 (D) 3,259 648 - 385 226 307 707 5,575
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ........................................ farms 138 551 955 1 120 227 835 87 350
$1,000 814 1,135 778 (D) 528 735 3,522 (D) 384
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received ...................................... farms 57 149 87 - 20 51 58 8 34
$1,000 2,729 7,694 341 - 1,374 1,307 1,248 (D) 173
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments .................... farms 7 181 120 - 4 13 52 10 18
$1,000 114 460 414 - 29 24 918 (D) 91
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ........................................ farms 10 383 323 - 14 35 141 108 937
$1,000 (D) 2,982 2,526 - 655 1,061 4,979 365 26,011
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

LAND USE

Total cropland ................................................... farms 37,247 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 10,878 1,046
acres 4,745,014 1,873,688 168,232 28,647 96,750 1,661,180 420,391
Harvested cropland ....................................... farms 32,802 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 8,513 1,046
acres 4,378,097 1,827,092 155,904 22,103 84,132 1,473,015 389,069
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres .................................................. 23,569 2,455 1,831 1,407 2,776 5,907 314
50 to 99 acres ................................................ 3,360 893 59 50 129 862 125
100 to 199 acres ............................................ 1,953 660 31 22 86 472 136
200 to 499 acres ............................................ 1,738 753 39 11 49 461 209
500 to 999 acres ............................................ 1,043 427 22 4 23 382 148
1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................... 752 344 21 - 8 287 93
2,000 acres or more ....................................... 387 191 19 - 1 142 21

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ......................... farms 3,161 208 107 89 104 687 55
acres 95,603 9,480 1,539 875 1,334 26,668 3,457
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ..................................... farms 1,670 324 182 90 159 550 57
acres 31,568 7,815 1,196 783 1,374 15,827 5,359
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) .................. farms 6,846 625 518 327 536 3,158 230
acres 197,573 18,806 6,877 4,645 8,946 126,151 17,064
In cultivated summer fallow ...................... farms 1,647 339 230 36 97 552 116
acres 42,173 10,495 2,716 241 964 19,519 5,442

Total woodland ................................................. farms 31,295 3,013 1,234 986 1,514 8,024 594
acres 2,145,710 327,382 57,835 63,548 72,342 832,137 122,254
Woodland pastured ....................................... farms 12,675 621 319 138 214 2,150 163
acres 270,242 20,564 4,685 1,378 3,878 61,503 12,005
Woodland not pastured ................................. farms 24,918 2,788 1,111 937 1,413 7,039 532
acres 1,875,468 306,818 53,150 62,170 68,464 770,634 110,249
Permanent pasture and rangeland,
other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) .......................................... farms 28,223 1,449 707 380 534 4,354 286
acres 1,051,041 65,807 10,329 5,259 10,688 163,236 23,343

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ................................................ farms 33,122 3,006 1,389 1,103 1,940 7,532 645
acres 472,991 70,826 15,942 14,242 26,358 148,291 29,647

Irrigated land ..................................................... farms 4,699 319 814 507 1,391 724 329
acres 174,526 32,117 19,374 5,956 15,835 58,827 24,474
Harvested cropland ....................................... farms 4,520 317 809 505 1,388 710 329
acres 164,414 32,049 19,187 5,933 15,741 58,200 (D)
Pastureland and other land ........................... farms 313 7 20 10 10 19 1
acres 10,112 68 187 23 94 627 (D)

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ........................................................ farms 3,240 322 37 50 27 2,391 54
acres 105,906 8,480 697 808 448 86,066 1,819

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ......................................... farms 5,615 2,500 147 193 121 1,733 727
acres 2,819,750 1,328,589 74,397 9,561 15,781 1,042,704 307,349

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ......... farms 220 7 90 25 31 39 21


$1,000 15,563 767 5,035 54 201 8,005 6,288

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ......................................................... farms 50,218 5,723 2,022 1,494 3,072 12,039 1,046
$1,000 36,505,652 7,780,878 1,321,609 749,545 1,572,561 10,640,366 2,764,943
Average per farm ..................................... dollars 726,944 1,359,580 653,614 501,704 511,901 883,825 2,643,349
Average per acre ..................................... dollars 4,338 3,328 5,237 6,711 7,629 3,794 4,642

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ..................................................... 4,101 414 257 162 393 891 34
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 4,249 460 214 146 297 1,001 37
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................ 8,733 761 448 312 555 2,109 99
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................ 16,897 1,402 678 531 1,063 4,021 216
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................ 8,599 923 269 207 487 1,956 133

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 .................................. 4,064 741 71 91 163 962 169


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 .................................. 2,495 657 42 32 84 676 182
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 .................................. 754 259 19 8 24 284 112
$10,000,000 or more ......................................... 326 106 24 5 6 139 64
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

170 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
LAND USE

Total cropland ................................................... farms 528 9,304 8,403 5 230 851 1,983 614 1,972
acres 305,462 935,327 289,194 1,145 69,329 199,255 276,728 7,028 73,838
Harvested cropland ....................................... farms 528 6,939 7,609 5 221 776 1,622 365 1,380
acres 300,967 782,979 245,928 1,145 65,571 182,474 256,724 3,591 60,418
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres .................................................. 88 5,505 6,232 - 43 344 932 361 1,281
50 to 99 acres ................................................. 54 683 932 2 31 134 198 4 66
100 to 199 acres ............................................. 72 264 329 - 41 110 195 - 7
200 to 499 acres ............................................. 105 147 106 3 68 94 148 - 6
500 to 999 acres ............................................. 111 123 6 - 23 45 103 - 8
1,000 to 1,999 acres ....................................... 67 127 4 - 14 31 35 - 8
2,000 acres or more ....................................... 31 90 - - 1 18 11 - 4

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) .......................... farms 13 619 1,013 - 19 82 237 147 468
acres 589 22,622 24,706 - 1,010 10,046 8,829 1,627 9,489
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ...................................... farms 11 482 171 - 6 25 96 18 49
acres 128 10,340 1,851 - 157 643 1,519 104 299
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) .................. farms 53 2,875 761 - 23 101 345 137 315
acres 2,948 106,139 13,631 - 1,546 4,569 7,460 1,605 3,337
In cultivated summer fallow ....................... farms 20 416 225 - 10 25 70 18 45
acres 830 13,247 3,078 - 1,045 1,523 2,196 101 295

Total woodland .................................................. farms 279 7,151 9,468 5 189 717 2,016 1,257 2,872
acres 65,292 644,591 426,458 957 17,856 96,473 128,287 27,610 94,825
Woodland pastured ....................................... farms 25 1,962 6,349 3 127 161 704 719 1,170
acres 1,501 47,997 127,874 (D) (D) 5,411 16,635 6,058 17,877
Woodland not pastured ................................. farms 270 6,237 6,111 2 128 656 1,698 867 2,168
acres 63,791 596,594 298,584 (D) (D) 91,062 111,652 21,552 76,948
Permanent pasture and rangeland,
other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) .......................................... farms 47 4,021 12,634 8 226 524 1,750 1,621 4,036
acres 1,313 138,580 554,431 1,404 21,528 32,464 85,880 22,017 77,998

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ................................................ farms 245 6,642 9,317 8 211 866 2,724 1,392 3,634
acres 15,703 102,941 77,377 37 4,370 31,073 48,274 6,366 29,835

Irrigated land ..................................................... farms 31 364 181 - 20 477 144 26 96


acres 5,758 28,595 5,042 - 1,265 29,076 5,737 141 1,156
Harvested cropland ....................................... farms 31 350 143 - 19 419 127 14 69
acres 5,758 (D) 3,403 - 1,215 22,704 5,022 45 915
Pastureland and other land ........................... farms - 18 46 - 3 122 27 14 35
acres - (D) 1,639 - 50 6,372 715 96 241

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ......................................................... farms 77 2,260 206 - 5 38 71 25 68
acres 3,270 80,977 4,624 - 165 631 1,329 449 2,209

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ......................................... farms 392 614 213 - 95 197 374 4 38
acres 250,392 484,963 29,753 - 34,433 107,237 154,892 16 22,387

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) .......... farms - 18 2 - 3 3 7 - 13


$1,000 - 1,717 (D) - (D) 1 519 - 17

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings .......................................................... farms 528 10,465 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
$1,000 1,132,408 6,743,015 6,783,024 14,744 484,344 1,591,980 2,891,669 485,361 2,189,572
Average per farm ...................................... dollars 2,144,713 644,340 487,672 1,474,440 1,841,611 1,360,667 849,491 252,529 421,883
Average per acre ...................................... dollars 2,920 3,702 5,034 4,162 4,283 4,431 5,363 7,702 7,919

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ..................................................... 28 829 1,048 - 17 60 179 221 459
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 19 945 1,143 - 5 57 159 255 512
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................ 33 1,977 2,507 2 14 122 374 460 1,069
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................ 92 3,713 5,152 - 30 265 987 747 2,021
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................ 101 1,722 2,565 3 42 266 926 221 734

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 .................................. 90 703 1,017 2 69 189 484 15 260


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 .................................. 97 397 424 3 70 151 239 3 114
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 .................................. 55 117 47 - 13 39 44 - 17
$10,000,000 or more .......................................... 13 62 6 - 3 21 12 - 4
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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ................................................ farms 50,215 5,723 2,021 1,494 3,072 12,037 1,046
$1,000 4,664,336 1,070,293 170,351 73,387 230,759 1,333,309 379,424

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 4,475 285 230 140 376 1,331 35
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 4,787 337 242 147 304 1,273 22
$10,000 to $19,999 ............................................ 8,491 718 406 320 547 2,114 46
$20,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 14,870 1,304 593 481 846 3,450 126
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 8,424 984 321 262 494 1,721 166
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................ 4,465 761 116 91 278 841 161
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................ 2,906 734 58 38 168 659 244
$500,000 or more .............................................. 1,797 600 55 15 59 648 246

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) .................. farms 40,049 5,003 1,667 1,114 2,402 8,178 960
number 87,620 15,200 3,686 1,922 5,560 19,513 4,632

Tractors, all ....................................................... farms 42,778 5,242 1,761 1,287 2,289 9,609 959
number 103,667 18,258 4,335 2,519 4,563 26,562 5,696
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ................... farms 23,901 2,572 1,245 820 1,585 5,449 649
number 34,572 4,085 1,958 1,147 2,412 8,267 1,449
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) .......................... farms 30,514 4,255 1,057 765 1,170 7,123 860
number 52,001 8,029 1,747 1,308 1,867 12,546 2,385
100 horsepower (PTO) or more .................... farms 7,851 2,660 227 50 188 2,145 665
number 17,094 6,144 630 64 284 5,749 1,862

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ......... farms 4,945 2,719 96 16 22 1,216 425
number 5,653 3,139 111 17 25 1,386 494

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled .................................................. farms 1,228 256 8 - 1 876 117
number 1,629 328 12 - (D) 1,184 164
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ..................... farms 762 119 13 11 8 211 48
number 879 132 15 11 11 240 59
Hay balers ........................................................ farms 14,241 1,258 245 98 127 3,993 271
number 18,164 1,706 285 105 150 5,144 365

FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ........................................... farms 24,410 4,536 1,612 858 1,774 4,994 967
acres treated 3,488,942 1,376,484 132,875 16,343 66,501 1,204,736 323,543
Manure used ..................................................... farms 7,427 712 405 144 143 1,020 83
acres treated 449,093 88,488 3,859 1,084 2,753 63,120 8,740

Acres treated to control-


Insects .......................................................... farms 10,652 2,608 1,377 746 1,608 2,326 944
acres 2,350,771 1,022,784 119,117 14,413 62,789 856,066 252,606
Weeds, grass, or brush ................................. farms 19,535 4,623 1,367 789 1,710 3,882 942
acres 3,776,603 1,691,952 137,660 16,144 69,496 1,226,598 342,518
Nematodes ................................................... farms 2,531 596 381 118 135 1,037 448
acres 627,543 155,721 61,897 3,856 4,645 354,787 90,939
Diseases in crops and orchards ................... farms 3,582 747 584 552 546 849 273
acres 670,001 299,714 55,054 11,697 13,711 245,868 69,097
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ............................. farms 2,132 396 88 237 87 1,137 399
acres on which used 620,800 126,125 25,033 5,405 1,655 422,497 83,931

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile .......................................... farms 2,763 662 109 92 136 752 149
acres 260,687 85,334 6,363 956 2,578 120,857 28,003
Land artificially drained by ditches .................... farms 7,916 1,917 366 243 405 1,851 271
acres 1,417,970 654,964 55,552 5,774 15,558 498,299 104,343
Land under conservation easement ................. farms 1,615 203 54 73 73 675 39
acres 97,641 21,235 954 920 3,920 42,587 3,468
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used ................................................................ farms 7,387 3,237 448 100 271 1,645 494
acres 1,878,617 1,015,438 42,245 1,089 10,636 535,376 167,260
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used ................................................................ farms 2,875 1,107 288 33 111 786 200
acres 636,205 272,856 20,320 176 2,111 274,341 41,863
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ........................................ farms 9,851 3,164 1,479 205 481 2,722 1,045
acres 1,243,393 509,347 90,558 1,548 11,095 487,487 178,027
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ............................................. farms 4,405 795 626 216 270 1,352 391
acres 393,002 88,891 28,133 1,243 4,707 219,244 66,282

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............. farms 961 63 95 88 95 178 9


Solar panels .................................................. farms 635 29 66 63 70 111 1
Wind turbines ................................................ farms 76 8 1 8 4 12 1
Methane digesters ........................................ farms 46 7 1 3 4 8 -
Geoexchange systems ................................. farms 176 15 12 15 10 28 -

Small hydro systems ..................................... farms 84 13 4 7 9 15 1


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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ................................................ farms 528 10,463 13,909 10 263 1,170 3,404 1,922 5,190
$1,000 209,104 744,781 641,158 2,536 68,140 259,440 522,503 61,644 230,816

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 ....................................................... 14 1,282 1,077 - 9 39 154 287 547
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................ 14 1,237 1,453 - 8 31 176 256 560
$10,000 to $19,999 ............................................ 8 2,060 2,478 4 12 85 323 435 1,049
$20,000 to $49,999 ............................................ 64 3,260 4,702 - 39 267 851 617 1,720
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................ 50 1,505 2,630 - 24 240 703 194 851
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................ 112 568 1,124 3 64 211 580 99 297
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................ 125 290 410 1 73 159 421 34 151
$500,000 or more ............................................... 141 261 35 2 34 138 196 - 15

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) .................. farms 471 6,747 11,621 8 242 1,083 3,082 1,453 4,196
number 1,604 13,277 19,510 25 1,019 3,802 8,756 2,055 6,572

Tractors, all ....................................................... farms 476 8,174 12,638 6 250 1,063 3,055 1,435 4,143
number 1,966 18,900 26,181 24 1,308 3,336 8,105 2,078 6,398
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ................... farms 183 4,617 6,611 - 113 502 1,617 885 2,502
number 253 6,565 9,105 - 202 769 2,375 1,093 3,159
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) ........................... farms 313 5,950 9,625 6 211 864 2,387 768 2,283
number 552 9,609 15,654 16 674 1,803 4,511 939 2,907
100 horsepower (PTO) or more .................... farms 390 1,090 1,094 4 173 367 643 46 254
number 1,161 2,726 1,422 8 432 764 1,219 46 332

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled .......... farms 167 624 236 2 71 166 361 4 36
number 174 718 244 (D) 79 185 417 (D) 44

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ................................................... farms 463 296 2 - 1 26 55 - 3
number 587 433 (D) - (D) 31 65 - 4
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ...................... farms 5 158 213 - 70 17 46 - 54
number 5 176 245 - 80 19 63 - 63
Hay balers ......................................................... farms 25 3,697 6,131 5 182 356 823 203 820
number 34 4,745 7,784 7 250 435 1,046 255 997

FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ............................................ farms 493 3,534 6,977 5 185 428 972 503 1,566
acres treated 282,219 598,974 302,448 1,194 56,856 115,740 156,713 7,549 51,503
Manure used ..................................................... farms 56 881 2,522 4 156 402 893 209 817
acres treated 10,270 44,110 97,458 692 23,525 37,320 112,073 2,049 16,672

Acres treated to control-


Insects ........................................................... farms 394 988 599 2 74 333 560 78 341
acres 195,749 407,711 15,588 (D) 16,969 94,086 126,663 (D) 21,213
Weeds, grass, or brush ................................. farms 494 2,446 3,928 6 174 533 1,109 275 1,139
acres 288,521 595,559 140,012 888 58,335 155,492 222,568 2,854 54,604
Nematodes .................................................... farms 200 389 46 - 11 77 112 4 14
acres 94,469 169,379 406 - 1,770 26,923 15,753 8 1,777
Diseases in crops and orchards .................... farms 125 451 81 2 9 54 131 6 21
acres 40,812 135,959 831 (D) 1,690 18,203 20,213 (D) 2,958
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate .............................. farms 382 356 41 2 2 37 85 - 20
acres on which used 179,399 159,167 606 (D) (D) 19,737 16,667 - 2,655

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ........................................... farms 148 455 511 - 16 152 149 59 125
acres 32,700 60,154 8,122 - 622 20,091 9,936 774 5,054
Land artificially drained by ditches .................... farms 256 1,324 1,483 2 21 304 523 216 585
acres 120,427 273,529 40,833 (D) (D) 57,935 60,543 (D) 22,423
Land under conservation easement .................. farms 44 592 312 2 10 19 70 41 83
acres 7,382 31,737 17,057 (D) 819 (D) 2,890 1,148 5,061
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used ................................................................ farms 294 857 608 2 157 252 523 31 113
acres 135,248 232,868 18,758 (D) 40,440 57,738 130,313 (D) 25,695
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used ................................................................ farms 188 398 215 - 41 100 145 6 43
acres 89,201 143,277 2,576 - 5,093 31,631 21,453 23 5,625
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ........................................ farms 288 1,389 777 - 54 292 478 39 160
acres 75,881 233,579 8,667 - 2,998 56,889 67,024 136 7,644
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) .............................................. farms 157 804 504 - 73 185 201 38 145
acres 65,078 87,884 8,434 - 11,685 15,322 11,991 326 3,026

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ............. farms 8 161 212 2 8 14 53 62 91


Solar panels .................................................. farms 2 108 144 - 7 3 28 52 62
Wind turbines ................................................ farms 2 9 24 - 1 - 5 9 4
Methane digesters ......................................... farms 2 6 19 - - 3 1 - -
Geoexchange systems .................................. farms - 28 59 - - - 14 4 19

Small hydro systems ..................................... farms - 14 33 - - - 1 2 -


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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

ENERGY - Con.

Renewable energy producing systems - Con.

Biodiesel ....................................................... farms 143 23 19 9 10 27 1


Ethanol ......................................................... farms 86 18 4 4 2 27 4
Other ............................................................. farms 22 - 5 2 2 - -

Wind rights leased to others ............................. farms 32 12 3 - 2 2 1

TENURE

Full owners ....................................................... farms 32,936 2,067 1,372 1,282 2,306 8,274 197
Part owners ...................................................... farms 14,221 2,917 465 153 512 3,124 712
Tenants ............................................................. farms 3,061 739 185 59 254 641 137

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ...................................................... farms 47,241 5,016 1,842 1,437 2,826 11,421 910
acres 5,253,410 1,080,591 149,363 106,232 169,539 1,730,923 211,515
Owned land in farms ..................................... farms 47,157 4,984 1,837 1,435 2,818 11,398 909
acres 4,836,861 1,018,690 141,303 96,233 161,261 1,552,041 193,289

Land rented or leased from others .................... farms 17,427 3,689 660 216 767 3,805 860
acres 3,611,759 1,324,955 112,328 15,900 46,503 1,267,529 408,387
Rented or leased land in farms ..................... farms 17,282 3,656 650 212 766 3,765 849
acres 3,577,895 1,319,013 111,035 15,463 44,877 1,252,803 402,346

Land rented or leased to others ........................ farms 6,728 939 256 226 261 2,323 150
acres 450,413 67,843 9,353 10,436 9,904 193,608 24,267

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators .............................................. number 73,846 7,568 3,166 2,409 4,784 17,052 1,502
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator .......................................................... 30,657 4,246 1,072 724 1,781 7,938 699
2 operators ........................................................ 16,435 1,164 804 662 1,044 3,403 261
3 operators ........................................................ 2,522 263 111 78 186 560 71
4 operators ........................................................ 468 45 27 25 41 97 10
5 or more operators ........................................... 136 5 8 5 20 41 5

Total women operators .............................. number 19,975 962 970 833 1,331 4,229 171
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator ...................................................... 17,451 883 824 696 1,119 3,707 161
2 operators .................................................... 1,077 35 61 64 95 220 5
3 operators .................................................... 107 3 8 3 6 23 -
4 operators .................................................... 11 - - - 1 2 -
5 or more operators ....................................... 1 - - - - 1 -

PRINCIPAL OPERATOR
CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ....................................................................... 43,765 5,477 1,767 1,268 2,645 10,491 1,013
Female ................................................................... 6,453 246 255 226 427 1,548 33

Primary occupation:
Farming ................................................................. 24,574 3,521 1,116 706 1,563 5,215 902
Other ...................................................................... 25,644 2,202 906 788 1,509 6,824 144

Place of residence:
On farm operated ................................................... 39,098 4,166 1,617 1,113 2,095 8,704 789
Not on farm operated ............................................. 11,120 1,557 405 381 977 3,335 257

Days worked off farm:


None ...................................................................... 20,047 2,621 801 523 1,203 5,035 726
Any ........................................................................ 30,171 3,102 1,221 971 1,869 7,004 320
1 to 49 days ....................................................... 3,864 473 178 125 347 1,081 47
50 to 99 days ..................................................... 2,364 296 145 110 195 504 31
100 to 199 days ................................................. 4,390 466 203 174 247 971 45
200 days or more ............................................... 19,553 1,867 695 562 1,080 4,448 197

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ....................................................... 1,659 209 119 71 63 390 13
3 or 4 years ............................................................ 2,459 305 207 131 94 500 38
5 to 9 years ............................................................ 6,909 553 324 301 395 1,457 101
10 years or more .................................................... 39,191 4,656 1,372 991 2,520 9,692 894

Average years on present farm ............................. 23.1 26.8 19.7 18.3 22.2 24.1 27.9

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ....................................................... 1,298 163 87 55 39 308 9
3 or 4 years ............................................................ 2,030 243 172 107 86 424 23
5 to 9 years ............................................................ 5,935 475 286 278 334 1,224 76
10 years or more .................................................... 40,955 4,842 1,477 1,054 2,613 10,083 938

Average years operating any farm ......................... 25.0 28.7 22.1 20.3 24.0 26.0 29.8

Age group:
Under 25 years ...................................................... 220 65 9 - 6 26 8
25 to 34 years ........................................................ 2,101 354 136 43 96 397 100
35 to 44 years ........................................................ 4,932 543 210 134 288 889 113
45 to 49 years ........................................................ 4,245 452 179 120 284 875 107
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
ENERGY - Con.

Renewable energy producing systems - Con.

Biodiesel ........................................................ farms 5 21 39 - 2 1 5 5 3


Ethanol .......................................................... farms 2 21 19 - - 2 5 2 3
Other ............................................................. farms - - 9 - - - - - 4

Wind rights leased to others .............................. farms - 1 9 - - - 2 - 2

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................ farms 131 7,946 8,733 5 73 791 2,311 1,613 4,109
Part owners ....................................................... farms 291 2,121 4,467 5 180 335 1,005 248 810
Tenants ............................................................. farms 106 398 709 - 10 44 88 61 271

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ....................................................... farms 423 10,088 13,209 10 253 1,128 3,317 1,861 4,921
acres 155,799 1,363,609 1,043,389 1,618 58,288 272,572 344,216 60,932 235,747
Owned land in farms ..................................... farms 422 10,067 13,200 10 253 1,126 3,316 1,861 4,919
acres 145,435 1,213,317 978,035 1,378 57,619 247,507 309,616 56,516 216,662

Land rented or leased from others .................... farms 400 2,545 5,204 5 190 387 1,106 317 1,081
acres 243,034 616,108 371,683 2,165 55,484 113,749 234,579 6,930 59,954
Rented or leased land in farms ..................... farms 397 2,519 5,176 5 190 379 1,093 309 1,081
acres 242,335 608,122 369,425 2,165 55,464 111,758 229,553 6,505 59,834

Land rented or leased to others ........................ farms 73 2,100 1,363 2 15 250 470 156 467
acres 11,063 158,278 67,612 (D) (D) 27,056 39,626 4,841 19,205

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ............................................... number 756 14,794 19,809 15 459 1,814 5,398 3,054 8,318
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator ........................................................... 350 6,889 8,947 5 118 706 1,763 937 2,420
2 operators ......................................................... 139 3,003 4,190 5 102 343 1,367 866 2,485
3 operators ......................................................... 28 461 644 - 36 100 220 95 229
4 operators ......................................................... 11 76 105 - 6 13 44 22 43
5 or more operators ............................................ - 36 23 - 1 8 10 2 13

Total women operators ............................... number 103 3,955 4,697 3 91 365 1,634 1,221 3,639
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator ....................................................... 85 3,461 4,201 3 77 316 1,470 1,044 3,111
2 operators ..................................................... 6 209 198 - 4 23 66 78 233
3 operators ..................................................... 2 21 28 - 2 1 8 7 18
4 operators ..................................................... - 2 4 - - - 2 - 2
5 or more operators ........................................ - 1 - - - - - - -

PRINCIPAL OPERATOR
CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male ....................................................................... 498 8,980 12,774 10 243 1,062 2,972 1,438 3,618
Female ................................................................... 30 1,485 1,135 - 20 108 432 484 1,572

Primary occupation:
Farming .................................................................. 428 3,885 6,095 6 215 880 2,493 696 2,068
Other ...................................................................... 100 6,580 7,814 4 48 290 911 1,226 3,122

Place of residence:
On farm operated ................................................... 343 7,572 11,506 6 235 776 2,755 1,675 4,450
Not on farm operated ............................................. 185 2,893 2,403 4 28 394 649 247 740

Days worked off farm:


None ....................................................................... 347 3,962 4,925 5 184 629 1,882 586 1,653
Any ......................................................................... 181 6,503 8,984 5 79 541 1,522 1,336 3,537
1 to 49 days ........................................................ 25 1,009 943 - 11 45 157 109 395
50 to 99 days ...................................................... 10 463 669 - 12 25 85 81 242
100 to 199 days .................................................. 29 897 1,352 - 7 78 209 182 501
200 days or more ............................................... 117 4,134 6,020 5 49 393 1,071 964 2,399

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ........................................................ 26 351 379 - 4 34 157 79 154
3 or 4 years ............................................................ 22 440 612 - 10 33 187 145 235
5 to 9 years ............................................................ 55 1,301 1,759 2 17 124 515 496 966
10 years or more .................................................... 425 8,373 11,159 8 232 979 2,545 1,202 3,835

Average years on present farm .............................. 26.6 23.6 24.9 17.4 30.0 22.7 20.8 16.4 18.3

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ........................................................ 18 281 290 - 2 33 141 64 116
3 or 4 years ............................................................ 20 381 499 - 5 25 150 123 196
5 to 9 years ............................................................ 40 1,108 1,524 2 13 109 474 439 777
10 years or more .................................................... 450 8,695 11,596 8 243 1,003 2,639 1,296 4,101

Average years operating any farm ......................... 28.7 25.5 26.9 18.6 32.1 25.1 22.3 18.5 20.6

Age group:
Under 25 years ....................................................... 2 16 49 - - 4 26 17 18
25 to 34 years ........................................................ 45 252 560 2 7 62 182 102 160
35 to 44 years ........................................................ 55 721 1,306 2 27 146 509 265 613
45 to 49 years ........................................................ 45 723 1,014 1 19 148 424 218 511
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

PRINCIPAL OPERATOR
CHARACTERISTICS - Con.

Age group: - Con.

50 to 54 years ........................................................ 6,146 648 237 187 442 1,310 157


55 to 59 years ........................................................ 7,306 793 302 263 510 1,763 181
60 to 64 years ........................................................ 7,818 940 304 235 480 1,990 151
65 to 69 years ........................................................ 6,755 731 245 196 432 1,750 91
70 years and over .................................................. 10,695 1,197 400 316 534 3,039 138

Average age .......................................................... 58.9 58.1 57.6 59.4 58.4 60.9 54.5

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ............ 493 45 29 48 26 86 24

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native .......................... 596 208 18 12 3 100 -
Asian ...................................................................... 179 1 9 8 20 21 -
Black or African American ..................................... 1,637 432 132 47 7 479 43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ............. - - - - - - -
White ..................................................................... 47,627 5,070 1,855 1,423 3,031 11,397 1,002
More than one race reported ................................. 179 12 8 4 11 42 1

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ................................................................. 6,809 787 266 219 376 1,957 109
2 people ................................................................. 27,084 3,046 1,072 775 1,765 6,684 467
3 people ................................................................. 7,781 957 322 233 385 1,652 185
4 people ................................................................. 5,942 701 261 179 390 1,267 199
5 or more people .................................................... 2,602 232 101 88 156 479 86

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ............................................. 37,398 3,147 1,423 1,218 2,094 9,569 270
25 to 49 percent ..................................................... 3,483 679 157 90 251 578 85
50 to 74 percent ..................................................... 3,963 887 204 85 313 750 181
75 to 99 percent ..................................................... 2,639 475 108 47 220 544 229
100 percent ............................................................ 2,735 535 130 54 194 598 281

Operator is a hired manager ............................. farms 1,434 193 55 50 191 281 46


acres 841,175 209,973 61,841 6,808 37,148 331,709 41,985

Farms with-
Internet access ...................................................... 34,814 3,655 1,549 1,230 2,418 7,837 740
Dial-up service ................................................... 2,587 321 87 67 191 635 44
DSL service ....................................................... 18,475 1,831 781 640 1,299 4,112 398
Cable modem service ........................................ 7,092 762 387 288 456 1,689 159
Fiber-optic service ............................................. 1,549 152 64 43 166 326 23
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone .................................................... 4,924 604 213 178 334 1,080 112
Satellite service .................................................. 3,330 328 141 139 248 788 90
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) .................. 732 73 31 40 55 172 17
Other Internet service ........................................ 290 32 15 10 23 71 4

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ........................................................... 39,916 4,251 1,604 1,237 2,384 9,468 721
2 households ......................................................... 8,051 1,137 312 203 488 1,976 251
3 households ......................................................... 1,413 209 74 26 120 375 46
4 households ......................................................... 579 80 20 20 61 144 20
5 or more households ............................................ 259 46 12 8 19 76 8

FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption ...................................................... farms 48,594 5,472 1,961 1,450 2,892 11,624 993
acres 7,674,251 2,082,074 208,465 105,172 181,117 2,545,646 555,167
Limited Liability Corporation ............................. farms 2,474 244 108 171 224 504 60
acres 687,066 165,185 22,133 15,009 19,866 235,917 72,195

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES


(SEE TEXT)

Family or individual .......................................... farms 43,563 4,872 1,778 1,222 2,321 10,479 856
acres 5,566,945 1,440,311 126,925 74,230 120,607 1,780,014 388,167
Partnership ....................................................... farms 3,132 451 103 117 244 846 101
acres 1,381,005 464,080 32,157 11,960 22,585 529,699 116,838
Registered under state law ........................... farms 2,199 296 71 103 180 603 61
acres 1,079,866 389,055 15,906 9,046 18,319 421,693 72,851

Corporation ....................................................... farms 3,035 368 120 138 444 571 86


acres 1,392,032 422,497 92,245 24,562 60,417 458,576 (D)
Family held ................................................... farms 2,715 340 108 127 395 499 74
acres 1,253,748 407,064 82,515 (D) 56,017 378,400 81,227
More than 10 stockholders ....................... farms 46 7 1 - 4 15 -
10 or less stockholders ............................. farms 2,669 333 107 127 391 484 74

Other than family held ................................... farms 320 28 12 11 49 72 12


acres 138,284 15,433 9,730 (D) 4,400 80,176 (D)
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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR
CHARACTERISTICS - Con.

Age group: - Con.

50 to 54 years ........................................................ 91 1,062 1,530 2 36 202 538 273 741


55 to 59 years ........................................................ 82 1,500 1,781 - 57 174 512 309 842
60 to 64 years ........................................................ 72 1,767 1,992 - 43 160 482 273 919
65 to 69 years ........................................................ 53 1,606 1,958 - 33 125 364 216 705
70 years and over .................................................. 83 2,818 3,719 3 41 149 367 249 681

Average age ........................................................... 56.0 61.7 60.3 51.1 58.3 55.4 54.4 55.5 57.0

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ............. 1 61 122 - - 17 31 21 68

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native .......................... 4 96 164 - 4 5 46 13 23
Asian ...................................................................... - 21 14 - - - 78 5 23
Black or African American ...................................... 31 405 304 - 2 39 48 55 92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .............. - - - - - - - - -
White ...................................................................... 492 9,903 13,386 10 254 1,120 3,225 1,832 5,024
More than one race reported .................................. 1 40 41 - 3 6 7 17 28

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ................................................................. 71 1,777 1,837 - 30 117 304 231 685
2 people ................................................................. 258 5,959 7,826 5 136 507 1,475 936 2,857
3 people ................................................................. 108 1,359 2,124 5 44 219 652 326 862
4 people ................................................................. 61 1,007 1,493 - 35 208 620 283 505
5 or more people .................................................... 30 363 629 - 18 119 353 146 281

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent .............................................. 188 9,111 11,832 2 94 372 1,294 1,804 4,549
25 to 49 percent ..................................................... 81 412 985 3 20 136 306 41 237
50 to 74 percent ..................................................... 91 478 656 3 43 235 568 47 172
75 to 99 percent ..................................................... 78 237 233 - 36 243 605 3 125
100 percent ............................................................ 90 227 203 2 70 184 631 27 107

Operator is a hired manager ............................. farms 40 195 163 - 14 130 218 15 124
acres 49,660 240,064 44,675 - 9,002 77,633 45,179 1,382 15,825

Farms with-
Internet access ....................................................... 389 6,708 8,715 8 185 928 2,599 1,526 4,164
Dial-up service ................................................... 49 542 694 - 23 54 219 105 191
DSL service ........................................................ 215 3,499 4,637 4 112 494 1,456 846 2,263
Cable modem service ......................................... 45 1,485 1,716 2 19 155 403 311 904
Fiber-optic service .............................................. 6 297 441 2 14 26 100 78 137
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ..................................................... 63 905 1,116 2 21 152 424 170 630
Satellite service .................................................. 59 639 733 - 28 116 245 131 433
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ................... 8 147 171 - 4 10 43 39 94
Other Internet service ......................................... 1 66 70 - 1 8 22 11 27

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ............................................................ 356 8,391 11,262 7 161 756 2,532 1,706 4,548
2 households .......................................................... 144 1,581 2,251 3 70 270 635 175 531
3 households .......................................................... 22 307 252 - 22 91 160 19 65
4 households .......................................................... 5 119 112 - 4 37 52 15 34
5 or more households ............................................. 1 67 32 - 6 16 25 7 12

FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption ...................................................... farms 505 10,126 13,609 10 249 1,069 3,300 1,906 5,052
acres 344,278 1,646,201 1,298,778 3,543 105,598 308,719 513,819 62,251 259,069
Limited Liability Corporation .............................. farms 33 411 380 2 29 105 263 68 376
acres 22,177 141,545 85,111 (D) 17,489 34,734 48,142 (D) 39,765

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES


(SEE TEXT)

Family or individual .......................................... farms 401 9,222 12,884 8 168 707 2,853 1,820 4,451
acres 222,053 1,169,794 1,165,686 (D) (D) 166,352 382,954 56,525 197,849
Partnership ........................................................ farms 66 679 596 - 48 148 255 37 287
acres 92,166 320,695 105,483 - 28,321 75,193 71,432 3,328 36,767
Registered under state law ............................ farms 45 497 347 - 37 116 200 15 231
acres 72,353 276,489 68,520 - 19,837 44,916 60,413 1,944 30,217

Corporation ....................................................... farms 58 427 346 2 44 307 285 41 369


acres (D) 296,811 66,065 (D) (D) 117,475 84,002 (D) 34,500
Family held .................................................... farms 52 373 314 2 44 283 263 39 301
acres 51,404 245,769 59,107 (D) (D) 103,250 81,871 (D) 29,842
More than 10 stockholders ........................ farms 1 14 5 - - 8 4 - 2
10 or less stockholders .............................. farms 51 359 309 2 44 275 259 39 299

Other than family held ................................... farms 6 54 32 - - 24 22 2 68


acres (D) 51,042 6,958 - - 14,225 2,131 (D) 4,658
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES


(SEE TEXT) - Con.

Corporation - Con.
Other than family held - Con.

More than 10 stockholders ....................... farms 27 1 - - 1 12 -


10 or less stockholders ............................. farms 293 27 12 11 48 60 12

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc .................................. farms 488 32 21 17 63 143 3
acres 74,774 10,815 1,011 944 2,529 36,555 (D)

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................ farms 14,469 1,859 624 518 1,484 3,351 874
workers 78,012 7,428 7,579 4,297 14,580 20,349 9,088
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more ...................................... farms 7,022 1,013 260 197 763 1,431 495
workers 30,165 2,635 2,077 703 6,778 6,270 2,343
Less than 150 days ................................... farms 10,548 1,296 524 417 1,173 2,660 707
workers 47,847 4,793 5,502 3,594 7,802 14,079 6,745
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) ................................................ farms 1,605 175 115 74 232 746 500
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) .......................... farms 199 13 19 34 44 57 35

Unpaid workers (see text) ................................. farms 21,730 1,720 933 788 1,276 5,042 320
workers 48,608 3,485 2,240 2,078 2,868 10,926 691

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................ 4,155 127 339 272 816 245 25


10 to 49 acres ............................................................ 20,014 1,241 1,050 711 1,276 4,292 119
50 to 69 acres ............................................................ 5,596 572 203 131 298 1,479 50
70 to 99 acres ............................................................ 5,276 589 139 142 236 1,545 85
100 to 139 acres ........................................................ 4,062 565 85 89 152 1,141 77
140 to 179 acres ........................................................ 2,326 333 47 46 76 618 44
180 to 219 acres ........................................................ 1,604 265 28 30 44 456 48
220 to 259 acres ........................................................ 1,055 216 14 14 34 283 46
260 to 499 acres ........................................................ 2,728 654 35 33 77 751 178
500 to 999 acres ........................................................ 1,706 499 28 13 42 568 193
1,000 to 1,999 acres .................................................. 1,067 393 29 8 18 405 123
2,000 acres or more ................................................... 629 269 25 5 3 256 58

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .............................. 5,723 5,723 - - - - -


Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ........................ 2,022 - 2,022 - - - -
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ............................... 1,494 - - 1,494 - - -
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) .................................................... 3,072 - - - 3,072 - -
Other crop farming (1119) ......................................... 12,039 - - - - 12,039 1,046
Tobacco farming (11191) ....................................... 1,046 - - - - 1,046 1,046
Cotton farming (11192) .......................................... 528 - - - - 528 -
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ............ 10,465 - - - - 10,465 -
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................ 13,909 - - - - - -
Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................ 10 - - - - - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ................... 263 - - - - - -
Hog and pig farming (1122) ....................................... 1,170 - - - - - -
Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................ 3,404 - - - - - -
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ................................. 1,922 - - - - - -
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ........................................... 5,190 - - - - - -

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ............................... farms 19,548 1,095 272 103 126 1,848 188
number 829,717 68,860 4,568 (D) 3,330 64,397 13,854
Farms with-
1 to 9 .................................................................. 5,737 223 171 69 66 702 26
10 to 49 .............................................................. 10,059 526 77 26 46 863 85
50 to 99 .............................................................. 2,126 167 14 3 6 162 38
100 to 199 .......................................................... 945 107 8 5 5 72 25
200 to 499 .......................................................... 506 56 2 - 3 36 11
500 or more ....................................................... 175 16 - - - 13 3

Cows and heifers that calved ........................ farms 16,361 954 214 82 93 1,585 177
number 394,156 30,101 2,018 (D) (D) 35,975 7,948

Beef cows ................................................. farms 16,059 934 206 76 90 1,572 177


number 348,196 29,030 1,989 (D) 1,750 35,357 7,936
Farms with-
1 to 9 .......................................................... 7,151 293 158 54 53 766 33
10 to 49 ...................................................... 7,338 476 41 17 28 650 101
50 to 99 ...................................................... 1,040 97 5 5 8 98 27
100 to 199 .................................................. 401 57 2 - - 40 12
200 to 499 .................................................. 112 11 - - 1 13 2
500 or more ............................................... 17 - - - - 5 2
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES
(SEE TEXT) - Con.

Corporation - Con.
Other than family held - Con.

More than 10 stockholders ........................ farms 3 9 6 - - 1 3 - 3


10 or less stockholders .............................. farms 3 45 26 - - 23 19 2 65

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc .................................. farms 3 137 83 - 3 8 11 24 83
acres (D) 34,139 10,226 - (D) 245 781 (D) 7,380

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ................................................ farms 290 2,187 2,317 5 178 790 1,777 257 1,309
workers 920 10,341 5,532 8 1,028 5,283 7,224 964 3,740
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more ...................................... farms 180 756 656 2 162 610 1,225 97 606
workers 398 3,529 1,535 (D) 786 3,806 4,112 (D) 1,267
Less than 150 days ................................... farms 200 1,753 1,831 3 85 375 1,028 189 967
workers 522 6,812 3,997 (D) 242 1,477 3,112 (D) 2,473
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) ................................................ farms 25 221 43 2 9 64 119 - 26
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) ........................... farms 4 18 8 - 1 10 12 - 1

Unpaid workers (see text) ................................. farms 164 4,558 6,198 4 117 409 1,499 1,005 2,739
workers 293 9,942 13,789 9 265 844 3,492 2,497 6,115

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ................................................................ 5 215 658 2 10 87 365 382 852


10 to 49 acres ............................................................ 45 4,128 5,595 1 37 282 1,285 1,187 3,057
50 to 69 acres ............................................................ 25 1,404 1,926 2 7 77 323 155 423
70 to 99 acres ............................................................ 29 1,431 1,826 - 7 105 262 91 334
100 to 139 acres ........................................................ 23 1,041 1,333 - 21 113 305 57 201
140 to 179 acres ........................................................ 39 535 780 2 12 70 192 31 119
180 to 219 acres ........................................................ 38 370 517 - 17 78 104 6 59
220 to 259 acres ........................................................ 21 216 327 - 10 34 87 2 34
260 to 499 acres ........................................................ 57 516 681 1 62 138 224 9 63
500 to 999 acres ........................................................ 119 256 197 - 52 99 177 2 29
1,000 to 1,999 acres .................................................. 78 204 60 2 22 56 59 - 15
2,000 acres or more ................................................... 49 149 9 - 6 31 21 - 4

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ............................... - - - - - - - - -


Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ......................... - - - - - - - - -
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................ - - - - - - - - -
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ..................................................... - - - - - - - - -
Other crop farming (1119) .......................................... 528 10,465 - - - - - - -
Tobacco farming (11191) ....................................... - - - - - - - - -
Cotton farming (11192) .......................................... 528 - - - - - - - -
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ............. - 10,465 - - - - - - -
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................ - - 13,909 - - - - - -
Cattle feedlots (112112) ............................................. - - - 10 - - - - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) .................... - - - - 263 - - - -
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................ - - - - - 1,170 - - -
Poultry and egg production (1123) ............................. - - - - - - 3,404 - -
Sheep and goat farming (1124) .................................. - - - - - - - 1,922 -
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ........................................... - - - - - - - - 5,190

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ............................... farms 29 1,631 13,548 10 263 388 1,147 256 492
number 888 49,655 477,766 (D) 77,511 39,800 72,316 2,480 14,108
Farms with-
1 to 9 .................................................................. 10 666 3,707 - 38 56 246 182 277
10 to 49 .............................................................. 13 765 7,608 4 28 133 515 60 173
50 to 99 .............................................................. 3 121 1,419 3 34 86 201 14 17
100 to 199 .......................................................... 3 44 504 1 52 72 105 - 14
200 to 499 .......................................................... - 25 239 - 74 32 60 - 4
500 or more ........................................................ - 10 71 2 37 9 20 - 7

Cows and heifers that calved ........................ farms 22 1,386 11,357 2 255 366 956 174 323
number 450 27,577 215,454 (D) 45,202 21,939 34,038 884 5,633

Beef cows .................................................. farms 22 1,373 11,330 2 71 366 941 169 302
number 450 26,971 214,957 (D) 2,175 21,896 33,488 871 5,552
Farms with-
1 to 9 .......................................................... 9 724 5,125 - 24 67 267 142 202
10 to 49 ...................................................... 11 538 5,348 - 33 163 475 27 80
50 to 99 ...................................................... 2 69 606 2 11 78 122 - 8
100 to 199 .................................................. - 28 189 - 2 42 59 - 10
200 to 499 .................................................. - 11 58 - 1 12 15 - 1
500 or more ................................................ - 3 4 - - 4 3 - 1
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Cows and heifers that calved - Con.

Milk cows .................................................. farms 571 36 13 6 3 45 4


number 45,960 1,071 29 (D) (D) 618 12
Farms with-
1 to 9 .......................................................... 322 20 13 5 3 40 4
10 to 49 ...................................................... 70 6 - 1 - 2 -
50 to 99 ...................................................... 55 8 - - - 1 -
100 to 199 .................................................. 63 2 - - - 1 -
200 to 499 .................................................. 45 - - - - 1 -
500 or more ............................................... 16 - - - - - -

Other cattle (see text) ................................... farms 15,798 856 197 67 96 1,389 150
number 435,561 38,759 2,550 (D) (D) 28,422 5,906

Cattle and calves sold ....................................... farms 15,312 817 141 48 74 1,131 143
number 435,411 24,964 1,043 537 1,890 24,748 6,378
$1,000 332,733 18,224 674 311 1,262 17,758 4,584
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ......... farms 8,542 466 79 29 32 654 99
number 108,585 6,993 490 231 440 8,039 1,893

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more .................................... farms 12,974 661 100 42 72 897 111
number 326,826 17,971 553 306 1,450 16,709 4,485
Cattle on feed (see text) ........................... farms 15 2 - - - 1 -
number 2,428 (D) - - - (D) -

Hogs and pigs inventory ................................... farms 2,217 128 72 13 15 135 10


number 8,901,434 23,152 405 (D) 122 82,253 (D)
Farms with-
1 to 24 ................................................................ 987 90 72 12 14 87 4
25 to 49 .............................................................. 78 7 - - - 8 1
50 to 99 .............................................................. 60 13 - - 1 5 1
100 to 199 .......................................................... 25 5 - - - 7 3
200 to 499 .......................................................... 25 6 - - - 1 -
500 or more ....................................................... 1,042 7 - 1 - 27 1

Used or to be used for breeding ................... farms 838 80 21 11 5 75 9


number 896,231 2,517 83 (D) 35 1,831 (D)
Other hogs and pigs ..................................... farms 2,040 108 67 7 14 122 10
number 8,005,203 20,635 322 (D) 87 80,422 (D)

Hogs and pigs sold ........................................... farms 1,833 84 44 6 9 97 9


number 34,456,613 40,779 362 (D) 86 142,934 (D)
$1,000 2,873,988 7,051 (D) (D) (D) 24,604 (D)

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .............. farms 1,311 32 28 24 45 94 3


number 29,224 335 421 242 479 1,889 (D)
Ewes 1 year old or older ............................... farms 923 17 19 22 29 66 3
number 15,633 209 160 127 193 1,104 (D)
Sheep and lambs sold ...................................... farms 752 9 11 7 19 50 3
number 14,523 91 127 32 250 633 (D)

Total horses and ponies inventory .................... farms 10,261 327 213 129 117 1,483 52
number 66,870 1,586 759 633 363 6,531 306
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ..................................................... farms 9,785 301 189 122 103 1,326 46
number 55,143 1,378 617 486 309 5,266 269
Owned horses and ponies sold ........................ farms 1,955 28 13 8 6 66 7
number 7,037 108 19 20 9 183 31

Goats, all inventory ........................................... farms 4,387 133 167 66 70 459 11


number 66,367 2,296 1,730 599 794 5,339 (D)
Goats, all sold ................................................... farms 2,346 64 83 22 28 189 6
number 30,589 682 588 127 308 1,775 (D)

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ............................... farms 4,996 158 396 146 143 501 17
number 13,091,384 155,028 14,037 2,956 (D) 161,420 (D)
Farms with-
1 to 399 .............................................................. 4,605 156 390 146 143 496 16
400 to 3,199 ....................................................... 40 - 6 - - - -
3,200 to 9,999 .................................................... 74 - - - - - -
10,000 to 19,999 ................................................ 101 - - - - 3 -
20,000 to 49,999 ................................................ 148 - - - - - -
50,000 to 99,999 ................................................ 23 2 - - - 2 1
100,000 or more ................................................ 5 - - - - - -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ......................................................... farms 763 15 51 23 12 46 -
number 6,239,251 (D) 1,428 300 (D) 214,493 -

Layers sold (see text) ....................................... farms 1,109 31 62 21 21 65 2


number 10,310,945 130,061 3,315 923 1,666 140,104 (D)

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ................................................................. farms 268 1 4 3 - 15 -
number 11,734,548 (D) 68 70 - 274,054 -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

180 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Cows and heifers that calved - Con.

Milk cows ................................................... farms - 41 122 - 255 4 40 13 34


number - 606 497 - 43,027 43 550 13 81
Farms with-
1 to 9 .......................................................... - 36 117 - 45 3 30 13 33
10 to 49 ...................................................... - 2 4 - 48 1 7 - 1
50 to 99 ...................................................... - 1 1 - 44 - 1 - -
100 to 199 .................................................. - 1 - - 58 - 2 - -
200 to 499 .................................................. - 1 - - 44 - - - -
500 or more ................................................ - - - - 16 - - - -

Other cattle (see text) .................................... farms 18 1,221 11,153 10 234 304 921 185 386
number 438 22,078 262,312 (D) 32,309 17,861 38,278 1,596 8,475

Cattle and calves sold ....................................... farms 22 966 11,428 10 209 295 765 82 312
number 345 18,025 287,915 1,605 24,522 17,515 44,138 361 6,173
$1,000 272 12,901 227,606 1,772 14,179 12,717 33,838 202 4,191
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ......... farms 13 542 6,304 - 144 188 470 48 128
number 114 6,032 64,725 - 10,916 5,720 8,921 184 1,926

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more .................................... farms 17 769 9,811 10 197 247 632 55 250
number 231 11,993 223,190 1,605 13,606 11,795 35,217 177 4,247
Cattle on feed (see text) ............................ farms - 1 2 10 - - - - -
number - (D) (D) 1,585 - - - - -

Hogs and pigs inventory .................................... farms 3 122 251 - 11 1,106 232 82 172
number (D) 80,516 4,773 - (D) 8,202,476 493,991 401 92,417
Farms with-
1 to 24 ................................................................ 2 81 231 - 7 139 128 79 128
25 to 49 .............................................................. 1 6 7 - 1 34 3 3 15
50 to 99 .............................................................. - 4 3 - 1 21 5 - 11
100 to 199 .......................................................... - 4 1 - 1 9 - - 2
200 to 499 .......................................................... - 1 9 - 1 6 2 - -
500 or more ........................................................ - 26 - - - 897 94 - 16

Used or to be used for breeding .................... farms 2 64 110 - 4 324 78 46 84


number (D) 1,578 409 - (D) 863,374 23,238 136 4,253
Other hogs and pigs ...................................... farms 2 110 215 - 9 1,080 212 61 145
number (D) 78,938 4,364 - (D) 7,339,102 470,753 265 88,164

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................ farms 3 85 126 - 5 1,152 162 30 118
number (D) 140,628 4,492 - 644 31,855,465 2,132,320 (D) 277,768
$1,000 (D) 24,345 733 - 76 2,663,990 137,423 (D) 39,831

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ............... farms - 91 258 - 12 24 104 508 182
number - (D) 5,109 - 283 507 2,104 14,582 3,273
Ewes 1 year old or older ................................ farms - 63 160 - 8 18 73 385 126
number - (D) 2,415 - 143 371 1,197 7,797 1,917
Sheep and lambs sold ....................................... farms - 47 141 - 5 9 38 399 64
number - (D) 3,299 - 106 259 642 7,824 1,260

Total horses and ponies inventory .................... farms 14 1,417 2,513 - 30 144 561 493 4,251
number 53 6,172 10,652 - 115 646 2,820 1,896 40,869
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ...................................................... farms 10 1,270 2,364 - 28 137 528 477 4,210
number 31 4,966 8,882 - 106 561 2,476 1,592 33,470
Owned horses and ponies sold ......................... farms - 59 190 - 3 10 41 25 1,565
number - 152 385 - 7 27 84 29 6,166

Goats, all inventory ........................................... farms 2 446 930 - 21 73 368 1,562 538
number (D) 5,128 11,361 - 224 1,850 3,978 33,299 4,897
Goats, all sold ................................................... farms 1 182 443 - 7 33 93 1,179 205
number (D) 1,642 5,043 - 75 333 1,150 18,099 2,409

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ................................ farms 2 482 1,175 2 26 90 1,118 522 719
number (D) (D) 128,038 (D) 3,410 (D) 12,531,503 9,312 18,704
Farms with-
1 to 399 .............................................................. 2 478 1,168 2 24 85 763 522 710
400 to 3,199 ....................................................... - - 1 - 2 1 21 - 9
3,200 to 9,999 .................................................... - - - - - 2 72 - -
10,000 to 19,999 ................................................ - 3 6 - - 1 91 - -
20,000 to 49,999 ................................................ - - - - - 1 147 - -
50,000 to 99,999 ................................................ - 1 - - - - 19 - -
100,000 or more ................................................. - - - - - - 5 - -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory .......................................................... farms - 46 126 - 10 11 346 49 74
number - 214,493 337,755 - (D) (D) 5,572,133 861 3,145

Layers sold (see text) ........................................ farms - 63 121 - 3 25 552 104 104
number - (D) 112,587 - (D) 59,512 9,843,517 (D) 5,148

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold .................................................................. farms - 15 13 - 1 4 210 6 11
number - 274,054 264,102 - (D) (D) 11,068,631 76 2,602
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

POULTRY - Con.

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ................................................................. farms 1,969 9 22 6 6 39 4
number 801,883,037 974,540 5,973 446 912 2,862,069 (D)
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ........................................................... 271 3 22 6 6 28 2
2,000 to 59,999 .................................................. 53 - - - - - -
60,000 to 99,999 ................................................ 37 1 - - - - -
100,000 or more ................................................ 1,608 5 - - - 11 2

Turkeys inventory (see text) ............................. farms 829 8 26 14 5 42 -


number 17,191,277 (D) (D) 112 34 236,299 -
Turkeys sold (see text) ..................................... farms 590 2 7 5 3 15 -
number 54,109,724 (D) (D) 96 9 714,314 -

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ................................................. farms 250 123 2 - 2 26 13


acres 16,695 10,366 (D) - (D) 590 435
bushels 985,012 591,444 (D) - (D) 34,410 27,026
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 11 3 - - 1 4 1
acres 111 (D) - - (D) 43 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 118 56 1 - 2 19 8
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 79 39 - - - 4 2
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 41 19 1 - - 3 3
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 10 7 - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. 2 2 - - - - -

Corn for grain .................................................... farms 5,366 3,231 162 22 32 806 217
acres 803,020 551,284 13,264 396 1,903 107,763 25,380
bushels 93,402,417 65,511,646 1,728,578 37,980 191,096 11,644,170 2,332,245
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 399 176 26 1 6 90 16
acres 26,656 14,690 735 (D) 322 6,784 821
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 2,129 1,179 115 18 19 307 80
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 1,452 932 23 3 6 179 52
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 882 516 14 1 5 166 45
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 486 294 4 - 2 116 37
500 acres or more .............................................. 417 310 6 - - 38 3

Corn for silage or greenchop ............................ farms 602 169 9 - 4 66 7


acres 46,650 7,272 47 - 50 2,240 (D)
tons 732,594 117,917 474 - 536 26,041 (D)
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 26 3 1 - 1 3 -
acres 903 34 (D) - (D) 220 -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 317 106 9 - 4 44 4
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 148 45 - - - 17 3
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 97 13 - - - 4 -
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 24 4 - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. 16 1 - - - 1 -

Cotton, all ......................................................... farms 1,432 312 12 - 1 1,000 140


acres 580,801 103,108 7,957 - (D) 436,067 (D)
bales 1,134,034 196,998 14,447 - (D) 859,264 89,317
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 100 15 - - 1 75 13
acres 16,104 3,847 - - (D) 11,596 1,195
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 100 14 1 - - 76 9
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 274 60 3 - 1 184 31
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 331 100 2 - - 214 33
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 285 70 1 - - 186 25
500 acres or more .............................................. 442 68 5 - - 340 42

Dry edible beans, excluding limas .................... farms 10 2 4 - 2 2 -


acres 95 (D) 4 - (D) (D) -
cwt 1,707 (D) 58 - (D) (D) -
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 2 - - - 2 - -
acres (D) - - - (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 8 - 4 - 2 2 -
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 2 2 - - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................ - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - - - - - - -

Oats for grain .................................................... farms 443 247 12 1 2 61 19


acres 13,390 8,414 113 (D) (D) 2,525 780
bushels 1,043,595 709,167 7,700 (D) (D) 168,876 59,029
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 19 11 - - - 6 1
acres 87 (D) - - - 24 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 312 169 10 1 2 41 12
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 111 65 2 - - 15 4
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 17 11 - - - 4 3
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. 3 2 - - - 1 -

Peanuts for nuts ............................................... farms 636 140 13 - 3 441 26


acres 105,739 19,706 2,288 - 3 76,542 5,100
pounds 415,209,198 70,021,925 10,351,189 - 7,134 309,780,226 21,731,934
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

182 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
POULTRY - Con.

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold .................................................................. farms 2 33 57 - 4 37 1,701 36 52
number (D) 2,221,869 28,321 - 29,300 10,654,115 779,068,601 2,507 8,256,253
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ........................................................... - 26 49 - 1 10 72 36 38
2,000 to 59,999 .................................................. - - 8 - 3 1 34 - 7
60,000 to 99,999 ................................................ - - - - - 2 34 - -
100,000 or more ................................................. 2 7 - - - 24 1,561 - 7

Turkeys inventory (see text) .............................. farms - 42 78 - 4 54 451 63 84


number - 236,299 321 - 216 1,159,671 15,547,996 400 (D)
Turkeys sold (see text) ...................................... farms - 15 20 - 2 51 421 26 38
number - 714,314 787 - (D) 3,881,949 48,791,130 209 (D)

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain .................................................. farms - 13 24 - 38 2 31 - 2


acres - 155 411 - 3,660 (D) 1,446 - (D)
bushels - 7,384 18,060 - 240,151 (D) 90,397 - (D)
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - 3 - - 3 - - - -
acres - (D) - - 15 - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... - 11 20 - 5 - 13 - 2
25 to 99 acres .................................................... - 2 4 - 17 2 13 - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................ - - - - 13 - 5 - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - 3 - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - - - - - - - - -

Corn for grain .................................................... farms 113 476 312 2 69 233 441 6 50
acres 12,226 70,157 6,332 (D) 7,704 41,151 61,507 (D) 11,498
bushels 1,216,200 8,095,725 572,106 (D) 806,096 4,383,457 7,192,378 (D) 1,303,202
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 5 69 15 - 7 54 21 - 3
acres 616 5,347 145 - 368 2,628 879 - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 22 205 270 - 16 51 120 6 28
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 48 79 31 - 28 85 163 - 2
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 28 93 3 2 17 55 95 - 8
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 14 65 6 - 5 18 36 - 5
500 acres or more .............................................. 1 34 2 - 3 24 27 - 7

Corn for silage or greenchop ............................. farms 2 57 159 2 137 6 32 2 16


acres (D) 2,028 3,021 (D) 27,840 335 4,418 (D) 1,025
tons (D) 24,352 47,611 (D) 439,296 4,516 84,006 (D) 8,187
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - 3 5 - 11 - 2 - -
acres - 220 82 - 456 - (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... - 40 122 - 8 1 13 2 8
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 2 12 34 - 34 3 13 - 2
100 to 249 acres ................................................ - 4 3 2 63 2 4 - 6
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - 19 - 1 - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - 1 - - 13 - 1 - -

Cotton, all .......................................................... farms 528 332 3 - 1 35 64 - 4


acres 216,795 (D) (D) - (D) 14,724 16,656 - 2,080
bales 426,698 343,249 (D) - (D) 26,300 32,679 - 3,871
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 23 39 - - - 5 4 - -
acres 3,680 6,721 - - - 518 (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 51 16 3 - - - 6 - -
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 121 32 - - - 4 22 - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 108 73 - - 1 7 6 - 1
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 93 68 - - - 10 17 - 1
500 acres or more .............................................. 155 143 - - - 14 13 - 2

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................... farms - 2 - - - - - - -


acres - (D) - - - - - - -
cwt - (D) - - - - - - -
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... - 2 - - - - - - -
25 to 99 acres .................................................... - - - - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................ - - - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - - - - - - - - -

Oats for grain .................................................... farms 3 39 63 - 9 20 16 1 11


acres 142 1,603 816 - 415 418 436 (D) 223
bushels 6,839 103,008 45,897 - 29,764 29,289 32,162 (D) 19,440
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - 5 - - - 2 - - -
acres - (D) - - - (D) - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 1 28 57 - 3 15 9 1 4
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 2 9 6 - 4 5 7 - 7
100 to 249 acres ................................................ - 1 - - 2 - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - 1 - - - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts ................................................ farms 98 317 1 - - 11 24 - 3


acres 12,064 59,378 (D) - - 3,263 (D) - (D)
pounds 48,006,884 240,041,408 (D) - - 10,688,502 (D) - (D)
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ........................................................ farms 57 8 - - - 47 1


acres 5,105 (D) - - - 3,604 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 105 23 5 - 3 68 2
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 190 51 3 - - 128 7
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 213 45 2 - - 153 10
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 91 13 2 - - 67 5
500 acres or more .............................................. 37 8 1 - - 25 2

Sorghum for grain ............................................. farms 594 294 7 4 1 162 81


acres 49,819 23,813 1,284 (D) (D) 14,844 7,811
bushels 3,007,013 1,366,401 88,466 2,519 (D) 934,926 471,814
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 26 8 - 1 1 8 4
acres 735 309 - (D) (D) 216 167
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 175 101 2 3 1 30 10
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 247 120 1 1 - 70 37
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 126 48 2 - - 53 30
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 37 21 1 - - 6 2
500 acres or more .............................................. 9 4 1 - - 3 2

Soybeans for beans .......................................... farms 7,021 4,457 152 14 24 1,347 549
acres 1,564,806 943,435 43,057 (D) 3,635 376,416 149,361
bushels 60,635,686 36,868,118 1,624,317 (D) 151,914 14,344,626 5,284,875
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 262 100 17 - 6 66 17
acres 15,562 6,558 1,461 - 334 4,475 1,281
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 1,689 1,182 50 8 4 220 83
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 2,202 1,496 32 4 10 326 124
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 1,313 730 25 2 8 322 140
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 893 500 16 - 1 248 113
500 acres or more .............................................. 924 549 29 - 1 231 89

Sunflower seed, all ........................................... farms 41 17 3 2 2 14 6


acres 858 536 3 (D) (D) 294 (D)
pounds 618,531 322,661 250 (D) (D) 292,170 (D)
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 6 1 - - - 5 1
acres 29 (D) - - - (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 30 10 3 2 2 10 3
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 10 6 - - - 4 3
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 1 1 - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - - - - - - -

Tobacco ............................................................ farms 1,682 167 38 3 7 1,330 1,046


acres 167,443 11,347 6,508 (D) 358 138,252 100,286
pounds 391,710,625 24,378,288 15,627,751 (D) 740,373 326,599,605 235,971,150
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 401 21 10 - 1 346 291
acres 24,808 894 588 - (D) 22,475 19,370
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres .................................................. 10 - 1 - - 9 6
1.0 to 1.9 acres .................................................. 18 4 4 - - 7 5
2.0 to 2.9 acres .................................................. 28 1 2 - 1 17 15
3.0 to 4.9 acres .................................................. 60 4 4 - - 49 40
5.0 to 9.9 acres .................................................. 104 12 1 1 1 80 71
10.0 to 24.9 acres .............................................. 236 23 3 1 1 198 171
25.0 acres or more ............................................. 1,226 123 23 1 4 970 738

Wheat for grain, all ........................................... farms 4,156 2,516 71 2 20 876 421
acres 753,713 469,693 12,967 (D) 1,756 164,394 74,155
bushels 42,625,819 26,539,614 691,907 (D) 90,525 9,571,530 4,053,588
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 172 68 6 - 6 39 14
acres 8,360 4,042 231 - (D) 2,027 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 826 542 23 1 4 127 60
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 1,358 846 13 1 8 248 125
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 1,036 565 16 - 7 282 131
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 561 311 11 - 1 160 85
500 acres or more .............................................. 375 252 8 - - 59 20

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ....................................... farms 19,562 1,197 403 160 215 6,661 231
acres 643,186 51,403 5,766 2,191 4,378 215,144 14,206
tons, dry 1,509,153 129,064 9,858 4,091 13,500 497,458 31,789
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 701 39 26 17 11 98 9
acres 25,326 1,145 179 81 28 2,126 216
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 12,125 615 345 135 182 4,246 99
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 6,182 430 54 23 24 2,037 84
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 1,062 135 3 2 8 309 42
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 140 14 1 - - 43 1
500 acres or more .............................................. 53 3 - - 1 26 5

Alfalfa hay ..................................................... farms 609 58 18 5 7 250 6


acres 9,808 1,389 169 106 65 4,287 57
tons, dry 38,488 4,887 443 (D) 529 18,870 154
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

184 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ......................................................... farms 9 37 - - - 1 1 - -


acres (D) 2,774 - - - (D) (D) - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 12 54 1 - - 1 4 - -
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 47 74 - - - - 7 - 1
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 26 117 - - - 4 8 - 1
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 12 50 - - - 4 5 - -
500 acres or more .............................................. 1 22 - - - 2 - - 1

Sorghum for grain ............................................. farms 20 61 8 - 6 42 63 2 5


acres 2,041 4,992 82 - 235 4,236 4,757 (D) 467
bushels 136,364 326,748 3,017 - 8,847 289,594 280,447 (D) 30,662
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 1 3 - - - 5 2 - 1
acres (D) (D) - - - (D) (D) - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 3 17 7 - 2 7 18 2 2
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 8 25 1 - 3 23 27 - 1
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 6 17 - - 1 7 13 - 2
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 3 1 - - - 4 5 - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - 1 - - - 1 - - -

Soybeans for beans .......................................... farms 263 535 126 - 57 281 524 2 37
acres 48,951 178,104 4,759 - 8,298 63,273 102,262 (D) 19,185
bushels 1,951,977 7,107,774 150,492 - 335,701 2,278,021 4,041,546 (D) 818,863
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 7 42 1 - 4 51 14 - 3
acres 566 2,628 (D) - (D) 1,726 871 - 95
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 42 95 85 - 7 43 82 2 6
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 91 111 32 - 21 93 178 - 10
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 66 116 6 - 20 69 124 - 7
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 43 92 1 - 7 39 77 - 4
500 acres or more .............................................. 21 121 2 - 2 37 63 - 10

Sunflower seed, all ............................................ farms 1 7 1 - - - 2 - -


acres (D) 58 (D) - - - (D) - -
pounds (D) 18,000 (D) - - - (D) - -
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - 4 - - - - - - -
acres - (D) - - - - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 1 6 1 - - - 2 - -
25 to 99 acres .................................................... - 1 - - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres ................................................ - - - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ................................................ - - - - - - - - -
500 acres or more .............................................. - - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ............................................................ farms 23 261 13 - 2 42 74 - 6


acres 845 37,120 33 - (D) 3,469 6,059 - 1,111
pounds 1,919,957 88,708,498 60,123 - (D) (D) 13,744,052 - 2,333,520
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 1 54 3 - 1 9 9 - 1
acres (D) (D) (D) - (D) 317 454 - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres .................................................. - 3 - - - - - - -
1.0 to 1.9 acres .................................................. - 2 3 - - - - - -
2.0 to 2.9 acres .................................................. - 2 7 - - - - - -
3.0 to 4.9 acres .................................................. - 9 1 - - 1 1 - -
5.0 to 9.9 acres .................................................. 1 8 2 - - 1 6 - -
10.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................... 9 18 - - - 6 4 - -
25.0 acres or more ............................................. 13 219 - - 2 34 63 - 6

Wheat for grain, all ............................................ farms 117 338 64 2 37 212 331 - 25
acres 16,145 74,094 1,567 (D) 3,135 37,228 57,002 - 5,875
bushels 984,483 4,533,459 73,041 (D) 184,870 1,892,363 3,210,602 - 366,017
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 2 23 1 - 2 39 11 - -
acres (D) 1,180 (D) - (D) 1,442 380 - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 13 54 37 2 7 31 46 - 6
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 41 82 24 - 16 76 125 - 1
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 46 105 3 - 12 62 81 - 8
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 13 62 - - 2 21 48 - 7
500 acres or more .............................................. 4 35 - - - 22 31 - 3

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) ....................................... farms 20 6,410 7,445 5 198 598 1,083 322 1,275
acres 1,552 199,386 229,447 465 23,400 41,598 43,129 3,436 22,829
tons, dry 2,203 463,466 458,943 1,330 86,280 134,292 130,174 4,394 39,769
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - 89 66 - 12 348 58 6 20
acres - 1,910 3,065 - 372 16,193 1,546 32 559
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ...................................................... 10 4,137 4,513 - 32 190 565 285 1,017
25 to 99 acres .................................................... 5 1,948 2,533 4 82 306 408 37 244
100 to 249 acres ................................................ 3 264 345 1 66 79 104 - 10
250 to 499 acres ................................................ 2 40 49 - 11 16 3 - 3
500 acres or more .............................................. - 21 5 - 7 7 3 - 1

Alfalfa hay ..................................................... farms - 244 172 - 22 7 23 7 40


acres - 4,230 2,110 - 545 407 353 48 329
tons, dry - 18,716 6,705 - 2,071 1,532 2,253 (D) 696
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 185


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) - Con.
Alfalfa hay - Con.

Irrigated .................................................... farms 10 1 1 1 - 3 -


acres 135 (D) (D) (D) - 21 -

Other tame hay ............................................. farms 16,105 975 302 109 154 5,316 184
acres 532,318 41,833 4,485 1,638 3,497 178,214 11,749
tons, dry 1,244,453 102,848 7,604 2,776 11,527 415,857 26,337
Irrigated .................................................... farms 584 34 22 12 2 85 9
acres 21,490 966 158 (D) (D) 1,911 202

Field and grass seed crops, all ......................... farms 20 5 - - - 12 -


acres 1,089 111 - - - 908 -
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 1 - - - - 1 -
acres (D) - - - - (D) -

Land in vegetables (see text) ............................ farms 3,283 198 2,007 135 222 459 101
acres 122,516 6,419 73,969 504 555 37,178 7,884
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 1,047 34 685 50 71 128 26
acres 23,051 239 15,980 286 168 5,122 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................. 2,219 89 1,402 119 190 220 23
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................ 586 62 389 13 30 64 31
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................. 251 29 119 2 2 73 20
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................... 106 12 37 1 - 50 16
250.0 acres or more ........................................... 121 6 60 - - 52 11

Beans, snap .................................................. farms 1,283 41 908 47 67 118 17


acres 5,376 1,738 1,976 17 48 1,503 32
Harvested for processing .......................... farms 148 13 72 8 10 21 -
acres 1,118 702 41 2 2 353 -

Peas, green .................................................. farms 74 6 44 - 1 11 2


acres (D) 8 (D) - (D) 19 (D)
Harvested for processing .......................... farms 6 4 - - - - -
acres 8 (D) - - - - -
Potatoes ....................................................... farms 1,263 36 885 43 66 135 22
acres 16,293 2,241 12,199 30 49 1,657 (D)
Harvested for processing .......................... farms 145 16 75 3 6 27 4
acres 11,315 994 9,167 (Z) 3 1,116 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .............................................. 1,188 21 849 42 65 116 16
5.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................ 33 2 21 1 1 6 2
25.0 to 99.9 acres .......................................... 14 4 4 - - 5 2
100.0 to 249.9 acres ...................................... 13 6 - - - 7 2
250.0 acres or more ....................................... 15 3 11 - - 1 -

Sweet corn .................................................... farms 1,378 60 934 48 61 160 26


acres 5,276 269 3,219 88 88 1,426 (D)
Harvested for processing .......................... farms 159 11 88 2 11 26 5
acres 365 (D) 79 (D) 8 (D) 10
Sweet potatoes ............................................. farms 415 28 202 12 10 145 46
acres 59,095 589 33,788 (D) 4 23,689 (D)
Harvested for processing .......................... farms 108 9 30 - 3 62 20
acres 16,363 (D) 7,407 - (D) 8,216 2,649

Tomatoes in the open ................................... farms 1,496 40 1,092 59 85 120 22


acres 3,537 92 3,213 23 47 109 21
Harvested for processing .......................... farms 108 6 66 4 3 13 1
acres 72 2 60 (Z) (D) 4 (D)

Land in orchards ............................................... farms 1,687 54 181 1,080 92 121 9


acres 12,899 329 389 10,792 220 610 46
Irrigated ........................................................ farms 366 11 31 243 31 16 2
acres 1,905 49 40 1,552 51 110 (D)
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................. 1,137 32 166 642 73 99 7
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................ 440 20 13 342 19 15 1
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................. 95 1 2 82 - 7 1
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................... 13 1 - 12 - - -
250.0 acres or more ........................................... 2 - - 2 - - -

Apples ........................................................... farms 690 11 91 415 33 61 5


bearing and nonbearing acres 5,838 129 208 5,209 48 73 9

Grapes .......................................................... farms 874 24 97 572 32 69 4


bearing and nonbearing acres 3,392 94 69 2,820 38 234 (D)

Peaches, all .................................................. farms 405 19 53 243 6 40 3


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,422 63 30 1,219 23 31 (D)

Citrus fruit, all ................................................ farms 6 - 2 1 3 - -


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 - (D) (D) (Z) - -

Almonds ........................................................ farms 2 - - 2 - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) - - (D) - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) - Con.
Alfalfa hay - Con.

Irrigated ..................................................... farms - 3 - - - 4 - - -


acres - 21 - - - (D) - - -

Other tame hay ............................................. farms 13 5,119 6,329 5 141 520 936 260 1,058
acres 1,216 165,249 195,943 417 10,828 36,441 37,863 2,774 18,385
tons, dry 1,864 387,656 399,648 1,138 33,415 118,646 114,892 3,560 32,542
Irrigated ..................................................... farms - 76 56 - 5 293 52 4 19
acres - 1,709 2,956 - 66 13,448 1,415 26 519

Field and grass seed crops, all .......................... farms - 12 1 - - 1 1 - -


acres - 908 (D) - - (D) (D) - -
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - 1 - - - - - - -
acres - (D) - - - - - - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ............................ farms 6 352 92 - 5 35 74 13 43


acres 185 29,109 160 - (D) 1,445 1,775 8 (D)
Irrigated ......................................................... farms 1 101 31 - 1 10 24 4 9
acres (D) 4,473 21 - (D) 463 746 (D) 22
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................. 3 194 88 - 3 9 46 13 40
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................ 1 32 2 - 1 12 11 - 2
25.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................... 1 52 2 - - 11 12 - 1
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................... 1 33 - - - 2 4 - -
250.0 acres or more ........................................... - 41 - - 1 1 1 - -

Beans, snap .................................................. farms - 101 44 - 1 5 30 10 12


acres - 1,471 14 - (D) 4 70 (D) 5
Harvested for processing .......................... farms - 21 7 - - 2 10 2 3
acres - 353 1 - - (D) 14 (D) 1

Peas, green ................................................... farms - 9 - - - 3 7 - 2


acres - (D) - - - (D) 19 - (D)
Harvested for processing .......................... farms - - - - - 2 - - -
acres - - - - - (D) - - -
Potatoes ........................................................ farms 1 112 42 - 3 6 23 6 18
acres (D) 1,276 22 - (D) 31 (D) (D) 4
Harvested for processing .......................... farms - 23 4 - - 4 6 2 2
acres - (D) 4 - - (D) 1 (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ............................................... 1 99 42 - 3 4 22 6 18
5.0 to 24.9 acres ............................................. - 4 - - - 2 - - -
25.0 to 99.9 acres ........................................... - 3 - - - - 1 - -
100.0 to 249.9 acres ....................................... - 5 - - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more ....................................... - 1 - - - - - - -

Sweet corn .................................................... farms 2 132 47 - 3 9 29 8 19


acres (D) 1,230 21 - (Z) 69 77 1 18
Harvested for processing .......................... farms - 21 8 - - 3 5 - 5
acres - (D) 3 - - (D) 2 - 4
Sweet potatoes ............................................. farms 1 98 - - 1 7 8 - 2
acres (D) 16,845 - - (D) 540 421 - (D)
Harvested for processing .......................... farms - 42 - - - 3 1 - -
acres - 5,567 - - - 176 (D) - -

Tomatoes in the open .................................... farms - 98 29 - 4 2 35 10 20


acres - 88 13 - (D) (D) 23 3 8
Harvested for processing .......................... farms - 12 3 - - - 9 2 2
acres - (D) 1 - - - 1 (D) (D)

Land in orchards ............................................... farms 4 108 56 2 - 11 45 18 27


acres 27 537 158 (D) - 70 192 (D) 71
Irrigated ......................................................... farms - 14 14 - - 5 3 6 6
acres - (D) 39 - - 32 19 8 7
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................. 2 90 50 - - 4 35 15 21
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................ 2 12 5 2 - 7 8 3 6
25.0 to 99.9 acres ............................................... - 6 1 - - - 2 - -
100.0 to 249.9 acres ........................................... - - - - - - - - -
250.0 acres or more ........................................... - - - - - - - - -

Apples ........................................................... farms - 56 26 2 - 1 22 16 12


bearing and nonbearing acres - 64 84 (D) - (D) 26 7 11

Grapes .......................................................... farms 1 64 27 - - 9 20 12 12


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) (D) 30 - - 57 22 17 12

Peaches, all ................................................... farms 2 35 11 2 - 1 21 6 3


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) 23 7 (D) - (D) 37 (D) 1

Citrus fruit, all ................................................ farms - - - - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - - - - -

Almonds ........................................................ farms - - - - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - - - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming
(1119)
Greenhouse,
Vegetable Fruit and
Oilseed and nursery, and
and melon tree nut
Item Total grain farming floriculture Tobacco
farming farming
(1111) production Total farming
(1112) (1113)
(1114) (11191)

CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Land in orchards - Con.


Farms by bearing and nonbearing
acres: - Con.

Pecans ......................................................... farms 379 13 44 225 17 36 2


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,715 36 52 1,154 66 252 (D)

Walnuts, English ........................................... farms 15 - 2 9 - 4 -


bearing and nonbearing acres 34 - (D) (D) - 1 -

Land in berries (see text) .................................. farms 1,457 44 320 654 106 173 24
acres 8,427 145 637 6,906 191 298 106
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other crop farming - con.
(1119)
Animal
Sugarcane Beef cattle Dairy cattle Sheep and aquaculture
farming, hay Cattle Hog and pig Poultry and
ranching and milk goat and
Item Cotton farming, and feedlots farming egg production
and farming production farming other animal
farming all other (112112) (1122) (1123)
(112111) (11212) (1124) production
(11192) crop farming (1125,1129)
(11193, 11194
11199)
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Land in orchards - Con.


Farms by bearing and nonbearing
acres: - Con.

Pecans ......................................................... farms 1 33 14 - - - 17 2 11


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) 244 30 - - - 100 (D) (D)

Walnuts, English ........................................... farms - 4 - - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - 1 - - - - - - -

Land in berries (see text) ................................... farms - 149 53 - 1 15 42 12 37


acres - 192 25 - (D) 97 46 (D) 70
1
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses.
2
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ....................................................................... number 50,218 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
percent 100.0 48.9 0.2 1.9 3.9 8.5 13.9 20.6
Land in farms ............................................................... acres 8,414,756 6,267,546 15,593 204,556 560,264 1,372,827 2,134,856 1,979,450
Average size of farm ............................................ acres 168 255 132 216 289 323 307 191

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ............................................................................. farms 50,218 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
$1,000 12,708,271 11,160,632 49,604 403,471 1,329,551 3,142,375 3,599,187 2,636,444
Average per farm ................................................dollars 253,062 454,164 420,375 425,603 686,752 738,861 517,199 254,483
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................................... 10,924 3,550 6 92 252 575 1,032 1,593
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... 6,743 2,351 2 80 146 312 643 1,168
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... 6,606 2,631 7 51 110 371 694 1,398
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 6,687 2,878 7 72 149 330 713 1,607
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... 5,840 2,985 26 108 156 345 793 1,557

$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 2,985 1,661 10 83 118 236 431 783


$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... 2,008 1,298 13 75 139 199 357 515
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... 1,862 1,427 15 108 149 311 407 437
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... 1,459 1,263 7 86 124 308 423 315

$500,000 to $999,999 ................................................... 1,527 1,346 5 65 152 369 443 312


$1,000,000 or more ...................................................... 3,577 3,184 20 128 441 897 1,023 675
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 ......................................... 2,518 2,212 18 95 312 607 716 464
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 ......................................... 690 639 2 27 97 184 184 145
$5,000,000 or more .................................................. 369 333 - 6 32 106 123 66

Total sales ............................................................... farms 50,218 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
$1,000 12,588,142 11,061,488 49,389 399,828 1,319,566 3,119,358 3,565,197 2,608,151
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ............................................................. farms 9,685 6,639 61 346 598 1,341 2,067 2,226
$1,000 1,774,127 1,647,742 4,284 57,385 165,477 405,866 612,760 401,969
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 3,919 3,437 28 159 368 814 1,179 889
$1,000 1,694,803 1,597,799 3,962 53,720 161,669 396,657 598,963 382,828
Corn ................................................................. farms 5,641 4,043 42 192 414 807 1,295 1,293
$1,000 656,973 616,798 1,598 20,324 66,636 141,732 228,589 157,919
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 1,957 1,797 8 64 207 418 652 448
$1,000 610,141 583,242 1,033 18,241 63,469 135,111 218,760 146,627
Wheat .............................................................. farms 4,146 3,258 22 188 339 730 1,077 902
$1,000 285,459 266,784 968 9,411 27,294 67,793 97,375 63,943
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 1,482 1,388 4 56 149 359 496 324
$1,000 242,928 232,650 551 7,279 23,877 60,146 86,141 54,656
Soybeans ......................................................... farms 7,006 5,106 33 285 460 1,090 1,617 1,621
$1,000 799,769 734,775 1,601 26,579 68,865 189,133 274,625 173,971
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 2,916 2,637 7 117 280 662 952 619
$1,000 736,021 691,314 1,115 23,344 65,401 180,862 262,939 157,655
Sorghum .......................................................... farms 639 522 4 26 53 134 177 128
$1,000 20,911 19,079 (D) (D) 1,798 5,068 7,394 3,795
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 129 123 - 5 13 32 49 24
$1,000 12,793 12,333 - 597 1,076 3,292 4,959 2,409
Barley .............................................................. farms 243 200 - 3 32 34 62 69
$1,000 3,460 3,327 - (D) (D) 586 1,326 1,045
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 15 15 - - - 4 6 5
$1,000 1,343 1,343 - - - 241 759 343
Rice ................................................................. farms - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ................................ farms 712 519 1 15 35 105 188 175
$1,000 7,556 6,979 (D) (D) (D) 1,554 3,452 1,296
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 22 22 - 1 2 8 8 3
$1,000 3,068 3,068 - (D) (D) 829 1,796 166

Tobacco .............................................................. farms 1,681 1,500 10 114 161 396 516 303
$1,000 732,772 704,238 2,026 33,463 71,986 209,863 261,832 125,068
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 1,400 1,302 10 99 145 360 450 238
$1,000 726,964 700,010 2,026 33,113 71,658 209,248 260,426 123,539
Cotton and cottonseed ......................................... farms 1,430 1,257 5 104 152 315 391 290
$1,000 403,366 378,511 2,091 20,297 44,272 103,510 139,631 68,710
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 1,096 1,017 5 74 120 275 331 212
$1,000 395,679 372,781 2,091 19,673 43,339 102,379 138,204 67,095
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ............................................ farms 3,304 2,027 13 142 186 355 614 717
$1,000 434,974 376,374 201 10,525 27,154 99,328 133,297 105,869
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 566 503 - 27 57 148 177 94
$1,000 410,103 360,587 - 9,010 25,560 97,157 128,780 100,080

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ................................ farms 2,151 1,201 1 49 90 209 367 485
$1,000 85,150 65,331 (D) (D) 2,535 19,098 17,056 25,015
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 206 171 - 9 22 37 52 51
$1,000 70,275 56,044 - 1,129 1,861 16,778 14,586 21,690
Fruits and tree nuts .......................................... farms 1,230 677 - 27 36 117 206 291
$1,000 30,728 21,776 - 1,240 1,255 4,214 8,083 6,984
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 119 93 - 8 12 17 27 29
$1,000 21,669 16,405 - 829 889 2,991 6,818 4,877
Berries ............................................................. farms 1,176 687 1 26 78 117 201 264
$1,000 54,421 43,555 (D) (D) 1,280 14,884 8,973 18,031
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 84 76 - 1 10 17 26 22
$1,000 47,588 38,841 - (D) (D) 13,575 7,656 16,570
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) .............................................. farms 2,475 1,486 1 67 144 286 517 471
$1,000 580,230 499,012 (D) (D) 51,476 202,668 170,425 70,031
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 699 505 - 21 67 126 180 111
$1,000 558,671 486,338 - 3,969 50,308 200,233 165,805 66,023
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ........................................................................ number 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090
percent 51.1 0.2 2.3 6.0 12.2 16.3 14.1
Land in farms ............................................................... acres 2,147,210 6,673 72,854 194,530 450,094 720,018 703,041
Average size of farm ............................................ acres 84 65 63 65 73 88 99

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ............................................................................. farms 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090
$1,000 1,547,639 1,937 85,309 184,444 406,894 524,661 344,393
Average per farm .................................................dollars 60,351 18,993 73,989 61,563 66,291 64,257 48,575
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... 7,374 22 310 919 1,846 2,369 1,908
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... 4,392 13 167 449 947 1,439 1,377
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... 3,975 17 160 445 956 1,157 1,240
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 3,809 14 151 402 859 1,252 1,131
$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... 2,855 17 152 350 694 902 740

$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 1,324 10 75 173 353 407 306


$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... 710 7 54 94 161 239 155
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... 435 - 31 42 100 153 109
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... 196 2 8 42 48 62 34

$500,000 to $999,999 ................................................... 181 - 10 29 50 67 25


$1,000,000 or more ....................................................... 393 - 35 51 124 118 65
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 ......................................... 306 - 32 44 101 87 42
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 ......................................... 51 - 3 5 16 18 9
$5,000,000 or more ................................................... 36 - - 2 7 13 14

Total sales ................................................................ farms 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090
$1,000 1,526,654 1,855 84,470 182,940 402,684 518,127 336,578
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ............................................................. farms 3,046 25 207 396 756 934 728
$1,000 126,385 1,149 7,721 18,304 32,276 34,101 32,832
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 482 2 38 63 133 137 109
$1,000 97,003 (D) (D) 14,458 25,326 24,714 26,413
Corn ................................................................. farms 1,598 14 104 221 430 485 344
$1,000 40,175 551 2,910 5,666 11,444 10,004 9,599
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms 160 2 12 22 47 47 30
$1,000 26,898 (D) (D) 4,110 7,910 5,959 6,444
Wheat ............................................................... farms 888 11 63 130 219 252 213
$1,000 18,675 138 1,043 2,885 4,715 4,993 4,901
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms 94 - 3 12 25 30 24
$1,000 10,278 - 348 1,735 2,492 2,550 3,153
Soybeans ......................................................... farms 1,900 21 155 241 450 592 441
$1,000 64,994 460 3,506 9,573 15,751 18,380 17,323
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms 279 2 18 39 65 88 67
$1,000 44,707 (D) (D) 6,646 10,813 12,064 13,115
Sorghum ........................................................... farms 117 - 9 19 22 31 36
$1,000 1,831 - 227 91 194 491 828
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms 6 - 1 - - 2 3
$1,000 461 - (D) - - (D) 278
Barley ............................................................... farms 43 - 6 6 7 11 13
$1,000 133 - 11 7 45 31 39
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Rice .................................................................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ................................. farms 193 - 16 26 45 60 46
$1,000 577 - 24 83 126 203 141
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -

Tobacco .............................................................. farms 181 - 18 33 29 50 51


$1,000 28,534 - 2,219 3,123 6,035 13,266 3,891
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 98 - 15 16 15 31 21
$1,000 26,954 - 2,209 2,715 5,650 12,971 3,410
Cotton and cottonseed ......................................... farms 173 - 19 21 44 56 33
$1,000 24,855 - 2,292 2,141 4,751 11,801 3,869
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 79 - 7 9 22 23 18
$1,000 22,898 - 2,028 1,772 4,355 11,101 3,641
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ............................................ farms 1,277 4 69 154 350 434 266
$1,000 58,600 8 742 4,625 6,717 38,051 8,456
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 63 - 2 14 16 20 11
$1,000 49,515 - (D) (D) 4,382 34,780 6,497

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ................................ farms 950 - 17 111 254 344 224
$1,000 19,819 - 30 901 3,252 6,796 8,840
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 35 - - 2 12 12 9
$1,000 14,231 - - (D) (D) 4,689 7,676
Fruits and tree nuts .......................................... farms 553 - 14 50 145 202 142
$1,000 8,952 - 14 555 2,417 4,171 1,796
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms 26 - - 2 10 8 6
$1,000 5,264 - - (D) 1,432 2,616 (D)
Berries .............................................................. farms 489 - 3 67 143 172 104
$1,000 10,867 - 16 346 835 2,625 7,045
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms 8 - - - 1 4 3
$1,000 8,748 - - - (D) (D) 6,568
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ............................................... farms 989 2 28 98 292 344 225
$1,000 81,218 (D) (D) 4,116 18,990 47,837 9,212
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 194 - 8 20 48 84 34
$1,000 72,333 - 815 3,415 15,937 44,930 7,236
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ................................ farms 1,151 553 - 19 47 96 138 253
$1,000 67,097 44,442 - 594 6,276 15,208 13,024 9,341
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 201 123 - 6 16 42 32 27
$1,000 58,357 39,872 - 380 5,874 14,332 12,107 7,179
Cut Christmas trees ......................................... farms 1,135 550 - 19 47 95 136 253
$1,000 67,064 44,430 - 594 6,276 (D) (D) 9,341
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms 201 123 - 6 16 42 32 27
$1,000 58,357 39,872 - 380 5,874 14,332 12,107 7,179
Short-rotation woody crops .............................. farms 18 3 - - - 1 2 -
$1,000 33 13 - - - (D) (D) -
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ............................ farms 10,811 5,371 19 169 385 879 1,516 2,403
$1,000 225,162 189,746 622 7,256 19,687 56,609 63,274 42,298
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 702 620 2 34 69 163 210 142
$1,000 170,777 158,446 (D) (D) 16,570 50,570 54,721 30,144
Maple syrup (see text) ..................................... farms 9 6 - - 2 2 2 -
$1,000 8 7 - - (D) (D) (D) -
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................ farms - - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - - -

Cattle and calves ................................................. farms 15,312 7,957 21 246 514 1,102 2,034 4,040
$1,000 332,733 252,076 602 8,868 27,273 42,188 68,322 104,823
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 1,072 874 2 26 107 135 280 324
$1,000 214,044 182,388 (D) (D) 23,063 32,497 50,140 69,075
Milk from cows (see text) ..................................... farms 283 238 - 9 19 41 102 67
$1,000 179,265 173,446 - 4,351 45,288 17,431 64,369 42,007
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 243 215 - 7 19 34 93 62
$1,000 178,682 172,985 - (D) 45,288 (D) 64,223 41,872
Hogs and pigs ...................................................... farms 1,833 1,331 7 65 159 379 361 360
$1,000 2,873,988 2,461,405 3,545 43,870 220,224 731,278 729,898 732,589
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 1,122 937 4 29 98 291 268 247
$1,000 2,871,888 2,459,875 3,538 43,776 220,025 730,880 729,578 732,078
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) .................................................... farms 2,964 1,237 7 74 110 231 402 413
$1,000 7,251 3,988 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 999
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 10 4 - - - 1 2 1
$1,000 735 395 - - - (D) (D) (D)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ............................................................. farms 2,220 1,066 6 32 138 243 317 330
$1,000 23,548 13,750 33 237 3,706 2,927 3,636 3,211
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 105 62 - 3 17 13 20 9
$1,000 10,713 7,267 - 181 2,870 1,369 1,678 1,169
Poultry and eggs .................................................. farms 5,400 3,483 21 205 489 875 1,024 869
$1,000 4,837,026 4,226,577 35,951 203,808 632,414 1,204,407 1,279,483 870,514
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 2,690 2,287 21 115 338 626 677 510
$1,000 4,833,671 4,224,588 35,951 203,491 632,050 1,203,934 1,279,154 870,007
Aquaculture ......................................................... farms 228 120 - 6 14 24 42 34
$1,000 23,365 20,021 - (D) (D) 5,506 5,720 4,528
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 63 51 - 2 6 18 16 9
$1,000 22,000 19,349 - (D) (D) 5,384 5,464 4,269
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ............................................. farms 1,525 747 7 33 66 102 237 302
$1,000 8,089 4,827 (D) 19 119 (D) (D) 1,180
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................ farms 16 14 - - - 4 6 4
$1,000 4,933 (D) - - - 2,199 (D) 671

Value of-
Government payments ............................................ farms 14,417 8,532 49 375 642 1,504 2,452 3,510
$1,000 120,129 99,144 216 3,644 9,986 23,017 33,990 28,292

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ...................................................... farms 912 621 9 30 62 142 193 185
$1,000 37,702 35,062 103 395 3,040 8,351 15,120 8,053

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms 4,475 2,335 13 137 218 415 726 826
$1,000 31,826 25,232 237 1,839 2,847 6,080 7,755 6,474

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES


1
Total farm production expenses ................................ farms 50,218 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
$1,000 10,061,152 8,719,416 41,079 312,627 1,030,623 2,442,814 2,826,416 2,065,857
Average per farm ................................................dollars 200,350 354,823 348,130 329,776 532,346 574,374 406,153 199,407

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased .......................................... farms 29,487 15,963 76 691 1,292 2,685 4,586 6,633
$1,000 555,515 496,273 1,089 17,103 53,041 126,755 178,170 120,115
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 21,781 9,958 29 377 690 1,378 2,642 4,842
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 4,231 2,816 33 158 262 496 819 1,048
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 1,125 991 10 45 102 250 311 273
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 2,350 2,198 4 111 238 561 814 470

Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms 26,183 14,945 70 685 1,364 2,734 4,355 5,737
$1,000 416,980 380,427 950 14,042 39,051 100,318 145,015 81,051
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 20,789 10,286 46 415 861 1,562 2,833 4,569
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 2,645 2,099 17 125 228 479 612 638
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 947 859 3 79 100 227 267 183
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 1,802 1,701 4 66 175 466 643 347
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ................................. farms 598 4 12 48 175 189 170
$1,000 22,655 17 320 1,085 9,027 3,412 8,793
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 78 - - 11 24 23 20
$1,000 18,485 - - 706 7,986 2,094 7,700
Cut Christmas trees .......................................... farms 585 4 12 48 169 184 168
$1,000 22,634 17 320 1,085 9,015 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms 78 - - 11 24 23 20
$1,000 18,485 - - 706 7,986 2,094 7,700
Short-rotation woody crops .............................. farms 15 - - - 8 5 2
$1,000 20 - - - 12 (D) (D)
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ............................. farms 5,440 13 205 547 1,305 1,768 1,602
$1,000 35,416 96 1,338 2,993 9,947 11,769 9,273
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 82 - 2 6 26 20 28
$1,000 12,330 - (D) (D) 4,560 4,012 3,060
Maple syrup (see text) ...................................... farms 3 - - - 3 - -
$1,000 (Z) - - - (Z) - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ............................. farms - - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - - -

Cattle and calves .................................................. farms 7,355 35 406 967 1,796 2,260 1,891
$1,000 80,656 237 3,659 12,895 18,508 25,188 20,170
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 198 - 17 21 36 77 47
$1,000 31,656 - 1,544 6,366 7,088 9,895 6,763
Milk from cows (see text) ...................................... farms 45 - - 6 22 10 7
$1,000 5,819 - - 655 2,605 1,764 796
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 28 - - 5 10 8 5
$1,000 5,697 - - (D) 2,511 (D) (D)
Hogs and pigs ...................................................... farms 502 2 45 100 143 159 53
$1,000 412,583 (D) (D) 42,168 115,630 107,299 140,575
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 185 - 3 25 50 76 31
$1,000 412,012 - 6,859 42,014 115,525 107,085 140,529
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ..................................................... farms 1,727 8 125 315 543 465 271
$1,000 3,263 11 209 429 1,109 905 600
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 6 - - - 2 2 2
$1,000 340 - - - (D) (D) (D)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys .............................................................. farms 1,154 2 46 232 306 367 201
$1,000 9,798 (D) (D) 1,702 2,387 3,522 1,503
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 43 - 6 5 11 14 7
$1,000 3,446 - 360 250 872 1,349 616
Poultry and eggs .................................................. farms 1,917 5 125 303 635 577 272
$1,000 610,449 243 57,265 86,669 168,855 210,373 87,043
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 403 4 45 58 112 127 57
$1,000 609,083 (D) (D) 86,311 168,422 210,017 86,875
Aquaculture .......................................................... farms 108 - - 8 26 46 28
$1,000 3,343 - - 747 641 1,523 432
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 12 - - 3 1 5 3
$1,000 2,651 - - 714 (D) 1,316 (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) .............................................. farms 778 - 35 122 232 234 155
$1,000 3,261 - 110 384 1,955 519 294
Sales of $50,000 or more ................................. farms 2 - - 1 1 - -
$1,000 (D) - - (D) (D) - -

Value of-
Government payments ............................................. farms 5,885 28 192 453 1,136 1,944 2,132
$1,000 20,985 82 839 1,504 4,210 6,534 7,815

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ....................................................... farms 291 3 29 37 86 67 69
$1,000 2,640 13 114 234 1,025 591 662

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ........................................... farms 2,140 4 127 316 640 702 351
$1,000 6,595 (Z) 205 1,169 1,856 2,074 1,289

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1 ................................. farms 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090
$1,000 1,341,736 2,339 71,931 160,048 353,591 442,627 311,200
Average per farm .................................................dollars 52,322 22,931 62,386 53,420 57,607 54,210 43,893

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased .......................................... farms 13,524 51 708 1,679 3,525 4,357 3,204
$1,000 59,241 574 3,390 6,441 13,268 23,025 12,543
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 11,823 35 591 1,460 3,072 3,831 2,834
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 1,415 14 98 186 383 434 300
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 134 - 8 15 33 43 35
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 152 2 11 18 37 49 35

Chemicals purchased ............................................... farms 11,238 57 655 1,482 2,968 3,622 2,454
$1,000 36,553 113 1,645 3,019 7,349 17,205 7,222
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 10,503 51 605 1,388 2,758 3,397 2,304
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 546 4 38 79 159 162 104
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 88 2 9 6 19 36 16
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 101 - 3 9 32 27 30
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased ..................................................... farms 20,137 11,873 74 586 1,013 2,248 3,531 4,421
$1,000 386,436 347,488 562 11,970 38,662 107,897 115,573 72,823
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 10,222 4,590 26 156 270 648 1,258 2,232
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 4,228 2,469 21 151 217 431 694 955
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 2,963 2,285 21 151 234 517 672 690
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 1,034 953 4 79 107 240 325 198
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 1,690 1,576 2 49 185 412 582 346

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms 12,827 7,307 47 359 826 1,558 2,119 2,398
$1,000 1,397,510 1,174,325 5,542 39,315 140,598 356,056 354,298 278,516
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 7,190 3,159 14 155 284 545 922 1,239
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 1,718 913 8 58 103 159 240 345
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 1,285 975 5 29 96 219 285 341
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................... 1,418 1,189 9 66 181 333 362 238
$250,000 or more ..................................................... 1,216 1,071 11 51 162 302 310 235

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ................................................................ farms 5,806 3,039 8 152 260 552 924 1,143
$1,000 136,342 106,069 544 5,014 14,042 33,632 29,217 23,620
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) .......................... farms 8,692 5,269 44 287 681 1,227 1,500 1,530
$1,000 1,261,168 1,068,255 4,997 34,301 126,556 322,424 325,081 254,896

Feed purchased ....................................................... farms 29,837 14,798 57 506 1,239 2,673 4,140 6,183
$1,000 4,121,552 3,600,647 25,977 147,761 475,570 1,000,171 1,097,783 853,386
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 19,012 7,773 23 252 522 1,125 2,053 3,798
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 5,435 2,805 9 64 186 483 864 1,199
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 1,740 1,124 4 54 125 209 293 439
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................... 619 478 1 7 36 110 174 150
$250,000 or more ..................................................... 3,031 2,618 20 129 370 746 756 597

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms 48,292 24,069 112 924 1,889 4,160 6,829 10,155
$1,000 417,600 363,111 911 14,056 38,084 98,675 127,509 83,876
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 39,237 16,611 70 514 1,043 2,332 4,490 8,162
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 5,657 4,348 31 258 469 981 1,265 1,344
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 1,566 1,390 9 82 168 371 461 299
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 1,832 1,720 2 70 209 476 613 350

Utilities ..................................................................... farms 30,066 17,343 75 653 1,491 3,310 5,035 6,779
$1,000 186,984 156,510 527 5,540 19,129 44,759 49,164 37,391
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 16,029 7,170 20 159 362 935 1,930 3,764
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 7,964 4,921 25 226 472 951 1,408 1,839
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 4,592 3,912 25 213 467 1,055 1,223 929
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 892 806 5 41 120 206 291 143
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 589 534 - 14 70 163 183 104

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ............... farms 39,692 21,019 93 830 1,725 3,772 5,980 8,619
$1,000 430,051 369,292 588 10,222 37,151 111,313 117,971 92,047
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 30,536 13,633 66 490 891 1,961 3,614 6,611
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 5,852 4,420 22 227 502 1,021 1,311 1,337
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 1,611 1,413 3 78 164 370 495 303
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 1,693 1,553 2 35 168 420 560 368

Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms 14,469 9,520 55 403 898 2,005 2,872 3,287
$1,000 765,886 658,986 814 15,771 60,564 179,231 237,681 164,924
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 6,618 3,436 19 126 211 510 915 1,655
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 3,446 2,388 20 138 246 558 691 735
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 2,955 2,415 16 112 306 580 789 612
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................... 931 810 - 18 88 227 299 178
$250,000 or more ..................................................... 519 471 - 9 47 130 178 107

Contract labor .......................................................... farms 5,677 3,654 10 157 340 892 1,108 1,147
$1,000 148,205 127,368 165 3,776 10,739 37,542 36,202 38,945
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 1,147 541 - 4 24 106 148 259
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 1,927 1,106 2 66 78 228 345 387
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 1,637 1,166 4 65 130 315 336 316
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 409 354 4 8 44 102 111 85
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 557 487 - 14 64 141 168 100

Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms 9,252 6,277 44 268 651 1,378 1,817 2,119
$1,000 129,481 112,716 503 3,773 15,141 29,604 35,387 28,308
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 2,435 1,178 2 26 56 140 300 654
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 2,555 1,500 17 88 116 295 402 582
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 3,072 2,543 21 112 334 676 767 633
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 689 607 4 30 91 146 206 130
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 501 449 - 12 54 121 142 120

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees .................................................... farms 12,693 8,196 69 476 876 1,673 2,524 2,578
$1,000 276,600 251,835 873 11,860 31,067 66,368 92,163 49,503
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 7,719 3,959 34 217 361 602 1,133 1,612
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 1,207 870 9 55 89 176 261 280
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 1,492 1,260 21 92 160 312 393 282
$25,000 or more ....................................................... 2,275 2,107 5 112 266 583 737 404
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased ..................................................... farms 8,264 36 475 1,022 2,188 2,601 1,942
$1,000 38,948 247 1,827 3,354 8,045 18,577 6,897
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 5,632 16 284 690 1,524 1,774 1,344
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 1,759 13 136 227 426 557 400
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 678 5 41 83 182 215 152
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 81 - 7 10 19 27 18
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 114 2 7 12 37 28 28

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ..................................................................... farms 5,520 31 420 850 1,571 1,643 1,005
$1,000 223,185 133 9,886 32,514 59,820 74,461 46,371
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 4,031 26 273 616 1,191 1,166 759
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 805 4 87 129 193 246 146
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 310 1 26 56 72 106 49
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................... 229 - 28 29 75 72 25
$250,000 or more ...................................................... 145 - 6 20 40 53 26

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ................................................................. farms 2,767 25 250 448 743 794 507
$1,000 30,272 116 1,163 2,464 9,093 5,680 11,757
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ........................... farms 3,423 11 228 532 1,019 1,041 592
$1,000 192,912 18 8,723 30,050 50,726 68,781 34,613

Feed purchased ....................................................... farms 15,039 61 776 2,079 3,907 4,720 3,496
$1,000 520,905 358 36,556 68,532 150,730 146,158 118,570
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 11,239 45 587 1,530 2,926 3,569 2,582
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 2,630 12 119 393 694 758 654
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 616 4 23 72 131 217 169
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................... 141 - 6 26 35 48 26
$250,000 or more ...................................................... 413 - 41 58 121 128 65

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms 24,223 98 1,103 2,865 5,900 7,714 6,543
$1,000 54,490 251 2,603 5,850 12,520 18,855 14,411
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 22,626 81 994 2,640 5,506 7,214 6,191
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 1,309 17 98 187 315 418 274
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 176 - 7 29 50 48 42
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 112 - 4 9 29 34 36

Utilities ...................................................................... farms 12,723 38 551 1,483 3,114 4,135 3,402


$1,000 30,474 45 1,227 3,047 7,874 10,730 7,551
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 8,859 24 340 988 2,108 2,931 2,468
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 3,043 14 150 388 793 941 757
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 680 - 52 92 169 218 149
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 86 - 9 11 27 24 15
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 55 - - 4 17 21 13

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ................ farms 18,673 76 847 2,219 4,599 5,959 4,973
$1,000 60,759 156 2,414 6,476 16,665 18,765 16,282
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 16,903 71 737 1,997 4,122 5,403 4,573
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 1,432 5 94 180 380 451 322
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 198 - 13 22 54 63 46
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 140 - 3 20 43 42 32

Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms 4,949 12 214 550 1,236 1,565 1,372
$1,000 106,900 105 2,050 7,350 24,817 45,185 27,393
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 3,182 8 135 345 787 1,012 895
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 1,058 2 59 107 282 327 281
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 540 2 18 87 118 172 143
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................... 121 - 2 8 30 42 39
$250,000 or more ...................................................... 48 - - 3 19 12 14

Contract labor ........................................................... farms 2,023 3 98 202 503 647 570


$1,000 20,836 2 637 2,022 5,374 7,090 5,712
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 606 3 35 65 147 207 149
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 821 - 32 71 210 248 260
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 471 - 30 55 115 149 122
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 55 - - 4 12 23 16
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 70 - 1 7 19 20 23

Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms 2,975 5 187 303 691 990 799
$1,000 16,765 3 900 2,585 4,247 5,507 3,522
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 1,257 2 83 103 269 414 386
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 1,055 3 59 113 227 359 294
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 529 - 41 70 157 170 91
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 82 - 3 5 30 33 11
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 52 - 1 12 8 14 17

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ..................................................... farms 4,497 28 406 701 1,133 1,436 793
$1,000 24,765 158 1,838 3,242 5,112 9,262 5,153
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 3,760 20 350 595 935 1,218 642
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 337 6 24 54 94 95 64
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 232 - 24 29 60 72 47
$25,000 or more ........................................................ 168 2 8 23 44 51 40
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms 2,356 1,607 9 83 178 376 514 447
$1,000 33,183 28,621 4 991 3,284 7,781 9,683 6,880
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 855 472 7 19 31 71 129 215
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 692 462 2 22 57 121 154 106
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 540 434 - 32 58 126 143 75
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 124 103 - 6 14 29 38 16
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 145 136 - 4 18 29 50 35

Interest expense ...................................................... farms 14,368 8,693 35 327 909 1,976 2,645 2,801
$1,000 207,217 161,639 1,478 4,733 17,367 43,909 57,456 36,696
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 7,147 3,803 10 142 345 722 1,091 1,493
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 5,257 3,235 8 125 354 779 991 978
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 1,702 1,430 13 56 189 411 482 279
$100,000 or more ..................................................... 262 225 4 4 21 64 81 51

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms 10,683 6,483 25 218 692 1,514 1,999 2,035
$1,000 156,900 119,060 1,365 3,488 12,474 32,747 41,518 27,467
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ............................................................. 1,299 635 - 18 33 114 209 261
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................... 3,572 2,045 2 67 232 414 565 765
$5,000 to $24,999 ................................................. 4,349 2,597 6 88 270 652 813 768
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................... 861 702 2 29 92 185 252 142
$50,000 or more ................................................... 602 504 15 16 65 149 160 99

Not secured by real estate ................................... farms 7,916 5,036 18 186 513 1,155 1,569 1,595
$1,000 50,316 42,579 112 1,245 4,893 11,162 15,938 9,229
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ............................................................. 2,439 1,239 8 46 112 202 350 521
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................... 3,436 2,106 1 80 192 490 639 704
$5,000 to $24,999 ................................................. 1,630 1,305 9 48 167 348 440 293
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................... 269 247 - 6 28 79 85 49
$50,000 or more ................................................... 142 139 - 6 14 36 55 28

Property taxes paid .................................................. farms 47,883 23,470 83 792 1,789 4,048 6,697 10,061
$1,000 142,392 98,784 281 2,585 8,068 21,804 32,704 33,342
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 42,518 19,367 66 639 1,356 3,019 5,385 8,902
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 3,294 2,351 13 98 245 566 720 709
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 1,528 1,268 4 48 136 348 421 311
$25,000 or more ....................................................... 543 484 - 7 52 115 171 139

All other production


expenses (see text) ............................................... farms 24,030 14,365 63 557 1,367 2,914 4,326 5,138
$1,000 445,561 391,394 818 9,131 43,106 110,631 139,656 88,052
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 16,722 8,385 31 300 688 1,328 2,374 3,664
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 4,547 3,540 25 185 374 896 1,107 953
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 1,198 1,022 3 36 138 305 343 197
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 789 702 - 24 82 175 255 166
$100,000 or more ..................................................... 774 716 4 12 85 210 247 158

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 .................................................................. farms 1,289 1,032 2 36 111 237 355 291
$1,000 19,202 18,286 (D) (D) 1,871 4,576 7,612 3,433

Depreciation expenses claimed ................................... farms 21,337 13,136 60 502 1,146 2,693 3,920 4,815
$1,000 587,362 503,214 2,448 21,825 52,105 139,044 163,349 124,443

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ............................ farms 50,218 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
$1,000 2,864,522 2,601,286 8,831 97,334 314,046 742,468 821,733 616,873
Average per farm ................................................dollars 57,042 105,855 74,838 102,673 162,214 174,575 118,082 59,544

Farms with net gains 2 .......................................... number 21,700 12,597 85 598 1,126 2,421 3,631 4,736
Average net gain .............................................dollars 156,912 234,163 112,040 183,440 312,350 338,074 258,689 152,248

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ...................................................... 2,330 831 - 38 34 78 219 462
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 4,850 1,945 16 56 104 245 464 1,060
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 2,673 1,260 11 37 78 135 327 672
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 3,050 1,652 5 97 109 241 485 715
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 2,088 1,263 18 68 133 232 338 474
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 6,709 5,646 35 302 668 1,490 1,798 1,353

Farms with net losses ........................................... number 28,518 11,977 33 350 810 1,832 3,328 5,624
Average net loss .............................................dollars 18,952 29,095 20,984 35,324 46,494 41,490 35,326 18,523

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ...................................................... 2,972 996 - 33 46 112 284 521
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 9,834 3,759 10 98 187 471 1,001 1,992
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 6,294 2,517 6 51 161 384 721 1,194
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 5,589 2,428 7 84 189 359 645 1,144
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 2,230 1,201 4 33 116 246 326 476
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 1,599 1,076 6 51 111 260 351 297

Net cash farm income of operators .............................. farms 50,218 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
$1,000 1,935,698 1,855,335 340,352 60,826 153,232 403,959 532,685 364,280
Average per farm ................................................dollars 38,546 75,500 2,884,341 64,163 79,149 94,982 76,546 35,162

Operators reporting net gains 2 ................................ farms 21,493 12,434 83 595 1,096 2,389 3,596 4,675
Average net gain .............................................dollars 117,253 180,506 4,108,992 122,778 178,649 208,549 182,459 102,709
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ................... farms 749 3 46 99 205 229 167
$1,000 4,561 6 130 351 1,433 1,436 1,205
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ................................................................. 383 1 14 47 110 132 79
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 230 2 27 33 63 55 50
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 106 - 5 15 24 31 31
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 21 - - 4 6 8 3
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 9 - - - 2 3 4

Interest expense ....................................................... farms 5,675 24 282 711 1,451 1,853 1,354
$1,000 45,577 58 2,848 5,034 12,970 14,494 10,173
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 3,344 19 168 400 858 1,082 817
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 2,022 5 90 272 494 687 474
$25,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 272 - 18 39 90 71 54
$100,000 or more ...................................................... 37 - 6 - 9 13 9

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms 4,200 15 189 527 1,065 1,423 981
$1,000 37,841 38 2,460 4,036 10,984 11,865 8,457
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ............................................................. 664 6 25 76 143 237 177
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................... 1,527 4 63 183 416 513 348
$5,000 to $24,999 ................................................. 1,752 5 79 239 423 603 403
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................... 159 - 12 23 41 43 40
$50,000 or more .................................................... 98 - 10 6 42 27 13

Not secured by real estate ................................... farms 2,880 18 146 382 745 869 720
$1,000 7,737 20 388 998 1,985 2,629 1,716
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ............................................................. 1,200 9 71 160 321 379 260
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................... 1,330 9 51 166 330 388 386
$5,000 to $24,999 ................................................. 325 - 23 53 84 95 70
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................... 22 - 1 3 10 4 4
$50,000 or more .................................................... 3 - - - - 3 -

Property taxes paid .................................................. farms 24,413 70 992 2,779 5,862 7,844 6,866
$1,000 43,609 85 1,531 4,400 10,260 14,072 13,261
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 23,151 70 940 2,648 5,552 7,458 6,483
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 943 - 33 102 237 288 283
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 260 - 18 27 59 75 81
$25,000 or more ........................................................ 59 - 1 2 14 23 19

All other production


expenses (see text) ................................................ farms 9,665 34 433 1,181 2,555 3,097 2,365
$1,000 54,167 43 2,448 5,830 13,107 17,806 14,933
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 .............................................................. 8,337 32 375 991 2,187 2,687 2,065
$5,000 to $24,999 ..................................................... 1,007 2 46 156 273 313 217
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 176 - 2 19 54 61 40
$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................... 87 - 5 6 30 16 30
$100,000 or more ...................................................... 58 - 5 9 11 20 13

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 .................................................................. farms 257 - 23 41 51 87 55
$1,000 916 - 39 85 365 272 155

Depreciation expenses claimed ................................... farms 8,201 10 380 931 1,954 2,594 2,332
$1,000 84,148 149 3,885 8,912 22,910 27,864 20,428

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ............................. farms 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090
$1,000 263,237 -271 14,836 30,678 67,477 99,387 51,130
Average per farm .................................................dollars 10,265 -2,653 12,868 10,240 10,993 12,172 7,212

Farms with net gains 2 ........................................... number 9,103 38 396 973 2,071 2,898 2,727
Average net gain .............................................dollars 50,010 9,693 60,469 54,909 55,698 55,672 36,967

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ....................................................... 1,499 4 67 141 316 475 496
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 2,905 10 108 313 633 903 938
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 1,413 10 35 149 322 448 449
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 1,398 11 75 139 318 443 412
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 825 3 41 87 194 279 221
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 1,063 - 70 144 288 350 211

Farms with net losses ............................................ number 16,541 64 757 2,023 4,067 5,267 4,363
Average net loss ..............................................dollars 11,608 9,984 12,034 11,245 11,771 11,762 11,387

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ....................................................... 1,976 - 72 245 407 658 594
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 6,075 35 244 728 1,514 1,976 1,578
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 3,777 12 192 444 969 1,181 979
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 3,161 14 165 415 804 953 810
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 1,029 - 54 129 270 321 255
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 523 3 30 62 103 178 147

Net cash farm income of operators .............................. farms 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090
$1,000 80,363 -262 1,453 4,082 16,288 39,403 19,399
Average per farm .................................................dollars 3,134 -2,566 1,260 1,362 2,654 4,826 2,736

Operators reporting net gains 2 ................................ farms 9,059 42 392 960 2,058 2,895 2,712
Average net gain .............................................dollars 30,436 8,766 27,695 28,421 31,156 35,293 26,150
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ...................................................... 2,327 828 - 35 35 80 220 458
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 4,863 1,958 16 56 108 241 472 1,065
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 2,722 1,296 14 36 82 148 342 674
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 3,254 1,819 10 102 131 292 524 760
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 2,448 1,539 18 83 160 319 410 549
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 5,879 4,994 25 283 580 1,309 1,628 1,169

Operators reporting net losses ................................ farms 28,725 12,140 35 353 840 1,864 3,363 5,685
Average net loss .............................................dollars 20,346 32,049 19,831 34,636 50,676 50,571 36,704 20,384

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ...................................................... 2,978 1,006 - 31 46 111 282 536
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 9,854 3,758 13 97 190 482 999 1,977
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 6,284 2,519 6 54 162 377 720 1,200
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 5,640 2,468 7 86 192 365 666 1,152
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 2,260 1,225 4 33 121 251 328 488
$50,000 or more ....................................................... 1,709 1,164 5 52 129 278 368 332

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ............................................................................. farms 286 249 3 9 22 53 86 76


$1,000 22,797 21,240 36 445 2,140 5,947 8,116 4,556

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 16,809 9,235 30 433 827 1,741 2,620 3,584
$1,000 217,404 160,070 306 6,490 15,118 42,907 48,962 46,287
Customwork and other agricultural
services ................................................................. farms 2,495 1,599 2 137 192 327 477 464
$1,000 31,345 26,316 (D) 1,955 (D) 8,163 6,345 6,416

Gross cash rent or share payments ......................... farms 6,073 2,926 9 82 155 456 752 1,472
$1,000 28,536 15,779 23 382 697 3,203 4,337 7,137
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products .................................... farms 2,009 996 1 32 48 142 293 480
$1,000 38,578 24,412 (D) (D) 840 4,550 8,949 9,347
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ................................................................ farms 1,135 592 - 23 44 106 205 214
$1,000 17,625 10,377 - 118 752 2,716 3,340 3,451
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives .................................................. farms 4,505 2,965 8 155 367 669 876 890
$1,000 10,343 8,207 (D) (D) 1,156 2,303 2,592 1,837
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received ................................................. farms 1,294 1,037 11 72 112 241 336 265
$1,000 43,684 41,613 91 2,339 3,880 11,971 15,153 8,178
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments .............................. farms 611 354 1 12 31 60 105 145
$1,000 3,371 2,380 (D) (D) (D) 496 946 732
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) .................................................. farms 2,394 1,239 2 33 135 260 354 455
$1,000 43,922 30,985 (D) (D) 4,278 9,504 7,300 9,188

LAND USE

Total cropland .............................................................. farms 37,247 19,417 94 771 1,463 3,287 5,541 8,261
acres 4,745,014 4,043,268 9,572 151,385 409,025 979,493 1,449,734 1,044,059
Harvested cropland .................................................. farms 32,802 17,811 88 710 1,347 2,990 5,147 7,529
acres 4,378,097 3,827,905 9,414 146,703 390,936 930,678 1,387,641 962,533
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ............................................................. 23,569 10,813 42 356 660 1,469 2,984 5,302
50 to 99 acres ........................................................... 3,360 2,034 15 89 152 360 531 887
100 to 199 acres ....................................................... 1,953 1,398 21 80 148 261 402 486
200 to 499 acres ....................................................... 1,738 1,492 6 94 164 359 457 412
500 to 999 acres ....................................................... 1,043 980 4 60 93 249 359 215
1,000 to 1,999 acres ................................................. 752 722 - 21 94 207 268 132
2,000 acres or more .................................................. 387 372 - 10 36 85 146 95

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) .................................... farms 3,161 1,512 - 57 105 285 396 669
acres 95,603 61,437 - 1,363 3,427 14,907 17,104 24,636
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ................................................ farms 1,670 853 7 27 55 169 236 359
acres 31,568 22,401 28 330 3,428 4,457 6,943 7,215
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ............................. farms 6,846 3,185 13 98 225 537 926 1,386
acres 197,573 101,439 130 2,342 7,705 23,710 29,162 38,390
In cultivated summer fallow ................................. farms 1,647 950 - 38 80 148 247 437
acres 42,173 30,086 - 647 3,529 5,741 8,884 11,285

Total woodland ............................................................ farms 31,295 14,977 46 371 896 2,338 4,292 7,034
acres 2,145,710 1,283,945 2,312 21,209 78,126 229,516 405,361 547,421
Woodland pastured .................................................. farms 12,675 6,149 26 168 335 884 1,669 3,067
acres 270,242 162,443 847 3,532 9,667 23,433 49,257 75,707
Woodland not pastured ............................................ farms 24,918 12,017 32 281 717 1,869 3,487 5,631
acres 1,875,468 1,121,502 1,465 17,677 68,459 206,083 356,104 471,714
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ....................................................... 1,499 4 63 145 310 480 497
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 2,905 14 109 310 629 909 934
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 1,426 10 37 149 323 455 452
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 1,435 11 83 146 330 456 409
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 909 3 44 100 216 310 236
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 885 - 56 110 250 285 184

Operators reporting net losses ................................. farms 16,585 60 761 2,036 4,080 5,270 4,378
Average net loss ..............................................dollars 11,779 10,499 12,357 11,396 11,723 11,911 11,768

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ....................................................... 1,972 - 72 245 408 654 593
$1,000 to $4,999 ....................................................... 6,096 31 248 728 1,520 1,986 1,583
$5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................... 3,765 12 184 445 974 1,176 974
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................... 3,172 14 171 416 810 947 814
$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................... 1,035 - 54 133 265 328 255
$50,000 or more ........................................................ 545 3 32 69 103 179 159

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ............................................................................. farms 37 - 1 9 15 8 4


$1,000 1,557 - (D) 118 977 249 (D)

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 7,574 41 312 764 1,737 2,327 2,393
$1,000 57,334 131 1,459 6,281 14,173 17,353 17,937
Customwork and other agricultural
services .................................................................. farms 896 14 75 113 241 274 179
$1,000 5,030 69 235 1,310 1,577 883 956

Gross cash rent or share payments ......................... farms 3,147 - 48 207 635 989 1,268
$1,000 12,756 - 115 482 2,114 5,049 4,996
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ..................................... farms 1,013 12 27 93 232 278 371
$1,000 14,166 (D) (D) 859 2,496 4,805 5,931
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ................................................................ farms 543 1 29 59 124 149 181
$1,000 7,248 (D) (D) 1,270 1,882 1,477 1,884
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ................................................... farms 1,540 11 133 225 368 485 318
$1,000 2,136 2 146 500 520 596 372
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received ................................................. farms 257 - 20 37 61 94 45
$1,000 2,071 - 72 229 815 735 220
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ............................... farms 257 - - 23 53 90 91
$1,000 990 - - 94 406 193 298
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ................................................... farms 1,155 4 46 130 306 374 295
$1,000 12,937 24 118 1,539 4,363 3,615 3,279

LAND USE

Total cropland .............................................................. farms 17,830 68 822 1,956 4,271 5,730 4,983
acres 701,746 3,586 35,761 77,251 160,484 234,300 190,364
Harvested cropland .................................................. farms 14,991 52 724 1,702 3,708 4,822 3,983
acres 550,192 2,888 29,354 65,935 134,461 184,129 133,425
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ............................................................. 12,756 39 580 1,427 3,129 4,114 3,467
50 to 99 acres ............................................................ 1,326 11 85 158 333 430 309
100 to 199 acres ........................................................ 555 - 37 75 157 161 125
200 to 499 acres ........................................................ 246 - 18 29 59 86 54
500 to 999 acres ........................................................ 63 2 - 8 17 21 15
1,000 to 1,999 acres .................................................. 30 - 4 2 8 6 10
2,000 acres or more .................................................. 15 - - 3 5 4 3

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ..................................... farms 1,649 6 97 185 453 489 419
acres 34,166 82 1,497 3,995 7,969 10,795 9,828
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ................................................. farms 817 - 36 100 205 291 185
acres 9,167 - 469 948 1,996 3,172 2,582
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ............................. farms 3,661 10 124 300 755 1,200 1,272
acres 96,134 384 3,633 5,702 14,132 33,084 39,199
In cultivated summer fallow .................................. farms 697 7 27 54 153 201 255
acres 12,087 232 808 671 1,926 3,120 5,330

Total woodland ............................................................. farms 16,318 45 596 1,616 3,877 5,403 4,781
acres 861,765 758 16,456 54,563 161,427 290,327 338,234
Woodland pastured .................................................. farms 6,526 20 269 744 1,686 2,113 1,694
acres 107,799 228 3,183 9,904 24,651 35,155 34,678
Woodland not pastured ............................................ farms 12,901 30 414 1,217 2,990 4,336 3,914
acres 753,966 530 13,273 44,659 136,776 255,172 303,556
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
LAND USE - Con.

Permanent pasture and rangeland,


other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) ..................................................... farms 28,223 13,261 42 389 924 2,120 3,697 6,089
acres 1,051,041 635,044 1,737 18,337 49,694 98,158 189,527 277,591

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ........................................................... farms 33,122 16,453 52 486 1,183 2,750 4,738 7,244
acres 472,991 305,289 1,972 13,625 23,419 65,660 90,234 110,379

Irrigated land ................................................................ farms 4,699 3,122 16 188 324 722 999 873
acres 174,526 152,614 867 4,155 19,420 42,185 51,931 34,056
Harvested cropland .................................................. farms 4,520 3,012 16 187 313 693 971 832
acres 164,414 145,071 867 (D) (D) 39,787 50,201 (D)
Pastureland and other land ...................................... farms 313 194 - 1 19 49 60 65
acres 10,112 7,543 - (D) (D) 2,398 1,730 (D)

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ................................................................... farms 3,240 1,188 2 15 55 139 329 648
acres 105,906 36,943 (D) (D) 1,115 3,127 9,950 22,543

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) .................................................... farms 5,615 4,520 32 289 449 1,054 1,432 1,264
acres 2,819,750 2,647,467 5,443 97,959 270,816 690,239 992,774 590,236

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) .................... farms 220 161 - 5 17 25 60 54
$1,000 15,563 14,382 - 1,117 2,116 3,842 5,206 2,102

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings .................................................................... farms 50,218 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
$1,000 36,505,652 25,863,485 83,954 813,528 2,184,941 5,797,882 8,646,894 8,336,286
Average per farm ................................................dollars 726,944 1,052,474 711,477 858,152 1,128,585 1,363,245 1,242,548 804,661
Average per acre ................................................dollars 4,338 4,127 5,384 3,977 3,900 4,223 4,050 4,211

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ................................................................ 4,101 1,582 17 107 122 245 433 658
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... 4,249 1,525 6 47 137 284 416 635
$100,000 to $199,999 ................................................... 8,733 3,510 21 143 284 557 939 1,566
$200,000 to $499,999 ................................................... 16,897 7,637 26 280 495 1,153 2,111 3,572
$500,000 to $999,999 ................................................... 8,599 4,578 26 144 392 774 1,198 2,044

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ............................................. 4,064 2,794 14 131 215 527 833 1,074
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ............................................. 2,495 1,961 5 73 199 454 654 576
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ............................................. 754 685 3 20 72 181 252 157
$10,000,000 or more .................................................... 326 302 - 3 20 78 123 78

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ........................................................... farms 50,215 24,573 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,958 10,360
$1,000 4,664,336 3,524,427 18,518 151,447 368,905 862,124 1,172,237 951,196

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 .................................................................. 4,475 1,549 2 70 117 240 391 729
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 4,787 1,811 8 43 83 248 459 970
$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... 8,491 3,477 15 88 196 484 965 1,729
$20,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 14,870 6,560 43 213 437 946 1,779 3,142
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... 8,424 4,282 14 172 379 719 1,218 1,780
$100,000 to $199,999 ................................................... 4,465 2,936 11 133 289 600 863 1,040
$200,000 to $499,999 ................................................... 2,906 2,295 17 160 237 563 679 639
$500,000 or more ......................................................... 1,797 1,663 8 69 198 453 604 331

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ............................. farms 40,049 21,295 95 845 1,685 3,716 6,113 8,841
number 87,620 56,880 254 2,389 5,069 11,899 17,782 19,487

Tractors, all .................................................................. farms 42,778 21,892 95 809 1,644 3,758 6,281 9,305
number 103,667 63,925 290 2,253 4,965 12,158 19,551 24,708
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) .............................. farms 23,901 12,172 54 364 805 1,990 3,472 5,487
number 34,572 18,711 97 557 1,232 3,048 5,388 8,389
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) ..................................... farms 30,514 16,420 60 598 1,277 2,891 4,773 6,821
number 52,001 31,179 118 996 2,415 5,778 9,345 12,527
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ............................... farms 7,851 5,766 40 323 539 1,281 1,842 1,741
number 17,094 14,035 75 700 1,318 3,332 4,818 3,792

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled .................... farms 4,945 3,808 17 203 349 842 1,285 1,112
number 5,653 4,428 18 221 409 989 1,504 1,287

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ............................................................. farms 1,228 1,103 5 81 131 274 358 254
number 1,629 1,479 7 98 171 383 482 338
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ................................ farms 762 528 7 20 56 126 147 172
number 879 620 7 22 67 163 174 187
Hay balers ................................................................... farms 14,241 7,533 20 213 497 1,126 2,102 3,575
number 18,164 9,788 34 282 670 1,502 2,767 4,533
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
LAND USE - Con.

Permanent pasture and rangeland,


other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) ..................................................... farms 14,962 62 673 1,886 3,776 4,787 3,778
acres 415,997 2,119 16,785 46,311 94,765 140,259 115,758

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ........................................................... farms 16,669 48 652 1,836 4,055 5,427 4,651
acres 167,702 210 3,852 16,405 33,418 55,132 58,685

Irrigated land ................................................................ farms 1,577 9 52 201 466 544 305


acres 21,912 40 669 2,131 7,379 6,903 4,790
Harvested cropland .................................................. farms 1,508 9 49 188 445 523 294
acres 19,343 40 652 1,369 6,914 6,093 4,275
Pastureland and other land ...................................... farms 119 - 4 25 40 35 15
acres 2,569 - 17 762 465 810 515

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs .................................................................... farms 2,052 3 27 96 286 668 972
acres 68,963 144 709 2,543 7,270 22,974 35,323

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) .................................................... farms 1,095 10 88 153 281 331 232
acres 172,283 1,780 9,644 26,487 49,604 46,186 38,582

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ..................... farms 59 - 5 7 22 19 6


$1,000 1,181 - 4 948 134 79 16

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ..................................................................... farms 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090
$1,000 10,642,168 53,574 374,472 1,064,478 2,489,145 3,541,070 3,119,429
Average per farm .................................................dollars 414,996 525,238 324,780 355,300 405,530 433,689 439,976
Average per acre .................................................dollars 4,956 8,029 5,140 5,472 5,530 4,918 4,437

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ................................................................ 2,519 19 145 312 574 768 701
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... 2,724 20 146 342 654 878 684
$100,000 to $199,999 ................................................... 5,223 18 261 675 1,253 1,635 1,381
$200,000 to $499,999 ................................................... 9,260 20 387 1,112 2,285 2,903 2,553
$500,000 to $999,999 ................................................... 4,021 16 155 401 933 1,325 1,191

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ............................................. 1,270 3 43 108 300 446 370


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ............................................. 534 6 15 39 114 180 180
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ............................................. 69 - 1 5 21 21 21
$10,000,000 or more ..................................................... 24 - - 2 4 9 9

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ........................................................... farms 25,642 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,088
$1,000 1,139,908 3,838 63,773 139,790 292,177 360,495 279,836

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 .................................................................. 2,926 23 86 271 565 955 1,026
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... 2,976 - 76 286 660 968 986
$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... 5,014 16 196 531 1,206 1,610 1,455
$20,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 8,310 33 423 1,006 2,061 2,669 2,118
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... 4,142 22 210 603 1,030 1,294 983
$100,000 to $199,999 ................................................... 1,529 8 111 210 405 450 345
$200,000 to $499,999 ................................................... 611 - 43 74 173 181 140
$500,000 or more .......................................................... 134 - 8 15 38 38 35

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ............................. farms 18,754 75 922 2,343 4,748 5,938 4,728
number 30,740 134 1,562 3,880 7,886 9,881 7,397

Tractors, all .................................................................. farms 20,886 74 932 2,432 5,157 6,746 5,545
number 39,742 134 1,705 4,408 9,608 13,042 10,845
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) .............................. farms 11,729 46 408 1,240 2,916 3,819 3,300
number 15,861 65 528 1,630 3,840 5,131 4,667
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) ...................................... farms 14,094 48 691 1,695 3,436 4,589 3,635
number 20,822 55 982 2,396 5,030 6,932 5,427
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ............................... farms 2,085 14 134 252 490 667 528
number 3,059 14 195 382 738 979 751

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ..................... farms 1,137 14 91 143 287 333 269
number 1,225 14 97 157 300 365 292

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled .............................................................. farms 125 - 17 14 36 31 27
number 150 - 24 17 40 36 33
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ................................. farms 234 1 28 40 47 63 55
number 259 (D) (D) 46 52 73 58
Hay balers .................................................................... farms 6,708 19 335 809 1,621 2,180 1,744
number 8,376 30 427 1,032 2,041 2,742 2,104
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ...................................................... farms 24,410 13,727 70 623 1,114 2,343 4,027 5,550
acres treated 3,488,942 3,045,268 7,243 126,167 315,852 727,683 1,106,568 761,755
Manure used ................................................................ farms 7,427 4,432 26 210 411 872 1,228 1,685
acres treated 449,093 375,749 1,451 17,734 42,511 81,154 121,186 111,713

Acres treated to control-


Insects ..................................................................... farms 10,652 7,227 48 476 741 1,548 2,243 2,171
acres 2,350,771 2,163,583 5,487 101,222 235,155 546,955 809,952 464,812
Weeds, grass, or brush ............................................ farms 19,535 11,665 59 612 1,081 2,198 3,497 4,218
acres 3,776,603 3,386,581 7,976 141,342 352,207 835,385 1,233,457 816,214
Nematodes .............................................................. farms 2,531 2,012 20 140 221 508 637 486
acres 627,543 571,222 2,550 26,336 58,154 175,620 199,657 108,905
Diseases in crops and orchards .............................. farms 3,582 2,581 26 167 272 590 849 677
acres 670,001 616,071 983 32,718 67,211 169,593 223,980 121,586
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ........................................ farms 2,132 1,771 13 136 198 426 606 392
acres on which used 620,800 580,432 1,245 35,094 74,402 153,713 217,211 98,767

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ..................................................... farms 2,763 1,782 12 76 142 330 624 598
acres 260,687 239,231 738 7,465 16,717 68,467 96,154 49,690
Land artificially drained by ditches ............................... farms 7,916 4,646 41 243 411 841 1,408 1,702
acres 1,417,970 1,293,418 4,257 61,478 122,918 302,059 503,641 299,065
Land under conservation easement ............................ farms 1,615 816 8 33 55 108 224 388
acres 97,641 59,942 511 3,343 3,418 11,252 17,300 24,118
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used ........................................................................... farms 7,387 5,123 35 286 474 1,107 1,610 1,611
acres 1,878,617 1,723,183 2,084 65,381 171,530 428,326 668,307 387,555
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used ........................................................................... farms 2,875 2,043 9 124 208 387 679 636
acres 636,205 595,647 158 29,568 65,397 141,184 228,098 131,242
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ................................................... farms 9,851 6,345 59 345 560 1,243 1,867 2,271
acres 1,243,393 1,121,339 6,046 42,672 122,074 292,907 376,202 281,438
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ........................................................ farms 4,405 2,821 22 190 294 540 822 953
acres 393,002 353,464 523 18,731 36,694 94,412 125,008 78,096

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ........................ farms 961 513 3 13 37 77 185 198
Solar panels ............................................................. farms 635 325 - 7 29 46 118 125
Wind turbines ........................................................... farms 76 36 - 2 2 1 9 22
Methane digesters ................................................... farms 46 26 - - - 1 7 18
Geoexchange systems ............................................ farms 176 100 - 2 1 12 31 54

Small hydro systems ................................................ farms 84 47 - - 6 3 9 29


Biodiesel .................................................................. farms 143 87 3 7 9 11 17 40
Ethanol .................................................................... farms 86 50 - - 1 11 11 27
Other ........................................................................ farms 22 14 - - - - 9 5

Wind rights leased to others ........................................ farms 32 21 - 6 1 3 6 5

TENURE

Full owners .................................................................. farms 32,936 14,386 37 356 857 2,205 3,930 7,001
Part owners ................................................................. farms 14,221 8,559 32 357 824 1,669 2,652 3,025
Tenants ........................................................................ farms 3,061 1,629 49 235 255 379 377 334

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned ................................................................. farms 47,241 22,998 69 715 1,685 3,893 6,594 10,042
acres 5,253,410 3,416,099 5,906 70,730 210,242 634,997 1,096,421 1,397,803
Owned land in farms ................................................ farms 47,157 22,945 69 713 1,681 3,874 6,582 10,026
acres 4,836,861 3,191,352 5,472 65,685 200,328 597,328 1,030,105 1,292,434

Land rented or leased from others ............................... farms 17,427 10,270 81 604 1,080 2,070 3,052 3,383
acres 3,611,759 3,098,045 10,121 140,819 360,349 781,985 1,108,986 695,785
Rented or leased land in farms ................................ farms 17,282 10,188 81 592 1,079 2,048 3,029 3,359
acres 3,577,895 3,076,194 10,121 138,871 359,936 775,499 1,104,751 687,016

Land rented or leased to others ................................... farms 6,728 3,177 16 81 161 487 808 1,624
acres 450,413 246,598 434 6,993 10,327 44,155 70,551 114,138

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ......................................................... number 73,846 36,007 178 1,418 2,957 6,418 10,302 14,734
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator ..................................................................... 30,657 15,278 72 563 1,089 2,510 4,240 6,804
2 operators ................................................................... 16,435 7,655 32 313 713 1,445 2,245 2,907
3 operators ................................................................... 2,522 1,300 14 65 94 219 360 548
4 operators ................................................................... 468 270 - 4 40 63 91 72
5 or more operators ...................................................... 136 71 - 3 - 16 23 29

Total women operators ......................................... number 19,975 8,872 33 338 790 1,670 2,654 3,387
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator ................................................................. 17,451 7,753 29 283 664 1,445 2,313 3,019
2 operators ............................................................... 1,077 467 2 20 54 89 140 162
3 operators ............................................................... 107 56 - 5 6 13 19 13
4 operators ............................................................... 11 3 - - - 2 1 -
5 or more operators .................................................. 1 1 - - - - - 1
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ....................................................... farms 10,683 44 591 1,328 2,793 3,487 2,440
acres treated 443,674 2,793 26,902 54,865 109,043 150,794 99,277
Manure used ................................................................ farms 2,995 15 164 443 879 927 567
acres treated 73,344 1,096 5,029 10,275 19,261 22,619 15,064

Acres treated to control-


Insects ...................................................................... farms 3,425 27 205 459 915 1,118 701
acres 187,188 1,758 8,013 25,968 49,230 62,192 40,027
Weeds, grass, or brush ............................................ farms 7,870 44 484 1,063 2,130 2,552 1,597
acres 390,022 2,897 22,859 49,908 101,710 130,041 82,607
Nematodes ............................................................... farms 519 11 46 72 138 152 100
acres 56,321 263 4,791 5,530 9,112 31,033 5,592
Diseases in crops and orchards ............................... farms 1,001 4 87 115 295 309 191
acres 53,930 8 3,073 9,306 12,457 18,235 10,851
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ......................................... farms 361 2 30 43 97 122 67
acres on which used 40,368 (D) (D) 5,124 7,931 19,323 4,932

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile ...................................................... farms 981 8 41 113 285 325 209
acres 21,456 16 865 2,393 5,184 7,466 5,532
Land artificially drained by ditches ............................... farms 3,270 6 180 450 835 1,023 776
acres 124,552 250 6,212 12,979 32,909 40,043 32,159
Land under conservation easement ............................. farms 799 - 25 63 184 252 275
acres 37,699 - 549 2,074 7,374 11,099 16,603
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used ........................................................................... farms 2,264 17 167 285 555 695 545
acres 155,434 1,972 8,867 18,222 35,119 50,748 40,506
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used ........................................................................... farms 832 10 48 92 186 279 217
acres 40,558 166 2,297 6,373 11,419 12,375 7,928
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ................................................... farms 3,506 12 189 430 856 1,144 875
acres 122,054 508 7,995 15,335 29,916 42,308 25,992
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ......................................................... farms 1,584 4 88 162 450 537 343
acres 39,538 20 3,467 2,303 13,920 10,443 9,385

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ........................ farms 448 - 15 52 138 138 105
Solar panels ............................................................. farms 310 - 8 30 104 101 67
Wind turbines ........................................................... farms 40 - - 1 9 17 13
Methane digesters .................................................... farms 20 - - - 2 6 12
Geoexchange systems ............................................. farms 76 - 3 6 17 22 28

Small hydro systems ................................................ farms 37 - - - 1 13 23


Biodiesel ................................................................... farms 56 - - 10 10 13 23
Ethanol ..................................................................... farms 36 - - 3 1 12 20
Other ........................................................................ farms 8 - - 2 2 4 -

Wind rights leased to others ......................................... farms 11 - - - 3 2 6

TENURE

Full owners ................................................................... farms 18,550 39 525 1,833 4,225 6,040 5,888
Part owners .................................................................. farms 5,662 26 409 867 1,554 1,797 1,009
Tenants ........................................................................ farms 1,432 37 219 296 359 328 193

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned .................................................................. farms 24,243 65 934 2,703 5,784 7,848 6,909
acres 1,837,311 1,847 35,664 127,359 360,336 619,820 692,285
Owned land in farms ................................................ farms 24,212 65 934 2,700 5,779 7,837 6,897
acres 1,645,509 1,842 33,918 119,250 324,510 553,839 612,150

Land rented or leased from others ............................... farms 7,157 63 628 1,166 1,923 2,148 1,229
acres 513,714 4,831 38,936 75,834 126,644 171,771 95,698
Rented or leased land in farms ................................ farms 7,094 63 628 1,163 1,913 2,125 1,202
acres 501,701 4,831 38,936 75,280 125,584 166,179 90,891

Land rented or leased to others ................................... farms 3,551 1 54 247 714 1,098 1,437
acres 203,815 (D) (D) 8,663 36,886 71,573 84,942

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators .......................................................... number 37,839 140 1,802 4,700 9,438 11,965 9,794
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator ...................................................................... 15,379 74 607 1,499 3,383 4,967 4,849
2 operators .................................................................... 8,780 18 458 1,327 2,316 2,775 1,886
3 operators .................................................................... 1,222 10 73 142 352 352 293
4 operators .................................................................... 198 - 15 22 75 43 43
5 or more operators ....................................................... 65 - - 6 12 28 19

Total women operators .......................................... number 11,103 33 500 1,521 3,031 3,459 2,559
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator .................................................................. 9,698 33 436 1,339 2,546 3,111 2,233
2 operators ................................................................ 610 - 32 78 211 149 140
3 operators ................................................................ 51 - - 6 21 14 10
4 operators ................................................................ 8 - - 2 - 2 4
5 or more operators ................................................... - - - - - - -
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male .................................................................................. 43,765 21,683 104 834 1,679 3,630 5,996 9,440
Female .............................................................................. 6,453 2,891 14 114 257 623 963 920

Primary occupation:
Farming ............................................................................ 24,574 24,574 118 948 1,936 4,253 6,959 10,360
Other ................................................................................. 25,644 - - - - - - -

Place of residence:
On farm operated .............................................................. 39,098 19,788 49 555 1,364 3,248 5,783 8,789
Not on farm operated ........................................................ 11,120 4,786 69 393 572 1,005 1,176 1,571

Days worked off farm:


None ................................................................................. 20,047 15,749 36 422 926 2,250 4,318 7,797
Any ................................................................................... 30,171 8,825 82 526 1,010 2,003 2,641 2,563
1 to 49 days .................................................................. 3,864 1,995 15 99 182 371 655 673
50 to 99 days ................................................................ 2,364 1,235 13 65 139 220 360 438
100 to 199 days ............................................................ 4,390 1,658 17 82 178 349 511 521
200 days or more .......................................................... 19,553 3,937 37 280 511 1,063 1,115 931

Years on present farm:


2 years or less .................................................................. 1,659 643 32 107 122 116 152 114
3 or 4 years ....................................................................... 2,459 1,007 48 210 156 221 220 152
5 to 9 years ....................................................................... 6,909 2,629 38 349 463 563 659 557
10 years or more ............................................................... 39,191 20,295 - 282 1,195 3,353 5,928 9,537

Average years on present farm ........................................ 23.1 25.9 4.0 7.3 12.7 19.0 24.9 33.9

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less .................................................................. 1,298 460 29 80 87 85 96 83
3 or 4 years ....................................................................... 2,030 809 49 168 138 161 185 108
5 to 9 years ....................................................................... 5,935 2,240 40 354 401 465 532 448
10 years or more ............................................................... 40,955 21,065 - 346 1,310 3,542 6,146 9,721

Average years operating any farm .................................... 25.0 28.0 4.0 8.2 13.9 21.0 27.1 36.3

Age group:
Under 25 years ................................................................. 220 118 118 - - - - -
25 to 34 years ................................................................... 2,101 948 - 948 - - - -
35 to 44 years ................................................................... 4,932 1,936 - - 1,936 - - -
45 to 49 years ................................................................... 4,245 1,709 - - - 1,709 - -
50 to 54 years ................................................................... 6,146 2,544 - - - 2,544 - -
55 to 59 years ................................................................... 7,306 3,156 - - - - 3,156 -
60 to 64 years ................................................................... 7,818 3,803 - - - - 3,803 -
65 to 69 years ................................................................... 6,755 3,853 - - - - - 3,853
70 years and over ............................................................. 10,695 6,507 - - - - - 6,507

Average age ..................................................................... 58.9 60.7 22.1 30.4 40.2 50.1 59.8 72.8

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ....................... 493 241 - 17 26 72 63 63

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native ..................................... 596 336 4 16 15 62 110 129
Asian ................................................................................. 179 114 - 1 32 31 31 19
Black or African American ................................................ 1,637 848 5 26 35 99 220 463
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ........................ - - - - - - - -
White ................................................................................ 47,627 23,200 109 902 1,845 4,042 6,574 9,728
More than one race reported ............................................ 179 76 - 3 9 19 24 21

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ............................................................................ 6,809 3,394 30 121 161 444 923 1,715
2 people ............................................................................ 27,084 14,151 37 272 429 1,521 4,410 7,482
3 people ............................................................................ 7,781 3,551 26 248 378 989 1,068 842
4 people ............................................................................ 5,942 2,392 19 213 622 878 427 233
5 or more people ............................................................... 2,602 1,086 6 94 346 421 131 88

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ........................................................ 37,398 14,385 45 408 892 1,980 3,715 7,345
25 to 49 percent ................................................................ 3,483 2,207 12 95 172 351 571 1,006
50 to 74 percent ................................................................ 3,963 3,021 36 161 288 561 761 1,214
75 to 99 percent ................................................................ 2,639 2,374 16 160 269 473 668 788
100 percent ....................................................................... 2,735 2,587 9 124 315 888 1,244 7

Operator is a hired manager ........................................ farms 1,434 1,090 13 85 182 279 328 203
acres 841,175 725,873 2,912 27,067 70,359 190,715 282,800 152,020

Farms with-
Internet access ................................................................. 34,814 16,415 95 792 1,605 3,278 4,983 5,662
Dial-up service .............................................................. 2,587 1,442 - 54 81 249 425 633
DSL service .................................................................. 18,475 8,648 63 427 889 1,887 2,588 2,794
Cable modem service ................................................... 7,092 3,057 17 110 254 516 940 1,220
Fiber-optic service ........................................................ 1,549 686 7 18 55 122 207 277
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ............................................................... 4,924 2,396 18 185 324 485 729 655
Satellite service ............................................................. 3,330 1,779 1 70 152 342 561 653
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ............................. 732 385 12 24 36 63 89 161
Other Internet service ................................................... 290 127 - 9 13 15 53 37

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ...................................................................... 39,916 18,604 102 755 1,510 3,252 5,280 7,705
2 households .................................................................... 8,051 4,711 16 154 277 750 1,270 2,244
3 households .................................................................... 1,413 829 - 26 68 149 305 281
4 households .................................................................... 579 280 - 9 43 72 71 85
5 or more households ....................................................... 259 150 - 4 38 30 33 45
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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male .................................................................................. 22,082 83 1,048 2,603 5,192 7,103 6,053
Female .............................................................................. 3,562 19 105 393 946 1,062 1,037

Primary occupation:
Farming ............................................................................. - - - - - - -
Other ................................................................................. 25,644 102 1,153 2,996 6,138 8,165 7,090

Place of residence:
On farm operated .............................................................. 19,310 59 717 2,217 4,797 6,361 5,159
Not on farm operated ........................................................ 6,334 43 436 779 1,341 1,804 1,931

Days worked off farm:


None .................................................................................. 4,298 - 33 135 384 955 2,791
Any .................................................................................... 21,346 102 1,120 2,861 5,754 7,210 4,299
1 to 49 days ................................................................... 1,869 - 50 169 352 594 704
50 to 99 days ................................................................. 1,129 3 31 92 208 398 397
100 to 199 days ............................................................. 2,732 18 140 277 642 923 732
200 days or more .......................................................... 15,616 81 899 2,323 4,552 5,295 2,466

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ................................................................... 1,016 19 180 241 266 213 97
3 or 4 years ....................................................................... 1,452 47 244 308 387 331 135
5 to 9 years ....................................................................... 4,280 36 405 874 1,266 1,122 577
10 years or more ............................................................... 18,896 - 324 1,573 4,219 6,499 6,281

Average years on present farm ......................................... 20.3 4.7 7.0 11.0 15.9 21.1 29.6

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ................................................................... 838 19 163 207 213 154 82
3 or 4 years ....................................................................... 1,221 47 204 265 316 278 111
5 to 9 years ....................................................................... 3,695 36 406 787 1,097 911 458
10 years or more ............................................................... 19,890 - 380 1,737 4,512 6,822 6,439

Average years operating any farm .................................... 22.1 4.7 7.5 11.9 17.4 23.2 31.8

Age group:
Under 25 years .................................................................. 102 102 - - - - -
25 to 34 years ................................................................... 1,153 - 1,153 - - - -
35 to 44 years ................................................................... 2,996 - - 2,996 - - -
45 to 49 years ................................................................... 2,536 - - - 2,536 - -
50 to 54 years ................................................................... 3,602 - - - 3,602 - -
55 to 59 years ................................................................... 4,150 - - - - 4,150 -
60 to 64 years ................................................................... 4,015 - - - - 4,015 -
65 to 69 years ................................................................... 2,902 - - - - - 2,902
70 years and over ............................................................. 4,188 - - - - - 4,188

Average age ...................................................................... 57.1 21.7 30.7 40.4 50.0 59.5 72.5

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ........................ 252 - 11 55 49 72 65

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native ..................................... 260 - 15 26 80 87 52
Asian ................................................................................. 65 - 4 8 31 12 10
Black or African American ................................................. 789 9 11 38 134 326 271
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ......................... - - - - - - -
White ................................................................................. 24,427 93 1,123 2,905 5,864 7,709 6,733
More than one race reported ............................................. 103 - - 19 29 31 24

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person ............................................................................ 3,415 16 137 234 604 995 1,429
2 people ............................................................................ 12,933 31 327 549 2,092 5,143 4,791
3 people ............................................................................ 4,230 26 260 713 1,477 1,238 516
4 people ............................................................................ 3,550 27 300 1,018 1,380 584 241
5 or more people ............................................................... 1,516 2 129 482 585 205 113

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ......................................................... 23,013 95 1,030 2,656 5,521 7,339 6,372
25 to 49 percent ................................................................ 1,276 - 78 164 308 398 328
50 to 74 percent ................................................................ 942 4 27 128 215 277 291
75 to 99 percent ................................................................ 265 3 10 29 55 70 98
100 percent ....................................................................... 148 - 8 19 39 81 1

Operator is a hired manager ........................................ farms 344 2 12 63 100 95 72


acres 115,302 (D) (D) 16,062 17,713 67,130 10,740

Farms with-
Internet access .................................................................. 18,399 78 954 2,485 4,977 5,854 4,051
Dial-up service .............................................................. 1,145 - 32 96 283 426 308
DSL service ................................................................... 9,827 55 541 1,429 2,741 3,045 2,016
Cable modem service .................................................... 4,035 13 184 434 1,031 1,350 1,023
Fiber-optic service ......................................................... 863 3 39 106 214 246 255
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ................................................................ 2,528 13 200 471 660 768 416
Satellite service ............................................................. 1,551 4 65 137 404 543 398
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) .............................. 347 - 11 48 80 105 103
Other Internet service .................................................... 163 4 5 19 52 55 28

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ....................................................................... 21,312 92 953 2,547 5,224 6,876 5,620
2 households ..................................................................... 3,340 7 158 340 657 1,028 1,150
3 households ..................................................................... 584 2 13 64 159 164 182
4 households ..................................................................... 299 1 18 35 68 80 97
5 or more households ........................................................ 109 - 11 10 30 17 41
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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption ................................................................. farms 48,594 23,605 107 906 1,843 4,032 6,712 10,005
acres 7,674,251 5,636,300 12,673 182,328 519,710 1,219,199 1,864,003 1,838,387
Limited Liability Corporation ........................................ farms 2,474 1,410 6 77 151 312 410 454
acres 687,066 548,118 807 17,904 53,450 111,817 204,063 160,077

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual ..................................................... farms 43,563 20,474 100 794 1,531 3,319 5,704 9,026
acres 5,566,945 3,830,044 12,408 149,306 348,602 776,240 1,205,202 1,338,286
Partnership .................................................................. farms 3,132 1,939 5 50 170 388 564 762
acres 1,381,005 1,214,454 610 19,646 110,856 297,256 437,122 348,964
Registered under state law ...................................... farms 2,199 1,377 5 37 131 301 405 498
acres 1,079,866 962,632 610 17,946 92,717 243,229 356,961 251,169

Corporation .................................................................. farms 3,035 1,963 13 86 215 507 625 517


acres 1,392,032 1,181,183 2,575 34,148 95,507 286,184 479,023 283,746
Family held .............................................................. farms 2,715 1,783 13 71 179 455 579 486
acres 1,253,748 1,062,793 2,575 23,348 83,832 235,319 449,447 268,272
More than 10 stockholders .................................. farms 46 30 - - 3 8 15 4
10 or less stockholders ........................................ farms 2,669 1,753 13 71 176 447 564 482

Other than family held .............................................. farms 320 180 - 15 36 52 46 31


acres 138,284 118,390 - 10,800 11,675 50,865 29,576 15,474
More than 10 stockholders .................................. farms 27 17 - 2 2 6 3 4
10 or less stockholders ........................................ farms 293 163 - 13 34 46 43 27

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ............................................. farms 488 198 - 18 20 39 66 55
acres 74,774 41,865 - 1,456 5,299 13,147 13,509 8,454

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ........................................................... farms 14,469 9,520 55 403 898 2,005 2,872 3,287
workers 78,012 59,878 156 1,822 5,737 14,970 18,941 18,252
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more ................................................. farms 7,022 5,306 34 222 590 1,304 1,711 1,445
workers 30,165 25,088 59 651 2,877 6,411 8,114 6,976
Less than 150 days .............................................. farms 10,548 6,664 30 285 595 1,350 1,953 2,451
workers 47,847 34,790 97 1,171 2,860 8,559 10,827 11,276
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) ........................................................... farms 1,605 1,383 1 63 140 371 464 344
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) ..................................... farms 199 151 - 6 21 52 31 41

Unpaid workers (see text) ............................................ farms 21,730 10,119 46 409 867 1,770 2,816 4,211
workers 48,608 21,838 100 920 2,131 3,994 5,790 8,903

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ........................................................................... 4,155 1,645 9 104 178 305 493 556


10 to 49 acres ....................................................................... 20,014 7,965 43 315 614 1,383 2,225 3,385
50 to 69 acres ....................................................................... 5,596 2,513 10 84 183 345 682 1,209
70 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 5,276 2,547 10 89 147 344 646 1,311
100 to 139 acres ................................................................... 4,062 2,119 16 75 138 314 509 1,067
140 to 179 acres ................................................................... 2,326 1,307 13 35 93 199 340 627
180 to 219 acres ................................................................... 1,604 927 4 21 85 135 269 413
220 to 259 acres ................................................................... 1,055 658 3 23 45 115 178 294
260 to 499 acres ................................................................... 2,728 1,926 4 87 155 386 553 741
500 to 999 acres ................................................................... 1,706 1,440 4 76 134 321 520 385
1,000 to 1,999 acres ............................................................. 1,067 949 2 26 109 274 322 216
2,000 acres or more .............................................................. 629 578 - 13 55 132 222 156

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) ......................................... 5,723 3,521 40 195 278 587 1,056 1,365
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ................................... 2,022 1,116 9 82 95 175 304 451
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) .......................................... 1,494 706 - 22 34 103 221 326
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ............................................................... 3,072 1,563 - 55 145 299 492 572
Other crop farming (1119) .................................................... 12,039 5,215 13 207 368 869 1,507 2,251
Tobacco farming (11191) .................................................. 1,046 902 8 83 90 237 293 191
Cotton farming (11192) ..................................................... 528 428 2 36 47 108 121 114
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ....................... 10,465 3,885 3 88 231 524 1,093 1,946
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ........................... 13,909 6,095 14 131 301 662 1,444 3,543
Cattle feedlots (112112) ....................................................... 10 6 - - - 3 - 3
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) .............................. 263 215 - 7 19 38 86 65
Hog and pig farming (1122) .................................................. 1,170 880 4 36 99 271 237 233
Poultry and egg production (1123) ....................................... 3,404 2,493 21 131 348 683 718 592
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ............................................ 1,922 696 7 34 45 127 236 247
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ...................................................... 5,190 2,068 10 48 204 436 658 712

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory .......................................... farms 19,548 9,690 27 301 690 1,402 2,502 4,768
number 829,717 584,274 1,003 14,675 61,113 104,125 176,290 227,068
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 5,737 2,082 6 96 166 327 531 956
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 10,059 4,970 17 142 280 630 1,200 2,701
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 2,126 1,358 1 33 107 185 347 685
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 945 695 1 14 77 134 211 258
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption ................................................................. farms 24,989 100 1,129 2,917 5,972 7,984 6,887
acres 2,037,951 6,663 67,556 184,092 429,740 670,135 679,765
Limited Liability Corporation ......................................... farms 1,064 4 75 157 262 316 250
acres 138,948 500 6,256 13,200 28,579 48,346 42,067

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual ..................................................... farms 23,089 95 1,025 2,700 5,525 7,396 6,348
acres 1,736,901 6,510 58,009 160,850 366,784 561,249 583,499
Partnership ................................................................... farms 1,193 1 85 156 238 335 378
acres 166,551 (D) (D) 19,533 22,472 60,206 57,217
Registered under state law ....................................... farms 822 1 64 105 176 234 242
acres 117,234 (D) (D) 13,289 16,932 43,955 39,219

Corporation .................................................................. farms 1,072 4 21 113 297 344 293


acres 210,849 (D) (D) 10,966 54,273 83,311 55,533
Family held ............................................................... farms 932 4 18 99 262 302 247
acres 190,955 (D) (D) (D) 48,418 79,300 50,054
More than 10 stockholders ................................... farms 16 - - - 2 7 7
10 or less stockholders ......................................... farms 916 4 18 99 260 295 240

Other than family held .............................................. farms 140 - 3 14 35 42 46


acres 19,894 - (D) (D) 5,855 4,011 5,479
More than 10 stockholders ................................... farms 10 - 1 - - 9 -
10 or less stockholders ......................................... farms 130 - 2 14 35 33 46

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ............................................. farms 290 2 22 27 78 90 71
acres 32,909 (D) (D) 3,181 6,565 15,252 6,792

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor ........................................................... farms 4,949 12 214 550 1,236 1,565 1,372
workers 18,134 19 541 2,026 4,426 6,502 4,620
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more ................................................. farms 1,716 4 70 207 453 510 472
workers 5,077 4 127 441 1,214 1,915 1,376
Less than 150 days .............................................. farms 3,884 10 167 421 946 1,254 1,086
workers 13,057 15 414 1,585 3,212 4,587 3,244
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) ........................................................... farms 222 - 11 24 53 65 69
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) ...................................... farms 48 - - 8 13 17 10

Unpaid workers (see text) ............................................ farms 11,611 45 627 1,561 3,007 3,560 2,811
workers 26,770 86 1,611 4,087 7,236 7,820 5,930

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres ........................................................................... 2,510 15 122 401 673 765 534


10 to 49 acres ....................................................................... 12,049 58 631 1,557 3,100 3,704 2,999
50 to 69 acres ....................................................................... 3,083 1 109 320 657 1,021 975
70 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 2,729 8 118 242 582 951 828
100 to 139 acres ................................................................... 1,943 12 66 181 438 651 595
140 to 179 acres ................................................................... 1,019 - 35 105 195 344 340
180 to 219 acres ................................................................... 677 - 21 64 121 224 247
220 to 259 acres ................................................................... 397 - 16 29 106 104 142
260 to 499 acres ................................................................... 802 6 28 65 187 255 261
500 to 999 acres ................................................................... 266 2 3 20 46 91 104
1,000 to 1,999 acres ............................................................. 118 - 2 7 25 38 46
2,000 acres or more .............................................................. 51 - 2 5 8 17 19

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .......................................... 2,202 25 159 265 513 677 563
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) .................................... 906 - 54 115 241 302 194
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ........................................... 788 - 21 100 204 277 186
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ................................................................ 1,509 6 41 143 427 498 394
Other crop farming (1119) ..................................................... 6,824 13 190 521 1,316 2,246 2,538
Tobacco farming (11191) .................................................. 144 - 17 23 27 39 38
Cotton farming (11192) ..................................................... 100 - 9 8 28 33 22
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ........................ 6,580 13 164 490 1,261 2,174 2,478
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ........................... 7,814 35 429 1,005 1,882 2,329 2,134
Cattle feedlots (112112) ........................................................ 4 - 2 2 - - -
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ............................... 48 - - 8 17 14 9
Hog and pig farming (1122) ................................................... 290 - 26 47 79 97 41
Poultry and egg production (1123) ........................................ 911 5 51 161 279 276 139
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ............................................. 1,226 10 68 220 364 346 218
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ...................................................... 3,122 8 112 409 816 1,103 674

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory .......................................... farms 9,858 40 563 1,324 2,420 2,982 2,529
number 245,443 822 11,054 31,859 56,444 80,631 64,633
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 3,655 16 199 550 985 1,077 828
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 5,089 18 318 618 1,193 1,524 1,418
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 768 6 37 129 150 261 185
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 250 - 8 17 76 88 61
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 ..................................................................... 506 423 2 14 34 84 168 121


500 or more .................................................................. 175 162 - 2 26 42 45 47

Cows and heifers that calved ................................... farms 16,361 8,314 27 260 525 1,197 2,148 4,157
number 394,156 275,274 380 6,947 27,271 43,453 84,310 112,913

Beef cows ............................................................ farms 16,059 8,098 24 247 499 1,151 2,062 4,115
number 348,196 231,269 362 5,664 17,057 38,548 67,547 102,091
Farms with-
1 to 9 ..................................................................... 7,151 2,881 11 111 171 428 697 1,463
10 to 49 ................................................................. 7,338 4,047 13 106 225 504 1,016 2,183
50 to 99 ................................................................. 1,040 725 - 14 64 119 199 329
100 to 199 ............................................................. 401 330 - 13 29 75 112 101
200 to 499 ............................................................. 112 98 - 3 9 23 29 34
500 or more .......................................................... 17 17 - - 1 2 9 5
Milk cows ............................................................. farms 571 393 3 17 37 76 156 104
number 45,960 44,005 18 1,283 10,214 4,905 16,763 10,822
Farms with-
1 to 9 ..................................................................... 322 174 3 8 18 40 59 46
10 to 49 ................................................................. 70 48 - 3 2 7 22 14
50 to 99 ................................................................. 55 52 - 2 5 10 22 13
100 to 199 ............................................................. 63 59 - 1 3 10 31 14
200 to 499 ............................................................. 45 44 - 3 3 9 16 13
500 or more .......................................................... 16 16 - - 6 - 6 4

Other cattle (see text) .............................................. farms 15,798 7,989 18 239 562 1,169 2,071 3,930
number 435,561 309,000 623 7,728 33,842 60,672 91,980 114,155

Cattle and calves sold .................................................. farms 15,312 7,957 21 246 514 1,102 2,034 4,040
number 435,411 323,094 658 9,504 37,320 57,147 89,764 128,701
$1,000 332,733 252,076 602 8,868 27,273 42,188 68,322 104,823
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .................... farms 8,542 4,491 12 138 276 611 1,122 2,332
number 108,585 75,197 97 1,073 7,976 14,843 22,564 28,644

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ............................................... farms 12,974 6,831 15 207 444 922 1,764 3,479
number 326,826 247,897 561 8,431 29,344 42,304 67,200 100,057
Cattle on feed (see text) ...................................... farms 15 11 - - - 5 1 5
number 2,428 2,018 - - - 1,110 (D) (D)

Hogs and pigs inventory .............................................. farms 2,217 1,488 7 81 184 419 405 392
number 8,901,434 7,686,018 15,904 222,611 615,374 2,020,800 2,385,468 2,425,861
Farms with-
1 to 24 ........................................................................... 987 491 3 51 77 123 115 122
25 to 49 ......................................................................... 78 55 - 1 8 5 17 24
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 60 29 - 4 2 3 14 6
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 25 23 - - 5 9 3 6
200 to 499 ..................................................................... 25 24 - 3 1 2 11 7
500 or more .................................................................. 1,042 866 4 22 91 277 245 227

Used or to be used for breeding .............................. farms 838 514 3 29 55 152 148 127
number 896,231 764,963 21 (D) (D) 229,952 259,147 189,960
Other hogs and pigs ................................................ farms 2,040 1,400 7 78 175 392 375 373
number 8,005,203 6,921,055 15,883 (D) (D) 1,790,848 2,126,321 2,235,901

Hogs and pigs sold ...................................................... farms 1,833 1,331 7 65 159 379 361 360
number 34,456,613 29,040,100 27,760 474,275 3,227,230 9,045,521 9,489,646 6,775,668
$1,000 2,873,988 2,461,405 3,545 43,870 220,224 731,278 729,898 732,589

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) ......................... farms 1,311 588 4 42 57 122 176 187
number 29,224 15,566 32 572 1,236 2,342 6,566 4,818
Ewes 1 year old or older .......................................... farms 923 415 4 18 39 80 137 137
number 15,633 8,436 20 273 723 1,119 3,606 2,695
Sheep and lambs sold ................................................. farms 752 345 - 32 22 72 104 115
number 14,523 8,124 - 859 197 1,429 3,294 2,345

Total horses and ponies inventory ............................... farms 10,261 4,275 9 121 406 857 1,348 1,534
number 66,870 33,228 73 782 3,542 7,371 10,900 10,560
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ................................................................ farms 9,785 4,047 9 118 390 814 1,304 1,412
number 55,143 25,573 73 570 2,648 5,474 8,596 8,212
Owned horses and ponies sold ................................... farms 1,955 946 6 29 131 219 281 280
number 7,037 3,749 18 56 383 997 1,270 1,025

Goats, all inventory ...................................................... farms 4,387 1,708 5 87 178 341 528 569
number 66,367 29,947 136 841 2,359 6,280 10,885 9,446
Goats, all sold .............................................................. farms 2,346 959 3 54 95 179 316 312
number 30,589 15,246 30 692 1,393 3,149 5,454 4,528

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) .......................................... farms 4,996 2,227 2 133 273 500 627 692
number 13,091,384 12,029,838 (D) (D) 1,253,340 1,907,489 2,921,246 5,206,781
Farms with-
1 to 399 ......................................................................... 4,605 1,890 - 97 225 409 535 624
400 to 3,199 .................................................................. 40 27 - 10 4 7 1 5
3,200 to 9,999 ............................................................... 74 65 - 3 2 19 14 27
10,000 to 19,999 ........................................................... 101 90 - 8 15 26 28 13
20,000 to 49,999 ........................................................... 148 129 2 15 23 33 38 18
50,000 to 99,999 ........................................................... 23 22 - - 4 6 10 2
100,000 or more ........................................................... 5 4 - - - - 1 3

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory .................................................................... farms 763 428 3 22 54 95 128 126
number 6,239,251 4,961,351 83,602 61,940 700,741 1,058,749 1,281,608 1,774,711
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 ..................................................................... 83 - 1 7 12 26 37


500 or more ................................................................... 13 - - 3 4 6 -

Cows and heifers that calved ................................... farms 8,047 40 427 1,008 1,931 2,525 2,116
number 118,882 338 5,253 13,492 26,202 40,189 33,408

Beef cows ............................................................. farms 7,961 40 425 1,001 1,895 2,498 2,102
number 116,927 338 5,228 13,285 25,387 39,570 33,119
Farms with-
1 to 9 ..................................................................... 4,270 28 231 586 1,054 1,306 1,065
10 to 49 ................................................................. 3,291 12 177 374 758 1,049 921
50 to 99 ................................................................. 315 - 15 31 74 102 93
100 to 199 ............................................................. 71 - 2 9 7 33 20
200 to 499 ............................................................. 14 - - 1 2 8 3
500 or more ........................................................... - - - - - - -
Milk cows .............................................................. farms 178 - 5 19 60 61 33
number 1,955 - 25 207 815 619 289
Farms with-
1 to 9 ..................................................................... 148 - 5 14 49 52 28
10 to 49 ................................................................. 22 - - 4 8 6 4
50 to 99 ................................................................. 3 - - - 1 1 1
100 to 199 ............................................................. 4 - - 1 1 2 -
200 to 499 ............................................................. 1 - - - 1 - -
500 or more ........................................................... - - - - - - -

Other cattle (see text) ............................................... farms 7,809 30 460 1,079 1,942 2,338 1,960
number 126,561 484 5,801 18,367 30,242 40,442 31,225

Cattle and calves sold .................................................. farms 7,355 35 406 967 1,796 2,260 1,891
number 112,317 303 5,094 18,911 24,225 34,953 28,831
$1,000 80,656 237 3,659 12,895 18,508 25,188 20,170
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .................... farms 4,051 18 224 541 931 1,242 1,095
number 33,388 49 1,547 5,239 6,427 11,037 9,089

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ............................................... farms 6,143 31 319 789 1,534 1,883 1,587
number 78,929 254 3,547 13,672 17,798 23,916 19,742
Cattle on feed (see text) ....................................... farms 4 - 2 2 - - -
number 410 - (D) (D) - - -

Hogs and pigs inventory ............................................... farms 729 6 56 151 194 240 82
number 1,215,416 8 27,572 112,827 308,876 456,655 309,478
Farms with-
1 to 24 ........................................................................... 496 6 49 106 139 150 46
25 to 49 ......................................................................... 23 - - 5 5 9 4
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 31 - 4 14 1 10 2
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 2 - - 1 1 - -
200 to 499 ..................................................................... 1 - - - - 1 -
500 or more ................................................................... 176 - 3 25 48 70 30

Used or to be used for breeding ............................... farms 324 2 31 73 77 106 35


number 131,268 (D) (D) 444 41,117 50,108 39,481
Other hogs and pigs ................................................. farms 640 4 47 130 175 212 72
number 1,084,148 (D) (D) 112,383 267,759 406,547 269,997

Hogs and pigs sold ....................................................... farms 502 2 45 100 143 159 53
number 5,416,513 (D) (D) (D) 1,676,705 1,753,574 1,416,125
$1,000 412,583 (D) (D) 42,168 115,630 107,299 140,575

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .......................... farms 723 4 52 132 239 168 128
number 13,658 69 986 2,245 4,219 3,158 2,981
Ewes 1 year old or older ........................................... farms 508 4 48 90 157 133 76
number 7,197 30 686 978 2,093 2,043 1,367
Sheep and lambs sold .................................................. farms 407 4 32 76 129 107 59
number 6,399 27 303 1,120 1,959 1,652 1,338

Total horses and ponies inventory ............................... farms 5,986 12 282 861 1,637 2,028 1,166
number 33,642 57 1,207 4,822 8,938 11,718 6,900
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ................................................................. farms 5,738 12 281 843 1,588 1,941 1,073
number 29,570 57 1,039 4,344 7,825 10,263 6,042
Owned horses and ponies sold .................................... farms 1,009 2 46 214 258 330 159
number 3,288 (D) (D) 569 684 1,377 558

Goats, all inventory ...................................................... farms 2,679 12 171 488 840 724 444
number 36,420 379 1,963 5,607 11,722 11,570 5,179
Goats, all sold .............................................................. farms 1,387 4 101 272 428 367 215
number 15,343 68 1,059 2,571 4,563 4,543 2,539

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ........................................... farms 2,769 13 148 455 900 836 417
number 1,061,546 583 43,799 94,185 351,534 419,504 151,941
Farms with-
1 to 399 ......................................................................... 2,715 13 145 451 882 815 409
400 to 3,199 .................................................................. 13 - 1 - 3 9 -
3,200 to 9,999 ............................................................... 9 - - 1 2 2 4
10,000 to 19,999 ........................................................... 11 - - 1 5 4 1
20,000 to 49,999 ........................................................... 19 - 2 2 8 4 3
50,000 to 99,999 ........................................................... 1 - - - - 1 -
100,000 or more ............................................................ 1 - - - - 1 -

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ..................................................................... farms 335 - 21 63 107 88 56
number 1,277,900 - (D) (D) 250,357 494,708 234,131
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
POULTRY - Con.

Layers sold (see text) .................................................. farms 1,109 615 2 59 83 137 178 156
number 10,310,945 9,286,833 (D) (D) 1,185,733 1,838,475 2,050,898 3,462,305

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ............................................................................ farms 268 175 3 12 27 40 46 47
number 11,734,548 9,505,828 146,122 137,540 1,073,836 2,092,953 2,240,773 3,814,604

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ............................................................................ farms 1,969 1,602 16 102 251 425 464 344
number 801,883,037 702,566,465 8,726,200 43,354,325 110,159,300 197,501,881 214,170,719 128,654,040
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ...................................................................... 271 136 - 21 28 17 33 37
2,000 to 59,999 ............................................................. 53 43 - 6 4 21 5 7
60,000 to 99,999 ........................................................... 37 26 - - 3 4 4 15
100,000 or more ........................................................... 1,608 1,397 16 75 216 383 422 285

Turkeys inventory (see text) ........................................ farms 829 548 - 17 85 159 148 139
number 17,191,277 15,379,044 - 332,762 2,621,901 4,796,636 4,552,109 3,075,636
Turkeys sold (see text) ................................................ farms 590 461 - 19 78 126 128 110
number 54,109,724 48,206,420 - 1,013,932 7,717,035 16,651,863 14,402,094 8,421,496

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ............................................................ farms 250 207 - 4 32 37 63 71


acres 16,695 16,157 - 173 1,413 3,365 6,343 4,863
bushels 985,012 951,749 - 13,188 91,850 175,493 363,939 307,279
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 11 10 - - - 4 4 2
acres 111 (D) - - - 56 (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 118 81 - 1 13 12 23 32
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 79 73 - 2 13 14 22 22
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 41 41 - 1 6 6 15 13
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 10 10 - - - 5 1 4
500 acres or more ......................................................... 2 2 - - - - 2 -

Corn for grain ............................................................... farms 5,366 3,839 40 188 391 777 1,237 1,206
acres 803,020 747,105 2,029 25,964 79,685 167,140 280,687 191,600
bushels 93,402,417 87,828,254 233,445 3,260,722 9,454,455 19,974,395 32,815,881 22,089,356
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 399 312 5 15 35 66 101 90
acres 26,656 24,076 275 422 4,120 4,364 7,686 7,209
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 2,129 1,093 19 49 88 173 319 445
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 1,452 1,091 16 75 110 232 311 347
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 882 787 3 38 104 154 273 215
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 486 463 2 17 48 131 168 97
500 acres or more ......................................................... 417 405 - 9 41 87 166 102

Corn for silage or greenchop ....................................... farms 602 467 2 13 44 90 136 182
acres 46,650 44,153 (D) (D) 6,995 6,073 18,029 11,858
tons 732,594 696,509 (D) (D) 114,791 84,256 305,068 179,521
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 26 25 - - 2 3 12 8
acres 903 (D) - - (D) (D) 485 238
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 317 210 - 8 18 45 50 89
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 148 125 2 1 12 23 32 55
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 97 92 - 2 5 19 39 27
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 24 24 - 2 5 1 8 8
500 acres or more ......................................................... 16 16 - - 4 2 7 3

Cotton, all .................................................................... farms 1,432 1,257 5 104 152 315 391 290
acres 580,801 542,738 886 33,982 69,595 146,220 192,856 99,199
bales 1,134,034 1,062,909 2,199 52,330 125,353 300,929 385,200 196,898
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 100 92 - 3 11 21 34 23
acres 16,104 15,254 - 264 2,721 2,686 5,679 3,904
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 100 74 - 7 3 10 15 39
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 274 204 3 30 34 33 51 53
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 331 282 - 27 34 81 72 68
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 285 274 2 12 22 77 102 59
500 acres or more ......................................................... 442 423 - 28 59 114 151 71

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ............................... farms 10 7 - - - 2 5 -


acres 95 (D) - - - (D) 89 -
cwt 1,707 (D) - - - (D) (D) -
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 2 2 - - - - 2 -
acres (D) (D) - - - - (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 8 5 - - - 2 3 -
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 2 2 - - - - 2 -
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - - -

Oats for grain ............................................................... farms 443 302 - 9 24 52 105 112


acres 13,390 11,809 - 212 748 1,715 6,456 2,678
bushels 1,043,595 970,130 - 13,193 52,086 139,311 568,119 197,421
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 19 11 - 3 1 2 4 1
acres 87 53 - 24 (D) (D) 14 (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 312 186 - 3 14 29 65 75
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 111 96 - 6 10 17 30 33
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 17 17 - - - 6 7 4
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... 3 3 - - - - 3 -

Peanuts for nuts .......................................................... farms 636 550 3 27 67 137 180 136
acres 105,739 98,127 120 3,492 11,095 30,814 31,738 20,868
pounds 415,209,198 386,967,598 360,000 13,658,732 43,636,017 126,395,267 127,995,958 74,921,624
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
POULTRY - Con.

Layers sold (see text) ................................................... farms 494 4 22 94 162 151 61


number 1,024,112 5,600 41,326 89,507 327,000 446,241 114,438

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ............................................................................. farms 93 - 2 24 27 32 8
number 2,228,720 - (D) 362,626 506,298 1,053,281 (D)

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ............................................................................. farms 367 - 57 71 117 91 31
number 99,316,572 - 14,498,878 14,959,447 28,449,023 33,449,371 7,959,853
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ...................................................................... 135 - 18 36 45 28 8
2,000 to 59,999 ............................................................. 10 - 2 - 2 4 2
60,000 to 99,999 ........................................................... 11 - 3 1 4 3 -
100,000 or more ............................................................ 211 - 34 34 66 56 21

Turkeys inventory (see text) ......................................... farms 281 - 19 48 88 89 37


number 1,812,233 - 125,738 88,012 402,702 705,668 490,113
Turkeys sold (see text) ................................................. farms 129 - 16 19 32 47 15
number 5,903,304 - 490,889 169,018 1,796,578 2,183,828 1,262,991

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ............................................................. farms 43 - 6 6 7 11 13


acres 538 - 30 60 137 147 164
bushels 33,263 - 1,800 1,800 11,300 7,934 10,429
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 1 - - - - 1 -
acres (D) - - - - (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 37 - 6 6 3 10 12
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 6 - - - 4 1 1
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - -

Corn for grain ............................................................... farms 1,527 14 103 208 404 470 328
acres 55,915 843 3,849 8,321 15,368 14,578 12,956
bushels 5,574,163 76,905 397,644 826,983 1,477,382 1,440,511 1,354,738
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 87 3 1 7 19 27 30
acres 2,580 30 (D) (D) 969 488 965
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 1,036 12 69 144 268 318 225
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 361 - 28 46 104 111 72
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 95 - 4 9 22 35 25
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 23 2 1 6 6 6 2
500 acres or more ......................................................... 12 - 1 3 4 - 4

Corn for silage or greenchop ........................................ farms 135 - 6 20 45 33 31


acres 2,497 - 35 202 1,085 757 418
tons 36,085 - 665 2,144 15,073 12,429 5,774
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 1 - - - - 1 -
acres (D) - - - - (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 107 - 6 19 31 24 27
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 23 - - 1 11 7 4
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 5 - - - 3 2 -
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - -

Cotton, all ..................................................................... farms 175 - 19 21 46 56 33


acres 38,063 - 3,993 3,172 6,654 18,156 6,088
bales 71,125 - 6,739 5,469 13,860 33,438 11,619
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 8 - - 1 - 4 3
acres 850 - - (D) - (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 26 - 3 2 7 9 5
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 70 - 9 9 15 27 10
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 49 - - 7 19 12 11
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 11 - 5 1 2 2 1
500 acres or more ......................................................... 19 - 2 2 3 6 6

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ................................ farms 3 - - - 2 1 -


acres (D) - - - (D) (D) -
cwt (D) - - - (D) (D) -
Irrigated .................................................................... farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 3 - - - 2 1 -
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... - - - - - - -
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - -

Oats for grain ............................................................... farms 141 - 11 19 25 50 36


acres 1,581 - 34 222 286 452 587
bushels 73,465 - 1,100 10,464 14,915 23,541 23,445
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 8 - - - - 6 2
acres 34 - - - - (D) (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 126 - 11 18 21 47 29
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 15 - - 1 4 3 7
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts ........................................................... farms 86 - 7 9 33 25 12


acres 7,612 - 256 334 3,180 2,889 953
pounds 28,241,600 - 935,378 1,260,999 13,041,140 9,469,063 3,535,020
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ................................................................... farms 57 50 - 2 8 14 19 7


acres 5,105 (D) - (D) 798 1,226 1,857 608
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 105 67 - 3 6 7 23 28
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 190 160 3 10 17 43 44 43
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 213 204 - 12 25 46 78 43
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 91 84 - 2 17 29 22 14
500 acres or more ......................................................... 37 35 - - 2 12 13 8

Sorghum for grain ........................................................ farms 594 487 4 26 51 126 164 116
acres 49,819 45,263 281 2,136 3,904 11,068 18,205 9,669
bushels 3,007,013 2,756,429 16,682 137,716 234,049 728,752 1,077,246 561,984
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 26 19 - - 1 4 10 4
acres 735 602 - - (D) (D) 388 61
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 175 115 1 10 12 27 28 37
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 247 211 3 8 24 55 73 48
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 126 116 - 5 12 37 45 17
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 37 36 - 3 3 4 13 13
500 acres or more ......................................................... 9 9 - - - 3 5 1

Soybeans for beans ..................................................... farms 7,021 5,119 33 286 461 1,091 1,621 1,627
acres 1,564,806 1,428,355 3,008 52,350 136,769 360,999 540,513 334,716
bushels 60,635,686 55,726,763 134,469 1,982,804 5,257,546 14,266,286 20,973,773 13,111,885
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 262 213 2 15 20 54 66 56
acres 15,562 13,434 (D) (D) 1,468 4,354 3,943 2,933
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 1,689 856 12 44 42 132 237 389
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 2,202 1,429 14 101 121 284 373 536
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 1,313 1,115 3 79 114 233 374 312
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 893 839 4 44 91 195 301 204
500 acres or more ......................................................... 924 880 - 18 93 247 336 186

Sunflower seed, all ...................................................... farms 41 24 - - - 2 15 7


acres 858 526 - - - (D) 402 (D)
pounds 618,531 389,901 - - - (D) 323,511 (D)
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 6 1 - - - - 1 -
acres 29 (D) - - - - (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 30 16 - - - 1 9 6
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 10 8 - - - 1 6 1
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 1 - - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - - -

Tobacco ....................................................................... farms 1,682 1,501 10 115 161 396 516 303
acres 167,443 160,282 447 7,514 16,153 47,640 60,436 28,090
pounds 391,710,625 376,157,421 1,099,346 17,264,764 37,670,824 112,806,716 140,389,139 66,926,632
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 401 369 - 19 40 113 130 67
acres 24,808 23,825 - 741 2,240 8,196 8,889 3,759
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ............................................................. 10 6 - - 2 - 4 -
1.0 to 1.9 acres ............................................................. 18 12 - 3 - 4 2 3
2.0 to 2.9 acres ............................................................. 28 21 - - 2 8 5 6
3.0 to 4.9 acres ............................................................. 60 36 - 1 1 7 16 11
5.0 to 9.9 acres ............................................................. 104 74 - 8 4 11 24 27
10.0 to 24.9 acres ......................................................... 236 183 - 18 23 34 53 55
25.0 acres or more ........................................................ 1,226 1,169 10 85 129 332 412 201

Wheat for grain, all ...................................................... farms 4,156 3,264 22 191 340 731 1,078 902
acres 753,713 699,019 2,299 25,813 68,801 178,629 255,980 167,497
bushels 42,625,819 39,832,824 147,891 1,381,113 4,021,291 10,197,292 14,441,086 9,644,151
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 172 136 2 11 15 31 43 34
acres 8,360 7,223 (D) (D) 704 1,320 2,966 1,589
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 826 453 5 34 29 67 139 179
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 1,358 985 11 76 116 202 288 292
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 1,036 931 4 51 109 241 301 225
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 561 531 2 26 54 122 216 111
500 acres or more ......................................................... 375 364 - 4 32 99 134 95

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) .................................................. farms 19,562 9,719 29 248 614 1,420 2,695 4,713
acres 643,186 409,444 1,420 9,737 36,419 69,228 122,352 170,288
tons, dry 1,509,153 1,031,958 2,541 28,408 99,028 192,613 310,344 399,024
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 701 503 4 16 49 144 150 140
acres 25,326 20,633 34 484 2,437 7,759 5,410 4,509
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 12,125 5,231 8 139 251 678 1,447 2,708
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 6,182 3,530 16 84 253 558 954 1,665
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 1,062 792 5 22 92 152 235 286
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 140 117 - 3 13 23 38 40
500 acres or more ......................................................... 53 49 - - 5 9 21 14

Alfalfa hay ................................................................ farms 609 302 - 17 16 46 82 141


acres 9,808 5,863 - 591 211 1,178 1,317 2,566
tons, dry 38,488 22,935 - 3,782 696 4,699 4,086 9,672
Irrigated ............................................................... farms 10 5 - 1 - - 2 2
acres 135 78 - (D) - - (D) (D)

Other tame hay ........................................................ farms 16,105 8,078 22 175 480 1,183 2,258 3,960
acres 532,318 338,832 850 6,984 27,840 58,131 101,732 143,295
tons, dry 1,244,453 846,910 1,826 18,796 68,689 159,274 257,880 340,445
Irrigated ............................................................... farms 584 425 4 9 41 119 129 123
acres 21,490 17,575 32 340 2,208 6,217 4,762 4,016
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

212 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated .................................................................... farms 7 - - - 3 4 -


acres (D) - - - (D) 24 -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 38 - 6 2 11 14 5
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 30 - - 7 12 7 4
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 9 - 1 - 5 1 2
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 7 - - - 4 2 1
500 acres or more ......................................................... 2 - - - 1 1 -

Sorghum for grain ........................................................ farms 107 - 9 19 21 23 35


acres 4,556 - 477 231 614 806 2,428
bushels 250,584 - 29,868 13,243 30,635 48,296 128,542
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 7 - 1 1 1 1 3
acres 133 - (D) (D) (D) (D) 20
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 60 - 3 17 14 10 16
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 36 - 5 2 7 12 10
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 10 - 1 - - 1 8
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 1 - - - - - 1
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - -

Soybeans for beans ..................................................... farms 1,902 21 155 242 450 592 442
acres 136,451 1,203 7,670 19,708 34,065 39,934 33,871
bushels 4,908,923 35,914 263,844 713,305 1,190,035 1,381,597 1,324,228
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 49 - 1 8 15 20 5
acres 2,128 - (D) (D) 1,086 467 420
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 833 8 83 91 190 246 215
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 773 11 55 101 190 259 157
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 198 - 14 36 44 60 44
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 54 2 1 8 12 20 11
500 acres or more ......................................................... 44 - 2 6 14 7 15

Sunflower seed, all ....................................................... farms 17 - 1 - 6 3 7


acres 332 - (D) - (D) (D) 35
pounds 228,630 - (D) - (D) (D) 21,000
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 5 - 1 - 2 - 2
acres (D) - (D) - (D) - (D)
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 14 - - - 5 2 7
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 2 - 1 - - 1 -
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 1 - - - 1 - -
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... - - - - - - -
500 acres or more ......................................................... - - - - - - -

Tobacco ....................................................................... farms 181 - 18 33 29 50 51


acres 7,161 - 492 1,040 1,337 3,335 957
pounds 15,553,204 - 1,185,654 1,610,539 3,282,373 7,410,819 2,063,819
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 32 - 2 7 8 9 6
acres 983 - (D) (D) 313 456 99
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ............................................................. 4 - 3 - - - 1
1.0 to 1.9 acres ............................................................. 6 - - - 1 3 2
2.0 to 2.9 acres ............................................................. 7 - - - - 2 5
3.0 to 4.9 acres ............................................................. 24 - - 4 4 6 10
5.0 to 9.9 acres ............................................................. 30 - 2 7 4 6 11
10.0 to 24.9 acres .......................................................... 53 - 3 11 13 14 12
25.0 acres or more ........................................................ 57 - 10 11 7 19 10

Wheat for grain, all ....................................................... farms 892 11 63 130 219 253 216
acres 54,694 615 3,081 7,872 14,545 14,737 13,844
bushels 2,792,995 24,300 157,967 435,937 714,755 729,766 730,270
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 36 - 1 1 12 12 10
acres 1,137 - (D) (D) 813 (D) 154
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 373 - 23 60 76 103 111
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 373 11 33 50 106 104 69
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 105 - 4 13 27 36 25
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 30 - 3 4 7 10 6
500 acres or more ......................................................... 11 - - 3 3 - 5

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) .................................................. farms 9,843 20 447 1,125 2,384 3,154 2,713
acres 233,742 439 11,400 26,396 54,808 78,912 61,787
tons, dry 477,195 1,252 21,965 52,658 112,192 159,574 129,554
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 198 - 10 32 49 74 33
acres 4,693 - 242 465 949 1,824 1,213
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ................................................................. 6,894 12 321 785 1,711 2,144 1,921
25 to 99 acres ............................................................... 2,652 8 105 315 605 907 712
100 to 249 acres ........................................................... 270 - 19 23 65 89 74
250 to 499 acres ........................................................... 23 - 2 2 3 11 5
500 acres or more ......................................................... 4 - - - - 3 1

Alfalfa hay ................................................................ farms 307 - 4 36 67 114 86


acres 3,945 - (D) (D) 794 1,459 1,144
tons, dry 15,553 - (D) (D) 2,912 6,609 4,546
Irrigated ................................................................ farms 5 - - - 1 4 -
acres 57 - - - (D) (D) -

Other tame hay ........................................................ farms 8,027 15 392 927 1,936 2,579 2,178
acres 193,486 297 9,871 22,651 45,067 65,321 50,279
tons, dry 397,543 980 19,521 45,357 92,488 132,681 106,516
Irrigated ................................................................ farms 159 - 10 24 38 60 27
acres 3,915 - 242 315 707 1,496 1,155
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Farming
Total farming
Item and other Age of operator (years)
occupations Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Field and grass seed crops, all .................................... farms 20 11 - - 1 1 2 7


acres 1,089 725 - - (D) (D) (D) 505
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 1 - - - - - - -
acres (D) - - - - - - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ....................................... farms 3,283 2,005 13 141 184 348 603 716
acres 122,516 105,217 53 3,148 7,706 28,313 37,331 28,666
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 1,047 711 10 78 79 148 212 184
acres 23,051 20,453 9 922 1,581 5,819 8,688 3,434
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ............................................................. 2,219 1,160 10 68 88 157 340 497
5.0 to 24.9 acres ........................................................... 586 420 3 41 49 67 115 145
25.0 to 99.9 acres ......................................................... 251 216 - 26 24 65 72 29
100.0 to 249.9 acres ..................................................... 106 94 - 3 15 26 33 17
250.0 acres or more ...................................................... 121 115 - 3 8 33 43 28

Beans, snap ............................................................. farms 1,283 783 3 52 69 122 213 324


acres 5,376 4,613 1 19 104 1,875 1,114 1,501
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 148 74 - 5 5 17 23 24
acres 1,118 1,095 - 1 2 402 313 378

Peas, green ............................................................. farms 74 55 - 7 3 13 14 18


acres (D) (D) - 7 15 (D) 20 25
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 6 5 - 3 - 2 - -
acres 8 (D) - 6 - (D) - -
Potatoes .................................................................. farms 1,263 746 3 68 57 106 205 307
acres 16,293 15,500 1 373 2,063 4,462 2,244 6,357
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 145 91 - 5 8 17 31 30
acres 11,315 11,029 - 12 1,810 3,669 1,521 4,018
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ......................................................... 1,188 689 3 65 48 95 193 285
5.0 to 24.9 acres ....................................................... 33 21 - - 4 2 3 12
25.0 to 99.9 acres ..................................................... 14 9 - - 1 4 3 1
100.0 to 249.9 acres ................................................. 13 12 - 3 1 2 3 3
250.0 acres or more .................................................. 15 15 - - 3 3 3 6

Sweet corn ............................................................... farms 1,378 804 1 60 59 124 212 348


acres 5,276 4,273 (D) (D) 207 1,780 1,460 672
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 159 87 - 12 1 6 25 43
acres 365 316 - 14 (D) (D) 249 48
Sweet potatoes ........................................................ farms 415 316 - 32 32 57 108 87
acres 59,095 48,835 - 1,620 2,688 10,069 20,687 13,771
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 108 100 - 10 10 19 35 26
acres 16,363 (D) - (D) 712 2,589 4,446 6,150

Tomatoes in the open .............................................. farms 1,496 916 4 80 86 154 259 333
acres 3,537 3,033 1 67 209 1,862 505 389
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 108 51 - 5 1 8 13 24
acres 72 47 - (D) (D) 14 7 24

Land in orchards .......................................................... farms 1,687 830 - 35 43 139 252 361


acres 12,899 8,384 - 503 602 1,928 2,591 2,759
Irrigated ................................................................... farms 366 165 - 12 12 30 56 55
acres 1,905 1,007 - 23 180 104 286 414
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ............................................................. 1,137 521 - 19 17 79 169 237
5.0 to 24.9 acres ........................................................... 440 228 - 8 19 41 59 101
25.0 to 99.9 acres ......................................................... 95 70 - 8 7 15 20 20
100.0 to 249.9 acres ..................................................... 13 10 - - - 4 3 3
250.0 acres or more ...................................................... 2 1 - - - - 1 -

Apples ...................................................................... farms 690 369 - 10 22 75 92 170


bearing and nonbearing acres 5,838 4,327 - 8 381 1,358 1,284 1,297

Grapes ..................................................................... farms 874 392 - 26 23 56 131 156


bearing and nonbearing acres 3,392 1,940 - 462 80 222 495 682

Peaches, all ............................................................. farms 405 216 - 2 15 36 73 90


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,422 1,146 - (D) (D) 133 591 289

Citrus fruit, all ........................................................... farms 6 3 - - - - - 3


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 (Z) - - - - - (Z)

Almonds ................................................................... farms 2 2 - - - - 1 1


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) (D) - - - - (D) (D)

Pecans .................................................................... farms 379 165 - 1 4 20 46 94


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,715 713 - (D) (D) 203 119 372

Walnuts, English ...................................................... farms 15 2 - - - - 2 -


bearing and nonbearing acres 34 (D) - - - - (D) -

Land in berries (see text) ............................................. farms 1,457 814 1 41 90 136 244 302
acres 8,427 6,658 (D) (D) 229 2,161 1,572 2,605
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Other occupations
Item Age of operator (years)
Total
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Field and grass seed crops, all ..................................... farms 9 - - 2 3 2 2


acres 364 - - (D) 200 (D) (D)
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 1 - - - 1 - -
acres (D) - - - (D) - -

Land in vegetables (see text) ....................................... farms 1,278 4 69 155 356 429 265
acres 17,299 8 197 1,658 2,252 11,843 1,342
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 336 4 18 46 113 108 47
acres 2,598 4 37 219 1,246 888 204
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ............................................................. 1,059 4 56 125 299 356 219
5.0 to 24.9 acres ........................................................... 166 - 11 18 43 58 36
25.0 to 99.9 acres .......................................................... 35 - 2 10 11 4 8
100.0 to 249.9 acres ...................................................... 12 - - 1 2 7 2
250.0 acres or more ...................................................... 6 - - 1 1 4 -

Beans, snap ............................................................. farms 500 - 24 46 135 183 112


acres 762 - 8 44 508 128 76
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 74 - - 4 25 34 11
acres 22 - - (Z) 6 12 4

Peas, green .............................................................. farms 19 - - 3 6 5 5


acres 18 - - (D) 10 4 (D)
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 1 - - - - - 1
acres (D) - - - - - (D)
Potatoes ................................................................... farms 517 - 33 59 144 180 101
acres 793 - 29 273 112 258 121
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 54 - - 11 10 24 9
acres 286 - - (D) 2 (D) 23
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .......................................................... 499 - 31 55 141 176 96
5.0 to 24.9 acres ........................................................ 12 - 2 1 3 3 3
25.0 to 99.9 acres ...................................................... 5 - - 3 - - 2
100.0 to 249.9 acres .................................................. 1 - - - - 1 -
250.0 acres or more .................................................. - - - - - - -

Sweet corn ............................................................... farms 574 - 21 71 149 211 122


acres 1,003 - 21 99 416 353 114
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 72 - - 9 21 31 11
acres 49 - - 4 19 20 6
Sweet potatoes ........................................................ farms 99 - 6 11 31 27 24
acres 10,259 - 1 858 125 9,194 81
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 8 - - 2 1 2 3
acres (D) - - (D) (D) (D) (D)

Tomatoes in the open ............................................... farms 580 - 26 59 152 212 131


acres 504 - 13 55 190 97 149
Harvested for processing ..................................... farms 57 - 3 7 19 20 8
acres 26 - 2 1 10 6 6

Land in orchards .......................................................... farms 857 - 27 86 231 313 200


acres 4,515 - 46 381 1,253 1,881 953
Irrigated .................................................................... farms 201 - 7 16 70 71 37
acres 898 - 18 62 343 254 221
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ............................................................. 616 - 27 48 163 223 155
5.0 to 24.9 acres ........................................................... 212 - - 36 58 82 36
25.0 to 99.9 acres .......................................................... 25 - - 2 9 5 9
100.0 to 249.9 acres ...................................................... 3 - - - 1 2 -
250.0 acres or more ...................................................... 1 - - - - 1 -

Apples ...................................................................... farms 321 - 7 36 105 104 69


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,511 - 7 78 379 839 208

Grapes ..................................................................... farms 482 - 7 47 132 199 97


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,452 - 18 129 469 495 341

Peaches, all .............................................................. farms 189 - 4 22 54 66 43


bearing and nonbearing acres 276 - 2 59 84 71 60

Citrus fruit, all ........................................................... farms 3 - - - - 3 -


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 - - - - 2 -

Almonds ................................................................... farms - - - - - - -


bearing and nonbearing acres - - - - - - -

Pecans .................................................................... farms 214 - 8 23 48 84 51


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,002 - 16 80 219 387 301

Walnuts, English ...................................................... farms 13 - - 7 2 4 -


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) - - 30 (D) 3 -

Land in berries (see text) .............................................. farms 643 - 8 82 207 214 132
acres 1,769 - 4 125 214 576 850
1
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses.
2
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS

Farms ............................................................................... number 50,218 32,936 14,221 3,061 30,657 19,561


percent 100.0 65.6 28.3 6.1 61.0 39.0
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 8,414,756 2,883,916 4,957,315 573,525 4,852,960 3,561,796
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 168 88 349 187 158 182

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL


PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS

Total ...................................................................................... farms 50,218 32,936 14,221 3,061 30,657 19,561


$1,000 12,708,271 5,406,426 6,592,931 708,915 6,686,256 6,022,015
Average per farm ........................................................ dollars 253,062 164,149 463,605 231,596 218,099 307,858
Farms by economic class:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ................................................... 10,924 9,046 1,391 487 6,159 4,765
$1,000 to $2,499 .................................................................... 6,743 5,673 829 241 4,169 2,574
$2,500 to $4,999 .................................................................... 6,606 4,960 1,325 321 4,119 2,487
$5,000 to $9,999 .................................................................... 6,687 4,625 1,758 304 4,216 2,471
$10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................ 5,840 3,354 2,029 457 3,727 2,113

$25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................ 2,985 1,399 1,305 281 1,954 1,031


$50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................ 2,008 815 975 218 1,319 689
$100,000 to $249,999 ............................................................ 1,862 527 1,045 290 1,208 654
$250,000 to $499,999 ............................................................ 1,459 429 872 158 971 488

$500,000 to $999,999 ............................................................ 1,527 583 835 109 917 610


$1,000,000 or more ............................................................... 3,577 1,525 1,857 195 1,898 1,679
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .................................................. 2,518 1,076 1,294 148 1,386 1,132
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 .................................................. 690 305 350 35 340 350
$5,000,000 or more ........................................................... 369 144 213 12 172 197

Total sales ........................................................................ farms 50,218 32,936 14,221 3,061 30,657 19,561
$1,000 12,588,142 5,377,359 6,513,789 696,995 6,612,983 5,975,159
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ...................................................................... farms 9,685 2,996 5,619 1,070 6,665 3,020
$1,000 1,774,127 196,981 1,400,623 176,523 936,575 837,552
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 3,919 386 3,053 480 2,543 1,376
$1,000 1,694,803 171,014 1,357,521 166,268 879,039 815,763
Corn .......................................................................... farms 5,641 1,523 3,541 577 3,757 1,884
$1,000 656,973 93,297 501,088 62,587 324,746 332,227
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 1,957 183 1,569 205 1,169 788
$1,000 610,141 81,982 471,347 56,811 290,972 319,169
Wheat ....................................................................... farms 4,146 764 2,855 527 2,764 1,382
$1,000 285,459 23,666 232,194 29,598 155,166 130,293
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 1,482 91 1,248 143 878 604
$1,000 242,928 17,171 202,232 23,525 125,214 117,714
Soybeans .................................................................. farms 7,006 1,770 4,373 863 4,905 2,101
$1,000 799,769 75,074 642,927 81,768 439,253 360,516
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 2,916 231 2,336 349 1,865 1,051
$1,000 736,021 59,138 604,133 72,750 392,576 343,445
Sorghum ................................................................... farms 639 115 448 76 399 240
$1,000 20,911 2,513 16,246 2,152 11,531 9,380
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 129 15 102 12 63 66
$1,000 12,793 1,517 10,193 1,084 6,271 6,523
Barley ....................................................................... farms 243 46 194 3 123 120
$1,000 3,460 (D) 2,881 (D) 1,231 2,229
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 15 2 13 - 4 11
$1,000 1,343 (D) (D) - 266 1,077
Rice .......................................................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds,
dry beans, and dry peas ......................................... farms 712 199 462 51 466 246
$1,000 7,556 (D) 5,287 (D) 4,648 2,908
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 22 3 19 - 9 13
$1,000 3,068 1,210 1,858 - 1,777 1,291

Tobacco ....................................................................... farms 1,681 272 1,190 219 1,074 607


$1,000 732,772 31,113 628,511 73,148 400,847 331,925
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,400 146 1,074 180 888 512
$1,000 726,964 28,541 626,104 72,320 397,042 329,922
Cotton and cottonseed .................................................. farms 1,430 209 977 244 888 542
$1,000 403,366 32,960 302,898 67,509 203,980 199,386
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,096 94 822 180 654 442
$1,000 395,679 31,009 299,020 65,650 198,679 197,000
Vegetables, melons, potatoes,
and sweet potatoes ..................................................... farms 3,304 1,999 1,029 276 1,718 1,586
$1,000 434,974 59,634 329,707 45,634 162,620 272,354
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 566 114 376 76 299 267
$1,000 410,103 45,162 321,630 43,311 149,345 260,758

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries ......................................... farms 2,151 1,663 398 90 985 1,166
$1,000 85,150 45,350 37,325 2,475 36,295 48,855
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 206 108 85 13 106 100
$1,000 70,275 34,289 34,581 1,405 29,027 41,248
Fruits and tree nuts ................................................... farms 1,230 993 195 42 591 639
$1,000 30,728 16,742 12,561 1,425 15,240 15,488
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 119 68 44 7 62 57
$1,000 21,669 9,611 11,209 850 10,609 11,060
Berries ...................................................................... farms 1,176 856 259 61 514 662
$1,000 54,421 28,607 24,764 1,050 21,055 33,367
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 84 41 37 6 38 46
$1,000 47,588 24,266 22,781 541 17,637 29,951
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture,
and sod (see text) ....................................................... farms 2,475 1,807 469 199 1,276 1,199
$1,000 580,230 415,126 104,542 60,562 212,320 367,910
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 699 419 192 88 332 367
$1,000 558,671 398,761 101,036 58,874 200,613 358,058
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT
PAYMENTS - Con.

Total - Con.
Total sales - Con.

Cut Christmas trees and


short-rotation woody crops ......................................... farms 1,151 774 286 91 749 402
$1,000 67,097 17,450 44,910 4,737 27,432 39,665
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 201 83 109 9 108 93
$1,000 58,357 12,163 42,325 3,869 21,679 36,678
Cut Christmas trees .................................................. farms 1,135 758 286 91 741 394
$1,000 67,064 (D) (D) 4,737 27,410 39,654
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms 201 83 109 9 108 93
$1,000 58,357 12,163 42,325 3,869 21,679 36,678
Short-rotation woody crops ...................................... farms 18 16 2 - 8 10
$1,000 33 (D) (D) - 22 11
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -
Other crops and hay (see text) ..................................... farms 10,811 6,609 3,695 507 6,824 3,987
$1,000 225,162 48,687 155,911 20,564 122,135 103,027
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 702 108 525 69 414 288
$1,000 170,777 22,861 130,913 17,003 86,825 83,952
Maple syrup (see text) .............................................. farms 9 9 - - - 9
$1,000 8 8 - - - 8
Sales of $50,000 or more ..................................... farms - - - - - -
$1,000 - - - - - -

Cattle and calves .......................................................... farms 15,312 8,238 6,356 718 9,562 5,750
$1,000 332,733 93,441 208,947 30,345 200,143 132,590
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,072 261 755 56 603 469
$1,000 214,044 41,621 147,963 24,460 124,537 89,507
Milk from cows (see text) .............................................. farms 283 63 209 11 130 153
$1,000 179,265 (D) 148,007 (D) 67,498 111,768
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 243 39 194 10 108 135
$1,000 178,682 (D) 147,665 (D) 67,108 111,574
Hogs and pigs .............................................................. farms 1,833 1,069 669 95 1,028 805
$1,000 2,873,988 1,542,029 1,281,005 50,954 1,600,397 1,273,590
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 1,122 655 435 32 679 443
$1,000 2,871,888 1,541,015 1,280,051 50,822 1,599,220 1,272,668
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ............................................................. farms 2,964 2,165 662 137 1,386 1,578
$1,000 7,251 (D) 2,189 (D) 3,353 3,899
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 10 7 2 1 6 4
$1,000 735 (D) (D) (D) 491 243
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ...................................................................... farms 2,220 1,566 533 121 1,027 1,193
$1,000 23,548 16,789 4,746 2,014 11,599 11,949
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 105 77 13 15 66 39
$1,000 10,713 7,951 1,401 1,361 5,934 4,779
Poultry and eggs .......................................................... farms 5,400 3,684 1,547 169 2,535 2,865
$1,000 4,837,026 2,822,536 1,858,490 156,000 2,607,775 2,229,251
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 2,690 1,607 1,024 59 1,479 1,211
$1,000 4,833,671 2,820,297 1,857,646 155,729 2,606,386 2,227,285
Aquaculture .................................................................. farms 228 165 36 27 151 77
$1,000 23,365 17,032 4,510 1,822 16,470 6,895
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 63 44 11 8 41 22
$1,000 22,000 16,068 4,271 1,661 15,510 6,490
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ...................................................... farms 1,525 1,155 321 49 693 832
$1,000 8,089 6,511 1,469 108 3,546 4,543
Sales of $50,000 or more ......................................... farms 16 12 4 - 6 10
$1,000 4,933 4,060 873 - 1,957 2,977

Value of-
Government payments ..................................................... farms 14,417 7,291 6,031 1,095 9,775 4,642
$1,000 120,129 29,067 79,142 11,920 73,273 46,856

Landlord's share of total


sales (see text) ............................................................... farms 912 - 698 214 591 321
$1,000 37,702 - 31,354 6,348 17,617 20,084

Agricultural products sold directly to


individuals for human
consumption (see text) ................................................... farms 4,475 3,088 1,119 268 2,044 2,431
$1,000 31,826 12,782 15,124 3,920 14,189 17,637

FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES

Total farm production expenses 1 ......................................... farms 50,218 32,936 14,221 3,061 30,657 19,561
$1,000 10,061,152 4,361,296 5,129,983 569,872 5,288,896 4,772,256
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 200,350 132,417 360,733 186,172 172,518 243,968

Fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners purchased .................................................. farms 29,487 16,151 11,183 2,153 17,779 11,708
$1,000 555,515 86,555 410,683 58,277 297,086 258,429
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 21,781 14,541 5,994 1,246 12,827 8,954
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 4,231 1,276 2,454 501 2,833 1,398
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 1,125 153 841 131 762 363
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 2,350 181 1,894 275 1,357 993

Chemicals purchased ....................................................... farms 26,183 14,063 10,082 2,038 15,476 10,707
$1,000 416,980 59,383 315,157 42,440 208,537 208,443
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 20,789 13,144 6,281 1,364 12,128 8,661
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 2,645 659 1,642 344 1,736 909
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 947 92 729 126 624 323
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,802 168 1,430 204 988 814
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Seeds, plants, vines, and


trees purchased .............................................................. farms 20,137 10,241 8,246 1,650 11,990 8,147
$1,000 386,436 100,759 244,840 40,837 191,250 195,186
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 10,222 7,204 2,538 480 5,735 4,487
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,228 2,038 1,754 436 2,722 1,506
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 2,963 670 1,892 401 1,921 1,042
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,034 122 762 150 698 336
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,690 207 1,300 183 914 776

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased ............................................................................. farms 12,827 7,805 4,448 574 6,907 5,920
$1,000 1,397,510 795,028 545,055 57,426 780,011 617,498
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,190 4,738 2,127 325 3,755 3,435
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 1,718 839 765 114 926 792
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,285 774 450 61 716 569
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 1,418 803 580 35 818 600
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 1,216 651 526 39 692 524

Breeding livestock purchased or


leased ......................................................................... farms 5,806 3,183 2,366 257 3,064 2,742
$1,000 136,342 67,068 66,083 3,190 62,701 73,641
Other livestock and poultry
purchased or leased (see text) ................................... farms 8,692 5,502 2,810 380 4,612 4,080
$1,000 1,261,168 727,960 478,972 54,236 717,310 543,857

Feed purchased ................................................................ farms 29,837 19,431 9,048 1,358 16,934 12,903
$1,000 4,121,552 2,209,694 1,802,498 109,360 2,223,294 1,898,258
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 19,012 13,123 5,024 865 10,772 8,240
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,435 3,318 1,833 284 3,070 2,365
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 1,740 908 730 102 1,051 689
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 619 327 266 26 347 272
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 3,031 1,755 1,195 81 1,694 1,337

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased .................................. farms 48,292 31,179 14,154 2,959 29,404 18,888
$1,000 417,600 114,820 265,950 36,830 222,873 194,727
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 39,237 28,068 9,028 2,141 23,994 15,243
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,657 2,361 2,788 508 3,501 2,156
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,566 436 987 143 943 623
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,832 314 1,351 167 966 866

Utilities .............................................................................. farms 30,066 18,226 10,129 1,711 17,475 12,591


$1,000 186,984 81,908 93,097 11,979 93,520 93,464
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 16,029 11,309 4,049 671 9,591 6,438
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 7,964 4,368 2,975 621 4,562 3,402
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 4,592 2,029 2,241 322 2,578 2,014
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 892 315 509 68 474 418
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 589 205 355 29 270 319

Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ........................ farms 39,692 24,561 12,649 2,482 23,760 15,932
$1,000 430,051 154,395 245,623 30,032 214,188 215,863
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 30,536 21,171 7,607 1,758 18,337 12,199
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 5,852 2,542 2,829 481 3,612 2,240
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 1,611 492 1,002 117 964 647
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,693 356 1,211 126 847 846

Hired farm labor ................................................................ farms 14,469 7,505 5,910 1,054 8,368 6,101
$1,000 765,886 311,245 380,261 74,380 345,946 419,940
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 6,618 4,119 2,132 367 3,954 2,664
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 3,446 1,768 1,383 295 2,075 1,371
$25,000 to $99,999 ............................................................ 2,955 1,182 1,528 245 1,674 1,281
$100,000 to $249,999 ........................................................ 931 265 572 94 462 469
$250,000 or more .............................................................. 519 171 295 53 203 316

Contract labor ................................................................... farms 5,677 3,128 2,087 462 3,213 2,464
$1,000 148,205 42,042 93,512 12,651 71,535 76,670
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 1,147 828 260 59 668 479
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 1,927 1,210 550 167 1,062 865
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 1,637 813 693 131 954 683
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 409 154 204 51 245 164
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 557 123 380 54 284 273

Customwork and custom hauling ...................................... farms 9,252 4,781 3,874 597 5,719 3,533
$1,000 129,481 49,186 69,520 10,775 66,266 63,215
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 .......................................................................... 2,435 1,569 744 122 1,589 846
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 2,555 1,323 1,048 184 1,663 892
$5,000 to $24,999 .............................................................. 3,072 1,431 1,435 206 1,827 1,245
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 689 281 358 50 377 312
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 501 177 289 35 263 238

Cash rent for land, buildings,


and grazing fees ............................................................. farms 12,693 78 10,454 2,161 8,178 4,515
$1,000 276,600 281 230,795 45,524 141,884 134,716
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ....................................................................... 7,719 70 6,364 1,285 5,055 2,664
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 1,207 4 954 249 812 395
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 1,492 - 1,224 268 1,011 481
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 2,275 4 1,912 359 1,300 975
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con.

Total farm production expenses 1 - Con.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery,


equipment, and farm share of vehicles ........................... farms 2,356 928 1,188 240 1,342 1,014
$1,000 33,183 8,547 21,673 2,963 18,019 15,164
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ......................................................................... 855 481 335 39 498 357
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 692 260 337 95 393 299
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 540 127 343 70 308 232
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 124 30 71 23 67 57
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 145 30 102 13 76 69

Interest expense ............................................................... farms 14,368 8,061 5,569 738 8,334 6,034
$1,000 207,217 92,610 107,597 7,010 105,164 102,052
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 7,147 4,254 2,410 483 4,371 2,776
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 5,257 3,023 2,045 189 2,956 2,301
$25,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 1,702 679 964 59 877 825
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 262 105 150 7 130 132

Secured by real estate ................................................. farms 10,683 6,412 4,271 - 6,056 4,627
$1,000 156,900 79,335 77,566 - 78,119 78,782
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................... 1,299 819 480 - 804 495
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 3,572 2,264 1,308 - 2,134 1,438
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................... 4,349 2,650 1,699 - 2,384 1,965
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 861 409 452 - 452 409
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 602 270 332 - 282 320

Not secured by real estate ........................................... farms 7,916 3,899 3,279 738 4,695 3,221
$1,000 50,316 13,276 30,031 7,010 27,046 23,271
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $999 ..................................................................... 2,439 1,500 763 176 1,489 950
$1,000 to $4,999 ........................................................... 3,436 1,809 1,320 307 2,038 1,398
$5,000 to $24,999 ......................................................... 1,630 529 912 189 963 667
$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... 269 49 179 41 134 135
$50,000 or more ............................................................ 142 12 105 25 71 71

Property taxes paid .......................................................... farms 47,883 32,634 14,087 1,162 29,109 18,774
$1,000 142,392 75,129 64,236 3,027 79,978 62,415
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 42,518 30,146 11,348 1,024 26,045 16,473
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 3,294 1,710 1,505 79 1,944 1,350
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 1,528 593 891 44 870 658
$25,000 or more ................................................................ 543 185 343 15 250 293

All other production


expenses (see text) ........................................................ farms 24,030 13,899 8,692 1,439 13,426 10,604
$1,000 445,561 179,713 239,486 26,361 229,344 216,217
Farms with expenses of-
$1 to $4,999 ...................................................................... 16,722 10,902 4,932 888 9,287 7,435
$5,000 to $24,999 ............................................................. 4,547 2,102 2,117 328 2,656 1,891
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 1,198 406 670 122 685 513
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................... 789 236 500 53 413 376
$100,000 or more .............................................................. 774 253 473 48 385 389

Production expenses paid by


landlords 1 .......................................................................... farms 1,289 77 1,090 122 861 428
$1,000 19,202 135 16,653 2,414 10,214 8,988

Depreciation expenses claimed ........................................... farms 21,337 12,175 7,969 1,193 12,647 8,690
$1,000 587,362 226,870 325,013 35,479 315,375 271,987

NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT)

Net cash farm income of operations ..................................... farms 50,218 32,936 14,221 3,061 30,657 19,561
$1,000 2,864,522 1,152,121 1,558,306 154,096 1,514,553 1,349,969
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 57,042 34,981 109,578 50,342 49,403 69,013

Farms with net gains 2 ................................................... number 21,700 12,684 7,384 1,632 13,934 7,766
Average net gain .....................................................dollars 156,912 111,747 242,481 120,778 130,621 204,084

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,330 1,798 395 137 1,618 712
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 4,850 3,535 1,027 288 3,210 1,640
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 2,673 1,736 758 179 1,773 900
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 3,050 1,814 943 293 1,993 1,057
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 2,088 1,090 794 204 1,387 701
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 6,709 2,711 3,467 531 3,953 2,756

Farms with net losses .................................................... number 28,518 20,252 6,837 1,429 16,723 11,795
Average net loss ......................................................dollars 18,952 13,099 33,959 30,100 18,269 19,919

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,972 2,360 473 139 1,945 1,027
$1,000 to $4,999 ............................................................... 9,834 7,502 1,903 429 6,056 3,778
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................... 6,294 4,505 1,490 299 3,579 2,715
$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................... 5,589 3,763 1,544 282 2,990 2,599
$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................... 2,230 1,401 690 139 1,305 925
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,599 721 737 141 848 751

Net cash farm income of operators ...................................... farms 50,218 32,936 14,221 3,061 30,657 19,561
$1,000 1,935,698 445,541 1,025,757 464,399 1,148,765 786,932
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 38,546 13,527 72,130 151,715 37,472 40,230

Operators reporting net gains 2 ........................................ farms 21,493 12,569 7,308 1,616 13,785 7,708
Average net gain .....................................................dollars 117,253 58,232 175,235 314,103 107,111 135,392
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con.

Net cash farm income of operators - Con.


Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con.

Gain of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,327 1,794 407 126 1,612 715
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 4,863 3,552 1,026 285 3,218 1,645
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 2,722 1,756 782 184 1,791 931
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 3,254 1,935 1,010 309 2,138 1,116
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,448 1,362 872 214 1,570 878
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 5,879 2,170 3,211 498 3,456 2,423

Operators reporting net losses ......................................... farms 28,725 20,367 6,913 1,445 16,872 11,853
Average net loss ..................................................... dollars 20,346 14,061 36,867 29,890 19,427 21,654

Loss of-
Less than $1,000 ............................................................... 2,978 2,361 475 142 1,954 1,024
$1,000 to $4,999 ................................................................ 9,854 7,509 1,905 440 6,074 3,780
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................ 6,284 4,506 1,478 300 3,583 2,701
$10,000 to $24,999 ............................................................ 5,640 3,791 1,567 282 3,018 2,622
$25,000 to $49,999 ............................................................ 2,260 1,415 714 131 1,308 952
$50,000 or more ................................................................ 1,709 785 774 150 935 774

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION


LOANS (SEE TEXT)

Total ...................................................................................... farms 286 30 222 34 192 94


$1,000 22,797 1,136 18,668 2,993 13,417 9,380

INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

Total income from farm-related sources, gross


before taxes and expenses (see text) ................................. farms 16,809 10,688 5,206 915 10,263 6,546
$1,000 217,404 106,992 95,358 15,054 117,194 100,210
Customwork and other agricultural
services .......................................................................... farms 2,495 868 1,351 276 1,551 944
$1,000 31,345 8,436 19,240 3,670 18,916 12,430

Gross cash rent or share payments .................................. farms 6,073 4,956 980 137 3,880 2,193
$1,000 28,536 21,608 6,142 785 18,396 10,140
Sales of forest products, excluding
Christmas trees, short rotation woody
crops, and maple products ............................................. farms 2,009 1,410 562 37 1,240 769
$1,000 38,578 25,969 12,431 177 20,907 17,671
Agri-tourism and recreational services
(see text) ......................................................................... farms 1,135 800 288 47 625 510
$1,000 17,625 8,866 6,199 2,560 6,015 11,610
Patronage dividends and refunds
from cooperatives ........................................................... farms 4,505 2,126 2,059 320 2,644 1,861
$1,000 10,343 4,520 5,442 380 5,411 4,932
Crop and livestock insurance
payments received .......................................................... farms 1,294 257 882 155 834 460
$1,000 43,684 3,520 34,978 5,186 24,906 18,778
Amount from state and local government
agricultural program payments ....................................... farms 611 397 182 32 372 239
$1,000 3,371 1,535 1,531 305 2,056 1,315
Other farm-related income
sources (see text) ........................................................... farms 2,394 1,690 562 142 1,308 1,086
$1,000 43,922 32,538 9,394 1,990 20,587 23,335

LAND USE

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 37,247 22,112 12,696 2,439 23,281 13,966
acres 4,745,014 880,700 3,402,993 461,321 2,623,065 2,121,949
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 32,802 18,270 12,231 2,301 20,463 12,339
acres 4,378,097 658,800 3,271,329 447,968 2,393,295 1,984,802
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 49 acres ...................................................................... 23,569 16,444 5,848 1,277 14,531 9,038
50 to 99 acres .................................................................... 3,360 1,103 1,919 338 2,233 1,127
100 to 199 acres ................................................................ 1,953 374 1,343 236 1,260 693
200 to 499 acres ................................................................ 1,738 178 1,354 206 1,192 546
500 to 999 acres ................................................................ 1,043 64 852 127 677 366
1,000 to 1,999 acres .......................................................... 752 75 608 69 412 340
2,000 acres or more ........................................................... 387 32 307 48 158 229

Cropland-
Other pasture and grazing land that could
have been used for crops without additional
improvements (see text) ............................................. farms 3,161 2,055 964 142 1,799 1,362
acres 95,603 54,261 38,354 2,988 59,961 35,642
On which all crops failed or
were abandoned ......................................................... farms 1,670 952 614 104 989 681
acres 31,568 10,985 18,135 2,448 19,861 11,707
Idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement, but not harvested and not
pastured or grazed (see text) ...................................... farms 6,846 5,170 1,439 237 4,279 2,567
acres 197,573 138,337 52,652 6,584 124,221 73,352
In cultivated summer fallow .......................................... farms 1,647 997 579 71 1,008 639
acres 42,173 18,317 22,523 1,333 25,727 16,446

Total woodland ..................................................................... farms 31,295 21,856 8,762 677 18,705 12,590
acres 2,145,710 1,258,845 842,658 44,207 1,316,175 829,535
Woodland pastured ........................................................... farms 12,675 8,021 4,234 420 7,388 5,287
acres 270,242 136,392 125,393 8,457 166,670 103,572
Woodland not pastured ..................................................... farms 24,918 17,924 6,613 381 14,907 10,011
acres 1,875,468 1,122,453 717,265 35,750 1,149,505 725,963
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

220 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data


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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
LAND USE - Con.

Permanent pasture and rangeland,


other than cropland and woodland
pastured (see text) ............................................................. farms 28,223 18,334 8,705 1,184 16,273 11,950
acres 1,051,041 457,690 540,945 52,406 635,035 416,006

Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings,


livestock facilities, ponds, roads,
wasteland, etc. ................................................................... farms 33,122 23,000 9,175 947 19,346 13,776
acres 472,991 286,681 170,719 15,591 278,685 194,306

Irrigated land ........................................................................ farms 4,699 2,862 1,451 386 2,314 2,385
acres 174,526 41,308 116,344 16,874 76,221 98,305
Harvested cropland .......................................................... farms 4,520 2,720 1,418 382 2,237 2,283
acres 164,414 35,883 112,696 15,835 71,314 93,100
Pastureland and other land .............................................. farms 313 203 98 12 137 176
acres 10,112 5,425 3,648 1,039 4,907 5,205

CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE

Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve,


Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands,
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Programs ............................................................................ farms 3,240 2,753 451 36 2,242 998
acres 105,906 91,621 13,020 1,265 71,610 34,296

Land enrolled in crop insurance


programs (see text) ............................................................ farms 5,615 1,032 3,800 783 3,689 1,926
acres 2,819,750 223,827 2,264,315 331,608 1,501,831 1,317,919

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Total organic commodity sales (see text) ............................. farms 220 141 55 24 93 127
$1,000 15,563 3,642 9,435 2,486 10,136 5,428

VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Estimated market value of land and


buildings ............................................................................. farms 50,218 32,936 14,221 3,061 30,657 19,561
$1,000 36,505,652 14,522,975 19,831,185 2,151,492 20,486,378 16,019,274
Average per farm .........................................................dollars 726,944 440,945 1,394,500 702,872 668,245 818,939
Average per acre .........................................................dollars 4,338 5,036 4,000 3,751 4,221 4,498

Farms by value group:


$1 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 4,101 3,130 299 672 2,765 1,336
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 4,249 3,182 694 373 2,823 1,426
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 8,733 6,737 1,482 514 5,409 3,324
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 16,897 12,185 4,081 631 10,009 6,888
$500,000 to $999,999 ........................................................... 8,599 5,161 3,045 393 5,122 3,477

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ..................................................... 4,064 1,706 2,129 229 2,537 1,527


$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 ..................................................... 2,495 670 1,655 170 1,448 1,047
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 ..................................................... 754 98 599 57 392 362
$10,000,000 or more ............................................................. 326 67 237 22 152 174

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Estimated market value of all machinery


and equipment ................................................................... farms 50,215 32,934 14,221 3,060 30,657 19,558
$1,000 4,664,336 1,566,796 2,712,814 384,726 2,578,928 2,085,407

Farms by value group:


$1 to $4,999 .......................................................................... 4,475 3,788 420 267 2,883 1,592
$5,000 to $9,999 ................................................................... 4,787 3,919 658 210 3,095 1,692
$10,000 to $19,999 ............................................................... 8,491 6,605 1,426 460 5,345 3,146
$20,000 to $49,999 ............................................................... 14,870 10,589 3,475 806 8,922 5,948
$50,000 to $99,999 ............................................................... 8,424 4,922 2,969 533 4,945 3,479
$100,000 to $199,999 ........................................................... 4,465 2,015 2,137 313 2,761 1,704
$200,000 to $499,999 ........................................................... 2,906 822 1,778 306 1,774 1,132
$500,000 or more .................................................................. 1,797 274 1,358 165 932 865

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Trucks, including pickups (see text) ..................................... farms 40,049 24,331 13,178 2,540 24,050 15,999
number 87,620 40,836 40,722 6,062 50,409 37,211

Tractors, all .......................................................................... farms 42,778 26,703 13,517 2,558 25,937 16,841
number 103,667 50,134 46,765 6,768 62,115 41,552
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) ...................................... farms 23,901 15,641 7,039 1,221 14,214 9,687
number 34,572 21,366 11,398 1,808 20,495 14,077
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) .............................................. farms 30,514 17,394 11,301 1,819 18,805 11,709
number 52,001 25,497 23,342 3,162 31,658 20,343
100 horsepower (PTO) or more ....................................... farms 7,851 2,217 4,788 846 4,911 2,940
number 17,094 3,271 12,025 1,798 9,962 7,132

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled ............................. farms 4,945 910 3,447 588 3,240 1,705
number 5,653 992 4,012 649 3,618 2,035

Cotton pickers and strippers,


self-propelled ...................................................................... farms 1,228 188 845 195 748 480
number 1,629 249 1,129 251 954 675
Forage harvesters, self-propelled ......................................... farms 762 224 469 69 423 339
number 879 258 544 77 478 401
Hay balers ............................................................................ farms 14,241 7,031 6,494 716 8,700 5,541
number 18,164 8,428 8,822 914 10,912 7,252
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS

Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil


conditioners used ............................................................... farms 24,410 12,387 10,138 1,885 14,767 9,643
acres treated 3,488,942 484,463 2,622,030 382,449 1,867,937 1,621,005
Manure used ......................................................................... farms 7,427 3,821 3,212 394 3,871 3,556
acres treated 449,093 84,693 334,664 29,736 232,730 216,363

Acres treated to control-


Insects .............................................................................. farms 10,652 4,630 4,897 1,125 6,293 4,359
acres 2,350,771 245,407 1,810,721 294,643 1,218,099 1,132,672
Weeds, grass, or brush ..................................................... farms 19,535 9,263 8,560 1,712 11,651 7,884
acres 3,776,603 483,986 2,877,132 415,485 2,017,967 1,758,636
Nematodes ....................................................................... farms 2,531 718 1,463 350 1,543 988
acres 627,543 71,926 484,159 71,458 355,917 271,626
Diseases in crops and orchards ....................................... farms 3,582 1,455 1,722 405 2,015 1,567
acres 670,001 62,550 526,300 81,151 340,683 329,318
Chemicals used to control growth,
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate ................................................. farms 2,132 528 1,313 291 1,239 893
acres on which used 620,800 45,246 481,011 94,543 311,332 309,468

LAND USE PRACTICES

Land drained by tile .............................................................. farms 2,763 1,199 1,349 215 1,673 1,090
acres 260,687 35,814 192,543 32,330 147,651 113,036
Land artificially drained by ditches ........................................ farms 7,916 4,189 3,037 690 4,708 3,208
acres 1,417,970 181,590 1,038,741 197,639 750,086 667,884
Land under conservation easement ..................................... farms 1,615 1,119 408 88 937 678
acres 97,641 55,810 33,671 8,160 62,728 34,913
Cropland on which no-till practices were
used .................................................................................... farms 7,387 2,472 4,194 721 4,778 2,609
acres 1,878,617 208,339 1,475,702 194,576 998,037 880,580
Cropland on which conservation tillage,
including no till, practices were
used .................................................................................... farms 2,875 1,008 1,582 285 1,844 1,031
acres 636,205 64,417 498,158 73,630 329,734 306,471
Cropland on which conventional tillage
practices were used ............................................................ farms 9,851 4,311 4,544 996 6,396 3,455
acres 1,243,393 143,423 952,556 147,414 705,075 538,318
Cropland planted to a cover crop
(excluding CRP) ................................................................. farms 4,405 2,137 1,905 363 2,559 1,846
acres 393,002 42,064 306,090 44,848 183,288 209,714

ENERGY

Renewable energy producing systems ................................. farms 961 704 209 48 464 497
Solar panels ...................................................................... farms 635 489 117 29 285 350
Wind turbines .................................................................... farms 76 54 19 3 35 41
Methane digesters ............................................................ farms 46 34 12 - 31 15
Geoexchange systems ..................................................... farms 176 136 38 2 80 96

Small hydro systems ......................................................... farms 84 61 20 3 51 33


Biodiesel ........................................................................... farms 143 82 51 10 79 64
Ethanol ............................................................................. farms 86 55 27 4 52 34
Other ................................................................................. farms 22 14 7 1 11 11

Wind rights leased to others ................................................. farms 32 11 21 - 17 15

TENURE

Full owners ........................................................................... farms 32,936 32,936 - - 19,726 13,210


Part owners .......................................................................... farms 14,221 - 14,221 - 8,923 5,298
Tenants ................................................................................. farms 3,061 - - 3,061 2,008 1,053

OWNED AND RENTED LAND

Land owned .......................................................................... farms 47,241 32,936 14,221 84 28,708 18,533


acres 5,253,410 3,224,271 2,021,156 7,983 3,123,921 2,129,489
Owned land in farms ......................................................... farms 47,157 32,936 14,221 - 28,649 18,508
acres 4,836,861 2,883,916 1,952,945 - 2,846,294 1,990,567

Land rented or leased from others ........................................ farms 17,427 145 14,221 3,061 11,029 6,398
acres 3,611,759 14,484 3,016,701 580,574 2,026,294 1,585,465
Rented or leased land in farms ......................................... farms 17,282 - 14,221 3,061 10,931 6,351
acres 3,577,895 - 3,004,370 573,525 2,006,666 1,571,229

Land rented or leased to others ............................................ farms 6,728 5,453 1,110 165 4,326 2,402
acres 450,413 354,839 80,542 15,032 297,255 153,158

NUMBER OF OPERATORS

Total operators ................................................................. number 73,846 48,488 20,987 4,371 30,657 43,189
Farms by number of operators:
1 operator .............................................................................. 30,657 19,726 8,923 2,008 30,657 -
2 operators ............................................................................ 16,435 11,350 4,231 854 - 16,435
3 operators ............................................................................ 2,522 1,514 848 160 - 2,522
4 operators ............................................................................ 468 276 159 33 - 468
5 or more operators ............................................................... 136 70 60 6 - 136

Total women operators ................................................. number 19,975 15,000 4,072 903 3,065 16,910
Farms by number of women operators:
1 operator .......................................................................... 17,451 13,070 3,622 759 3,065 14,386
2 operators ........................................................................ 1,077 832 188 57 - 1,077
3 operators ........................................................................ 107 75 22 10 - 107
4 operators ........................................................................ 11 9 2 - - 11
5 or more operators ........................................................... 1 1 - - - 1
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Sex of operator:
Male .......................................................................................... 43,765 27,512 13,497 2,756 27,592 16,173
Female ...................................................................................... 6,453 5,424 724 305 3,065 3,388

Primary occupation:
Farming ..................................................................................... 24,574 14,386 8,559 1,629 15,278 9,296
Other ......................................................................................... 25,644 18,550 5,662 1,432 15,379 10,265

Place of residence:
On farm operated ...................................................................... 39,098 25,837 11,738 1,523 23,406 15,692
Not on farm operated ................................................................ 11,120 7,099 2,483 1,538 7,251 3,869

Days worked off farm:


None .......................................................................................... 20,047 12,714 6,301 1,032 12,808 7,239
Any ............................................................................................ 30,171 20,222 7,920 2,029 17,849 12,322
1 to 49 days ........................................................................... 3,864 2,694 924 246 2,514 1,350
50 to 99 days ......................................................................... 2,364 1,662 535 167 1,424 940
100 to 199 days ..................................................................... 4,390 2,894 1,205 291 2,688 1,702
200 days or more .................................................................. 19,553 12,972 5,256 1,325 11,223 8,330

Years on present farm:


2 years or less ........................................................................... 1,659 1,142 294 223 831 828
3 or 4 years ............................................................................... 2,459 1,621 491 347 1,262 1,197
5 to 9 years ............................................................................... 6,909 4,758 1,532 619 3,586 3,323
10 years or more ....................................................................... 39,191 25,415 11,904 1,872 24,978 14,213

Average years on present farm ................................................. 23.1 22.5 25.8 16.8 24.6 20.7

Years operating any farm (see text):


2 years or less ........................................................................... 1,298 913 226 159 658 640
3 or 4 years ............................................................................... 2,030 1,349 383 298 1,023 1,007
5 to 9 years ............................................................................... 5,935 4,130 1,255 550 3,079 2,856
10 years or more ....................................................................... 40,955 26,544 12,357 2,054 25,897 15,058

Average years operating any farm ............................................ 25.0 24.4 27.8 19.1 26.4 22.8

Age group:
Under 25 years .......................................................................... 220 76 58 86 146 74
25 to 34 years ........................................................................... 2,101 881 766 454 1,170 931
35 to 44 years ........................................................................... 4,932 2,690 1,691 551 2,588 2,344
45 to 49 years ........................................................................... 4,245 2,580 1,338 327 2,378 1,867
50 to 54 years ........................................................................... 6,146 3,850 1,885 411 3,515 2,631
55 to 59 years ........................................................................... 7,306 4,712 2,224 370 4,320 2,986
60 to 64 years ........................................................................... 7,818 5,258 2,225 335 4,887 2,931
65 to 69 years ........................................................................... 6,755 4,786 1,718 251 4,274 2,481
70 years and over ..................................................................... 10,695 8,103 2,316 276 7,379 3,316

Average age .............................................................................. 58.9 60.6 56.9 50.2 59.9 57.2

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) ................................ 493 319 154 20 267 226

Race:
American Indian or Alaska Native ............................................. 596 391 168 37 428 168
Asian ......................................................................................... 179 150 23 6 61 118
Black or African American ......................................................... 1,637 952 500 185 1,172 465
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ................................. - - - - - -
White ......................................................................................... 47,627 31,322 13,478 2,827 28,906 18,721
More than one race reported ..................................................... 179 121 52 6 90 89

Farms by number of persons living in


operator's household:
1 person .................................................................................... 6,809 4,820 1,557 432 5,736 1,073
2 people .................................................................................... 27,084 18,302 7,423 1,359 15,994 11,090
3 people .................................................................................... 7,781 4,776 2,396 609 4,376 3,405
4 people .................................................................................... 5,942 3,447 2,026 469 3,195 2,747
5 or more people ....................................................................... 2,602 1,591 819 192 1,356 1,246

Percent of operator's total


household income from farming:
Less than 25 percent ................................................................. 37,398 27,313 8,122 1,963 22,679 14,719
25 to 49 percent ........................................................................ 3,483 1,783 1,427 273 2,215 1,268
50 to 74 percent ........................................................................ 3,963 1,846 1,753 364 2,404 1,559
75 to 99 percent ........................................................................ 2,639 1,057 1,381 201 1,576 1,063
100 percent ............................................................................... 2,735 937 1,538 260 1,783 952

Operator is a hired manager ................................................ farms 1,434 787 498 149 787 647
acres 841,175 306,920 478,246 56,009 401,445 439,730

Farms with-
Internet access .......................................................................... 34,814 22,596 10,020 2,198 19,425 15,389
Dial-up service ...................................................................... 2,587 1,645 826 116 1,553 1,034
DSL service ........................................................................... 18,475 12,006 5,288 1,181 10,017 8,458
Cable modem service ............................................................ 7,092 4,653 1,971 468 4,140 2,952
Fiber-optic service ................................................................. 1,549 992 462 95 831 718
Mobile broadband plan for a computer
or cell phone ........................................................................ 4,924 2,996 1,562 366 2,491 2,433
Satellite service ..................................................................... 3,330 2,249 893 188 1,818 1,512
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) ...................................... 732 464 219 49 365 367
Other Internet service ............................................................ 290 199 72 19 153 137

Farms by number of households sharing


in net income of operation:
1 household ............................................................................... 39,916 26,881 10,666 2,369 26,033 13,883
2 households ............................................................................. 8,051 4,786 2,708 557 3,643 4,408
3 households ............................................................................. 1,413 790 564 59 579 834
4 households ............................................................................. 579 334 186 59 277 302
5 or more households ................................................................ 259 145 97 17 125 134
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
FARMS BY TYPE OF
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT)

Operation with 50 percent or more ownership


interest held by operator and/or persons
related by blood, marriage,
or adoption .......................................................................... farms 48,594 31,970 13,720 2,904 29,935 18,659
acres 7,674,251 2,640,527 4,518,664 515,060 4,589,772 3,084,479
Limited Liability Corporation ................................................. farms 2,474 1,570 723 181 1,236 1,238
acres 687,066 213,025 425,966 48,075 316,414 370,652

LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT)

Family or individual .............................................................. farms 43,563 29,071 12,037 2,455 27,832 15,731
acres 5,566,945 2,129,841 3,149,301 287,803 3,881,706 1,685,239
Partnership ........................................................................... farms 3,132 1,724 1,121 287 1,127 2,005
acres 1,381,005 307,422 924,061 149,522 353,456 1,027,549
Registered under state law ............................................... farms 2,199 1,240 749 210 781 1,418
acres 1,079,866 244,101 703,107 132,658 251,522 828,344

Corporation ........................................................................... farms 3,035 1,766 986 283 1,442 1,593


acres 1,392,032 394,480 863,911 133,641 577,962 814,070
Family held ....................................................................... farms 2,715 1,553 909 253 1,265 1,450
acres 1,253,748 338,121 789,341 126,286 484,778 768,970
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 46 38 8 - 17 29
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 2,669 1,515 901 253 1,248 1,421

Other than family held ....................................................... farms 320 213 77 30 177 143
acres 138,284 56,359 74,570 7,355 93,184 45,100
More than 10 stockholders ........................................... farms 27 22 3 2 19 8
10 or less stockholders ................................................. farms 293 191 74 28 158 135

Other-cooperative, estate
or trust, institutional, etc ...................................................... farms 488 375 77 36 256 232
acres 74,774 52,173 20,042 2,559 39,836 34,938

HIRED FARM LABOR

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 14,469 7,505 5,910 1,054 8,368 6,101
workers 78,012 32,033 38,554 7,425 39,671 38,341
Workers by days worked:
150 days or more .......................................................... farms 7,022 3,215 3,260 547 3,695 3,327
workers 30,165 13,267 14,056 2,842 14,138 16,027
Less than 150 days ....................................................... farms 10,548 5,520 4,231 797 6,271 4,277
workers 47,847 18,766 24,498 4,583 25,533 22,314
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired
labor (see text) .................................................................... farms 1,605 354 1,081 170 940 665
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting
only contract labor (see text) .............................................. farms 199 73 96 30 109 90

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 21,730 14,520 6,012 1,198 10,880 10,850
workers 48,608 32,362 13,542 2,704 21,434 27,174

FARMS BY SIZE

1 to 9 acres .................................................................................... 4,155 3,438 260 457 2,423 1,732


10 to 49 acres ................................................................................ 20,014 15,773 3,179 1,062 11,688 8,326
50 to 69 acres ................................................................................ 5,596 3,863 1,436 297 3,499 2,097
70 to 99 acres ................................................................................ 5,276 3,325 1,687 264 3,408 1,868
100 to 139 acres ............................................................................ 4,062 2,478 1,341 243 2,621 1,441
140 to 179 acres ............................................................................ 2,326 1,256 953 117 1,545 781
180 to 219 acres ............................................................................ 1,604 754 749 101 1,062 542
220 to 259 acres ............................................................................ 1,055 449 551 55 646 409
260 to 499 acres ............................................................................ 2,728 964 1,567 197 1,788 940
500 to 999 acres ............................................................................ 1,706 344 1,226 136 1,073 633
1,000 to 1,999 acres ...................................................................... 1,067 189 804 74 615 452
2,000 acres or more ....................................................................... 629 103 468 58 289 340

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN


INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM (NAICS)

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 5,723 2,067 2,917 739 4,246 1,477
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................ 2,022 1,372 465 185 1,072 950
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 1,494 1,282 153 59 724 770
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture
production (1114) ........................................................................ 3,072 2,306 512 254 1,781 1,291
Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 12,039 8,274 3,124 641 7,938 4,101
Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................................... 1,046 197 712 137 699 347
Cotton farming (11192) .............................................................. 528 131 291 106 350 178
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) ................................ 10,465 7,946 2,121 398 6,889 3,576
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................................... 13,909 8,733 4,467 709 8,947 4,962
Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ 10 5 5 - 5 5
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 263 73 180 10 118 145
Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................... 1,170 791 335 44 706 464
Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................ 3,404 2,311 1,005 88 1,763 1,641
Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 1,922 1,613 248 61 937 985
Animal aquaculture and other animal
production (1125, 1129) ............................................................... 5,190 4,109 810 271 2,420 2,770

LIVESTOCK

Cattle and calves inventory ................................................... farms 19,548 11,173 7,440 935 12,046 7,502
number 829,717 271,164 512,909 45,644 485,238 344,479
Farms with-
1 to 9 ...................................................................................... 5,737 4,402 1,075 260 3,435 2,302
10 to 49 .................................................................................. 10,059 5,690 3,879 490 6,346 3,713
50 to 99 .................................................................................. 2,126 738 1,280 108 1,333 793
100 to 199 .............................................................................. 945 222 689 34 562 383
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
LIVESTOCK - Con.

Cattle and calves inventory - Con.


Farms with- - Con.

200 to 499 ............................................................................. 506 93 382 31 282 224


500 or more ........................................................................... 175 28 135 12 88 87

Cows and heifers that calved ........................................... farms 16,361 9,094 6,531 736 10,200 6,161
number 394,156 137,377 240,374 16,405 231,520 162,636

Beef cows ..................................................................... farms 16,059 8,975 6,359 725 10,049 6,010
number 348,196 130,047 202,909 15,240 212,773 135,423
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 7,151 4,995 1,843 313 4,396 2,755
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 7,338 3,580 3,414 344 4,701 2,637
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 1,040 291 706 43 642 398
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 401 83 297 21 242 159
200 to 499 ..................................................................... 112 23 85 4 59 53
500 or more ................................................................... 17 3 14 - 9 8
Milk cows ...................................................................... farms 571 247 305 19 290 281
number 45,960 7,330 37,465 1,165 18,747 27,213
Farms with-
1 to 9 ............................................................................. 322 202 112 8 171 151
10 to 49 ......................................................................... 70 27 42 1 43 27
50 to 99 ......................................................................... 55 5 45 5 24 31
100 to 199 ..................................................................... 63 6 53 4 28 35
200 to 499 ..................................................................... 45 3 41 1 17 28
500 or more ................................................................... 16 4 12 - 7 9

Other cattle (see text) ....................................................... farms 15,798 8,603 6,436 759 9,638 6,160
number 435,561 133,787 272,535 29,239 253,718 181,843

Cattle and calves sold .......................................................... farms 15,312 8,238 6,356 718 9,562 5,750
number 435,411 132,804 266,789 35,818 257,675 177,736
$1,000 332,733 93,441 208,947 30,345 200,143 132,590
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds ............................ farms 8,542 4,540 3,629 373 5,302 3,240
number 108,585 43,670 59,072 5,843 62,217 46,368

Cattle, including calves weighing


500 pounds or more ....................................................... farms 12,974 6,796 5,557 621 8,022 4,952
number 326,826 89,134 207,717 29,975 195,458 131,368
Cattle on feed (see text) ............................................... farms 15 7 8 - 8 7
number 2,428 560 1,868 - 588 1,840

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................... farms 2,217 1,342 757 118 1,185 1,032
number 8,901,434 5,209,686 3,527,899 163,849 4,884,922 4,016,512
Farms with-
1 to 24 ................................................................................... 987 630 276 81 435 552
25 to 49 ................................................................................. 78 54 22 2 53 25
50 to 99 ................................................................................. 60 26 28 6 33 27
100 to 199 ............................................................................. 25 6 19 - 14 11
200 to 499 ............................................................................. 25 7 17 1 15 10
500 or more ........................................................................... 1,042 619 395 28 635 407

Used or to be used for breeding ....................................... farms 838 510 280 48 416 422
number 896,231 587,246 282,980 26,005 423,206 473,025
Other hogs and pigs ......................................................... farms 2,040 1,232 705 103 1,100 940
number 8,005,203 4,622,440 3,244,919 137,844 4,461,716 3,543,487

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................... farms 1,833 1,069 669 95 1,028 805
number 34,456,613 20,315,068 13,569,471 572,074 17,406,438 17,050,175
$1,000 2,873,988 1,542,029 1,281,005 50,954 1,600,397 1,273,590

Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .................................. farms 1,311 928 327 56 561 750
number 29,224 15,996 11,818 1,410 12,667 16,557
Ewes 1 year old or older ................................................... farms 923 648 231 44 399 524
number 15,633 8,384 6,525 724 7,083 8,550
Sheep and lambs sold .......................................................... farms 752 501 203 48 355 397
number 14,523 7,126 6,615 782 6,900 7,623

Total horses and ponies inventory ....................................... farms 10,261 7,256 2,548 457 4,937 5,324
number 66,870 46,143 16,436 4,291 29,615 37,255
Owned horses and ponies
inventory ......................................................................... farms 9,785 6,890 2,447 448 4,671 5,114
number 55,143 37,881 14,145 3,117 24,731 30,412
Owned horses and ponies sold ............................................ farms 1,955 1,380 462 113 902 1,053
number 7,037 4,491 1,888 658 3,020 4,017

Goats, all inventory .............................................................. farms 4,387 3,289 942 156 2,034 2,353
number 66,367 46,689 17,576 2,102 30,908 35,459
Goats, all sold ...................................................................... farms 2,346 1,741 502 103 1,112 1,234
number 30,589 21,728 7,867 994 14,514 16,075

POULTRY

Layers inventory (see text) ................................................... farms 4,996 3,715 1,077 204 2,034 2,962
number 13,091,384 8,432,178 4,108,223 550,983 7,344,085 5,747,299
Farms with-
1 to 399 ................................................................................. 4,605 3,497 920 188 1,857 2,748
400 to 3,199 .......................................................................... 40 20 18 2 16 24
3,200 to 9,999 ....................................................................... 74 56 16 2 31 43
10,000 to 19,999 ................................................................... 101 59 41 1 48 53
20,000 to 49,999 ................................................................... 148 74 65 9 71 77
50,000 to 99,999 ................................................................... 23 6 17 - 8 15
100,000 or more .................................................................... 5 3 - 2 3 2

Pullets for laying flock replacement


inventory ............................................................................. farms 763 519 209 35 321 442
number 6,239,251 3,878,742 2,226,274 134,235 3,482,367 2,756,884
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
POULTRY - Con.

Layers sold (see text) ........................................................... farms 1,109 783 264 62 434 675
number 10,310,945 5,999,902 3,726,768 584,275 5,031,685 5,279,260

Pullets for laying flock replacement


sold ..................................................................................... farms 268 167 85 16 135 133
number 11,734,548 7,262,456 4,121,748 350,344 6,915,628 4,818,920

Broilers and other meat-type chickens


sold ..................................................................................... farms 1,969 1,231 683 55 1,022 947
number 801,883,037 457,919,196 313,078,321 30,885,520 422,027,326 379,855,711
Farms with-
1 to 1,999 ............................................................................... 271 184 68 19 90 181
2,000 to 59,999 ...................................................................... 53 33 19 1 21 32
60,000 to 99,999 .................................................................... 37 25 9 3 25 12
100,000 or more .................................................................... 1,608 989 587 32 886 722

Turkeys inventory (see text) ................................................. farms 829 555 245 29 389 440
number 17,191,277 8,782,837 8,071,228 337,212 9,676,478 7,514,799
Turkeys sold (see text) ......................................................... farms 590 329 239 22 314 276
number 54,109,724 28,686,556 24,312,119 1,111,049 30,765,377 23,344,347

CROPS HARVESTED

Barley for grain ..................................................................... farms 250 47 200 3 125 125


acres 16,695 (D) 13,673 (D) 5,865 10,830
bushels 985,012 159,738 818,674 6,600 355,404 629,608
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 11 5 6 - 6 5
acres 111 53 58 - 61 50
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 118 29 88 1 72 46
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 79 10 67 2 35 44
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 41 4 37 - 14 27
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 10 4 6 - 4 6
500 acres or more .................................................................. 2 - 2 - - 2

Corn for grain ........................................................................ farms 5,366 1,410 3,403 553 3,596 1,770
acres 803,020 108,853 617,802 76,365 416,446 386,574
bushels 93,402,417 13,241,976 71,188,574 8,971,867 46,596,306 46,806,111
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 399 106 258 35 218 181
acres 26,656 3,662 20,813 2,181 11,724 14,932
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 2,129 944 1,002 183 1,495 634
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 1,452 313 958 181 1,034 418
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 882 79 697 106 590 292
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 486 37 403 46 286 200
500 acres or more .................................................................. 417 37 343 37 191 226

Corn for silage or greenchop ................................................ farms 602 165 400 37 322 280
acres 46,650 4,172 41,109 1,369 18,022 28,628
tons 732,594 59,048 650,813 22,733 254,251 478,343
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 26 4 21 1 11 15
acres 903 (D) 826 (D) 111 792
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 317 129 164 24 206 111
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 148 28 111 9 57 91
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 97 6 87 4 47 50
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 24 1 23 - 7 17
500 acres or more .................................................................. 16 1 15 - 5 11

Cotton, all ............................................................................. farms 1,432 209 979 244 890 542
acres 580,801 44,301 438,571 97,929 302,446 278,355
bales 1,134,034 91,613 858,405 184,016 582,436 551,598
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 100 13 73 14 48 52
acres 16,104 1,050 13,804 1,250 5,609 10,495
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 100 60 36 4 70 30
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 274 70 137 67 191 83
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 331 26 243 62 236 95
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... 285 25 223 37 174 111
500 acres or more .................................................................. 442 28 340 74 219 223

Dry edible beans, excluding limas ........................................ farms 10 5 1 4 9 1


acres 95 (D) (D) 88 (D) (D)
cwt 1,707 (D) (D) 1,608 (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 2 - - 2 2 -
acres (D) - - (D) (D) -
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 8 5 1 2 7 1
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 2 - - 2 2 -
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. - - - - - -

Oats for grain ........................................................................ farms 443 120 290 33 305 138
acres 13,390 4,342 8,104 944 9,271 4,119
bushels 1,043,595 411,263 577,245 55,087 762,271 281,324
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 19 3 13 3 15 4
acres 87 24 39 24 65 22
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres .......................................................................... 312 98 189 25 217 95
25 to 99 acres ........................................................................ 111 19 88 4 73 38
100 to 249 acres .................................................................... 17 1 12 4 13 4
250 to 499 acres .................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more .................................................................. 3 2 1 - 2 1

Peanuts for nuts ................................................................... farms 636 84 456 96 399 237


acres 105,739 11,152 82,916 11,671 54,849 50,890
pounds 415,209,198 42,260,653 324,625,802 48,322,743 213,946,681 201,262,517
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Peanuts for nuts - Con.

Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 57 8 37 12 23 34


acres 5,105 (D) 3,421 (D) 1,318 3,787
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 105 32 46 27 76 29
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 190 27 131 32 139 51
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 213 12 182 19 130 83
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 91 10 64 17 40 51
500 acres or more ................................................................. 37 3 33 1 14 23

Sorghum for grain ................................................................ farms 594 98 421 75 380 214


acres 49,819 5,899 38,471 5,449 28,861 20,958
bushels 3,007,013 352,169 2,321,121 333,723 1,675,994 1,331,019
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 26 6 18 2 12 14
acres 735 (D) 525 (D) 385 350
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 175 55 101 19 121 54
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 247 26 183 38 160 87
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 126 9 103 14 72 54
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 37 6 27 4 23 14
500 acres or more ................................................................. 9 2 7 - 4 5

Soybeans for beans ............................................................. farms 7,021 1,774 4,384 863 4,911 2,110
acres 1,564,806 146,643 1,249,168 168,995 889,608 675,198
bushels 60,635,686 5,715,799 48,605,907 6,313,980 33,452,136 27,183,550
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 262 53 190 19 147 115
acres 15,562 1,691 12,108 1,763 6,285 9,277
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 1,689 960 575 154 1,274 415
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 2,202 594 1,292 316 1,622 580
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 1,313 109 1,008 196 931 382
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 893 45 731 117 585 308
500 acres or more ................................................................. 924 66 778 80 499 425

Sunflower seed, all ............................................................... farms 41 21 20 - 17 24


acres 858 166 692 - 183 675
pounds 618,531 104,550 513,981 - 116,740 501,791
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 6 4 2 - - 6
acres 29 (D) (D) - - 29
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 30 19 11 - 14 16
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 10 2 8 - 3 7
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 1 - 1 - - 1
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... - - - - - -
500 acres or more ................................................................. - - - - - -

Tobacco ............................................................................... farms 1,682 272 1,191 219 1,074 608


acres 167,443 8,053 142,284 17,106 92,611 74,832
pounds 391,710,625 17,674,855 335,918,820 38,116,950 216,323,093 175,387,532
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 401 55 318 28 235 166
acres 24,808 1,262 22,361 1,185 13,492 11,316
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 0.9 acres ..................................................................... 10 5 5 - 4 6
1.0 to 1.9 acres ..................................................................... 18 6 11 1 14 4
2.0 to 2.9 acres ..................................................................... 28 14 8 6 24 4
3.0 to 4.9 acres ..................................................................... 60 29 28 3 38 22
5.0 to 9.9 acres ..................................................................... 104 45 39 20 68 36
10.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................. 236 89 110 37 159 77
25.0 acres or more ................................................................ 1,226 84 990 152 767 459

Wheat for grain, all ............................................................... farms 4,156 767 2,859 530 2,769 1,387
acres 753,713 63,216 609,862 80,635 420,689 333,024
bushels 42,625,819 3,545,823 34,544,188 4,535,808 23,465,322 19,160,497
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 172 37 127 8 93 79
acres 8,360 1,393 6,495 472 3,692 4,668
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 826 362 353 111 601 225
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 1,358 279 880 199 953 405
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 1,036 70 843 123 707 329
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 561 26 469 66 324 237
500 acres or more ................................................................. 375 30 314 31 184 191

Forage-land used for all hay and all


haylage, grass silage, and
greenchop (see text) .......................................................... farms 19,562 11,287 7,446 829 12,011 7,551
acres 643,186 241,455 369,728 32,003 385,702 257,484
tons, dry 1,509,153 508,786 937,239 63,128 892,217 616,936
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 701 409 264 28 391 310
acres 25,326 11,445 12,361 1,520 12,518 12,808
Farms by acres harvested:
1 to 24 acres ......................................................................... 12,125 8,523 3,147 455 7,439 4,686
25 to 99 acres ....................................................................... 6,182 2,513 3,367 302 3,855 2,327
100 to 249 acres ................................................................... 1,062 217 787 58 611 451
250 to 499 acres ................................................................... 140 22 107 11 76 64
500 acres or more ................................................................. 53 12 38 3 30 23

Alfalfa hay ........................................................................ farms 609 366 223 20 361 248


acres 9,808 4,818 4,518 472 6,198 3,610
tons, dry 38,488 19,066 18,176 1,246 27,072 11,416
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 10 6 4 - 3 7
acres 135 (D) (D) - 40 95

Other tame hay ................................................................ farms 16,105 9,126 6,314 665 9,802 6,303
acres 532,318 199,022 307,427 25,869 318,798 213,520
tons, dry 1,244,453 423,229 768,997 52,227 741,447 503,006
Irrigated ........................................................................ farms 584 325 234 25 326 258
acres 21,490 9,041 11,053 1,396 10,365 11,125
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Tenure of principal operator Operators on farm
Item Total More than one
Full owners Part owners Tenants One operator
operator
CROPS HARVESTED - Con.

Field and grass seed crops, all ............................................. farms 20 11 9 - 19 1


acres 1,089 321 768 - (D) (D)
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1 - 1 - 1 -
acres (D) - (D) - (D) -

Land in vegetables (see text) ................................................ farms 3,283 1,982 1,021 280 1,714 1,569
acres 122,516 16,116 92,324 14,076 43,871 78,645
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 1,047 592 351 104 470 577
acres 23,051 5,626 14,539 2,886 8,497 14,554
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 2,219 1,666 403 150 1,109 1,110
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................... 586 259 271 56 356 230
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 251 42 162 47 152 99
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 106 4 94 8 59 47
250.0 acres or more ............................................................... 121 11 91 19 38 83

Beans, snap ...................................................................... farms 1,283 881 316 86 610 673


acres 5,376 580 4,560 236 1,900 3,476
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 148 112 31 5 59 89
acres 1,118 (D) 972 (D) 104 1,014

Peas, green ...................................................................... farms 74 40 26 8 36 38


acres (D) (D) 107 19 (D) 30
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 6 2 4 - 1 5
acres 8 (D) (D) - (D) (D)
Potatoes ........................................................................... farms 1,263 846 309 108 635 628
acres 16,293 1,924 12,229 2,140 5,166 11,127
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 145 85 48 12 71 74
acres 11,315 (D) 8,981 (D) 2,826 8,489
Farms by acres harvested:
0.1 to 4.9 acres .................................................................. 1,188 827 264 97 593 595
5.0 to 24.9 acres ................................................................ 33 15 16 2 18 15
25.0 to 99.9 acres .............................................................. 14 2 8 4 10 4
100.0 to 249.9 acres .......................................................... 13 - 11 2 10 3
250.0 acres or more ........................................................... 15 2 10 3 4 11

Sweet corn ........................................................................ farms 1,378 897 400 81 723 655


acres 5,276 1,312 3,171 793 2,736 2,540
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 159 107 49 3 74 85
acres 365 269 95 (Z) 258 107
Sweet potatoes ................................................................. farms 415 149 226 40 211 204
acres 59,095 6,517 46,208 6,370 18,849 40,245
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 108 21 70 17 47 61
acres 16,363 1,552 12,651 2,159 3,932 12,431

Tomatoes in the open ....................................................... farms 1,496 1,038 350 108 699 797
acres 3,537 686 2,445 406 1,838 1,699
Harvested for processing .............................................. farms 108 91 13 4 35 73
acres 72 46 (D) (D) 45 28

Land in orchards ................................................................... farms 1,687 1,383 253 51 800 887


acres 12,899 7,909 4,348 642 6,144 6,755
Irrigated ............................................................................ farms 366 298 43 25 137 229
acres 1,905 1,304 365 235 704 1,201
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres:
0.1 to 4.9 acres ...................................................................... 1,137 973 141 23 552 585
5.0 to 24.9 acres .................................................................... 440 346 73 21 195 245
25.0 to 99.9 acres .................................................................. 95 59 29 7 48 47
100.0 to 249.9 acres .............................................................. 13 5 8 - 4 9
250.0 acres or more ............................................................... 2 - 2 - 1 1

Apples ............................................................................... farms 690 558 115 17 319 371


bearing and nonbearing acres 5,838 2,608 2,914 316 2,590 3,248

Grapes .............................................................................. farms 874 733 111 30 397 477


bearing and nonbearing acres 3,392 2,570 566 256 1,643 1,749

Peaches, all ...................................................................... farms 405 321 76 8 199 206


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,422 657 724 40 887 535

Citrus fruit, all .................................................................... farms 6 6 - - 6 -


bearing and nonbearing acres 2 2 - - 2 -

Almonds ............................................................................ farms 2 2 - - 1 1


bearing and nonbearing acres (D) (D) - - (D) (D)

Pecans ............................................................................. farms 379 347 28 4 179 200


bearing and nonbearing acres 1,715 1,612 (D) (D) 835 881

Walnuts, English ............................................................... farms 15 15 - - - 15


bearing and nonbearing acres 34 34 - - - 34

Land in berries (see text) ...................................................... farms 1,457 1,093 288 76 638 819
acres 8,427 4,799 3,261 367 3,221 5,206
1
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses.
2
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.

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Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Farms ................................................................................. number 50,218 732 603 567 429 1,140 483
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 8,414,756 83,551 58,668 90,926 83,601 112,462 28,224
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 168 114 97 160 195 99 58
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 51 59 42 60 96 50 33

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 726,944 538,171 578,787 770,167 725,957 561,065 407,194
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 4,338 4,715 5,949 4,803 3,725 5,687 6,968

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 4,664,336 44,251 42,624 40,000 41,719 62,510 26,659
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 92,887 60,452 70,922 70,547 97,248 54,833 55,194

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 4,155 61 52 35 7 98 74
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 20,014 250 282 209 108 445 231
50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 17,260 300 195 192 190 429 153
180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 5,387 87 44 105 84 144 21
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,706 32 28 14 28 17 2
1,000 acres or more ................................................................... 1,696 2 2 12 12 7 2

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 37,247 532 413 471 273 934 433
acres 4,745,014 31,760 20,942 32,946 28,323 33,134 11,608
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 32,802 470 374 455 220 887 428
acres 4,378,097 26,843 19,005 30,201 24,035 27,700 9,935

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 4,699 71 31 7 26 79 24


acres 174,526 878 592 (D) 1,082 170 354

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 12,588,142 32,930 187,670 36,340 193,865 54,480 17,198
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 250,670 44,986 311,228 64,091 451,901 47,789 35,607

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 4,302,877 15,406 10,812 20,585 16,905 40,553 16,535
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 8,285,265 17,524 176,858 15,754 176,960 13,927 664

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 19,294 287 187 174 147 359 134
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 5,891 109 82 65 27 164 48
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 6,307 114 59 78 43 183 86
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 5,579 85 52 88 43 160 82
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 2,870 36 35 48 24 103 49
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 1,946 34 14 49 15 81 45
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 8,331 67 174 65 130 90 39

Government payments .......................................................... farms 14,417 128 41 131 157 119 23


$1,000 120,129 470 177 590 551 216 71
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 16,809 239 198 141 176 283 154
$1,000 217,404 1,637 1,114 1,061 2,314 3,254 1,637

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 10,061,152 34,188 151,770 33,026 154,176 48,292 14,678
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 200,350 46,705 251,692 58,246 359,385 42,362 30,389

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 50,218 732 603 567 429 1,140 483
$1,000 2,864,522 849 37,191 4,965 42,555 9,657 4,229
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 57,042 1,160 61,676 8,757 99,195 8,471 8,755

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming .......................................................................... number 24,574 305 321 282 239 529 223
Other .............................................................................. number 25,644 427 282 285 190 611 260

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................. number 30,171 480 351 336 234 744 298
200 days or more ....................................................... number 19,553 331 241 196 143 444 157

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms 19,548 383 371 310 183 479 78
number 829,717 17,733 23,921 23,828 11,158 19,529 1,444
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 16,059 319 290 192 159 318 63
number 348,196 6,803 6,671 6,674 4,270 6,009 700
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 571 14 11 15 5 9 5
number 45,960 1,193 1,545 1,668 34 115 27
Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms 15,312 325 273 279 151 396 73
number 435,411 8,036 19,789 12,080 7,221 14,681 603
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 2,217 16 11 8 9 18 8
number 8,901,434 95 86 105 24,199 221 20
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 1,833 7 3 2 9 9 4
number 34,456,613 33 28 (D) 133,732 90 52
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 1,311 27 11 4 5 58 10
number 29,224 1,041 452 (D) 32 1,148 251
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 4,996 93 95 24 31 107 31
number 13,091,384 140,617 794,045 668 272,448 2,526 700
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 1,969 14 75 1 61 4 2
number 801,883,037 649,383 31,190,123 (D) 28,610,156 270 (D)

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .................................................................... farms 5,366 40 20 6 37 14 13
acres 803,020 2,792 1,446 (D) 5,529 52 60
bushels 93,402,417 178,908 100,025 (D) 483,511 6,276 5,363
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 602 12 13 39 6 17 -
acres 46,650 951 1,200 3,025 360 322 -
tons 732,594 12,500 19,410 60,723 6,300 5,477 -
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms 4,156 42 11 3 28 - -
acres 753,713 3,789 1,495 (D) 4,675 - -
bushels 42,625,819 229,167 64,935 (D) 232,183 - -
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms 4,149 42 11 3 28 - -
acres 753,489 3,789 1,495 (D) 4,675 - -
bushels 42,616,223 229,167 64,935 (D) 232,183 - -
Spring wheat for grain ................................................... farms 10 - - - - - -
acres 224 - - - - - -
bushels 9,596 - - - - - -
--continued

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Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus

Farms ................................................................................ number 364 325 492 254 1,060 486 589
Land in farms ......................................................................... acres 148,286 146,754 117,323 45,442 71,480 34,387 66,241
Average size of farm ...................................................... acres 407 452 238 179 67 71 112
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 77 125 62 43 32 35 48

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 1,244,750 1,220,673 784,879 769,643 580,025 376,291 823,780
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 3,056 2,703 3,291 4,302 8,601 5,318 7,325

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ..........................................................................$1,000 79,425 71,255 52,627 23,493 51,698 24,635 38,509
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 218,201 219,248 106,965 92,493 48,771 50,690 65,380

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................. 24 16 51 36 146 71 38
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................. 121 84 157 98 541 215 268
50 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 95 91 153 74 293 166 202
180 to 499 acres ......................................................................... 45 59 70 28 70 26 56
500 to 999 acres ......................................................................... 26 34 30 9 6 6 14
1,000 acres or more .................................................................... 53 41 31 9 4 2 11

Total cropland ........................................................................farms 265 259 391 171 755 356 430
acres 129,266 95,448 52,879 27,440 17,212 12,934 29,887
Harvested cropland ............................................................farms 203 230 322 146 718 329 417
acres 125,583 93,224 46,976 24,761 15,247 11,599 28,005

Irrigated land ..........................................................................farms 20 16 85 34 137 57 29


acres 2,599 4,237 4,609 1,209 878 1,847 348

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 121,603 225,167 308,538 58,216 54,413 45,375 55,854
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 334,075 692,822 627,110 229,198 51,333 93,364 94,829

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 103,027 84,156 59,676 27,960 39,258 11,340 13,874
Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 18,576 141,011 248,862 30,256 15,155 34,035 41,980

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 146 69 166 114 470 235 239
$2,500 to $4,999 ......................................................................... 16 14 46 31 180 41 97
$5,000 to $9,999 ......................................................................... 23 18 50 22 177 62 104
$10,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 18 18 42 12 119 53 74
$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 19 28 26 30 46 33 15
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 16 18 33 13 25 14 23
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 126 160 129 32 43 48 37

Government payments ..........................................................farms 261 243 191 63 184 22 84


$1,000 3,011 3,200 1,102 427 1,481 70 427
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................farms 164 132 195 94 261 104 196
$1,000 5,070 2,194 1,821 1,466 2,125 1,217 2,495

Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 88,953 181,382 234,136 46,201 51,681 42,001 48,693
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 244,377 558,098 475,886 181,893 48,756 86,421 82,670

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................farms 364 325 492 254 1,060 486 589
$1,000 40,731 49,180 77,325 13,909 6,338 4,662 10,084
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 111,898 151,323 157,165 54,761 5,979 9,593 17,120

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming ......................................................................... number 184 208 262 109 541 246 295
Other .............................................................................. number 180 117 230 145 519 240 294

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................ number 171 152 301 174 679 288 348
200 days or more ....................................................... number 120 110 200 111 380 193 233

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ................................................farms 31 18 98 68 548 182 322
number 1,220 824 3,123 1,851 14,838 4,092 12,627
Beef cows ......................................................................farms 31 18 88 56 458 149 283
number 644 456 (D) (D) 6,757 2,468 6,388
Milk cows .......................................................................farms - - 2 1 19 5 8
number - - (D) (D) 862 5 1,179
Cattle and calves sold ........................................................farms 18 10 73 44 447 136 269
number 217 264 1,312 931 7,142 1,788 5,397
Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms 13 10 66 15 17 10 10
number 40,422 (D) 650,749 75,150 606 32 (D)
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms 6 11 62 13 12 6 8
number 352,341 (D) 2,310,956 282,509 642 24 (D)
Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms 4 3 4 8 50 14 24
number 44 9 82 125 1,846 128 420
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms 22 7 35 44 153 80 72
number 686 105 (D) 1,298 8,015 138,676 (D)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms 1 67 17 - 9 16 11
number (D) 32,233,610 11,061,728 - 6,210 5,312,000 3,073,410

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .....................................................................farms 106 89 107 57 27 39 39
acres 42,951 10,535 17,132 8,725 226 1,489 4,462
bushels 5,505,706 1,141,492 1,892,406 1,004,935 30,399 173,987 416,421
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms - - - - 40 3 7
acres - - - - 1,557 (D) 513
tons - - - - 29,323 (D) 8,395
Wheat for grain, all .............................................................farms 86 80 42 22 1 6 21
acres 32,331 10,700 5,074 4,686 (D) 288 3,496
bushels 1,993,597 617,531 215,272 214,730 (D) 23,260 198,475
Winter wheat for grain ....................................................farms 86 80 42 22 1 6 21
acres 32,331 10,700 5,074 4,686 (D) 288 3,496
bushels 1,993,597 617,531 215,272 214,730 (D) 23,260 198,475
Spring wheat for grain ....................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - -
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230 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee

Farms ................................................................................. number 411 60 125 543 698 1,138 255


Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 32,057 49,310 62,836 97,060 67,098 111,778 21,453
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 78 822 503 179 96 98 84
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 36 105 30 99 43 53 40

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 430,625 2,334,568 1,653,071 514,319 519,109 487,262 483,376
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 5,521 2,841 3,288 2,877 5,400 4,961 5,746

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 18,769 27,045 11,503 34,948 41,292 53,493 15,160
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 45,666 450,743 92,023 64,361 59,158 47,006 59,452

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 50 7 40 18 46 69 13
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 184 18 41 157 342 466 125
50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 130 12 30 231 218 420 88
180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 40 1 5 101 80 161 19
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 5 1 3 25 8 19 9
1,000 acres or more ................................................................... 2 21 6 11 4 3 1

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 305 43 81 434 484 678 167


acres 11,806 46,753 45,485 24,763 29,336 26,693 7,619
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 280 43 66 333 449 597 149
acres 10,367 46,537 44,851 15,152 26,641 21,708 6,913

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 29 - 15 86 46 102 16


acres 418 - 241 1,682 686 1,206 (D)

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 17,794 48,913 29,207 34,243 67,308 163,909 (D)
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 43,295 815,220 233,658 63,063 96,430 144,032 (D)

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 9,560 (D) 28,872 17,697 19,810 9,001 7,963
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 8,234 (D) 336 16,546 47,499 154,908 (D)

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 183 11 52 246 296 363 114
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 54 8 21 61 74 135 37
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 67 7 10 77 103 181 45
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 47 5 14 67 97 199 33
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 19 - 4 24 44 97 4
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 11 5 5 22 17 38 8
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 30 24 19 46 67 125 14

Government payments .......................................................... farms 27 24 23 192 112 132 36


$1,000 145 603 363 946 447 546 232
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 69 28 46 200 167 330 57
$1,000 853 982 707 2,559 1,440 3,503 371

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 15,781 33,053 21,023 31,248 59,992 150,138 21,395
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 38,396 550,877 168,182 57,546 85,948 131,931 83,901

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 411 60 125 543 698 1,138 255
$1,000 3,011 17,445 9,255 6,501 9,203 17,820 4,090
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 7,326 290,757 74,038 11,972 13,185 15,659 16,039

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming .......................................................................... number 184 39 61 271 292 514 139
Other .............................................................................. number 227 21 64 272 406 624 116

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................. number 249 25 79 319 464 743 164
200 days or more ....................................................... number 176 13 37 190 297 493 90

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms 214 11 18 217 365 629 123
number 5,446 144 293 8,839 13,326 38,420 4,777
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 171 10 18 179 321 515 94
number 2,929 108 184 (D) 7,078 14,062 2,440
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 11 - - 7 3 18 -
number 59 - - (D) 425 1,176 -
Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms 156 10 12 162 292 539 84
number 2,153 106 64 4,328 5,211 27,719 2,630
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 10 - 6 27 16 20 3
number (D) - 42 398 281 8,988 (D)
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 2 - 2 6 4 17 5
number (D) - (D) 147 177 17,811 (D)
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 4 4 4 12 15 35 8
number 12 109 10 262 242 687 220
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 54 14 23 51 65 121 32
number (D) 546 1,172 242,715 69,547 268,711 (D)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 7 - 2 5 31 71 -
number 1,255,980 - (D) 195 11,063,577 19,516,766 -

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .................................................................... farms 39 26 16 46 49 29 7
acres 1,253 15,077 (D) 815 3,496 1,667 541
bushels 143,985 2,651,672 (D) 40,561 438,630 149,761 100,389
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 7 - - 8 2 11 1
acres 166 - - 650 (D) 851 (D)
tons 2,503 - - 5,142 (D) 10,686 (D)
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms 16 31 8 29 38 10 6
acres 639 12,637 1,160 1,663 4,908 982 180
bushels 31,175 846,392 65,238 76,159 275,702 49,433 6,300
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms 16 31 8 29 38 10 6
acres 639 12,637 1,160 1,663 4,908 982 180
bushels 31,175 846,392 65,238 76,159 275,702 49,433 6,300
Spring wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - -
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 231


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Farms .................................................................................number 141 154 1,036 731 256 389 82 9


Land in farms ......................................................................... acres 58,146 11,752 116,651 159,227 70,632 82,317 35,356 (D)
Average size of farm ...................................................... acres 412 76 113 218 276 212 431 (D)
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 108 41 56 65 62 67 50 (D)

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 1,307,024 380,759 463,429 660,404 853,684 660,437 1,762,454 1,553,310
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 3,169 4,990 4,116 3,032 3,094 3,121 4,088 3,858

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment .......................................................................... $1,000 48,437 5,985 60,468 96,510 38,414 46,353 20,028 1,432
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 343,522 38,865 58,367 132,024 150,053 119,161 244,238 159,057

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................. 6 8 38 45 27 49 11 1
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................. 40 79 411 259 89 112 27 4
50 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 35 52 432 266 63 139 16 2
180 to 499 acres ......................................................................... 21 14 117 78 41 47 5 -
500 to 999 acres ......................................................................... 20 - 31 37 15 18 13 -
1,000 acres or more .................................................................... 19 1 7 46 21 24 10 2

Total cropland ........................................................................ farms 132 112 749 586 181 268 69 6
acres 47,527 4,321 47,173 116,272 51,475 47,742 32,144 (D)
Harvested cropland ............................................................ farms 120 96 621 512 143 226 61 6
acres 46,299 4,022 40,852 107,970 49,222 43,649 31,292 (D)

Irrigated land .......................................................................... farms 38 3 34 65 34 44 11 4


acres 4,970 162 164 2,362 910 3,357 167 6

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 70,723 3,178 127,735 196,518 55,506 104,790 25,874 1,128
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 501,581 20,634 123,297 268,834 216,819 269,382 315,533 125,307

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 57,557 2,551 21,948 82,765 37,742 42,275 25,836 (D)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 13,166 627 105,788 113,753 17,764 62,515 38 (D)

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 26 73 475 269 108 152 22 1
$2,500 to $4,999 ......................................................................... 7 25 121 64 15 35 12 -
$5,000 to $9,999 ......................................................................... 9 25 122 58 21 46 6 4
$10,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 17 14 107 83 23 41 5 -
$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 11 13 62 69 12 23 8 -
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 6 - 32 44 13 22 6 2
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 65 4 117 144 64 70 23 2

Government payments .......................................................... farms 102 41 244 409 143 151 40 2


$1,000 1,586 209 834 3,374 1,471 1,021 507 (D)
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 64 26 293 280 106 159 35 2
$1,000 1,001 (D) 1,683 3,879 2,099 2,454 247 (D)

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 51,237 (D) 110,447 162,379 47,018 84,515 18,324 1,177
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 363,385 (D) 106,609 222,133 183,665 217,263 223,466 130,731

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 141 154 1,036 731 256 389 82 9
$1,000 22,072 473 19,805 41,392 12,058 23,749 8,304 (D)
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 156,540 3,070 19,117 56,623 47,101 61,053 101,263 (D)

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming ..........................................................................number 103 82 366 352 153 178 46 8
Other ...............................................................................number 38 72 670 379 103 211 36 1

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any .................................................................................number 68 93 667 432 122 232 44 6
200 days or more ........................................................number 42 57 421 288 80 160 31 5

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ................................................ farms 19 84 509 176 38 100 12 1
number 1,293 1,691 20,243 8,815 1,029 2,912 158 (D)
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 12 71 415 147 33 85 3 -
number (D) (D) 9,516 (D) 632 1,850 (D) -
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 2 1 8 1 4 - - -
number (D) (D) 563 (D) 10 - - -
Cattle and calves sold ........................................................ farms 13 70 397 118 25 68 6 -
number 421 861 9,506 2,613 421 1,518 46 -
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 7 6 26 44 12 21 - -
number 6,220 24 154 317,515 51,310 119,242 - -
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 6 2 18 49 13 20 3 -
number 20,400 (D) 152 1,409,552 337,451 636,621 9 -
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 2 1 18 4 7 8 - 1
number (D) (D) 269 (D) 34 121 - (D)
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 12 23 85 61 20 31 10 1
number 440 438 (D) 2,188 529 778 152 (D)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 7 - 54 11 - 6 - -
number 2,582,735 - 22,172,855 2,970,625 - 2,124,212 - -

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain ..................................................................... farms 41 7 42 250 67 51 32 1
acres 6,206 730 3,377 34,430 16,276 8,935 14,066 (D)
bushels 838,115 (D) 319,767 3,484,072 1,728,958 973,083 2,007,046 (D)
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 2 - 12 1 - - - -
acres (D) - 848 (D) - - - -
tons (D) - 11,545 (D) - - - -
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................. farms 58 - 79 123 34 37 19 1
acres 7,967 - 10,234 19,253 7,177 6,838 10,314 (D)
bushels 580,500 - 555,314 888,838 441,615 333,974 669,648 (D)
Winter wheat for grain .................................................... farms 58 - 79 123 34 37 19 1
acres 7,967 - 10,234 19,253 7,177 6,838 10,314 (D)
bushels 580,500 - 555,314 888,838 441,615 333,974 669,648 (D)
Spring wheat for grain .................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
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232 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston

Farms ................................................................................. number 1,062 640 940 232 272 662 542 520
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 87,310 59,618 230,925 20,854 126,635 40,467 116,889 41,923
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 82 93 246 90 466 61 216 81
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 44 43 75 38 85 34 68 40

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 504,619 575,471 1,001,313 771,086 1,226,102 507,905 921,012 488,747
Average per acre ..........................................................dollars 6,138 6,178 4,076 8,578 2,634 8,309 4,271 6,062

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 60,081 32,290 149,976 11,683 72,418 30,803 59,067 21,414
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 56,573 50,453 159,549 50,358 266,244 46,530 108,979 41,181

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 70 41 57 18 19 78 32 78
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 511 301 295 127 76 357 189 207
50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 369 236 331 67 86 198 191 173
180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 95 50 151 14 38 21 81 57
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 13 7 52 2 21 7 27 2
1,000 acres or more ................................................................... 4 5 54 4 32 1 22 3

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 878 509 728 173 196 509 370 369
acres 40,826 29,967 155,023 6,504 90,377 19,695 59,501 15,142
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 816 477 657 149 146 468 292 325
acres 36,640 27,615 147,210 4,976 87,060 17,219 50,291 12,302

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 53 38 184 38 24 74 59 39


acres 766 109 11,721 382 5,870 181 3,756 141

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 54,600 25,360 1,276,421 9,400 156,024 16,094 81,467 17,052
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 51,413 39,624 1,357,895 40,519 573,619 24,311 150,309 32,793

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 21,746 12,612 133,773 7,812 98,214 14,368 56,411 5,120
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 32,854 12,748 1,142,648 1,589 57,811 1,726 25,056 11,932

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 474 256 155 118 118 328 239 231
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 172 105 59 30 3 92 80 84
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 149 100 71 22 23 107 50 84
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 105 82 62 30 14 73 40 71
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 54 45 43 10 13 34 41 16
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 33 12 52 11 15 8 23 8
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 75 40 498 11 86 20 69 26

Government payments .......................................................... farms 166 72 385 55 194 102 198 74


$1,000 616 227 3,324 237 2,479 254 1,070 186
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 307 186 392 68 116 201 180 150
$1,000 2,663 1,059 4,822 1,470 2,008 4,297 3,720 650

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 46,610 25,349 967,242 11,277 126,400 21,344 69,739 17,462
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 43,889 39,608 1,028,981 48,607 464,706 32,242 128,671 33,581

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 1,062 640 940 232 272 662 542 520
$1,000 11,269 1,296 317,325 -170 34,111 -700 16,518 426
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 10,612 2,026 337,580 -732 125,409 -1,057 30,476 819

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming .......................................................................... number 481 302 589 104 142 335 215 207
Other .............................................................................. number 581 338 351 128 130 327 327 313

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................. number 713 337 505 133 102 409 346 352
200 days or more ....................................................... number 442 237 350 88 75 254 260 199

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms 431 316 283 53 43 195 176 218
number 12,408 10,086 22,066 2,206 2,095 3,843 16,492 7,612
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 383 281 257 46 32 167 131 189
number 5,151 4,990 12,816 966 1,355 2,200 5,706 2,974
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 23 9 10 6 - 3 7 7
number 1,469 523 104 127 - 8 26 667
Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms 313 254 231 44 34 134 133 178
number 4,114 3,865 9,181 952 1,142 1,379 7,010 2,318
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 18 8 280 5 13 10 31 31
number 214 47 1,733,026 32 97,946 46 20,237 318
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 7 7 286 4 10 10 23 23
number 166 36 6,691,317 14 518,792 108 (D) 283
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 13 8 10 15 5 18 26 14
number 206 410 164 196 82 348 556 481
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 97 69 32 38 21 98 84 73
number 95,769 93,218 397,595 2,155 (D) 2,418 (D) 16,836
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 17 - 86 1 18 2 14 18
number 5,992,454 - 67,334,247 (D) 6,715,400 (D) 1,703,012 2,181,177

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .................................................................... farms 160 42 272 6 46 31 30 14
acres 5,879 6,439 36,724 924 9,868 1,107 1,337 227
bushels 505,673 571,969 4,449,307 119,348 1,300,455 83,760 88,919 17,915
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 17 8 7 2 - 6 3 4
acres 1,014 449 140 (D) - 49 500 531
tons 14,901 5,291 2,310 (D) - 425 7,600 2,944
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms 55 27 181 9 48 33 60 15
acres 3,538 4,989 32,611 689 9,935 1,659 9,815 1,594
bushels 208,712 238,217 1,625,090 32,607 565,646 65,040 537,140 81,325
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms 55 27 181 9 48 33 60 15
acres 3,538 4,989 32,611 689 9,935 1,659 9,815 1,594
bushels 208,712 238,217 1,625,090 32,607 565,646 65,040 537,140 81,325
Spring wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 233


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood

Farms .................................................................................number 182 107 589 260 962 341 797 597
Land in farms ......................................................................... acres 63,291 6,837 100,822 101,189 90,750 195,896 119,775 48,975
Average size of farm ...................................................... acres 348 64 171 389 94 574 150 82
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 92 43 76 85 40 128 40 38

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 1,210,250 385,035 703,173 1,517,793 583,445 1,362,001 803,864 519,586
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 3,480 6,026 4,108 3,900 6,185 2,371 5,349 6,334

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment .......................................................................... $1,000 27,831 5,968 29,559 43,506 61,566 73,873 75,911 23,558
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 152,920 55,776 50,185 167,331 63,998 216,636 95,247 39,461

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................. 12 18 24 14 53 20 80 95
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................. 49 40 194 69 494 76 363 256
50 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 74 39 221 90 319 101 210 189
180 to 499 acres ......................................................................... 21 10 118 38 56 51 71 42
500 to 999 acres ......................................................................... 7 - 20 20 29 31 49 10
1,000 acres or more .................................................................... 19 - 12 29 11 62 24 5

Total cropland ........................................................................ farms 101 77 450 195 728 253 541 408
acres 45,189 1,436 27,873 69,368 41,693 120,364 77,046 10,137
Harvested cropland ............................................................ farms 76 67 361 161 658 165 446 387
acres 44,032 1,134 19,690 66,845 36,234 113,130 71,179 8,976

Irrigated land .......................................................................... farms 17 12 78 49 106 26 80 42


acres 3,774 23 2,039 2,056 1,469 3,523 2,285 415

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 66,817 1,709 22,835 273,977 58,201 128,288 190,269 14,125
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 367,127 15,973 38,769 1,053,759 60,500 376,210 238,732 23,660

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 30,662 551 19,231 75,925 32,704 86,838 73,645 6,428
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 36,155 1,158 3,604 198,052 25,497 41,450 116,624 7,697

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 85 52 290 63 425 167 348 254
$2,500 to $4,999 ......................................................................... 11 6 73 9 137 21 93 105
$5,000 to $9,999 ......................................................................... 1 14 61 16 128 8 73 96
$10,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 10 26 73 23 102 17 59 71
$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 10 4 28 14 43 18 48 27
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 9 3 23 20 42 7 18 17
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 56 2 41 115 85 103 158 27

Government payments .......................................................... farms 128 16 277 192 142 249 309 138
$1,000 980 94 1,224 2,286 962 6,355 3,369 773
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 88 26 226 128 334 149 300 167
$1,000 778 186 2,916 2,066 4,783 3,105 2,939 602

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 52,774 (D) 24,811 187,768 54,853 107,323 160,103 14,666
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 289,969 (D) 42,124 722,186 57,020 314,730 200,882 24,565

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 182 107 589 260 962 341 797 597
$1,000 15,801 -483 2,164 90,561 9,093 30,425 36,474 834
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 86,820 -4,509 3,673 348,313 9,452 89,222 45,764 1,398

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming ..........................................................................number 80 42 298 163 422 168 382 252
Other ...............................................................................number 102 65 291 97 540 173 415 345

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any .................................................................................number 73 82 339 115 600 187 425 360
200 days or more ........................................................number 49 56 202 95 450 139 305 244

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ................................................ farms 20 43 205 31 378 63 235 343
number 792 891 7,253 1,499 14,861 10,119 6,997 10,090
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 11 33 162 27 300 60 188 289
number 418 (D) 3,375 923 5,293 (D) 3,777 4,636
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms - 1 6 3 11 6 5 16
number - (D) 472 12 1,484 (D) 28 1,173
Cattle and calves sold ........................................................ farms 9 35 154 26 294 51 163 271
number 424 385 2,328 560 6,788 7,437 3,805 4,103
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 11 - 10 49 29 9 30 17
number 22,637 - 1,336 510,510 14,502 31,347 73,979 244
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 11 - 7 49 19 4 19 9
number 156,051 - 3,792 1,189,420 41,398 157,054 239,950 160
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 1 - 22 8 46 3 19 36
number (D) - 741 432 483 (D) 325 1,223
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 17 11 60 4 83 14 57 67
number 440 113 1,191 97 306,500 (D) 1,414 1,372
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 20 2 1 7 5 2 58 1
number 7,909,682 (D) (D) 3,200,000 (D) (D) 24,728,299 (D)

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain ..................................................................... farms 29 4 26 48 70 45 58 24
acres 4,814 4 1,189 6,290 3,761 4,863 4,671 115
bushels 512,145 531 66,059 591,319 261,802 369,942 401,768 10,678
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms - - 5 - 21 7 - 54
acres - - 895 - 1,961 380 - 1,547
tons - - 6,300 - 27,028 4,470 - 22,985
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................. farms 41 - 28 61 104 33 69 2
acres 11,548 - 2,254 9,866 5,256 6,065 8,625 (D)
bushels 744,691 - 93,752 634,530 280,805 318,730 431,500 (D)
Winter wheat for grain .................................................... farms 41 - 28 61 104 33 69 2
acres 11,548 - 2,254 9,866 (D) 6,065 8,625 (D)
bushels 744,691 - 93,752 634,530 (D) 318,730 431,500 (D)
Spring wheat for grain .................................................... farms - - - - 2 - - -
acres - - - - (D) - - -
bushels - - - - (D) - - -
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234 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Farms ................................................................................. number 468 162 202 158 1,203 245 1,175 170
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 35,752 83,042 58,588 107,559 152,385 16,201 194,827 59,367
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 76 513 290 681 127 66 166 349
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 28 87 54 70 51 38 48 82

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 596,388 1,226,611 929,154 1,674,472 761,847 638,515 809,586 931,591
Average per acre ..........................................................dollars 7,807 2,393 3,204 2,460 6,014 9,656 4,883 2,668

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 31,758 37,543 22,849 52,760 89,154 12,543 123,451 32,159
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 67,858 231,749 113,114 333,926 74,110 51,198 105,154 189,173

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 88 18 17 19 95 34 114 15
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 233 43 78 44 474 112 481 46
50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 113 51 61 32 461 76 389 53
180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 21 10 19 19 111 21 107 30
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 8 14 14 7 38 2 41 10
1,000 acres or more ................................................................... 5 26 13 37 24 - 43 16

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 354 115 128 126 882 203 911 122
acres 17,363 53,657 37,379 83,140 75,356 6,173 133,652 45,326
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 347 82 105 83 828 188 739 99
acres 16,365 50,398 34,804 73,635 70,383 4,813 117,805 41,097

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 89 22 10 11 49 25 121 21


acres 3,431 5,553 737 451 871 56 3,588 1,068

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 61,841 146,372 96,824 133,411 165,928 8,208 265,179 185,571
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 132,139 903,529 479,327 844,375 137,929 33,501 225,684 1,091,594

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 54,193 53,918 25,233 (D) 37,242 7,685 153,612 30,809
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 7,648 92,453 71,591 (D) 128,687 523 111,567 154,762

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 179 58 93 71 404 107 440 58
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 60 8 13 3 158 33 125 11
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 57 8 7 9 164 33 151 6
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 47 11 17 15 162 43 117 17
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 29 10 20 7 75 12 80 3
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 30 4 6 6 45 2 45 9
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 66 63 46 47 195 15 217 66

Government payments .......................................................... farms 41 117 88 125 152 27 461 98


$1,000 1,427 1,813 855 1,787 1,528 90 4,347 2,130
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 155 79 93 78 439 68 429 77
$1,000 4,564 1,999 2,665 4,520 4,127 599 4,704 1,617

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 56,057 119,304 77,985 103,107 142,349 8,909 214,291 151,164
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 119,779 736,447 386,063 652,577 118,328 36,363 182,376 889,200

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 468 162 202 158 1,203 245 1,175 170
$1,000 11,776 30,879 22,360 36,612 29,235 -12 59,939 38,154
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 25,162 190,614 110,691 231,720 24,302 -47 51,012 224,436

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming .......................................................................... number 244 105 109 87 673 109 548 102
Other .............................................................................. number 224 57 93 71 530 136 627 68

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................. number 262 80 90 69 732 171 732 86
200 days or more ....................................................... number 173 46 60 26 409 123 518 59

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms 112 15 34 2 717 91 392 46
number 5,180 272 1,272 (D) 49,395 1,652 12,870 1,098
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 91 15 33 2 579 82 319 39
number 1,448 217 (D) (D) 12,283 (D) (D) 616
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 7 - 1 - 49 2 1 -
number 1,518 - (D) - 13,083 (D) (D) -
Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms 79 13 22 1 610 72 280 30
number 2,459 103 478 (D) 20,089 682 5,604 482
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 13 6 16 2 31 11 62 35
number 40 (D) 80,676 (D) 281 85 169,253 366,159
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 7 3 14 - 16 10 55 30
number 19 (D) 338,261 - 124 200 762,101 1,524,548
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 24 - 3 2 29 12 29 9
number 397 - 29 (D) 586 82 295 285
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 79 7 13 8 151 44 80 11
number 1,639 27 209 (D) 1,003,508 1,119 25,792 613
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 6 29 7 - 7 13 22 10
number 1,350 10,541,035 5,304,688 - 1,870,012 3,023 9,126,040 2,903,010

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .................................................................... farms 25 42 27 56 89 17 123 43
acres 2,555 9,497 6,177 27,949 11,620 143 8,790 7,745
bushels 369,219 1,032,592 697,223 4,448,789 1,251,796 20,502 856,842 1,002,690
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 11 1 - - 46 1 4 -
acres 1,493 (D) - - 8,715 (D) 107 -
tons 29,134 (D) - - 152,652 (D) 801 -
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms 1 28 29 35 66 3 153 24
acres (D) 4,817 6,140 15,345 9,898 (D) 18,700 7,354
bushels (D) 328,844 385,770 1,029,040 591,863 (D) 1,057,698 352,624
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms 1 26 29 35 66 3 153 24
acres (D) (D) 6,140 15,345 9,898 (D) 18,700 7,354
bushels (D) (D) 385,770 1,029,040 591,863 (D) 1,057,698 352,624
Spring wheat for grain ................................................... farms - 2 - - - - - -
acres - (D) - - - - - -
bushels - (D) - - - - - -
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 235


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg

Farms .................................................................................number 246 401 651 334 326 719 357 237
Land in farms ......................................................................... acres 39,081 122,104 55,570 24,903 22,684 56,282 127,187 15,439
Average size of farm ...................................................... acres 159 304 85 75 70 78 356 65
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 50 80 45 45 38 50 123 30

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 663,992 1,027,629 475,570 430,172 530,995 423,822 1,004,266 1,341,372
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 4,180 3,375 5,571 5,769 7,631 5,414 2,819 20,591

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment .......................................................................... $1,000 17,619 73,442 35,835 19,748 15,765 22,619 68,764 32,312
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 71,621 183,148 55,046 59,126 48,359 31,459 192,616 136,337

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................. 16 28 45 39 35 57 19 59
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................. 101 122 304 140 167 295 60 93
50 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 86 127 240 136 96 307 121 67
180 to 499 acres ......................................................................... 26 56 50 14 26 52 73 12
500 to 999 acres ......................................................................... 10 32 7 4 1 8 44 6
1,000 acres or more .................................................................... 7 36 5 1 1 - 40 -

Total cropland ........................................................................ farms 139 304 465 215 234 542 292 176
acres 15,012 94,240 25,606 6,061 5,175 10,226 88,690 5,930
Harvested cropland ............................................................ farms 122 258 419 186 215 464 253 169
acres 13,450 90,783 23,149 4,828 4,501 6,591 86,458 5,332

Irrigated land .......................................................................... farms 34 62 45 26 27 84 12 41


acres 1,255 3,679 169 213 149 159 767 452

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 34,748 312,368 56,462 25,181 5,638 5,652 100,342 (D)
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 141,251 778,972 86,732 75,392 17,295 7,861 281,069 (D)

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 17,204 97,146 9,716 17,205 2,027 3,815 84,544 (D)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 17,543 215,222 46,746 7,976 3,611 1,837 15,798 1,753

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 94 110 283 160 135 372 94 105
$2,500 to $4,999 ......................................................................... 37 14 87 46 71 112 23 25
$5,000 to $9,999 ......................................................................... 34 28 101 51 53 105 21 35
$10,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 29 34 75 29 39 90 29 30
$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 16 25 38 18 16 27 22 14
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 6 13 18 5 7 7 33 14
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 30 177 49 25 5 6 135 14

Government payments .......................................................... farms 48 258 118 17 32 249 305 14


$1,000 569 3,454 350 110 91 859 4,684 (D)
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 78 191 157 92 75 194 159 77
$1,000 1,312 3,318 1,192 654 369 1,078 3,569 1,983

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 33,207 236,623 51,629 24,432 (D) (D) 81,734 (D)
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 134,988 590,081 79,308 73,150 (D) (D) 228,946 (D)

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 246 401 651 334 326 719 357 237
$1,000 3,422 82,517 6,375 1,513 -295 -605 26,860 (D)
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 13,909 205,778 9,793 4,530 -906 -841 75,239 (D)

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming ..........................................................................number 108 258 231 154 138 276 220 113
Other ...............................................................................number 138 143 420 180 188 443 137 124

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any .................................................................................number 151 199 466 200 224 489 154 140
200 days or more ........................................................number 115 110 293 126 126 302 95 80

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ................................................ farms 101 65 315 131 142 330 30 94
number 3,842 2,255 14,179 2,437 2,751 5,917 810 2,125
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 85 55 242 112 131 280 30 77
number 1,492 1,389 3,952 (D) 1,696 3,492 531 (D)
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms - 4 10 4 - 12 4 2
number - 4 2,831 (D) - 22 6 (D)
Cattle and calves sold ........................................................ farms 76 43 248 91 124 225 27 66
number 1,004 863 8,625 862 1,339 2,292 292 641
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 4 54 18 25 15 18 5 -
number (D) 287,583 269 284 107 87 (D) -
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 3 58 9 9 8 11 3 -
number (D) 1,084,252 408 148 204 199 (D) -
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 3 - 13 13 5 43 1 10
number (D) - 575 195 70 1,267 (D) 167
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 23 18 91 66 47 99 7 31
number (D) 102,884 2,963 69,635 1,059 3,427 128 637
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 11 6 37 8 2 2 7 2
number 3,922,000 2,022,200 7,705,913 977,333 (D) (D) 2,588,800 (D)

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain ..................................................................... farms 20 109 29 19 20 32 45 5
acres 1,044 20,093 1,310 431 459 110 3,027 682
bushels 94,850 2,006,365 142,084 44,580 52,939 6,220 258,413 81,460
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms - 2 4 2 3 16 - -
acres - (D) 1,997 (D) (D) 85 - -
tons - (D) 29,600 (D) 605 1,009 - -
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................. farms 10 94 50 1 1 1 47 4
acres 1,622 15,509 4,569 (D) (D) (D) 7,510 645
bushels 59,154 866,900 244,276 (D) (D) (D) 401,877 31,800
Winter wheat for grain .................................................... farms 10 94 50 1 1 1 47 4
acres 1,622 15,509 4,569 (D) (D) (D) 7,510 645
bushels 59,154 866,900 244,276 (D) (D) (D) 401,877 31,800
Spring wheat for grain .................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
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236 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange

Farms ................................................................................. number 286 250 718 430 50 319 347 645
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 19,322 35,047 82,462 140,620 2,881 162,758 57,643 56,666
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 68 140 115 327 58 510 166 88
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 33 60 46 79 (D) 130 50 43

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 356,112 574,646 611,520 1,246,504 819,976 1,335,682 634,348 587,984
Average per acre ..........................................................dollars 5,271 4,099 5,325 3,812 14,231 2,618 3,819 6,693

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 9,966 23,854 41,702 66,078 2,149 69,712 40,122 34,665
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 34,848 95,417 58,081 153,669 42,984 218,533 115,625 53,744

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 49 17 41 42 24 9 37 52
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 131 93 332 129 13 71 131 296
50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 84 92 255 120 11 100 113 225
180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 21 33 66 75 1 62 41 55
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ - 10 13 24 - 26 15 15
1,000 acres or more ................................................................... 1 5 11 40 1 51 10 2

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 220 174 427 305 36 263 245 500
acres 4,305 9,733 19,189 91,474 1,208 109,467 38,384 21,834
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 204 150 374 236 35 202 195 453
acres 3,227 8,597 15,161 84,803 (D) 104,567 36,671 17,854

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 16 24 73 67 21 22 48 128


acres 43 1,240 1,592 5,992 96 3,154 1,459 789

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 2,489 122,279 162,421 184,351 5,353 132,966 187,702 30,613
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 8,703 489,116 226,213 428,722 107,068 416,823 540,927 47,462

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 2,001 9,274 15,175 112,024 5,299 75,665 29,278 15,472
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 488 113,005 147,246 72,327 54 57,301 158,424 15,141

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 125 67 298 146 22 106 141 252
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 54 24 73 29 1 12 25 82
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 38 38 97 38 4 12 20 105
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 41 29 77 38 7 27 29 75
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 18 9 38 27 4 19 17 52
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 9 6 32 12 2 30 9 38
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 1 77 103 140 10 113 106 41

Government payments .......................................................... farms 39 24 77 217 7 273 133 146


$1,000 119 162 635 1,705 80 5,226 1,001 611
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 41 86 237 183 12 171 127 237
$1,000 296 671 6,377 3,355 155 3,697 2,511 2,760

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 (D) 99,391 140,750 150,624 (D) 108,319 122,315 31,639
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars (D) 397,564 196,031 350,288 (D) 339,557 352,492 49,052

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 286 250 718 430 50 319 347 645
$1,000 (D) 23,721 28,683 38,787 1,050 33,571 68,899 2,346
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars (D) 94,884 39,949 90,202 20,999 105,239 198,557 3,637

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming .......................................................................... number 106 159 344 243 26 210 188 308
Other .............................................................................. number 180 91 374 187 24 109 159 337

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................. number 216 124 450 232 23 145 151 437
200 days or more ....................................................... number 129 80 321 146 15 96 98 262

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms 99 103 297 127 2 24 92 250
number 1,484 5,234 11,489 7,722 (D) 961 1,886 10,108
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 82 95 262 108 - 22 75 212
number 863 2,781 5,775 3,841 - 546 1,113 4,629
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 4 - - 3 2 - - 16
number 6 - - 4 (D) - - 735
Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms 79 82 231 106 2 17 55 194
number 613 2,246 4,177 4,991 (D) 403 684 3,681
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 5 17 24 21 2 11 66 24
number 22 15,831 (D) 45,566 (D) 101,623 321,871 5,126
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 2 10 19 15 - 9 57 27
number (D) 96,313 (D) 217,377 - 511,928 943,283 (D)
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 4 4 14 4 3 1 3 22
number 32 19 377 59 22 (D) 65 431
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 32 29 71 40 4 10 32 104
number 559 (D) 27,698 305,765 103 321 568 139,498
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms - 67 71 25 1 15 9 12
number - 23,777,832 26,063,581 10,874,608 (D) 9,299,770 5,180,040 14,035

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .................................................................... farms 12 20 40 31 4 62 76 28
acres 49 1,194 1,176 1,959 342 4,909 6,918 2,200
bushels 3,681 112,597 78,792 166,274 51,428 516,967 817,675 166,797
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 5 2 1 - - - - 5
acres 49 (D) (D) - - - - 489
tons 797 (D) (D) - - - - 6,013
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms - 10 15 65 - 80 37 26
acres - 1,124 1,559 6,961 - 12,832 7,209 1,762
bushels - 36,052 100,601 378,382 - 749,277 373,364 88,806
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms - 10 15 65 - 80 37 26
acres - 1,124 1,559 6,961 - 12,832 7,209 1,762
bushels - 36,052 100,601 378,382 - 749,277 373,364 88,806
Spring wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 237


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Farms .................................................................................number 80 136 335 185 395 391 290 1,486


Land in farms ......................................................................... acres 46,785 72,270 55,775 80,116 95,299 171,821 24,101 156,813
Average size of farm ...................................................... acres 585 531 166 433 241 439 83 106
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 65 83 45 225 84 84 43 53

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 1,682,460 1,678,895 704,095 1,405,171 916,124 1,397,718 609,311 505,668
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 2,877 3,159 4,229 3,245 3,797 3,181 7,332 4,792

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment .......................................................................... $1,000 26,781 41,780 31,248 54,768 42,144 91,199 14,415 94,146
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 334,762 307,203 93,276 296,045 106,693 233,245 49,707 63,355

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................. 7 17 53 14 15 27 22 98
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................. 25 37 119 36 129 109 138 596
50 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 17 27 92 37 162 103 96 556
180 to 499 acres ......................................................................... 6 13 45 41 38 68 30 194
500 to 999 acres ......................................................................... 10 13 14 26 27 26 3 30
1,000 acres or more .................................................................... 15 29 12 31 24 58 1 12

Total cropland ........................................................................ farms 57 99 237 163 316 293 205 1,018
acres 39,386 67,720 30,499 72,423 49,500 131,703 7,108 57,069
Harvested cropland ............................................................ farms 50 94 192 151 261 254 175 941
acres 39,130 67,411 27,611 71,724 37,524 129,519 5,829 51,750

Irrigated land .......................................................................... farms 13 3 50 15 71 45 28 66


acres 2,438 (D) 1,741 853 2,772 3,599 120 1,158

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 35,848 69,025 173,553 98,805 41,028 215,908 (D) 236,392
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 448,104 507,533 518,068 534,078 103,869 552,194 (D) 159,080

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 (D) 68,610 33,759 59,200 36,324 111,214 5,611 23,987
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 (D) 414 139,793 39,605 4,704 104,694 (D) 212,405

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 30 36 131 28 161 106 142 551
$2,500 to $4,999 ......................................................................... 2 12 14 5 43 21 39 214
$5,000 to $9,999 ......................................................................... 5 9 54 7 57 29 49 200
$10,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 9 5 30 14 45 37 21 178
$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 1 12 19 12 13 24 15 60
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 2 7 3 8 14 22 9 61
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 31 55 84 111 62 152 15 222

Government payments .......................................................... farms 51 71 113 139 172 224 38 194


$1,000 881 969 1,532 1,749 851 3,877 56 961
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 40 56 110 89 161 166 85 450
$1,000 1,052 1,519 645 876 2,180 4,836 1,239 5,403

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 24,338 45,614 134,590 78,334 35,070 168,044 11,477 202,335
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 304,228 335,397 401,761 423,429 88,784 429,781 39,576 136,161

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 80 136 335 185 395 391 290 1,486
$1,000 13,443 25,899 41,140 23,095 8,990 56,576 -1,624 40,422
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 168,041 190,432 122,805 124,840 22,759 144,697 -5,601 27,202

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming ..........................................................................number 55 90 167 127 200 232 145 722
Other ...............................................................................number 25 46 168 58 195 159 145 764

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any .................................................................................number 43 69 226 91 239 195 173 992
200 days or more ........................................................number 27 51 115 58 127 133 105 704

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ................................................ farms 14 26 85 35 146 75 92 875
number 113 294 2,214 692 7,673 2,759 3,357 45,481
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 6 20 62 27 136 67 83 720
number (D) (D) (D) 448 (D) (D) (D) 15,881
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 1 2 2 - 2 1 5 19
number (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) (D) 4,641
Cattle and calves sold ........................................................ farms 5 18 52 31 119 55 64 730
number (D) 126 768 301 3,815 1,190 2,147 23,922
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms - 2 43 3 11 30 1 25
number - (D) 203,873 (D) 5,258 224,123 (D) 18,492
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms - 3 34 2 8 35 - 31
number - 1,736 1,103,718 (D) 7,834 804,048 - 72,035
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 3 4 20 3 5 7 4 27
number 60 43 194 (D) 309 149 91 752
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 10 11 56 7 32 31 34 128
number 609 156 133,663 188 651 449 1,121 465,125
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms - - 14 20 2 20 1 121
number - - 9,475,480 10,633,240 (D) 10,346,096 (D) 35,842,672

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain ..................................................................... farms 26 57 74 73 46 98 4 133
acres 17,100 21,303 8,538 14,782 3,995 15,060 33 6,914
bushels 2,306,045 3,000,069 1,048,549 1,923,548 255,604 1,594,749 3,834 503,386
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms - - - - 3 4 - 24
acres - - - - 220 56 - 3,392
tons - - - - (D) 335 - 41,221
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................. farms 21 53 27 105 74 86 2 78
acres 14,726 13,439 4,328 22,414 10,208 20,274 (D) 7,381
bushels 834,637 887,000 224,510 1,552,523 479,376 1,145,439 (D) 459,692
Winter wheat for grain .................................................... farms 21 53 27 105 74 86 2 76
acres 14,726 13,439 4,328 22,414 10,208 20,274 (D) (D)
bushels 834,637 887,000 224,510 1,552,523 479,376 1,145,439 (D) (D)
Spring wheat for grain .................................................... farms - - - - - - - 2
acres - - - - - - - (D)
bushels - - - - - - - (D)
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238 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly

Farms ................................................................................. number 277 941 902 1,011 638 1,067 150 664
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 47,573 265,546 112,166 121,145 59,540 291,635 68,934 93,071
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 172 282 124 120 93 273 460 140
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 62 57 59 45 45 81 99 42

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 707,336 828,756 503,050 677,980 376,524 1,086,479 1,654,194 720,660
Average per acre ..........................................................dollars 4,119 2,937 4,045 5,658 4,035 3,975 3,600 5,141

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 20,208 128,871 45,305 80,280 22,552 198,552 17,090 56,744
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 72,953 136,951 50,227 79,407 35,348 186,084 113,931 85,458

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 21 71 67 73 52 65 8 47
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 90 354 334 485 276 322 40 316
50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 114 267 383 331 222 388 57 220
180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 37 125 84 80 74 153 20 49
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 8 51 18 25 11 75 10 10
1,000 acres or more ................................................................... 7 73 16 17 3 64 15 22

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 205 755 730 769 451 827 108 455
acres 19,435 198,645 37,178 65,864 16,149 179,337 33,386 54,510
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 163 651 649 721 379 749 87 405
acres 15,843 191,674 28,293 62,532 12,043 169,549 31,034 50,058

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 28 56 112 62 53 183 15 45


acres 1,458 6,540 3,372 1,068 237 16,295 2,211 493

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 165,200 409,627 32,804 83,981 22,809 1,258,793 82,175 96,515
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 596,389 435,310 36,368 83,067 35,750 1,179,750 547,834 145,355

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 11,653 144,335 24,367 50,770 3,271 223,102 20,122 32,646
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 153,547 265,292 8,437 33,211 19,537 1,035,690 62,053 63,870

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 88 314 379 422 312 197 55 282
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 25 107 129 153 83 70 11 92
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 29 90 164 138 98 93 8 110
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 23 86 109 136 77 89 18 64
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 15 72 51 39 27 68 3 32
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 7 42 19 42 16 57 3 11
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 90 230 51 81 25 493 52 73

Government payments .......................................................... farms 76 481 249 127 92 573 67 176


$1,000 610 4,522 726 458 313 3,373 427 928
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 95 384 282 285 176 518 63 199
$1,000 1,869 3,841 3,571 2,754 1,549 5,597 900 2,052

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 134,138 325,264 32,619 73,471 22,412 939,630 71,928 74,922
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 484,254 345,658 36,163 72,672 35,128 880,628 479,521 112,834

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 277 941 902 1,011 638 1,067 150 664
$1,000 33,540 92,726 4,482 13,721 2,259 328,133 11,573 24,573
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 121,083 98,540 4,969 13,572 3,541 307,528 77,156 37,008

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming .......................................................................... number 138 530 416 366 309 589 77 294
Other .............................................................................. number 139 411 486 645 329 478 73 370

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................. number 153 486 601 663 363 579 74 451
200 days or more ....................................................... number 93 284 402 459 246 382 37 297

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms 67 280 372 524 261 313 37 346
number 1,871 8,125 10,057 18,475 7,567 27,031 1,269 12,825
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 67 222 293 441 213 251 32 307
number 1,165 (D) (D) 7,676 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms - 4 10 14 3 7 2 5
number - (D) (D) 1,391 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms 52 171 300 442 199 266 23 286
number 691 2,542 4,715 10,138 2,924 17,830 410 8,205
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 11 36 23 25 23 218 5 23
number 48,568 320,291 1,657 390 247 1,858,801 (D) 3,244
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 10 25 19 13 14 222 4 16
number 203,334 1,152,329 6,331 497 365 6,669,960 (D) (D)
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 4 11 31 47 24 11 1 10
number 30 554 1,029 967 558 559 (D) 252
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 17 49 94 125 80 51 14 65
number 97,890 1,718 (D) 51,595 2,017 259,994 359 (D)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 76 78 6 15 26 49 21 29
number 35,095,773 48,790,769 307 4,401,820 4,746,460 40,072,349 12,484,018 8,796,871

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .................................................................... farms 19 270 65 89 21 238 27 58
acres 3,747 58,363 2,061 12,503 384 28,925 5,936 13,077
bushels 433,620 7,417,832 132,899 1,235,174 30,126 3,067,472 568,882 1,364,512
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 1 10 11 11 4 7 - 2
acres (D) 112 840 880 26 450 - (D)
tons (D) 914 10,982 12,326 306 7,617 - (D)
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms 18 212 63 71 14 223 28 42
acres 1,908 51,066 4,504 9,761 777 34,903 6,226 8,326
bushels 72,724 2,777,457 194,076 570,927 33,930 1,943,644 388,196 489,272
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms 18 211 63 71 14 223 28 42
acres 1,908 (D) 4,504 9,761 777 34,903 6,226 8,326
bushels 72,724 (D) 194,076 570,927 33,930 1,943,644 388,196 489,272
Spring wheat for grain ................................................... farms - 1 - - - - - -
acres - (D) - - - - - -
bushels - (D) - - - - - -
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 239


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake

Farms .................................................................................number 926 1,256 94 221 78 1,059 242 783


Land in farms ......................................................................... acres 91,547 126,897 (D) 17,929 64,590 201,655 54,880 84,229
Average size of farm ...................................................... acres 99 101 (D) 81 828 190 227 108
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 60 50 30 32 172 41 77 40

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 380,307 463,494 349,089 716,963 2,107,192 1,075,361 784,639 1,029,966
Average per acre ......................................................... dollars 3,847 4,588 6,291 8,838 2,545 5,647 3,460 9,575

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment .......................................................................... $1,000 43,180 106,634 3,507 9,661 26,827 119,284 19,270 53,282
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 46,631 84,899 37,308 43,714 343,932 112,638 79,627 68,048

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................. 26 65 17 44 3 94 12 79
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................. 348 553 42 97 14 495 76 367
50 to 179 acres ........................................................................... 446 507 33 56 23 312 99 256
180 to 499 acres ......................................................................... 84 103 1 19 16 86 29 46
500 to 999 acres ......................................................................... 19 13 1 3 2 32 15 23
1,000 acres or more .................................................................... 3 15 - 2 20 40 11 12

Total cropland ........................................................................ farms 773 947 69 180 71 636 180 542
acres 30,799 56,255 (D) 6,616 57,831 148,278 19,470 44,387
Harvested cropland ............................................................ farms 660 845 64 170 54 555 140 465
acres 20,873 50,769 (D) 4,824 56,862 143,932 13,890 37,990

Irrigated land .......................................................................... farms 54 70 10 32 - 42 40 152


acres 493 1,140 19 363 - 427 1,552 3,206

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 31,437 198,934 677 20,361 59,551 535,830 17,294 65,243
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 33,950 158,387 7,206 92,131 763,469 505,977 71,464 83,325

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 11,441 45,566 327 16,592 (D) 128,368 16,896 61,407
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 19,996 153,369 350 3,769 (D) 407,461 398 3,836

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 459 475 45 100 23 368 113 321
$2,500 to $4,999 ......................................................................... 111 171 13 22 2 126 32 111
$5,000 to $9,999 ......................................................................... 150 182 21 22 4 103 33 93
$10,000 to $24,999 ..................................................................... 106 165 11 26 6 111 19 91
$25,000 to $49,999 ..................................................................... 37 71 3 16 3 52 9 48
$50,000 to $99,999 ..................................................................... 24 57 - 10 7 25 9 44
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 39 135 1 25 33 274 27 75

Government payments .......................................................... farms 246 328 10 28 65 184 111 194


$1,000 1,065 1,293 17 200 772 1,807 446 848
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 288 377 27 57 37 355 99 259
$1,000 1,345 2,212 70 203 742 5,522 822 3,252

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 32,718 183,276 1,187 20,056 41,156 406,177 12,714 55,313
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 35,332 145,921 12,624 90,749 527,644 383,548 52,538 70,643

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 926 1,256 94 221 78 1,059 242 783
$1,000 1,130 19,163 -422 708 19,909 136,981 5,848 14,029
Average per farm ......................................................... dollars 1,220 15,257 -4,486 3,205 255,238 129,350 24,167 17,917

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming ..........................................................................number 471 609 25 103 45 561 89 384
Other ...............................................................................number 455 647 69 118 33 498 153 399

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any .................................................................................number 600 808 75 134 40 611 146 439
200 days or more ........................................................number 360 580 42 80 25 442 90 241

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ................................................ farms 353 642 40 83 5 484 53 194
number 13,144 23,063 447 2,362 262 20,314 1,544 3,550
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 302 481 35 57 5 430 44 161
number 4,924 (D) (D) 980 133 11,624 782 (D)
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 10 20 2 8 - 7 - 2
number 88 (D) (D) 15 - 44 - (D)
Cattle and calves sold ........................................................ farms 252 510 27 64 3 402 43 137
number 10,284 12,584 166 1,640 60 12,011 509 1,359
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 35 39 8 4 3 13 6 13
number 167 (D) 136 25 (D) (D) 39 197
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 19 24 4 8 3 11 - 13
number 87 167,274 6 39 (D) (D) - 437
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 27 18 1 9 - 38 3 37
number 625 667 (D) 161 - 622 22 792
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 100 108 19 34 3 99 15 113
number 260,207 582,734 429 1,616 330 1,207,069 287 2,935
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 9 52 - 3 - 147 - 17
number 282 27,098,147 - 2,400 - 63,041,172 - 5,917

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain ..................................................................... farms 85 114 11 18 43 122 12 37
acres 1,721 13,449 56 382 21,201 45,644 178 1,212
bushels 142,299 1,667,652 2,293 58,086 2,732,565 4,864,330 9,436 88,744
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 5 14 - 10 - 3 1 1
acres 182 1,128 - 155 - 110 (D) (D)
tons 1,920 18,120 - 3,082 - 1,330 (D) (D)
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................. farms 24 28 - 1 28 124 28 75
acres 856 3,456 - (D) 20,046 52,990 2,837 8,109
bushels 38,716 185,134 - (D) 1,027,340 2,820,128 149,037 423,105
Winter wheat for grain .................................................... farms 24 28 - 1 28 124 28 75
acres 856 3,456 - (D) 20,046 52,990 2,837 8,109
bushels 38,716 185,134 - (D) 1,027,340 2,820,128 149,037 423,105
Spring wheat for grain .................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
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240 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Farms ................................................................................. number 256 156 609 563 972 297 952 450
Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 65,699 91,398 55,765 191,195 111,118 111,395 100,483 31,002
Average size of farm ..................................................... acres 257 586 92 340 114 375 106 69
Median size of farm ....................................................... acres 82 94 50 80 56 69 40 40

Estimated market value of land and buildings:


Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 657,489 1,767,524 684,362 1,400,607 553,577 1,431,528 555,886 446,533
Average per acre ..........................................................dollars 2,562 3,017 7,474 4,124 4,842 3,817 5,267 6,482

Estimated market value of all machinery and


equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 15,582 47,083 31,516 112,321 78,081 79,118 64,814 12,781
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 60,866 301,811 51,750 199,505 80,330 266,390 68,082 28,401

Farms by size:
1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 13 7 72 54 52 34 53 58
10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 74 33 229 172 384 92 476 200
50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 92 56 230 150 396 84 318 153
180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 47 13 66 85 102 34 79 36
500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 14 12 8 49 31 18 11 2
1,000 acres or more ................................................................... 16 35 4 53 7 35 15 1

Total cropland ....................................................................... farms 191 119 504 445 709 214 767 371
acres 26,003 75,854 14,524 146,802 36,152 86,438 53,471 6,194
Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms 143 91 467 398 663 168 701 338
acres 18,774 72,279 10,241 142,683 33,155 83,635 49,465 4,650

Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms 26 16 30 87 37 33 44 41


acres 771 4,400 48 4,762 134 1,442 528 81

Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 25,640 68,365 15,291 577,224 284,932 179,632 124,670 5,741
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 100,156 438,238 25,108 1,025,264 293,140 604,820 130,956 12,757

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 13,778 65,281 5,874 158,348 18,716 151,365 33,411 4,124
Livestock, poultry, and their products .............................. $1,000 11,862 3,085 9,416 418,876 266,216 28,267 91,259 1,617

Farms by value of sales:


Less than $2,500 ........................................................................ 122 56 199 149 283 134 379 193
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ 24 4 96 25 124 11 121 83
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ 13 14 104 43 156 14 130 67
$10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... 30 7 103 43 126 30 139 62
$25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... 21 11 52 26 64 6 33 29
$50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... 9 8 24 25 33 11 33 4
$100,000 or more ....................................................................... 37 56 31 252 186 91 117 12

Government payments .......................................................... farms 147 119 137 318 64 185 245 105
$1,000 678 1,639 222 2,943 329 1,876 921 532
Total income from farm-related sources,
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) ........................ farms 99 60 171 216 269 135 349 100
$1,000 1,230 1,129 976 4,427 3,111 2,726 2,416 1,799

Total farm production expenses .......................................... $1,000 19,833 51,112 16,605 413,135 241,619 144,159 104,705 7,081
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 77,471 327,643 27,265 733,809 248,579 485,385 109,985 15,735

Net cash farm income of operation (see text) ........................ farms 256 156 609 563 972 297 952 450
$1,000 7,716 20,020 -116 171,460 46,753 40,075 23,301 990
Average per farm ..........................................................dollars 30,140 128,335 -191 304,547 48,099 134,932 24,476 2,201

Principal operator by primary occupation:


Farming .......................................................................... number 109 92 272 343 492 182 427 140
Other .............................................................................. number 147 64 337 220 480 115 525 310

Principal operator by days worked off farm:


Any ................................................................................. number 144 53 417 292 587 128 603 332
200 days or more ....................................................... number 92 40 221 211 397 86 433 201

Livestock and poultry:


Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms 100 21 278 145 612 52 493 214
number 7,458 1,355 14,428 8,640 40,017 1,054 20,373 3,919
Beef cows ...................................................................... farms 88 21 211 126 490 41 377 161
number (D) 628 4,294 (D) 13,435 602 8,331 2,019
Milk cows ....................................................................... farms 1 - 7 3 16 - 23 12
number (D) - 48 (D) 1,183 - 1,346 150
Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms 74 14 238 109 509 35 399 140
number 2,297 429 11,047 3,613 32,358 385 9,825 1,601
Hogs and pigs inventory .................................................... farms 8 3 11 93 20 7 20 10
number (D) 2,477 103 637,481 134 31,665 (D) 50
Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................ farms 4 3 16 96 16 4 10 4
number (D) 4,086 433 2,354,268 339 89,550 (D) 18
Sheep and lambs inventory ............................................... farms 3 3 21 11 38 4 32 14
number 6 (D) 338 221 431 44 371 134
Layers inventory (see text) ................................................ farms 33 1 64 36 92 15 96 45
number (D) (D) 1,502 82,855 355,496 212 1,001,321 1,027
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ....................... farms 1 - 3 34 100 3 26 3
number (D) - (D) 14,484,250 52,896,889 (D) 6,469,586 225

Selected crops harvested:


Corn for grain .................................................................... farms 9 58 24 138 64 50 92 15
acres 276 26,450 63 22,327 7,151 8,416 11,977 43
bushels 19,163 3,579,737 5,227 2,260,456 947,040 887,381 1,337,743 3,264
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................. farms 3 2 7 3 31 3 17 7
acres 42 (D) 112 190 4,867 12 1,386 179
tons 600 (D) 1,770 (D) 91,746 57 21,857 3,657
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms 24 46 - 166 4 66 48 -
acres 3,192 12,489 - 39,167 113 9,474 4,952 -
bushels 181,830 846,138 - 2,252,575 5,885 590,122 276,042 -
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms 24 46 - 164 4 66 48 -
acres 3,192 12,489 - (D) (D) 9,474 4,952 -
bushels 181,830 846,138 - (D) (D) 590,122 276,042 -
Spring wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - 2 1 - - -
acres - - - (D) (D) - - -
bushels - - - (D) (D) - - -
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 241


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ...................................................farms - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .....................................................................farms 443 13 1 - 7 - -
acres 13,390 195 (D) - 200 - -
bushels 1,043,595 11,222 (D) - 17,878 - -
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms 250 9 4 - 1 - -
acres 16,695 491 355 - (D) - -
bushels 985,012 45,400 24,400 - (D) - -
Sorghum for grain ..............................................................farms 594 2 1 - - - -
acres 49,819 (D) (D) - - - -
bushels 3,007,013 (D) (D) - - - -
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms 78 3 2 - - - -
acres 4,313 192 (D) - - - -
tons 53,630 (D) (D) - - - -
Soybeans for beans ...........................................................farms 7,021 41 28 4 44 1 -
acres 1,564,806 4,547 3,458 93 8,363 (D) -
bushels 60,635,686 177,148 132,164 4,076 385,108 (D) -
Dry edible beans, excluding limas .....................................farms 10 - - - - 2 -
acres 95 - - - - (D) -
cwt 1,707 - - - - (D) -
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms 1,432 - 1 1 10 - -
acres 580,801 - (D) (D) 1,538 - -
bales 1,134,034 - (D) (D) 3,564 - -
Upland cotton ................................................................farms 1,432 - 1 1 10 - -
acres 580,801 - (D) (D) 1,538 - -
bales 1,134,034 - (D) (D) 3,564 - -
Pima cotton ....................................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - -
Tobacco .............................................................................farms 1,682 23 5 7 - 12 4
acres 167,443 1,001 810 62 - 92 12
pounds 391,710,625 1,974,992 1,763,000 119,804 - 172,012 15,050
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ............................farms 19,562 376 320 317 146 505 65
acres 643,186 14,751 10,358 12,173 6,938 11,810 1,277
tons, dry 1,509,153 28,502 33,954 27,775 18,883 27,117 2,070
Rice ...................................................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms 41 - - - - - -
acres 858 - - - - - -
pounds 618,531 - - - - - -
Sugarbeets for sugar .........................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms 636 - - - - - -
acres 105,739 - - - - - -
pounds 415,209,198 - - - - - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms 3,283 56 11 24 16 66 27
acres 124,936 164 226 1,864 49 274 119
Potatoes ........................................................................farms 1,263 12 5 7 11 39 23
acres 16,293 6 2 3 5 28 70
Sweet potatoes ..............................................................farms 415 13 - - - 1 -
acres 59,095 19 - - - (D) -
Land in orchards ................................................................farms 1,687 27 29 9 4 19 4
acres 12,899 86 288 27 16 45 31
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242 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .................................................................... farms 7 1 6 5 - - 10
acres 658 (D) 56 40 - - 290
bushels 64,231 (D) 2,930 1,800 - - 22,944
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms - - - - 1 1 11
acres - - - - (D) (D) 921
bushels - - - - (D) (D) 47,938
Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms 9 4 23 3 - - 1
acres 966 210 1,721 (D) - - (D)
bushels 64,628 16,420 83,582 (D) - - (D)
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - 2 - - - 1
acres - - (D) - - - (D)
tons - - (D) - - - (D)
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms 146 183 101 47 2 13 35
acres 60,743 27,339 10,831 10,610 (D) 670 6,875
bushels 2,499,695 1,084,208 362,515 354,770 (D) 27,600 229,999
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - 2
acres - - - - - - (D)
cwt - - - - - - (D)
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms 35 69 11 3 - - 1
acres 14,702 32,451 2,458 750 - - (D)
bales 26,393 65,606 3,666 1,200 - - (D)
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms 35 69 11 3 - - 1
acres 14,702 32,451 2,458 750 - - (D)
bales 26,393 65,606 3,666 1,200 - - (D)
Pima cotton ................................................................... farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms 28 29 8 4 9 - -
acres 1,835 3,369 361 250 61 - -
pounds 4,271,946 8,549,458 866,985 499,000 108,219 - -
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms 14 14 83 43 552 203 366
acres 435 688 3,897 1,405 12,855 6,255 13,083
tons, dry 1,181 1,646 11,257 3,989 28,158 11,391 26,949
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
pounds - - - - - - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms 1 48 27 5 - - -
acres (D) 9,444 3,433 25 - - -
pounds (D) 36,889,215 13,911,587 65,600 - - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 12 8 30 22 114 37 21
acres 141 826 691 1,100 730 113 106
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 5 - 8 6 64 14 3
acres (D) - 10 6 44 9 (D)
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms 1 - 4 4 6 4 -
acres (D) - 216 (D) 6 6 -
Land in orchards ............................................................... farms 14 - 52 11 31 37 21
acres 80 - 553 35 152 125 48
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 243


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ...................................................farms - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .....................................................................farms - 1 - 5 5 7 -
acres - (D) - 105 22 150 -
bushels - (D) - 5,730 1,025 10,600 -
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms 5 - - 3 4 5 -
acres 123 - - 184 38 159 -
bushels 7,600 - - (D) 2,305 10,000 -
Sorghum for grain ..............................................................farms - - 6 - - 7 -
acres - - 538 - - 645 -
bushels - - 25,735 - - 32,690 -
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms - - - - - 6 -
acres - - - - - 249 -
tons - - - - - 2,604 -
Soybeans for beans ...........................................................farms 9 36 14 33 65 21 2
acres 802 26,431 18,086 1,875 9,627 1,717 (D)
bushels 35,740 1,195,230 (D) 48,699 349,829 60,882 (D)
Dry edible beans, excluding limas .....................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - -
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms - 4 4 - - - -
acres - 660 6,720 - - - -
bales - 1,554 7,423 - - - -
Upland cotton ................................................................farms - 4 4 - - - -
acres - 660 6,720 - - - -
bales - 1,554 7,423 - - - -
Pima cotton ....................................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - -
Tobacco .............................................................................farms 1 - - 50 - 2 -
acres (D) - - 2,818 - (D) -
pounds (D) - - 6,951,241 - (D) -
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ............................farms 198 6 19 207 358 452 106
acres 6,107 83 242 8,126 11,266 15,332 4,295
tons, dry 12,694 152 333 13,228 22,993 36,742 8,803
Rice ...................................................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
pounds - - - - - - -
Sugarbeets for sugar .........................................................farms - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms - - 2 - - - -
acres - - (D) - - - -
pounds - - (D) - - - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms 18 4 23 42 19 65 15
acres 120 (D) 690 143 294 131 1,067
Potatoes ........................................................................farms 12 4 10 14 6 27 7
acres 6 (D) (D) 7 4 9 3
Sweet potatoes ..............................................................farms - - 3 4 5 5 -
acres - - 15 4 2 2 -
Land in orchards ................................................................farms 15 - 8 14 14 42 14
acres 29 - 10 42 51 61 21
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244 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .................................................................... farms 3 - 9 16 - 4 - -
acres (D) - 441 403 - 105 - -
bushels (D) - 35,586 17,849 - 6,080 - -
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms 2 - 7 - - 2 - -
acres (D) - 430 - - (D) - -
bushels (D) - 22,800 - - (D) - -
Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms 8 - 4 17 7 18 3 -
acres 797 - 58 1,231 932 2,461 176 -
bushels 56,025 - 2,262 56,277 50,398 129,681 7,873 -
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - 1 1 - - - -
acres - - (D) (D) - - - -
tons - - (D) (D) - - - -
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms 82 2 102 261 70 84 32 2
acres 15,371 (D) 17,154 43,897 20,139 15,449 15,890 (D)
bushels 716,354 (D) 694,856 1,419,557 754,381 489,743 674,001 (D)
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms 44 - 12 9 15 13 - -
acres 12,546 - 2,428 6,541 5,874 5,949 - -
bales 26,453 - 3,816 13,975 10,966 10,378 - -
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms 44 - 12 9 15 13 - -
acres 12,546 - 2,428 6,541 5,874 5,949 - -
bales 26,453 - 3,816 13,975 10,966 10,378 - -
Pima cotton ................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms 2 3 - 31 12 15 - -
acres (D) 5 - 2,601 1,269 2,670 - -
pounds (D) 6,200 - 5,519,757 2,569,601 6,881,844 - -
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms 13 82 495 154 36 97 2 -
acres 317 2,429 14,564 5,223 1,504 3,956 (D) -
tons, dry 580 4,694 28,535 16,446 3,412 9,021 (D) -
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - - 1 - - 1 - -
acres - - (D) - - (D) - -
pounds - - (D) - - (D) - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms 50 - - 35 5 1 - -
acres 5,720 - - 5,715 970 (D) - -
pounds 28,822,231 - - 21,732,521 3,343,470 (D) - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 34 9 45 33 15 23 15 -
acres 2,265 159 165 3,048 52 1,820 117 -
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 5 7 18 10 2 2 5 -
acres 143 2 10 81 (D) (D) 1 -
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms 6 - 1 12 3 3 - -
acres 270 - (D) 2,528 (D) 647 - -
Land in orchards ............................................................... farms 4 2 24 29 - 24 9 -
acres 8 (D) 297 205 - 110 97 -
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 245


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain ..................................................................... farms 31 2 5 1 2 8 16 1
acres 293 (D) 236 (D) (D) 75 377 (D)
bushels 17,139 (D) 19,720 (D) (D) 2,400 34,350 (D)
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms 18 1 - - - 5 1 4
acres 493 (D) - - - 74 (D) (D)
bushels 31,042 (D) - - - 3,575 (D) (D)
Sorghum for grain .............................................................. farms 1 - 41 5 2 - 5 -
acres (D) - 3,267 35 (D) - 159 -
bushels (D) - 240,824 3,150 (D) - 11,611 -
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms 1 - 4 - - - 9 1
acres (D) - 87 - - - 276 (D)
tons (D) - 896 - - - 3,235 (D)
Soybeans for beans ........................................................... farms 113 40 316 6 94 53 86 20
acres 9,646 8,953 53,337 739 34,094 4,404 22,098 2,711
bushels 379,311 353,869 1,962,556 (D) 1,416,776 121,383 830,905 95,618
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms - - 29 - 50 - 2 -
acres - - 12,777 - 23,589 - (D) -
bales - - 21,968 - 46,857 - (D) -
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms - - 29 - 50 - 2 -
acres - - 12,777 - 23,589 - (D) -
bales - - 21,968 - 46,857 - (D) -
Pima cotton .................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................. farms 25 7 38 8 31 15 40 -
acres 791 232 3,604 250 5,257 1,833 3,882 -
pounds 1,717,575 493,944 8,064,341 520,726 12,339,825 3,983,926 11,055,756 -
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ............................ farms 650 395 287 92 18 335 181 257
acres 17,788 10,798 18,284 2,640 2,595 7,807 16,109 8,017
tons, dry 29,299 21,998 59,209 4,474 8,072 12,928 27,978 17,250
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms 1 - - - - - - 1
acres (D) - - - - - - (D)
pounds (D) - - - - - - (D)
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms 2 1 18 - 32 - - -
acres (D) (D) 5,155 - 6,254 - - -
pounds (D) (D) 19,031,939 - 25,169,733 - - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 113 24 37 35 17 65 29 33
acres 409 48 4,824 55 2,821 266 487 88
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 54 11 7 12 8 28 7 14
acres 26 5 5 4 2 14 6 6
Sweet potatoes .............................................................. farms 16 5 8 4 6 7 2 1
acres 11 1 1,537 1 1,568 (D) (D) (D)
Land in orchards ................................................................ farms 35 23 34 7 4 21 17 11
acres 248 101 214 22 1 77 44 39
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246 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .................................................................... farms 1 - 2 4 16 2 14 -
acres (D) - (D) 97 218 (D) 1,295 -
bushels (D) - (D) 6,904 17,642 (D) 76,425 -
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms 1 - 1 1 8 - 2 -
acres (D) - (D) (D) 930 - (D) -
bushels (D) - (D) (D) 56,940 - (D) -
Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms 2 - 5 4 10 8 27 -
acres (D) - 472 353 219 1,706 2,810 -
bushels (D) - 20,488 23,280 10,697 133,136 152,579 -
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - - - 1 1 - -
acres - - - - (D) (D) - -
tons - - - - (D) (D) - -
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms 62 - 32 116 96 83 146 -
acres 22,994 - 1,916 28,090 10,189 27,290 24,700 -
bushels 950,463 - 57,573 1,129,127 378,806 1,037,461 773,768 -
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - 2 - - - -
acres - - - (D) - - - -
cwt - - - (D) - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms 33 - 5 31 5 89 55 -
acres 8,724 - 1,030 13,662 115 57,810 20,905 -
bales 15,570 - 1,288 24,656 164 113,718 27,244 -
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms 33 - 5 31 5 89 55 -
acres 8,724 - 1,030 13,662 115 57,810 20,905 -
bales 15,570 - 1,288 24,656 164 113,718 27,244 -
Pima cotton ................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms 1 1 50 39 42 24 67 10
acres (D) (D) 2,887 4,078 2,007 3,216 7,129 59
pounds (D) (D) 6,888,498 9,267,907 4,529,437 7,528,550 17,722,459 127,558
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms 3 42 239 40 471 53 206 293
acres 118 1,040 9,208 1,975 12,977 5,115 5,539 6,456
tons, dry 185 1,838 17,198 4,356 26,188 15,229 18,235 15,523
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - - 3 - 2 3 5 -
acres - - (D) - (D) 12 132 -
pounds - - (D) - (D) 1,200 156,790 -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms 14 - - 5 - 35 2 -
acres 2,352 - - 1,806 - 6,925 (D) -
pounds 10,390,416 - - 6,941,640 - 25,510,829 (D) -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 6 8 35 19 52 18 55 47
acres 45 18 206 (D) 278 1,361 1,865 449
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms - 3 11 2 22 - 15 30
acres - 1 4 (D) 19 - 5 17
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms 3 - 2 6 1 3 10 2
acres (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) 1,178 (D)
Land in orchards ............................................................... farms 1 9 19 1 43 6 14 6
acres (D) 28 47 (D) 78 21 30 56
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 247


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain ..................................................................... farms - - 1 1 3 - 27 -
acres - - (D) (D) 15 - 604 -
bushels - - (D) (D) 340 - 42,684 -
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms - - - - 21 - 4 -
acres - - - - 1,707 - 87 -
bushels - - - - 117,547 - 4,525 -
Sorghum for grain .............................................................. farms - 6 - 1 6 - 39 9
acres - 438 - (D) 88 - 3,937 1,183
bushels - 29,670 - (D) 3,307 - 252,530 63,686
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - - - 5 - 6 -
acres - - - - 388 - 96 -
tons - - - - 4,097 - 1,356 -
Soybeans for beans ........................................................... farms 4 52 47 44 122 - 352 50
acres 435 13,863 13,404 26,060 20,465 - 58,575 17,087
bushels 24,186 644,920 545,738 1,081,178 909,474 - 1,987,942 645,099
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms - 25 20 23 - - 23 27
acres - 16,403 11,835 16,341 - - 6,318 11,158
bales - 34,682 25,918 38,949 - - 12,775 18,093
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms - 25 20 23 - - 23 27
acres - 16,403 11,835 16,341 - - 6,318 11,158
bales - 34,682 25,918 38,949 - - 12,775 18,093
Pima cotton .................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................. farms - 10 1 1 4 2 112 8
acres - 2,628 (D) (D) 188 (D) 12,018 1,116
pounds - 6,952,452 (D) (D) 416,642 (D) 28,391,018 2,125,761
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ............................ farms 152 6 51 3 693 86 303 28
acres 4,574 723 1,980 (D) 28,375 1,862 7,517 1,010
tons, dry 9,991 1,397 6,311 (D) 71,035 2,873 20,117 2,995
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - - - 1 - - - -
acres - - - (D) - - - -
pounds - - - (D) - - - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms - 22 - - - - 9 4
acres - 5,024 - - - - 2,036 567
pounds - 21,430,569 - - - - 6,367,258 2,190,400
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 74 18 1 11 36 18 122 8
acres 1,583 811 (D) 4,001 144 149 13,134 60
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 27 2 - 1 13 7 29 3
acres 43 (D) - (D) 7 2 669 4
Sweet potatoes .............................................................. farms - 1 - - 4 2 49 1
acres - (D) - - 2 (D) 10,638 (D)
Land in orchards ................................................................ farms 106 4 5 7 21 4 32 9
acres 4,004 9 11 7 90 6 202 42
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248 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data


USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .................................................................... farms 7 1 10 - - - - 2
acres 252 (D) 95 - - - - (D)
bushels (D) (D) 5,690 - - - - (D)
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms - - 14 - - - - -
acres - - 623 - - - - -
bushels - - 43,860 - - - - -
Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms 12 28 1 - - - 33 -
acres 693 2,203 (D) - - - 1,261 -
bushels 39,503 145,315 (D) - - - 82,486 -
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - 2 - - - - -
acres - - (D) - - - - -
tons - - (D) - - - - -
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms 27 147 76 3 - 3 148 4
acres 4,755 33,357 8,755 152 - (D) 16,301 960
bushels 145,944 1,291,975 309,165 5,968 - (D) 657,297 39,450
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - 1 - -
acres - - - - - (D) - -
cwt - - - - - (D) - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms 4 52 2 - 2 - 162 -
acres 1,240 18,878 (D) - (D) - 46,306 -
bales 1,897 32,930 (D) - (D) - 92,683 -
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms 4 52 2 - 2 - 162 -
acres 1,240 18,878 (D) - (D) - 46,306 -
bales 1,897 32,930 (D) - (D) - 92,683 -
Pima cotton ................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms 20 72 - - - 15 49 -
acres 2,489 8,990 - - - 86 5,859 -
pounds 6,076,117 19,086,452 - - - 151,045 14,733,216 -
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms 64 62 325 119 135 303 19 113
acres 2,317 1,748 10,577 2,687 3,474 5,417 913 2,993
tons, dry 5,951 5,067 25,630 4,940 6,363 11,238 2,609 5,046
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms 2 - - - - 2 - -
acres (D) - - - - (D) - -
pounds (D) - - - - (D) - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms - 3 - - - - 130 -
acres - 489 - - - - 9,706 -
pounds - 1,852,000 - - - - 37,616,726 -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 18 12 41 26 21 105 10 25
acres 81 1,269 170 39 113 183 (D) 108
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 6 2 17 13 20 64 4 11
acres 5 (D) 12 7 27 33 5 9
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms 4 5 - 1 2 2 2 1
acres (D) (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Land in orchards ............................................................... farms 19 21 15 16 11 33 2 4
acres 33 300 52 70 43 36 (D) 2
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 249


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Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain ..................................................................... farms - 7 6 2 - 2 - 3
acres - 71 127 (D) - (D) - 156
bushels - 3,005 4,436 (D) - (D) - (D)
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms - - 2 2 - - - 4
acres - - (D) (D) - - - 240
bushels - - (D) (D) - - - 15,958
Sorghum for grain .............................................................. farms - 3 10 11 - 10 15 3
acres - 278 715 815 - 1,027 2,090 132
bushels - 15,550 43,329 48,483 - 56,305 113,532 9,200
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - - - - - - 1
acres - - - - - - - (D)
tons - - - - - - - (D)
Soybeans for beans ........................................................... farms - 12 24 131 5 146 77 24
acres - 1,026 2,582 36,310 346 40,287 12,280 2,144
bushels - 34,091 91,600 1,263,767 10,500 1,760,933 455,409 83,007
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms - 2 - 36 - 118 16 -
acres - (D) - 13,640 - 46,724 6,895 -
bales - (D) - 27,357 - 94,386 11,449 -
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms - 2 - 36 - 118 16 -
acres - (D) - 13,640 - 46,724 6,895 -
bales - (D) - 27,357 - 94,386 11,449 -
Pima cotton .................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................. farms 6 2 17 51 - 2 5 14
acres 14 (D) 1,229 8,976 - (D) 970 422
pounds 23,204 (D) 2,971,011 20,837,925 - (D) 1,122,464 1,106,522
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ............................ farms 83 95 285 86 - 12 71 314
acres 1,773 3,218 7,379 5,480 - 674 2,213 10,993
tons, dry 4,029 7,264 22,514 15,331 - 1,843 8,698 25,354
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - 4 - - - 1 - -
acres - 22 - - - (D) - -
pounds - 3,200 - - - (D) - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms - - - 9 - 37 6 -
acres - - - 2,814 - 6,561 1,251 -
pounds - - - 11,378,933 - 21,207,231 4,812,044 -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 30 24 32 52 9 5 14 77
acres 52 305 164 11,767 46 75 239 156
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 22 8 8 11 3 - 4 41
acres 36 8 4 (D) (Z) - (D) 16
Sweet potatoes .............................................................. farms - 4 - 29 1 - 3 14
acres - 5 - 10,277 (D) - 13 4
Land in orchards ................................................................ farms 12 18 26 5 2 - 9 41
acres 58 136 269 29 (D) - 33 106
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Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .................................................................... farms - 2 - 2 6 4 8 20
acres - (D) - (D) 87 325 11 440
bushels - (D) - (D) 2,740 28,418 510 36,580
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms - - - - 6 1 3 21
acres - - - - 280 (D) 58 543
bushels - - - - 11,660 (D) 3,700 43,330
Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms 2 5 9 8 5 21 1 7
acres (D) 1,193 634 637 405 2,318 (D) 358
bushels (D) 77,750 36,355 51,997 30,716 149,900 (D) 20,906
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - - - - - - 3
acres - - - - - - - (D)
tons - - - - - - - (D)
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms 29 78 52 129 66 166 1 127
acres 17,747 36,303 11,378 37,788 13,978 59,821 (D) 12,385
bushels 679,642 1,590,989 405,649 1,629,401 494,754 2,158,556 (D) 537,852
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms 2 8 1 45 - 49 - -
acres (D) 1,729 (D) 12,748 - 25,727 - -
bales (D) 4,578 (D) 27,352 - 49,114 - -
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms 2 8 1 45 - 49 - -
acres (D) 1,729 (D) 12,748 - 25,727 - -
bales (D) 4,578 (D) 27,352 - 49,114 - -
Pima cotton ................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms 3 - 3 - 59 40 - 12
acres 298 - 157 - 5,240 7,323 - 811
pounds 500,104 - 343,803 - 12,148,349 17,524,359 - 1,956,746
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms 2 10 62 14 152 50 137 781
acres (D) 140 1,889 347 7,656 2,703 5,241 25,614
tons, dry (D) 351 4,452 673 15,481 6,974 12,337 62,386
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - - - 1 - - - -
acres - - - (D) - - - -
pounds - - - (D) - - - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms - - - 13 - 51 - -
acres - - - 825 - 9,235 - -
pounds - - - 3,672,732 - 34,239,736 - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 4 25 25 5 32 19 16 42
acres (D) 5,248 291 (D) 55 1,318 35 335
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 4 9 7 1 14 3 5 12
acres (D) 3,695 2 (D) 5 1 2 2
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms - 1 - - 7 3 - -
acres - (D) - - 5 1,171 - -
Land in orchards ............................................................... farms 8 - 10 2 16 8 24 26
acres 57 - (D) (D) 58 77 181 454
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Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain ..................................................................... farms - 17 4 13 - 11 1 10
acres - 601 21 97 - 3,054 (D) 251
bushels - 40,608 753 4,012 - 324,260 (D) 20,260
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms - 2 5 19 - 1 1 8
acres - (D) 140 1,346 - (D) (D) 427
bushels - (D) 14,300 87,200 - (D) (D) 24,311
Sorghum for grain .............................................................. farms 5 15 2 2 - 36 2 2
acres 241 2,374 (D) (D) - 1,462 (D) (D)
bushels 8,582 115,007 (D) (D) - 92,822 (D) (D)
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms - - 6 5 - 9 - -
acres - - 30 397 - 507 - -
tons - - 360 5,372 - 8,773 - -
Soybeans for beans ........................................................... farms 23 358 53 101 18 399 36 56
acres 4,454 86,043 2,802 25,430 883 58,514 10,496 12,539
bushels 152,855 2,922,666 95,429 1,008,516 24,726 2,140,021 382,207 547,315
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - 2 - - - -
acres - - - (D) - - - -
cwt - - - (D) - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms 4 35 - 2 3 76 18 23
acres 3,202 16,073 - (D) 420 21,572 6,741 13,016
bales 6,528 29,343 - (D) 834 44,307 15,125 29,994
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms 4 35 - 2 3 76 18 23
acres 3,202 16,073 - (D) 420 21,572 6,741 13,016
bales 6,528 29,343 - (D) 834 44,307 15,125 29,994
Pima cotton .................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................. farms 2 24 54 - 1 73 - -
acres (D) 2,101 4,163 - (D) 10,671 - -
pounds (D) 4,916,204 9,380,666 - (D) 24,476,167 - -
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ............................ farms 112 230 454 601 300 309 35 317
acres 2,630 8,880 14,070 18,753 9,606 20,337 1,798 8,669
tons, dry 6,642 26,768 25,661 38,708 19,150 65,200 4,413 18,025
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - - 1 5 - - - -
acres - - (D) 143 - - - -
pounds - - (D) 90,250 - - - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms - 22 - - - 8 1 -
acres - 5,517 - - - 3,252 (D) -
pounds - 23,962,192 - - - 12,929,345 (D) -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 19 44 73 46 47 116 10 13
acres 405 1,455 153 660 161 16,115 26 74
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 4 19 35 11 20 7 3 3
acres 2 19 32 4 19 358 1 5
Sweet potatoes .............................................................. farms 3 6 4 - 8 36 - -
acres (D) 635 4 - 3 9,229 - -
Land in orchards ................................................................ farms 10 32 36 40 9 22 6 20
acres 78 133 133 107 115 248 123 77
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Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain .................................................................... farms 9 2 - - 1 6 2 19
acres 49 (D) - - (D) 110 (D) 302
bushels 2,730 (D) - - (D) 5,967 (D) 16,145
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms - 15 - - - 1 - 3
acres - 3,365 - - - (D) - 63
bushels - 171,850 - - - (D) - (D)
Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms - - - - 1 5 4 16
acres - - - - (D) 851 170 1,012
bushels - - - - (D) 62,155 8,103 45,246
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms 4 - - - - - - -
acres 320 - - - - - - -
tons 3,520 - - - - - - -
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms 43 99 3 3 47 150 31 126
acres 2,094 12,674 6 478 28,447 73,101 6,623 18,900
bushels 63,922 544,359 300 (D) 1,033,325 3,416,823 220,683 573,656
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms - 2 - - 1 5 - 11
acres - (D) - - (D) 2,940 - 1,405
bales - (D) - - (D) 6,933 - 2,406
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms - 2 - - 1 5 - 11
acres - (D) - - (D) 2,940 - 1,405
bales - (D) - - (D) 6,933 - 2,406
Pima cotton ................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms 55 54 - - - 1 27 35
acres 1,367 3,038 - - - (D) 1,930 4,559
pounds 2,807,881 7,025,150 - - - (D) 4,883,833 11,198,209
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms 509 632 41 98 3 364 77 196
acres 14,389 16,397 792 2,141 36 12,966 3,044 4,886
tons, dry 28,261 41,893 1,390 5,037 (D) 37,393 6,190 9,956
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms 2 2 - - - - - 3
acres (D) (D) - - - - - (D)
pounds (D) (D) - - - - - (D)
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms - 1 - - - - - -
acres - (D) - - - - - -
pounds - (D) - - - - - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 55 52 23 28 9 23 15 95
acres 272 331 28 273 3,652 (D) 104 1,249
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 27 9 10 12 4 6 8 40
acres 21 3 4 4 (D) 3 12 73
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms 9 2 - 2 3 - - 14
acres 163 (D) - (D) 13 - - 612
Land in orchards ............................................................... farms 34 59 1 10 2 5 5 30
acres 86 646 (D) 13 (D) 15 12 61
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 253


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Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Selected crops harvested: - Con.


Wheat for grain, all - Con.

Durum wheat for grain ................................................... farms - - - - - - - -


acres - - - - - - - -
bushels - - - - - - - -
Oats for grain ..................................................................... farms 3 - - 13 1 2 10 -
acres 80 - - 343 (D) (D) 131 -
bushels 3,950 - - 19,645 (D) (D) 7,742 -
Barley for grain .................................................................. farms 5 - - - - - 15 -
acres 32 - - - - - 1,624 -
bushels 2,000 - - - - - 81,104 -
Sorghum for grain .............................................................. farms 3 1 - 26 2 4 - -
acres (D) (D) - 2,243 (D) 248 - -
bushels (D) (D) - 151,480 (D) 17,543 - -
Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms 3 - - - 1 - - -
acres 156 - - - (D) - - -
tons 2,200 - - - (D) - - -
Soybeans for beans ........................................................... farms 35 72 - 234 16 111 138 -
acres 7,720 25,144 - 64,945 1,507 33,397 17,223 -
bushels 263,006 1,111,448 - 2,476,656 71,203 1,323,724 708,868 -
Dry edible beans, excluding limas ..................................... farms - - - - - - - 1
acres - - - - - - - (D)
cwt - - - - - - - (D)
Cotton, all .......................................................................... farms 5 23 - 41 - 35 - -
acres 1,635 10,346 - 15,985 - 15,746 - -
bales 3,066 22,191 - 31,955 - 33,249 - -
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms 5 23 - 41 - 35 - -
acres 1,635 10,346 - 15,985 - 15,746 - -
bales 3,066 22,191 - 31,955 - 33,249 - -
Pima cotton .................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
bales - - - - - - - -
Tobacco ............................................................................. farms 15 7 6 77 9 52 34 5
acres 1,217 605 29 12,049 601 9,953 2,269 26
pounds 3,118,939 1,514,914 69,764 26,739,087 1,545,189 24,570,961 5,167,252 45,605
Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage,
grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ............................ farms 104 8 292 141 562 26 545 199
acres 6,468 330 6,620 6,155 18,373 951 13,577 3,707
tons, dry 13,299 1,187 11,477 21,457 51,198 2,272 35,196 7,725
Rice ................................................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
cwt - - - - - - - -
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................ farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
pounds - - - - - - - -
Sugarbeets for sugar ......................................................... farms - - - - - - - -
acres - - - - - - - -
tons - - - - - - - -
Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms 1 11 - 15 - 10 - -
acres (D) 1,644 - 4,995 - 2,476 - -
pounds (D) 6,329,716 - 18,887,005 - 9,323,487 - -
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ........................... farms 10 10 57 35 29 39 27 54
acres 97 2,816 133 3,804 62 8,443 43 131
Potatoes ........................................................................ farms 4 6 33 4 14 9 13 41
acres 2 2,023 17 38 7 (D) 4 23
Sweet potatoes .............................................................. farms - 2 - 17 3 19 - -
acres - (D) - 2,727 1 6,851 - -
Land in orchards ................................................................ farms 2 6 28 15 36 6 41 8
acres (D) 25 65 51 338 30 239 24

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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 50,218 732 603 567 429 1,140 483
2007 52,913 753 627 519 487 1,125 477
$1,000, 2012 12,588,142 32,930 187,670 36,340 193,865 54,480 17,198
2007 10,313,628 42,618 111,957 33,994 157,698 41,703 20,522
Average per farm ................................................dollars, 2012 250,670 44,986 311,228 64,091 451,901 47,789 35,607
2007 194,917 56,598 178,560 65,500 323,815 37,070 43,024
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 13,837 193 136 120 119 262 88
$1,000 2,145 30 22 34 (D) 49 9
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 5,457 94 51 54 28 97 46
$1,000 8,957 145 84 86 (D) 153 72
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 5,891 109 82 65 27 164 48
$1,000 21,170 403 293 233 95 586 165
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 6,307 114 59 78 43 183 86
$1,000 44,434 806 368 535 311 1,273 575

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 4,424 62 44 59 35 117 63


$1,000 61,500 885 593 751 488 1,677 891
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 1,155 23 8 29 8 43 19
$1,000 25,645 511 180 651 172 937 424
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 2,087 26 31 40 22 70 37
$1,000 65,433 757 967 1,283 685 2,163 1,102
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 783 10 4 8 2 33 12
$1,000 34,727 433 179 325 (D) 1,459 539

$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 1,946 34 14 49 15 81 45


$1,000 136,124 2,257 1,070 3,441 984 5,577 3,063
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 1,836 33 8 36 19 53 32
$1,000 294,634 5,215 1,171 4,558 2,810 7,565 4,302
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 1,420 17 55 13 26 12 5
$1,000 514,610 5,597 19,287 4,484 9,311 4,615 (D)
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 5,075 17 111 16 85 25 2
$1,000 11,378,763 15,890 163,457 19,959 178,856 28,426 (D)
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 15,855 218 154 119 200 319 100
$1,000 2,484 38 24 28 12 52 13
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 6,753 103 71 50 40 118 57
$1,000 11,000 160 131 83 71 197 92
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 5,863 80 68 57 44 128 54
$1,000 20,983 300 246 205 165 442 199
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 5,805 94 70 57 25 151 76
$1,000 41,134 668 517 387 178 1,063 498

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 4,704 78 44 74 20 165 64


$1,000 64,868 1,132 605 1,028 296 2,378 859
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 1,124 20 12 26 8 41 13
$1,000 24,723 444 265 564 174 879 264
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 1,956 43 18 38 13 72 28
$1,000 61,285 1,367 547 1,223 430 2,182 841
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 809 13 4 17 8 33 14
$1,000 35,730 547 169 751 369 1,464 597
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 1,718 25 20 31 14 21 23
$1,000 121,445 1,785 1,349 1,969 986 1,501 1,536
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 1,854 34 35 16 8 55 35
$1,000 309,261 5,266 6,453 2,417 1,191 7,606 6,043

$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 1,866 17 54 21 21 6 6


$1,000 688,110 6,168 17,911 6,889 7,806 2,297 2,052
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 4,606 28 77 13 86 16 7
$1,000 8,932,607 24,743 83,741 18,451 146,019 21,642 7,530

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 24,610 314 203 285 167 644 360
2007 23,575 304 152 254 129 479 349
$1,000, 2012 4,302,877 15,406 10,812 20,585 16,905 40,553 16,535
2007 2,606,279 8,192 3,227 18,530 7,024 31,886 20,103
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ........................................................ farms, 2012 9,685 68 45 43 57 31 13
2007 9,803 89 24 15 50 7 2
$1,000, 2012 1,774,127 5,412 2,977 3,138 10,926 189 38
2007 697,792 1,984 (D) 196 3,157 41 (D)
Corn ............................................................ farms, 2012 5,641 33 27 36 37 30 13
2007 6,476 54 14 11 32 7 2
$1,000, 2012 656,973 1,212 734 (D) 4,145 (D) 38
2007 347,995 1,047 187 162 1,898 41 (D)
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 4,146 41 11 3 28 - -
2007 3,179 51 8 1 16 - -
$1,000, 2012 285,459 1,582 433 (D) 1,651 - -
2007 96,691 562 (D) (D) 313 - -
Soybeans .................................................... farms, 2012 7,006 40 28 4 44 1 -
2007 7,080 50 18 3 43 - -
$1,000, 2012 799,769 2,416 1,698 57 5,041 (D) -
2007 246,716 296 98 (D) 903 - -
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 639 2 2 - - - -
2007 233 7 1 - - - -
$1,000, 2012 20,911 (D) (D) - - - -
2007 1,495 36 (D) - - - -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 243 8 4 - 1 - -
2007 222 8 2 - 1 - -
$1,000, 2012 3,460 153 44 - (D) - -
2007 2,273 31 (D) - (D) - -
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 712 6 2 3 7 2 -
2007 791 9 - 1 9 - -
$1,000, 2012 7,556 (D) (D) 40 (D) (D) -
2007 2,621 12 - (D) (D) - -
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 364 325 492 254 1,060 486 589
2007 369 279 500 264 1,077 481 611
$1,000, 2012 121,603 225,167 308,538 58,216 54,413 45,375 55,854
2007 98,793 161,561 338,494 45,133 37,241 35,594 52,394
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 334,075 692,822 627,110 229,198 51,333 93,364 94,829
2007 267,732 579,071 676,987 170,959 34,578 73,999 85,752
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ...........................................farms 137 52 130 77 307 148 131
$1,000 8 5 13 14 79 36 (D)
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................farms 9 17 36 37 163 87 108
$1,000 17 32 54 60 251 139 174
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................farms 16 14 46 31 180 41 97
$1,000 63 51 162 104 651 147 354
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................farms 23 18 50 22 177 62 104
$1,000 159 127 370 157 1,275 440 783

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................farms 13 15 35 5 105 49 56


$1,000 190 215 498 67 1,510 645 779
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................farms 5 3 7 7 14 4 18
$1,000 113 66 156 159 310 89 413
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................farms 14 21 14 20 37 21 14
$1,000 464 663 461 649 1,108 665 438
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................farms 5 7 12 10 9 12 1
$1,000 219 335 501 456 407 569 (D)

$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................farms 16 18 33 13 25 14 23


$1,000 1,147 1,356 2,355 907 1,762 985 1,616
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................farms 38 26 16 8 14 19 9
$1,000 6,289 3,882 2,576 1,230 2,287 2,488 1,215
$250,000 to $499,999 ....................................................farms 20 30 17 7 13 3 6
$1,000 7,178 10,741 6,579 2,576 4,324 1,154 1,905
$500,000 or more ..........................................................farms 68 104 96 17 16 26 22
$1,000 105,756 207,693 294,812 51,837 40,448 38,017 48,115
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ...........................................farms 126 54 143 84 360 170 193
$1,000 21 4 20 17 70 (D) 24
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................farms 13 17 45 28 196 63 123
$1,000 22 30 76 45 323 107 193
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................farms 14 13 55 37 172 61 79
$1,000 40 45 195 116 601 222 291
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................farms 38 18 27 31 150 69 71
$1,000 268 123 176 217 1,065 499 496

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................farms 28 13 33 21 76 57 52


$1,000 384 185 508 285 1,038 789 676
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................farms 3 4 13 4 16 3 11
$1,000 66 83 298 85 347 65 241
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................farms 15 12 16 4 28 13 26
$1,000 459 374 529 125 869 381 800
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................farms 11 3 3 5 13 2 3
$1,000 502 136 139 219 569 (D) 131
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................farms 13 16 15 20 36 6 14
$1,000 1,073 1,073 986 1,525 2,631 449 1,025
$100,000 to $249,999 ....................................................farms 26 28 15 5 15 11 13
$1,000 4,295 4,833 2,628 757 2,291 1,754 1,879

$250,000 to $499,999 ....................................................farms 24 21 26 5 8 9 7


$1,000 9,478 8,549 10,140 1,788 2,551 3,099 2,640
$500,000 or more ..........................................................farms 58 80 109 20 7 17 19
$1,000 82,186 146,124 322,799 39,954 24,886 28,114 43,996

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 200 226 290 134 475 247 252
2007 210 185 301 135 397 199 205
$1,000, 2012 103,027 84,156 59,676 27,960 39,258 11,340 13,874
2007 65,091 39,484 45,155 20,215 28,206 19,580 7,367
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ......................................................... farms, 2012 161 200 137 68 64 46 53
2007 167 168 186 84 31 35 56
$1,000, 2012 83,459 25,825 20,003 13,639 796 1,767 7,794
2007 45,750 11,572 10,333 4,673 73 407 2,881
Corn ............................................................. farms, 2012 106 87 107 57 63 40 42
2007 119 115 164 76 27 25 43
$1,000, 2012 37,031 7,646 13,140 7,331 790 1,225 3,081
2007 25,467 5,693 7,346 2,755 41 244 1,316
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 86 80 42 22 1 6 21
2007 84 33 32 3 - 7 30
$1,000, 2012 13,173 3,733 1,421 (D) (D) (D) 1,340
2007 5,082 (D) 640 (D) - (D) 622
Soybeans ..................................................... farms, 2012 146 183 101 47 2 13 35
2007 148 147 104 52 3 16 36
$1,000, 2012 32,557 14,324 4,815 4,718 (D) 360 3,030
2007 14,850 5,214 2,314 1,787 26 109 717
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 9 4 25 3 - - 2
2007 - 2 1 - 1 1 12
$1,000, 2012 442 98 602 (D) - - (D)
2007 - (D) (D) - (D) (D) 43
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 - - - - 1 1 11
2007 - - - 1 1 1 16
$1,000, 2012 - - - - (D) (D) 188
2007 - - - (D) (D) (D) 98
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 7 4 7 5 - - 12
2007 11 - 16 - 1 4 21
$1,000, 2012 257 24 26 5 - - (D)
2007 352 - (D) - (D) 3 84
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 411 60 125 543 698 1,138 255
2007 459 76 159 562 737 1,089 288
$1,000, 2012 17,794 48,913 29,207 34,243 67,308 163,909 (D)
2007 20,751 28,232 20,261 20,703 30,521 171,749 (D)
Average per farm ................................................dollars, 2012 43,295 815,220 233,658 63,063 96,430 144,032 (D)
2007 45,208 371,476 127,430 36,839 41,413 157,713 (D)
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 120 4 37 198 200 237 74
$1,000 27 - 7 33 32 32 8
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 63 7 15 48 96 126 40
$1,000 109 10 23 79 159 205 67
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 54 8 21 61 74 135 37
$1,000 195 35 77 235 273 497 118
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 67 7 10 77 103 181 45
$1,000 492 50 67 552 720 1,278 325

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 40 5 13 59 73 156 25


$1,000 550 79 167 838 1,014 2,033 336
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 7 - 1 8 24 43 8
$1,000 150 - (D) 175 529 945 169
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 19 - 3 14 26 64 3
$1,000 596 - 98 440 813 2,034 102
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms - - 1 10 18 33 1
$1,000 - - (D) 464 807 1,475 (D)

$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 11 5 5 22 17 38 8


$1,000 828 (D) 253 1,612 1,169 2,805 581
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 14 - 10 14 20 19 4
$1,000 2,252 - 1,678 2,175 3,367 3,047 633
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 6 1 2 15 7 19 1
$1,000 2,150 (D) (D) 5,318 2,363 7,101 (D)
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 10 23 7 17 40 87 9
$1,000 10,445 47,876 25,791 22,323 56,063 142,459 (D)
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 178 7 55 182 268 261 93
$1,000 37 - 11 41 34 54 10
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 79 13 20 57 105 120 62
$1,000 136 19 32 90 170 212 100
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 59 7 18 68 85 152 31
$1,000 200 29 71 248 318 546 109
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 47 8 13 64 92 163 44
$1,000 332 61 93 464 670 1,166 321

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 33 4 19 63 68 111 28


$1,000 421 48 232 820 929 1,562 377
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 9 2 4 22 11 25 9
$1,000 189 (D) 87 488 245 542 197
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 9 6 6 26 27 42 4
$1,000 305 167 175 811 812 1,295 123
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 4 1 4 10 19 15 4
$1,000 176 (D) 174 413 852 670 170
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 8 4 4 34 18 38 3
$1,000 601 289 252 2,715 1,096 2,684 202
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 19 1 7 20 11 29 5
$1,000 3,094 (D) 957 3,204 1,931 4,916 713

$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 5 5 4 7 12 42 3


$1,000 1,685 1,840 1,395 2,465 4,668 16,640 1,137
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 9 18 5 9 21 91 2
$1,000 13,575 25,458 16,782 8,945 18,795 141,462 (D)

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 186 39 53 261 278 361 105
2007 158 56 56 290 232 319 91
$1,000, 2012 9,560 (D) 28,872 17,697 19,810 9,001 7,963
2007 13,138 27,911 19,342 9,300 12,418 6,870 1,676
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ........................................................ farms, 2012 47 39 22 79 83 61 12
2007 30 52 21 88 73 45 7
$1,000, 2012 1,535 39,359 22,449 1,507 9,640 2,383 1,060
2007 248 21,462 (D) 765 2,225 691 213
Corn ............................................................ farms, 2012 41 26 16 50 48 31 6
2007 18 36 13 50 32 29 7
$1,000, 2012 817 17,555 (D) 380 3,044 920 728
2007 107 10,587 (D) 119 469 336 (D)
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 16 31 8 29 38 10 6
2007 7 31 6 32 36 16 -
$1,000, 2012 209 (D) 468 501 1,991 363 (D)
2007 72 2,735 (D) 287 929 236 -
Soybeans .................................................... farms, 2012 9 36 14 31 64 21 2
2007 6 50 17 40 55 15 1
$1,000, 2012 472 16,473 (D) 549 4,595 787 (D)
2007 67 8,019 (D) 286 795 107 (D)
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 - - 6 - - 12 -
2007 1 - 1 12 7 - -
$1,000, 2012 - - 160 - - 262 -
2007 (D) - (D) 28 (D) - -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 5 - - 3 4 5 -
2007 7 1 - - 6 2 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - - (D) 7 35 -
2007 (D) (D) - - 28 (D) -
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 1 1 - 5 8 7 6
2007 1 2 - 26 2 5 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) - (D) 3 16 120
2007 (D) (D) - 45 (D) (D) -
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 141 154 1,036 731 256 389 82 9
2007 190 137 1,188 777 286 500 80 7
$1,000, 2012 70,723 3,178 127,735 196,518 55,506 104,790 25,874 1,128
2007 41,085 1,114 54,497 141,403 50,529 90,856 12,243 1,139
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 501,581 20,634 123,297 268,834 216,819 269,382 315,533 125,307
2007 216,238 8,131 45,873 181,986 176,676 181,712 153,038 162,729
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 20 50 334 194 98 130 20 1
$1,000 (D) 10 52 29 5 17 4 -
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 6 23 141 75 10 22 2 -
$1,000 (D) (D) 220 133 20 36 (D) -
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 7 25 121 64 15 35 12 -
$1,000 25 91 445 234 58 (D) 43 -
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 9 25 122 58 21 46 6 4
$1,000 79 174 875 403 132 316 41 (D)

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 12 12 90 65 20 32 3 -


$1,000 146 165 1,257 875 264 458 (D) -
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 5 2 17 18 3 9 2 -
$1,000 115 (D) 372 408 69 192 (D) -
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 10 9 42 52 5 16 4 -
$1,000 307 267 1,271 1,684 153 506 123 -
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms 1 4 20 17 7 7 4 -
$1,000 (D) 181 908 757 305 323 169 -

$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 6 - 32 44 13 22 6 2


$1,000 387 - 2,354 2,896 899 1,622 464 (D)
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 14 - 30 28 20 16 - -
$1,000 1,995 - 4,225 4,294 3,312 2,523 - -
$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 15 3 15 32 11 1 9 1
$1,000 6,071 (D) 4,824 11,982 3,964 (D) 3,529 (D)
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 36 1 72 84 33 53 14 1
$1,000 61,541 (D) 110,933 172,822 46,324 98,277 21,413 (D)
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 27 47 511 181 83 181 17 -
$1,000 3 12 72 31 9 18 - -
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 7 24 142 90 29 41 8 -
$1,000 10 (D) 240 145 43 73 (D) -
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 7 21 131 85 14 40 2 -
$1,000 26 72 472 301 49 145 (D) -
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 19 13 114 83 21 47 13 -
$1,000 132 83 831 622 155 347 101 -

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 16 17 101 87 24 44 7 -


$1,000 224 243 1,375 1,228 336 631 89 -
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 11 6 22 23 4 7 - -
$1,000 232 144 477 503 87 161 - -
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 8 4 45 35 20 24 7 -
$1,000 278 114 1,450 1,114 631 728 218 -
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms 3 1 19 18 7 7 5 -
$1,000 136 (D) 830 789 323 311 225 -
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 12 3 37 50 12 19 1 -
$1,000 971 184 2,636 3,401 742 1,276 (D) -
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 26 1 12 40 24 19 4 6
$1,000 4,149 (D) 1,899 6,888 3,466 3,590 712 (D)

$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 29 - 16 28 21 32 8 1


$1,000 10,766 - 6,240 10,626 8,344 12,097 2,771 (D)
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 25 - 38 57 27 39 8 -
$1,000 24,160 - 37,978 115,755 36,345 71,479 8,054 -

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 114 59 353 461 130 190 56 6
2007 146 50 371 503 167 246 49 7
$1,000, 2012 57,557 2,551 21,948 82,765 37,742 42,275 25,836 (D)
2007 34,274 431 11,549 45,477 24,543 18,923 12,106 1,139
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ......................................................... farms, 2012 90 8 132 337 85 98 37 2
2007 113 10 121 369 106 133 27 3
$1,000, 2012 19,677 (D) 15,686 49,193 24,839 16,473 25,322 (D)
2007 8,412 (D) 2,130 18,204 12,380 4,862 9,872 (D)
Corn ............................................................. farms, 2012 42 7 45 250 67 50 32 1
2007 63 9 21 291 95 96 20 3
$1,000, 2012 5,550 (D) 2,248 23,923 11,809 6,689 12,613 (D)
2007 3,184 (D) 262 11,574 7,913 2,805 4,945 243
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 58 - 79 123 34 36 19 1
2007 49 - 55 63 25 27 16 1
$1,000, 2012 3,964 - 3,773 5,729 2,927 2,249 4,350 (D)
2007 1,290 - 768 1,167 (D) 308 (D) (D)
Soybeans ..................................................... farms, 2012 82 2 102 261 70 83 32 2
2007 103 1 92 285 84 101 27 2
$1,000, 2012 9,659 (D) 9,434 19,073 9,791 6,523 8,308 (D)
2007 3,570 (D) 1,004 5,412 3,657 1,708 3,514 (D)
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 8 - 5 18 7 18 3 -
2007 34 - 10 - - 1 1 -
$1,000, 2012 367 - 17 377 311 919 52 -
2007 344 - (D) - - (D) (D) -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 2 - 6 - - 2 - -
2007 - - 3 - - 1 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 86 - - (D) - -
2007 - - (D) - - (D) - -
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 10 - 12 21 - 6 - -
2007 21 1 12 17 2 19 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 128 93 - (D) - -
2007 24 (D) 38 51 (D) (D) - -
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 1,062 640 940 232 272 662 542 520
2007 1,074 627 1,159 242 300 680 593 516
$1,000, 2012 54,600 25,360 1,276,421 9,400 156,024 16,094 81,467 17,052
2007 36,386 18,304 1,176,272 (D) 146,334 17,094 48,067 11,221
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 51,413 39,624 1,357,895 40,519 573,619 24,311 150,309 32,793
2007 33,879 29,193 1,014,902 (D) 487,781 25,138 81,057 21,745
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 315 166 123 87 105 216 195 159
$1,000 55 29 15 16 (D) 48 25 24
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 159 90 32 31 13 112 44 72
$1,000 257 147 54 (D) 21 186 75 119
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 172 105 59 30 3 92 80 84
$1,000 609 380 211 116 (D) 322 300 306
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 149 100 71 22 23 107 50 84
$1,000 1,005 686 522 153 166 739 335 582

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 89 59 46 18 13 55 33 59


$1,000 1,193 814 658 261 178 785 442 815
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 16 23 16 12 1 18 7 12
$1,000 340 500 362 273 (D) 393 145 286
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 44 32 36 9 10 28 34 12
$1,000 1,353 939 1,176 299 314 856 1,145 433
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 10 13 7 1 3 6 7 4
$1,000 448 568 304 (D) 132 275 298 186

$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 33 12 52 11 15 8 23 8


$1,000 2,302 766 3,572 731 1,047 562 1,710 675
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 34 15 58 6 17 4 17 14
$1,000 5,468 2,366 10,429 1,366 3,305 707 2,443 2,405
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 15 13 55 1 11 6 14 -
$1,000 5,790 4,868 21,011 (D) 4,419 2,027 4,199 -
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 26 12 385 4 58 10 38 12
$1,000 35,780 13,296 1,238,106 5,700 146,399 9,193 70,349 11,220
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 336 166 130 82 103 264 238 188
$1,000 66 45 27 12 18 (D) 28 31
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 188 102 72 39 26 113 61 93
$1,000 302 151 122 69 37 179 93 140
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 136 77 71 21 24 85 61 60
$1,000 479 289 247 73 87 310 229 215
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 164 91 73 29 20 74 56 78
$1,000 1,164 646 530 216 152 514 389 523

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 94 86 71 22 20 71 40 40


$1,000 1,253 1,208 977 327 279 953 570 532
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 12 19 13 4 7 12 27 11
$1,000 267 406 293 95 150 262 603 245
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 44 26 26 12 7 10 17 19
$1,000 1,365 789 883 362 210 293 490 573
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 12 7 18 13 - 9 7 3
$1,000 539 314 787 572 - 401 320 127
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 34 15 44 7 6 12 25 9
$1,000 2,529 1,128 3,069 523 371 937 1,870 605
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 25 12 48 6 14 19 25 7
$1,000 3,383 2,214 8,028 1,079 2,439 3,643 3,951 974

$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 9 17 117 6 18 2 11 -


$1,000 2,906 5,606 44,252 2,327 6,435 (D) 3,942 -
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 20 9 476 1 55 9 25 8
$1,000 22,131 5,508 1,117,057 (D) 136,157 8,724 35,581 7,255

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 583 297 561 113 141 352 229 211
2007 561 251 700 105 156 325 199 179
$1,000, 2012 21,746 12,612 133,773 7,812 98,214 14,368 56,411 5,120
2007 10,961 6,051 67,349 6,348 69,215 14,333 26,224 2,707
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ........................................................ farms, 2012 222 60 388 14 103 85 112 36
2007 188 50 506 16 117 92 102 17
$1,000, 2012 10,092 9,589 71,900 1,614 31,234 2,466 15,531 2,188
2007 2,468 3,192 29,574 359 11,773 1,769 3,208 258
Corn ............................................................ farms, 2012 164 41 278 6 46 32 31 15
2007 139 24 417 8 74 56 34 2
$1,000, 2012 3,487 4,044 31,797 889 9,121 507 640 150
2007 1,196 1,945 19,360 (D) 5,765 1,009 739 (D)
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 52 26 181 9 48 31 60 15
2007 37 26 103 10 26 13 33 6
$1,000, 2012 1,374 (D) 11,908 (D) 3,852 369 3,679 597
2007 236 590 2,185 217 (D) 84 1,048 (D)
Soybeans .................................................... farms, 2012 113 40 316 6 94 53 86 20
2007 100 28 346 7 104 39 86 14
$1,000, 2012 5,098 3,912 26,242 (D) 18,176 1,567 11,005 1,381
2007 973 654 7,803 69 4,882 663 1,330 155
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 1 - 43 5 2 - 8 1
2007 5 5 2 - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 1,588 (D) (D) - 122 (D)
2007 3 3 (D) - - - - -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 18 1 - - - 5 1 4
2007 13 - 3 - - 3 4 -
$1,000, 2012 75 (D) - - - 14 (D) (D)
2007 14 - (D) - - 2 8 -
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 33 4 19 1 5 11 10 4
2007 41 3 30 2 1 15 19 3
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 365 (D) (D) 9 (D) (D)
2007 46 1 (D) (D) (D) 10 84 (D)
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 182 107 589 260 962 341 797 597
2007 181 126 673 292 963 365 727 707
$1,000, 2012 66,817 1,709 22,835 273,977 58,201 128,288 190,269 14,125
2007 47,879 1,418 19,749 200,267 48,414 91,539 177,214 15,521
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 367,127 15,973 38,769 1,053,759 60,500 376,210 238,732 23,660
2007 264,525 11,254 29,344 685,846 50,274 250,791 243,760 21,953
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 80 36 241 56 313 149 256 166
$1,000 (D) 6 40 (D) 54 1 31 30
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 5 16 49 7 112 18 92 88
$1,000 10 26 76 (D) 181 33 149 147
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 11 6 73 9 137 21 93 105
$1,000 35 23 264 28 488 75 330 382
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 1 14 61 16 128 8 73 96
$1,000 (D) 97 434 110 921 51 486 627

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 5 20 57 17 89 11 50 56


$1,000 79 300 808 241 1,205 163 676 791
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 5 6 16 6 13 6 9 15
$1,000 117 140 347 129 288 133 202 335
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 10 2 24 8 30 11 41 21
$1,000 293 (D) 749 229 943 352 1,259 697
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms - 2 4 6 13 7 7 6
$1,000 - (D) 179 265 573 335 333 256

$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 9 3 23 20 42 7 18 17


$1,000 676 209 1,668 1,515 3,086 492 1,421 1,151
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 9 - 15 16 23 17 39 14
$1,000 1,560 - 2,615 2,748 3,519 3,123 6,443 2,378
$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 9 2 11 9 30 17 25 9
$1,000 3,567 (D) 3,740 3,877 10,296 6,464 8,125 3,299
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 38 - 15 90 32 69 94 4
$1,000 60,472 - 11,913 264,820 36,647 117,066 170,814 4,033
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 103 38 307 60 271 186 217 214
$1,000 8 10 36 (D) 43 13 36 35
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 7 22 72 19 160 10 93 124
$1,000 12 37 107 (D) 251 17 152 195
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 4 24 73 7 147 14 83 92
$1,000 12 76 270 24 555 52 303 333
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 5 22 60 16 120 16 76 72
$1,000 41 146 435 110 822 123 545 504

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 3 7 59 21 91 9 47 92


$1,000 41 105 818 310 1,284 112 623 1,264
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 2 3 21 9 14 3 11 22
$1,000 (D) 64 480 201 319 62 251 487
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 4 3 20 13 47 16 20 25
$1,000 121 98 628 372 1,501 479 624 809
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms 2 1 10 1 11 3 7 13
$1,000 (D) (D) 441 (D) 490 142 319 549
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 9 4 6 19 27 15 15 25
$1,000 612 220 367 1,286 1,996 1,240 1,015 1,765
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 7 - 25 12 31 18 41 16
$1,000 1,096 - 4,344 2,164 6,112 3,118 7,454 2,365

$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 7 2 15 30 18 32 25 7


$1,000 2,863 (D) 5,616 11,821 6,871 11,889 10,163 2,446
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 28 - 5 85 26 43 92 5
$1,000 42,943 - 6,206 183,909 28,172 74,292 155,729 4,769

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 76 48 283 153 480 150 378 277
2007 60 31 238 196 460 145 365 233
$1,000, 2012 30,662 551 19,231 75,925 32,704 86,838 73,645 6,428
2007 22,490 184 14,416 38,481 27,350 44,755 37,783 5,891
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ......................................................... farms, 2012 63 4 69 124 160 91 171 66
2007 54 - 78 144 154 111 203 33
$1,000, 2012 21,642 3 1,974 23,824 9,600 19,812 17,422 480
2007 8,727 - 672 11,238 3,538 9,908 5,293 163
Corn ............................................................. farms, 2012 29 4 29 48 81 45 58 66
2007 42 - 33 99 81 73 119 31
$1,000, 2012 3,583 3 465 4,288 2,220 2,778 2,895 (D)
2007 2,989 - 147 5,840 967 3,819 1,315 156
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 41 - 28 61 103 33 69 2
2007 21 - 38 48 65 36 46 3
$1,000, 2012 5,067 - 607 4,315 2,010 2,089 2,715 (D)
2007 1,331 - 406 1,228 1,332 789 904 7
Soybeans ..................................................... farms, 2012 62 - 32 116 96 83 146 -
2007 49 - 31 116 79 107 162 -
$1,000, 2012 12,909 - 733 14,913 5,059 13,780 10,285 -
2007 4,408 - 113 4,088 1,074 5,254 2,912 -
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 2 - 5 4 10 9 27 -
2007 - - - - - 1 1 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 134 142 70 898 1,036 -
2007 - - - - - (D) (D) -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 1 - 1 1 7 - 2 -
2007 - - 1 1 10 - 10 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) (D) 166 - (D) -
2007 - - (D) (D) 138 - (D) -
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 1 - 6 7 22 14 20 -
2007 - - 3 6 20 7 28 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) (D) 75 267 (D) -
2007 - - (D) (D) 27 (D) 90 -
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 468 162 202 158 1,203 245 1,175 170
2007 557 163 249 176 1,201 229 1,245 159
$1,000, 2012 61,841 146,372 96,824 133,411 165,928 8,208 265,179 185,571
2007 62,325 84,025 67,045 68,173 117,574 (D) 202,953 101,723
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 132,139 903,529 479,327 844,375 137,929 33,501 225,684 1,091,594
2007 111,894 515,491 269,257 387,347 97,897 (D) 163,014 639,766
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 104 54 79 67 277 69 333 40
$1,000 24 (D) 8 (D) 48 16 48 5
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 75 4 14 4 127 38 107 18
$1,000 112 (D) 25 (D) 200 62 174 33
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 60 8 13 3 158 33 125 11
$1,000 208 (D) 50 11 569 132 443 37
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 57 8 7 9 164 33 151 6
$1,000 415 68 46 73 1,140 252 1,102 40

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 37 7 15 10 131 39 90 13


$1,000 480 102 218 118 1,797 528 1,264 192
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 10 4 2 5 31 4 27 4
$1,000 223 83 (D) 118 689 93 606 90
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 17 8 18 2 56 8 60 3
$1,000 523 268 552 (D) 1,755 259 1,892 110
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 12 2 2 5 19 4 20 -
$1,000 522 (D) (D) 229 834 170 847 -

$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 30 4 6 6 45 2 45 9


$1,000 2,074 277 372 394 3,391 (D) 3,123 617
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 33 4 7 8 38 10 58 7
$1,000 5,063 669 881 1,546 6,098 1,319 10,545 1,125
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 20 12 8 4 76 2 39 5
$1,000 6,737 4,472 2,877 1,566 28,751 (D) 13,767 1,831
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 13 47 31 35 81 3 120 54
$1,000 45,460 140,296 91,651 129,300 120,656 4,737 231,369 181,491
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 193 54 110 93 283 74 348 42
$1,000 32 (D) 15 5 39 18 69 4
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 59 8 21 7 167 35 203 9
$1,000 102 (D) 37 13 269 55 332 16
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 75 14 25 6 149 26 135 10
$1,000 261 48 100 (D) 538 94 475 39
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 57 7 15 7 161 27 119 3
$1,000 415 49 110 47 1,149 190 840 21

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 53 4 15 8 153 33 90 9


$1,000 722 58 189 108 2,088 423 1,252 124
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 16 1 1 2 23 5 25 3
$1,000 346 (D) (D) (D) 502 115 545 68
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 18 7 2 4 36 11 47 5
$1,000 596 243 (D) 127 1,081 329 1,502 (D)
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 18 2 - 2 11 1 13 1
$1,000 809 (D) - (D) 478 (D) 564 (D)
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 23 8 11 8 17 4 54 7
$1,000 1,604 610 860 601 1,197 310 3,790 509
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 20 7 13 2 78 6 46 4
$1,000 2,831 1,220 2,318 (D) 13,305 (D) 8,370 714

$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 9 14 10 12 78 4 44 19


$1,000 3,324 5,366 3,570 4,856 26,522 1,452 15,615 6,739
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 16 37 26 25 45 3 121 47
$1,000 51,282 76,305 59,745 61,943 70,405 6,401 169,598 93,302

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 292 80 83 83 485 148 640 90
2007 306 93 94 73 428 120 679 90
$1,000, 2012 54,193 53,918 25,233 (D) 37,242 7,685 153,612 30,809
2007 56,000 28,004 7,388 (D) 11,787 9,354 88,810 20,311
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ........................................................ farms, 2012 34 61 52 63 171 19 392 57
2007 20 84 44 67 98 6 448 59
$1,000, 2012 2,851 17,670 15,424 52,080 27,307 (D) 41,741 18,693
2007 1,132 6,477 2,886 22,357 5,361 13 10,501 9,087
Corn ............................................................ farms, 2012 30 43 27 56 106 18 127 43
2007 17 69 20 64 68 6 213 51
$1,000, 2012 2,487 6,681 5,477 29,694 10,511 124 5,948 7,134
2007 1,100 3,193 1,134 13,552 2,540 10 2,973 5,139
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 1 28 29 35 66 3 153 24
2007 1 22 20 29 37 - 93 27
$1,000, 2012 (D) 2,240 (D) 7,143 3,997 (D) 7,170 2,363
2007 (D) 768 763 (D) 1,243 - 1,270 917
Soybeans .................................................... farms, 2012 4 52 47 44 122 - 352 50
2007 3 58 41 55 52 2 374 47
$1,000, 2012 (D) 8,529 7,437 15,185 11,898 - 26,615 8,759
2007 (D) 2,477 969 6,660 1,516 (D) 6,143 3,017
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 - 6 - 1 6 - 39 9
2007 - 7 - - 3 - 14 -
$1,000, 2012 - 219 - (D) 32 - 1,699 437
2007 - (D) - - (D) - (D) -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 - - - - 21 - 4 -
2007 - - - - 8 - 2 -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - 335 - 23 -
2007 - - - - 28 - (D) -
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 2 - 3 2 12 - 44 -
2007 1 1 5 1 8 2 42 3
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) (D) 535 - 285 -
2007 (D) (D) 19 (D) (D) (D) 88 14
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 246 401 651 334 326 719 357 237
2007 272 480 638 383 346 801 320 236
$1,000, 2012 34,748 312,368 56,462 25,181 5,638 5,652 100,342 (D)
2007 31,450 236,295 20,838 24,401 5,589 7,859 55,175 (D)
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 141,251 778,972 86,732 75,392 17,295 7,861 281,069 (D)
2007 115,627 492,282 32,662 63,710 16,154 9,812 172,423 (D)
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 65 97 189 135 91 236 89 55
$1,000 2 3 27 24 21 (D) 5 12
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 29 13 94 25 44 136 5 50
$1,000 46 22 152 41 71 223 9 83
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 37 14 87 46 71 112 23 25
$1,000 123 49 311 164 264 396 85 94
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 34 28 101 51 53 105 21 35
$1,000 257 204 702 344 383 779 167 252

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 26 28 56 26 34 80 19 24


$1,000 340 361 786 362 493 1,103 298 312
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 3 6 19 3 5 10 10 6
$1,000 64 131 423 65 106 222 228 130
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 15 19 24 11 10 21 11 11
$1,000 (D) 628 771 331 311 639 356 375
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms 1 6 14 7 6 6 11 3
$1,000 (D) 255 653 300 262 252 475 131

$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 6 13 18 5 7 7 33 14


$1,000 386 965 1,208 398 462 504 2,256 877
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 6 30 13 9 2 3 39 6
$1,000 1,102 5,102 2,057 1,654 (D) 449 6,762 1,064
$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 5 35 6 7 1 2 43 6
$1,000 2,043 12,496 2,436 2,808 (D) (D) 15,475 2,339
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 19 112 30 9 2 1 53 2
$1,000 29,917 292,150 46,936 18,688 (D) (D) 74,226 (D)
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 60 111 227 147 95 272 95 76
$1,000 (D) 12 (D) 38 13 (D) 5 15
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 46 29 99 72 51 165 6 26
$1,000 74 49 158 112 83 271 10 46
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 39 20 88 43 55 103 13 28
$1,000 139 75 303 156 206 356 42 100
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 38 23 70 46 66 116 19 33
$1,000 253 167 515 305 467 825 129 218

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 18 28 63 22 35 75 41 23


$1,000 246 396 896 267 438 1,013 592 322
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 8 7 13 8 8 20 3 13
$1,000 176 156 298 171 179 449 66 282
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 10 24 31 10 18 16 14 8
$1,000 312 801 951 299 592 500 444 257
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms 2 16 1 4 8 7 7 7
$1,000 (D) 706 (D) 163 354 (D) 312 317
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 14 15 17 11 3 13 24 5
$1,000 1,076 974 1,110 708 187 918 1,698 353
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 7 31 13 3 3 13 41 11
$1,000 1,328 5,348 2,217 439 553 2,286 6,882 2,015

$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 11 53 6 9 2 - 28 2


$1,000 3,441 20,706 2,140 3,320 (D) - 9,320 (D)
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 19 123 10 8 2 1 29 4
$1,000 24,305 206,905 12,176 18,423 (D) (D) 35,675 (D)

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 95 246 302 126 149 371 250 122
2007 121 312 235 113 134 295 207 97
$1,000, 2012 17,204 97,146 9,716 17,205 2,027 3,815 84,544 (D)
2007 10,463 69,864 4,264 15,768 2,284 3,742 43,920 (D)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ......................................................... farms, 2012 43 165 98 21 21 45 166 10
2007 62 213 91 18 4 25 149 18
$1,000, 2012 3,471 38,580 6,848 370 419 124 13,376 1,477
2007 981 20,152 1,866 187 (D) 11 7,234 557
Corn ............................................................. farms, 2012 20 109 30 18 20 40 45 5
2007 33 162 32 18 4 21 121 2
$1,000, 2012 692 14,609 988 288 (D) (D) 1,680 650
2007 251 12,495 500 (D) (D) (D) 3,222 (D)
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 10 94 50 1 1 1 47 4
2007 7 74 34 - - 1 39 15
$1,000, 2012 399 5,971 1,595 (D) (D) (D) 2,684 254
2007 151 1,304 421 - - (D) 1,105 (D)
Soybeans ..................................................... farms, 2012 27 147 76 3 - 3 148 4
2007 43 175 71 1 - - 118 11
$1,000, 2012 2,009 16,996 4,066 (D) - (D) 8,483 572
2007 548 6,334 807 (D) - - 2,884 247
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 12 28 2 - - - 33 -
2007 - 6 3 - - - 6 -
$1,000, 2012 292 989 (D) - - - (D) -
2007 - 4 (Z) - - - (D) -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 - - 14 - - - - -
2007 2 - 16 - - 1 - 1
$1,000, 2012 - - 100 - - - - -
2007 (D) - 89 - - (D) - (D)
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 11 3 13 - - 1 2 6
2007 17 7 12 - - 3 2 1
$1,000, 2012 79 14 (D) - - (D) (D) 1
2007 (D) 15 48 - - (D) (D) (D)
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 286 250 718 430 50 319 347 645
2007 314 289 804 487 73 340 401 604
$1,000, 2012 2,489 122,279 162,421 184,351 5,353 132,966 187,702 30,613
2007 3,568 94,402 138,597 144,503 5,805 97,822 159,055 28,084
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 8,703 489,116 226,213 428,722 107,068 416,823 540,927 47,462
2007 11,363 326,651 172,384 296,721 79,515 287,713 396,645 46,497
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 93 46 235 134 17 98 110 167
$1,000 17 (D) 32 16 5 2 25 31
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 32 21 63 12 5 8 31 85
$1,000 48 (D) 97 21 8 12 48 134
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 54 24 73 29 1 12 25 82
$1,000 189 79 245 101 (D) 49 83 291
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 38 38 97 38 4 12 20 105
$1,000 266 263 682 259 32 89 133 742

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 39 28 55 22 3 22 21 58


$1,000 536 380 786 313 37 343 311 831
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 2 1 22 16 4 5 8 17
$1,000 (D) (D) 493 337 90 108 178 361
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 10 8 31 14 3 9 11 42
$1,000 306 232 980 440 90 283 338 1,253
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 8 1 7 13 1 10 6 10
$1,000 344 (D) 303 563 (D) 431 270 431

$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 9 6 32 12 2 30 9 38


$1,000 546 436 2,131 824 (D) 2,225 596 2,711
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 1 6 22 18 4 25 9 16
$1,000 (D) 872 3,413 2,881 581 4,007 1,472 2,514
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms - 6 14 29 2 26 15 10
$1,000 - 2,140 5,552 9,910 (D) 9,532 5,419 3,341
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms - 65 67 93 4 62 82 15
$1,000 - 117,766 147,708 168,686 3,764 115,888 178,830 17,973
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 90 79 265 142 12 109 96 208
$1,000 14 11 29 17 (D) 10 13 42
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 56 39 114 36 12 14 55 76
$1,000 88 66 187 58 19 22 89 120
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 41 25 105 35 9 21 35 64
$1,000 154 90 366 132 30 74 124 235
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 52 21 79 43 10 21 29 75
$1,000 368 152 558 288 72 162 218 529

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 32 25 53 39 6 16 24 59


$1,000 432 318 716 546 75 235 345 825
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 8 4 6 5 4 8 6 13
$1,000 171 86 131 107 89 176 127 282
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 15 17 19 15 3 13 14 28
$1,000 483 568 591 483 97 422 437 902
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 9 - 3 9 2 8 7 12
$1,000 368 - 133 400 (D) 352 309 551
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 6 11 14 17 7 18 5 19
$1,000 428 833 945 1,310 498 1,459 367 1,322
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 4 3 29 31 3 28 15 18
$1,000 (D) 400 5,139 5,482 485 4,543 2,489 3,405

$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms - 11 37 36 2 42 29 22


$1,000 - 4,927 15,232 12,840 (D) 15,262 12,422 8,948
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 1 54 80 79 3 42 86 10
$1,000 (D) 86,951 114,570 122,840 3,760 75,104 142,114 10,923

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 156 107 235 205 35 198 185 313
2007 178 100 247 233 49 208 201 269
$1,000, 2012 2,001 9,274 15,175 112,024 5,299 75,665 29,278 15,472
2007 2,999 6,299 18,381 71,202 5,530 33,900 18,730 12,575
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ........................................................ farms, 2012 14 34 68 132 6 164 98 44
2007 4 25 80 130 15 164 124 42
$1,000, 2012 36 1,723 2,747 20,144 520 32,812 14,802 3,116
2007 (D) 215 1,089 6,461 581 9,124 9,129 2,079
Corn ............................................................ farms, 2012 14 21 39 31 4 62 76 26
2007 4 24 49 61 11 84 104 28
$1,000, 2012 36 867 518 1,162 376 3,648 5,749 1,196
2007 (D) 152 427 1,413 465 2,146 5,505 853
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 - 10 15 65 - 80 37 26
2007 - 3 12 53 - 53 23 19
$1,000, 2012 - 244 679 2,446 - 5,259 2,071 618
2007 - (D) 141 1,731 - 1,171 (D) 736
Soybeans .................................................... farms, 2012 - 12 24 131 5 146 77 24
2007 - 12 42 115 5 147 79 20
$1,000, 2012 - 457 1,231 16,170 145 23,489 6,156 1,103
2007 - 49 489 3,280 94 5,799 3,169 474
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 - 3 10 11 - 10 15 4
2007 - - 1 1 - 6 - -
$1,000, 2012 - 102 264 318 - 384 826 81
2007 - - (D) (D) - (D) - -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 - - 2 1 - - - 4
2007 - 1 1 2 3 - 1 3
$1,000, 2012 - - (D) (D) - - - 41
2007 - (D) (D) (D) 1 - (D) 15
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 - 14 9 4 - 4 - 7
2007 - 5 14 9 4 2 2 -
$1,000, 2012 - 53 (D) (D) - 32 - 77
2007 - 11 (D) (D) 21 (D) (D) -
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 80 136 335 185 395 391 290 1,486
2007 85 144 357 171 403 435 309 1,501
$1,000, 2012 35,848 69,025 173,553 98,805 41,028 215,908 (D) 236,392
2007 23,183 47,851 164,998 60,165 19,287 168,442 (D) 205,919
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 448,104 507,533 518,068 534,078 103,869 552,194 (D) 159,080
2007 272,746 332,295 462,179 351,840 47,857 387,224 (D) 137,188
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 27 33 90 16 120 88 106 350
$1,000 4 2 12 (D) 16 12 21 68
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 3 3 41 12 41 18 36 201
$1,000 4 4 71 21 66 29 62 341
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 2 12 14 5 43 21 39 214
$1,000 (D) 39 49 (D) 159 85 153 759
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 5 9 54 7 57 29 49 200
$1,000 37 70 371 49 404 210 351 1,387

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 4 4 21 9 31 23 15 140


$1,000 61 (D) 280 139 451 323 208 1,873
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 5 1 9 5 14 14 6 38
$1,000 115 (D) 201 117 310 310 128 846
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 1 8 11 3 13 18 10 52
$1,000 (D) 255 340 107 373 570 322 1,605
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms - 4 8 9 - 6 5 8
$1,000 - 185 346 402 - 270 231 363

$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 2 7 3 8 14 22 9 61


$1,000 (D) 505 181 607 1,099 1,583 (D) 4,301
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 9 7 15 29 23 23 12 45
$1,000 1,639 1,217 2,108 5,754 3,982 3,883 2,107 7,233
$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 6 11 9 22 8 21 1 24
$1,000 2,278 3,943 3,266 7,805 2,461 7,889 (D) 8,653
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 16 37 60 60 31 108 2 153
$1,000 31,543 62,725 166,328 83,783 31,707 200,743 (D) 208,964
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 20 17 89 23 142 90 160 413
$1,000 - 1 12 2 (D) 12 20 82
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 14 9 50 4 47 41 26 215
$1,000 22 16 83 (D) 76 71 46 354
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 4 20 35 11 49 33 36 200
$1,000 13 73 134 43 179 126 124 695
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 2 8 41 9 45 27 31 178
$1,000 (D) 52 320 68 313 184 222 1,229

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 4 7 27 12 33 43 28 119


$1,000 63 101 394 178 459 585 399 1,664
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 1 9 3 1 9 13 5 23
$1,000 (D) 201 62 (D) 194 279 119 524
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 4 3 13 10 13 7 4 42
$1,000 107 79 427 304 403 226 117 1,319
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms - 10 7 13 2 8 2 20
$1,000 - 439 313 634 (D) 336 (D) 872
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 2 12 11 11 13 30 9 51
$1,000 (D) 861 793 739 971 2,193 573 3,661
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 5 9 9 22 27 19 5 39
$1,000 933 1,719 1,544 3,462 4,136 3,273 833 6,009

$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 10 17 11 15 13 24 2 54


$1,000 3,387 6,012 4,529 5,324 4,844 8,675 (D) 20,292
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 19 23 61 40 10 100 1 147
$1,000 18,469 38,296 156,386 49,383 7,607 152,483 (D) 169,217

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 49 94 173 145 216 242 131 569
2007 47 107 153 131 186 262 102 489
$1,000, 2012 (D) 68,610 33,759 59,200 36,324 111,214 5,611 23,987
2007 20,038 47,104 47,939 29,514 14,237 78,642 3,678 12,019
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ......................................................... farms, 2012 34 81 90 136 104 183 15 194
2007 30 94 79 120 80 185 10 150
$1,000, 2012 30,346 48,240 14,252 46,441 11,150 45,516 (D) 13,511
2007 15,269 31,434 6,823 18,552 2,850 22,768 62 3,290
Corn ............................................................. farms, 2012 26 57 72 73 47 102 4 139
2007 25 75 72 97 39 135 4 112
$1,000, 2012 15,747 20,280 7,186 13,660 1,669 10,598 28 4,003
2007 7,039 13,655 4,107 7,453 521 9,578 (D) 1,570
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 21 53 27 105 74 86 2 77
2007 19 58 18 64 41 89 4 39
$1,000, 2012 (D) 5,873 1,497 10,163 3,205 7,292 (D) 2,010
2007 1,812 (D) 460 3,306 1,328 4,280 37 513
Soybeans ..................................................... farms, 2012 29 78 52 129 66 166 1 127
2007 30 89 53 112 51 169 2 68
$1,000, 2012 8,896 21,466 5,348 22,250 6,020 26,513 (D) 7,016
2007 6,247 11,922 2,257 7,498 906 8,787 (D) 1,125
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 2 5 9 8 5 21 1 8
2007 7 3 - 13 1 - - 1
$1,000, 2012 (D) 574 221 339 172 948 (D) 169
2007 172 (D) - 266 (D) - - (D)
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 - - - - 6 1 3 21
2007 - 1 - - 3 - 1 11
$1,000, 2012 - - - - 53 (D) 6 166
2007 - (D) - - (D) - (D) (D)
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 - 3 - 4 9 7 8 24
2007 - 2 - 8 7 9 - 14
$1,000, 2012 - 47 - 29 32 (D) 2 148
2007 - (D) - 29 63 123 - 59
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 277 941 902 1,011 638 1,067 150 664
2007 278 1,017 863 983 705 1,203 190 713
$1,000, 2012 165,200 409,627 32,804 83,981 22,809 1,258,793 82,175 96,515
2007 127,730 268,934 31,868 59,864 6,590 1,196,332 110,288 106,678
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 596,389 435,310 36,368 83,067 35,750 1,179,750 547,834 145,355
2007 459,461 264,438 36,927 60,900 9,347 994,457 580,464 149,618
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 68 257 249 272 208 139 42 173
$1,000 (D) 27 42 51 (D) 14 3 24
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 20 57 130 150 104 58 13 109
$1,000 31 86 222 265 173 96 21 190
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 25 107 129 153 83 70 11 92
$1,000 85 374 476 536 279 273 45 320
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 29 90 164 138 98 93 8 110
$1,000 199 600 1,168 950 692 665 60 756

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 19 67 92 106 65 80 14 58


$1,000 275 936 1,244 1,407 905 1,133 187 832
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 4 19 17 30 12 9 4 6
$1,000 84 429 381 675 257 206 84 124
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 9 42 36 30 21 46 1 25
$1,000 263 1,221 1,088 979 639 1,518 (D) 762
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 6 30 15 9 6 22 2 7
$1,000 265 1,330 654 403 280 988 (D) 297

$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 7 42 19 42 16 57 3 11


$1,000 478 3,034 1,276 2,802 978 3,936 202 842
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 4 46 16 21 9 73 12 15
$1,000 582 7,218 2,480 3,243 1,394 12,402 2,193 2,491
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 2 32 15 29 1 50 10 10
$1,000 (D) 12,296 5,425 10,529 (D) 18,451 3,722 3,565
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 84 152 20 31 15 370 30 48
$1,000 162,050 382,075 18,348 62,140 16,916 1,219,110 75,546 86,314
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 108 260 272 265 321 176 58 216
$1,000 14 46 34 44 54 31 5 34
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 27 132 137 167 97 95 22 115
$1,000 46 230 219 261 158 148 35 188
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 23 97 109 154 96 74 16 89
$1,000 (D) 358 391 565 341 260 64 314
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 22 114 109 132 62 117 12 83
$1,000 159 807 754 927 443 814 87 585

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 12 86 75 96 69 84 7 72


$1,000 159 1,215 1,035 1,363 931 1,194 115 998
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 1 29 16 24 8 16 3 10
$1,000 (D) 650 356 529 176 363 63 216
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 3 46 32 31 26 47 6 32
$1,000 110 1,479 967 939 816 1,522 (D) 947
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 1 17 11 18 11 7 1 9
$1,000 (D) 732 493 836 485 301 (D) 402
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 4 44 25 25 7 66 6 11
$1,000 258 3,243 1,671 1,706 535 4,641 410 778
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 9 49 49 28 5 28 14 12
$1,000 1,885 7,259 7,469 5,608 923 4,687 2,623 1,983

$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 1 41 16 24 1 52 5 17


$1,000 (D) 15,283 5,868 8,704 (D) 19,654 1,772 5,968
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 67 102 12 19 2 441 40 47
$1,000 124,536 237,632 12,611 38,381 (D) 1,162,718 104,884 94,266

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 129 565 477 462 291 651 74 242
2007 101 616 431 403 208 733 70 243
$1,000, 2012 11,653 144,335 24,367 50,770 3,271 223,102 20,122 32,646
2007 5,343 58,911 21,495 32,933 1,453 150,109 6,748 15,056
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ........................................................ farms, 2012 38 440 130 144 42 465 42 75
2007 22 485 147 135 31 536 37 99
$1,000, 2012 6,251 110,794 3,469 28,939 751 66,772 12,164 20,489
2007 937 31,604 1,926 8,234 159 24,706 3,272 6,743
Corn ............................................................ farms, 2012 20 277 72 92 23 243 27 58
2007 10 334 63 74 17 376 30 75
$1,000, 2012 3,549 53,263 979 9,316 (D) 22,233 4,130 9,753
2007 (D) 16,316 364 3,660 42 13,058 1,754 3,505
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 18 212 63 71 14 223 28 42
2007 5 204 91 78 8 156 15 38
$1,000, 2012 455 19,361 1,337 4,086 212 12,721 2,630 3,119
2007 (D) 5,173 891 1,837 39 3,204 469 1,398
Soybeans .................................................... farms, 2012 23 358 51 100 18 398 36 56
2007 6 386 74 87 20 423 27 72
$1,000, 2012 2,125 37,235 1,110 14,851 349 29,447 5,052 7,413
2007 (D) 10,027 645 2,092 50 8,242 1,008 1,663
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 5 15 8 4 - 45 2 2
2007 - - 8 - 6 6 - 4
$1,000, 2012 62 754 17 183 - (D) (D) (D)
2007 - - 10 - (D) 9 - 27
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 - 2 4 19 - 1 1 8
2007 - 3 3 21 1 13 - 4
$1,000, 2012 - (D) 17 329 - (D) (D) 93
2007 - 2 (D) 610 (D) 20 - 71
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 11 21 6 24 2 34 6 12
2007 9 29 10 18 2 40 5 10
$1,000, 2012 60 (D) 9 174 (D) 1,557 217 (D)
2007 (D) 86 (D) 35 (D) 173 42 79
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 926 1,256 94 221 78 1,059 242 783
2007 963 1,258 85 279 68 1,107 246 827
$1,000, 2012 31,437 198,934 677 20,361 59,551 535,830 17,294 65,243
2007 21,501 121,753 1,403 12,362 36,160 410,496 (D) 42,261
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 33,950 158,387 7,206 92,131 763,469 505,977 71,464 83,325
2007 22,327 96,783 16,503 44,310 531,765 370,818 (D) 51,102
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 317 320 20 67 23 283 90 220
$1,000 55 61 4 12 - 52 (D) 27
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 142 155 25 33 - 85 23 101
$1,000 234 255 44 54 - 144 40 156
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 111 171 13 22 2 126 32 111
$1,000 394 619 (D) 87 (D) 453 115 382
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 150 182 21 22 4 103 33 93
$1,000 1,047 1,314 149 150 (D) 716 244 673

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 88 131 9 14 6 93 14 71


$1,000 1,213 1,888 120 191 97 1,285 184 1,036
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 18 34 2 12 - 18 5 20
$1,000 400 766 (D) 283 - 390 108 448
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 26 51 3 13 2 39 7 33
$1,000 816 1,584 75 448 (D) 1,201 221 1,095
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms 11 20 - 3 1 13 2 15
$1,000 493 912 - 141 (D) 590 (D) 641

$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 24 57 - 10 7 25 9 44


$1,000 1,519 3,786 - (D) 434 1,751 644 3,018
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 13 39 1 16 6 28 10 24
$1,000 1,864 5,960 (D) 2,423 900 4,063 1,538 3,416
$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 10 18 - 6 8 26 8 14
$1,000 3,648 6,378 - 2,368 2,999 9,418 2,962 4,857
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 16 78 - 3 19 220 9 37
$1,000 19,755 175,413 - (D) 54,978 515,767 11,148 49,494
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 329 316 30 95 20 315 123 252
$1,000 67 45 4 15 3 46 19 26
$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................ farms 168 187 14 49 4 113 23 129
$1,000 278 309 23 75 (D) 198 35 197
$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................ farms 109 160 12 33 4 99 28 95
$1,000 390 557 44 113 (D) 349 99 330
$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................ farms 132 179 14 27 2 97 17 97
$1,000 919 1,273 94 204 (D) 712 126 686

$10,000 to $19,999 ........................................................ farms 83 143 8 13 3 86 22 77


$1,000 1,151 1,942 98 179 33 1,133 299 1,042
$20,000 to $24,999 ........................................................ farms 31 27 4 9 3 24 2 23
$1,000 685 589 82 192 67 518 (D) 510
$25,000 to $39,999 ........................................................ farms 29 58 - 17 5 39 6 43
$1,000 891 1,766 - 518 163 1,229 172 1,349
$40,000 to $49,999 ........................................................ farms 19 31 - 4 - 15 3 29
$1,000 859 1,422 - 173 - 698 136 1,220
$50,000 to $99,999 ........................................................ farms 23 41 - 11 2 20 5 33
$1,000 1,571 2,757 - 849 (D) 1,443 348 2,429
$100,000 to $249,999 .................................................... farms 16 35 2 9 3 43 6 10
$1,000 2,821 5,193 (D) 1,435 386 7,290 1,094 1,576

$250,000 to $499,999 .................................................... farms 18 32 - 6 5 57 7 21


$1,000 5,951 11,727 - 2,057 1,586 20,822 (D) 7,021
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 6 49 1 6 17 199 4 18
$1,000 5,917 94,174 (D) 6,551 33,742 376,059 4,069 25,875

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 501 567 52 119 54 379 118 419
2007 504 583 38 131 45 373 100 423
$1,000, 2012 11,441 45,566 327 16,592 (D) 128,368 16,896 61,407
2007 11,662 20,270 1,216 7,514 (D) 46,636 (D) 36,356
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ......................................................... farms, 2012 130 167 11 21 50 186 46 164
2007 149 152 10 9 39 183 47 182
$1,000, 2012 2,123 20,866 18 861 38,386 100,606 3,953 11,465
2007 963 5,651 2 10 24,463 23,791 937 2,659
Corn ............................................................. farms, 2012 87 117 11 19 43 122 12 36
2007 102 101 9 9 35 104 12 52
$1,000, 2012 938 11,565 13 (D) 17,751 34,685 76 649
2007 529 3,066 (D) (D) 11,280 12,029 (D) 512
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 24 28 - 1 28 124 28 75
2007 27 36 - - 22 83 22 43
$1,000, 2012 271 1,268 - (D) (D) 19,092 1,095 2,757
2007 87 566 - - (D) 5,921 323 504
Soybeans ..................................................... farms, 2012 42 97 3 3 47 150 30 124
2007 56 91 1 1 35 153 35 160
$1,000, 2012 793 7,277 4 (D) 13,511 46,376 2,705 7,621
2007 238 1,814 (D) (D) 8,615 5,771 521 1,575
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 4 - - - 1 5 4 16
2007 13 - - - - 6 - 1
$1,000, 2012 88 - - - (D) 427 53 327
2007 77 - - - - 4 - (D)
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 - 14 - - - 1 - 3
2007 - 9 - - - 1 - 1
$1,000, 2012 - 713 - - - (D) - 17
2007 - 201 - - - (D) - (D)
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 17 5 - - 1 6 3 27
2007 13 5 - - 1 13 1 28
$1,000, 2012 33 44 - - (D) (D) 24 94
2007 32 4 - - (D) (D) (D) (D)
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Total sales (see text) ................................................... farms, 2012 256 156 609 563 972 297 952 450
2007 294 187 587 723 1,095 304 990 447
$1,000, 2012 25,640 68,365 15,291 577,224 284,932 179,632 124,670 5,741
2007 22,883 68,626 11,529 501,176 389,831 127,799 97,797 5,173
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 100,156 438,238 25,108 1,025,264 293,140 604,820 130,956 12,757
2007 77,832 366,983 19,641 693,190 356,010 420,390 98,785 11,573
2012 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 105 52 133 114 197 108 263 127
$1,000 11 - 30 16 32 4 57 21
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 17 4 66 35 86 26 116 66
$1,000 30 9 106 58 144 43 195 115
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 24 4 96 25 124 11 121 83
$1,000 90 15 334 90 451 40 434 293
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 13 14 104 43 156 14 130 67
$1,000 96 89 748 303 1,111 96 937 446

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 20 3 89 31 109 20 112 43


$1,000 259 37 1,216 496 1,523 286 1,648 608
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 10 4 14 12 17 10 27 19
$1,000 225 90 319 274 391 224 597 415
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 16 7 41 17 50 4 21 23
$1,000 505 225 1,364 517 1,606 (D) 717 706
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 5 4 11 9 14 2 12 6
$1,000 225 170 492 382 603 (D) 531 274

$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 9 8 24 25 33 11 33 4


$1,000 625 550 1,463 1,866 2,330 856 2,268 (D)
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 23 11 12 35 25 22 30 10
$1,000 3,484 1,559 1,760 5,906 3,957 3,394 4,838 1,869
$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 3 7 16 27 33 12 17 2
$1,000 984 2,936 4,643 9,480 12,412 4,447 6,173 (D)
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 11 38 3 190 128 57 70 -
$1,000 19,107 62,686 2,815 557,835 260,372 170,034 106,275 -
2007 value of sales:
Less than $1,000 (see text) ........................................... farms 125 70 133 125 268 89 289 131
$1,000 19 3 17 27 52 8 50 28
$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................... farms 21 9 80 60 105 25 172 69
$1,000 33 (D) 125 102 169 46 287 115
$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................... farms 18 14 81 55 136 24 121 103
$1,000 67 53 (D) 194 474 82 437 360
$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................... farms 27 11 94 55 144 29 104 57
$1,000 188 83 685 405 995 198 743 388

$10,000 to $19,999 ....................................................... farms 35 12 88 67 112 21 75 41


$1,000 467 165 1,230 931 1,474 320 1,015 571
$20,000 to $24,999 ....................................................... farms 6 8 17 9 16 8 27 10
$1,000 126 165 396 192 360 174 599 218
$25,000 to $39,999 ....................................................... farms 12 2 33 35 21 10 33 11
$1,000 398 (D) 1,096 1,158 665 315 1,008 365
$40,000 to $49,999 ....................................................... farms 3 2 15 6 8 5 16 3
$1,000 137 (D) 624 274 330 234 683 125
$50,000 to $99,999 ....................................................... farms 12 8 31 36 16 16 26 11
$1,000 812 637 2,093 2,310 1,049 1,085 1,842 699
$100,000 to $249,999 ................................................... farms 15 2 11 32 42 16 21 7
$1,000 2,433 (D) 1,787 5,483 7,429 2,925 3,417 1,079

$250,000 to $499,999 ................................................... farms 11 15 1 61 43 18 30 4


$1,000 4,347 5,349 (D) 22,983 14,376 6,379 11,214 1,225
$500,000 or more .......................................................... farms 9 34 3 182 184 43 76 -
$1,000 13,855 61,764 2,926 467,117 362,458 116,032 76,503 -

Value of sales by commodity or commodity group:


Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops .............................................. farms, 2012 96 88 318 363 357 162 481 249
2007 96 96 256 453 274 180 417 198
$1,000, 2012 13,778 65,281 5,874 158,348 18,716 151,365 33,411 4,124
2007 7,697 43,601 (D) 74,963 6,828 98,551 17,469 3,215
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and
dry peas ........................................................ farms, 2012 37 78 30 263 90 121 196 18
2007 45 83 12 344 42 138 150 11
$1,000, 2012 5,046 44,829 80 63,023 10,906 28,386 21,583 (D)
2007 1,105 28,829 8 24,543 1,827 9,394 6,635 4
Corn ............................................................ farms, 2012 9 58 30 138 82 53 102 17
2007 18 65 12 237 39 82 82 9
$1,000, 2012 94 25,223 80 15,475 9,826 6,442 9,798 (D)
2007 124 15,377 8 12,227 1,813 3,395 3,511 (D)
Wheat .......................................................... farms, 2012 24 46 - 166 4 66 48 -
2007 13 47 - 158 - 67 32 -
$1,000, 2012 1,316 (D) - 15,217 (D) 4,033 1,898 -
2007 318 (D) - 3,296 - 1,168 608 -
Soybeans .................................................... farms, 2012 35 72 - 234 16 111 138 -
2007 31 75 - 300 1 132 102 -
$1,000, 2012 3,526 13,980 - 30,947 945 17,772 9,529 -
2007 622 9,646 - 8,938 (D) 4,803 2,126 -
Sorghum ...................................................... farms, 2012 5 1 - 26 3 4 - -
2007 6 - - - 1 1 3 -
$1,000, 2012 92 (D) - 945 (D) 123 - -
2007 2 - - - (D) (D) (Z) -
Barley .......................................................... farms, 2012 5 - - - - - 14 -
2007 3 - - 1 1 1 8 -
$1,000, 2012 9 - - - - - 326 -
2007 15 - - (D) (D) (D) (D) -
Rice ............................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - - - -
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans,
and dry peas .............................................. farms, 2012 3 - - 30 4 5 13 1
2007 15 1 - 29 4 6 11 2
$1,000, 2012 9 - - 438 (D) 16 32 (D)
2007 24 (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco ........................................................... farms, 2012 1,681 23 5 7 - 12 4


2007 2,622 37 3 32 - 34 4
$1,000, 2012 732,772 3,873 3,207 (D) - 321 30
2007 549,636 3,572 (D) (D) - 306 54
Cotton and cottonseed ..................................... farms, 2012 1,430 - 1 1 10 - -
2007 1,305 - - - 11 - -
$1,000, 2012 403,366 - (D) (D) 1,329 - -
2007 211,129 - - - 651 - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ......................................................... farms, 2012 3,304 56 13 23 16 70 29
2007 3,745 71 17 11 12 71 18
$1,000, 2012 434,974 492 887 4,234 164 813 340
2007 333,939 949 771 (D) (D) 374 122
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ............................................................ farms, 2012 2,151 32 27 8 8 30 13
2007 1,765 33 21 6 5 38 6
$1,000, 2012 85,150 (D) (D) 47 84 242 163
2007 79,288 264 651 23 (D) 388 (D)
Fruits and tree nut......................................... farms, 2012 1,230 17 20 4 4 17 4
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 30,728 (D) 818 32 (D) 131 111
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 1,176 18 12 4 4 18 10
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 54,421 145 (D) 15 (D) 112 52
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 2,475 26 17 10 13 94 82
2007 2,317 16 13 30 3 100 108
$1,000, 2012 580,230 4,326 1,802 582 3,587 5,248 4,066
2007 573,529 756 383 791 (D) 4,278 5,270
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ................................................... farms, 2012 1,151 4 - 114 - 310 267
2007 934 - - 75 1 205 225
$1,000, 2012 67,097 (D) - 11,064 - 32,454 11,827
2007 65,023 - - 9,562 (D) 26,197 14,568
Cut Christmas trees ...................................... farms, 2012 1,135 1 - 114 - 308 267
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 67,064 (D) - 11,064 - (D) 11,827
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 18 3 - - - 2 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 33 1 - - - (D) -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 10,811 202 129 132 83 268 34
2007 9,366 149 97 131 66 136 32
$1,000, 2012 225,162 1,057 913 919 815 1,286 71
2007 95,943 668 268 349 363 303 46
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 9 - - - - 4 3
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 8 - - - - 2 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 23,903 417 419 307 250 512 107
2007 26,448 450 436 293 237 553 103
$1,000, 2012 8,285,265 17,524 176,858 15,754 176,960 13,927 664
2007 7,707,350 34,426 108,730 15,464 150,674 9,817 419
Poultry and eggs .............................................. farms, 2012 5,400 63 186 20 94 63 15
2007 6,003 84 181 14 94 57 12
$1,000, 2012 4,837,026 6,792 155,573 (D) 165,860 33 (D)
2007 4,087,004 21,592 93,362 4 130,015 50 3
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 15,312 325 273 279 151 396 73
2007 15,953 333 296 254 141 450 70
$1,000, 2012 332,733 6,283 15,548 10,134 5,059 12,832 397
2007 288,801 6,266 9,952 7,463 4,213 8,981 363
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 283 10 8 12 1 3 1
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 179,265 3,878 5,618 5,545 (D) 275 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs .................................................. farms, 2012 1,833 7 3 2 9 9 4
2007 2,459 20 16 - 10 11 1
$1,000, 2012 2,873,988 (D) 5 (D) 5,884 16 10
2007 3,104,731 770 43 - 16,410 215 (D)
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 2,964 62 33 13 31 87 17
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 7,251 173 27 20 48 144 32
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 2,220 27 25 17 5 52 11
2007 2,730 32 31 14 16 56 10
$1,000, 2012 23,548 283 72 27 (D) 592 21
2007 17,959 244 167 45 22 53 13
Aquaculture (see text) ..................................... farms, 2012 228 1 - 1 1 5 4
2007 311 1 - 5 - 2 2
$1,000, 2012 23,365 (D) - (D) (D) 1 81
2007 32,175 (D) - 14 - (D) (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 1,525 32 12 5 7 24 18
2007 1,591 26 21 14 3 36 6
$1,000, 2012 8,089 107 14 2 13 33 20
2007 8,676 (D) 18 12 1 (D) (Z)
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 4,475 94 42 17 18 83 40
2007 3,712 78 24 14 17 62 17
$1,000, 2012 31,826 531 676 164 25 404 382
2007 29,144 433 321 96 22 367 82
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco .......................................................... farms, 2012 28 29 8 4 9 - -


2007 28 29 14 13 18 2 -
$1,000, 2012 7,439 (D) 1,643 947 (D) - -
2007 7,149 7,845 3,157 (D) 94 (D) -
Cotton and cottonseed .................................... farms, 2012 35 69 11 3 - - 1
2007 21 61 7 - - - 1
$1,000, 2012 10,192 23,968 1,304 421 - - (D)
2007 10,798 11,506 1,108 - - - (D)
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ........................................................ farms, 2012 12 8 30 22 114 40 21
2007 12 13 28 17 111 41 24
$1,000, 2012 527 (D) 1,100 (D) 6,361 429 457
2007 386 (D) 592 (D) 3,952 482 270
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ........................................................... farms, 2012 13 1 74 13 56 40 22
2007 12 1 45 12 45 17 13
$1,000, 2012 111 (D) 26,216 (D) 647 425 (D)
2007 (D) (D) 22,739 222 (D) 160 62
Fruits and tree nut ........................................ farms, 2012 11 - 39 9 24 21 17
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 76 - 924 56 513 332 78
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 5 1 40 10 41 26 7
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 35 (D) 25,292 (D) 134 93 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 14 - 14 26 78 60 24
2007 13 - 10 15 52 53 11
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 3,544 2,106 (D) 7,563 4,006
2007 716 - 4,649 3,027 (D) 18,013 3,269
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops .................................................. farms, 2012 - 1 - - 9 15 -
2007 - - - - 7 2 2
$1,000, 2012 - (D) - - (D) 641 -
2007 - - - - 110 (D) (D)
Cut Christmas trees...................................... farms, 2012 - 1 - - 7 15 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - (D) - - (D) 641 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - 2 - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - (D) - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 11 64 82 25 280 108 186
2007 15 66 95 27 235 88 134
$1,000, 2012 (D) 16,940 5,866 322 (D) 514 1,222
2007 (D) (D) 2,577 187 550 322 757
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 55 99 180 96 613 231 356
2007 83 87 195 111 624 225 360
$1,000, 2012 18,576 141,011 248,862 30,256 15,155 34,035 41,980
2007 33,702 122,077 293,339 24,918 9,034 16,013 45,028
Poultry and eggs ............................................. farms, 2012 13 69 51 22 88 62 60
2007 16 69 61 30 76 56 51
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 82,276 27 383 32,597 31,048
2007 (D) 95,221 76,350 60 302 14,942 36,848
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 18 10 73 44 447 136 269
2007 26 15 67 42 449 126 259
$1,000, 2012 (D) 213 960 466 7,003 1,043 3,789
2007 195 462 1,590 539 (D) 850 4,474
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 - - - - 13 - 5
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - 6,851 - 4,671
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs ................................................. farms, 2012 6 11 62 13 12 6 8
2007 14 8 85 35 22 5 12
$1,000, 2012 12,306 (D) 165,496 29,473 (D) 3 (D)
2007 25,035 26,379 215,311 24,004 89 13 2,089
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 11 7 15 23 86 44 48
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 9 9 15 29 332 50 49
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 8 10 10 5 51 39 39
2007 8 2 7 14 65 36 56
$1,000, 2012 15 83 104 (D) (D) 330 (D)
2007 19 (D) 30 76 475 114 139
Aquaculture (see text) .................................... farms, 2012 14 - 2 1 3 - -
2007 22 - 6 3 1 - -
$1,000, 2012 5,181 - (D) (D) 12 - -
2007 (D) - 6 200 (D) - -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 4 5 4 10 55 18 19
2007 - - 3 5 70 35 13
$1,000, 2012 3 76 (D) (D) 160 12 116
2007 - - (Z) 6 (D) 11 9
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 23 7 38 30 168 59 50
2007 20 4 35 17 115 48 37
$1,000, 2012 59 325 604 (D) 1,141 340 148
2007 (D) (D) 97 139 1,432 111 90
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco ........................................................... farms, 2012 1 - - 50 - 2 -


2007 2 - 1 91 - 3 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - - 13,225 - (D) -
2007 (D) - (D) 6,341 - 1,201 -
Cotton and cottonseed ..................................... farms, 2012 - 4 4 - - - -
2007 - 3 2 - - - -
$1,000, 2012 - (D) 4,123 - - - -
2007 - 299 (D) - - - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ......................................................... farms, 2012 18 4 21 47 19 65 15
2007 25 9 20 53 25 46 14
$1,000, 2012 430 (D) 1,030 810 2,406 869 5,746
2007 165 6,112 1,201 694 (D) 777 184
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ............................................................ farms, 2012 19 1 11 20 21 45 17
2007 8 1 17 13 8 24 8
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 142 (D) 208 (D) (D)
2007 (D) (D) 146 (D) 101 156 40
Fruits and tree nut......................................... farms, 2012 9 - 5 7 12 26 11
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 15 112 124 (D) 51
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 14 1 6 13 17 25 8
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 61 (D) 127 (D) 84 174 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 48 - 12 27 32 53 17
2007 53 - 11 13 22 38 13
$1,000, 2012 6,897 - 1,092 1,150 6,748 2,450 750
2007 12,378 - 1,012 954 8,658 3,111 955
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ................................................... farms, 2012 2 - - 2 - 2 2
2007 3 - - 2 2 5 4
$1,000, 2012 (D) - - (D) - (D) (D)
2007 (D) - - (D) (D) 18 4
Cut Christmas trees ...................................... farms, 2012 - - - 2 - 2 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - (D) - (D) (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 2 - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 77 - 9 124 158 197 65
2007 64 2 8 117 139 209 61
$1,000, 2012 462 - 36 (D) 808 1,195 337
2007 145 (D) 32 (D) 403 915 280
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 214 19 57 235 386 751 114
2007 240 23 85 253 430 753 162
$1,000, 2012 8,234 (D) 336 16,546 47,499 154,908 (D)
2007 7,613 321 919 11,403 18,103 164,879 (D)
Poultry and eggs .............................................. farms, 2012 40 4 22 31 54 143 16
2007 46 7 23 41 80 187 34
$1,000, 2012 5,828 6 25 10,309 41,407 121,874 (D)
2007 6,454 1 19 5,451 11,937 145,343 (D)
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 156 10 12 162 292 539 84
2007 146 15 5 184 300 521 112
$1,000, 2012 1,368 71 36 4,608 3,516 24,111 2,504
2007 938 (D) 16 4,663 3,224 13,506 (D)
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 4 - - 2 3 14 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 200 - - (D) 1,628 4,031 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs .................................................. farms, 2012 2 - 2 6 4 17 5
2007 12 - - 7 18 18 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) 29 (D) 3,168 (D)
2007 5 - - 18 188 1,462 -
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 14 7 4 31 33 96 15
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 14 (D) 80 51 (D) 34
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 26 - 8 30 38 71 6
2007 32 - 11 19 54 54 7
$1,000, 2012 156 - 47 (D) 859 1,103 11
2007 84 - 44 (D) 429 497 15
Aquaculture (see text) ..................................... farms, 2012 4 1 17 - 1 2 2
2007 - 1 42 - - 4 3
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 198 - (D) (D) (D)
2007 - (D) 811 - - 1 (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 29 - 9 24 22 36 12
2007 24 - 10 17 37 29 9
$1,000, 2012 32 - 27 25 27 311 40
2007 11 - 28 7 23 114 9
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 39 6 29 60 41 119 19
2007 18 - 34 43 45 81 18
$1,000, 2012 90 6 418 405 83 635 35
2007 121 - 838 387 124 646 51
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco .......................................................... farms, 2012 2 3 - 31 12 15 - -


2007 8 5 - 72 20 24 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) 12 - 10,021 5,114 12,269 - -
2007 (D) (D) - 12,770 6,215 6,236 - -
Cotton and cottonseed .................................... farms, 2012 44 - 12 9 15 13 - -
2007 75 - 18 8 10 12 - -
$1,000, 2012 9,604 - 1,287 4,920 3,634 4,202 - -
2007 7,095 - (D) 1,340 (D) 1,448 - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ........................................................ farms, 2012 34 9 45 34 17 22 15 -
2007 61 8 52 69 21 57 17 -
$1,000, 2012 4,921 1,057 722 7,913 (D) 5,923 252 -
2007 (D) 139 1,815 7,706 211 4,013 683 -
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ........................................................... farms, 2012 6 5 29 30 5 16 12 -
2007 3 4 25 31 6 18 11 -
$1,000, 2012 38 (D) 1,903 (D) (D) (D) 224 -
2007 31 (D) 1,466 639 102 (D) (D) -
Fruits and tree nut ........................................ farms, 2012 4 2 17 22 - 14 9 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 1,077 (D) - 83 170 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 2 3 22 14 5 5 5 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 54 825 619 (D) (D) 54 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 8 3 17 23 17 21 3 4
2007 10 1 23 28 11 20 3 4
$1,000, 2012 (D) 23 1,071 2,072 2,213 2,476 38 (D)
2007 6,430 (D) 4,822 3,034 3,536 1,856 (D) (D)
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops .................................................. farms, 2012 - - - 2 2 2 - -
2007 - - 1 4 2 2 - -
$1,000, 2012 - - - (D) (D) (D) - -
2007 - - (D) 13 (D) (D) - -
Cut Christmas trees...................................... farms, 2012 - - - 2 2 2 - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - (D) (D) (D) - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 54 43 206 125 23 65 - 1
2007 79 30 219 85 27 59 1 1
$1,000, 2012 (D) 197 1,279 7,934 1,478 (D) - (D)
2007 6,378 132 (D) 1,771 640 385 (D) (D)
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 31 79 558 227 57 151 16 2
2007 48 76 558 246 97 175 20 -
$1,000, 2012 13,166 627 105,788 113,753 17,764 62,515 38 (D)
2007 6,811 683 42,948 95,926 25,987 71,933 137 -
Poultry and eggs ............................................. farms, 2012 14 6 94 46 11 27 5 -
2007 15 4 100 34 21 34 4 -
$1,000, 2012 9,182 7 95,748 12,884 (D) 23,469 1 -
2007 (D) 3 33,623 13,437 105 35,913 8 -
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 13 70 397 118 25 68 6 -
2007 23 65 392 135 27 70 3 -
$1,000, 2012 383 523 7,098 1,877 273 1,024 23 -
2007 435 570 5,308 1,674 235 1,177 (D) -
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 - - 5 - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - 1,919 - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs ................................................. farms, 2012 6 2 18 49 13 20 3 -
2007 4 - 12 57 21 37 3 -
$1,000, 2012 3,588 (D) (D) 98,721 16,838 37,446 2 -
2007 (D) - (D) 80,605 24,308 34,144 (D) -
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 5 8 59 25 7 23 3 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 4 293 61 (D) (D) (D) -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 - 3 54 25 - 36 2 2
2007 4 8 58 18 14 27 5 -
$1,000, 2012 - 90 355 157 - 335 (D) (D)
2007 2 (D) (D) 101 41 293 32 -
Aquaculture (see text) .................................... farms, 2012 - - 2 2 6 1 - -
2007 - - - 1 10 2 - -
$1,000, 2012 - - (D) (D) 507 (D) - -
2007 - - - (D) 1,282 (D) - -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 2 2 49 15 2 10 - -
2007 2 7 53 19 11 16 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 333 (D) (D) 14 - -
2007 (D) (D) 43 (D) 2 (D) - -
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 16 16 59 32 17 37 15 -
2007 15 6 52 42 20 39 11 -
$1,000, 2012 159 235 481 131 217 228 276 -
2007 70 5 389 144 56 175 243 -
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco ........................................................... farms, 2012 25 7 38 8 31 15 40 -


2007 47 11 78 12 42 31 40 -
$1,000, 2012 3,039 947 14,732 1,047 22,460 7,942 20,136 -
2007 3,030 868 18,807 839 19,977 4,546 11,795 -
Cotton and cottonseed ..................................... farms, 2012 - - 29 - 50 - 2 -
2007 1 - 17 - 59 1 - -
$1,000, 2012 - - 7,615 - (D) - (D) -
2007 (D) - 1,848 - 10,218 (D) - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ......................................................... farms, 2012 112 24 37 35 17 63 29 33
2007 137 27 73 28 29 75 46 31
$1,000, 2012 1,268 174 20,092 245 7,592 685 (D) (D)
2007 1,925 131 10,757 388 (D) 765 871 294
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ............................................................ farms, 2012 47 24 38 13 5 39 14 12
2007 30 15 13 9 2 36 9 23
$1,000, 2012 (D) 340 3,056 140 (D) 344 223 (D)
2007 485 208 (D) 86 (D) (D) (D) 252
Fruits and tree nut......................................... farms, 2012 27 15 28 3 4 14 10 9
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 596 247 491 33 1 32 65 76
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 26 12 12 11 2 25 6 4
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 93 2,565 107 (D) 312 158 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 30 18 21 24 12 40 13 33
2007 33 24 21 32 10 43 13 25
$1,000, 2012 5,186 489 6,675 4,663 (D) 2,350 (D) 1,251
2007 1,975 883 1,998 4,552 (D) 6,449 (D) 1,583
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ................................................... farms, 2012 2 - 3 - - 6 - 2
2007 4 - 2 - - 3 2 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 2 - - 17 - (D)
2007 (D) - (D) - - 8 (D) -
Cut Christmas trees ...................................... farms, 2012 2 - 3 - - 6 - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 2 - - 17 - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 332 197 174 52 43 197 109 132
2007 330 179 203 27 48 161 81 109
$1,000, 2012 1,445 1,072 9,702 103 9,164 564 1,682 1,120
2007 1,065 769 3,278 124 4,691 515 675 319
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 463 349 556 98 73 286 245 281
2007 532 392 774 117 111 290 278 271
$1,000, 2012 32,854 12,748 1,142,648 1,589 57,811 1,726 25,056 11,932
2007 25,425 12,253 1,108,922 (D) 77,120 2,761 21,843 8,514
Poultry and eggs .............................................. farms, 2012 64 48 215 30 29 56 76 49
2007 75 60 268 24 35 53 64 42
$1,000, 2012 24,663 7,227 522,707 (D) 25,556 32 10,785 8,450
2007 18,626 4,872 375,520 17 20,165 (D) 8,197 3,437
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 313 254 231 44 34 134 133 178
2007 346 274 258 43 50 157 163 163
$1,000, 2012 2,448 2,412 5,564 787 (D) 818 6,670 1,320
2007 2,754 (D) 9,354 1,128 (D) 838 4,431 1,649
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 10 6 2 3 - - 2 4
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 5,324 1,328 (D) (D) - - (D) 1,875
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs .................................................. farms, 2012 7 7 286 4 10 10 23 23
2007 15 14 452 2 22 4 11 9
$1,000, 2012 16 3 614,038 2 31,198 9 6,903 25
2007 18 1,981 723,665 (D) 56,196 3 8,113 14
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 67 33 26 19 10 58 45 45
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 91 (D) 78 25 20 106 (D) 57
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 42 39 11 25 3 55 32 33
2007 73 35 26 32 2 40 41 51
$1,000, 2012 280 (D) (D) 339 (D) 685 184 155
2007 378 448 69 (D) (D) 266 160 270
Aquaculture (see text) ..................................... farms, 2012 - - - - - 6 2 -
2007 - - - - 7 4 3 -
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - 42 (D) -
2007 - - - - (D) 33 (D) -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 28 29 5 19 6 36 18 37
2007 37 28 9 8 11 32 11 34
$1,000, 2012 34 (D) 9 7 2 34 40 49
2007 25 (D) 9 4 5 35 (D) 23
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 103 47 40 41 17 113 64 63
2007 123 52 35 33 29 78 47 47
$1,000, 2012 287 106 353 115 55 536 522 280
2007 245 108 557 184 230 158 421 148
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco .......................................................... farms, 2012 1 1 50 39 42 24 67 9


2007 - - 72 49 44 24 66 30
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 13,221 16,842 9,549 13,553 32,133 (D)
2007 - - 7,848 15,938 5,210 7,105 21,560 264
Cotton and cottonseed .................................... farms, 2012 33 - 5 31 5 89 55 -
2007 23 - - 29 - 82 28 -
$1,000, 2012 5,330 - (D) 9,272 (D) 39,891 9,258 -
2007 6,531 - - 6,743 - 20,768 2,961 -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ........................................................ farms, 2012 6 8 35 19 52 18 55 46
2007 2 6 37 23 80 20 51 65
$1,000, 2012 94 78 1,545 (D) 946 3,630 4,991 2,918
2007 (D) 17 4,814 3,143 (D) (D) 3,370 2,018
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ........................................................... farms, 2012 4 10 33 1 56 6 30 16
2007 2 2 14 2 55 7 27 15
$1,000, 2012 4 102 (D) (D) 596 51 412 (D)
2007 (D) (D) 210 (D) 892 (D) 222 (D)
Fruits and tree nut ........................................ farms, 2012 1 7 15 1 30 6 12 5
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 66 (D) (D) 160 40 90 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 3 5 20 1 31 4 19 13
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 36 255 (D) 436 11 322 52
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 2 12 22 10 65 6 30 34
2007 - 9 16 9 70 4 30 31
$1,000, 2012 (D) 287 590 102 10,708 948 7,357 1,264
2007 - 127 169 84 15,633 (D) 3,731 1,790
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops .................................................. farms, 2012 - 2 2 - 4 - 3 15
2007 - 2 - - 7 1 5 18
$1,000, 2012 - (D) (D) - (D) - 11 406
2007 - (D) - - (D) (D) 14 286
Cut Christmas trees...................................... farms, 2012 - 2 2 - 4 - 3 13
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - (D) (D) - (D) - 11 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 16 25 146 29 255 57 122 155
2007 27 16 105 58 228 55 110 99
$1,000, 2012 3,543 74 1,166 (D) 1,223 8,953 2,062 1,059
2007 3,226 33 703 (D) 951 3,917 632 (D)
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 52 50 224 102 434 80 313 351
2007 53 83 268 125 458 84 333 415
$1,000, 2012 36,155 1,158 3,604 198,052 25,497 41,450 116,624 7,697
2007 25,389 1,234 5,332 161,786 21,064 46,784 139,431 9,630
Poultry and eggs ............................................. farms, 2012 29 4 28 29 64 12 97 29
2007 19 7 37 23 55 26 112 44
$1,000, 2012 28,085 (D) 19 52,264 8,950 23,304 90,089 32
2007 16,129 (D) 71 34,219 6,273 24,806 118,492 25
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 9 35 154 26 294 51 163 271
2007 14 45 167 30 307 43 163 313
$1,000, 2012 338 245 1,480 374 5,184 6,262 3,008 2,876
2007 302 320 1,791 (D) 6,612 (D) 2,148 4,364
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 - - 4 1 10 3 1 8
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - 1,270 (D) 5,056 (D) (D) 4,055
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs ................................................. farms, 2012 11 - 7 49 19 4 19 9
2007 5 - 9 75 10 6 19 18
$1,000, 2012 7,566 - (D) 144,702 4,680 10,590 22,679 28
2007 8,934 - 2,385 126,573 2,394 19,134 16,859 10
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 14 5 35 7 61 4 40 57
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 31 1 147 24 52 6 165 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 7 3 15 8 53 16 40 15
2007 16 4 48 5 63 6 38 27
$1,000, 2012 130 6 (D) (D) 1,510 (D) 314 36
2007 7 31 172 14 826 29 (D) (D)
Aquaculture (see text) .................................... farms, 2012 - 9 - 4 2 - 2 4
2007 - 13 - 2 1 - 3 12
$1,000, 2012 - 905 - (D) (D) - (D) (D)
2007 - 808 - (D) (D) - 13 (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 4 1 17 5 40 4 24 21
2007 5 5 16 2 36 4 16 19
$1,000, 2012 5 (D) 22 8 (D) (D) (D) 29
2007 (Z) (D) 1 (D) (D) 3 (D) 7
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 8 10 54 14 93 24 66 67
2007 5 9 35 21 88 8 56 53
$1,000, 2012 10 27 140 263 521 130 444 534
2007 (Z) 68 304 709 768 75 374 205
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco ........................................................... farms, 2012 - 10 1 1 4 2 112 8


2007 - 17 11 1 7 2 145 14
$1,000, 2012 - 13,591 (D) (D) 708 (D) 52,288 3,589
2007 - 6,747 1,710 (D) (D) (D) 40,477 5,299
Cotton and cottonseed ..................................... farms, 2012 - 25 20 23 - - 23 27
2007 - 23 14 16 1 - 39 19
$1,000, 2012 - 12,048 9,132 (D) - - 4,543 7,180
2007 - 5,021 (D) 6,268 (D) - 2,842 4,647
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ......................................................... farms, 2012 76 18 1 11 36 20 123 8
2007 74 12 13 14 55 22 143 3
$1,000, 2012 8,435 (D) (D) 9,535 565 (D) 40,900 115
2007 (D) (D) 230 (D) 1,129 (D) 18,617 (D)
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ............................................................ farms, 2012 106 6 3 8 33 12 35 9
2007 113 2 8 1 24 8 36 7
$1,000, 2012 11,563 50 24 51 (D) 500 (D) 126
2007 9,502 (D) 158 (D) 328 (D) (D) 164
Fruits and tree nut......................................... farms, 2012 86 4 3 6 15 2 24 9
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 11,220 10 24 11 (D) (D) 711 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 33 5 - 4 21 10 14 1
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 343 40 - 40 346 (D) (D) (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 60 4 1 3 40 27 69 3
2007 57 2 4 2 36 31 63 2
$1,000, 2012 30,659 22 (D) 298 5,406 1,407 9,858 136
2007 (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,654 820 14,198 (D)
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ................................................... farms, 2012 6 - - - 5 63 3 -
2007 5 - - 1 - 55 1 -
$1,000, 2012 7 - - - (D) 4,135 (D) -
2007 (D) - - (D) - 6,170 (D) -
Cut Christmas trees ...................................... farms, 2012 6 - - - 3 63 3 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 7 - - - 5 4,135 (D) -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - 2 - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - (D) - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 97 24 27 3 292 50 163 21
2007 92 27 29 1 288 25 157 35
$1,000, 2012 678 (D) (D) (D) 2,785 161 3,351 970
2007 (D) 3,724 302 (D) 987 54 (D) 882
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 175 47 74 16 789 102 459 85
2007 186 46 101 24 772 95 551 80
$1,000, 2012 7,648 92,453 71,591 (D) 128,687 523 111,567 154,762
2007 6,325 56,021 59,657 (D) 105,787 (D) 114,143 81,411
Poultry and eggs .............................................. farms, 2012 55 30 18 6 154 31 89 21
2007 52 25 41 1 174 12 100 16
$1,000, 2012 45 (D) 42,089 (D) 61,294 37 45,831 19,872
2007 18 40,489 36,449 (D) 39,179 10 44,723 14,377
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 79 13 22 1 610 72 280 30
2007 98 11 23 6 566 65 302 27
$1,000, 2012 1,707 67 373 (D) 13,458 409 3,439 373
2007 1,199 68 225 87 21,077 (D) 2,707 2,919
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 3 - 1 - 47 - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 5,589 - (D) - 52,944 - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs .................................................. farms, 2012 7 3 14 - 16 10 55 30
2007 6 9 23 - 9 - 89 45
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 28,431 - (D) 29 60,709 134,404
2007 2 15,397 22,843 - 2 - 65,780 63,869
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 40 1 15 3 51 19 89 12
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 123 (D) (D) 3 61 11 (D) 25
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 22 2 13 2 55 8 57 11
2007 41 1 26 3 71 8 51 4
$1,000, 2012 165 (D) 563 (D) 843 15 781 19
2007 200 (D) 79 2 757 (D) 520 17
Aquaculture (see text) ..................................... farms, 2012 2 1 2 5 1 - 2 2
2007 - 1 4 7 1 - 1 2
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) (D) 29 (D) - (D) (D)
2007 - (D) 29 31 (D) - (D) (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 12 1 10 2 37 8 22 7
2007 20 2 12 1 35 8 23 1
$1,000, 2012 14 (D) 5 (D) 76 23 (D) (D)
2007 17 (D) 6 (D) 99 17 20 (D)
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 104 10 7 5 62 27 99 17
2007 84 1 17 3 73 17 108 4
$1,000, 2012 2,025 45 7 54 778 75 828 100
2007 592 (D) 160 29 516 39 343 (D)
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco .......................................................... farms, 2012 20 72 - - - 15 49 -


2007 33 92 - - - 57 62 1
$1,000, 2012 10,913 37,329 - - - 293 26,140 -
2007 7,419 25,957 - - - 963 15,204 (D)
Cotton and cottonseed .................................... farms, 2012 4 52 2 - 2 - 162 -
2007 3 56 - - - - 127 -
$1,000, 2012 654 11,284 (D) - (D) - 30,103 -
2007 83 11,324 - - - - 14,461 -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ........................................................ farms, 2012 18 12 41 26 20 107 10 25
2007 35 26 44 18 34 93 16 22
$1,000, 2012 326 4,947 875 127 517 1,031 (D) 292
2007 302 3,037 967 315 545 707 (D) 454
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ........................................................... farms, 2012 26 20 16 10 12 49 2 12
2007 17 9 20 9 19 37 2 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 253 168 (D) 177 (D) 70
2007 199 667 598 (D) (D) 191 (D) -
Fruits and tree nut ........................................ farms, 2012 15 19 8 10 6 20 2 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 246 151 168 (D) 61 (D) (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 16 2 11 - 6 38 - 10
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 191 (D) 102 - 62 116 - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 9 16 16 28 22 73 2 31
2007 16 17 7 26 24 44 3 22
$1,000, 2012 1,261 (D) 379 16,185 480 1,249 (D) (D)
2007 1,294 (D) 384 14,818 759 1,491 (D) (D)
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops .................................................. farms, 2012 1 - 3 3 23 27 - 2
2007 6 - 2 2 27 21 - 2
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) 44 (D) 196 - (D)
2007 18 - (D) (D) 598 145 - (D)
Cut Christmas trees...................................... farms, 2012 1 - 3 1 23 26 - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - 2 - 1 - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - (D) - (D) - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 29 55 177 65 74 194 141 62
2007 29 69 130 48 49 105 129 57
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 1,196 311 299 745 12,839 337
2007 167 (D) (D) (D) (D) 234 5,136 254
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 120 140 347 162 172 344 45 124
2007 153 194 318 240 200 439 50 129
$1,000, 2012 17,543 215,222 46,746 7,976 3,611 1,837 15,798 1,753
2007 20,987 166,432 16,575 8,633 3,305 4,117 11,255 2,975
Poultry and eggs ............................................. farms, 2012 20 45 80 43 25 57 11 19
2007 31 53 55 71 37 49 10 16
$1,000, 2012 15,565 74,961 27,400 6,691 39 122 (D) 83
2007 18,230 48,274 7,059 6,932 25 43 (D) (D)
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 76 43 248 91 124 225 27 66
2007 99 52 224 127 141 306 28 87
$1,000, 2012 (D) 515 6,755 (D) 883 1,459 176 479
2007 1,132 661 (D) 1,075 1,004 3,631 243 835
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 - - 5 2 - - - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - 12,126 (D) - - - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs ................................................. farms, 2012 3 58 9 9 8 11 3 -
2007 15 99 18 6 14 6 7 4
$1,000, 2012 (D) 139,559 61 17 15 56 (D) -
2007 1,342 117,422 26 10 10 5 (D) 1
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 16 4 30 8 17 53 7 21
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 33 4 79 21 23 139 6 74
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 24 15 43 15 13 19 5 29
2007 20 6 43 23 16 39 8 14
$1,000, 2012 327 179 295 151 (D) 42 12 709
2007 238 45 141 (D) (D) 137 41 (D)
Aquaculture (see text) .................................... farms, 2012 - - - 1 9 2 4 7
2007 - 2 3 3 6 - 4 -
$1,000, 2012 - - - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
2007 - (D) 9 62 (D) - 244 -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 6 5 22 16 7 43 3 15
2007 14 9 22 39 10 36 5 14
$1,000, 2012 10 4 30 (D) 37 (D) (Z) (D)
2007 14 (D) 13 45 20 10 12 (D)
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 21 18 69 30 37 111 10 38
2007 38 16 46 21 44 66 9 30
$1,000, 2012 98 (D) 228 46 236 520 20 95
2007 94 121 223 59 167 350 27 221
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco ........................................................... farms, 2012 6 2 17 51 - 2 5 14


2007 19 1 31 68 - 5 14 18
$1,000, 2012 42 (D) (D) 39,429 - (D) 1,961 2,334
2007 155 (D) 4,777 28,612 - 849 4,734 1,346
Cotton and cottonseed ..................................... farms, 2012 - 2 - 36 - 118 16 -
2007 - 1 - 24 - 135 5 -
$1,000, 2012 - (D) - 10,282 - 34,132 4,062 -
2007 - (D) - 4,357 - 19,588 808 -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ......................................................... farms, 2012 30 24 34 52 9 5 14 77
2007 24 28 36 67 10 3 18 48
$1,000, 2012 148 747 520 32,848 (D) 289 970 1,362
2007 126 518 467 25,442 (D) (D) 389 723
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ............................................................ farms, 2012 14 17 27 12 2 2 15 51
2007 15 23 25 20 2 2 13 44
$1,000, 2012 242 656 616 195 (D) (D) 179 (D)
2007 280 639 (D) 226 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Fruits and tree nut......................................... farms, 2012 8 15 17 5 2 - 8 25
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 178 461 458 47 (D) - 97 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 8 3 17 7 - 2 9 35
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 64 194 158 148 - (D) 82 219
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 32 15 26 25 19 2 20 58
2007 41 12 20 36 23 2 26 55
$1,000, 2012 391 3,424 (D) 4,135 4,631 (D) 4,702 7,048
2007 751 (D) 11,052 4,223 4,781 (D) 3,032 7,302
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ................................................... farms, 2012 55 - 4 - - - 3 2
2007 59 - 2 - - - 1 2
$1,000, 2012 862 - 48 - - - 33 (D)
2007 1,563 - (D) - - - (D) (D)
Cut Christmas trees ...................................... farms, 2012 55 - 4 - - - 3 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 862 - 48 - - - 33 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 51 41 123 55 - 43 66 160
2007 48 38 116 52 2 68 60 127
$1,000, 2012 280 227 906 4,991 - 7,343 2,569 (D)
2007 (D) 136 465 1,881 (D) 3,202 547 (D)
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 110 148 399 184 10 51 160 341
2007 112 168 456 229 16 80 233 341
$1,000, 2012 488 113,005 147,246 72,327 54 57,301 158,424 15,141
2007 569 88,103 120,216 73,301 275 63,922 140,324 15,509
Poultry and eggs .............................................. farms, 2012 17 80 125 66 2 22 49 71
2007 15 74 163 69 2 33 80 72
$1,000, 2012 5 106,355 (D) 52,963 (D) 33,771 78,357 5,594
2007 8 81,005 108,166 46,329 (D) 29,173 52,194 2,917
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 79 82 231 106 2 17 55 194
2007 73 90 237 106 - 23 49 195
$1,000, 2012 400 1,592 2,750 4,339 (D) 161 479 2,947
2007 466 1,939 1,820 2,194 - 402 400 5,328
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 2 - - - - - - 9
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - - - - - - 2,412
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs .................................................. farms, 2012 2 10 19 15 - 9 57 27
2007 1 10 13 31 - 21 94 29
$1,000, 2012 (D) 5,041 (D) 14,966 - 23,319 79,332 (D)
2007 (D) 5,123 9,263 24,540 - 34,289 87,453 (D)
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 20 11 52 29 1 7 10 68
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 50 5 194 38 (D) (D) 38 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 4 6 40 12 1 2 12 68
2007 10 16 56 14 3 2 16 54
$1,000, 2012 8 9 830 17 (D) (D) 52 1,118
2007 52 25 825 (D) 10 (D) (D) 297
Aquaculture (see text) ..................................... farms, 2012 - - - - 2 - 5 11
2007 1 - - 3 9 3 14 2
$1,000, 2012 - - - - (D) - 87 195
2007 (D) - - 3 (D) 24 223 (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 5 5 21 4 6 5 11 16
2007 14 7 25 3 - 3 23 31
$1,000, 2012 4 3 179 4 7 4 78 (D)
2007 (D) 1 28 1 - (Z) 22 (D)
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 38 35 79 37 9 8 30 120
2007 16 24 42 43 9 6 28 78
$1,000, 2012 134 664 679 1,420 17 17 127 1,422
2007 28 451 198 541 12 62 106 683
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco .......................................................... farms, 2012 3 - 3 - 59 40 - 12


2007 4 - 9 - 63 68 - 21
$1,000, 2012 1,002 - 638 - 22,932 29,782 - 3,541
2007 1,249 - (D) - 9,618 34,797 - 2,251
Cotton and cottonseed .................................... farms, 2012 2 8 1 45 - 47 - -
2007 5 6 2 45 - 42 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) 1,899 (D) 9,747 - 17,059 - -
2007 (D) 1,049 (D) 6,662 - 8,244 - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ........................................................ farms, 2012 4 25 25 5 34 19 16 36
2007 2 28 22 11 28 42 19 47
$1,000, 2012 (D) 18,328 2,412 (D) (D) 1,859 116 296
2007 (D) 14,151 8,322 (D) (D) (D) 159 669
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ........................................................... farms, 2012 9 - 19 1 18 10 26 28
2007 8 2 21 2 17 17 25 18
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 5,620 (D) (D) 129 (D) 1,670
2007 147 (D) 17,163 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Fruits and tree nut ........................................ farms, 2012 8 - 7 1 9 6 16 19
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 64 - (D) (D) 102 67 (D) 1,582
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 2 - 13 1 11 7 12 12
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) (D) (D) 62 28 88
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 3 2 28 5 20 15 13 34
2007 3 4 25 - 9 18 9 45
$1,000, 2012 475 (D) 10,241 (D) 581 4,685 (D) 2,928
2007 154 310 12,713 - 916 7,986 (D) 4,686
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops .................................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - 1 - 1
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 - - - - - (D) - (D)
Cut Christmas trees...................................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 1 7 37 22 91 85 98 348
2007 7 6 26 46 83 77 59 303
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) (D) 1,358 1,130 12,184 (D) 2,041
2007 26 (D) 295 2,941 419 3,204 202 981
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 18 29 150 57 156 140 119 971
2007 27 34 180 58 183 182 107 1,018
$1,000, 2012 (D) 414 139,793 39,605 4,704 104,694 (D) 212,405
2007 3,145 747 117,059 30,651 5,049 89,800 (D) 193,900
Poultry and eggs ............................................. farms, 2012 10 6 57 26 17 34 21 207
2007 8 4 43 24 25 38 25 283
$1,000, 2012 9 (D) 69,119 37,750 19 41,478 18 165,243
2007 6 3 33,144 26,183 22 15,226 17 159,080
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 5 18 52 31 119 55 64 730
2007 7 20 52 24 115 70 63 702
$1,000, 2012 (D) 83 455 (D) 2,610 824 1,559 17,300
2007 (D) (D) 424 213 2,076 911 (D) 11,419
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 - - - - 1 - 2 14
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - (D) - (D) 19,380
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs ................................................. farms, 2012 - 3 34 2 8 35 - 31
2007 12 4 45 9 7 46 4 28
$1,000, 2012 - 310 69,822 (D) (D) 59,553 - 9,182
2007 (D) (D) 82,900 4,173 (D) 69,469 4 7,884
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 - 6 16 2 20 29 19 123
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - 6 56 (D) 29 51 22 552
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 - - 26 10 8 5 33 61
2007 - 3 31 3 16 22 24 92
$1,000, 2012 - - 132 687 19 36 (D) 698
2007 - 13 114 (D) 88 100 362 898
Aquaculture (see text) .................................... farms, 2012 3 - 6 3 - 8 - -
2007 6 - 17 5 - 6 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 202 81 - 2,672 - -
2007 (D) - 306 47 - (D) - -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 4 1 5 2 7 13 15 30
2007 4 3 7 1 12 13 6 30
$1,000, 2012 2 (D) 8 (D) 81 82 103 49
2007 7 10 (D) (D) 33 (D) 3 9
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 12 8 29 9 43 24 31 74
2007 12 7 35 7 28 32 22 85
$1,000, 2012 9 31 114 104 382 68 49 382
2007 29 62 1,645 111 195 508 28 199
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco ........................................................... farms, 2012 2 24 54 - 1 73 - -


2007 3 71 116 2 - 117 3 1
$1,000, 2012 (D) 9,056 16,162 - (D) 45,948 - -
2007 (D) 18,340 12,575 (D) - 32,843 301 (D)
Cotton and cottonseed ..................................... farms, 2012 4 35 - 2 3 76 18 23
2007 2 45 - 3 2 77 10 25
$1,000, 2012 2,295 10,444 - (D) 325 16,553 (D) 10,280
2007 (D) 3,625 - 277 (D) 7,256 (D) 5,272
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ......................................................... farms, 2012 24 44 77 43 49 120 10 13
2007 21 68 84 75 34 122 19 7
$1,000, 2012 1,311 3,559 582 (D) 571 73,385 157 (D)
2007 1,984 2,355 556 7,728 410 68,194 287 49
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ............................................................ farms, 2012 17 33 58 42 23 43 4 21
2007 13 27 46 32 11 27 7 20
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 590 1,237 (D) (D) 164 (D)
2007 181 (D) 404 764 (D) 2,739 349 483
Fruits and tree nut......................................... farms, 2012 10 20 25 21 5 20 4 14
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 136 387 325 199 197 (D) 164 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 10 18 38 25 20 30 - 9
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 266 1,038 (D) 6,081 - 56
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 15 11 44 28 25 26 9 21
2007 10 14 46 25 9 19 7 19
$1,000, 2012 465 (D) 2,012 (D) (D) (D) 416 868
2007 487 1,665 5,430 (D) 325 9,791 (D) (D)
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ................................................... farms, 2012 - 1 3 2 2 - - 2
2007 - 2 3 3 2 - - -
$1,000, 2012 - (D) 11 (D) (D) - - (D)
2007 - (D) 8 6 (D) - - -
Cut Christmas trees ...................................... farms, 2012 - 1 3 2 2 - - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - (D) 11 (D) (D) - - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 74 140 269 283 213 164 20 139
2007 58 104 209 230 148 178 18 129
$1,000, 2012 530 9,132 1,541 1,809 1,127 7,439 (D) 553
2007 264 1,102 596 (D) 439 4,580 141 (D)
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 152 290 417 571 335 582 57 388
2007 149 371 343 574 354 702 88 432
$1,000, 2012 153,547 265,292 8,437 33,211 19,537 1,035,690 62,053 63,870
2007 122,387 210,023 10,372 26,932 5,137 1,046,223 103,540 91,622
Poultry and eggs .............................................. farms, 2012 95 106 53 83 63 189 26 65
2007 78 114 45 82 51 222 56 82
$1,000, 2012 128,110 179,763 (D) 19,513 16,880 499,791 (D) 56,030
2007 105,959 124,854 2,549 9,639 2,102 385,794 (D) 81,364
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 52 171 300 442 199 266 23 286
2007 54 206 227 426 238 298 28 297
$1,000, 2012 370 1,472 3,298 7,938 1,988 (D) 276 5,103
2007 470 1,963 2,707 8,665 2,286 7,781 289 5,568
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 - 1 2 13 1 2 - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - (D) (D) 5,117 (D) (D) - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs .................................................. farms, 2012 10 25 19 13 14 222 4 16
2007 18 40 14 15 6 315 4 2
$1,000, 2012 24,955 83,363 880 51 26 518,361 (D) (D)
2007 15,859 83,009 2,382 (D) 55 651,675 (D) (D)
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 18 22 50 89 60 49 6 49
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 116 131 (D) 135 8 137
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 9 24 34 58 42 40 8 37
2007 8 25 47 80 35 41 21 39
$1,000, 2012 15 450 134 379 279 324 24 74
2007 10 156 640 (D) 207 229 54 86
Aquaculture (see text) ..................................... farms, 2012 - - 1 - 2 5 - -
2007 3 - 3 1 - 4 - -
$1,000, 2012 - - (D) - (D) 228 - -
2007 (D) - (D) (D) - 6 - -
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 8 13 35 27 25 9 11 21
2007 8 16 25 28 14 6 5 28
$1,000, 2012 (D) 12 90 83 17 21 15 11
2007 (D) (D) (D) 26 167 (D) 4 9
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 21 58 110 101 73 44 6 56
2007 10 70 80 101 55 45 16 31
$1,000, 2012 80 427 355 589 123 402 16 310
2007 48 503 288 545 300 264 19 226
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco .......................................................... farms, 2012 55 54 - - - 1 27 35


2007 98 90 - - - 3 16 55
$1,000, 2012 5,083 (D) - - - (D) 11,351 23,246
2007 8,101 9,661 - - - (D) (D) 8,610
Cotton and cottonseed .................................... farms, 2012 - 2 - - 1 5 - 11
2007 1 - - - 1 11 - 1
$1,000, 2012 - (D) - - (D) 2,112 - 741
2007 (D) - - - (D) 1,345 - (D)
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ........................................................ farms, 2012 55 49 21 28 9 19 15 95
2007 90 65 12 36 9 19 15 94
$1,000, 2012 951 (D) 85 758 (D) (D) 337 3,581
2007 (D) 1,148 (D) 1,061 (D) (D) 553 3,066
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ........................................................... farms, 2012 36 78 2 16 2 7 8 49
2007 40 75 3 14 4 3 5 36
$1,000, 2012 252 1,711 (D) 50 (D) 53 39 760
2007 (D) 1,207 45 20 68 (D) 53 431
Fruits and tree nut ........................................ farms, 2012 22 53 1 2 2 3 4 25
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 193 1,428 (D) (D) (D) 22 (D) 54
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 16 30 1 14 - 4 4 31
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 59 283 (D) (D) - 31 (D) 707
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 22 57 6 22 - 42 7 78
2007 25 47 7 36 - 37 4 79
$1,000, 2012 1,456 5,393 80 14,443 - 19,899 772 20,925
2007 768 1,226 479 6,187 - 15,398 (D) 20,944
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops .................................................. farms, 2012 - 3 5 16 - - - 4
2007 - 7 5 26 - - - 9
$1,000, 2012 - 216 (D) 76 - - - (D)
2007 - 5 43 168 - - - (D)
Cut Christmas trees...................................... farms, 2012 - 3 5 16 - - - 4
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - 216 6 76 - - - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - 2 - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - (D) - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 341 314 28 54 1 165 54 137
2007 278 304 12 43 3 158 48 109
$1,000, 2012 1,576 1,927 127 404 (D) (D) 445 (D)
2007 747 1,373 (D) 68 2 962 242 491
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 359 688 50 99 11 654 68 304
2007 431 696 33 126 12 705 79 312
$1,000, 2012 19,996 153,369 350 3,769 (D) 407,461 398 3,836
2007 9,839 101,483 187 4,849 (D) 363,859 466 5,905
Poultry and eggs ............................................. farms, 2012 55 119 13 26 3 238 6 88
2007 82 138 3 24 5 268 22 58
$1,000, 2012 9,652 133,333 6 32 7 395,612 (D) 130
2007 (D) 85,445 3 13 4 350,476 33 1,304
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 252 510 27 64 3 402 43 137
2007 266 475 22 84 6 383 39 134
$1,000, 2012 9,539 9,507 93 1,410 45 7,834 314 900
2007 5,096 6,607 113 1,665 35 9,037 372 1,056
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 4 5 - - - 4 - 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) - - - 139 - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs ................................................. farms, 2012 19 24 4 8 3 11 - 13
2007 25 21 1 2 2 7 1 6
$1,000, 2012 13 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D) - (D)
2007 (D) 6,691 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 63 60 14 19 2 59 15 64
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 225 207 19 35 (D) 137 17 232
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 24 61 4 5 - 53 4 44
2007 45 76 6 9 - 73 11 64
$1,000, 2012 71 276 4 9 - (D) 36 297
2007 121 (D) 9 19 - 393 32 626
Aquaculture (see text) .................................... farms, 2012 1 6 4 13 - - - 7
2007 3 5 3 14 - 3 - 6
$1,000, 2012 (D) 4 227 2,270 - - - (D)
2007 130 28 61 3,132 - 9 - (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 37 44 2 12 - 34 5 54
2007 33 43 5 3 - 30 - 46
$1,000, 2012 115 30 (D) 9 - 150 (D) 1,918
2007 26 52 (D) (D) - 61 - (D)
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 87 98 10 42 6 49 14 143
2007 108 89 10 27 7 40 7 91
$1,000, 2012 239 563 9 699 31 255 29 654
2007 308 420 (D) 252 24 108 39 480
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Total sales (see text) - Con.


Value of sales by commodity or commodity group - Con.
Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops - Con.

Tobacco ........................................................... farms, 2012 15 7 6 77 9 52 34 5


2007 28 4 11 108 7 56 56 28
$1,000, 2012 5,705 (D) 125 51,930 2,744 47,008 9,401 81
2007 4,609 (D) (D) 31,817 1,459 30,683 8,885 259
Cotton and cottonseed ..................................... farms, 2012 5 23 - 41 - 35 - -
2007 5 15 - 39 - 36 - -
$1,000, 2012 1,088 7,867 - 11,509 - (D) - -
2007 314 4,842 - 3,610 - (D) - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes ......................................................... farms, 2012 8 10 56 37 31 39 27 56
2007 21 14 52 49 19 37 29 44
$1,000, 2012 250 6,016 305 12,339 240 35,336 (D) 415
2007 280 5,607 259 7,124 42 15,283 (D) 323
Fruits, tree nuts, and
berries ............................................................ farms, 2012 4 5 35 20 49 7 42 18
2007 3 8 25 18 35 5 35 15
$1,000, 2012 65 38 168 (D) 1,233 (D) 340 (D)
2007 (D) 97 250 71 1,227 (D) 626 116
Fruits and tree nut......................................... farms, 2012 2 5 26 15 30 2 28 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 148 96 1,174 (D) 261 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Berries ......................................................... farms, 2012 2 1 16 7 21 5 18 16
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 20 (D) 59 (D) 79 (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and
sod (see text) ................................................. farms, 2012 14 3 38 24 25 20 18 84
2007 16 2 46 21 21 14 15 70
$1,000, 2012 956 (D) 435 7,647 1,504 24,815 (D) 2,962
2007 1,138 (D) (D) 6,731 1,532 (D) 482 2,224
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation
woody crops ................................................... farms, 2012 - - 107 2 10 - - 21
2007 - - 73 - 9 - 2 19
$1,000, 2012 - - 4,351 (D) 61 - - 101
2007 - - 4,196 - 60 - (D) 200
Cut Christmas trees ...................................... farms, 2012 - - 107 2 10 - - 21
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - 4,351 (D) 61 - - 101
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Short rotation woody crops ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other crops and hay (see text) ........................ farms, 2012 55 13 122 96 219 29 271 116
2007 38 16 105 92 192 18 230 50
$1,000, 2012 669 2,323 410 (D) 2,028 (D) 1,170 473
2007 (D) 1,066 269 1,068 681 469 (D) 89
Maple syrup (see text) .................................. farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Livestock, poultry, and their products .................. farms, 2012 112 22 318 257 660 51 528 190
2007 145 48 312 355 805 66 575 226
$1,000, 2012 11,862 3,085 9,416 418,876 266,216 28,267 91,259 1,617
2007 15,185 25,025 (D) 426,213 383,003 29,247 80,328 1,958
Poultry and eggs .............................................. farms, 2012 20 1 36 106 170 5 112 30
2007 19 5 10 126 269 15 132 21
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 18 196,128 230,727 (D) 72,666 17
2007 4,381 (D) 24 203,473 362,449 (D) 56,974 15
Cattle and calves ............................................. farms, 2012 74 14 238 109 509 35 399 140
2007 104 21 264 136 586 34 411 164
$1,000, 2012 1,940 441 8,617 2,198 29,906 293 7,411 (D)
2007 (D) 279 (D) 2,248 14,103 400 13,275 1,324
Milk from cows (see text) ................................. farms, 2012 1 - 1 2 7 - 11 2
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) (D) 4,732 - (D) (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Hogs and pigs .................................................. farms, 2012 4 3 16 96 16 4 10 4
2007 8 7 4 132 10 7 9 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 68 218,337 23 (D) (D) 3
2007 7,103 21,014 7 218,295 5 8,640 (D) -
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and
milk (see text) ................................................ farms, 2012 13 5 31 27 54 2 38 23
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 27 16 (D) 32 363 (D) 51 25
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and
donkeys ......................................................... farms, 2012 2 - 39 11 37 8 47 11
2007 13 1 28 41 64 8 64 30
$1,000, 2012 (D) - 303 (D) 434 (D) 170 17
2007 25 (D) 40 388 770 49 111 47
Aquaculture (see text) ..................................... farms, 2012 - 4 1 3 - - 4 2
2007 - 8 1 1 - 2 2 2
$1,000, 2012 - (D) (D) 1,125 - - (D) (D)
2007 - (D) (D) (D) - (D) (D) (D)
Other animals and other animal
products (see text) ......................................... farms, 2012 7 - 21 3 35 1 26 10
2007 3 - 23 19 47 4 21 12
$1,000, 2012 4 - 17 2 31 (D) 26 11
2007 1 - 12 14 20 1 7 (D)
Value of agricultural products sold directly to
individuals for human
consumption (see text) .......................................... farms, 2012 14 5 61 27 55 18 75 53
2007 16 12 33 27 40 24 57 34
$1,000, 2012 119 163 189 482 687 117 158 167
2007 67 57 88 225 311 716 (D) 171

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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 50,218 732 603 567 429 1,140 483
2007 52,913 753 627 519 487 1,125 477
$1,000, 2012 10,061,152 34,188 151,770 33,026 154,176 48,292 14,678
2007 8,309,765 40,124 85,954 29,489 120,220 35,539 17,859
Average per farm ................................................dollars, 2012 200,350 46,705 251,692 58,246 359,385 42,362 30,389
2007 157,046 53,285 137,087 56,819 246,859 31,590 37,440

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ............................................................. farms, 2012 29,487 440 295 358 173 741 352
2007 33,805 505 318 387 164 814 418
$1,000, 2012 555,515 3,501 1,447 2,652 2,494 2,403 1,007
2007 376,476 2,350 1,260 2,327 1,430 2,684 1,576
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 26,183 286 310 262 185 585 344
2007 25,209 307 252 248 178 561 364
$1,000, 2012 416,980 1,162 956 858 1,316 920 545
2007 228,484 873 569 1,071 639 908 960
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 20,137 282 148 145 132 263 149
2007 20,277 269 137 159 109 293 187
$1,000, 2012 386,436 1,542 1,099 1,274 3,063 1,087 445
2007 249,975 946 395 914 901 1,752 1,619

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 12,827 196 285 171 156 285 43
2007 12,342 202 261 128 141 219 38
$1,000, 2012 1,397,510 2,909 24,209 2,780 24,801 8,669 158
2007 1,666,076 8,976 20,607 3,325 26,348 2,877 88
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 5,806 101 141 72 57 103 18
2007 5,004 102 92 44 42 86 16
$1,000, 2012 136,342 586 3,442 431 1,636 854 43
2007 131,277 3,319 3,913 659 2,800 205 17
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 8,692 127 192 124 115 211 33
2007 8,677 126 188 100 108 160 27
$1,000, 2012 1,261,168 2,323 20,767 2,348 23,165 7,815 115
2007 1,534,800 5,657 16,694 2,666 23,547 2,672 71
Feed purchased ...................................................... farms, 2012 29,837 515 500 362 279 631 111
2007 28,263 461 450 282 237 573 106
$1,000, 2012 4,121,552 9,275 102,861 4,884 94,803 (D) 377
2007 3,183,993 12,416 43,073 4,287 65,895 2,085 194

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ........................ farms, 2012 48,292 713 592 553 384 1,099 465
2007 51,860 745 626 511 461 1,108 462
$1,000, 2012 417,600 2,442 3,377 2,356 3,127 2,695 1,161
2007 332,524 2,039 2,315 1,784 2,590 2,010 1,407
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 30,066 409 377 310 269 524 244
2007 24,777 361 326 235 212 394 166
$1,000, 2012 186,984 833 2,402 827 2,628 (D) 481
2007 137,087 829 1,418 635 1,878 555 389
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 39,692 582 501 471 315 831 375
2007 48,659 695 592 477 431 1,031 440
$1,000, 2012 430,051 2,793 2,530 2,579 3,478 2,626 1,073
2007 338,501 2,867 2,517 2,261 3,221 2,463 1,456
Hired farm labor ...................................................... farms, 2012 14,469 152 168 176 115 332 204
2007 12,284 133 104 152 76 264 161
$1,000, 2012 765,886 2,697 3,414 5,617 5,071 10,375 5,463
2007 623,130 2,016 1,554 5,888 3,518 8,383 5,293

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 5,677 42 64 75 38 200 139


2007 4,683 39 47 68 41 133 117
$1,000, 2012 148,205 790 371 1,912 343 3,504 1,177
2007 115,346 370 487 1,680 270 1,988 2,271
Customwork and custom hauling ............................ farms, 2012 9,252 97 163 86 138 119 52
2007 5,323 62 63 41 38 90 31
$1,000, 2012 129,481 486 1,267 341 1,448 1,055 102
2007 44,513 286 139 138 159 222 133
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 12,693 199 153 159 102 334 86
2007 11,718 168 130 122 70 310 73
$1,000, 2012 276,600 1,249 1,021 1,561 2,365 1,952 384
2007 196,528 649 594 1,301 1,482 2,439 656
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 2,356 11 11 18 13 36 20
2007 1,898 24 12 12 3 29 10
$1,000, 2012 33,183 42 14 49 69 121 64
2007 17,262 22 78 30 3 96 48

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 14,368 214 222 173 158 293 131
2007 12,480 177 182 143 120 234 76
$1,000, 2012 207,217 1,711 3,238 2,148 2,315 2,904 990
2007 176,525 1,604 2,149 1,478 1,726 3,739 731

Secured by real estate ........................................ farms, 2012 10,683 172 191 134 128 216 91
2007 9,754 143 159 117 102 173 56
$1,000, 2012 156,900 1,443 2,988 1,891 1,946 2,075 694
2007 130,361 1,324 1,919 938 1,455 2,188 503
Not secured by real estate .................................. farms, 2012 7,916 113 86 87 73 142 63
2007 7,164 90 83 77 59 138 43
$1,000, 2012 50,316 268 250 257 369 829 297
2007 46,163 280 230 540 271 1,552 228
Property taxes paid ................................................. farms, 2012 47,883 702 585 544 417 1,075 442
2007 48,424 681 587 488 462 1,028 435
$1,000, 2012 142,392 1,333 1,308 1,542 1,218 1,757 600
2007 127,148 1,381 1,008 960 1,322 1,425 464

All other production expenses (see text) ................. farms, 2012 24,030 344 339 322 225 457 185
2007 24,253 368 329 256 213 494 154
$1,000, 2012 445,561 1,424 2,256 1,645 5,640 3,176 651
2007 496,197 2,499 7,790 1,409 8,840 1,911 574

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 21,337 302 308 229 199 401 196
2007 20,422 334 250 226 188 431 196
$1,000, 2012 587,362 3,504 6,355 3,352 7,027 4,145 1,322
2007 400,776 3,483 3,224 2,786 4,335 4,168 2,828
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 364 325 492 254 1,060 486 589
2007 369 279 500 264 1,077 481 611
$1,000, 2012 88,953 181,382 234,136 46,201 51,681 42,001 48,693
2007 77,341 115,522 269,141 37,797 26,576 29,713 45,219
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 244,377 558,098 475,886 181,893 48,756 86,421 82,670
2007 209,597 414,058 538,282 143,171 24,676 61,774 74,008

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased .............................................................. farms, 2012 212 220 299 152 617 330 358
2007 229 187 320 186 674 345 385
$1,000, 2012 17,247 9,553 6,196 3,486 6,018 792 3,604
2007 10,462 5,985 5,287 2,375 1,407 1,023 2,241
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 219 245 317 157 461 267 273
2007 204 196 309 166 420 218 239
$1,000, 2012 12,183 10,585 7,604 2,552 1,829 331 1,517
2007 6,592 5,289 3,570 1,152 810 446 666
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 188 219 234 122 367 203 188
2007 186 170 247 131 313 176 212
$1,000, 2012 8,952 8,341 3,816 2,283 5,778 1,819 1,226
2007 5,333 4,127 4,166 1,885 1,271 3,661 1,253

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 34 80 115 57 250 117 138
2007 24 74 137 43 212 97 117
$1,000, 2012 2,972 15,213 48,600 8,329 1,935 8,808 12,760
2007 5,376 8,866 87,837 9,437 603 6,160 10,324
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 14 6 38 20 148 56 75
2007 14 12 40 22 122 49 69
$1,000, 2012 2,571 (D) 7,713 35 846 810 657
2007 746 277 7,332 492 368 245 357
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 26 79 92 47 142 82 74
2007 12 70 112 26 120 68 65
$1,000, 2012 402 (D) 40,887 8,294 1,089 7,998 12,103
2007 4,630 8,589 80,505 8,944 235 5,915 9,966
Feed purchased ....................................................... farms, 2012 93 104 207 139 749 309 409
2007 84 92 236 112 687 273 392
$1,000, 2012 7,706 88,196 103,904 12,085 5,779 16,538 14,182
2007 12,501 54,112 117,398 7,233 3,586 4,350 16,789

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms, 2012 330 312 484 246 1,028 471 563
2007 351 277 488 252 1,051 476 589
$1,000, 2012 5,563 6,839 5,729 (D) 2,874 1,645 1,653
2007 4,787 4,538 5,363 1,775 1,512 1,349 1,663
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 231 232 335 169 549 278 316
2007 185 173 280 139 417 196 255
$1,000, 2012 2,040 2,506 3,145 721 1,642 940 1,055
2007 1,975 1,820 3,173 775 1,598 821 797
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 289 269 405 197 809 382 478
2007 330 264 466 232 993 433 559
$1,000, 2012 6,221 7,502 7,581 1,977 2,750 1,554 2,458
2007 5,161 4,621 5,181 4,108 2,624 2,154 2,145
Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms, 2012 126 145 201 86 236 117 119
2007 105 123 154 53 181 65 75
$1,000, 2012 8,659 9,516 13,508 (D) 13,852 4,986 3,903
2007 6,884 6,892 14,449 3,549 5,555 4,881 2,742

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 55 63 89 37 105 52 62


2007 48 35 72 20 84 29 37
$1,000, 2012 759 1,957 9,930 1,098 1,721 470 364
2007 1,520 770 4,182 664 815 600 161
Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms, 2012 96 151 129 32 78 49 64
2007 63 54 49 18 57 33 42
$1,000, 2012 1,014 3,456 3,895 1,026 278 (D) 456
2007 1,105 (D) 308 (D) 363 75 72
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 131 156 144 75 203 79 113
2007 121 134 132 46 166 85 98
$1,000, 2012 7,025 6,788 2,813 1,132 1,109 615 1,337
2007 5,656 3,889 2,664 678 493 783 817
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 22 16 46 18 25 19 33
2007 23 7 21 21 33 23 17
$1,000, 2012 926 299 1,237 (D) 59 (D) 176
2007 460 (D) 751 (D) 75 180 26

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 138 152 164 89 197 105 117
2007 114 105 123 58 175 107 108
$1,000, 2012 2,284 3,327 2,966 1,506 1,698 780 1,101
2007 3,065 1,899 2,058 854 2,068 884 1,152

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms, 2012 93 109 120 63 141 78 82


2007 82 70 88 44 131 77 75
$1,000, 2012 1,491 2,319 2,519 1,160 1,280 575 866
2007 2,255 1,087 1,518 544 1,798 554 792
Not secured by real estate ................................... farms, 2012 89 119 84 48 112 58 64
2007 91 68 77 36 112 61 72
$1,000, 2012 794 1,008 447 347 417 205 235
2007 810 812 541 311 270 330 360
Property taxes paid .................................................. farms, 2012 345 310 458 244 1,001 471 576
2007 339 259 471 244 993 457 541
$1,000, 2012 1,467 2,498 2,373 615 2,346 805 1,236
2007 1,137 2,552 2,127 892 2,003 677 1,262

All other production expenses (see text) .................. farms, 2012 174 188 210 99 486 256 268
2007 179 177 238 118 389 216 254
$1,000, 2012 3,934 4,806 10,838 2,128 2,012 1,485 1,664
2007 5,326 9,359 10,626 1,543 1,791 1,672 3,110

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 190 187 260 104 347 166 211
2007 165 130 218 88 375 163 185
$1,000, 2012 7,421 9,417 10,469 2,896 4,422 1,746 4,256
2007 6,403 5,015 6,636 1,546 4,125 2,693 2,213
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 411 60 125 543 698 1,138 255
2007 459 76 159 562 737 1,089 288
$1,000, 2012 15,781 33,053 21,023 31,248 59,992 150,138 21,395
2007 16,393 24,820 14,535 22,060 29,921 139,066 16,838
Average per farm ................................................dollars, 2012 38,396 550,877 168,182 57,546 85,948 131,931 83,901
2007 35,714 326,585 91,414 39,252 40,599 127,701 58,467

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ............................................................. farms, 2012 246 42 56 305 396 593 122
2007 279 60 80 383 464 588 169
$1,000, 2012 752 6,541 3,267 2,156 2,586 2,301 497
2007 682 4,378 1,884 1,677 2,244 1,904 410
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 199 43 66 219 326 503 93
2007 172 51 57 238 271 447 116
$1,000, 2012 366 3,460 4,844 1,010 1,409 888 562
2007 261 2,112 1,461 573 583 835 126
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 136 37 54 215 220 338 72
2007 125 53 58 248 237 289 77
$1,000, 2012 1,261 5,776 2,173 721 2,378 804 404
2007 1,420 3,295 1,929 640 1,765 684 (D)

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 84 7 18 109 169 386 76
2007 79 7 18 87 165 334 46
$1,000, 2012 689 12 21 3,136 5,265 45,742 1,026
2007 1,036 25 39 3,364 1,578 45,278 603
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 35 5 5 54 92 207 34
2007 28 7 7 26 76 168 18
$1,000, 2012 169 10 2 536 774 2,442 180
2007 488 25 14 313 250 2,324 119
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 59 4 17 65 104 232 54
2007 61 - 12 76 112 215 34
$1,000, 2012 520 1 18 2,600 4,491 43,300 846
2007 548 - 25 3,051 1,328 42,955 484
Feed purchased ...................................................... farms, 2012 261 28 59 300 469 886 170
2007 295 29 58 240 482 793 172
$1,000, 2012 4,294 249 (D) 8,215 29,710 65,701 8,425
2007 3,792 93 252 3,624 8,405 54,038 (D)

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ........................ farms, 2012 407 58 112 519 675 1,095 251
2007 452 75 149 559 734 1,069 285
$1,000, 2012 1,132 2,114 993 3,084 2,024 4,180 1,002
2007 1,072 1,512 971 2,115 1,558 4,280 772
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 216 45 81 310 389 695 124
2007 171 36 107 264 324 506 85
$1,000, 2012 580 345 411 925 1,145 2,478 426
2007 334 187 298 638 670 2,781 411
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 323 54 93 410 561 895 183
2007 428 66 131 519 691 1,012 265
$1,000, 2012 1,209 2,541 690 2,530 2,499 4,111 1,857
2007 1,188 1,854 779 2,412 2,203 4,985 895
Hired farm labor ...................................................... farms, 2012 75 25 47 144 144 325 73
2007 78 25 44 144 111 220 64
$1,000, 2012 1,963 3,591 2,716 3,083 5,730 8,572 4,378
2007 3,191 3,209 2,116 2,010 4,499 7,063 2,269

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 39 10 14 49 43 101 24


2007 35 6 15 44 47 72 16
$1,000, 2012 389 718 70 1,342 384 1,335 381
2007 485 265 84 434 538 380 46
Customwork and custom hauling ............................ farms, 2012 20 23 13 58 71 184 34
2007 24 12 10 44 54 92 39
$1,000, 2012 75 257 (D) 221 529 1,050 209
2007 95 (D) (D) 192 290 423 83
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 95 33 26 115 177 230 47
2007 65 46 55 94 170 196 38
$1,000, 2012 532 3,884 1,372 835 1,505 1,779 298
2007 427 2,911 (D) 315 622 1,427 71
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 15 5 4 15 19 52 7
2007 14 6 4 25 10 21 10
$1,000, 2012 16 359 8 40 40 156 11
2007 67 (D) 11 79 40 115 16

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 81 21 34 113 149 280 47


2007 91 34 29 158 131 253 37
$1,000, 2012 883 1,333 2,012 1,032 1,529 2,821 882
2007 583 1,319 233 1,403 1,494 3,054 370

Secured by real estate ........................................ farms, 2012 67 11 23 93 94 209 36


2007 83 23 20 140 108 198 32
$1,000, 2012 696 374 (D) 853 1,265 2,303 770
2007 466 877 72 1,125 1,315 2,480 343
Not secured by real estate .................................. farms, 2012 36 16 17 50 79 150 30
2007 50 20 22 78 63 141 17
$1,000, 2012 187 959 (D) 179 264 518 112
2007 118 442 161 278 179 574 27
Property taxes paid ................................................. farms, 2012 386 55 104 528 665 1,101 245
2007 422 67 117 530 659 1,003 267
$1,000, 2012 612 323 367 1,149 1,278 2,608 419
2007 575 463 728 1,134 1,092 2,191 301

All other production expenses (see text) ................. farms, 2012 172 41 54 225 339 560 118
2007 206 47 70 246 335 541 93
$1,000, 2012 1,028 1,551 753 1,770 1,981 5,614 619
2007 1,185 1,128 2,227 1,451 2,340 9,628 492

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 157 35 53 203 264 430 97
2007 135 38 68 232 234 421 97
$1,000, 2012 1,462 2,882 1,905 2,399 3,274 6,569 1,158
2007 1,790 1,826 1,182 2,431 2,008 5,884 983
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 141 154 1,036 731 256 389 82 9
2007 190 137 1,188 777 286 500 80 7
$1,000, 2012 51,237 (D) 110,447 162,379 47,018 84,515 18,324 1,177
2007 35,310 1,297 46,897 118,995 44,471 81,438 9,538 1,399
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 363,385 (D) 106,609 222,133 183,665 217,263 223,466 130,731
2007 185,843 9,466 39,476 153,147 155,495 162,877 119,227 199,905

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased .............................................................. farms, 2012 112 72 572 483 146 196 50 6
2007 156 92 623 585 186 303 57 5
$1,000, 2012 7,447 269 3,829 13,354 7,200 5,467 5,216 215
2007 5,363 157 3,016 8,112 5,553 3,280 1,699 89
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 108 64 492 493 150 210 57 4
2007 145 56 413 481 169 263 59 7
$1,000, 2012 7,050 (D) 2,796 9,928 4,861 4,486 1,982 81
2007 3,975 24 1,030 5,033 2,061 2,002 809 65
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 94 41 289 421 130 173 50 4
2007 142 26 286 440 138 220 48 5
$1,000, 2012 4,896 123 2,228 6,994 3,746 3,040 2,340 127
2007 3,745 15 1,749 3,771 2,053 (D) 911 291

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 18 29 259 110 29 89 10 1
2007 22 20 212 103 49 105 9 -
$1,000, 2012 2,004 107 11,728 25,141 5,346 12,771 (D) (D)
2007 1,219 73 4,329 30,802 8,620 21,410 8 -
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 3 19 123 38 8 37 5 -
2007 7 11 91 39 25 51 1 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) 83 851 1,322 18 1,392 14 -
2007 20 34 644 1,115 1,081 1,188 (D) -
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 15 14 159 82 23 63 8 1
2007 15 9 146 70 27 63 9 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) 25 10,876 23,819 5,328 11,379 (D) (D)
2007 1,199 39 3,685 29,687 7,539 20,222 (D) -
Feed purchased ....................................................... farms, 2012 32 110 683 311 87 214 22 3
2007 41 83 595 261 94 221 27 -
$1,000, 2012 8,376 454 65,119 55,327 4,863 25,652 128 (D)
2007 3,101 173 20,066 37,008 6,880 29,307 178 -

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms, 2012 139 152 993 702 240 374 78 7
2007 186 135 1,166 760 280 490 80 7
$1,000, 2012 3,081 282 3,628 6,744 3,074 3,599 1,165 74
2007 2,485 183 2,361 6,172 3,307 2,863 801 160
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 112 69 524 463 176 250 55 8
2007 109 53 411 385 148 229 43 7
$1,000, 2012 1,015 46 2,121 3,110 960 1,894 210 19
2007 792 38 1,246 2,163 1,051 1,213 160 42
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 125 128 787 569 210 307 65 6
2007 178 116 1,095 711 259 442 73 7
$1,000, 2012 3,271 316 3,236 6,941 3,114 3,489 1,236 81
2007 2,662 156 2,579 4,925 2,381 2,835 1,136 145
Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms, 2012 73 33 186 237 90 119 22 7
2007 77 15 161 224 101 115 25 6
$1,000, 2012 5,651 684 4,251 10,237 4,663 7,347 1,252 379
2007 5,154 36 2,292 6,152 5,076 (D) 1,353 273

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 28 6 68 104 39 47 7 3


2007 32 12 54 76 26 36 12 5
$1,000, 2012 1,024 30 708 2,654 992 2,846 125 13
2007 681 18 284 1,735 327 1,824 407 11
Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms, 2012 55 6 161 209 59 73 15 3
2007 43 11 82 129 39 49 10 3
$1,000, 2012 826 7 1,496 2,274 756 1,097 601 (D)
2007 175 (D) 314 392 268 200 37 70
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 81 25 217 270 91 102 25 1
2007 94 20 205 250 80 106 21 2
$1,000, 2012 3,153 137 1,559 5,422 2,369 2,495 2,701 (D)
2007 2,358 50 849 4,085 2,404 2,317 847 (D)
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 14 5 38 54 19 19 7 -
2007 10 2 31 28 14 31 6 2
$1,000, 2012 469 2 94 558 342 268 (D) -
2007 88 (D) 62 239 201 171 129 (D)

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 61 28 227 247 70 139 29 4


2007 55 23 209 206 74 115 32 5
$1,000, 2012 931 171 2,871 4,395 716 1,772 379 17
2007 747 107 1,614 1,770 1,066 1,380 421 82

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms, 2012 38 16 162 141 45 110 14 3


2007 36 19 171 157 51 81 21 2
$1,000, 2012 516 119 2,419 3,062 383 1,067 103 (D)
2007 388 (D) 1,248 1,277 488 1,025 224 (D)
Not secured by real estate ................................... farms, 2012 44 19 132 177 40 69 23 1
2007 38 11 115 118 53 71 21 5
$1,000, 2012 414 52 452 1,333 333 704 276 (D)
2007 359 (D) 366 493 577 354 197 (D)
Property taxes paid .................................................. farms, 2012 129 150 995 678 232 363 77 6
2007 180 125 1,075 708 265 454 74 5
$1,000, 2012 722 150 2,110 2,787 681 1,644 269 41
2007 967 150 1,749 2,026 742 1,337 239 15

All other production expenses (see text) .................. farms, 2012 88 63 428 331 114 180 46 5
2007 103 59 420 309 148 247 47 7
$1,000, 2012 1,321 109 2,677 6,514 3,336 6,648 438 53
2007 1,796 99 3,355 4,608 2,481 4,694 402 41

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 102 61 385 333 136 164 41 4
2007 117 54 400 323 111 181 31 7
$1,000, 2012 5,346 (D) 7,403 10,881 3,583 5,582 2,009 (D)
2007 3,153 455 3,741 5,635 3,556 3,453 505 (D)
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 1,062 640 940 232 272 662 542 520
2007 1,074 627 1,159 242 300 680 593 516
$1,000, 2012 46,610 25,349 967,242 11,277 126,400 21,344 69,739 17,462
2007 32,532 17,667 897,941 9,689 108,328 16,458 46,166 10,922
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 43,889 39,608 1,028,981 48,607 464,706 32,242 128,671 33,581
2007 30,291 28,177 774,755 40,037 361,095 24,203 77,851 21,167

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ............................................................. farms, 2012 685 399 533 118 137 413 281 306
2007 735 420 755 143 179 466 319 302
$1,000, 2012 3,333 2,971 18,065 850 9,189 2,217 6,091 804
2007 2,388 1,943 12,709 455 7,836 1,428 4,627 739
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 477 248 630 109 141 286 263 241
2007 440 240 770 107 165 261 237 173
$1,000, 2012 999 1,164 13,063 274 9,687 628 4,253 317
2007 745 356 6,553 209 6,992 580 1,569 169
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 492 186 505 104 137 272 237 183
2007 422 185 563 99 163 263 233 149
$1,000, 2012 1,562 1,016 9,852 806 7,041 930 5,324 497
2007 1,074 524 5,511 584 4,501 2,092 1,857 240

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 185 157 456 55 67 139 161 116
2007 189 185 646 40 68 94 141 108
$1,000, 2012 3,388 1,437 201,047 376 9,710 339 6,317 1,152
2007 2,437 1,864 310,134 259 10,674 439 4,888 487
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 80 101 125 18 20 67 76 51
2007 113 94 122 29 21 56 71 54
$1,000, 2012 795 969 10,010 118 251 117 1,090 106
2007 263 321 11,710 124 348 134 779 101
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 131 75 399 45 60 94 111 82
2007 96 111 570 23 62 46 84 73
$1,000, 2012 2,592 468 191,037 258 9,459 222 5,226 1,046
2007 2,174 1,544 298,424 135 10,326 306 4,108 387
Feed purchased ...................................................... farms, 2012 635 422 619 145 96 403 315 341
2007 527 387 780 147 117 339 309 309
$1,000, 2012 18,840 6,654 549,819 1,407 27,506 1,934 12,796 7,601
2007 11,101 4,546 432,654 937 24,722 1,588 8,243 3,655

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ........................ farms, 2012 1,041 622 906 216 255 641 517 496
2007 1,048 612 1,143 239 286 666 572 505
$1,000, 2012 2,514 2,381 22,051 680 6,673 2,353 6,063 932
2007 2,300 1,284 17,696 709 5,452 1,891 3,733 655
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 591 354 746 130 157 394 319 262
2007 462 311 847 110 143 300 280 209
$1,000, 2012 1,158 604 13,078 322 3,007 755 1,550 (D)
2007 831 515 10,017 273 2,085 426 1,044 336
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 847 515 820 188 214 503 423 380
2007 1,011 576 1,105 208 268 613 550 434
$1,000, 2012 2,587 1,957 18,794 986 8,054 1,668 3,728 1,095
2007 2,483 1,467 16,613 1,075 5,094 1,457 3,199 987
Hired farm labor ...................................................... farms, 2012 216 122 468 55 99 133 147 82
2007 169 107 460 57 92 110 147 51
$1,000, 2012 3,838 2,049 36,020 3,095 16,487 5,111 12,761 (D)
2007 2,416 1,011 26,697 2,668 15,598 2,434 8,660 1,060

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 58 39 227 20 56 51 55 30


2007 53 46 162 30 43 37 58 26
$1,000, 2012 658 227 6,852 131 2,736 546 544 79
2007 215 238 3,399 287 1,815 395 790 94
Customwork and custom hauling ............................ farms, 2012 129 76 513 24 86 54 79 53
2007 63 57 207 18 40 39 63 36
$1,000, 2012 788 395 12,144 391 1,197 95 513 330
2007 424 110 2,204 (D) 1,947 (D) 122 206
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 228 136 335 25 79 117 149 95
2007 212 108 361 26 100 96 144 57
$1,000, 2012 788 763 11,091 339 8,348 582 2,545 348
2007 586 617 6,191 (D) 5,421 449 1,630 92
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 28 18 67 10 21 13 30 12
2007 23 12 52 7 21 8 20 8
$1,000, 2012 45 105 2,242 13 652 21 290 20
2007 22 59 363 21 553 (D) 138 9

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 198 103 444 58 115 145 168 90
2007 168 120 393 46 89 118 162 88
$1,000, 2012 1,857 1,195 10,772 388 3,525 2,075 1,833 603
2007 1,359 974 6,032 453 2,076 1,207 1,555 613

Secured by real estate ........................................ farms, 2012 149 71 381 42 85 115 139 65
2007 135 93 325 38 65 89 123 62
$1,000, 2012 1,516 1,002 8,938 331 1,902 1,900 1,173 465
2007 1,139 788 4,897 392 1,215 1,020 1,192 513
Not secured by real estate .................................. farms, 2012 109 59 216 32 71 69 92 52
2007 98 81 219 21 59 52 102 55
$1,000, 2012 341 193 1,834 57 1,623 175 660 137
2007 220 186 1,136 61 861 187 363 101
Property taxes paid ................................................. farms, 2012 1,024 619 896 228 260 640 523 498
2007 1,001 589 1,084 212 261 614 553 464
$1,000, 2012 1,975 1,061 5,837 590 1,565 1,181 1,419 936
2007 1,774 1,132 4,762 589 1,397 1,128 1,554 863

All other production expenses (see text) ................. farms, 2012 443 277 622 94 145 287 269 224
2007 401 262 811 120 135 243 253 224
$1,000, 2012 2,281 1,371 36,516 628 11,024 910 3,713 818
2007 2,378 1,026 36,406 813 12,166 812 2,557 717

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 390 230 616 82 145 201 215 154
2007 400 269 577 93 132 235 206 134
$1,000, 2012 4,370 2,294 38,957 630 9,168 1,834 4,568 1,386
2007 3,107 1,879 20,585 1,228 7,103 1,164 3,288 1,125
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 182 107 589 260 962 341 797 597
2007 181 126 673 292 963 365 727 707
$1,000, 2012 52,774 (D) 24,811 187,768 54,853 107,323 160,103 14,666
2007 38,518 1,571 21,483 167,965 46,270 83,783 142,453 15,759
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 289,969 (D) 42,124 722,186 57,020 314,730 200,882 24,565
2007 212,805 12,468 31,921 575,224 48,048 229,543 195,947 22,290

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased .............................................................. farms, 2012 86 53 285 141 590 176 426 356
2007 78 63 354 181 691 172 474 471
$1,000, 2012 4,715 52 2,589 8,406 4,482 12,809 9,936 1,063
2007 3,602 69 2,099 5,646 3,983 6,819 5,687 1,063
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 97 45 231 155 498 173 435 327
2007 70 30 241 198 447 157 432 335
$1,000, 2012 4,150 14 1,197 13,168 1,905 12,366 8,391 617
2007 3,236 8 878 4,288 1,414 6,818 4,507 513
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 81 28 241 127 420 176 360 172
2007 68 27 226 162 410 151 349 228
$1,000, 2012 2,855 13 789 4,186 3,223 9,283 5,791 468
2007 2,293 16 530 2,897 4,227 5,142 3,334 544

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 44 35 118 82 171 40 208 178
2007 33 35 109 95 195 43 169 155
$1,000, 2012 5,403 97 621 35,377 4,015 16,410 13,709 (D)
2007 4,068 87 1,185 47,170 4,432 15,025 15,472 747
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 11 16 65 16 94 28 87 106
2007 8 20 75 17 100 21 73 80
$1,000, 2012 1,218 42 257 1,181 1,570 1,799 540 378
2007 (D) 19 142 902 614 2,544 629 264
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 37 23 64 69 102 18 144 90
2007 27 32 61 86 111 24 120 84
$1,000, 2012 4,186 55 364 34,196 2,445 14,611 13,169 (D)
2007 (D) 68 1,043 46,268 3,818 12,481 14,844 483
Feed purchased ....................................................... farms, 2012 74 76 297 109 598 98 435 435
2007 65 81 307 121 513 90 376 461
$1,000, 2012 22,555 (D) 2,769 79,691 13,822 12,261 65,832 (D)
2007 10,840 375 2,500 66,682 6,407 16,967 68,193 3,070

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms, 2012 162 107 559 234 918 297 749 573
2007 181 119 642 288 948 342 720 696
$1,000, 2012 1,982 160 3,371 5,466 3,917 6,510 9,806 1,089
2007 1,878 265 2,333 5,205 3,303 4,141 7,670 1,210
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 131 61 355 192 572 203 499 257
2007 84 37 283 175 463 159 376 250
$1,000, 2012 620 71 818 2,980 1,623 2,159 3,178 342
2007 561 54 642 2,364 1,229 1,307 2,507 360
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 147 90 463 210 730 269 626 432
2007 170 108 619 269 902 326 680 636
$1,000, 2012 2,025 144 2,693 5,356 3,983 6,048 6,634 1,199
2007 2,050 219 2,834 5,061 3,859 4,008 5,185 1,623
Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms, 2012 45 19 147 124 259 127 288 105
2007 33 19 142 103 229 125 203 130
$1,000, 2012 1,651 111 3,561 9,855 7,761 7,299 11,511 1,972
2007 3,006 82 3,119 8,767 7,848 6,902 7,535 2,586

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 10 5 63 61 91 62 88 34


2007 10 4 46 38 64 36 43 52
$1,000, 2012 120 6 1,653 2,674 945 3,150 2,947 435
2007 171 (D) 967 4,305 729 1,903 1,718 533
Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms, 2012 59 5 65 122 104 76 157 44
2007 26 1 47 78 82 53 67 60
$1,000, 2012 589 1 238 3,221 507 1,385 1,429 119
2007 355 (D) 74 1,947 298 595 247 173
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 50 16 117 101 201 130 204 142
2007 49 14 127 94 179 102 188 168
$1,000, 2012 2,295 (D) 1,117 5,824 1,420 7,774 4,975 785
2007 2,729 16 726 3,681 1,140 6,266 3,031 513
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 9 - 18 21 42 36 36 7
2007 5 - 23 18 36 26 36 15
$1,000, 2012 118 - 33 232 124 1,085 198 12
2007 51 - 38 335 174 659 181 25

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 73 29 133 104 217 127 271 123
2007 54 29 148 105 196 115 211 121
$1,000, 2012 901 303 791 2,338 1,719 2,643 4,211 682
2007 740 128 1,198 2,131 2,092 2,333 3,662 788

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms, 2012 54 24 95 73 149 81 212 78


2007 41 23 109 82 151 78 175 94
$1,000, 2012 678 275 606 1,768 1,532 1,650 3,434 554
2007 458 103 964 1,479 1,581 1,292 3,174 639
Not secured by real estate ................................... farms, 2012 53 14 76 56 111 85 154 76
2007 41 20 85 64 116 76 120 79
$1,000, 2012 223 28 185 570 186 993 777 128
2007 282 25 233 652 512 1,041 489 148
Property taxes paid .................................................. farms, 2012 178 100 575 236 917 316 757 575
2007 165 109 612 262 868 325 665 642
$1,000, 2012 595 114 1,455 1,897 2,110 1,430 2,360 908
2007 657 142 1,287 1,121 1,921 1,446 2,081 1,213

All other production expenses (see text) .................. farms, 2012 103 51 233 161 458 173 396 259
2007 80 56 262 168 414 143 344 313
$1,000, 2012 2,200 66 1,115 7,097 3,297 4,713 9,195 606
2007 2,282 100 1,075 6,368 3,215 3,454 11,443 798

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 86 24 228 148 366 166 346 215
2007 62 45 238 148 360 154 291 270
$1,000, 2012 3,529 148 2,171 9,873 4,483 6,534 9,402 1,309
2007 2,882 360 2,532 5,312 3,913 5,909 6,576 2,111
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 468 162 202 158 1,203 245 1,175 170
2007 557 163 249 176 1,201 229 1,245 159
$1,000, 2012 56,057 119,304 77,985 103,107 142,349 8,909 214,291 151,164
2007 53,774 65,180 58,404 55,364 101,741 7,361 174,383 84,359
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 119,779 736,447 386,063 652,577 118,328 36,363 182,376 889,200
2007 96,542 399,877 234,555 314,565 84,714 32,142 140,067 530,562

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ............................................................. farms, 2012 311 77 93 75 738 174 722 112
2007 402 97 150 88 724 180 871 102
$1,000, 2012 2,971 7,070 3,767 10,485 7,653 435 20,165 7,018
2007 2,180 3,666 2,158 5,593 4,739 483 13,178 3,714
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 280 77 106 82 530 154 723 121
2007 323 91 143 74 479 134 748 87
$1,000, 2012 4,587 7,225 2,505 5,838 3,410 275 17,259 4,703
2007 4,529 3,298 1,394 3,538 1,503 260 7,827 2,926
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 175 82 75 78 378 89 630 102
2007 200 81 107 62 320 102 642 80
$1,000, 2012 3,069 5,185 2,439 6,519 4,240 322 9,963 4,105
2007 3,305 2,247 1,397 (D) 2,383 392 7,088 1,667

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 91 43 46 5 365 54 273 60
2007 90 37 62 7 311 39 198 69
$1,000, 2012 258 18,566 9,996 (D) 11,892 170 17,853 31,768
2007 554 14,997 10,457 (D) 25,657 79 26,754 27,346
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 31 3 20 - 215 28 137 22
2007 41 7 23 1 129 16 90 25
$1,000, 2012 79 (D) 1,520 - 6,157 61 2,383 11,045
2007 423 157 931 (D) 13,418 28 916 2,084
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 67 41 32 5 212 39 180 41
2007 62 33 51 6 205 24 132 57
$1,000, 2012 180 (D) 8,476 (D) 5,734 109 15,471 20,723
2007 131 14,840 9,527 (D) 12,238 50 25,838 25,262
Feed purchased ...................................................... farms, 2012 236 58 124 9 916 131 614 96
2007 239 45 141 9 754 106 588 95
$1,000, 2012 3,011 47,203 34,568 (D) 69,060 461 55,858 69,114
2007 2,693 19,157 25,446 (D) 32,031 230 48,714 30,514

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ........................ farms, 2012 462 136 194 128 1,158 232 1,126 167
2007 551 158 244 158 1,173 228 1,214 157
$1,000, 2012 4,574 7,014 2,306 (D) 5,839 774 14,595 3,815
2007 4,256 3,770 1,916 3,009 3,485 551 11,116 1,903
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 260 106 128 100 710 141 735 137
2007 236 70 131 58 546 82 612 92
$1,000, 2012 1,218 1,771 1,434 2,304 2,855 238 4,913 2,739
2007 1,309 1,026 1,085 1,434 2,247 147 3,398 1,140
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 377 127 155 120 971 182 918 150
2007 513 147 235 150 1,088 218 1,150 150
$1,000, 2012 3,774 5,246 2,471 5,699 7,103 755 11,856 5,094
2007 4,336 3,054 1,836 4,319 5,378 951 8,759 3,001
Hired farm labor ...................................................... farms, 2012 131 69 86 81 297 71 341 67
2007 153 58 89 45 241 58 325 58
$1,000, 2012 18,498 3,825 8,090 11,082 9,829 2,455 20,236 5,842
2007 18,542 3,878 5,774 7,531 7,518 2,189 17,139 4,336

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 92 25 27 15 84 39 144 34


2007 87 22 36 22 72 34 137 27
$1,000, 2012 1,632 2,117 558 953 887 745 6,974 1,121
2007 4,632 1,087 336 723 565 403 5,110 289
Customwork and custom hauling ............................ farms, 2012 30 53 42 38 239 14 258 58
2007 25 35 25 28 134 10 164 23
$1,000, 2012 510 1,802 1,561 1,181 2,274 30 2,904 2,130
2007 470 (D) 98 408 1,283 (D) 698 207
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 92 41 54 39 327 52 373 49
2007 107 47 49 39 281 29 384 46
$1,000, 2012 940 3,247 1,388 6,679 3,328 302 8,135 1,625
2007 772 2,169 996 2,370 3,133 105 5,570 1,558
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 23 10 5 12 70 5 74 14
2007 24 4 7 8 47 4 55 11
$1,000, 2012 722 176 55 1,170 463 1 1,202 205
2007 74 (D) 38 593 115 (D) 530 156

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 99 64 74 66 344 61 339 72


2007 81 60 66 43 269 41 304 65
$1,000, 2012 1,341 1,769 1,224 1,252 4,662 970 5,160 1,525
2007 1,323 831 825 1,765 2,492 499 4,381 1,353

Secured by real estate ........................................ farms, 2012 76 52 57 30 273 40 238 63


2007 66 42 54 30 225 35 240 45
$1,000, 2012 1,054 1,308 903 761 3,867 889 3,616 1,134
2007 1,133 507 750 1,370 1,998 364 3,451 1,016
Not secured by real estate .................................. farms, 2012 55 39 38 54 162 31 193 39
2007 48 41 33 29 127 21 164 40
$1,000, 2012 287 461 321 491 795 81 1,544 391
2007 190 324 75 394 494 135 930 337
Property taxes paid ................................................. farms, 2012 447 157 190 149 1,168 232 1,111 156
2007 503 149 233 160 1,088 196 1,159 146
$1,000, 2012 953 1,214 1,008 1,266 2,333 360 4,859 1,495
2007 1,133 837 1,097 921 2,279 290 3,343 791

All other production expenses (see text) ................. farms, 2012 236 88 102 63 633 107 529 100
2007 276 93 132 57 577 94 554 103
$1,000, 2012 7,999 5,875 4,616 3,916 6,521 615 12,359 8,864
2007 3,666 4,185 3,552 3,674 6,932 692 10,779 3,458

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 194 97 69 76 525 80 509 106
2007 173 89 99 70 493 76 489 71
$1,000, 2012 3,925 7,271 3,973 8,431 7,612 639 13,676 8,567
2007 3,895 2,702 3,227 4,940 6,448 708 8,959 2,795
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 246 401 651 334 326 719 357 237
2007 272 480 638 383 346 801 320 236
$1,000, 2012 33,207 236,623 51,629 24,432 (D) (D) 81,734 (D)
2007 26,259 204,367 19,226 15,492 6,135 10,573 45,868 64,968
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 134,988 590,081 79,308 73,150 (D) (D) 228,946 (D)
2007 96,541 425,764 30,135 40,450 17,731 13,200 143,338 275,286

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased .............................................................. farms, 2012 151 234 390 200 197 364 236 143
2007 188 317 402 248 263 474 223 156
$1,000, 2012 2,135 12,893 2,292 1,492 403 457 12,324 (D)
2007 1,294 10,836 1,811 663 427 907 7,281 2,941
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 135 283 306 149 157 298 251 128
2007 156 294 218 155 155 289 214 101
$1,000, 2012 1,804 11,247 1,180 1,048 82 172 10,722 (D)
2007 1,202 7,504 569 299 101 176 6,114 1,961
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 111 223 234 105 96 251 226 88
2007 121 239 201 106 98 280 198 94
$1,000, 2012 1,354 6,366 1,191 (D) 106 217 8,555 (D)
2007 702 5,294 433 1,175 209 286 3,628 (D)

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 56 111 157 98 79 141 28 47
2007 51 149 114 107 94 107 16 35
$1,000, 2012 2,209 47,836 7,276 952 157 353 879 246
2007 2,581 47,228 1,631 1,414 215 256 415 156
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 25 32 64 45 43 87 15 22
2007 21 25 65 43 61 69 6 22
$1,000, 2012 315 1,004 133 156 104 186 49 95
2007 75 1,146 486 71 137 190 21 56
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 38 91 113 68 42 74 14 30
2007 37 130 63 72 40 55 12 19
$1,000, 2012 1,895 46,832 7,143 796 53 167 830 151
2007 2,506 46,082 1,145 1,343 78 66 394 100
Feed purchased ....................................................... farms, 2012 165 163 440 229 209 436 57 154
2007 142 206 339 236 212 456 47 131
$1,000, 2012 11,739 92,847 25,553 (D) 2,327 (D) 8,040 1,956
2007 9,675 76,618 6,663 3,716 1,241 1,619 4,551 811

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms, 2012 241 388 629 327 317 683 328 221
2007 265 476 631 382 340 780 314 236
$1,000, 2012 2,589 8,291 2,061 2,318 (D) 732 7,113 (D)
2007 1,714 8,521 1,104 1,008 486 1,087 4,953 4,025
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 152 315 333 223 175 315 228 131
2007 136 297 246 159 133 264 151 91
$1,000, 2012 1,207 4,451 1,036 522 202 207 2,113 (D)
2007 585 3,704 480 320 189 181 1,062 781
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 191 346 517 257 256 525 288 191
2007 259 452 591 358 320 733 292 229
$1,000, 2012 1,943 7,313 2,375 1,281 447 709 6,132 (D)
2007 1,474 6,749 1,268 1,091 692 1,514 3,291 5,154
Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms, 2012 73 186 103 84 66 118 145 75
2007 62 199 77 47 67 132 111 42
$1,000, 2012 3,141 16,190 (D) 4,851 913 558 8,782 (D)
2007 2,450 13,042 873 3,411 999 965 4,676 (D)

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 23 84 52 37 9 42 56 22


2007 12 74 28 21 20 64 31 24
$1,000, 2012 419 2,777 369 110 21 438 1,523 249
2007 31 2,656 247 33 140 462 562 129
Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms, 2012 34 152 67 27 15 45 88 12
2007 19 94 45 16 16 45 58 21
$1,000, 2012 391 3,288 627 (D) 44 69 815 234
2007 69 1,469 296 30 (D) 92 853 58
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 46 138 136 52 42 89 185 31
2007 54 193 80 38 41 110 144 23
$1,000, 2012 1,339 4,813 741 207 202 342 4,859 295
2007 812 5,930 323 255 98 475 2,664 89
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 17 34 28 5 12 12 15 9
2007 15 21 8 11 10 30 17 6
$1,000, 2012 194 483 (D) 4 19 23 455 (D)
2007 92 199 15 6 (D) 37 229 68

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 60 172 151 75 80 150 120 33


2007 57 147 92 59 50 139 94 47
$1,000, 2012 899 4,355 1,678 595 474 653 1,542 3,998
2007 734 3,152 1,090 661 502 772 1,272 3,372

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms, 2012 49 117 116 50 60 103 75 27


2007 42 109 74 47 35 102 57 33
$1,000, 2012 723 3,066 1,438 464 403 510 884 (D)
2007 590 2,144 905 611 378 610 554 3,305
Not secured by real estate ................................... farms, 2012 31 117 74 41 42 97 94 10
2007 32 87 49 34 26 87 67 34
$1,000, 2012 176 1,288 240 131 71 143 659 (D)
2007 144 1,007 185 49 124 162 719 66
Property taxes paid .................................................. farms, 2012 240 378 635 316 310 703 330 219
2007 252 431 597 350 315 704 287 216
$1,000, 2012 797 2,405 1,103 400 368 1,045 1,247 1,684
2007 743 2,648 958 534 387 1,038 838 1,218

All other production expenses (see text) .................. farms, 2012 108 232 277 152 118 251 176 103
2007 117 266 241 165 114 270 160 97
$1,000, 2012 1,047 11,065 2,408 2,304 271 471 6,632 6,160
2007 2,101 8,817 1,464 878 347 706 3,479 3,551

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 118 237 205 117 119 249 172 72
2007 102 189 191 100 108 273 139 68
$1,000, 2012 2,470 9,098 3,674 1,562 872 1,211 7,416 (D)
2007 1,866 6,654 2,022 1,282 784 1,702 3,725 (D)
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 286 250 718 430 50 319 347 645
2007 314 289 804 487 73 340 401 604
$1,000, 2012 (D) 99,391 140,750 150,624 (D) 108,319 122,315 31,639
2007 3,906 74,613 107,788 116,151 5,024 84,052 130,772 27,396
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 (D) 397,564 196,031 350,288 (D) 339,557 352,492 49,052
2007 12,440 258,178 134,065 238,503 68,823 247,212 326,115 45,357

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ............................................................. farms, 2012 172 128 392 220 34 186 171 381
2007 217 164 481 291 47 217 239 404
$1,000, 2012 218 1,458 1,620 10,915 342 10,970 4,885 2,552
2007 334 981 1,419 7,393 321 7,013 2,860 2,338
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 142 124 374 240 31 207 194 302
2007 149 145 371 262 42 206 238 207
$1,000, 2012 115 1,314 1,700 10,937 91 10,371 4,087 802
2007 135 489 1,027 5,956 127 6,426 1,733 361
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 84 102 279 217 22 197 159 264
2007 111 109 285 222 38 188 192 254
$1,000, 2012 76 562 1,620 6,600 701 9,499 2,565 1,239
2007 91 444 1,175 3,685 1,219 5,272 1,448 1,762

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 45 89 210 96 4 38 119 202
2007 26 105 244 114 5 55 155 136
$1,000, 2012 87 22,340 16,708 10,679 55 8,757 22,185 1,637
2007 79 18,786 11,445 13,897 7 8,888 37,735 2,073
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 17 37 78 44 - 12 38 95
2007 13 34 76 38 3 13 35 71
$1,000, 2012 47 308 (D) 1,056 - (D) 1,131 865
2007 42 93 1,159 1,898 (D) (D) 733 791
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 31 77 157 66 4 30 99 137
2007 15 83 193 93 5 44 132 80
$1,000, 2012 39 22,031 (D) 9,622 55 (D) 21,054 772
2007 37 18,693 10,286 11,998 (D) (D) 37,002 1,283
Feed purchased ...................................................... farms, 2012 150 171 506 221 16 60 201 430
2007 106 179 559 237 16 77 243 379
$1,000, 2012 346 53,262 85,818 38,746 113 31,214 63,614 8,540
2007 238 35,741 60,475 31,509 92 26,404 64,275 4,652

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ........................ farms, 2012 277 245 702 389 46 273 337 622
2007 312 286 797 469 68 326 394 594
$1,000, 2012 260 2,124 4,898 10,934 (D) 4,700 3,120 1,718
2007 327 1,786 4,048 7,486 255 3,960 2,590 1,536
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 141 152 450 266 34 197 265 393
2007 111 164 389 271 41 161 261 314
$1,000, 2012 (D) 1,795 3,413 3,296 142 1,292 (D) 881
2007 99 1,308 1,790 2,569 157 959 1,320 768
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 200 208 561 332 36 238 297 494
2007 275 276 753 440 62 304 368 553
$1,000, 2012 295 2,608 5,257 9,379 286 5,113 2,873 2,128
2007 446 2,598 3,409 5,767 425 5,030 2,963 3,014
Hired farm labor ...................................................... farms, 2012 78 87 218 161 20 107 109 203
2007 57 63 166 180 18 96 109 153
$1,000, 2012 825 5,234 6,512 15,167 (D) 5,963 4,213 6,059
2007 495 3,310 5,037 12,659 1,326 4,299 4,155 4,460

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 51 42 73 85 10 22 69 78


2007 51 38 48 68 17 18 56 50
$1,000, 2012 271 1,005 1,107 7,411 86 197 1,101 547
2007 350 738 638 4,533 175 200 1,149 455
Customwork and custom hauling ............................ farms, 2012 7 77 133 129 5 123 118 78
2007 10 21 77 70 8 64 75 70
$1,000, 2012 12 1,528 927 2,993 63 1,815 2,081 304
2007 10 104 186 2,046 (D) 740 956 337
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 49 45 118 159 11 147 87 106
2007 36 55 90 153 13 143 106 106
$1,000, 2012 129 849 1,421 8,288 80 7,672 2,070 610
2007 202 561 1,174 6,060 196 4,670 2,384 556
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 3 13 22 59 4 21 9 27
2007 10 14 34 38 3 29 19 15
$1,000, 2012 2 896 47 2,010 17 293 (D) 60
2007 8 117 84 574 (D) 292 98 25

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 64 70 204 147 9 150 130 140
2007 58 77 173 131 22 123 117 122
$1,000, 2012 352 1,013 2,604 3,252 56 2,822 1,513 1,128
2007 531 1,001 2,777 2,873 177 2,453 1,551 1,065

Secured by real estate ........................................ farms, 2012 48 60 158 103 8 108 97 106
2007 50 66 156 94 19 90 103 92
$1,000, 2012 307 764 2,104 2,038 (D) 1,747 1,103 892
2007 444 828 2,355 1,703 140 1,262 1,214 796
Not secured by real estate .................................. farms, 2012 35 38 110 86 2 90 94 64
2007 42 41 99 74 9 79 65 74
$1,000, 2012 45 249 501 1,215 (D) 1,074 409 236
2007 87 173 421 1,170 37 1,191 337 269
Property taxes paid ................................................. farms, 2012 267 238 694 395 42 303 331 627
2007 278 273 740 439 65 312 370 569
$1,000, 2012 390 665 1,651 1,852 118 1,838 1,001 1,671
2007 376 645 1,854 1,291 68 1,412 931 1,409

All other production expenses (see text) ................. farms, 2012 90 143 376 230 24 158 197 318
2007 102 144 371 252 27 170 234 286
$1,000, 2012 128 2,738 5,446 8,167 363 5,802 4,904 1,762
2007 186 6,006 11,251 7,855 269 6,034 4,623 2,585

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 97 120 321 225 12 146 184 251
2007 106 110 310 217 30 153 167 212
$1,000, 2012 504 3,930 7,519 9,692 141 9,541 5,863 2,435
2007 765 2,734 5,381 4,686 802 4,206 2,653 1,989
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 80 136 335 185 395 391 290 1,486
2007 85 144 357 171 403 435 309 1,501
$1,000, 2012 24,338 45,614 134,590 78,334 35,070 168,044 11,477 202,335
2007 21,435 33,892 130,542 48,684 19,837 139,164 7,361 162,387
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 304,228 335,397 401,761 423,429 88,784 429,781 39,576 136,161
2007 252,179 235,363 365,664 284,700 49,224 319,917 23,822 108,186

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased .............................................................. farms, 2012 54 108 195 151 245 263 169 766
2007 46 120 220 133 250 293 200 877
$1,000, 2012 5,603 9,119 5,979 11,179 4,334 18,723 502 3,534
2007 4,113 7,221 3,948 5,644 2,543 11,607 560 3,242
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 58 98 173 155 196 272 128 646
2007 50 106 190 127 157 275 124 558
$1,000, 2012 2,567 6,589 4,380 6,164 2,450 13,637 316 1,657
2007 1,632 3,669 3,186 3,367 1,045 8,480 212 889
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 61 102 155 138 196 223 75 473
2007 40 108 148 131 168 247 84 465
$1,000, 2012 3,842 6,052 3,304 7,423 1,886 9,739 402 1,654
2007 3,187 4,842 5,757 3,939 1,091 8,056 392 1,719

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 15 13 105 33 86 94 83 467
2007 8 28 98 36 65 102 45 519
$1,000, 2012 71 99 24,315 4,193 482 13,200 1,018 34,346
2007 984 302 31,359 3,614 194 23,955 127 30,364
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 5 7 42 9 59 32 57 225
2007 1 14 41 7 43 34 24 198
$1,000, 2012 6 (D) 2,589 50 248 2,195 180 3,226
2007 (D) 27 1,262 14 173 1,656 67 3,800
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 13 7 79 29 46 68 40 315
2007 7 14 63 29 25 76 26 381
$1,000, 2012 64 (D) 21,726 4,143 234 11,005 838 31,120
2007 (D) 275 30,097 3,600 22 22,300 61 26,564
Feed purchased ....................................................... farms, 2012 26 58 183 66 186 171 183 1,121
2007 25 38 184 61 188 201 198 1,046
$1,000, 2012 70 371 61,705 22,712 2,434 42,095 1,519 116,054
2007 1,045 324 45,747 14,757 1,840 32,380 (D) 82,025

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms, 2012 75 134 321 177 378 377 280 1,455
2007 84 144 352 171 392 432 300 1,481
$1,000, 2012 1,674 3,064 4,124 3,897 4,709 11,266 500 6,365
2007 1,466 1,892 3,203 2,066 2,752 8,880 513 4,843
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 70 106 221 156 261 295 167 895
2007 45 61 192 124 176 277 132 727
$1,000, 2012 494 740 2,329 803 1,210 4,167 251 4,005
2007 387 284 1,828 502 624 3,282 181 2,879
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 73 119 273 160 311 337 227 1,212
2007 76 140 326 168 360 410 286 1,400
$1,000, 2012 1,956 3,624 3,667 5,044 2,640 9,581 1,978 7,937
2007 1,566 2,854 3,457 2,699 2,020 7,599 1,339 5,782
Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms, 2012 32 56 94 95 138 178 68 325
2007 27 52 78 67 96 208 57 243
$1,000, 2012 2,166 2,911 12,553 3,474 6,563 18,365 1,948 8,455
2007 2,108 2,871 21,361 1,584 2,832 13,490 (D) 7,225

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 12 22 61 39 41 63 54 112


2007 14 15 43 23 24 68 40 80
$1,000, 2012 94 2,806 977 504 1,258 2,693 356 741
2007 (D) 1,274 1,121 294 633 1,890 167 641
Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms, 2012 16 41 83 79 56 122 19 268
2007 8 28 39 37 46 63 28 97
$1,000, 2012 1,138 797 1,821 1,753 397 2,118 22 2,775
2007 590 216 870 283 200 610 150 470
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 31 73 76 117 103 157 32 355
2007 32 66 82 98 89 166 21 290
$1,000, 2012 2,376 3,914 1,587 6,290 1,586 7,634 749 2,050
2007 1,505 4,087 1,118 3,691 805 6,576 126 1,468
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 10 8 17 15 22 34 7 58
2007 4 9 12 11 18 25 9 37
$1,000, 2012 174 387 132 728 413 428 6 430
2007 (D) 66 361 247 75 317 85 56

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 35 50 117 97 123 153 71 415


2007 31 57 83 75 97 142 81 353
$1,000, 2012 387 1,124 1,988 1,542 1,692 3,959 550 4,341
2007 740 1,217 1,591 1,492 964 3,003 783 3,889

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms, 2012 24 35 90 64 106 113 50 334


2007 25 36 68 41 74 93 64 284
$1,000, 2012 172 561 1,606 768 1,346 2,860 481 3,634
2007 553 673 1,202 548 653 2,008 686 3,224
Not secured by real estate ................................... farms, 2012 20 35 63 81 61 90 36 204
2007 12 43 46 65 61 89 47 199
$1,000, 2012 215 563 382 774 345 1,099 69 707
2007 188 544 388 944 311 995 97 665
Property taxes paid .................................................. farms, 2012 75 128 315 174 386 357 281 1,445
2007 83 129 329 165 381 386 282 1,416
$1,000, 2012 285 927 1,119 735 1,017 2,319 759 2,992
2007 326 664 1,006 727 910 1,676 630 2,879

All other production expenses (see text) .................. farms, 2012 58 76 163 133 217 235 149 669
2007 48 74 170 107 176 258 138 705
$1,000, 2012 1,442 3,093 4,612 1,893 1,999 8,119 602 4,998
2007 1,336 2,108 4,628 3,778 1,309 7,363 436 14,017

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 52 72 163 124 142 230 102 597
2007 44 71 137 89 146 218 101 565
$1,000, 2012 2,603 5,147 8,686 5,947 3,608 9,916 775 10,574
2007 1,193 3,066 3,676 1,964 2,982 8,224 864 8,468
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 277 941 902 1,011 638 1,067 150 664
2007 278 1,017 863 983 705 1,203 190 713
$1,000, 2012 134,138 325,264 32,619 73,471 22,412 939,630 71,928 74,922
2007 97,842 227,578 30,709 54,091 10,298 950,617 79,871 87,024
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 484,254 345,658 36,163 72,672 35,128 880,628 479,521 112,834
2007 351,948 223,774 35,584 55,026 14,608 790,206 420,371 122,053

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ............................................................. farms, 2012 131 616 536 690 350 650 81 368
2007 112 769 583 698 428 811 102 403
$1,000, 2012 1,671 21,069 3,103 7,716 896 25,907 3,487 5,616
2007 658 14,446 2,625 5,676 1,007 18,652 2,141 4,413
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 150 614 417 498 275 744 95 335
2007 116 658 359 402 209 826 90 305
$1,000, 2012 1,587 16,999 1,402 3,108 288 22,340 2,920 2,866
2007 840 8,501 1,204 1,936 137 13,630 1,118 1,515
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 94 513 381 383 196 619 66 208
2007 78 592 350 362 187 648 64 203
$1,000, 2012 817 12,911 1,231 4,364 263 15,173 2,149 3,184
2007 519 7,155 1,850 2,758 210 11,378 932 1,766

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 117 166 204 229 163 443 35 200
2007 98 167 121 224 142 522 54 183
$1,000, 2012 19,489 36,581 1,059 3,536 2,127 169,469 6,754 6,428
2007 13,443 32,127 1,037 3,437 638 276,819 8,445 10,014
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 28 61 102 142 90 133 7 117
2007 17 63 64 118 81 115 14 75
$1,000, 2012 528 2,000 650 1,470 222 10,392 (D) 1,086
2007 446 3,778 485 381 248 21,064 (D) 1,064
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 99 129 123 124 91 366 30 107
2007 87 117 68 136 89 462 46 122
$1,000, 2012 18,961 34,581 409 2,065 1,905 159,077 (D) 5,343
2007 12,997 28,348 552 3,056 390 255,755 (D) 8,950
Feed purchased ...................................................... farms, 2012 176 440 541 699 437 620 72 478
2007 159 431 407 610 405 698 102 433
$1,000, 2012 90,998 161,505 5,746 20,790 11,824 470,898 39,578 34,778
2007 60,378 103,770 3,343 10,444 2,496 429,097 48,425 40,870

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ........................ farms, 2012 266 916 867 992 615 1,048 141 649
2007 272 991 852 967 676 1,190 189 703
$1,000, 2012 2,159 10,543 4,419 3,799 985 24,077 1,654 2,898
2007 2,042 9,435 3,578 2,936 883 21,431 2,466 2,519
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 173 551 538 515 342 814 81 406
2007 136 491 383 412 246 776 96 297
$1,000, 2012 2,122 3,623 1,255 1,222 508 14,298 1,218 1,526
2007 1,822 2,753 947 1,077 245 11,679 1,005 1,157
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 223 741 727 816 499 889 114 530
2007 256 925 798 877 629 1,127 171 659
$1,000, 2012 2,508 10,328 3,096 4,994 1,148 34,669 2,427 3,064
2007 2,136 7,792 3,429 5,462 1,292 25,065 1,572 3,371
Hired farm labor ...................................................... farms, 2012 108 328 212 215 112 536 53 129
2007 77 288 194 142 70 460 55 80
$1,000, 2012 3,521 12,343 3,957 9,532 873 58,460 2,984 4,465
2007 3,415 9,346 4,895 8,994 442 50,892 2,415 7,135

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 52 115 58 36 53 244 9 24


2007 25 87 47 30 47 214 16 20
$1,000, 2012 604 1,937 572 787 173 13,832 99 140
2007 197 1,973 674 1,138 187 22,114 109 136
Customwork and custom hauling ............................ farms, 2012 99 298 90 122 69 497 44 91
2007 26 137 55 96 32 243 28 60
$1,000, 2012 1,608 4,738 263 696 243 10,650 684 843
2007 (D) 870 155 275 (D) 3,170 76 766
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 44 310 168 244 105 401 36 134
2007 33 331 150 189 74 411 31 142
$1,000, 2012 762 8,980 1,551 2,739 720 13,909 1,522 2,609
2007 342 7,562 1,122 1,448 111 10,099 1,021 1,638
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 14 56 29 44 31 103 9 26
2007 11 44 29 34 12 89 7 17
$1,000, 2012 81 633 41 238 56 2,052 418 49
2007 (D) 306 63 324 (D) 2,598 67 14

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 107 295 238 249 149 499 66 167
2007 82 273 203 203 127 427 60 169
$1,000, 2012 2,680 5,145 1,730 2,503 772 10,625 1,411 2,207
2007 2,228 3,176 1,876 2,843 914 8,848 1,469 2,716

Secured by real estate ........................................ farms, 2012 90 207 172 189 113 390 50 125
2007 74 184 160 167 106 346 48 148
$1,000, 2012 2,472 3,692 1,397 2,139 636 7,702 1,218 1,631
2007 1,949 2,187 1,521 2,489 817 6,728 1,223 2,362
Not secured by real estate .................................. farms, 2012 39 181 114 127 80 264 38 92
2007 36 153 117 104 63 229 34 81
$1,000, 2012 207 1,453 333 364 136 2,923 193 576
2007 279 989 355 353 97 2,119 246 354
Property taxes paid ................................................. farms, 2012 263 872 857 977 617 1,007 143 644
2007 257 928 806 873 642 1,114 174 649
$1,000, 2012 1,179 3,337 1,853 2,181 936 6,376 875 1,546
2007 875 2,859 1,591 1,963 982 6,095 1,032 1,417

All other production expenses (see text) ................. farms, 2012 136 444 368 528 293 670 71 279
2007 128 415 379 475 257 790 93 301
$1,000, 2012 2,356 14,592 1,341 5,268 602 46,894 3,749 2,702
2007 8,693 15,507 2,321 3,383 645 39,050 7,577 7,578

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 126 447 336 367 245 633 68 242
2007 103 341 336 381 244 574 85 240
$1,000, 2012 4,572 15,328 2,627 6,589 1,890 45,221 4,060 4,956
2007 3,593 11,142 2,841 6,931 1,424 29,721 3,425 5,046
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 926 1,256 94 221 78 1,059 242 783
2007 963 1,258 85 279 68 1,107 246 827
$1,000, 2012 32,718 183,276 1,187 20,056 41,156 406,177 12,714 55,313
2007 21,932 99,995 1,125 11,701 30,038 315,021 9,374 43,698
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 35,332 145,921 12,624 90,749 527,644 383,548 52,538 70,643
2007 22,774 79,488 13,237 41,938 441,734 284,571 38,105 52,839

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased .............................................................. farms, 2012 600 766 54 144 62 519 133 496
2007 698 855 66 226 50 567 136 532
$1,000, 2012 1,708 7,952 64 (D) 5,790 10,348 1,410 5,530
2007 2,006 4,100 78 495 6,508 6,537 983 3,062
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 434 593 53 124 62 544 118 443
2007 402 556 34 156 50 477 88 416
$1,000, 2012 556 4,072 (D) (D) 3,805 10,453 1,197 4,168
2007 601 1,558 78 449 2,765 4,172 544 2,180
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 370 442 36 90 55 325 92 380
2007 399 385 32 114 44 345 101 390
$1,000, 2012 515 3,693 25 2,765 5,070 11,484 878 7,007
2007 566 (D) 49 780 3,512 5,743 578 5,738

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 221 365 26 56 7 394 27 154
2007 197 304 9 57 1 414 39 105
$1,000, 2012 5,515 27,999 88 1,076 (D) 55,953 47 634
2007 2,885 18,767 10 947 (D) 42,662 121 636
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 108 170 11 34 5 160 19 84
2007 106 142 4 24 - 143 15 61
$1,000, 2012 2,034 2,302 73 398 (D) 1,613 44 343
2007 929 1,815 6 133 - 1,383 43 504
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 134 221 17 31 2 289 9 93
2007 121 203 5 39 1 318 26 56
$1,000, 2012 3,481 25,697 15 678 (D) 54,340 3 290
2007 1,956 16,952 4 815 (D) 41,278 78 132
Feed purchased ....................................................... farms, 2012 508 826 64 134 13 784 103 402
2007 482 711 44 153 13 753 95 387
$1,000, 2012 11,851 87,315 333 1,859 (D) 222,496 419 2,329
2007 3,194 40,524 102 1,513 (D) 180,920 327 3,064

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ......................... farms, 2012 909 1,236 94 217 77 1,023 226 740
2007 944 1,230 81 274 68 1,080 241 818
$1,000, 2012 1,948 6,894 115 1,173 2,308 13,399 1,948 5,304
2007 2,427 5,490 100 833 1,838 8,372 1,339 4,118
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 571 805 54 121 50 670 118 458
2007 477 580 22 127 33 608 110 395
$1,000, 2012 760 2,962 (D) 481 774 6,904 420 1,746
2007 658 2,430 23 239 290 4,143 332 1,296
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 758 1,002 70 167 58 864 186 611
2007 894 1,155 73 255 63 1,004 225 762
$1,000, 2012 1,695 6,779 85 1,124 2,780 13,211 1,237 4,093
2007 2,035 4,592 113 815 1,989 7,219 1,056 4,181
Hired farm labor ....................................................... farms, 2012 234 366 26 75 35 311 69 244
2007 178 293 10 65 24 242 61 244
$1,000, 2012 2,093 9,229 190 4,676 2,900 18,403 2,219 13,453
2007 1,780 (D) 414 2,662 (D) 12,346 1,782 8,165

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 74 94 5 38 15 98 31 63


2007 63 89 5 25 10 88 18 88
$1,000, 2012 352 2,297 2 835 275 1,987 313 886
2007 614 776 (D) 420 281 1,903 217 1,127
Customwork and custom hauling ............................. farms, 2012 70 181 1 23 28 295 35 86
2007 61 104 6 27 22 126 21 78
$1,000, 2012 131 2,173 (D) 69 1,214 7,058 143 292
2007 92 196 3 286 192 729 64 143
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 152 262 22 55 40 268 59 156
2007 101 216 7 62 30 218 47 176
$1,000, 2012 672 5,330 32 255 4,777 8,593 629 2,368
2007 435 1,478 (D) 621 4,599 4,592 528 2,341
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 30 50 2 7 15 54 10 38
2007 19 48 2 11 5 41 8 20
$1,000, 2012 51 211 (D) 18 (D) 1,652 78 145
2007 63 123 (D) 61 270 259 21 52

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 247 425 19 50 29 349 66 166


2007 198 318 6 51 29 260 54 193
$1,000, 2012 1,918 4,897 50 702 599 5,702 485 2,019
2007 1,830 2,882 39 420 983 4,127 477 2,186

Secured by real estate ......................................... farms, 2012 192 337 13 35 14 260 41 117
2007 162 267 5 31 17 216 45 148
$1,000, 2012 1,689 4,121 41 527 399 4,569 368 1,645
2007 1,143 2,455 (D) 335 648 3,498 371 1,738
Not secured by real estate ................................... farms, 2012 109 212 7 31 21 191 36 84
2007 105 177 1 32 22 133 33 127
$1,000, 2012 230 776 9 175 200 1,133 116 374
2007 687 426 (D) 84 335 629 106 448
Property taxes paid .................................................. farms, 2012 895 1,195 84 202 78 1,015 227 737
2007 908 1,148 66 243 65 1,024 231 716
$1,000, 2012 1,496 2,605 73 331 427 3,593 646 1,857
2007 1,412 1,948 71 341 355 2,991 619 1,873

All other production expenses (see text) .................. farms, 2012 367 597 31 106 35 623 92 349
2007 379 591 26 137 36 600 94 346
$1,000, 2012 1,456 8,868 57 1,887 2,504 14,940 646 3,483
2007 1,335 7,965 32 819 1,497 28,306 387 3,536

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 370 564 28 97 42 484 83 312
2007 352 520 15 99 35 430 79 337
$1,000, 2012 2,534 9,719 175 1,651 3,786 23,691 1,165 4,358
2007 2,702 5,400 34 959 2,038 12,356 878 4,057
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Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Total farm production expenses .................................. farms, 2012 256 156 609 563 972 297 952 450
2007 294 187 587 723 1,095 304 990 447
$1,000, 2012 19,833 51,112 16,605 413,135 241,619 144,159 104,705 7,081
2007 22,284 56,730 8,564 369,759 293,548 104,770 80,463 5,294
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 77,471 327,643 27,265 733,809 248,579 485,385 109,985 15,735
2007 75,796 303,371 14,589 511,423 268,080 344,637 81,275 11,843

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners


purchased ............................................................. farms, 2012 102 102 402 353 495 178 614 264
2007 155 116 390 501 538 209 704 307
$1,000, 2012 1,577 10,381 830 16,058 1,746 12,247 6,255 461
2007 1,335 7,461 636 11,910 1,311 9,128 5,477 478
Chemicals purchased .............................................. farms, 2012 99 107 300 387 476 183 514 204
2007 115 104 247 494 454 204 492 177
$1,000, 2012 1,366 5,681 288 15,608 1,731 11,509 2,463 121
2007 579 4,024 173 7,263 854 7,573 1,433 97
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased .............. farms, 2012 92 97 182 324 245 158 298 166
2007 110 101 177 384 219 188 293 111
$1,000, 2012 1,210 5,517 247 11,343 1,612 13,416 2,498 554
2007 869 4,068 450 5,577 677 10,771 1,600 127

Livestock and poultry purchased or


leased .................................................................... farms, 2012 28 9 174 194 363 33 232 101
2007 52 22 115 257 425 23 261 69
$1,000, 2012 (D) 167 2,836 79,387 56,444 (D) 11,150 370
2007 3,066 (D) 1,226 86,639 51,518 7,252 18,803 178
Breeding livestock purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 19 4 87 48 143 12 131 70
2007 38 11 46 73 116 12 130 28
$1,000, 2012 213 28 505 8,980 2,016 128 6,380 222
2007 324 (D) 132 7,347 2,425 (D) 5,679 122
Other livestock and poultry purchased or
leased ................................................................ farms, 2012 16 6 115 164 262 22 121 48
2007 24 14 82 207 342 12 148 47
$1,000, 2012 (D) 139 2,332 70,407 54,428 (D) 4,770 147
2007 2,742 (D) 1,094 79,292 49,094 (D) 13,124 56
Feed purchased ...................................................... farms, 2012 143 34 365 312 764 99 649 247
2007 131 47 300 380 818 82 620 214
$1,000, 2012 3,205 695 2,668 180,254 139,515 5,789 58,439 892
2007 5,689 (D) 828 163,041 176,756 10,242 25,693 679

Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased ........................ farms, 2012 242 154 593 539 952 274 930 432
2007 291 187 565 713 1,087 292 975 434
$1,000, 2012 2,056 4,051 (D) 13,776 7,354 10,481 3,874 600
2007 1,677 2,610 817 12,456 9,413 7,205 4,067 500
Utilities ..................................................................... farms, 2012 162 98 275 431 617 205 549 221
2007 120 72 199 443 526 167 474 131
$1,000, 2012 613 759 365 7,767 3,847 4,559 1,921 380
2007 729 588 185 5,758 3,514 2,979 1,876 95
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs .............. farms, 2012 188 116 444 479 801 241 713 329
2007 280 173 526 677 1,018 284 925 410
$1,000, 2012 (D) 3,977 (D) 14,621 5,952 9,592 3,571 654
2007 1,533 2,794 762 11,454 5,729 7,029 3,462 657
Hired farm labor ...................................................... farms, 2012 97 59 176 247 226 123 199 114
2007 74 46 110 261 250 99 216 78
$1,000, 2012 2,784 4,041 2,390 27,753 6,515 32,587 4,429 728
2007 3,271 3,507 998 28,988 5,852 23,718 4,866 783

Contract labor .......................................................... farms, 2012 18 22 79 121 106 50 52 48


2007 11 27 65 113 76 48 63 38
$1,000, 2012 285 1,846 451 5,626 1,245 9,746 478 280
2007 70 639 361 3,508 1,064 3,884 711 290
Customwork and custom hauling ............................ farms, 2012 32 42 54 253 208 57 142 25
2007 33 37 36 123 77 41 115 21
$1,000, 2012 174 1,221 153 4,737 3,560 470 921 59
2007 165 1,325 (D) 792 364 483 528 29
Cash rent for land, buildings,
and grazing fees .................................................... farms, 2012 78 70 167 224 261 102 246 83
2007 65 67 114 263 226 116 254 62
$1,000, 2012 931 6,718 710 9,945 1,469 6,975 2,079 146
2007 567 4,560 576 7,133 1,548 4,715 1,987 280
Rent and lease expenses for machinery,
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .................. farms, 2012 7 13 20 61 53 31 31 19
2007 6 8 6 55 27 32 35 8
$1,000, 2012 27 568 33 1,201 285 (D) 141 20
2007 30 101 (D) 701 136 593 206 2

Interest expense ...................................................... farms, 2012 68 68 109 212 307 126 256 85
2007 62 62 106 192 294 107 245 66
$1,000, 2012 748 1,896 610 4,257 4,151 3,648 2,823 671
2007 953 1,659 404 7,812 4,745 2,538 3,507 372

Secured by real estate ........................................ farms, 2012 52 40 80 156 228 85 214 60


2007 49 55 65 141 267 75 193 52
$1,000, 2012 517 603 484 2,875 2,972 2,321 2,365 574
2007 694 1,155 239 2,505 4,431 1,284 3,141 273
Not secured by real estate .................................. farms, 2012 35 48 59 121 175 94 130 56
2007 46 34 77 119 135 62 118 44
$1,000, 2012 231 1,293 126 1,383 1,179 1,326 458 98
2007 259 504 164 5,307 315 1,255 366 99
Property taxes paid ................................................. farms, 2012 242 145 571 525 937 279 919 427
2007 268 159 542 646 1,025 283 899 393
$1,000, 2012 658 701 715 3,064 2,388 1,614 1,759 622
2007 698 602 656 2,773 2,410 1,394 1,807 539

All other production expenses (see text) ................. farms, 2012 116 76 275 330 485 174 411 151
2007 115 86 231 403 609 140 439 113
$1,000, 2012 747 2,894 1,357 17,738 3,805 6,436 1,905 522
2007 1,054 4,510 448 13,954 27,657 5,265 4,441 187

Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) ................... farms, 2012 109 94 223 331 462 164 410 140
2007 101 88 198 292 515 128 361 150
$1,000, 2012 1,138 3,963 1,757 22,843 9,883 8,350 6,360 680
2007 1,140 3,640 1,188 11,780 9,042 4,996 5,663 742

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Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 2,864,522 849 37,191 4,965 42,555 9,657 4,229
2007 2,409,247 4,773 27,493 5,880 39,886 7,707 3,432
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 57,042 1,160 61,676 8,757 99,195 8,471 8,755
2007 45,532 6,339 43,848 11,330 81,901 6,851 7,195

Farms with net gains 1 ......................................... number, 2012 21,700 255 266 252 247 481 248
2007 22,901 300 312 225 245 492 254
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 156,912 29,481 155,548 39,146 193,986 39,571 30,128
2007 122,133 34,832 97,969 40,447 171,804 29,335 26,480

Farms with net losses .......................................... number, 2012 28,518 477 337 315 182 659 235
2007 30,012 453 315 294 242 633 223
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 18,952 13,980 12,418 15,555 29,449 14,228 13,800
2007 12,919 12,531 9,758 10,953 9,117 10,625 14,770

Net cash farm income of operators ............................ $1,000, 2012 1,935,698 733 14,349 4,859 8,523 9,551 4,005
2007 1,393,655 2,291 11,831 5,862 9,295 7,078 3,037
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 38,546 1,001 23,796 8,569 19,868 8,378 8,292
2007 26,339 3,043 18,869 11,295 19,087 6,292 6,367
1
Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 21,493 255 273 253 228 476 248
2007 22,492 299 306 226 222 487 252
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 117,253 28,703 66,614 38,826 66,378 39,857 29,353
2007 80,033 26,951 49,150 40,167 55,055 28,433 25,144

Farm operators reporting net losses ........................ farms, 2012 28,725 477 330 314 201 664 235
2007 30,421 454 321 293 265 638 225
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 20,346 13,809 11,625 15,810 32,890 14,189 13,935
2007 13,361 12,703 9,998 10,974 11,045 10,609 14,663
Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 40,731 49,180 77,325 13,909 6,338 4,662 10,084
2007 29,543 53,805 75,248 8,363 14,222 6,675 9,072
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 111,898 151,323 157,165 54,761 5,979 9,593 17,120
2007 80,062 192,848 150,496 31,679 13,205 13,878 14,847

Farms with net gains 1 ......................................... number, 2012 228 241 258 101 311 173 192
2007 250 206 250 86 341 168 187
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 190,953 224,111 321,678 170,832 53,127 55,679 82,138
2007 128,538 271,332 313,546 127,449 62,070 56,763 73,010

Farms with net losses .......................................... number, 2012 136 84 234 153 749 313 397
2007 119 73 250 178 736 313 424
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 20,634 57,511 24,221 21,861 13,597 15,880 14,324
2007 21,778 28,626 12,555 14,593 9,435 9,140 10,805

Net cash farm income of operators ............................ $1,000, 2012 40,744 31,961 34,040 7,856 6,325 450 5,008
2007 27,627 28,977 43,845 5,152 14,025 5,203 2,484
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 111,935 98,342 69,186 30,929 5,967 925 8,502
2007 74,870 103,861 87,689 19,514 13,023 10,817 4,065
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 228 237 252 101 309 177 190
2007 249 202 246 85 334 166 185
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 191,007 157,534 165,796 111,838 53,463 30,188 56,397
2007 121,346 156,589 191,127 91,226 62,826 48,773 37,980

Farm operators reporting net losses ........................ farms, 2012 136 88 240 153 751 309 399
2007 120 77 254 179 743 315 426
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 20,626 61,073 32,254 22,481 13,576 15,837 14,305
2007 21,570 34,463 12,491 14,539 9,365 9,185 10,663
Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 3,011 17,445 9,255 6,501 9,203 17,820 4,090
2007 5,037 4,458 6,352 3,556 2,377 36,302 2,471
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 7,326 290,757 74,038 11,972 13,185 15,659 16,039
2007 10,973 58,664 39,949 6,327 3,226 33,335 8,581

Farms with net gains 1 ......................................... number, 2012 123 39 51 186 230 477 95
2007 126 46 82 249 228 486 91
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 64,524 451,973 200,905 58,232 66,003 65,985 68,396
2007 60,903 128,658 90,633 27,585 34,396 90,090 51,857

Farms with net losses .......................................... number, 2012 288 21 74 357 468 661 160
2007 333 30 77 313 509 603 197
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 17,102 8,644 13,397 12,130 12,772 20,657 15,049
2007 7,920 48,662 14,026 10,584 10,736 12,407 11,410

Net cash farm income of operators ............................ $1,000, 2012 1,331 17,278 9,262 4,024 3,740 7,222 4,007
2007 3,730 4,511 6,363 3,301 -49 16,378 2,449
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 3,239 287,973 74,099 7,410 5,358 6,346 15,715
2007 8,126 59,352 40,017 5,873 -67 15,040 8,502
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 122 39 52 186 226 468 95
2007 125 46 82 249 223 473 90
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 51,033 447,690 197,172 49,382 43,110 45,835 67,529
2007 51,019 125,655 90,642 26,099 24,771 51,934 52,281

Farm operators reporting net losses ........................ farms, 2012 289 21 73 357 472 670 160
2007 334 30 77 313 514 616 198
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 16,937 8,644 13,570 14,458 12,718 21,237 15,049
2007 7,927 42,312 13,894 10,217 10,843 13,290 11,398
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 22,072 473 19,805 41,392 12,058 23,749 8,304 (D)
2007 10,263 36 10,617 30,349 10,693 13,506 4,029 142
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 156,540 3,070 19,117 56,623 47,101 61,053 101,263 (D)
2007 54,016 260 8,936 39,059 37,387 27,012 50,361 20,350

Farms with net gains 1 .......................................... number, 2012 96 51 395 371 140 172 49 2
2007 143 52 438 342 163 235 49 5
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 233,494 25,013 71,355 135,025 115,012 176,443 181,214 (D)
2007 79,435 9,778 36,901 103,894 82,824 85,848 104,389 57,817

Farms with net losses ........................................... number, 2012 45 103 641 360 116 217 33 7
2007 47 85 750 435 123 265 31 2
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 7,628 7,795 13,073 24,174 34,860 30,409 17,453 50,905
2007 23,321 5,563 7,395 11,914 22,826 25,164 35,038 (D)

Net cash farm income of operators ........................... $1,000, 2012 20,808 474 5,228 29,351 10,510 11,321 6,227 (D)
2007 9,054 35 3,499 19,857 7,649 3,695 3,875 142
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 147,573 3,081 5,047 40,152 41,055 29,102 75,939 (D)
2007 47,651 257 2,945 25,556 26,746 7,390 48,435 20,350
1
Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 96 51 388 370 143 168 48 2
2007 143 51 430 334 163 233 49 5
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 219,904 25,013 40,647 99,687 90,215 104,023 144,002 (D)
2007 71,080 9,962 21,403 75,741 64,040 44,609 100,591 57,817

Farm operators reporting net losses ....................... farms, 2012 45 103 648 361 113 221 34 7
2007 47 86 758 443 123 267 31 2
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 6,734 7,779 16,270 20,866 21,156 27,851 20,150 50,905
2007 23,632 5,498 7,525 12,281 22,674 25,090 34,007 (D)
Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 11,269 1,296 317,325 -170 34,111 -700 16,518 426
2007 6,530 2,304 299,469 1,247 47,986 2,721 6,990 1,190
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 10,612 2,026 337,580 -732 125,409 -1,057 30,476 819
2007 6,080 3,674 258,386 5,155 159,953 4,001 11,788 2,306

Farms with net gains 1 .......................................... number, 2012 350 191 644 87 184 215 192 157
2007 406 240 790 85 183 221 225 150
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 54,101 38,464 526,458 28,048 232,221 33,388 118,698 28,186
2007 29,177 22,319 388,009 37,180 276,603 30,848 54,648 (D)

Farms with net losses ........................................... number, 2012 712 449 296 145 88 447 350 363
2007 668 387 369 157 117 459 368 366
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 10,767 13,475 73,358 18,000 97,927 17,625 17,920 11,017
2007 7,958 7,888 19,126 12,184 22,500 8,925 14,417 9,048

Net cash farm income of operators ........................... $1,000, 2012 7,045 -81 85,818 -219 26,521 -699 14,254 -688
2007 2,655 1,712 170,601 1,317 42,551 2,792 4,869 462
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 6,633 -127 91,296 -944 97,505 -1,055 26,298 -1,324
2007 2,472 2,730 147,197 5,441 141,837 4,106 8,211 895
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 350 192 586 87 175 215 193 156
2007 404 240 751 85 181 221 225 150
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 42,181 30,996 196,535 27,254 201,724 33,380 105,128 22,286
2007 20,209 19,799 238,732 37,180 251,197 31,182 45,218 (D)

Farm operators reporting net losses ....................... farms, 2012 712 448 354 145 97 447 349 364
2007 670 387 408 157 119 459 368 366
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 10,841 13,466 82,912 17,863 90,520 17,618 17,295 11,442
2007 8,223 7,856 21,291 11,742 24,502 8,931 14,416 9,047
Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 15,801 -483 2,164 90,561 9,093 30,425 36,474 834
2007 12,861 -18 2,386 38,973 7,379 19,542 41,868 1,562
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 86,820 -4,509 3,673 348,313 9,452 89,222 45,764 1,398
2007 71,053 -140 3,546 133,468 7,662 53,539 57,590 2,209

Farms with net gains 1 .......................................... number, 2012 114 41 228 195 317 205 327 210
2007 104 51 215 200 347 207 306 243
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 151,822 12,949 33,268 472,446 55,189 171,534 136,547 21,342
2007 135,614 8,575 35,764 231,186 42,858 113,977 161,397 22,274

Farms with net losses ........................................... number, 2012 68 66 361 65 645 136 470 387
2007 77 75 458 92 616 158 421 464
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 22,153 15,355 15,018 24,087 13,026 34,852 17,398 9,425
2007 16,148 6,067 11,579 78,963 12,165 25,643 17,861 8,299

Net cash farm income of operators ........................... $1,000, 2012 10,760 -490 2,147 53,629 9,033 29,727 22,484 883
2007 7,694 -18 2,097 21,924 6,210 15,253 13,531 1,620
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 59,121 -4,581 3,644 206,265 9,390 87,176 28,211 1,478
2007 42,509 -145 3,116 75,084 6,448 41,789 18,612 2,291
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 114 41 227 190 316 203 325 210
2007 103 51 212 192 343 207 298 244
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 115,695 12,749 33,410 291,974 55,199 170,095 94,568 21,555
2007 86,480 8,567 35,053 155,177 40,228 93,021 71,686 22,323

Farm operators reporting net losses ....................... farms, 2012 68 66 362 70 646 138 472 387
2007 78 75 461 100 620 158 429 463
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 35,724 15,348 15,021 26,374 13,019 34,799 17,480 9,416
2007 15,556 6,070 11,571 78,696 12,239 25,331 18,255 8,266
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 11,776 30,879 22,360 36,612 29,235 -12 59,939 38,154
2007 13,455 23,176 10,780 19,286 20,037 3,628 41,201 21,864
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 25,162 190,614 110,691 231,720 24,302 -47 51,012 224,436
2007 24,156 142,183 43,295 109,582 16,683 15,842 33,093 137,507

Farms with net gains 1 ..........................................number, 2012 203 126 101 103 470 100 520 102
2007 209 110 85 118 514 88 567 98
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 75,706 263,309 246,132 371,711 85,453 25,763 137,879 445,275
2007 98,877 223,526 181,614 183,828 53,701 56,998 90,526 234,212

Farms with net losses ...........................................number, 2012 265 36 101 55 733 145 655 68
2007 348 53 164 58 687 141 678 61
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 13,557 63,821 24,750 30,446 14,909 17,847 17,952 106,822
2007 20,720 26,642 28,395 41,471 11,012 9,844 14,937 17,855

Net cash farm income of operators ............................ $1,000, 2012 11,726 21,054 13,858 34,320 27,105 -31 377,094 27,115
2007 13,531 15,202 2,816 17,925 16,721 3,563 26,040 12,858
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 25,055 129,964 68,603 217,215 22,531 -126 320,931 159,500
2007 24,293 93,265 11,309 101,849 13,923 15,559 20,915 80,868
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 202 125 96 103 487 101 507 105
2007 209 104 85 117 505 86 556 87
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 75,983 191,670 179,326 349,460 76,861 25,322 769,816 308,547
2007 99,082 165,170 90,138 174,625 48,088 57,581 65,241 167,064

Farm operators reporting net losses ........................ farms, 2012 266 37 106 55 716 144 668 65
2007 348 59 164 59 696 143 689 72
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 13,620 78,502 31,675 30,446 14,422 17,975 19,764 81,268
2007 20,624 33,481 29,548 42,469 10,867 9,713 14,854 23,286
Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 3,422 82,517 6,375 1,513 -295 -605 26,860 (D)
2007 7,077 45,632 2,877 9,364 -412 -1,202 17,007 52,774
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 13,909 205,778 9,793 4,530 -906 -841 75,239 (D)
2007 26,017 95,066 4,509 24,448 -1,190 -1,500 53,148 223,620

Farms with net gains 1 ..........................................number, 2012 98 270 201 106 111 261 265 87
2007 123 334 214 119 120 258 197 86
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 82,452 334,244 59,226 44,278 16,515 11,655 127,007 (D)
2007 75,376 145,020 30,370 95,713 11,946 10,928 94,760 (D)

Farms with net losses ...........................................number, 2012 148 131 450 228 215 458 92 150
2007 149 146 424 264 226 543 123 150
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 31,477 58,999 12,288 13,949 9,900 7,962 73,875 21,243
2007 14,728 19,212 8,544 7,675 8,164 7,405 13,498 12,589

Net cash farm income of operators ............................ $1,000, 2012 885 49,355 3,808 744 -286 -625 23,687 (D)
2007 3,247 27,734 1,396 8,178 -404 -1,208 14,833 52,774
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 3,598 123,079 5,849 2,227 -876 -869 66,350 (D)
2007 11,939 57,780 2,188 21,354 -1,169 -1,508 46,354 223,620
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 97 264 199 106 111 261 265 87
2007 122 316 214 119 120 257 192 86
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 61,168 232,010 45,840 36,628 16,512 11,619 115,805 (D)
2007 46,001 96,267 24,170 85,738 11,946 10,972 90,113 (D)

Farm operators reporting net losses ........................ farms, 2012 149 137 452 228 215 458 92 150
2007 150 164 424 264 226 544 128 150
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 33,880 86,830 11,758 13,766 9,853 7,986 76,103 21,260
2007 15,765 16,379 8,907 7,668 8,132 7,403 19,284 12,589
Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 (D) 23,721 28,683 38,787 1,050 33,571 68,899 2,346
2007 11 21,089 34,243 36,568 1,096 26,018 31,032 5,524
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 (D) 94,884 39,949 90,202 20,999 105,239 198,557 3,637
2007 35 72,972 42,590 75,088 15,010 76,523 77,386 9,146

Farms with net gains 1 ..........................................number, 2012 91 136 268 250 22 235 181 232
2007 129 142 292 262 35 184 221 206
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 (D) 197,354 129,352 216,345 85,790 159,478 398,708 38,894
2007 12,478 163,695 141,261 166,441 54,637 159,270 152,938 48,113

Farms with net losses ...........................................number, 2012 195 114 450 180 28 84 166 413
2007 185 147 512 225 38 156 180 398
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 9,234 27,360 13,295 84,997 29,908 46,503 19,680 16,169
2007 8,642 14,665 13,683 31,287 21,489 21,077 15,375 11,023

Net cash farm income of operators ............................ $1,000, 2012 (D) 10,075 15,477 25,225 1,050 28,548 14,700 1,685
2007 11 6,761 9,995 25,844 1,096 18,022 9,860 5,393
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 (D) 40,298 21,555 58,662 20,999 89,491 42,363 2,612
2007 35 23,393 12,432 53,067 15,010 53,006 24,589 8,929
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 91 136 263 248 22 231 174 233
2007 129 137 282 260 35 177 209 205
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 (D) 96,678 82,457 160,095 85,790 140,174 113,457 35,357
2007 12,430 67,265 62,423 125,672 54,637 122,657 63,814 47,702

Farm operators reporting net losses ........................ farms, 2012 195 114 455 182 28 88 173 412
2007 185 152 522 227 38 163 192 399
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 9,234 26,962 13,648 79,553 29,908 43,551 29,142 15,906
2007 8,609 16,150 14,575 30,092 21,489 22,628 18,110 10,992
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 13,443 25,899 41,140 23,095 8,990 56,576 -1,624 40,422
2007 3,570 16,398 36,915 15,109 3,143 40,219 -1,095 47,380
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 168,041 190,432 122,805 124,840 22,759 144,697 -5,601 27,202
2007 42,004 113,875 103,402 88,355 7,799 92,458 -3,544 31,565

Farms with net gains 1 .......................................... number, 2012 37 77 162 130 154 214 76 610
2007 56 86 176 107 149 241 66 604
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 389,057 350,367 292,944 210,131 88,608 318,760 33,984 83,099
2007 85,922 202,835 228,960 154,486 37,972 189,704 24,823 90,809

Farms with net losses ........................................... number, 2012 43 59 173 55 241 177 214 876
2007 29 58 181 64 254 194 243 897
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 22,135 18,297 36,516 76,756 19,319 65,753 19,660 11,722
2007 42,804 18,032 18,688 22,207 9,900 28,348 11,249 8,327

Net cash farm income of operators ........................... $1,000, 2012 13,357 24,335 12,475 13,844 9,127 26,600 -1,616 19,454
2007 3,485 15,598 21,795 7,435 3,073 29,406 -1,070 17,998
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 166,961 178,931 37,238 74,832 23,107 68,031 -5,571 13,091
2007 40,996 108,322 61,050 43,478 7,626 67,600 -3,464 11,990
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 37 76 156 130 153 215 76 605
2007 56 81 175 105 148 236 66 599
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 386,722 334,795 129,635 144,925 89,814 182,095 34,037 49,608
2007 83,917 208,285 143,704 84,065 37,816 149,717 25,198 42,917

Farm operators reporting net losses ....................... farms, 2012 43 60 179 55 242 176 214 881
2007 29 63 182 66 255 199 243 902
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 22,135 18,498 43,286 90,843 19,067 71,307 19,638 11,985
2007 41,886 20,203 18,425 21,092 9,896 29,784 11,249 8,547
Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 33,540 92,726 4,482 13,721 2,259 328,133 11,573 24,573
2007 30,813 53,078 5,875 9,916 -2,908 262,908 32,861 22,398
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 121,083 98,540 4,969 13,572 3,541 307,528 77,156 37,008
2007 110,840 52,191 6,808 10,088 -4,124 218,544 172,953 31,414

Farms with net gains 1 .......................................... number, 2012 151 499 323 320 210 711 78 227
2007 128 439 335 311 172 785 92 275
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 235,447 207,462 33,277 68,474 30,096 491,491 173,369 129,331
2007 258,501 143,108 33,043 56,389 11,838 349,349 378,338 96,269

Farms with net losses ........................................... number, 2012 126 442 579 691 428 356 72 437
2007 150 578 528 672 533 418 98 438
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 15,972 24,429 10,823 11,854 9,489 59,881 27,075 10,949
2007 15,164 16,862 9,838 11,340 9,276 27,108 19,857 9,305

Net cash farm income of operators ........................... $1,000, 2012 10,036 61,695 4,045 12,989 -411 126,048 5,017 14,201
2007 5,347 19,401 4,308 7,722 -3,351 142,677 15,846 10,030
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 36,229 65,563 4,485 12,848 -644 118,133 33,446 21,387
2007 19,232 19,077 4,992 7,855 -4,753 118,601 83,401 14,067
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 143 493 316 325 211 691 78 221
2007 122 425 333 310 172 763 90 270
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 87,067 149,098 33,580 64,780 17,148 227,560 90,458 87,949
2007 66,501 70,890 28,939 51,178 9,291 204,235 200,466 54,479

Farm operators reporting net losses ....................... farms, 2012 134 448 586 686 427 376 72 443
2007 156 592 530 673 533 440 100 443
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 18,023 26,363 11,205 11,755 9,436 82,969 28,317 11,818
2007 17,734 18,120 10,053 12,100 9,286 29,896 21,957 10,563
Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake
Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 1,130 19,163 -422 708 19,909 136,981 5,848 14,029
2007 2,748 25,913 415 1,211 7,875 104,082 2,598 8,248
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 1,220 15,257 -4,486 3,205 255,238 129,350 24,167 17,917
2007 2,854 20,599 4,881 4,342 115,806 94,021 10,562 9,974

Farms with net gains 1 .......................................... number, 2012 319 442 29 78 53 489 103 329
2007 344 539 38 88 40 507 90 301
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 26,899 82,876 10,310 31,710 379,922 297,545 77,120 70,984
2007 22,410 61,036 19,108 31,535 207,151 220,837 50,890 55,386

Farms with net losses ........................................... number, 2012 607 814 65 143 25 570 139 454
2007 619 719 47 191 28 600 156 526
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 12,276 21,459 11,088 12,343 9,092 14,944 15,072 20,538
2007 8,015 9,715 (D) 8,187 14,687 13,138 12,704 16,013

Net cash farm income of operators ........................... $1,000, 2012 1,937 4,757 -419 807 19,984 65,594 5,899 14,087
2007 2,486 8,963 426 1,192 7,899 34,382 2,680 8,016
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 2,092 3,787 -4,457 3,652 256,212 61,940 24,378 17,991
2007 2,582 7,125 5,012 4,272 116,155 31,059 10,894 9,693
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 321 435 29 84 53 476 103 329
2007 344 530 38 88 40 479 91 301
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 27,372 54,409 10,310 30,320 381,355 167,351 77,584 71,099
2007 21,795 30,427 19,108 31,187 207,552 90,244 50,629 54,900

Farm operators reporting net losses ....................... farms, 2012 605 821 65 137 25 583 139 454
2007 619 728 47 191 28 628 155 526
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 11,321 23,034 11,045 12,699 9,092 24,125 15,049 20,495
2007 8,096 9,840 (D) 8,129 14,413 14,084 12,434 16,176
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Net cash farm income of the operations .................... $1,000, 2012 7,716 20,020 -116 171,460 46,753 40,075 23,301 990
2007 4,119 16,357 3,724 142,746 99,124 30,333 21,541 232
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 30,140 128,335 -191 304,547 48,099 134,932 24,476 2,201
2007 14,009 87,473 6,345 197,435 90,524 99,781 21,759 519

Farms with net gains 1 ..........................................number, 2012 115 98 247 346 419 171 360 197
2007 137 115 308 445 507 152 373 160
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 87,898 246,375 17,453 513,069 132,775 249,223 82,344 16,615
2007 47,295 159,011 17,960 336,906 206,452 233,229 74,790 13,487

Farms with net losses ...........................................number, 2012 141 58 362 217 553 126 592 253
2007 157 72 279 278 588 152 617 287
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 16,968 71,111 12,230 27,935 16,058 20,177 10,714 9,023
2007 15,036 26,789 6,477 25,818 9,434 33,668 10,301 6,711

Net cash farm income of operators ............................ $1,000, 2012 7,862 19,264 -226 94,213 14,193 39,295 20,010 984
2007 3,890 14,499 3,568 106,875 16,776 29,233 14,192 226
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 30,710 123,485 -372 167,341 14,602 132,307 21,019 2,186
2007 13,232 77,536 6,078 147,821 15,321 96,160 14,336 506
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Farm operators reporting net gains ....................... farms, 2012 116 97 249 334 424 171 372 199
2007 137 114 308 439 487 154 361 159
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 87,924 242,202 16,882 308,669 56,156 244,482 70,236 16,458
2007 45,627 146,347 17,460 261,928 47,695 222,410 57,229 13,540

Farm operators reporting net losses ........................ farms, 2012 140 59 360 229 548 126 580 251
2007 157 73 279 284 608 150 629 288
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 16,695 71,695 12,306 38,789 17,550 19,931 10,548 9,129
2007 15,036 29,924 6,486 28,561 10,610 33,457 10,282 6,690
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Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 14,417 128 41 131 157 119 23
2007 13,856 137 52 68 245 29 15
$1,000, 2012 120,129 470 177 590 551 216 71
2007 147,334 459 224 389 951 128 92
Average per farm ............................................dollars, 2012 8,332 3,674 4,319 4,505 3,510 1,814 3,090
2007 10,633 3,351 4,300 5,717 3,881 4,406 6,107

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 3,240 10 6 2 82 1 -
2007 4,181 16 20 4 172 2 1
$1,000, 2012 6,555 8 5 (D) 272 (D) -
2007 9,606 24 24 21 404 (D) (D)
Average per farm ............................................dollars, 2012 2,023 841 832 (D) 3,315 (D) -
2007 2,298 1,507 1,224 5,275 2,349 (D) (D)

Amount from other federal farm programs .............. farms, 2012 12,927 122 38 129 108 118 23
2007 11,537 131 40 64 146 27 15
$1,000, 2012 113,574 462 172 (D) 279 (D) 71
2007 137,728 435 199 368 547 (D) (D)
Average per farm ............................................dollars, 2012 8,786 3,786 4,529 (D) 2,586 (D) 3,090
2007 11,938 3,320 4,978 5,744 3,745 (D) (D)

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................ farms, 2012 286 - - - 2 - -


2007 749 4 - - 4 3 -
$1,000, 2012 22,797 - - - (D) - -
2007 41,729 4 - - 126 90 -
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 105 - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 6,672 - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 261 243 191 63 184 22 84


2007 237 215 215 61 100 40 107
$1,000, 2012 3,011 3,200 1,102 427 1,481 70 427
2007 4,038 5,475 2,260 335 203 104 675
Average per farm ............................................dollars, 2012 11,535 13,169 5,770 6,782 8,049 3,203 5,084
2007 17,039 25,464 10,514 5,498 2,035 2,598 6,305

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 109 50 56 2 8 3 16
2007 112 47 58 6 15 9 41
$1,000, 2012 215 98 167 (D) 3 5 15
2007 316 134 123 8 17 18 44
Average per farm ............................................dollars, 2012 1,970 1,964 2,981 (D) 374 1,615 911
2007 2,823 2,858 2,129 1,326 1,147 2,011 1,081

Amount from other federal farm programs .............. farms, 2012 199 218 170 63 180 19 77
2007 192 192 183 56 92 36 100
$1,000, 2012 2,796 3,102 935 (D) 1,478 66 412
2007 3,722 5,340 2,137 327 186 86 630
Average per farm ............................................dollars, 2012 14,049 14,229 5,501 (D) 8,212 3,453 5,357
2007 19,385 27,815 11,678 5,847 2,024 2,384 6,303

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................ farms, 2012 4 13 8 1 2 - -


2007 27 25 20 1 1 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) 1,402 958 (D) (D) - -
2007 3,610 1,495 656 (D) (D) - -
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 3 2 3 1 - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 27 (D) 208 (D) - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 27 24 23 192 112 132 36


2007 20 40 26 147 124 134 30
$1,000, 2012 145 603 363 946 447 546 232
2007 51 681 376 950 456 530 170
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 5,372 25,137 15,776 4,926 3,988 4,140 6,431
2007 2,528 17,020 14,457 6,463 3,680 3,959 5,674

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 - 1 2 26 26 29 3
2007 2 4 - 41 57 36 7
$1,000, 2012 - (D) (D) 36 24 31 5
2007 (D) 5 - 70 98 77 7
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 - (D) (D) 1,378 914 1,082 1,794
2007 (D) 1,362 - 1,699 1,724 2,152 1,040

Amount from other federal farm programs ............... farms, 2012 27 24 21 182 102 116 33
2007 18 40 26 127 105 112 24
$1,000, 2012 145 (D) (D) 910 423 515 226
2007 (D) 675 376 880 358 453 163
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 5,372 (D) (D) 4,999 4,146 4,440 6,852
2007 (D) 16,884 14,457 6,932 3,410 4,045 6,789

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................. farms, 2012 - 2 - 4 - 2 -


2007 - 1 4 1 - - -
$1,000, 2012 - (D) - 23 - (D) -
2007 - (D) (D) (D) - - -
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - - 1 2 - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - (D) (D) - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 102 41 244 409 143 151 40 2
2007 133 26 411 378 158 191 31 3
$1,000, 2012 1,586 209 834 3,374 1,471 1,021 507 (D)
2007 3,441 71 1,714 2,902 2,218 1,258 371 263
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 15,545 5,109 3,418 8,250 10,290 6,765 12,686 (D)
2007 25,875 2,733 4,169 7,678 14,041 6,585 11,971 87,767

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 28 1 126 81 39 49 4 2
2007 30 1 273 79 54 74 4 3
$1,000, 2012 35 (D) 147 96 102 103 2 (D)
2007 56 (D) 453 111 132 185 5 146
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 1,250 (D) 1,165 1,189 2,615 2,108 408 (D)
2007 1,858 (D) 1,660 1,404 2,437 2,506 1,280 48,707

Amount from other federal farm programs ............... farms, 2012 85 41 136 377 123 124 40 2
2007 118 26 218 332 132 165 28 3
$1,000, 2012 1,551 (D) 687 3,278 1,369 918 506 (D)
2007 3,386 (D) 1,260 2,791 2,087 1,072 366 117
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 18,242 (D) 5,052 8,695 11,133 7,404 12,645 (D)
2007 28,691 (D) 5,782 8,407 15,809 6,499 13,071 39,059

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................. farms, 2012 6 - 2 12 2 1 1 -


2007 17 1 - 20 15 12 2 -
$1,000, 2012 308 - (D) 994 (D) (D) (D) -
2007 917 (D) - 653 181 240 (D) -
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 1 - 1 2 1 1 1 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 166 72 385 55 194 102 198 74
2007 200 70 373 63 199 92 203 90
$1,000, 2012 616 227 3,324 237 2,479 254 1,070 186
2007 560 151 3,337 218 5,253 133 852 198
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 3,713 3,157 8,633 4,306 12,780 2,490 5,403 2,513
2007 2,799 2,160 8,947 3,453 26,399 1,440 4,196 2,204

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 14 12 32 18 102 4 55 19
2007 44 16 24 31 92 6 80 44
$1,000, 2012 25 9 57 47 228 3 84 28
2007 116 15 49 140 246 11 191 66
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 1,771 764 1,767 2,589 2,232 633 1,528 1,478
2007 2,638 920 2,047 4,510 2,679 1,758 2,389 1,497

Amount from other federal farm programs .............. farms, 2012 159 67 376 47 154 101 174 65
2007 179 64 365 49 152 90 154 65
$1,000, 2012 592 218 3,267 190 2,252 251 986 158
2007 444 136 3,288 78 5,007 122 661 133
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 3,720 3,256 8,689 4,047 14,621 2,489 5,665 2,429
2007 2,479 2,132 9,009 1,586 32,941 1,355 4,290 2,039

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................ farms, 2012 3 1 4 - 11 1 2 -


2007 3 3 27 - 25 4 11 3
$1,000, 2012 1 (D) 110 - 1,693 (D) (D) -
2007 (D) (D) 1,413 - 1,962 (D) 15 1
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 2 1 3 - 5 - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 90 - 618 - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 128 16 277 192 142 249 309 138
2007 129 10 252 190 118 269 262 74
$1,000, 2012 980 94 1,224 2,286 962 6,355 3,369 773
2007 2,359 6 705 2,894 506 7,578 2,812 155
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 7,658 5,861 4,418 11,909 6,778 25,522 10,903 5,603
2007 18,285 596 2,798 15,231 4,285 28,171 10,732 2,090

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 77 3 97 58 3 133 82 4
2007 82 2 123 58 9 166 67 6
$1,000, 2012 198 13 140 87 6 679 106 2
2007 251 (D) 176 97 33 696 108 1
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 2,570 4,318 1,442 1,495 1,871 5,108 1,293 450
2007 3,060 (D) 1,429 1,675 3,658 4,192 1,609 114

Amount from other federal farm programs .............. farms, 2012 73 16 224 172 141 188 290 134
2007 64 8 169 152 113 171 228 68
$1,000, 2012 782 81 1,084 2,200 957 5,676 3,263 771
2007 2,108 (D) 529 2,797 473 6,882 2,704 154
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 10,716 5,051 4,839 12,789 6,786 30,190 11,252 5,757
2007 32,936 (D) 3,132 18,399 4,184 40,246 11,860 2,264

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................ farms, 2012 5 - - 5 - 5 - -


2007 12 - 7 20 3 17 13 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - - 380 - 610 - -
2007 1,128 - 5 870 1 961 866 -
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - - 1 - - 1 1 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - (D) - - (D) (D) -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 301


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Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 41 117 88 125 152 27 461 98


2007 49 130 98 142 161 15 513 73
$1,000, 2012 1,427 1,813 855 1,787 1,528 90 4,347 2,130
2007 668 2,642 1,396 2,578 578 4 4,358 2,260
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 34,804 15,495 9,719 14,298 10,054 3,351 9,430 21,739
2007 13,641 20,320 14,247 18,153 3,590 281 8,494 30,956

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 2 62 33 79 44 1 95 20
2007 10 63 42 99 68 3 138 11
$1,000, 2012 (D) 153 76 479 56 (D) 133 26
2007 24 163 92 759 121 (D) 226 94
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 (D) 2,460 2,296 6,061 1,279 (D) 1,405 1,292
2007 2,379 2,591 2,180 7,663 1,775 (D) 1,639 8,501

Amount from other federal farm programs ............... farms, 2012 39 83 79 81 127 27 421 96
2007 39 96 68 77 112 12 431 66
$1,000, 2012 (D) 1,660 780 1,308 1,472 (D) 4,214 2,105
2007 645 2,478 1,305 1,819 457 (D) 4,131 2,166
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 (D) 20,004 9,867 16,154 11,590 (D) 10,009 21,923
2007 16,529 25,816 19,186 23,624 4,083 (D) 9,586 32,822

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................. farms, 2012 - 11 1 1 4 - 10 3


2007 - 9 5 9 7 - 11 10
$1,000, 2012 - 2,825 (D) (D) 492 - 125 73
2007 - 950 65 911 275 - 560 1,601
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - 8 - 2 2 - 4 3
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - 2,024 - (D) (D) - 15 88
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 48 258 118 17 32 249 305 14


2007 64 291 152 17 14 80 257 31
$1,000, 2012 569 3,454 350 110 91 859 4,684 (D)
2007 211 7,394 441 56 10 120 4,889 62
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 11,851 13,386 2,969 6,483 2,849 3,449 15,356 (D)
2007 3,295 25,409 2,902 3,323 686 1,502 19,024 2,013

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 8 75 52 5 6 11 133 5
2007 9 81 79 3 6 7 93 4
$1,000, 2012 6 111 59 (D) (D) 4 219 5
2007 7 175 132 (D) 6 16 167 2
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 690 1,481 1,140 (D) (D) 319 1,644 1,075
2007 818 2,156 1,668 (D) 967 2,220 1,791 596

Amount from other federal farm programs ............... farms, 2012 43 209 88 16 29 245 259 13
2007 57 247 95 14 8 78 213 30
$1,000, 2012 563 3,343 291 (D) (D) 855 4,465 (D)
2007 204 7,220 309 (D) 4 105 4,723 60
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 13,101 15,993 3,307 (D) (D) 3,491 17,239 (D)
2007 3,571 29,229 3,255 (D) 474 1,341 22,172 2,001

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................. farms, 2012 - 7 - - - - 33 -


2007 5 37 3 - - 1 48 -
$1,000, 2012 - 639 - - - - 1,124 -
2007 (D) 1,759 34 - - (D) 1,234 -
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - 5 - - - - 16 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - 135 - - - - 559 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 39 24 77 217 7 273 133 146


2007 27 38 72 199 11 275 139 132
$1,000, 2012 119 162 635 1,705 80 5,226 1,001 611
2007 178 142 227 3,133 36 8,361 1,271 420
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 3,045 6,755 8,252 7,856 11,484 19,144 7,525 4,188
2007 6,606 3,727 3,154 15,743 3,276 30,402 9,147 3,179

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 - 7 19 61 2 126 18 18
2007 1 20 24 65 - 107 10 18
$1,000, 2012 - 7 106 114 (D) 267 18 25
2007 (D) 19 45 179 - 286 26 18
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 - 950 5,598 1,875 (D) 2,121 1,024 1,404
2007 (D) 928 1,871 2,759 - 2,670 2,605 1,016

Amount from other federal farm programs .............. farms, 2012 39 18 74 184 5 224 129 142
2007 26 20 56 154 11 229 135 120
$1,000, 2012 119 155 529 1,590 (D) 4,959 982 586
2007 (D) 123 182 2,954 36 8,075 1,245 401
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 3,045 8,637 7,150 8,644 (D) 22,139 7,615 4,128
2007 (D) 6,153 3,253 19,179 3,276 35,262 9,225 3,345

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................ farms, 2012 - - - 4 - 12 1 -


2007 - - - 21 - 38 10 1
$1,000, 2012 - - - 545 - 1,959 (D) -
2007 - - - 1,778 - 1,655 195 (D)
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - - - 2 - - 1 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - (D) - - (D) -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 51 71 113 139 172 224 38 194
2007 51 72 93 130 107 214 21 196
$1,000, 2012 881 969 1,532 1,749 851 3,877 56 961
2007 978 1,263 555 3,042 730 5,130 83 418
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 17,270 13,648 13,559 12,585 4,948 17,307 1,467 4,954
2007 19,185 17,545 5,973 23,401 6,826 23,972 3,931 2,134

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 12 4 18 8 34 33 9 38
2007 14 10 14 13 26 29 5 62
$1,000, 2012 19 4 27 5 25 50 12 36
2007 33 (D) 25 7 32 69 5 104
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 1,591 893 1,500 647 726 1,521 1,357 938
2007 2,348 (D) 1,777 516 1,212 2,384 1,003 1,671

Amount from other federal farm programs .............. farms, 2012 43 71 105 139 167 217 34 173
2007 44 68 85 127 99 201 19 154
$1,000, 2012 862 965 1,505 1,744 826 3,826 44 925
2007 946 (D) 531 3,035 699 5,061 78 315
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 20,039 13,598 14,335 12,548 4,948 17,634 1,281 5,349
2007 21,491 (D) 6,242 23,901 7,060 25,179 4,081 2,043

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................ farms, 2012 1 3 - 4 5 12 - -


2007 8 4 2 7 4 18 - 1
$1,000, 2012 (D) 112 - 251 36 2,398 - -
2007 790 211 (D) 471 8 1,283 - (D)
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - - - - - - - -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 76 481 249 127 92 573 67 176
2007 74 498 206 179 108 613 51 195
$1,000, 2012 610 4,522 726 458 313 3,373 427 928
2007 194 5,326 425 1,012 258 6,793 1,560 1,916
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 8,022 9,402 2,915 3,603 3,402 5,886 6,372 5,272
2007 2,619 10,695 2,063 5,656 2,386 11,081 30,585 9,826

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 33 81 36 30 26 56 25 57
2007 49 85 50 48 53 72 22 104
$1,000, 2012 32 193 34 32 26 89 42 102
2007 63 199 51 110 63 189 60 177
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 984 2,378 939 1,054 1,009 1,590 1,685 1,790
2007 1,291 2,338 1,012 2,288 1,184 2,630 2,721 1,705

Amount from other federal farm programs ............... farms, 2012 68 449 245 119 83 548 55 147
2007 48 462 193 170 74 581 36 143
$1,000, 2012 577 4,330 692 426 287 3,284 385 826
2007 131 5,128 374 903 195 6,603 1,500 1,739
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 8,488 9,643 2,825 3,580 3,455 5,992 6,996 5,618
2007 2,721 11,099 1,940 5,310 2,635 11,366 41,666 12,160

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................. farms, 2012 - 14 - 5 - 5 1 1


2007 - 23 4 8 3 39 6 7
$1,000, 2012 - 761 - 98 - 376 (D) (D)
2007 - 709 (D) 64 5 2,751 413 1,487
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - 2 1 5 - 2 - 1
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - (D) (D) 98 - (D) - (D)
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 246 328 10 28 65 184 111 194
2007 122 251 13 23 57 217 124 197
$1,000, 2012 1,065 1,293 17 200 772 1,807 446 848
2007 351 640 12 228 1,026 1,755 512 2,196
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 4,329 3,942 1,713 7,129 11,882 9,821 4,022 4,370
2007 2,880 2,551 947 9,906 17,999 8,087 4,128 11,149

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 12 14 - 1 13 36 52 15
2007 21 27 - 2 11 75 72 30
$1,000, 2012 10 10 - (D) 37 65 65 25
2007 13 39 - (D) 19 163 126 43
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 852 745 - (D) 2,852 1,802 1,251 1,656
2007 595 1,455 - (D) 1,711 2,176 1,744 1,445

Amount from other federal farm programs ............... farms, 2012 240 325 10 27 57 165 83 187
2007 119 238 13 21 47 152 86 173
$1,000, 2012 1,055 1,283 17 (D) 735 1,742 381 823
2007 339 601 12 (D) 1,007 1,592 386 2,153
Average per farm ........................................... dollars, 2012 4,395 3,947 1,713 (D) 12,899 10,559 4,595 4,400
2007 2,848 2,525 947 (D) 21,428 10,471 4,491 12,445

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................. farms, 2012 - 3 - - - 10 1 9


2007 1 6 - - 13 10 2 5
$1,000, 2012 - 95 - - - 579 (D) 36
2007 (D) (D) - - 1,716 706 (D) 17
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 - 1 - - - 1 1 3
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 - (D) - - - (D) (D) 3
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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Table 5. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Total received .............................................................. farms, 2012 147 119 137 318 64 185 245 105
2007 177 138 45 365 39 176 131 26
$1,000, 2012 678 1,639 222 2,943 329 1,876 921 532
2007 661 2,324 77 3,902 419 2,997 489 123
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 4,613 13,771 1,622 9,256 5,142 10,142 3,760 5,066
2007 3,733 16,840 1,709 10,691 10,747 17,029 3,734 4,733

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve,


Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Programs ........................................ farms, 2012 45 42 1 69 5 58 20 -
2007 104 57 3 54 8 43 38 1
$1,000, 2012 181 195 (D) 66 4 60 17 -
2007 297 214 (D) 101 10 63 46 (D)
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 4,015 4,647 (D) 960 777 1,037 831 -
2007 2,854 3,748 (D) 1,869 1,196 1,473 1,206 (D)

Amount from other federal farm programs .............. farms, 2012 123 104 136 288 61 166 239 105
2007 116 122 42 347 31 166 102 25
$1,000, 2012 497 1,444 (D) 2,877 325 1,816 904 532
2007 364 2,110 (D) 3,801 410 2,934 443 (D)
Average per farm ............................................ dollars, 2012 4,045 13,880 (D) 9,990 5,331 10,941 3,785 5,066
2007 3,138 17,298 (D) 10,955 13,212 17,674 4,346 (D)

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS

Total ............................................................................ farms, 2012 3 8 - 9 1 3 2 -


2007 2 20 - 23 - 9 3 -
$1,000, 2012 92 195 - 1,125 (D) (D) (D) -
2007 (D) 2,394 - 501 - 709 (D) -
Amount spent to repay CCC loans ........................... farms, 2012 2 4 - 4 - - 2 -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
$1,000, 2012 (D) 64 - 249 - - (D) -
2007 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 16,809 239 198 141 176 283 154
2007 15,622 232 134 161 135 253 53
$1,000, 2012 217,404 1,637 1,114 1,061 2,314 3,254 1,637
2007 257,582 1,819 1,265 987 1,457 1,415 677
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 12,934 6,850 5,624 7,524 13,150 11,500 10,632
2007 16,488 7,842 9,444 6,128 10,794 5,591 12,772

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 2,495 26 25 22 29 59 45


2007 2,229 25 13 27 23 40 6
$1,000, 2012 31,345 87 475 151 276 1,773 473
2007 27,050 93 62 150 136 764 47

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ......... farms, 2012 6,073 72 45 47 77 85 16
2007 5,113 55 22 29 59 48 11
$1,000, 2012 28,536 281 71 208 323 145 30
2007 23,875 78 37 190 96 98 19

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 2,009 16 12 27 34 51 37
2007 1,632 25 21 8 35 39 18
$1,000, 2012 38,578 242 29 484 880 762 795
2007 25,131 349 119 64 760 267 137

Agri-tourism and recreational services ..................... farms, 2012 1,135 8 6 5 10 34 40


2007 602 7 6 10 5 5 1
$1,000, 2012 17,625 16 9 14 (D) 111 193
2007 12,661 24 (D) 97 25 3 (D)

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 4,505 95 97 48 40 45 17
2007 3,345 70 63 52 34 28 -
$1,000, 2012 10,343 113 210 68 87 57 19
2007 10,743 108 219 84 90 48 -

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 1,294 22 7 8 7 1 -


2007 1,933 13 18 10 10 2 1
$1,000, 2012 43,684 395 23 (D) 41 (D) -
2007 51,411 193 355 168 202 (D) (D)

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 611 7 4 3 1 13 3
2007 758 9 5 6 5 8 8
$1,000, 2012 3,371 20 14 (D) (D) (D) 3
2007 5,923 16 (D) 6 9 (D) (D)
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 5,517 2,794 3,532 (D) (D) (D) 932
2007 7,813 1,737 (D) 966 1,811 (D) (D)

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 2,394 35 21 10 16 26 14
2007 5,494 81 21 70 7 121 17
$1,000, 2012 43,922 483 282 128 685 391 124
2007 100,788 960 386 227 139 170 369
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 164 132 195 94 261 104 196
2007 160 140 165 54 317 71 135
$1,000, 2012 5,070 2,194 1,821 1,466 2,125 1,217 2,495
2007 4,053 2,291 3,635 692 3,354 691 1,221
Average per farm ................................................dollars, 2012 30,917 16,625 9,340 15,601 8,143 11,705 12,731
2007 25,331 16,367 22,028 12,811 10,580 9,733 9,047

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 18 40 15 15 39 25 27


2007 11 40 21 7 20 8 32
$1,000, 2012 433 625 196 106 100 178 461
2007 582 588 (D) (D) 39 35 75

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ........ farms, 2012 68 42 81 32 66 15 41
2007 70 54 60 25 87 22 43
$1,000, 2012 590 194 297 45 144 29 92
2007 684 225 501 37 140 61 83

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 9 6 28 15 52 17 40
2007 10 13 20 2 40 17 23
$1,000, 2012 291 53 431 147 366 337 227
2007 47 299 841 (D) 471 129 139

Agri-tourism and recreational services .................... farms, 2012 7 1 12 3 21 12 19


2007 3 2 2 2 15 8 7
$1,000, 2012 49 (D) 293 (D) (D) 56 515
2007 13 (D) (D) (D) 1,211 57 106

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 35 45 61 16 58 20 41
2007 44 52 38 4 17 10 13
$1,000, 2012 40 98 213 31 64 (D) (D)
2007 119 175 222 (D) 14 (D) (D)

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 36 22 25 6 5 2 9


2007 41 30 30 10 10 5 6
$1,000, 2012 3,362 1,109 323 693 146 (D) 54
2007 1,432 518 1,061 173 49 94 262

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 14 11 5 1 18 - 1
2007 12 4 4 5 18 1 3
$1,000, 2012 185 (D) 12 (D) (D) - (D)
2007 107 (D) (D) (D) 110 (D) (D)
Average per farm ................................................dollars, 2012 13,250 (D) 2,438 (D) (D) - (D)
2007 8,930 (D) (D) (D) 6,135 (D) (D)

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 12 4 25 32 49 28 58


2007 54 33 53 5 165 20 32
$1,000, 2012 121 49 57 418 267 585 1,090
2007 1,068 372 816 173 1,320 252 478
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 69 28 46 200 167 330 57
2007 71 37 50 217 118 229 38
$1,000, 2012 853 982 707 2,559 1,440 3,503 371
2007 628 366 250 3,962 1,321 3,088 81
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 12,359 35,056 15,379 12,797 8,625 10,614 6,507
2007 8,849 9,891 4,991 18,259 11,193 13,487 2,129

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 17 5 12 27 42 57 9


2007 12 4 16 29 21 57 11
$1,000, 2012 96 571 250 309 264 262 21
2007 24 (D) 73 195 61 1,153 20

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ......... farms, 2012 15 10 11 54 32 70 8
2007 10 21 12 33 28 58 4
$1,000, 2012 32 40 237 178 39 191 26
2007 40 77 29 49 17 82 3

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 11 - 3 30 19 47 15
2007 10 - 1 22 20 31 10
$1,000, 2012 309 - (D) 973 306 1,420 37
2007 198 - (D) 280 343 397 20

Agri-tourism and recreational services ..................... farms, 2012 5 - 2 17 6 35 17


2007 15 6 5 18 2 12 -
$1,000, 2012 (D) - (D) 77 56 167 235
2007 82 10 5 56 (D) (D) -

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 12 4 2 78 61 115 5
2007 8 3 1 59 27 56 5
$1,000, 2012 14 (D) (D) 89 71 242 6
2007 31 (D) (D) 84 33 123 12

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 - 9 5 18 6 12 4


2007 3 4 3 32 8 7 -
$1,000, 2012 - 359 72 375 (D) 133 4
2007 (D) 229 22 1,027 98 211 -

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 2 2 - 13 3 8 3
2007 8 1 2 21 5 7 9
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) - 83 (D) 27 15
2007 (D) (D) (D) 134 (D) (D) 22
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 (D) (D) - 6,408 (D) 3,376 5,072
2007 (D) (D) (D) 6,367 (D) (D) 2,480

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 13 - 17 32 31 45 11


2007 20 8 17 121 26 50 5
$1,000, 2012 344 - 74 475 684 1,061 28
2007 109 11 107 2,138 759 872 4
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 64 26 293 280 106 159 35 2
2007 83 35 254 307 116 202 35 2
$1,000, 2012 1,001 (D) 1,683 3,879 2,099 2,454 247 (D)
2007 1,047 148 1,303 5,039 2,416 2,830 953 (D)
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 15,640 (D) 5,745 13,852 19,803 15,432 7,047 (D)
2007 12,611 4,214 5,129 16,413 20,830 14,011 27,225 (D)

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 19 5 45 30 15 24 2 1


2007 28 5 32 31 19 17 6 2
$1,000, 2012 210 10 256 652 436 190 (D) (D)
2007 482 9 131 405 260 151 51 (D)

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ........ farms, 2012 34 5 87 134 52 75 26 1
2007 33 3 65 133 53 91 16 1
$1,000, 2012 251 8 180 563 278 563 139 (D)
2007 277 2 93 811 173 752 46 (D)

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 2 4 42 24 6 20 5 -
2007 1 1 53 12 10 22 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 367 214 194 268 49 -
2007 (D) (D) 422 89 118 314 - -

Agri-tourism and recreational services .................... farms, 2012 - 2 17 2 5 4 3 -


2007 1 - 5 2 3 5 2 -
$1,000, 2012 - (D) 109 (D) 36 17 (D) -
2007 (D) - 117 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 28 5 85 45 18 39 8 -
2007 32 2 70 45 21 41 5 -
$1,000, 2012 218 1 103 104 23 101 5 -
2007 46 (D) 107 858 98 197 9 -

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 9 - 18 61 14 16 1 1


2007 17 2 24 79 21 23 1 -
$1,000, 2012 220 - 205 1,992 986 467 (D) (D)
2007 150 (D) 219 1,643 403 395 (D) -

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 2 1 7 8 8 11 1 1
2007 3 2 14 21 1 9 - -
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 5 (D) 125 16 (D) (D)
2007 (D) (D) 21 (D) (D) (D) - -
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 (D) (D) 711 (D) 15,656 1,486 (D) (D)
2007 (D) (D) 1,499 (D) (D) (D) - -

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 7 8 54 25 8 26 6 -


2007 3 23 47 119 42 69 8 1
$1,000, 2012 (D) 50 460 326 22 831 20 -
2007 60 119 192 1,152 1,249 864 730 (D)
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 307 186 392 68 116 201 180 150
2007 264 132 441 72 145 149 233 84
$1,000, 2012 2,663 1,059 4,822 1,470 2,008 4,297 3,720 650
2007 2,116 1,516 17,801 1,707 4,726 1,952 4,237 693
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 8,675 5,693 12,301 21,616 17,307 21,376 20,668 4,336
2007 8,016 11,482 40,366 23,712 32,596 13,100 18,185 8,253

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 28 41 56 3 10 39 25 10


2007 29 24 66 12 26 20 30 9
$1,000, 2012 86 190 770 (D) 56 243 623 54
2007 201 83 (D) (D) 409 106 124 37

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ......... farms, 2012 97 76 184 18 75 51 78 42
2007 74 56 154 10 70 36 82 19
$1,000, 2012 215 141 943 47 953 138 522 29
2007 61 127 2,369 17 841 75 240 22

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 38 11 9 4 10 38 26 25
2007 54 16 16 7 10 14 22 17
$1,000, 2012 389 (D) (D) 11 239 448 759 154
2007 345 470 293 100 327 62 214 269

Agri-tourism and recreational services ..................... farms, 2012 20 15 11 15 8 21 12 10


2007 15 8 6 5 6 11 8 5
$1,000, 2012 775 109 (D) 230 45 1,175 139 38
2007 (D) (D) (D) (D) 92 418 (D) 56

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 89 46 139 12 29 37 29 44
2007 58 28 122 13 36 48 31 18
$1,000, 2012 99 69 503 7 102 91 49 (D)
2007 77 51 (D) 16 155 62 75 (D)

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 20 9 40 3 11 9 9 3


2007 23 5 57 9 31 14 27 2
$1,000, 2012 265 75 1,053 (D) 538 1,140 987 17
2007 359 49 989 224 1,509 128 982 (D)

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 8 1 16 2 14 4 6 2
2007 1 9 10 2 8 6 8 4
$1,000, 2012 37 (D) 252 (D) 60 18 12 (D)
2007 (D) (D) 18 (D) 40 23 (D) (D)
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 4,603 (D) 15,725 (D) 4,298 4,600 1,928 (D)
2007 (D) (D) 1,752 (D) 4,952 3,761 (D) (D)

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 53 27 24 28 4 45 25 36


2007 101 22 143 39 52 61 119 27
$1,000, 2012 798 410 681 928 13 1,042 629 338
2007 1,055 626 10,259 838 1,355 1,080 2,542 261
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 88 26 226 128 334 149 300 167
2007 76 14 229 137 288 203 285 183
$1,000, 2012 778 186 2,916 2,066 4,783 3,105 2,939 602
2007 1,140 (D) 3,416 3,777 4,729 4,208 4,295 1,645
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 8,846 7,162 12,902 16,141 14,320 20,839 9,796 3,603
2007 15,004 (D) 14,915 27,569 16,420 20,731 15,072 8,990

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 11 4 16 22 59 18 32 9


2007 15 - 15 21 43 24 26 18
$1,000, 2012 97 1 482 791 288 128 99 26
2007 191 - 18 957 160 637 65 112

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ........ farms, 2012 48 1 112 68 96 89 111 50
2007 34 - 72 62 80 93 84 55
$1,000, 2012 227 (D) 314 430 248 984 427 104
2007 99 - 100 418 274 564 180 58

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 7 8 20 12 23 20 28 29
2007 9 3 23 7 40 32 15 12
$1,000, 2012 107 5 546 276 149 551 578 124
2007 179 (D) 706 (D) 461 723 300 162

Agri-tourism and recreational services .................... farms, 2012 4 10 16 7 38 18 24 7


2007 1 1 14 2 19 16 7 12
$1,000, 2012 (D) 170 32 27 685 86 659 100
2007 (D) (D) 11 (D) 119 40 78 905

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 13 4 46 27 117 34 111 57
2007 16 2 21 29 61 43 82 38
$1,000, 2012 38 1 68 51 403 304 223 (D)
2007 70 (D) 54 117 135 250 338 9

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 13 - 15 14 26 16 14 6


2007 19 - 23 31 36 54 57 14
$1,000, 2012 172 - 407 263 842 984 754 (D)
2007 516 - 843 776 1,022 1,233 1,469 178

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 3 2 9 6 10 4 14 15
2007 2 - 15 6 9 18 31 12
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 85 22 18 18 34 23
2007 (D) - 195 65 50 145 248 13
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 (D) (D) 9,414 3,724 1,770 4,519 2,458 1,513
2007 (D) - 12,972 10,817 5,567 8,071 7,989 1,065

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 6 3 37 8 58 13 40 21


2007 4 8 120 53 117 41 111 91
$1,000, 2012 124 (D) 982 204 2,149 49 164 37
2007 (D) 5 1,488 1,394 2,509 617 1,618 208
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 155 79 93 78 439 68 429 77
2007 162 74 90 82 327 39 489 70
$1,000, 2012 4,564 1,999 2,665 4,520 4,127 599 4,704 1,617
2007 4,236 1,689 743 3,899 3,626 750 8,274 2,240
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 29,448 25,305 28,656 57,954 9,402 8,814 10,965 20,997
2007 26,145 22,828 8,260 47,550 11,089 19,235 16,921 32,006

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 22 10 18 17 59 13 46 16


2007 27 6 16 11 60 9 57 8
$1,000, 2012 195 136 652 695 425 8 323 319
2007 264 105 44 694 684 16 1,137 428

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ......... farms, 2012 31 49 36 45 167 12 252 38
2007 35 35 29 43 101 6 215 32
$1,000, 2012 123 404 466 1,218 364 10 777 230
2007 154 139 89 1,760 239 10 524 141

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 15 7 15 1 67 14 20 3
2007 21 9 11 4 38 2 19 10
$1,000, 2012 26 815 525 (D) 1,450 95 255 213
2007 96 183 38 153 850 (D) 291 153

Agri-tourism and recreational services ..................... farms, 2012 18 5 6 8 39 12 10 6


2007 9 7 - 12 14 7 8 3
$1,000, 2012 507 20 (D) (D) 392 452 191 16
2007 52 28 - 601 (D) 439 44 (D)

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 30 16 31 10 143 21 101 9
2007 16 18 11 22 116 6 69 16
$1,000, 2012 27 (D) 296 23 288 18 275 23
2007 (D) 113 (D) (D) 203 1 388 100

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 39 4 6 10 20 2 37 13


2007 63 26 9 15 21 2 97 18
$1,000, 2012 3,385 502 272 543 614 (D) 1,507 693
2007 3,469 892 104 234 269 (D) 2,089 207

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 5 4 1 3 3 2 18 1
2007 5 6 2 3 8 1 29 2
$1,000, 2012 7 (D) (D) (D) 24 (D) 78 (D)
2007 (D) 58 (D) (D) (D) (D) 445 (D)
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 1,330 (D) (D) (D) 8,056 (D) 4,325 (D)
2007 (D) 9,606 (D) (D) (D) (D) 15,334 (D)

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 25 11 15 14 32 5 27 5


2007 22 18 29 12 54 13 210 36
$1,000, 2012 295 47 433 (D) 571 5 1,297 (D)
2007 144 171 432 318 1,062 (D) 3,357 1,095
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 78 191 157 92 75 194 159 77
2007 94 211 100 61 43 227 201 50
$1,000, 2012 1,312 3,318 1,192 654 369 1,078 3,569 1,983
2007 1,675 6,309 823 399 124 1,392 2,811 685
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 16,822 17,373 7,590 7,109 4,920 5,559 22,444 25,759
2007 17,814 29,901 8,233 6,536 2,894 6,134 13,986 13,690

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 5 29 13 20 12 31 26 12


2007 8 32 8 9 7 23 45 13
$1,000, 2012 7 707 114 38 11 71 522 120
2007 25 778 7 7 9 36 357 20

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ........ farms, 2012 29 111 43 21 17 53 69 19
2007 26 96 34 25 18 19 66 11
$1,000, 2012 111 502 77 40 16 127 510 (D)
2007 50 365 40 61 34 57 366 27

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 9 11 9 24 22 44 18 15
2007 15 12 22 13 4 32 6 6
$1,000, 2012 917 170 165 302 71 675 1,123 112
2007 115 (D) 409 78 30 322 433 22

Agri-tourism and recreational services .................... farms, 2012 5 3 15 3 15 16 1 8


2007 - 2 3 8 2 10 2 6
$1,000, 2012 6 1 110 (D) 212 130 (D) (D)
2007 - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 150

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 20 25 36 14 4 28 40 10
2007 19 51 18 1 5 22 37 11
$1,000, 2012 13 48 28 15 (D) 14 116 (D)
2007 14 203 (D) (D) 2 25 41 (D)

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 5 31 6 2 3 - 36 -


2007 6 40 9 1 - 3 41 4
$1,000, 2012 49 1,059 9 (D) 37 - 1,125 -
2007 358 1,388 114 (D) - (D) 367 (D)

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 3 7 11 7 3 18 7 -
2007 4 15 8 3 4 12 8 -
$1,000, 2012 6 18 12 18 (D) 15 (D) -
2007 11 197 43 (D) (D) (D) (D) -
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 2,072 2,529 1,076 2,592 (D) 821 (D) -
2007 2,774 13,125 5,394 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 19 16 44 26 19 32 16 23


2007 43 99 25 18 14 159 75 15
$1,000, 2012 203 814 677 199 19 46 140 872
2007 1,101 3,235 111 44 43 716 1,226 386
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 41 86 237 183 12 171 127 237
2007 53 80 185 202 21 163 130 190
$1,000, 2012 296 671 6,377 3,355 155 3,697 2,511 2,760
2007 171 1,159 3,207 5,083 279 3,887 1,478 4,416
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 7,220 7,803 26,906 18,334 12,890 21,620 19,775 11,646
2007 3,224 14,482 17,336 25,161 13,296 23,845 11,369 23,244

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 3 14 32 29 - 43 12 32


2007 12 7 22 20 4 46 22 28
$1,000, 2012 (D) 185 1,031 860 - 655 80 86
2007 9 8 281 467 27 1,010 179 791

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ......... farms, 2012 4 13 66 112 3 78 50 59
2007 7 12 61 97 9 74 59 34
$1,000, 2012 2 69 208 422 (D) 517 196 231
2007 10 32 129 347 27 593 300 85

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 13 9 42 10 - 23 3 14
2007 4 31 45 11 1 17 2 8
$1,000, 2012 143 137 3,226 197 - 1,325 (D) 71
2007 41 585 891 208 (D) 425 (D) 109

Agri-tourism and recreational services ..................... farms, 2012 7 13 17 5 1 7 14 23


2007 2 6 5 5 2 2 12 14
$1,000, 2012 16 14 31 (D) (D) (D) 125 123
2007 (D) 196 10 113 (D) (D) 34 (D)

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 7 39 69 34 1 48 26 67
2007 5 19 30 43 3 56 25 46
$1,000, 2012 (D) 105 424 (D) (D) 203 32 198
2007 2 38 152 250 (Z) 265 214 68

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 5 3 11 20 - 25 10 20


2007 2 7 10 37 - 54 2 14
$1,000, 2012 5 130 101 861 - 806 (D) 250
2007 (D) 67 366 1,252 - 1,492 (D) 284

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 - - 14 9 - 12 - 13
2007 7 3 7 5 3 7 4 11
$1,000, 2012 - - 224 110 - 144 - 34
2007 44 79 118 184 11 (D) 13 (D)
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 - - 16,022 12,195 - 11,993 - 2,585
2007 6,237 26,394 16,899 36,822 3,500 (D) 3,313 (D)

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 7 11 50 22 9 6 31 59


2007 28 15 56 85 8 18 51 77
$1,000, 2012 126 32 1,130 597 (D) (D) 633 1,766
2007 48 153 1,259 2,263 214 78 711 2,552
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 40 56 110 89 161 166 85 450
2007 35 41 101 64 147 187 56 275
$1,000, 2012 1,052 1,519 645 876 2,180 4,836 1,239 5,403
2007 844 1,176 1,903 586 2,963 5,811 1,062 3,430
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 26,312 27,128 5,861 9,844 13,543 29,134 14,574 12,007
2007 24,104 28,693 18,843 9,152 20,159 31,073 18,970 12,472

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 4 12 19 24 28 35 17 73


2007 2 7 19 17 17 36 4 57
$1,000, 2012 (D) 196 197 293 347 550 251 450
2007 (D) 154 186 163 122 251 10 475

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ........ farms, 2012 12 17 28 32 56 77 12 110
2007 15 11 24 12 53 73 13 58
$1,000, 2012 60 101 167 172 72 1,657 166 225
2007 (D) 218 207 102 153 418 57 86

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 6 3 17 1 8 13 16 69
2007 3 6 11 1 11 8 8 45
$1,000, 2012 (D) 50 61 (D) 239 147 107 1,835
2007 135 210 68 (D) 133 166 130 785

Agri-tourism and recreational services .................... farms, 2012 1 2 3 3 13 12 - 26


2007 - - 8 - 5 6 3 18
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) (D) 2 276 (D) - 126
2007 - - (D) - 3 31 (D) 143

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 20 11 28 45 54 43 14 154
2007 17 7 19 32 42 35 5 88
$1,000, 2012 25 (D) 84 161 42 191 (D) 331
2007 36 (D) 128 71 156 239 (D) 354

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 11 17 7 13 33 32 6 37


2007 10 8 4 15 24 33 3 16
$1,000, 2012 333 835 30 203 1,175 2,067 42 267
2007 99 502 93 175 1,246 1,388 (D) 149

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 6 1 3 2 7 2 1 8
2007 1 3 1 5 11 17 8 6
$1,000, 2012 61 (D) (D) (D) 12 (D) (D) 65
2007 (D) (D) (D) (D) 84 342 21 47
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 10,169 (D) (D) (D) 1,707 (D) (D) 8,135
2007 (D) (D) (D) (D) 7,677 20,092 2,620 7,845

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 2 4 22 5 14 12 30 57


2007 6 7 40 9 57 68 22 61
$1,000, 2012 (D) (D) 99 28 17 196 634 2,103
2007 265 68 1,203 33 1,066 2,976 674 1,391
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 95 384 282 285 176 518 63 199
2007 79 380 278 206 144 520 61 155
$1,000, 2012 1,869 3,841 3,571 2,754 1,549 5,597 900 2,052
2007 731 6,396 4,291 3,130 543 10,400 884 828
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 19,672 10,003 12,662 9,662 8,800 10,805 14,279 10,310
2007 9,251 16,833 15,436 15,196 3,771 20,001 14,485 5,344

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 13 40 40 30 39 77 9 19


2007 8 50 26 32 40 95 10 15
$1,000, 2012 401 585 139 668 176 909 163 195
2007 (D) 238 40 745 120 1,356 59 65

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ......... farms, 2012 23 176 68 112 25 248 26 95
2007 28 151 70 82 32 216 28 78
$1,000, 2012 72 897 120 329 152 1,200 123 539
2007 89 720 118 209 73 1,170 84 307

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 20 24 36 56 44 21 12 26
2007 8 25 36 35 32 18 11 15
$1,000, 2012 735 407 855 664 476 564 231 686
2007 107 239 813 746 120 905 190 90

Agri-tourism and recreational services ..................... farms, 2012 7 12 19 15 15 9 7 10


2007 1 5 9 8 8 5 6 3
$1,000, 2012 (D) 42 138 (D) 71 130 (D) 108
2007 (D) 30 8 (D) 14 (D) (D) (D)

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 36 130 66 92 34 210 24 42
2007 25 100 69 55 16 149 17 44
$1,000, 2012 (D) 441 68 (D) 13 784 86 123
2007 45 359 106 (D) 10 712 120 91

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 2 23 22 12 4 48 6 5


2007 2 68 35 17 9 104 7 15
$1,000, 2012 (D) 1,016 814 198 3 1,080 (D) 19
2007 (D) 2,626 510 491 35 3,972 293 81

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 5 13 12 3 11 17 - 5
2007 6 25 14 2 11 20 1 6
$1,000, 2012 89 7 69 (D) 38 252 - 32
2007 23 109 152 (D) 68 (D) (D) (D)
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 17,720 508 5,790 (D) 3,425 14,811 - 6,368
2007 3,839 4,373 10,874 (D) 6,160 (D) (D) (D)

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 8 42 65 40 32 36 7 35


2007 19 136 155 41 17 141 12 13
$1,000, 2012 98 445 1,367 237 620 678 84 350
2007 281 2,076 2,545 663 103 1,670 77 150
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 288 377 27 57 37 355 99 259
2007 278 343 13 45 31 279 92 308
$1,000, 2012 1,345 2,212 70 203 742 5,522 822 3,252
2007 2,827 3,516 (D) 322 727 6,852 2,859 7,021
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 4,670 5,867 2,609 3,568 20,053 15,554 8,303 12,555
2007 10,169 10,250 (D) 7,151 23,445 24,558 31,081 22,795

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 39 49 3 7 10 41 11 40


2007 23 52 3 5 7 46 7 26
$1,000, 2012 132 468 1 5 145 398 44 123
2007 72 213 (D) 4 115 1,206 37 49

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ........ farms, 2012 54 141 5 22 25 147 38 83
2007 43 90 1 13 20 119 40 83
$1,000, 2012 82 319 2 41 308 823 97 429
2007 60 210 (D) 40 442 613 115 349

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 48 59 8 10 - 18 14 22
2007 41 30 - 7 1 22 15 27
$1,000, 2012 417 494 15 (D) - 347 216 305
2007 638 179 - 12 (D) 247 429 157

Agri-tourism and recreational services .................... farms, 2012 11 25 3 5 - 15 13 24


2007 9 10 1 7 - 5 4 26
$1,000, 2012 10 243 45 44 - 575 116 463
2007 (D) 326 (D) 96 - (D) (D) 75

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 80 122 6 11 5 87 23 31
2007 54 84 - 3 7 52 6 36
$1,000, 2012 164 226 3 3 (D) 128 10 16
2007 56 (D) - (D) 28 167 15 88

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 12 17 - 6 4 7 14 29


2007 9 19 1 - 5 31 14 31
$1,000, 2012 159 342 - (Z) 277 51 227 252
2007 267 446 (D) - (D) 992 691 697

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 13 10 4 2 - 3 7 12
2007 10 15 - 3 3 9 3 11
$1,000, 2012 58 68 6 (D) - 8 9 113
2007 (D) (D) - (D) 16 (D) (D) 135
Average per farm ................................................ dollars, 2012 4,494 6,789 1,515 (D) - 2,657 1,286 9,434
2007 (D) (D) - (D) 5,404 (D) (D) 12,294

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 62 24 - 7 2 90 14 69


2007 148 136 8 16 1 47 49 181
$1,000, 2012 323 51 - (D) (D) 3,192 104 1,550
2007 1,710 1,882 2 164 (D) 3,524 1,509 5,470
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Table 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Total income from farm-related sources,


gross before taxes and expenses (see text) .............. farms, 2012 99 60 171 216 269 135 349 100
2007 122 61 177 280 213 155 309 104
$1,000, 2012 1,230 1,129 976 4,427 3,111 2,726 2,416 1,799
2007 2,859 2,138 682 7,426 2,422 4,307 3,718 229
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 12,426 18,812 5,705 20,496 11,565 20,195 6,922 17,986
2007 23,436 35,050 3,852 26,521 11,369 27,788 12,031 2,205

Customwork and other agricultural services ............ farms, 2012 9 10 27 42 54 31 37 14


2007 2 15 20 43 23 22 57 2
$1,000, 2012 42 276 72 665 1,297 877 875 17
2007 (D) 1,244 199 919 434 686 132 (D)

Gross cash rent or share payments (see text) ......... farms, 2012 37 28 59 119 66 75 171 12
2007 51 25 52 133 65 47 98 18
$1,000, 2012 222 350 185 802 246 477 457 31
2007 178 379 109 879 127 447 138 13

Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas


trees, short rotation woody crops, and
maple products ...................................................... farms, 2012 31 9 12 13 47 9 29 20
2007 16 3 14 10 25 6 30 8
$1,000, 2012 648 122 83 607 635 194 156 283
2007 825 (D) 63 673 216 (D) 483 12

Agri-tourism and recreational services ..................... farms, 2012 21 3 25 3 9 1 10 27


2007 4 - 8 1 7 1 5 3
$1,000, 2012 207 (D) 306 (D) 395 (D) (D) 1,421
2007 (D) - 10 (D) 275 (D) 451 (D)

Patronage dividends and refunds


from cooperatives .................................................. farms, 2012 19 13 29 50 94 24 101 21
2007 25 13 13 47 63 38 70 3
$1,000, 2012 20 28 63 111 177 118 159 (D)
2007 31 78 (D) (D) 150 150 191 3

Crop and livestock insurance payments .................. farms, 2012 9 6 6 36 9 14 7 -


2007 18 12 7 60 10 34 16 3
$1,000, 2012 52 286 18 1,375 213 507 231 -
2007 499 299 19 1,288 212 681 616 18

Amount from state and local government


agricultural program payments .............................. farms, 2012 5 6 19 10 1 7 6 2
2007 14 6 2 21 9 4 16 6
$1,000, 2012 13 50 23 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
2007 78 (D) (D) 407 159 (D) 36 5
Average per farm ............................................... dollars, 2012 2,510 8,318 1,215 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
2007 5,547 (D) (D) 19,405 17,633 (D) 2,260 798

Other farm-related income sources (see text) ......... farms, 2012 8 1 20 12 34 14 43 18


2007 59 14 95 116 38 81 102 72
$1,000, 2012 26 (D) 227 700 (D) 399 338 39
2007 1,231 79 263 2,940 849 2,234 1,669 163

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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 14,469 152 168 176 115 332 204
workers 78,012 501 528 1,040 428 2,215 1,107
$1,000 payroll 765,886 2,697 3,414 5,617 5,071 10,375 5,463
Farms with-
1 worker ........................................................................ farms 4,638 65 53 63 44 117 36
workers 4,638 65 53 63 44 117 36
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 3,188 33 53 56 18 58 35
workers 6,376 66 106 112 36 116 70

3 or 4 workers ............................................................... farms 2,928 31 34 27 29 74 54


workers 9,959 106 116 92 109 253 191
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 2,183 15 20 15 15 37 53
workers 13,599 94 122 93 95 222 322
10 workers or more ....................................................... farms 1,532 8 8 15 9 46 26
workers 43,440 170 131 680 144 1,507 488

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more .............................................................. farms 7,022 62 83 68 82 90 82
workers 30,165 158 231 402 238 402 322
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 2,828 30 41 18 42 51 28
workers 2,828 30 41 18 42 51 28
2 workers ................................................................... farms 1,700 14 15 27 21 12 18
workers 3,400 28 30 54 42 24 36

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 1,266 11 16 10 9 8 23


workers 4,280 (D) 51 36 30 27 79
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 714 6 6 4 5 7 4
workers 4,463 39 36 24 32 50 24
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 514 1 5 9 5 12 9
workers 15,194 (D) 73 270 92 250 155

Less than 150 days ........................................................... farms 10,548 108 122 140 70 286 177
workers 47,847 343 297 638 190 1,813 785
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 3,581 52 48 61 23 81 36
workers 3,581 52 48 61 23 81 36
2 workers ................................................................... farms 2,521 18 45 30 21 60 43
workers 5,042 36 90 60 42 120 86

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 2,093 23 19 29 16 67 38


workers 7,009 78 65 98 58 226 133
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 1,442 10 6 9 8 37 44
workers 8,762 65 36 54 (D) 225 267
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 911 5 4 11 2 41 16
workers 23,453 112 58 365 (D) 1,161 263

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................ farms 3,921 44 46 36 45 46 27
workers 13,129 92 145 68 105 71 86
$1,000 payroll 243,170 1,020 1,914 761 2,349 605 1,260

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days .............................................................. farms 7,447 90 85 108 33 242 122
workers 23,994 249 217 215 81 886 514
$1,000 payroll 63,423 596 662 382 234 1,208 994

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 3,101 18 37 32 37 44 55
150 days or more, workers 17,036 66 86 334 133 331 236
less than 150 days, workers 23,853 94 80 423 109 927 271
$1,000 payroll 459,294 1,081 838 4,474 2,488 8,562 3,209

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms 1,804 10 9 35 2 89 73


workers 27,104 49 57 460 (D) 1,424 460

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms 1,605 10 9 28 2 70 61
workers 25,082 49 57 380 (D) 1,214 415

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ...................................................................... farms 199 - - 7 - 19 12
workers 2,022 - - 80 - 210 45

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 21,730 336 260 296 146 544 249
workers 48,608 778 611 654 287 1,219 573
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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus

Hired farm labor .....................................................................farms 126 145 201 86 236 117 119
workers 644 734 1,845 727 1,763 569 601
$1,000 payroll 8,659 9,516 13,508 (D) 13,852 4,986 3,903
Farms with-
1 worker .........................................................................farms 37 25 63 40 77 47 45
workers 37 25 63 40 77 47 45
2 workers .......................................................................farms 22 20 52 15 49 15 21
workers 44 40 104 30 98 30 42

3 or 4 workers ................................................................farms 25 42 40 11 61 21 19
workers 87 147 131 34 214 71 65
5 to 9 workers ................................................................farms 21 46 18 14 30 21 22
workers 128 290 117 106 202 122 133
10 workers or more ........................................................farms 21 12 28 6 19 13 12
workers 348 232 1,430 517 1,172 299 316

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more ...............................................................farms 88 98 98 36 96 59 51
workers 286 303 487 174 1,174 290 163
Farms with-
1 worker .....................................................................farms 28 29 44 16 37 29 19
workers 28 29 44 16 37 29 19
2 workers ...................................................................farms 26 21 23 4 26 14 18
workers 52 42 46 8 52 28 36

3 or 4 workers ............................................................farms 17 37 13 4 16 7 6
workers 61 124 43 13 55 22 18
5 to 9 workers ............................................................farms 12 7 7 9 11 5 3
workers 63 47 43 58 74 32 22
10 workers or more ....................................................farms 5 4 11 3 6 4 5
workers 82 61 311 79 956 179 68

Less than 150 days ............................................................farms 78 108 147 66 184 89 97


workers 358 431 1,358 553 589 279 438
Farms with-
1 worker .....................................................................farms 25 23 44 34 59 33 37
workers 25 23 44 34 59 33 37
2 workers ...................................................................farms 9 20 40 14 47 16 24
workers 18 40 80 28 94 32 48

3 or 4 workers ............................................................farms 18 34 33 8 45 22 13
workers 67 113 103 25 148 74 43
5 to 9 workers ............................................................farms 17 25 13 8 25 12 15
workers 107 150 86 (D) 159 75 90
10 workers or more ....................................................farms 9 6 17 2 8 6 8
workers 141 105 1,045 (D) 129 65 220

Reported only workers working


150 days or more .................................................................farms 48 37 54 20 52 28 22
workers 154 103 155 118 289 213 60
$1,000 payroll 3,226 2,749 3,117 1,482 5,614 3,001 1,172

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days ...............................................................farms 38 47 103 50 140 58 68
workers 96 147 306 102 385 139 314
$1,000 payroll 407 464 1,448 426 867 438 496

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days .................................................farms 40 61 44 16 44 31 29
150 days or more, workers 132 200 332 (D) 885 77 103
less than 150 days, workers 262 284 1,052 (D) 204 140 124
$1,000 payroll 5,025 6,303 8,943 (D) 7,371 1,547 2,235

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................farms 13 20 27 5 15 12 6


workers 144 222 2,244 (D) 111 69 52

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor .........................farms 11 20 24 5 14 10 6


workers (D) 222 2,074 (D) (D) (D) 52

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor .......................................................................farms 2 - 3 - 1 2 -
workers (D) - 170 - (D) (D) -

Unpaid workers (see text) ......................................................farms 81 75 196 114 488 249 270
workers 168 128 372 220 1,152 585 678
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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 75 25 47 144 144 325 73


workers 228 123 220 709 479 997 322
$1,000 payroll 1,963 3,591 2,716 3,083 5,730 8,572 4,378
Farms with-
1 worker ........................................................................ farms 27 5 11 38 47 131 20
workers 27 5 11 38 47 131 20
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 15 4 10 28 40 66 34
workers 30 8 20 56 80 132 68

3 or 4 workers ............................................................... farms 19 9 9 29 31 71 7


workers 63 (D) 30 99 105 248 24
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 9 5 12 29 22 47 4
workers 45 38 76 190 127 287 27
10 workers or more ....................................................... farms 5 2 5 20 4 10 8
workers 63 (D) 83 326 120 199 183

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more .............................................................. farms 36 23 27 46 75 154 18
workers 112 94 105 169 266 341 86
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 11 6 6 15 22 80 5
workers 11 6 6 15 22 80 5
2 workers ................................................................... farms 9 4 8 7 27 43 8
workers 18 8 16 14 54 86 16

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 10 8 10 13 17 21 3


workers 31 (D) 36 47 60 77 (D)
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 4 4 1 8 7 7 -
workers (D) 30 (D) 53 (D) 40 -
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 2 1 2 3 2 3 2
workers (D) (D) (D) 40 (D) 58 (D)

Less than 150 days ........................................................... farms 58 10 38 125 96 219 65


workers 116 29 115 540 213 656 236
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 26 1 14 32 41 91 25
workers 26 1 14 32 41 91 25
2 workers ................................................................... farms 16 4 6 30 26 47 29
workers 32 8 12 60 52 94 58

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 14 4 12 22 17 39 -


workers (D) (D) 43 73 51 131 -
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 1 1 3 30 12 35 5
workers (D) (D) 16 201 69 201 33
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 1 - 3 11 - 7 6
workers (D) - 30 174 - 139 120

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................ farms 17 15 9 19 48 106 8
workers 53 44 25 56 112 250 19
$1,000 payroll 642 (D) 292 592 1,596 5,973 370

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days .............................................................. farms 39 2 20 98 69 171 55
workers 72 (D) 53 377 147 531 217
$1,000 payroll 114 (D) 28 889 242 755 1,969

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 19 8 18 27 27 48 10
150 days or more, workers 59 50 80 113 154 91 67
less than 150 days, workers 44 (D) 62 163 66 125 19
$1,000 payroll 1,207 2,389 2,396 1,602 3,891 1,844 2,039

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms 3 1 5 31 5 4 6


workers (D) (D) 18 193 91 54 120

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms 3 1 4 24 5 4 6


workers (D) (D) (D) 149 91 54 120

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ...................................................................... farms - - 1 7 - - -
workers - - (D) 44 - - -

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 217 27 46 237 344 525 122
workers 508 66 97 617 742 1,193 270
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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare

Hired farm labor ..................................................................... farms 73 33 186 237 90 119 22 7


workers 596 166 632 1,140 403 696 101 26
$1,000 payroll 5,651 684 4,251 10,237 4,663 7,347 1,252 379
Farms with-
1 worker ......................................................................... farms 15 15 73 69 31 37 4 2
workers 15 15 73 69 31 37 4 2
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 16 8 45 71 14 21 9 -
workers 32 16 90 142 28 42 18 -

3 or 4 workers ................................................................ farms 23 2 33 34 14 22 4 1


workers 77 (D) 121 111 48 72 (D) (D)
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 9 5 23 32 19 22 3 4
workers 59 39 140 196 118 148 21 (D)
10 workers or more ........................................................ farms 10 3 12 31 12 17 2 -
workers 413 (D) 208 622 178 397 (D) -

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more ............................................................... farms 45 11 101 115 52 69 15 5
workers 183 44 262 425 166 291 (D) (D)
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 16 5 51 49 18 24 2 1
workers 16 5 51 49 18 24 2 1
2 workers ................................................................... farms 8 - 15 25 14 12 6 -
workers 16 - 30 50 28 24 12 -

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 9 3 18 19 9 14 4 -


workers 28 9 (D) 65 32 47 (D) -
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 7 - 16 10 7 12 3 4
workers 40 - 100 59 41 79 19 (D)
10 workers or more .................................................... farms 5 3 1 12 4 7 - -
workers 83 30 (D) 202 47 117 - -

Less than 150 days ............................................................ farms 54 28 120 177 51 77 9 3


workers 413 122 370 715 237 405 (D) (D)
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 15 10 52 59 16 27 4 2
workers 15 10 52 59 16 27 4 2
2 workers ................................................................... farms 15 8 29 58 3 15 3 -
workers 30 16 58 116 6 30 6 -

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 16 2 18 27 12 13 - 1


workers 54 (D) 66 83 39 41 - (D)
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 3 5 18 18 13 10 - -
workers 19 (D) 115 114 79 67 - -
10 workers or more .................................................... farms 5 3 3 15 7 12 2 -
workers 295 60 79 343 97 240 (D) -

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................. farms 19 5 66 60 39 42 13 4
workers 58 5 153 240 111 165 38 20
$1,000 payroll 1,879 14 2,244 4,163 2,561 3,358 995 (D)

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days ............................................................... farms 28 22 85 122 38 50 7 2
workers 65 46 205 446 149 172 53 (D)
$1,000 payroll 132 62 368 798 342 918 (D) (D)

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 26 6 35 55 13 27 2 1
150 days or more, workers 125 39 109 185 55 126 (D) (D)
less than 150 days, workers 348 76 165 269 88 233 (D) (D)
$1,000 payroll 3,641 608 1,639 5,276 1,760 3,071 (D) (D)

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms 9 4 19 32 7 19 - -


workers 85 32 166 538 69 539 - -

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms 9 4 19 28 7 15 - -


workers 85 32 166 444 69 436 - -

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ....................................................................... farms - - - 4 - 4 - -
workers - - - 94 - 103 - -

Unpaid workers (see text) ...................................................... farms 42 76 480 253 112 153 24 1
workers 83 147 1,080 613 231 307 66 (D)
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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 216 122 468 55 99 133 147 82
workers 822 387 2,617 266 1,387 477 948 242
$1,000 payroll 3,838 2,049 36,020 3,095 16,487 5,111 12,761 (D)
Farms with-
1 worker ........................................................................ farms 89 42 155 17 29 35 46 32
workers 89 42 155 17 29 35 46 32
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 44 33 110 8 15 32 36 14
workers 88 66 220 16 30 64 72 28

3 or 4 workers ............................................................... farms 31 21 81 17 23 37 24 22


workers 105 77 266 60 80 119 74 75
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 44 18 70 7 13 16 19 11
workers 270 101 436 54 93 88 118 71
10 workers or more ....................................................... farms 8 8 52 6 19 13 22 3
workers 270 101 1,540 119 1,155 171 638 36

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more .............................................................. farms 84 44 271 26 73 53 67 35
workers 189 95 1,210 114 596 156 404 74
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 44 17 93 14 21 21 32 18
workers 44 17 93 14 21 21 32 18
2 workers ................................................................... farms 25 16 78 1 20 16 13 10
workers 50 32 156 2 40 32 26 20

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 8 8 47 4 15 10 9 4


workers 30 26 152 12 51 34 29 13
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 4 3 30 4 10 4 4 3
workers 23 20 186 24 61 (D) 26 23
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 3 - 23 3 7 2 9 -
workers 42 - 623 62 423 (D) 291 -

Less than 150 days ........................................................... farms 165 98 274 44 66 105 115 59
workers 633 292 1,407 152 791 321 544 168
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 65 32 90 14 18 33 39 23
workers 65 32 90 14 18 33 39 23
2 workers ................................................................... farms 26 28 74 12 13 28 25 11
workers 52 56 148 24 26 56 50 22

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 35 24 49 12 12 22 19 17


workers 120 83 164 (D) 40 69 58 59
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 35 6 31 2 11 13 19 7
workers 216 33 197 (D) 69 73 116 (D)
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 4 8 30 4 12 9 13 1
workers 180 88 808 55 638 90 281 (D)

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................ farms 51 24 194 11 33 28 32 23
workers 82 52 619 43 68 112 114 50
$1,000 payroll 1,059 951 12,875 315 1,226 2,606 1,983 668

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days .............................................................. farms 132 78 197 29 26 80 80 47
workers 485 193 641 89 81 189 262 138
$1,000 payroll 1,161 206 2,825 143 142 290 977 272

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 33 20 77 15 40 25 35 12
150 days or more, workers 107 43 591 71 528 44 290 24
less than 150 days, workers 148 99 766 63 710 132 282 30
$1,000 payroll 1,618 892 20,320 2,636 15,119 2,216 9,801 (D)

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms 18 7 66 2 25 14 35 2


workers 81 50 680 (D) 436 86 501 (D)

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms 18 7 58 1 22 13 33 1


workers 81 50 640 (D) 405 (D) (D) (D)

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ...................................................................... farms - - 8 1 3 1 2 1
workers - - 40 (D) 31 (D) (D) (D)

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 539 325 295 117 111 277 241 242
workers 1,174 727 560 248 202 631 505 654
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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood

Hired farm labor ..................................................................... farms 45 19 147 124 259 127 288 105
workers 122 45 578 871 1,065 606 1,270 461
$1,000 payroll 1,651 111 3,561 9,855 7,761 7,299 11,511 1,972
Farms with-
1 worker ......................................................................... farms 18 5 48 29 101 33 109 18
workers 18 5 48 29 101 33 109 18
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 9 10 20 16 49 33 55 28
workers 18 20 40 32 98 66 110 56

3 or 4 workers ................................................................ farms 13 2 36 19 38 27 44 27


workers 43 (D) 127 69 128 93 152 87
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 3 2 32 29 41 24 44 23
workers (D) (D) 209 189 245 152 274 141
10 workers or more ........................................................ farms 2 - 11 31 30 10 36 9
workers (D) - 154 552 493 262 625 159

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more ............................................................... farms 28 8 71 78 118 83 105 36
workers (D) (D) 189 338 452 242 330 129
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 10 4 34 23 45 31 44 11
workers 10 4 34 23 45 31 44 11
2 workers ................................................................... farms 7 2 12 16 28 21 29 13
workers 14 4 24 32 56 42 58 26

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 9 2 11 15 15 21 11 2


workers 31 (D) (D) 50 52 72 38 (D)
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 1 - 13 13 23 5 12 7
workers (D) - 81 84 143 29 73 50
10 workers or more .................................................... farms 1 - 1 11 7 5 9 3
workers (D) - (D) 149 156 68 117 (D)

Less than 150 days ............................................................ farms 28 14 107 89 182 89 220 81


workers (D) (D) 389 533 613 364 940 332
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 15 7 36 24 71 36 88 13
workers 15 7 36 24 71 36 88 13
2 workers ................................................................... farms 9 5 21 17 31 23 39 22
workers 18 10 42 34 62 46 78 44

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 3 - 19 13 36 16 37 24


workers (D) - 70 47 124 54 124 77
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 1 2 24 15 32 8 31 16
workers (D) (D) 153 89 181 43 196 92
10 workers or more .................................................... farms - - 7 20 12 6 25 6
workers - - 88 339 175 185 454 106

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................. farms 17 5 40 35 77 38 68 24
workers 48 11 107 181 210 123 240 73
$1,000 payroll 808 56 905 4,751 3,249 2,958 5,445 827

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days ............................................................... farms 17 11 76 46 141 44 183 69
workers 24 28 228 216 387 116 701 265
$1,000 payroll 116 (D) 421 752 1,092 487 2,437 400

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 11 3 31 43 41 45 37 12
150 days or more, workers 26 3 82 157 242 119 90 56
less than 150 days, workers 24 3 161 317 226 248 239 67
$1,000 payroll 727 (D) 2,235 4,352 3,420 3,853 3,629 745

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms - - 30 32 34 21 48 15


workers - - 290 496 326 327 640 142

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms - - 24 31 33 19 48 13


workers - - 185 (D) (D) (D) 640 (D)

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ....................................................................... farms - - 6 1 1 2 - 2
workers - - 105 (D) (D) (D) - (D)

Unpaid workers (see text) ...................................................... farms 56 56 273 100 520 117 386 231
workers 132 139 596 163 1,166 239 844 529
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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 131 69 86 81 297 71 341 67


workers 1,424 253 794 487 991 501 2,100 551
$1,000 payroll 18,498 3,825 8,090 11,082 9,829 2,455 20,236 5,842
Farms with-
1 worker ........................................................................ farms 22 24 21 26 101 16 65 18
workers 22 24 21 26 101 16 65 18
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 25 20 19 23 83 21 76 16
workers 50 40 38 46 166 42 152 32

3 or 4 workers ............................................................... farms 16 13 17 11 60 14 63 13


workers 55 45 57 35 202 44 211 47
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 39 4 20 14 36 12 74 10
workers 254 31 111 85 217 72 469 58
10 workers or more ....................................................... farms 29 8 9 7 17 8 63 10
workers 1,043 113 567 295 305 327 1,203 396

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more .............................................................. farms 62 46 51 42 142 14 187 45
workers 404 116 519 258 418 126 804 202
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 13 24 20 16 56 5 55 14
workers 13 24 20 16 56 5 55 14
2 workers ................................................................... farms 27 9 14 7 50 2 46 13
workers 54 18 28 14 100 4 92 26

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 11 9 10 9 18 2 41 7


workers 39 33 31 (D) 59 (D) 137 25
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 5 2 3 7 10 3 26 7
workers 30 (D) (D) 41 66 (D) 174 42
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 6 2 4 3 8 2 19 4
workers 268 (D) (D) (D) 137 (D) 346 95

Less than 150 days ........................................................... farms 110 32 58 60 203 64 246 45


workers 1,020 137 275 229 573 375 1,296 349
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 21 4 17 18 73 14 57 20
workers 21 4 17 18 73 14 57 20
2 workers ................................................................... farms 18 13 16 28 58 20 59 5
workers 36 26 32 56 116 40 118 10

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 22 8 9 7 41 14 39 7


workers 78 (D) 32 23 136 46 129 22
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 26 1 12 3 23 9 57 8
workers 159 (D) 68 16 125 55 356 44
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 23 6 4 4 8 7 34 5
workers 726 77 126 116 123 220 636 253

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................ farms 21 37 28 21 94 7 95 22
workers 86 78 477 63 279 23 520 65
$1,000 payroll 1,953 1,448 6,723 1,968 6,097 232 8,906 1,457

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days .............................................................. farms 69 23 35 39 155 57 154 22
workers 400 80 191 106 379 197 549 64
$1,000 payroll 902 456 121 404 835 461 1,588 531

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 41 9 23 21 48 7 92 23
150 days or more, workers 318 38 42 195 139 103 284 137
less than 150 days, workers 620 57 84 123 194 178 747 285
$1,000 payroll 15,642 1,920 1,245 8,710 2,897 1,761 9,742 3,855

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms 54 9 2 3 13 11 86 9


workers 817 163 (D) (D) 89 184 1,420 74

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms 39 8 2 3 13 11 72 8


workers 673 (D) (D) (D) 89 184 1,319 (D)

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ...................................................................... farms 15 1 - - - - 14 1
workers 144 (D) - - - - 101 (D)

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 236 46 90 46 518 129 432 67
workers 550 92 185 84 1,189 303 934 117
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Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg

Hired farm labor ..................................................................... farms 73 186 103 84 66 118 145 75


workers 373 1,254 287 511 204 335 755 1,375
$1,000 payroll 3,141 16,190 (D) 4,851 913 558 8,782 (D)
Farms with-
1 worker ......................................................................... farms 24 50 39 30 23 33 42 26
workers 24 50 39 30 23 33 42 26
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 19 34 30 31 21 38 25 25
workers 38 68 60 62 42 76 50 50

3 or 4 workers ................................................................ farms 8 33 19 16 14 33 36 12


workers 27 111 65 55 51 107 128 (D)
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 14 37 10 - 6 9 29 8
workers 94 253 55 - (D) 56 182 (D)
10 workers or more ........................................................ farms 8 32 5 7 2 5 13 4
workers 190 772 68 364 (D) 63 353 (D)

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more ............................................................... farms 36 130 36 25 13 15 96 37
workers 119 673 100 162 (D) 17 252 (D)
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 22 45 13 18 5 13 51 17
workers 22 45 13 18 5 13 51 17
2 workers ................................................................... farms 2 33 13 2 6 2 26 12
workers 4 66 26 4 12 4 52 24

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 6 26 5 2 - - 11 4


workers (D) 88 (D) (D) - - 39 12
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 4 11 3 1 1 - 5 2
workers 29 74 17 (D) (D) - 34 (D)
10 workers or more .................................................... farms 2 15 2 2 1 - 3 2
workers (D) 400 (D) (D) (D) - 76 (D)

Less than 150 days ............................................................ farms 52 113 82 74 62 109 100 51


workers 254 581 187 349 (D) 318 503 (D)
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 11 32 38 26 24 27 28 21
workers 11 32 38 26 24 27 28 21
2 workers ................................................................... farms 19 20 20 34 17 40 18 10
workers 38 40 40 68 34 80 36 20

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 10 19 18 7 17 28 27 10


workers 34 61 61 (D) 61 92 95 30
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 6 28 3 1 2 9 16 8
workers 36 187 18 (D) (D) 56 95 (D)
10 workers or more .................................................... farms 6 14 3 6 2 5 11 2
workers 135 261 30 224 (D) 63 249 (D)

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................. farms 21 73 21 10 4 9 45 24
workers 66 284 49 13 12 11 91 42
$1,000 payroll 885 6,619 497 117 (D) 31 2,080 774

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days ............................................................... farms 37 56 67 59 53 103 49 38
workers 168 156 147 253 115 307 207 86
$1,000 payroll 355 585 192 397 265 385 1,663 464

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 15 57 15 15 9 6 51 13
150 days or more, workers 53 389 51 149 22 6 161 (D)
less than 150 days, workers 86 425 40 96 55 11 296 (D)
$1,000 payroll 1,901 8,986 (D) 4,337 (D) 142 5,039 (D)

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms 15 46 - 4 1 3 23 -


workers 125 512 - 76 (D) (D) 243 -

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms 13 41 - 4 1 1 21 -


workers (D) 477 - 76 (D) (D) (D) -

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ....................................................................... farms 2 5 - - - 2 2 -
workers (D) 35 - - - (D) (D) -

Unpaid workers (see text) ...................................................... farms 129 123 332 152 169 319 107 105
workers 255 214 812 403 450 806 207 275
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange

Hired farm labor .................................................................... farms 78 87 218 161 20 107 109 203
workers 358 398 923 2,080 110 338 445 656
$1,000 payroll 825 5,234 6,512 15,167 (D) 5,963 4,213 6,059
Farms with-
1 worker ........................................................................ farms 16 33 60 40 4 37 43 81
workers 16 33 60 40 4 37 43 81
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 20 9 43 31 4 28 22 49
workers 40 18 86 62 8 56 44 98

3 or 4 workers ............................................................... farms 18 23 62 27 4 20 18 38


workers 57 73 197 92 (D) 68 65 124
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 17 14 36 24 6 17 16 27
workers 99 78 223 150 33 111 103 180
10 workers or more ....................................................... farms 7 8 17 39 2 5 10 8
workers 146 196 357 1,736 (D) 66 190 173

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more .............................................................. farms 18 52 91 121 13 67 55 96
workers (D) 249 284 632 (D) 182 162 246
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 14 22 47 38 - 30 24 47
workers 14 22 47 38 - 30 24 47
2 workers ................................................................... farms 1 11 18 33 4 15 17 29
workers 2 22 36 66 8 30 34 58

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 1 8 13 19 1 15 5 11


workers (D) 24 42 61 (D) 50 18 (D)
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 2 3 9 18 6 4 5 7
workers (D) 16 56 105 33 27 31 40
10 workers or more ................................................... farms - 8 4 13 2 3 4 2
workers - 165 103 362 (D) 45 55 (D)

Less than 150 days ........................................................... farms 69 57 173 106 11 73 75 145


workers (D) 149 639 1,448 (D) 156 283 410
Farms with-
1 worker .................................................................... farms 11 24 42 26 6 37 33 65
workers 11 24 42 26 6 37 33 65
2 workers ................................................................... farms 23 8 54 23 2 21 15 31
workers 46 16 108 46 4 42 30 62

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 15 14 39 10 1 8 11 26


workers (D) (D) 129 35 (D) 28 40 84
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 13 10 25 21 1 7 10 16
workers 79 51 153 134 (D) 49 59 103
10 workers or more ................................................... farms 7 1 13 26 1 - 6 7
workers 142 (D) 207 1,207 (D) - 121 96

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................ farms 9 30 45 55 9 34 34 58
workers 18 89 89 137 40 111 106 112
$1,000 payroll (D) 1,972 1,001 1,566 (D) 3,332 2,409 1,312

Reported only workers working


less than 150 days .............................................................. farms 60 35 127 40 7 40 54 107
workers 297 87 427 221 12 80 151 263
$1,000 payroll 354 232 962 554 (D) 270 515 572

Reported both - workers working 150


days or more and workers
working less than 150 days ................................................. farms 9 22 46 66 4 33 21 38
150 days or more, workers 12 160 195 495 34 71 56 134
less than 150 days, workers 31 62 212 1,227 24 76 132 147
$1,000 payroll (D) 3,030 4,549 13,048 (D) 2,360 1,289 4,176

Total migrant workers (see text) ............................................ farms 11 4 15 45 3 5 16 11


workers 62 46 103 1,197 (D) 18 132 32

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor ......................... farms 2 4 11 42 3 5 14 11


workers (D) 46 85 1,186 (D) 18 (D) 32

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only


contract labor ...................................................................... farms 9 - 4 3 - - 2 -
workers (D) - 18 11 - - (D) -

Unpaid workers (see text) ..................................................... farms 138 125 321 155 21 103 127 326
workers 336 271 691 330 40 235 238 727
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued)
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Item Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph

Hired farm labor ..................................................................... farms 32 56 94 95 138 178 68 325


workers 172 256 999 323 848 1,305 212 1,080
$1,000 payroll 2,166 2,911 12,553 3,474 6,563 18,365 1,948 8,455
Farms with-
1 worker ......................................................................... farms 9 17 37 27 45 52 28 113
workers 9 17 37 27 45 52 28 113
2 workers ....................................................................... farms 5 11 10 19 32 28 15 66
workers 10 22 20 38 64 56 30 132

3 or 4 workers ................................................................ farms 7 10 15 18 15 35 16 67


workers (D) 34 56 (D) 53 117 (D) 229
5 to 9 workers ................................................................ farms 9 10 15 29 13 21 8 66
workers 52 57 98 157 90 139 53 378
10 workers or more ........................................................ farms 2 8 17 2 33 42 1 13
workers (D) 126 788 (D) 596 941 (D) 228

Workers by days worked:


150 days or more ............................................................... farms 23 43 63 59 79 128 33 137
workers 61 120 360 143 278 551 90 353
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 8 16 26 19 28 38 21 79
workers 8 16 26 19 28 38 21 79
2 workers ................................................................... farms 5 12 6 17 19 22 6 23
workers 10 24 12 34 38 44 12 46

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 7 9 13 18 13 39 2 19


workers 26 33 47 60 41 133 (D) 63
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 3 4 10 5 11 18 3 12
workers 17 (D) 55 30 77 108 (D) 79
10 workers or more .................................................... farms - 2 8 - 8 11 1 4
workers - (D) 220 - 94 228 (D) 86

Less than 150 days ............................................................ farms 18 35 61 72 98 115 58 240


workers 111 136 639 180 570 754 122 727
Farms with-
1 worker ..................................................................... farms 4 12 27 29 28 40 36 91
workers 4 12 27 29 28 40 36 91
2 workers ................................................................... farms 4 5 6 21 24 15 8 36
workers 8 10 12 42 48 30 16 72

3 or 4 workers ............................................................ farms 4 9 14 12 14 20 10 51


workers (D) 29 51 (D) 49 69 33 170
5 to 9 workers ............................................................ farms 4 5 4 8 16 22 3 58
workers 20 30 22 40 105 143 (D) 310
10 workers or more .................................................... farms 2 4 10 2 16 18 1 4
workers (D) 55 527 (D) 340 472 (D) 84

Reported only workers working


150 days or more ................................................................. farms 14 21 33 23 40 63 10 85
workers 28 43 107 53 113 219 23 252
$1,000 payroll 743 924 2,632 1,007 2,041 5,687 490 4,930

Reported only workers working


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