Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
90 
87 
87 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
27,927 
27,927 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
50 
50 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
27,399 
27,399 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
88 
85 
85 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
50 
50 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
27,399 
27,399 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
610 
558 
547 
52 
48 
69 
$1,000 
52,379 
47,255 
45,185 
5,125 
(D) 
558 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
141 
132 
126 
9 
8 
4 
$1,000 
47,742 
42,912 
40,899 
4,831 
(D) 
275 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
650 
603 
595 
47 
40 
82 
$1,000 
65,510 
61,059 
60,768 
4,451 
4,095 
1,832 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
182 
166 
161 
16 
10 
10 
$1,000 
59,570 
55,410 
55,130 
4,160 
(D) 
1,203 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50 
50 
50 
- 
4 
$1,000 
55,204 
55,204 
55,204 
- 
- 
1,128 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
47 
47 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
55,155 
55,155 
55,155 
- 
- 
1,128 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
390 
363 
354 
27 
26 
23 
$1,000 
1,212,982 
1,081,519 
929,920 
131,463 
(D) 
4,643 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
339 
314 
305 
25 
24 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,081,376 
929,776 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
109 
102 
102 
7 
7 
30 
$1,000 
493 
487 
487 
7 
7 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
160 
150 
150 
10 
10 
22 
$1,000 
2,964 
2,930 
2,930 
33 
33 
144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
13 
13 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,394 
1,394 
1,394 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
401 
366 
357 
35 
32 
42 
$1,000 
970,365 
825,419 
737,632 
144,947 
89,772 
11,951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
285 
265 
261 
20 
17 
8 
$1,000 
969,993 
825,071 
737,332 
144,922 
89,748 
11,914 
Aquaculture 
farms 
51 
43 
41 
8 
5 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,845 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
24 
22 
7 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,658 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
109 
100 
100 
9 
9 
12 
$1,000 
3,122 
3,100 
3,100 
22 
22 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
2,618 
2,618 
2,618 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
1,076 
997 
986 
79 
76 
96 
$1,000 
18,261 
17,401 
17,323 
860 
843 
545 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
84 
83 
82 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
320 
288 
283 
32 
31 
34 
$1,000 
6,581 
6,158 
6,151 
423 
(D) 
249 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
3,035 
2,715 
2,669 
320 
293 
488 
$1,000 
2,949,999 
2,622,757 
2,392,377 
327,242 
248,703 
41,578 
Average per farm 
dollars 
971,993 
966,025 
896,357 
1,022,632 
848,817 
85,201 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,935 
1,758 
1,739 
177 
159 
197 
$1,000 
139,166 
128,030 
125,940 
11,135 
9,022 
2,601 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
924 
824 
815 
100 
89 
139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
371 
336 
334 
35 
34 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
163 
157 
157 
6 
5 
11 
$50,000 or more 
477 
441 
433 
36 
31 
11 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
2,031 
1,865 
1,844 
166 
153 
196 
$1,000 
113,091 
102,233 
97,995 
10,859 
8,455 
1,356 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,118 
1,016 
1,006 
102 
98 
157 
$5,000 to $24,999 
380 
356 
354 
24 
22 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
136 
126 
125 
10 
10 
10 
$50,000 or more 
397 
367 
359 
30 
23 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
