Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
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 
971 
88 
52 
$1,000 
67,097 
31,303 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
134 
16 
11 
$1,000 
58,357 
24,010 
(D) 
5,219 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,135 
958 
87 
52 
$1,000 
67,064 
31,276 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
134 
16 
11 
$1,000 
58,357 
24,010 
(D) 
5,219 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
18 
15 
1 
- 
$1,000 
33 
27 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,811 
9,409 
723 
503 
$1,000 
225,162 
126,142 
46,083 
37,927 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
421 
136 
103 
$1,000 
170,777 
81,560 
41,200 
34,460 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
9 
7 
2 
2 
$1,000 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
15,312 
13,668 
912 
577 
$1,000 
332,733 
230,125 
35,265 
24,449 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,072 
728 
152 
106 
$1,000 
214,044 
127,013 
26,258 
18,228 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
283 
175 
54 
43 
$1,000 
179,265 
77,869 
45,064 
26,215 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
243 
141 
51 
40 
$1,000 
178,682 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,833 
1,216 
204 
161 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
1,140,235 
516,127 
348,425 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,122 
614 
161 
129 
$1,000 
2,871,888 
1,138,587 
515,902 
348,233 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
2,710 
115 
70 
$1,000 
7,251 
(D) 
(D) 
318 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
6 
1 
- 
$1,000 
735 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,220 
1,915 
123 
91 
$1,000 
23,548 
17,790 
2,650 
2,392 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
76 
16 
16 
$1,000 
10,713 
7,524 
1,795 
1,795 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,400 
4,580 
377 
281 
$1,000 
4,837,026 
3,309,154 
545,557 
479,967 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,690 
2,153 
244 
194 
$1,000 
4,833,671 
3,306,366 
545,398 
479,841 
Aquaculture 
farms 
228 
145 
24 
21 
$1,000 
23,365 
7,224 
3,203 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
22 
8 
7 
$1,000 
22,000 
6,233 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,525 
1,307 
97 
84 
$1,000 
8,089 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
9 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,933 
(D) 
" 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,417 
11,982 
1,263 
916 
$1,000 
120,129 
79,015 
22,308 
16,890 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
912 
730 
95 
67 
$1,000 
37,702 
19,005 
(D) 
8,112 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,475 
3,852 
269 
210 
$1,000 
31,826 
20,997 
3,999 
3,566 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
50,218 
43,563 
3,132 
2,199 
$1,000 
10,061,152 
5,473,994 
1,595,581 
1,248,609 
Average per farm 
dollars 
200,350 
125,657 
509,445 
567,808 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,487 
25,394 
1,961 
1,358 
$1,000 
555,515 
298,361 
115,387 
92,715 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,781 
19,702 
1,016 
680 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,231 
3,491 
333 
222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
806 
145 
99 
$50,000 or more 
2,350 
1,395 
467 
357 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
22,011 
1,945 
1,372 
$1,000 
416,980 
203,291 
99,242 
80,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,789 
18,335 
1,179 
806 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,645 
2,001 
241 
175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
694 
107 
80 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
981 
418 
311 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
136 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
