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 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
57 
23 
13 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
5,105 
(D) 
1,190 
1,055 
1 to 24 acres 
105 
80 
12 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
190 
152 
19 
9 
100 to 249 acres 
213 
123 
44 
32 
250 to 499 acres 
91 
35 
33 
29 
500 acres or more 
37 
15 
12 
10 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
594 
426 
72 
53 
acres 
49,819 
30,415 
6,709 
5,241 
bushels 
3,007,013 
1,800,049 
424,263 
331,062 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
15 
2 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
735 
333 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
175 
145 
8 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
247 
175 
38 
27 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
83 
23 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
21 
2 
2 
500 acres or more 
9 
2 
1 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,021 
5,531 
761 
535 
acres 
1,564,806 
914,102 
342,627 
276,060 
bushels 
60,635,686 
34,143,623 
13,951,833 
11,430,640 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
157 
46 
37 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
15,562 
7,846 
4,261 
3,644 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
1,521 
91 
53 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
1,886 
163 
99 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,313 
1,027 
127 
89 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
613 
139 
103 
500 acres or more 
924 
484 
241 
191 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
41 
38 
- 
- 
acres 
858 
(D) 
- 
- 
pounds 
618,531 
528,231 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
29 
(D) 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
29 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
8 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,682 
1,244 
229 
160 
acres 
167,443 
(D) 
34,163 
25,475 
pounds 
391,710,625 
227,043,897 
80,221,983 
60,540,809 
Irrigated 
farms 
401 
293 
59 
45 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
24,808 
15,717 
5,160 
3,461 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
10 
- 
- 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
18 
18 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
28 
28 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
60 
51 
5 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
104 
89 
4 
2 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
201 
22 
14 
25.0 acres or more 
1,226 
847 
198 
143 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,156 
3,131 
524 
375 
acres 
753,713 
429,588 
177,817 
140,680 
bushels 
42,625,819 
23,509,184 
10,529,872 
8,429,178 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
97 
32 
26 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
8,360 
3,572 
2,042 
1,486 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
744 
36 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
1,132 
107 
71 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
752 
143 
105 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
325 
121 
83 
500 acres or more 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
375 
178 
117 
94 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
19,562 
17,318 
1,177 
778 
acres 
643,186 
506,874 
66,272 
46,031 
tons, dry 
1,509,153 
1,142,263 
172,703 
121,481 
Irrigated 
farms 
701 
425 
73 
55 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
25,326 
10,583 
4,342 
3,598 
1 to 24 acres 
12,125 
11,166 
525 
340 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
5,266 
478 
307 
100 to 249 acres 
1,062 
773 
138 
108 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
86 
26 
17 
500 acres or more 
53 
27 
10 
6 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
609 
534 
44 
29 
acres 
9,808 
8,089 
906 
675 
tons, dry 
38,488 
31,767 
3,700 
2,410 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
6 
- 
- 
acres 
135 
60 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
14,227 
992 
660 
acres 
532,318 
418,646 
55,633 
38,865 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
946,522 
142,340 
98,621 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
361 
58 
43 
acres 
21,490 
9,252 
3,591 
2,915 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
156 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
