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 
$500,000 to 
$250,000 to 
$100,000 to 
$50,000 to 
more 
$999,999 
$499,999 
$249,999 
$99,999 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
33,122 
2,512 
1,025 
901 
1,040 
1,237 
acres 
472,991 
110,105 
41,052 
22,633 
30,639 
19,874 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4,699 
852 
290 
276 
378 
337 
acres 
174,526 
118,174 
19,440 
11,891 
9,504 
4,561 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,520 
806 
275 
273 
374 
337 
acres 
164,414 
111,082 
18,884 
11,657 
9,279 
4,402 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
313 
113 
21 
11 
7 
5 
acres 
10,112 
7,092 
556 
234 
225 
159 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
3,240 
193 
77 
52 
83 
72 
acres 
105,906 
5,128 
2,953 
2,979 
2,540 
5,965 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,615 
1,422 
676 
714 
885 
625 
acres 
2,819,750 
1,767,427 
459,975 
278,602 
187,109 
68,075 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
220 
13 
5 
13 
12 
11 
$1,000 
15,563 
7,256 
2,897 
2,353 
1,462 
702 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
50,218 
3,550 
1,525 
1,420 
1,836 
1,946 
$1,000 
36,505,652 
11,804,181 
3,276,752 
2,139,861 
2,182,136 
1,585,969 
Average per farm 
dollars 
726,944 
3,325,122 
2,148,690 
1,506,945 
1,188,527 
814,989 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,338 
3,786 
3,682 
3,705 
3,995 
4,234 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,101 
47 
23 
21 
34 
85 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,249 
45 
21 
43 
37 
83 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,733 
102 
89 
64 
111 
182 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,897 
499 
275 
255 
403 
601 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8,599 
786 
291 
300 
462 
517 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,064 
626 
261 
357 
514 
332 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,495 
727 
400 
328 
225 
126 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
754 
456 
135 
48 
46 
12 
$10,000,000 or more 
326 
262 
30 
4 
4 
8 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
50,215 
3,549 
1,525 
1,420 
1,836 
1,946 
$1,000 
4,664,336 
1,934,653 
462,871 
311,019 
289,779 
184,117 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,475 
12 
4 
11 
19 
64 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,787 
31 
15 
15 
33 
82 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,491 
94 
54 
58 
90 
146 
$20,000 to $49,999 
14,870 
409 
249 
169 
279 
455 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,424 
542 
203 
231 
415 
541 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,465 
607 
229 
320 
541 
434 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,906 
668 
442 
486 
369 
194 
$500,000 or more 
1,797 
1,186 
329 
130 
90 
30 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
40,049 
3,425 
1,466 
1,362 
1,749 
1,747 
number 
87,620 
18,743 
6,078 
5,162 
5,326 
4,267 
Tractors, all 
farms 
42,778 
3,436 
1,464 
1,339 
1,723 
1,778 
number 
103,667 
17,085 
6,268 
5,564 
6,372 
5,241 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
23,901 
1,633 
679 
655 
851 
921 
number 
34,572 
3,094 
1,136 
1,116 
1,445 
1,421 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,514 
2,912 
1,214 
1,130 
1,401 
1,459 
number 
52,001 
7,255 
2,763 
2,605 
3,136 
2,905 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,851 
1,858 
825 
823 
941 
610 
number 
17,094 
6,736 
2,369 
1,843 
1,791 
915 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
4,945 
1,274 
617 
569 
562 
421 
number 
5,653 
1,631 
690 
639 
630 
471 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
1,228 
478 
198 
164 
191 
76 
number 
1,629 
730 
262 
201 
215 
83 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
762 
112 
70 
52 
55 
41 
number 
879 
135 
82 
60 
65 
46 
Hay balers 
farms 
14,241 
986 
394 
388 
501 
626 
number 
18,164 
1,242 
550 
542 
693 
872 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
24,410 
1,995 
972 
1,049 
1,535 
1,515 
acres treated 
3,488,942 
1,842,160 
490,206 
304,329 
248,394 
130,541 
Manure used 
farms 
7,427 
1,032 
394 
291 
304 
319 
acres treated 
449,093 
202,266 
46,413 
35,993 
32,653 
24,521 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
92 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
