Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
28,223 
13,261 
42 
389 
924 
2,120 
3,697 
6,089 
acres 
1,051,041 
635,044 
1,737 
18,337 
49,694 
98,158 
189,527 
277,591 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
33,122 
16,453 
52 
486 
1,183 
2,750 
4,738 
7,244 
acres 
472,991 
305,289 
1,972 
13,625 
23,419 
65,660 
90,234 
110,379 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4,699 
3,122 
16 
188 
324 
722 
999 
873 
acres 
174,526 
152,614 
867 
4,155 
19,420 
42,185 
51,931 
34,056 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,520 
3,012 
16 
187 
313 
693 
971 
832 
acres 
164,414 
145,071 
867 
(D) 
(D) 
39,787 
50,201 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
313 
194 
- 
1 
19 
49 
60 
65 
acres 
10,112 
7,543 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,398 
1,730 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
3,240 
1,188 
2 
15 
55 
139 
329 
648 
acres 
105,906 
36,943 
(D) 
(D) 
1,115 
3,127 
9,950 
22,543 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,615 
4,520 
32 
289 
449 
1,054 
1,432 
1,264 
acres 
2,819,750 
2,647,467 
5,443 
97,959 
270,816 
690,239 
992,774 
590,236 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
220 
161 
- 
5 
17 
25 
60 
54 
$1,000 
15,563 
14,382 
- 
1,117 
2,116 
3,842 
5,206 
2,102 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
50,218 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
$1,000 
36,505,652 
25,863,485 
83,954 
813,528 
2,184,941 
5,797,882 
8,646,894 
8,336,286 
Average per farm 
dollars 
726,944 
1,052,474 
711,477 
858,152 
1,128,585 
1,363,245 
1,242,548 
804,661 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,338 
4,127 
5,384 
3,977 
3,900 
4,223 
4,050 
4,211 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,101 
1,582 
17 
107 
122 
245 
433 
658 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,249 
1,525 
6 
47 
137 
284 
416 
635 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,733 
3,510 
21 
143 
284 
557 
939 
1,566 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,897 
7,637 
26 
280 
495 
1,153 
2,111 
3,572 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8,599 
4,578 
26 
144 
392 
774 
1,198 
2,044 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,064 
2,794 
14 
131 
215 
527 
833 
1,074 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,495 
1,961 
5 
73 
199 
454 
654 
576 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
754 
685 
3 
20 
72 
181 
252 
157 
$10,000,000 or more 
326 
302 
" 
3 
20 
78 
123 
78 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
50,215 
24,573 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,958 
10,360 
$1,000 
4,664,336 
3,524,427 
18,518 
151,447 
368,905 
862,124 
1,172,237 
951,196 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,475 
1,549 
2 
70 
117 
240 
391 
729 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,787 
1,811 
8 
43 
83 
248 
459 
970 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,491 
3,477 
15 
88 
196 
484 
965 
1,729 
$20,000 to $49,999 
14,870 
6,560 
43 
213 
437 
946 
1,779 
3,142 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,424 
4,282 
14 
172 
379 
719 
1,218 
1,780 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,465 
2,936 
11 
133 
289 
600 
863 
1,040 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,906 
2,295 
17 
160 
237 
563 
679 
639 
$500,000 or more 
1,797 
1,663 
8 
69 
198 
453 
604 
331 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
40,049 
21,295 
95 
845 
1,685 
3,716 
6,113 
8,841 
number 
87,620 
56,880 
254 
2,389 
5,069 
11,899 
17,782 
19,487 
Tractors, all 
farms 
42,778 
21,892 
95 
809 
1,644 
3,758 
6,281 
9,305 
number 
103,667 
63,925 
290 
2,253 
4,965 
12,158 
19,551 
24,708 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
23,901 
12,172 
54 
364 
805 
1,990 
3,472 
5,487 
number 
34,572 
18,711 
97 
557 
1,232 
3,048 
5,388 
8,389 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,514 
16,420 
60 
598 
1,277 
2,891 
4,773 
6,821 
number 
52,001 
31,179 
118 
996 
2,415 
5,778 
9,345 
12,527 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,851 
5,766 
40 
323 
539 
1,281 
1,842 
1,741 
number 
17,094 
14,035 
75 
700 
1,318 
3,332 
4,818 
3,792 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
4,945 
3,808 
17 
203 
349 
842 
1,285 
1,112 
number 
5,653 
4,428 
18 
221 
409 
989 
1,504 
1,287 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
1,228 
1,103 
5 
81 
131 
274 
358 
254 
number 
1,629 
1,479 
7 
98 
171 
383 
482 
338 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
762 
528 
7 
20 
56 
126 
147 
172 
number 
879 
620 
7 
22 
67 
163 
174 
187 
Hay balers 
farms 
14,241 
7,533 
20 
213 
497 
1,126 
2,102 
3,575 
number 
18,164 
9,788 
34 
282 
670 
1,502 
2,767 
4,533 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
