Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,151 
553 
- 
19 
47 
96 
138 
253 
$1,000 
67,097 
44,442 
- 
594 
6,276 
15,208 
13,024 
9,341 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
123 
- 
6 
16 
42 
32 
27 
$1,000 
58,357 
39,872 
- 
380 
5,874 
14,332 
12,107 
7,179 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,135 
550 
- 
19 
47 
95 
136 
253 
$1,000 
67,064 
44,430 
- 
594 
6,276 
(D) 
(D) 
9,341 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
123 
- 
6 
16 
42 
32 
27 
$1,000 
58,357 
39,872 
- 
380 
5,874 
14,332 
12,107 
7,179 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
18 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
33 
13 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,811 
5,371 
19 
169 
385 
879 
1,516 
2,403 
$1,000 
225,162 
189,746 
622 
7,256 
19,687 
56,609 
63,274 
42,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
702 
620 
2 
34 
69 
163 
210 
142 
$1,000 
170,777 
158,446 
(D) 
(D) 
16,570 
50,570 
54,721 
30,144 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
9 
6 
2 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
8 
7 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
15,312 
7,957 
21 
246 
514 
1,102 
2,034 
4,040 
$1,000 
332,733 
252,076 
602 
8,868 
27,273 
42,188 
68,322 
104,823 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,072 
874 
2 
26 
107 
135 
280 
324 
$1,000 
214,044 
182,388 
(D) 
(D) 
23,063 
32,497 
50,140 
69,075 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
283 
238 
9 
19 
41 
102 
67 
$1,000 
179,265 
173,446 
- 
4,351 
45,288 
17,431 
64,369 
42,007 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
243 
215 
- 
7 
19 
34 
93 
62 
$1,000 
178,682 
172,985 
- 
(D) 
45,288 
(D) 
64,223 
41,872 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,833 
1,331 
7 
65 
159 
379 
361 
360 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
2,461,405 
3,545 
43,870 
220,224 
731,278 
729,898 
732,589 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,122 
937 
4 
29 
98 
291 
268 
247 
$1,000 
2,871,888 
2,459,875 
3,538 
43,776 
220,025 
730,880 
729,578 
732,078 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
1,237 
7 
74 
110 
231 
402 
413 
$1,000 
7,251 
3,988 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
999 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
4 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
735 
395 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,220 
1,066 
6 
32 
138 
243 
317 
330 
$1,000 
23,548 
13,750 
33 
237 
3,706 
2,927 
3,636 
3,211 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
62 
- 
3 
17 
13 
20 
9 
$1,000 
10,713 
7,267 
- 
181 
2,870 
1,369 
1,678 
1,169 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,400 
3,483 
21 
205 
489 
875 
1,024 
869 
$1,000 
4,837,026 
4,226,577 
35,951 
203,808 
632,414 
1,204,407 
1,279,483 
870,514 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,690 
2,287 
21 
115 
338 
626 
677 
510 
$1,000 
4,833,671 
4,224,588 
35,951 
203,491 
632,050 
1,203,934 
1,279,154 
870,007 
Aquaculture 
farms 
228 
120 
- 
6 
14 
24 
42 
34 
$1,000 
23,365 
20,021 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,506 
5,720 
4,528 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
51 
- 
2 
6 
18 
16 
9 
$1,000 
22,000 
19,349 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,384 
5,464 
4,269 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,525 
747 
7 
33 
66 
102 
237 
302 
$1,000 
8,089 
4,827 
(D) 
19 
119 
(D) 
(D) 
1,180 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
14 
- 
- 
4 
6 
4 
$1,000 
4,933 
(D) 
- 
- 
2,199 
(D) 
671 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
14,417 
8,532 
49 
375 
642 
1,504 
2,452 
3,510 
$1,000 
120,129 
99,144 
216 
3,644 
9,986 
23,017 
33,990 
28,292 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
912 
621 
9 
30 
62 
142 
193 
185 
$1,000 
37,702 
35,062 
103 
395 
3,040 
8,351 
15,120 
8,053 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,475 
2,335 
13 
137 
218 
415 
726 
826 
$1,000 
31,826 
25,232 
237 
1,839 
2,847 
6,080 
7,755 
6,474 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
50,218 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
$1,000 
10,061,152 
8,719,416 
41,079 
312,627 
1,030,623 
2,442,814 
2,826,416 
2,065,857 
Average per farm 
dollars 
200,350 
354,823 
348,130 
329,776 
532,346 
574,374 
406,153 
199,407 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,487 
15,963 
76 
691 
1,292 
2,685 
4,586 
6,633 
$1,000 
555,515 
496,273 
1,089 
17,103 
53,041 
126,755 
178,170 
120,115 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,781 
9,958 
29 
377 
690 
1,378 
2,642 
4,842 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,231 
2,816 
33 
158 
262 
496 
819 
1,048 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
991 
10 
45 
102 
250 
311 
273 
$50,000 or more 
2,350 
2,198 
4 
111 
238 
561 
814 
470 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
14,945 
70 
685 
1,364 
2,734 
4,355 
5,737 
$1,000 
416,980 
380,427 
950 
14,042 
39,051 
100,318 
145,015 
81,051 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,789 
10,286 
46 
415 
861 
1,562 
2,833 
4,569 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,645 
2,099 
17 
125 
228 
479 
612 
638 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
859 
3 
79 
100 
227 
267 
183 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
1,701 
4 
66 
175 
466 
643 
347 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
