Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
6 
10 
9 
39 
42 
36 
15 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2 
4 
5 
13 
33 
29 
17 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
3 
16 
33 
69 
Beans, snap 
.farms 
29 
20 
5 
23 
22 
11 
15 
acres 
53 
48 
5 
39 
146 
1,026 
3,223 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
(D) 
551 
444 
Peas, green 
.farms 
2 
5 
- 
1 
3 
3 
2 
acres 
(D) 
23 
- 
(D) 
18 
48 
(□) 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Potatoes 
.farms 
29 
18 
8 
23 
18 
20 
17 
acres 
21 
19 
115 
547 
1,105 
3,067 
10,539 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
6 
4 
2 
2 
7 
10 
13 
acres 
4 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
773 
1,920 
8,325 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
29 
18 
4 
15 
7 
5 
3 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
5 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
3 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
4 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
11 
Sweet corn 
.farms 
36 
28 
11 
37 
42 
18 
17 
acres 
123 
179 
82 
616 
949 
391 
1,047 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
6 
7 
2 
2 
4 
- 
3 
acres 
5 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
.farms 
10 
11 
8 
34 
51 
46 
65 
acres 
(D) 
366 
653 
2,073 
6,328 
11,140 
37,712 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
2 
4 
14 
19 
15 
36 
acres 
- 
(D) 
246 
892 
1,783 
2,900 
10,216 
Tomatoes in the open 
.farms 
35 
20 
12 
28 
28 
20 
9 
acres 
43 
154 
42 
105 
1,149 
427 
8 
Harvested for processing 
.farms 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
.farms 
54 
39 
20 
46 
32 
18 
8 
acres 
1,415 
320 
435 
794 
1,155 
250 
163 
Irrigated 
.farms 
8 
15 
2 
21 
1 
3 
2 
acres 
12 
112 
(D) 
314 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
31 
24 
14 
25 
13 
9 
4 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
9 
12 
2 
13 
14 
5 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
8 
2 
3 
5 
1 
4 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
6 
1 
1 
3 
2 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Apples 
.farms 
27 
10 
12 
16 
13 
7 
1 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,007 
116 
344 
314 
741 
(D) 
(D) 
Grapes 
.farms 
26 
26 
7 
25 
13 
7 
3 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
122 
152 
(D) 
282 
56 
(D) 
130 
Peaches, all 
.farms 
8 
7 
2 
15 
10 
8 
3 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
39 
39 
(D) 
170 
(D) 
101 
5 
Citrus fruit, all 
.farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Almonds 
.farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans 
.farms 
13 
1 
- 
7 
5 
1 
3 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
231 
(D) 
- 
22 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
.farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
.farms 
50 
24 
20 
59 
37 
29 
23 
acres 
134 
43 
398 
1,773 
1,664 
1,546 
515 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 81 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
