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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
24,410 
13,727 
70 
623 
1,114 
2,343 
4,027 
5,550 
acres treated 
3,488,942 
3,045,268 
7,243 
126,167 
315,852 
727,683 
1,106,568 
761,755 
Manure used 
farms 
7,427 
4,432 
26 
210 
411 
872 
1,228 
1,685 
acres treated 
449,093 
375,749 
1,451 
17,734 
42,511 
81,154 
121,186 
111,713 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
10,652 
7,227 
48 
476 
741 
1,548 
2,243 
2,171 
acres 
2,350,771 
2,163,583 
5,487 
101,222 
235,155 
546,955 
809,952 
464,812 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
19,535 
11,665 
59 
612 
1,081 
2,198 
3,497 
4,218 
acres 
3,776,603 
3,386,581 
7,976 
141,342 
352,207 
835,385 
1,233,457 
816,214 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,531 
2,012 
20 
140 
221 
508 
637 
486 
acres 
627,543 
571,222 
2,550 
26,336 
58,154 
175,620 
199,657 
108,905 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
3,582 
2,581 
26 
167 
272 
590 
849 
677 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
670,001 
616,071 
983 
32,718 
67,211 
169,593 
223,980 
121,586 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
2,132 
1,771 
13 
136 
198 
426 
606 
392 
acres on which used 
620,800 
580,432 
1,245 
35,094 
74,402 
153,713 
217,211 
98,767 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
2,763 
1,782 
12 
76 
142 
330 
624 
598 
acres 
260,687 
239,231 
738 
7,465 
16,717 
68,467 
96,154 
49,690 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
7,916 
4,646 
41 
243 
411 
841 
1,408 
1,702 
acres 
1,417,970 
1,293,418 
4,257 
61,478 
122,918 
302,059 
503,641 
299,065 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,615 
816 
8 
33 
55 
108 
224 
388 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
97,641 
59,942 
511 
3,343 
3,418 
1 1 ,252 
17,300 
24,118 
used 
farms 
7,387 
5,123 
35 
286 
474 
1,107 
1,610 
1,611 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,878,617 
1,723,183 
2,084 
65,381 
171,530 
428,326 
668,307 
387,555 
used 
farms 
2,875 
2,043 
9 
124 
208 
387 
679 
636 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
636,205 
595,647 
158 
29,568 
65,397 
141,184 
228,098 
131,242 
practices were used 
farms 
9,851 
6,345 
59 
345 
560 
1,243 
1,867 
2,271 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
1,243,393 
1,121,339 
6,046 
42,672 
122,074 
292,907 
376,202 
281,438 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
4,405 
2,821 
22 
190 
294 
540 
822 
953 
acres 
393,002 
353,464 
523 
18,731 
36,694 
94,412 
125,008 
78,096 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
961 
513 
3 
13 
37 
77 
185 
198 
Solar panels 
farms 
635 
325 
- 
7 
29 
46 
118 
125 
Wind turbines 
farms 
76 
36 
- 
2 
2 
1 
9 
22 
Methane digesters 
farms 
46 
26 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
18 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
176 
100 
2 
1 
12 
31 
54 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
84 
47 
- 
- 
6 
3 
9 
29 
Biodiesel 
farms 
143 
87 
3 
7 
9 
11 
17 
40 
Ethanol 
farms 
86 
50 
- 
- 
1 
11 
11 
27 
Other 
farms 
22 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
32 
21 
- 
6 
1 
3 
6 
5 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
32,936 
14,386 
37 
356 
857 
2,205 
3,930 
7,001 
Part owners 
farms 
14,221 
8,559 
32 
357 
824 
1,669 
2,652 
3,025 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
1,629 
49 
235 
255 
379 
377 
334 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
47,241 
22,998 
69 
715 
1,685 
3,893 
6,594 
10,042 
acres 
5,253,410 
3,416,099 
5,906 
70,730 
210,242 
634,997 
1,096,421 
1,397,803 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
47,157 
22,945 
69 
713 
1,681 
3,874 
6,582 
10,026 
acres 
4,836,861 
3,191,352 
5,472 
65,685 
200,328 
597,328 
1,030,105 
1 ,292,434 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,427 
10,270 
81 
604 
1,080 
2,070 
3,052 
3,383 
acres 
3,611,759 
3,098,045 
10,121 
140,819 
360,349 
781,985 
1,108,986 
695,785 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,282 
10,188 
81 
592 
1,079 
2,048 
3,029 
3,359 
acres 
3,577,895 
3,076,194 
10,121 
138,871 
359,936 
775,499 
1,104,751 
687,016 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
6,728 
3,177 
16 
81 
161 
487 
808 
1,624 
acres 
450,413 
246,598 
434 
6,993 
10,327 
44,155 
70,551 
114,138 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
73,846 
36,007 
178 
1,418 
2,957 
6,418 
10,302 
14,734 
1 operator 
30,657 
15,278 
72 
563 
1,089 
2,510 
4,240 
6,804 
2 operators 
16,435 
7,655 
32 
313 
713 
1,445 
2,245 
2,907 
3 operators 
2,522 
1,300 
14 
65 
94 
219 
360 
548 
4 operators 
468 
270 
- 
4 
40 
63 
91 
72 
5 or more operators 
136 
71 
- 
3 
- 
16 
23 
29 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
19,975 
8,872 
33 
338 
790 
1,670 
2,654 
3,387 
1 operator 
17,451 
7,753 
29 
283 
664 
1,445 
2,313 
3,019 
2 operators 
1,077 
467 
2 
20 
54 
89 
140 
162 
3 operators 
107 
56 
- 
5 
6 
13 
19 
13 
4 operators 
11 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
