Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
110 
103 
$1,000 
67,097 
27,109 
9,271 
7,408 
10,796 
5,070 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
18 
13 
24 
79 
67 
$1,000 
58,357 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,293 
4,404 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,135 
19 
15 
26 
110 
103 
$1,000 
67,064 
27,109 
9,271 
7,408 
10,796 
5,070 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
18 
13 
24 
79 
67 
$1,000 
58,357 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,293 
4,404 
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 
926 
328 
287 
320 
376 
$1,000 
225,162 
129,465 
22,758 
18,303 
11,066 
8,125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
323 
113 
133 
79 
54 
$1,000 
170,777 
122,558 
20,626 
16,611 
7,430 
3,552 
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 
919 
412 
356 
507 
705 
$1,000 
332,733 
117,399 
35,981 
27,725 
34,814 
27,308 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,072 
291 
133 
99 
250 
299 
$1,000 
214,044 
107,346 
31,976 
23,521 
31,344 
19,858 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
283 
70 
59 
57 
44 
23 
$1,000 
179,265 
125,917 
30,017 
15,984 
5,912 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
243 
70 
59 
57 
42 
15 
$1,000 
178,682 
125,917 
30,017 
15,984 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,833 
870 
171 
86 
54 
51 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
2,734,752 
110,747 
21,115 
5,245 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,122 
861 
157 
67 
31 
6 
$1,000 
2,871,888 
2,734,713 
110,706 
21,043 
4,980 
446 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
44 
18 
36 
46 
78 
$1,000 
7,251 
131 
(D) 
(D) 
377 
964 
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 
121 
$1,000 
23,548 
(D) 
(D) 
1,663 
3,590 
5,301 
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 
529 
309 
100 
97 
$1,000 
4,837,026 
4,344,646 
370,307 
105,904 
11,872 
1,639 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,690 
1,789 
522 
295 
67 
17 
$1,000 
4,833,671 
(D) 
370,299 
105,838 
11,732 
(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 
57 
$1,000 
8,089 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
268 
1,220 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
2 
1 
1 
2 
10 
$1,000 
4,933 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
694 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,417 
1,864 
878 
929 
1,153 
1,008 
$1,000 
120,129 
50,511 
17,610 
13,304 
1 1 ,407 
5,809 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
912 
207 
72 
59 
92 
93 
$1,000 
37,702 
25,670 
6,716 
1,943 
1,557 
859 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,475 
88 
48 
87 
158 
230 
$1,000 
31,826 
5,170 
1,461 
4,275 
6,167 
3,904 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
50,218 
3,577 
1,527 
1,459 
1,862 
2,008 
$1,000 
10,061,152 
7,891,168 
831,836 
415,321 
258,836 
121,056 
Average per farm 
dollars 
200,350 
2,206,086 
544,751 
284,661 
139,010 
60,287 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,487 
2,164 
1,036 
1,149 
1,592 
1,706 
$1,000 
555,515 
340,949 
76,240 
47,177 
34,731 
14,356 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,781 
423 
174 
196 
320 
772 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,231 
308 
161 
258 
764 
835 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
187 
142 
327 
340 
94 
$50,000 or more 
2,350 
1,246 
559 
368 
168 
5 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
2,770 
1,243 
1,225 
1,612 
1,680 
$1,000 
416,980 
291,938 
53,466 
32,563 
20,137 
6,656 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,789 
926 
392 
310 
610 
1,233 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,645 
499 
236 
413 
752 
432 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
219 
197 
294 
207 
13 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
1,126 
418 
208 
43 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
