Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Alfalfa hay - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
1 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
21 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
975 
302 
109 
154 
5,316 
184 
acres 
532,318 
41,833 
4,485 
1,638 
3,497 
178,214 
11,749 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
102,848 
7,604 
2,776 
11,527 
415,857 
26,337 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
34 
22 
12 
2 
85 
9 
acres 
21,490 
966 
158 
(D) 
(D) 
1,911 
202 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
20 
5 
- 
- 
- 
12 
- 
acres 
1,089 
111 
- 
- 
- 
908 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,283 
198 
2,007 
135 
222 
459 
101 
acres 
122,516 
6,419 
73,969 
504 
555 
37,178 
7,884 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,047 
34 
685 
50 
71 
128 
26 
acres 
23,051 
239 
15,980 
286 
168 
5,122 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,219 
89 
1,402 
119 
190 
220 
23 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
586 
62 
389 
13 
30 
64 
31 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
251 
29 
119 
2 
2 
73 
20 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
106 
12 
37 
1 
- 
50 
16 
250.0 acres or more 
121 
6 
60 
52 
11 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,283 
41 
908 
47 
67 
118 
17 
acres 
5,376 
1,738 
1,976 
17 
48 
1,503 
32 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
148 
13 
72 
8 
10 
21 
- 
acres 
1,118 
702 
41 
2 
2 
353 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
74 
6 
44 
- 
1 
11 
2 
acres 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
8 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,263 
36 
885 
43 
66 
135 
22 
acres 
16,293 
2,241 
12,199 
30 
49 
1,657 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
145 
16 
75 
3 
6 
27 
4 
acres 
11,315 
994 
9,167 
(Z) 
3 
1,116 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,188 
21 
849 
42 
65 
116 
16 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33 
2 
21 
1 
1 
6 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14 
4 
4 
- 
- 
5 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
6 
- 
- 
- 
7 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
3 
11 
" 
- 
1 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,378 
60 
934 
48 
61 
160 
26 
acres 
5,276 
269 
3,219 
88 
88 
1,426 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
159 
11 
88 
2 
11 
26 
5 
acres 
365 
(D) 
79 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
10 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
415 
28 
202 
12 
10 
145 
46 
acres 
59,095 
589 
33,788 
(D) 
4 
23,689 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
108 
9 
30 
3 
62 
20 
acres 
16,363 
(D) 
7,407 
(D) 
8,216 
2,649 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
1,496 
40 
1,092 
59 
85 
120 
22 
acres 
3,537 
92 
3,213 
23 
47 
109 
21 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
108 
6 
66 
4 
3 
13 
1 
acres 
72 
2 
60 
(Z) 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,687 
54 
181 
1,080 
92 
121 
9 
acres 
12,899 
329 
389 
10,792 
220 
610 
46 
Irrigated 
farms 
366 
11 
31 
243 
31 
16 
2 
acres 
1,905 
49 
40 
1,552 
51 
110 
(D) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,137 
32 
166 
642 
73 
99 
7 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
440 
20 
13 
342 
19 
15 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
95 
1 
2 
82 
- 
7 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
1 
- 
12 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
" 
- 
Apples 
farms 
690 
11 
91 
415 
33 
61 
5 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
5,838 
129 
208 
5,209 
48 
73 
9 
Grapes 
farms 
874 
24 
97 
572 
32 
69 
4 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
3,392 
94 
69 
2,820 
38 
234 
(D) 
Peaches, all 
farms 
405 
19 
53 
243 
6 
40 
3 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,422 
63 
30 
1,219 
23 
31 
(D) 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
1 
3 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
2 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(Z) 
- 
- 
Almonds 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
