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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
594 
20 
26 
38 
30 
acres 
49,819 
- 
261 
432 
827 
692 
bushels 
3,007,013 
- 
10,696 
19,638 
48,376 
43,169 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
735 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
175 
. 
20 
24 
25 
19 
25 to 99 acres 
247 
- 
- 
2 
13 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,021 
75 
940 
507 
541 
575 
acres 
1,564,806 
342 
15,049 
14,099 
19,278 
29,696 
bushels 
60,635,686 
9,956 
464,920 
444,432 
611,888 
950,222 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
- 
23 
11 
11 
13 
acres 
15,562 
- 
279 
328 
245 
343 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
75 
753 
252 
206 
131 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
- 
187 
255 
335 
372 
100 to 249 acres 
1,313 
- 
- 
- 
- 
72 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
924 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
41 
- 
14 
7 
1 
2 
acres 
858 
- 
55 
27 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
618,531 
- 
10,000 
8,750 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
29 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
. 
14 
7 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,682 
28 
135 
62 
95 
96 
acres 
167,443 
124 
1,713 
1,212 
2,697 
2,839 
pounds 
391,710,625 
255,964 
3,525,459 
2,503,497 
5,583,460 
6,221,266 
Irrigated 
farms 
401 
4 
14 
6 
18 
26 
acres 
24,808 
18 
89 
36 
383 
333 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
4 
3 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
18 
1 
8 
2 
3 
2 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
28 
1 
12 
1 
1 
6 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
60 
6 
18 
7 
6 
3 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
104 
16 
24 
10 
11 
11 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
- 
57 
26 
16 
29 
25.0 acres or more 
1,226 
- 
16 
16 
55 
44 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,156 
12 
316 
228 
253 
272 
acres 
753,713 
54 
4,667 
5,562 
7,403 
11,319 
bushels 
42,625,819 
1,784 
217,247 
259,409 
342,892 
544,371 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
- 
8 
10 
6 
4 
acres 
8,360 
- 
126 
145 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
12 
259 
125 
118 
88 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
- 
57 
103 
135 
170 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
375 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
19,562 
290 
6,921 
2,617 
2,649 
2,000 
acres 
643,186 
1,222 
82,062 
50,022 
65,749 
65,760 
tons, dry 
1,509,153 
2,714 
150,210 
96,275 
125,693 
133,850 
Irrigated 
farms 
701 
7 
143 
64 
74 
77 
acres 
25,326 
27 
1,335 
953 
1,596 
2,149 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12,125 
290 
6,355 
1,902 
1,558 
849 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
- 
566 
715 
1,091 
1,110 
100 to 249 acres 
1,062 
- 
- 
- 
- 
41 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
53 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
609 
18 
231 
56 
76 
51 
acres 
9,808 
63 
2,067 
489 
1,261 
1,225 
tons, dry 
38,488 
129 
6,965 
2,337 
5,557 
5,591 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
135 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
193 
5,479 
2,160 
2,157 
1,703 
acres 
532,318 
842 
64,607 
40,677 
53,275 
54,686 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
2,027 
121,190 
80,199 
102,486 
111,647 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
5 
110 
44 
66 
61 
acres 
21,490 
25 
927 
620 
1,350 
1,503 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
20 
- 
2 
- 
4 
2 
acres 
1,089 
- 
(D) 
- 
130 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
" 
" 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,283 
458 
1,426 
301 
248 
154 
acres 
122,516 
734 
4,938 
1,865 
1,865 
1,844 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,047 
156 
476 
69 
86 
49 
acres 
23,051 
199 
1,537 
469 
895 
853 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,219 
423 
1,140 
212 
172 
93 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
586 
35 
256 
68 
56 
35 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
