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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,652 
1,757 
817 
883 
1,165 
926 
acres 
2,350,771 
1,477,821 
366,465 
222,673 
152,293 
52,029 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,535 
2,282 
1,037 
1,072 
1,511 
1,482 
acres 
3,776,603 
2,174,598 
570,273 
348,259 
269,358 
125,717 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,531 
716 
319 
288 
345 
167 
acres 
627,543 
439,294 
88,956 
46,476 
35,227 
8,109 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,582 
744 
314 
332 
382 
290 
acres 
670,001 
468,336 
91,474 
56,095 
29,245 
11,129 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,132 
620 
320 
275 
324 
135 
acres on which used 
620,800 
406,208 
106,168 
54,031 
40,719 
7,053 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,763 
502 
199 
189 
240 
176 
acres 
260,687 
156,694 
35,149 
22,142 
17,927 
7,023 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,916 
1,007 
415 
392 
542 
429 
acres 
1,417,970 
839,351 
210,406 
128,440 
85,132 
32,364 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,615 
91 
51 
56 
94 
90 
acres 
97,641 
11,009 
7,700 
6,611 
9,536 
10,279 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
7,387 
1,386 
718 
615 
771 
642 
acres 
1,878,617 
1,130,994 
308,942 
173,306 
132,188 
55,925 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,875 
558 
257 
240 
278 
202 
acres 
636,205 
424,357 
92,106 
53,260 
34,694 
11,592 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
9,851 
1,322 
609 
648 
776 
698 
acres 
1,243,393 
721,428 
188,259 
123,469 
82,196 
40,081 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,405 
590 
262 
255 
342 
305 
acres 
393,002 
240,774 
53,995 
29,581 
25,954 
1 1 ,272 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
961 
36 
14 
20 
34 
37 
Solar panels 
farms 
635 
12 
4 
10 
18 
21 
Wind turbines 
farms 
76 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Methane digesters 
farms 
46 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
176 
3 
3 
5 
9 
5 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
84 
1 
2 
- 
1 
4 
Biodiesel 
farms 
143 
11 
4 
4 
7 
8 
Ethanol 
farms 
86 
11 
2 
1 
4 
3 
Other 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
32 
3 
2 
6 
4 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
32,936 
1,522 
583 
428 
506 
778 
Part owners 
farms 
14,221 
1,835 
834 
849 
1,034 
952 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
193 
108 
143 
296 
216 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
47,241 
3,367 
1,419 
1,279 
1,545 
1,743 
acres 
5,253,410 
1,414,195 
395,260 
249,690 
296,518 
249,861 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
47,157 
3,357 
1,417 
1,277 
1,540 
1,730 
acres 
4,836,861 
1,333,472 
385,507 
238,958 
276,530 
227,924 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,427 
2,050 
943 
999 
1,338 
1,173 
acres 
3,611,759 
1,797,263 
505,632 
340,004 
274,448 
148,333 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,282 
2,028 
942 
992 
1,330 
1,168 
acres 
3,577,895 
1,784,423 
504,489 
338,587 
269,749 
146,686 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,728 
553 
157 
133 
210 
276 
acres 
450,413 
93,563 
10,896 
12,149 
24,687 
23,584 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
73,846 
5,929 
2,320 
2,032 
2,700 
2,788 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30,657 
1,877 
918 
936 
1,207 
1,274 
2 operators 
16,435 
1,196 
458 
376 
504 
534 
3 operators 
2,522 
363 
116 
93 
98 
114 
4 operators 
468 
71 
29 
12 
21 
19 
5 or more operators 
136 
43 
4 
3 
6 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
19,975 
1,078 
384 
363 
459 
554 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
17,451 
956 
344 
312 
392 
486 
2 operators 
1,077 
50 
20 
24 
29 
31 
3 operators 
107 
6 
- 
1 
3 
2 
4 operators 
11 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
“ 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
43,765 
3,362 
1,441 
1,326 
1,732 
1,813 
Female 
6,453 
188 
84 
94 
104 
133 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
24,574 
3,157 
1,346 
1,229 
1,420 
1,265 
Other 
25,644 
393 
179 
191 
416 
681 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
