Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,151 
19 
15 
26 
109 
103 
$1,000 
67,097 
27,109 
9,271 
7,408 
10,746 
5,090 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
18 
13 
24 
78 
68 
$1,000 
58,357 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,243 
4,454 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,135 
19 
15 
26 
109 
103 
$1,000 
67,064 
27,109 
9,271 
7,408 
10,746 
5,090 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
18 
13 
24 
78 
68 
$1,000 
58,357 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,243 
4,454 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
$1,000 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,811 
917 
331 
273 
322 
362 
$1,000 
225,162 
128,464 
23,112 
17,359 
12,167 
8,136 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
318 
113 
122 
92 
57 
$1,000 
170,777 
121,584 
20,977 
15,670 
8,783 
3,763 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
15,312 
912 
413 
356 
485 
665 
$1,000 
332,733 
116,859 
36,411 
27,699 
33,739 
27,137 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,072 
286 
138 
98 
241 
309 
$1,000 
214,044 
106,835 
32,487 
23,454 
30,497 
20,771 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
283 
67 
61 
57 
45 
23 
$1,000 
179,265 
123,430 
32,051 
16,329 
6,019 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
243 
67 
61 
57 
43 
15 
$1,000 
178,682 
123,430 
32,051 
16,329 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,833 
870 
171 
83 
55 
49 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
2,734,752 
110,747 
20,649 
5,654 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,122 
861 
157 
65 
33 
6 
$1,000 
2,871,888 
2,734,713 
110,706 
20,577 
5,446 
446 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
44 
18 
35 
43 
75 
$1,000 
7,251 
131 
(D) 
(D) 
367 
930 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
2 
8 
$1,000 
735 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,220 
32 
14 
30 
45 
117 
$1,000 
23,548 
(D) 
(D) 
1,663 
3,590 
5,180 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
2 
2 
5 
28 
68 
$1,000 
10,713 
(D) 
(D) 
1,500 
3,516 
4,293 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,400 
1,790 
527 
310 
99 
93 
$1,000 
4,837,026 
4,344,646 
369,323 
106,887 
11,872 
1,635 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,690 
1,789 
520 
297 
67 
17 
$1,000 
4,833,671 
(D) 
369,315 
106,822 
1 1 ,732 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
228 
12 
12 
10 
23 
22 
$1,000 
23,365 
8,566 
5,963 
3,392 
3,235 
1,103 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
11 
10 
10 
19 
13 
$1,000 
22,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,392 
3,218 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,525 
14 
15 
10 
25 
55 
$1,000 
8,089 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
268 
1,150 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
2 
1 
1 
2 
10 
$1,000 
4,933 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
694 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,417 
1,837 
876 
890 
1,127 
946 
$1,000 
120,129 
49,123 
17,686 
12,821 
10,076 
5,139 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
912 
204 
70 
59 
92 
94 
$1,000 
37,702 
25,306 
6,880 
2,086 
1,559 
851 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,475 
87 
49 
85 
151 
222 
$1,000 
31,826 
5,130 
1,501 
4,272 
5,943 
3,923 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
50,218 
3,550 
1,525 
1,420 
1,836 
1,946 
$1,000 
10,061,152 
7,870,584 
841,795 
411,248 
266,333 
121,304 
Average per farm 
dollars 
200,350 
2,217,066 
551,997 
289,611 
145,061 
62,335 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,487 
2,138 
1,035 
1,110 
1,582 
1,648 
$1,000 
555,515 
337,369 
77,574 
46,873 
36,305 
14,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,781 
423 
174 
193 
305 
734 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,231 
304 
161 
252 
724 
812 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
185 
139 
294 
372 
95 
$50,000 or more 
2,350 
1,226 
561 
371 
181 
7 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
2,743 
1,243 
1,186 
1,591 
1,639 
$1,000 
416,980 
288,666 
55,501 
31,307 
21,811 
7,155 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,789 
926 
391 
309 
581 
1,157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,645 
497 
231 
401 
720 
462 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
212 
195 
279 
227 
17 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
1,108 
426 
197 
63 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
