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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
506 
324 
87 
68 
500 or more 
175 
92 
34 
22 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
16,361 
14,708 
892 
565 
number 
394,156 
301,891 
47,857 
30,575 
Beef cows 
farms 
16,059 
14,492 
845 
528 
number 
348,196 
280,417 
35,981 
23,578 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7,151 
6,742 
220 
126 
1 0 to 49 
7,338 
6,576 
438 
274 
50 to 99 
1,040 
813 
106 
71 
100 to 199 
401 
278 
55 
41 
200 to 499 
112 
75 
20 
11 
500 or more 
17 
8 
6 
5 
Milk cows 
farms 
571 
436 
73 
57 
number 
45,960 
21,474 
11,876 
6,997 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
322 
283 
22 
17 
1 0 to 49 
70 
59 
6 
6 
50 to 99 
55 
32 
15 
11 
100 to 199 
63 
35 
13 
12 
200 to 499 
45 
21 
12 
9 
500 or more 
16 
6 
5 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
15,798 
14,168 
866 
559 
number 
435,561 
318,364 
53,852 
34,845 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
15,312 
13,668 
912 
577 
number 
435,411 
314,627 
46,853 
31,848 
$1,000 
332,733 
230,125 
35,265 
24,449 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
8,542 
7,656 
519 
311 
number 
108,585 
83,247 
12,352 
7,435 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
12,974 
11,535 
786 
507 
number 
326,826 
231,380 
34,501 
24,413 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
15 
8 
1 
1 
number 
2,428 
585 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,217 
1,576 
220 
171 
number 
8,901,434 
3,471,847 
1,514,195 
1,009,747 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
987 
871 
51 
37 
25 to 49 
78 
59 
11 
8 
50 to 99 
60 
43 
6 
5 
100 to 199 
25 
21 
3 
3 
200 to 499 
25 
22 
1 
1 
500 or more 
1,042 
560 
148 
117 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
838 
611 
79 
62 
number 
896,231 
151,864 
161,414 
105,239 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,040 
1,415 
212 
167 
number 
8,005,203 
3,319,983 
1,352,781 
904,508 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,833 
1,216 
204 
161 
number 
34,456,613 
11,640,873 
5,567,578 
4,084,823 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
1,140,235 
516,127 
348,425 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,311 
1,143 
72 
51 
number 
29,224 
24,309 
(D) 
1,980 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
923 
806 
54 
33 
number 
15,633 
12,877 
1,489 
1,073 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
752 
661 
48 
29 
number 
14,523 
12,102 
1,374 
883 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,261 
9,104 
510 
373 
number 
66,870 
54,506 
4,841 
3,995 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,785 
8,691 
480 
353 
number 
55,143 
46,143 
3,879 
3,196 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,955 
1,681 
102 
84 
number 
7,037 
6,001 
464 
269 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,387 
4,008 
171 
106 
number 
66,367 
57,655 
2,782 
1,935 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,346 
2,170 
76 
48 
number 
30,589 
26,386 
1,383 
1,104 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,996 
4,477 
228 
149 
number 
13,091,384 
6,307,367 
835,632 
576,644 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,605 
4,165 
196 
128 
400 to 3,199 
40 
28 
2 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
74 
67 
4 
2 
10,000 to 19,999 
101 
85 
11 
7 
20,000 to 49,999 
148 
119 
10 
6 
50,000 to 99,999 
23 
13 
5 
4 
100,000 or more 
5 
" 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
763 
688 
25 
20 
number 
6,239,251 
4,500,792 
127,064 
126,956 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
152 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
