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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
828 
35 
35 
80 
220 
458 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,863 
1,958 
16 
56 
108 
241 
472 
1,065 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,722 
1,296 
14 
36 
82 
148 
342 
674 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,254 
1,819 
10 
102 
131 
292 
524 
760 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,448 
1,539 
18 
83 
160 
319 
410 
549 
$50,000 or more 
5,879 
4,994 
25 
283 
580 
1,309 
1,628 
1,169 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
28,725 
12,140 
35 
353 
840 
1,864 
3,363 
5,685 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
20,346 
32,049 
19,831 
34,636 
50,676 
50,571 
36,704 
20,384 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,978 
1,006 
31 
46 
111 
282 
536 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,854 
3,758 
13 
97 
190 
482 
999 
1,977 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,284 
2,519 
6 
54 
162 
377 
720 
1,200 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,640 
2,468 
7 
86 
192 
365 
666 
1,152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,260 
1,225 
4 
33 
121 
251 
328 
488 
$50,000 or more 
1,709 
1,164 
5 
52 
129 
278 
368 
332 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
286 
249 
3 
9 
22 
53 
86 
76 
$1,000 
22,797 
21,240 
36 
445 
2,140 
5,947 
8,116 
4,556 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
16,809 
9,235 
30 
433 
827 
1,741 
2,620 
3,584 
$1,000 
217,404 
160,070 
306 
6,490 
15,118 
42,907 
48,962 
46,287 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,495 
1,599 
2 
137 
192 
327 
477 
464 
$1,000 
31,345 
26,316 
(D) 
1,955 
(D) 
8,163 
6,345 
6,416 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
6,073 
2,926 
9 
82 
155 
456 
752 
1,472 
$1,000 
28,536 
15,779 
23 
382 
697 
3,203 
4,337 
7,137 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,009 
996 
1 
32 
48 
142 
293 
480 
$1,000 
38,578 
24,412 
(D) 
(D) 
840 
4,550 
8,949 
9,347 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
1,135 
592 
23 
44 
106 
205 
214 
$1,000 
17,625 
10,377 
- 
118 
752 
2,716 
3,340 
3,451 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,505 
2,965 
8 
155 
367 
669 
876 
890 
$1,000 
10,343 
8,207 
(D) 
(D) 
1,156 
2,303 
2,592 
1,837 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,294 
1,037 
11 
72 
112 
241 
336 
265 
$1,000 
43,684 
41,613 
91 
2,339 
3,880 
11,971 
15,153 
8,178 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
611 
354 
1 
12 
31 
60 
105 
145 
$1,000 
3,371 
2,380 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
496 
946 
732 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,394 
1,239 
2 
33 
135 
260 
354 
455 
$1,000 
43,922 
30,985 
(D) 
(D) 
4,278 
9,504 
7,300 
9,188 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
37,247 
19,417 
94 
771 
1,463 
3,287 
5,541 
8,261 
acres 
4,745,014 
4,043,268 
9,572 
151,385 
409,025 
979,493 
1 ,449,734 
1,044,059 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
32,802 
17,811 
88 
710 
1,347 
2,990 
5,147 
7,529 
acres 
4,378,097 
3,827,905 
9,414 
146,703 
390,936 
930,678 
1,387,641 
962,533 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
23,569 
10,813 
42 
356 
660 
1,469 
2,984 
5,302 
50 to 99 acres 
3,360 
2,034 
15 
89 
152 
360 
531 
887 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
1,953 
1,398 
21 
80 
148 
261 
402 
486 
200 to 499 acres 
1,738 
1,492 
6 
94 
164 
359 
457 
412 
500 to 999 acres 
1,043 
980 
4 
60 
93 
249 
359 
215 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
752 
722 
- 
21 
94 
207 
268 
132 
2,000 acres or more 
387 
372 
- 
10 
36 
85 
146 
95 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,161 
1,512 
57 
105 
285 
396 
669 
acres 
95,603 
61,437 
- 
1,363 
3,427 
14,907 
17,104 
24,636 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,670 
853 
7 
27 
55 
169 
236 
359 
acres 
31,568 
22,401 
28 
330 
3,428 
4,457 
6,943 
7,215 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,846 
3,185 
13 
98 
225 
537 
926 
1,386 
acres 
197,573 
101,439 
130 
2,342 
7,705 
23,710 
29,162 
38,390 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,647 
950 
- 
38 
80 
148 
247 
437 
acres 
42,173 
30,086 
- 
647 
3,529 
5,741 
8,884 
1 1 ,285 
Total woodland 
farms 
31,295 
14,977 
46 
371 
896 
2,338 
4,292 
7,034 
acres 
2,145,710 
1,283,945 
2,312 
21,209 
78,126 
229,516 
405,361 
547,421 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
12,675 
6,149 
26 
168 
335 
884 
1,669 
3,067 
acres 
270,242 
162,443 
847 
3,532 
9,667 
23,433 
49,257 
75,707 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
24,918 
12,017 
32 
281 
717 
1,869 
3,487 
5,631 
acres 
1,875,468 
1,121,502 
1,465 
17,677 
68,459 
206,083 
356,104 
471,714 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
