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. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
586 
151 
132 
179 
46 
37 
18 
23 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
251 
6 
25 
22 
61 
77 
44 
1 
15 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
106 
- 
2 
- 
7 
29 
57 
4 
7 
250.0 acres or more 
121 
- 
- 
" 
- 
3 
63 
25 
30 
Beans, snap 
.farms 
1,283 
432 
390 
329 
52 
33 
21 
1 
25 
acres 
5,376 
232 
249 
181 
(D) 
263 
2,478 
(D) 
628 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
148 
35 
64 
33 
3 
4 
9 
- 
acres 
1,118 
13 
18 
6 
16 
68 
996 
" 
- 
Peas, green 
.farms 
74 
20 
12 
28 
4 
4 
5 
_ 
1 
acres 
(D) 
9 
13 
43 
19 
(D) 
45 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
6 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
8 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
.farms 
1,263 
424 
405 
311 
33 
26 
19 
1 
44 
acres 
16,293 
329 
422 
237 
(D) 
1,180 
4,219 
(D) 
9,544 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
145 
44 
40 
29 
7 
10 
1 
14 
acres 
11,315 
28 
53 
(D) 
- 
636 
3,379 
(D) 
7,179 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,188 
411 
395 
308 
31 
13 
3 
27 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33 
13 
7 
3 
2 
1 
3 
- 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14 
- 
3 
- 
- 
6 
4 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
8 
Sweet corn 
.farms 
1,378 
465 
435 
301 
62 
49 
25 
2 
39 
acres 
5,276 
539 
644 
(D) 
588 
896 
830 
(D) 
1,051 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
159 
59 
56 
37 
2 
2 
1 
2 
acres 
365 
59 
(D) 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
.farms 
415 
70 
64 
59 
32 
48 
90 
22 
30 
acres 
59,095 
210 
276 
117 
1,196 
3,299 
22,761 
23,081 
8,156 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
108 
7 
1 
6 
15 
17 
41 
10 
11 
acres 
16,363 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
534 
1,218 
7,866 
5,394 
1,146 
Tomatoes in the open 
.farms 
1,496 
486 
437 
395 
66 
47 
25 
3 
37 
acres 
3,537 
310 
(D) 
286 
419 
338 
455 
(D) 
663 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
108 
31 
50 
25 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
72 
29 
19 
19 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in orchards 
.farms 
1,687 
558 
651 
315 
51 
47 
18 
1 
46 
acres 
12,899 
2,352 
2,881 
2,125 
1,700 
2,028 
(D) 
(D) 
1,070 
Irrigated 
.farms 
366 
99 
165 
67 
13 
9 
3 
10 
acres 
1,905 
272 
636 
207 
322 
215 
16 
- 
239 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,137 
419 
453 
205 
12 
11 
8 
1 
28 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
440 
126 
181 
91 
10 
17 
6 
- 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
95 
13 
16 
19 
28 
11 
1 
- 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
- 
1 
- 
1 
8 
2 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
- 
1 
Apples 
.farms 
690 
241 
250 
134 
26 
26 
3 
_ 
10 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
5,838 
646 
726 
915 
1,126 
1,642 
322 
- 
462 
Grapes 
.farms 
874 
280 
369 
156 
14 
17 
9 
1 
28 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
3,392 
559 
1,107 
657 
299 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
432 
Peaches, all 
.farms 
405 
145 
149 
69 
14 
18 
5 
_ 
5 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,422 
262 
214 
218 
261 
125 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Citrus fruit, all 
.farms 
6 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
2 
- 
2 
(Z) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Almonds 
.farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans 
.farms 
379 
153 
150 
59 
4 
2 
2 
- 
9 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,715 
702 
612 
228 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
148 
Walnuts, English 
.farms 
15 
4 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
34 
2 
32 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Land in berries (see text) 
.farms 
1,457 
448 
478 
317 
48 
65 
51 
5 
45 
acres 
8,427 
640 
548 
663 
311 
1,357 
3,438 
168 
1,302 
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. 
474 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
