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 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
Farms 
Acres 
Quantity 
Irrigated land 
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 
1 5 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 
1 00 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 
1 00.0 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 
1 5 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 
1 00 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) 
(□) 
- 
- 
4 
13,846 
(D) 
- 
- 
5,000 acres or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(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 1 4 acres 
475 
4,040 
194,848 
11 
38 
384 
3,119 
116,371 
17 
91 
1 5 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 
1 00 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) 
(□) 
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 
(□) 
(X) 
- 
- 
1 5 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) 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
(D) 
(X) 
- 
- 
1 
(□) 
(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 
1 5 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 
1 00 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 
1 1 ,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) 
(□) 
1 
(D) 
5,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
*- 
-continued 
28 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
