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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
594 
193 
93 
75 
76 
47 
acres 
49,819 
24,545 
9,679 
6,481 
4,741 
1,906 
bushels 
3,007,013 
1,558,692 
552,123 
416,401 
245,385 
107,475 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
14 
1 
3 
5 
- 
acres 
735 
581 
(D) 
15 
72 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
175 
28 
9 
13 
19 
25 
25 to 99 acres 
247 
71 
45 
38 
46 
18 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
66 
28 
19 
9 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
21 
10 
5 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
9 
7 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,021 
1,584 
703 
697 
804 
699 
acres 
1,564,806 
909,781 
253,644 
160,102 
111,764 
55,014 
bushels 
60,635,686 
37,046,250 
9,997,428 
5,805,467 
3,837,449 
1,829,954 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
126 
30 
21 
24 
21 
acres 
15,562 
10,110 
2,557 
746 
883 
430 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
86 
41 
34 
43 
94 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
242 
77 
116 
282 
401 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,313 
264 
163 
268 
368 
191 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
302 
235 
237 
106 
13 
500 acres or more 
924 
690 
187 
42 
5 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
41 
6 
2 
2 
2 
2 
acres 
858 
255 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
618,531 
224,490 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
29 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
2 
. 
. 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
4 
2 
2 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,682 
561 
271 
268 
238 
144 
acres 
167,443 
113,082 
26,617 
15,672 
8,544 
2,312 
pounds 
391,710,625 
273,348,900 
60,253,680 
34,372,736 
16,971,243 
4,529,142 
Irrigated 
farms 
401 
138 
62 
75 
62 
33 
acres 
24,808 
14,245 
4,849 
3,800 
1,406 
402 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
18 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
28 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
60 
2 
1 
3 
5 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
104 
6 
1 
6 
6 
21 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
14 
8 
23 
51 
104 
25.0 acres or more 
1,226 
539 
261 
236 
172 
15 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,156 
1,210 
525 
492 
524 
446 
acres 
753,713 
464,230 
116,079 
75,636 
50,289 
22,836 
bushels 
42,625,819 
27,520,071 
6,592,289 
4,016,178 
2,385,918 
1,099,924 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
87 
16 
14 
18 
21 
acres 
8,360 
5,468 
1,094 
398 
833 
328 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
57 
27 
24 
44 
101 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
190 
109 
129 
245 
315 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
310 
203 
259 
221 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
324 
148 
72 
14 
3 
500 acres or more 
375 
329 
38 
8 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
19,562 
1,298 
494 
390 
530 
673 
acres 
643,186 
108,016 
33,756 
28,329 
46,120 
43,158 
tons, dry 
1,509,153 
355,062 
104,213 
78,125 
138,081 
126,207 
Irrigated 
farms 
701 
351 
81 
26 
21 
25 
acres 
25,326 
17,429 
2,909 
667 
1,470 
835 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12,125 
395 
175 
133 
146 
227 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
593 
208 
176 
226 
286 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,062 
242 
87 
65 
109 
144 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
40 
19 
10 
36 
16 
500 acres or more 
53 
28 
5 
6 
13 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
609 
26 
22 
25 
29 
35 
acres 
9,808 
991 
385 
718 
1,097 
1,183 
tons, dry 
38,488 
4,906 
1,238 
2,349 
5,539 
6,021 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
2 
1 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
1,134 
423 
338 
450 
558 
acres 
532,318 
89,929 
27,585 
22,552 
38,870 
36,857 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
290,273 
84,234 
58,011 
113,191 
106,321 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
307 
63 
19 
20 
24 
acres 
21,490 
14,945 
2,437 
337 
1,412 
758 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
20 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
1,089 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
- 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,283 
292 
125 
104 
182 
180 
acres 
122,516 
98,004 
8,492 
4,224 
4,037 
1,466 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,047 
100 
28 
39 
78 
82 
acres 
23,051 
17,784 
898 
1,260 
1,314 
444 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,219 
14 
19 
18 
58 
67 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
586 
34 
27 
29 
53 
101 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
104 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
