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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
57 
35 
3 
10 
3 
4 
acres 
5,105 
4,530 
(D) 
248 
(D) 
80 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
105 
6 
1 
1 
14 
31 
25 to 99 acres 
190 
22 
27 
68 
47 
23 
100 to 249 acres 
213 
108 
51 
44 
10 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
91 
80 
11 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
37 
35 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
594 
194 
95 
82 
69 
47 
acres 
49,819 
24,595 
9,924 
7,079 
3,949 
1,868 
bushels 
3,007,013 
1,562,448 
566,067 
449,504 
201,496 
103,655 
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 
20 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
247 
72 
46 
43 
41 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
66 
29 
21 
6 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
21 
10 
5 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
9 
7 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,021 
1,608 
700 
732 
796 
718 
acres 
1,564,806 
922,048 
248,395 
162,818 
106,927 
54,626 
bushels 
60,635,686 
37,519,512 
9,814,932 
5,831,499 
3,681,050 
1,793,177 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
126 
30 
22 
25 
20 
acres 
15,562 
10,110 
2,557 
780 
853 
427 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
87 
40 
38 
44 
96 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
242 
82 
131 
286 
429 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,313 
268 
163 
282 
363 
186 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
308 
237 
242 
99 
7 
500 acres or more 
924 
703 
178 
39 
4 
- 
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 
571 
263 
281 
233 
143 
acres 
167,443 
114,249 
25,750 
16,163 
7,908 
2,256 
pounds 
391,710,625 
275,503,345 
58,579,235 
35,263,552 
15,942,863 
4,328,308 
Irrigated 
farms 
401 
140 
60 
81 
60 
29 
acres 
24,808 
14,389 
4,705 
4,092 
1,163 
353 
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 
10 
20 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
14 
8 
27 
52 
105 
25.0 acres or more 
1,226 
549 
253 
245 
162 
14 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,156 
1,228 
521 
515 
510 
452 
acres 
753,713 
468,909 
113,261 
77,787 
47,621 
23,112 
bushels 
42,625,819 
27,778,635 
6,435,892 
4,091,412 
2,270,242 
1,113,528 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
87 
16 
15 
17 
21 
acres 
8,360 
5,468 
1,094 
419 
812 
328 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
57 
29 
24 
47 
100 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
192 
109 
146 
242 
322 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
319 
203 
260 
213 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
329 
144 
77 
8 
3 
500 acres or more 
375 
331 
36 
8 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
19,562 
1,307 
489 
393 
554 
707 
acres 
643,186 
109,199 
32,808 
28,469 
47,296 
44,955 
tons, dry 
1,509,153 
358,211 
101,402 
79,879 
140,718 
130,123 
Irrigated 
farms 
701 
351 
81 
27 
22 
24 
acres 
25,326 
17,429 
2,909 
673 
1,493 
821 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12,125 
397 
173 
135 
156 
230 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
597 
207 
177 
236 
314 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,062 
243 
87 
65 
113 
147 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
42 
17 
10 
36 
16 
500 acres or more 
53 
28 
5 
6 
13 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
609 
27 
21 
25 
31 
36 
acres 
9,808 
992 
384 
718 
1,129 
1,189 
tons, dry 
38,488 
4,909 
1,235 
2,349 
5,594 
6,255 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
2 
1 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
1,141 
420 
340 
470 
593 
acres 
532,318 
90,710 
26,974 
22,729 
39,810 
38,726 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
292,073 
82,729 
59,724 
115,239 
110,313 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
307 
63 
20 
20 
24 
acres 
21,490 
14,945 
2,437 
343 
1,419 
760 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
130 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
