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 
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 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
