Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
24,410 
20,795 
1,740 
1,194 
acres treated 
3,488,942 
2,009,567 
730,468 
580,970 
Manure used 
farms 
7,427 
6,219 
535 
383 
acres treated 
449,093 
309,471 
69,698 
53,540 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,652 
8,275 
1,056 
797 
acres 
2,350,771 
1,224,661 
539,799 
441,791 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,535 
16,156 
1,569 
1,102 
acres 
3,776,603 
2,113,961 
841,130 
674,404 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,531 
1,831 
313 
239 
acres 
627,543 
332,601 
122,453 
99,489 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,582 
2,612 
410 
309 
acres 
670,001 
351,301 
158,384 
127,402 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,132 
1,472 
311 
241 
acres on which used 
620,800 
290,038 
174,716 
151,581 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,763 
2,166 
257 
192 
acres 
260,687 
138,269 
57,649 
47,477 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,916 
6,541 
563 
428 
acres 
1,417,970 
760,918 
278,341 
230,793 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,615 
1,276 
170 
131 
acres 
97,641 
70,100 
11,548 
9,961 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
7,387 
5,865 
768 
536 
acres 
1,878,617 
1,028,367 
468,969 
381,010 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
2,875 
2,248 
327 
234 
acres 
636,205 
316,660 
163,118 
135,257 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
9,851 
8,164 
826 
572 
acres 
1,243,393 
731,125 
233,233 
183,552 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,405 
3,513 
415 
304 
acres 
393,002 
188,555 
99,688 
75,590 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
961 
823 
56 
45 
Solar panels 
farms 
635 
560 
23 
20 
Wind turbines 
farms 
76 
65 
3 
1 
Methane digesters 
farms 
46 
38 
3 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
176 
145 
17 
10 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
84 
73 
9 
6 
Biodiesel 
farms 
143 
111 
16 
12 
Ethanol 
farms 
86 
77 
6 
4 
Other 
farms 
22 
18 
2 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
32 
28 
2 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
32,936 
29,071 
1,724 
1,240 
Part owners 
farms 
14,221 
12,037 
1,121 
749 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
2,455 
287 
210 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
47,241 
41,177 
2,851 
1,993 
acres 
5,253,410 
3,648,479 
711,242 
558,464 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
47,157 
41,108 
2,845 
1,989 
acres 
4,836,861 
3,350,415 
664,836 
521,203 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,427 
14,601 
1,416 
962 
acres 
3,611,759 
2,235,710 
718,604 
560,353 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,282 
14,492 
1,408 
959 
acres 
3,577,895 
2,216,530 
716,169 
558,663 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,728 
5,690 
505 
374 
acres 
450,413 
317,244 
48,841 
38,951 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
73,846 
61,951 
5,839 
4,143 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30,657 
27,832 
1,127 
781 
2 operators 
16,435 
13,622 
1,479 
1,025 
3 operators 
2,522 
1,738 
400 
301 
4 operators 
468 
303 
95 
69 
5 or more operators 
136 
68 
31 
23 
Total women operators 
number 
19,975 
17,002 
1,328 
985 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
17,451 
15,113 
1,010 
748 
2 operators 
1,077 
816 
125 
95 
3 operators 
107 
75 
20 
13 
4 operators 
11 
8 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
