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 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
16,059 
568 
5,337 
2,081 
2,122 
1,677 
number 
348,196 
3,167 
42,242 
24,414 
29,530 
33,852 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7,151 
501 
3,830 
1,014 
874 
452 
1 0 to 49 
7,338 
62 
1,490 
1,051 
1,211 
1,134 
50 to 99 
1,040 
5 
15 
15 
36 
81 
1 00 to 1 99 
401 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
200 to 499 
112 
- 
2 
1 
- 
2 
500 or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
571 
29 
156 
43 
45 
51 
number 
45,960 
78 
519 
563 
354 
1,508 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
322 
29 
149 
37 
38 
31 
1 0 to 49 
70 
- 
6 
5 
5 
10 
50 to 99 
55 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
100 to 199 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
200 to 499 
45 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
500 or more 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
15,798 
502 
5,275 
1,989 
2,037 
1,602 
number 
435,561 
2,995 
42,261 
25,128 
32,172 
30,735 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
15,312 
431 
4,878 
1,946 
2,031 
1,628 
number 
435,411 
2,813 
39,952 
24,397 
36,373 
29,570 
$1,000 
332,733 
1,786 
25,631 
16,265 
29,626 
19,455 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
8,542 
205 
2,579 
1,132 
1,110 
950 
number 
108,585 
1,118 
16,151 
9,400 
8,237 
10,712 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
12,974 
324 
3,927 
1,629 
1,766 
1,381 
number 
326,826 
1,695 
23,801 
14,997 
28,136 
18,858 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
15 
2 
1 
2 
- 
- 
number 
2,428 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,217 
193 
710 
195 
178 
204 
number 
8,901,434 
328,568 
729,869 
294,211 
472,864 
655,863 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
987 
135 
517 
105 
72 
67 
25 to 49 
78 
11 
31 
7 
4 
3 
50 to 99 
60 
10 
19 
5 
2 
9 
100 to 199 
25 
3 
3 
6 
- 
4 
200 to 499 
25 
- 
3 
6 
4 
2 
500 or more 
1,042 
34 
137 
66 
96 
119 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
838 
97 
312 
71 
53 
66 
number 
896,231 
52,637 
37,577 
37,514 
12,794 
36,329 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,040 
160 
620 
186 
167 
188 
number 
8,005,203 
275,931 
692,292 
256,697 
460,070 
619,534 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,833 
127 
478 
149 
160 
180 
number 
34,456,613 
1,143,877 
2,801,114 
1,512,905 
1,775,267 
2,743,343 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
79,625 
209,384 
108,576 
155,931 
224,414 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,311 
145 
667 
114 
106 
85 
number 
29,224 
1,315 
10,959 
3,588 
3,154 
2,700 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
923 
92 
486 
76 
69 
64 
number 
15,633 
601 
5,731 
1,860 
1,426 
1,323 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
752 
78 
375 
63 
60 
46 
number 
14,523 
567 
5,013 
1,577 
1,381 
1,629 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,261 
871 
5,400 
1,074 
955 
656 
number 
66,870 
4,708 
33,189 
7,179 
6,931 
4,251 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,785 
859 
5,201 
1,020 
893 
616 
number 
55,143 
4,208 
27,915 
5,493 
5,357 
3,444 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,955 
217 
1,033 
195 
182 
111 
number 
7,037 
582 
3,230 
677 
914 
653 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,387 
622 
2,374 
434 
330 
234 
number 
66,367 
7,164 
31,593 
7,750 
5,108 
3,961 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,346 
343 
1,270 
200 
152 
128 
number 
30,589 
2,928 
14,804 
3,294 
2,138 
2,061 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,996 
787 
2,592 
511 
386 
294 
number 
13,091,384 
503,420 
1,895,462 
736,021 
1,741,584 
838,076 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,605 
745 
2,481 
476 
352 
255 
400 to 3,199 
40 
10 
10 
- 
7 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
74 
10 
28 
6 
6 
13 
10,000 to 19,999 
101 
18 
29 
11 
8 
6 
20,000 to 49,999 
148 
4 
42 
18 
10 
15 
50,000 to 99,999 
23 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
100,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
763 
136 
358 
62 
62 
48 
number 
6,239,251 
365,262 
1,315,168 
254,790 
888,318 
507,880 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,109 
213 
499 
101 
81 
56 
number 
10,310,945 
469,821 
1,964,345 
624,306 
1,618,349 
744,676 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
268 
43 
100 
13 
16 
20 
number 
11,734,548 
637,175 
2,828,532 
484,174 
1,155,096 
857,426 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
