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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
10,652 
745 
2,875 
850 
831 
734 
acres 
2,350,771 
2,035 
27,276 
19,584 
26,273 
34,132 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
19,535 
913 
5,805 
1,973 
1,978 
1,708 
acres 
3,776,603 
2,821 
70,276 
48,074 
65,533 
84,427 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,531 
98 
416 
141 
133 
140 
acres 
627,543 
323 
4,434 
2,973 
4,491 
4,788 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
3,582 
308 
912 
239 
232 
198 
acres 
670,001 
718 
6,286 
4,906 
6,302 
6,801 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
2,132 
82 
239 
69 
131 
87 
acres on which used 
620,800 
215 
1,984 
1,972 
4,247 
3,177 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
2,763 
89 
652 
229 
235 
234 
acres 
260,687 
222 
6,169 
3,547 
4,372 
5,673 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
7,916 
418 
2,633 
806 
776 
625 
acres 
1,417,970 
1,567 
34,640 
20,527 
24,744 
29,711 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,615 
33 
426 
189 
207 
160 
acres 
97,641 
126 
5,738 
4,418 
6,671 
7,304 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
7,387 
169 
1,265 
533 
621 
565 
acres 
1,878,617 
421 
13,067 
11,260 
17,084 
26,405 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
2,875 
93 
601 
218 
237 
172 
acres 
636,205 
203 
4,845 
3,594 
4,601 
4,518 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
9,851 
531 
2,756 
958 
996 
826 
acres 
1,243,393 
1,509 
25,260 
18,047 
25,191 
30,912 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
4,405 
199 
1,267 
422 
434 
324 
acres 
393,002 
414 
9,356 
5,743 
8,594 
8,268 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
961 
111 
406 
88 
102 
72 
Solar panels 
... farms 
635 
73 
276 
64 
73 
57 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
76 
11 
29 
15 
10 
6 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
46 
7 
12 
12 
3 
5 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
176 
14 
66 
26 
18 
10 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
84 
8 
32 
21 
6 
6 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
143 
22 
44 
22 
8 
10 
Ethanol 
... farms 
86 
8 
25 
17 
5 
7 
Other 
... farms 
22 
6 
8 
3 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
32 
- 
6 
- 
4 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
32,936 
3,438 
15,773 
3,863 
3,325 
2,478 
Part owners 
... farms 
14,221 
260 
3,179 
1,436 
1,687 
1,341 
Tenants 
... farms 
3,061 
457 
1,062 
297 
264 
243 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
47,241 
3,704 
18,985 
5,309 
5,016 
3,835 
acres 
5,253,410 
32,537 
530,781 
292,801 
377,804 
406,555 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
47,157 
3,698 
18,952 
5,299 
5,012 
3,819 
acres 
4,836,861 
16,911 
453,235 
265,356 
344,661 
363,088 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
17,427 
732 
4,289 
1,743 
1,976 
1,594 
acres 
3,611,759 
3,501 
81,079 
60,277 
96,025 
107,490 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
17,282 
717 
4,241 
1,733 
1,951 
1,584 
acres 
3,577,895 
2,726 
74,599 
59,031 
90,537 
106,088 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
6,728 
365 
2,207 
846 
815 
732 
acres 
450,413 
16,401 
84,026 
28,691 
38,631 
44,869 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
73,846 
6,154 
29,582 
8,078 
7,591 
5,804 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30,657 
2,423 
11,688 
3,499 
3,408 
2,621 
2 operators 
16,435 
1,523 
7,308 
1,778 
1,561 
1,200 
3 operators 
2,522 
167 
836 
266 
252 
199 
4 operators 
468 
33 
155 
46 
43 
29 
5 or more operators 
136 
9 
27 
7 
12 
13 
Total women operators 
number 
19,975 
2,183 
9,411 
2,169 
1,869 
1,414 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
17,451 
1,847 
8,322 
1,880 
1,663 
1,270 
2 operators 
1,077 
143 
466 
127 
100 
66 
3 operators 
107 
14 
47 
9 
2 
4 
4 operators 
11 
2 
4 
2 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
" 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
43,765 
3,264 
16,870 
4,914 
4,672 
3,649 
Female 
6,453 
891 
3,144 
682 
604 
413 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
24,574 
1,645 
7,965 
2,513 
2,547 
2,119 
Other 
25,644 
2,510 
12,049 
3,083 
2,729 
1,943 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
