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. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
86 
86 
86 
9 
500 or more 
49 
42 
42 
7 
7 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
662 
612 
606 
50 
49 
99 
number 
41,773 
39,816 
39,676 
1,957 
(D) 
2,635 
Beef cows 
farms 
624 
574 
568 
50 
49 
98 
number 
29,561 
27,604 
27,464 
1,957 
(D) 
2,237 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
142 
130 
129 
12 
12 
47 
10 to 49 
285 
261 
257 
24 
24 
39 
50 to 99 
115 
105 
104 
10 
9 
6 
100 to 199 
63 
60 
60 
3 
3 
5 
200 to 499 
16 
15 
15 
1 
1 
1 
500 or more 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
55 
55 
55 
- 
- 
7 
number 
12,212 
12,212 
12,212 
- 
- 
398 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
14 
14 
14 
3 
10 to 49 
3 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
50 to 99 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
13 
13 
13 
- 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
12 
12 
12 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
683 
636 
626 
47 
41 
81 
number 
60,058 
53,354 
53,206 
6,704 
(D) 
3,287 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
650 
603 
595 
47 
40 
82 
number 
71,575 
67,100 
66,932 
4,475 
4,008 
2,356 
$1,000 
65,510 
61,059 
60,768 
4,451 
4,095 
1,832 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
316 
298 
295 
18 
17 
51 
number 
12,344 
12,081 
12,064 
263 
(D) 
642 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
580 
537 
529 
43 
37 
73 
number 
59,231 
55,019 
54,868 
4,212 
(D) 
1,714 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
- 
2 
number 
1,750 
1,750 
1,750 
- 
“ 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
395 
367 
358 
28 
27 
26 
number 
3,895,901 
3,470,118 
2,718,769 
425,783 
(D) 
19,491 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
49 
47 
47 
2 
2 
16 
25 to 49 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
9 
9 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
327 
301 
292 
26 
25 
7 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
137 
122 
114 
15 
14 
11 
number 
582,101 
488,886 
353,762 
93,215 
(D) 
852 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
390 
365 
356 
25 
24 
23 
number 
3,313,800 
2,981,232 
2,365,007 
332,568 
(D) 
18,639 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
390 
363 
354 
27 
26 
23 
number 
17,137,509 
14,825,105 
11,915,723 
2,312,404 
(D) 
110,653 
$1,000 
1,212,982 
1,081,519 
929,920 
131,463 
(D) 
4,643 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
70 
67 
67 
3 
2 
26 
number 
(D) 
1,945 
1,945 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
49 
49 
49 
14 
number 
1,062 
1,062 
1,062 
- 
- 
205 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
31 
31 
31 
- 
- 
12 
number 
818 
818 
818 
" 
" 
229 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
541 
469 
467 
72 
69 
106 
number 
6,425 
5,772 
(D) 
653 
634 
1,098 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
514 
447 
445 
67 
64 
100 
number 
4,268 
3,764 
(D) 
504 
485 
853 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
150 
141 
141 
9 
9 
22 
number 
502 
484 
484 
18 
18 
70 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
140 
128 
128 
12 
12 
68 
number 
4,129 
4,007 
4,007 
122 
122 
1,801 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
77 
70 
70 
7 
7 
23 
number 
2,014 
1,972 
1,972 
42 
42 
806 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
236 
211 
201 
25 
25 
55 
number 
5,903,818 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
44,567 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
193 
172 
163 
21 
21 
51 
400 to 3,199 
8 
7 
7 
1 
1 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
18 
17 
17 
1 
1 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
5 
4 
3 
1 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
43 
40 
34 
3 
3 
7 
number 
1,611,065 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
330 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 153 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
