Table 34. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - North Carolina: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
1 
20 
15 
1 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
3 
- 
5 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,021 
1,181 
1,402 
1,125 
768 
1,204 
921 
49 
371 
acres 
1,564,806 
55,838 
66,797 
69,397 
114,763 
373,459 
645,664 
75,586 
163,302 
bushels 
60,635,686 
1,748,057 
2,208,451 
2,132,102 
4,006,429 
14,377,201 
25,897,944 
3,425,420 
6,840,082 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
10 
36 
33 
23 
58 
64 
6 
32 
acres 
15,562 
88 
715 
791 
824 
3,821 
6,193 
803 
2,327 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
567 
604 
351 
63 
39 
7 
58 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
460 
630 
556 
267 
147 
46 
2 
94 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,313 
124 
146 
195 
289 
388 
109 
3 
59 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
30 
21 
23 
135 
416 
201 
6 
61 
500 acres or more 
924 
- 
1 
- 
14 
214 
558 
38 
99 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
41 
12 
9 
8 
1 
3 
6 
_ 
2 
acres 
858 
112 
164 
(D) 
(D) 
150 
255 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
618,531 
30,750 
36,200 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
224,490 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
29 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
11 
8 
7 
1 
. 
2 
. 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3 
4 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,682 
121 
113 
192 
245 
435 
439 
32 
105 
acres 
167,443 
1,844 
1,995 
2,711 
11,028 
35,039 
84,044 
16,873 
13,909 
pounds 
391,710,625 
3,932,999 
3,634,750 
5,327,463 
22,727,639 
80,256,262 
202,444,170 
40,634,063 
32,753,279 
Irrigated 
farms 
401 
27 
20 
35 
69 
109 
101 
10 
30 
acres 
24,808 
345 
210 
403 
2,238 
7,227 
10,913 
1,346 
2,126 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
4 
3 
3 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
18 
5 
6 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
28 
15 
2 
10 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
60 
15 
16 
17 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
104 
16 
26 
47 
3 
5 
2 
- 
5 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
47 
35 
72 
43 
22 
4 
- 
13 
25.0 acres or more 
1,226 
19 
25 
36 
194 
404 
433 
32 
83 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,156 
499 
649 
577 
503 
903 
752 
38 
235 
acres 
753,713 
22,506 
27,200 
28,325 
49,958 
179,570 
335,407 
42,740 
68,007 
bushels 
42,625,819 
1 ,046,447 
1,306,548 
1,228,382 
2,496,250 
9,978,990 
20,075,612 
2,438,606 
4,054,984 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
9 
19 
18 
23 
36 
36 
7 
24 
acres 
8,360 
136 
236 
412 
621 
1,678 
2,371 
1,011 
1,895 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
226 
274 
205 
56 
38 
4 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
213 
314 
299 
235 
192 
50 
2 
53 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
56 
59 
69 
184 
403 
185 
4 
76 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
4 
1 
4 
25 
223 
256 
10 
38 
500 acres or more 
375 
- 
1 
3 
47 
257 
22 
45 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
19,562 
7,185 
7,220 
3,071 
643 
584 
306 
23 
530 
acres 
643,186 
180,320 
172,357 
110,116 
43,737 
54,922 
40,985 
12,484 
28,265 
tons, dry 
1,509,153 
351,488 
347,247 
249,153 
126,812 
179,776 
137,178 
40,618 
76,881 
Irrigated 
farms 
701 
107 
143 
148 
84 
105 
64 
5 
45 
acres 
25,326 
1,779 
1,999 
4,140 
3,410 
7,056 
3,809 
1,095 
2,038 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12,125 
4,855 
5,004 
1,681 
211 
104 
44 
1 
225 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
2,085 
2,007 
1,148 
298 
281 
126 
4 
233 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,062 
224 
193 
208 
110 
162 
98 
7 
60 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
19 
14 
30 
16 
27 
22 
4 
8 
500 acres or more 
53 
2 
2 
4 
8 
10 
16 
7 
4 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
609 
194 
223 
111 
27 
35 
9 
- 
10 
acres 
9,808 
2,651 
2,896 
1,826 
850 
669 
658 
- 
258 
tons, dry 
38,488 
9,665 
11,852 
6,595 
4,720 
2,341 
2,644 
- 
671 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
5 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
135 
- 
57 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
5,930 
5,921 
2,481 
553 
526 
247 
17 
430 
acres 
532,318 
150,798 
142,925 
90,691 
37,540 
45,171 
32,432 
8,790 
23,971 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
296,020 
290,055 
210,063 
105,644 
144,304 
106,437 
24,391 
67,539 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
86 
108 
128 
74 
93 
54 
3 
38 
acres 
21,490 
(□) 
1,504 
3,629 
3,002 
6,102 
3,253 
(D) 
1,643 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
20 
6 
4 
7 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
1,089 
190 
(D) 
250 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
" 
" 
(D) 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,283 
931 
962 
727 
148 
162 
186 
30 
137 
acres 
122,516 
2,835 
3,483 
3,131 
4,272 
10,242 
40,932 
32,612 
25,009 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,047 
223 
275 
318 
66 
50 
55 
12 
48 
acres 
23,051 
494 
846 
759 
1,567 
1,916 
5,467 
7,940 
4,062 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,219 
774 
803 
526 
34 
16 
4 
- 
62 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 473 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
