Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
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 
Total farm production expenses 1 
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 
1 1 ,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 
58 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
