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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,109 
615 
2 
59 
83 
137 
178 
156 
number 
10,310,945 
9,286,833 
(D) 
(D) 
1,185,733 
1,838,475 
2,050,898 
3,462,305 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
268 
175 
3 
12 
27 
40 
46 
47 
number 
11,734,548 
9,505,828 
146,122 
137,540 
1,073,836 
2,092,953 
2,240,773 
3,814,604 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,969 
1,602 
16 
102 
251 
425 
464 
344 
number 
801,883,037 
702,566,465 
8,726,200 
43,354,325 
110,159,300 
197,501,881 
214,170,719 
128,654,040 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
271 
136 
21 
28 
17 
33 
37 
2,000 to 59,999 
53 
43 
- 
6 
4 
21 
5 
7 
60,000 to 99,999 
37 
26 
- 
- 
3 
4 
4 
15 
100,000 or more 
1,608 
1,397 
16 
75 
216 
383 
422 
285 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
829 
548 
- 
17 
85 
159 
148 
139 
number 
17,191,277 
15,379,044 
- 
332,762 
2,621,901 
4,796,636 
4,552,109 
3,075,636 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
590 
461 
- 
19 
78 
126 
128 
110 
number 
54,109,724 
48,206,420 
- 
1,013,932 
7,717,035 
16,651,863 
14,402,094 
8,421,496 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
250 
207 
4 
32 
37 
63 
71 
acres 
16,695 
16,157 
- 
173 
1,413 
3,365 
6,343 
4,863 
bushels 
985,012 
951,749 
- 
13,188 
91,850 
175,493 
363,939 
307,279 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
10 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
2 
acres 
111 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
118 
81 
. 
1 
13 
12 
23 
32 
25 to 99 acres 
79 
73 
- 
2 
13 
14 
22 
22 
1 00 to 249 acres 
41 
41 
- 
1 
6 
6 
15 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
4 
500 acres or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
" 
2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
5,366 
3,839 
40 
188 
391 
777 
1,237 
1,206 
acres 
803,020 
747,105 
2,029 
25,964 
79,685 
167,140 
280,687 
191,600 
bushels 
93,402,417 
87,828,254 
233,445 
3,260,722 
9,454,455 
19,974,395 
32,815,881 
22,089,356 
Irrigated 
farms 
399 
312 
5 
15 
35 
66 
101 
90 
acres 
26,656 
24,076 
275 
422 
4,120 
4,364 
7,686 
7,209 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,129 
1,093 
19 
49 
88 
173 
319 
445 
25 to 99 acres 
1,452 
1,091 
16 
75 
110 
232 
311 
347 
1 00 to 249 acres 
882 
787 
3 
38 
104 
154 
273 
215 
250 to 499 acres 
486 
463 
2 
17 
48 
131 
168 
97 
500 acres or more 
417 
405 
- 
9 
41 
87 
166 
102 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
602 
467 
2 
13 
44 
90 
136 
182 
acres 
46,650 
44,153 
(D) 
(D) 
6,995 
6,073 
18,029 
1 1 ,858 
tons 
732,594 
696,509 
(D) 
(D) 
114,791 
84,256 
305,068 
179,521 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
25 
2 
3 
12 
8 
acres 
903 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
485 
238 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
317 
210 
. 
8 
18 
45 
50 
89 
25 to 99 acres 
148 
125 
2 
1 
12 
23 
32 
55 
1 00 to 249 acres 
97 
92 
- 
2 
5 
19 
39 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
24 
- 
2 
5 
1 
8 
8 
500 acres or more 
16 
16 
" 
- 
4 
2 
7 
3 
Cotton, all 
farms 
1,432 
1,257 
5 
104 
152 
315 
391 
290 
acres 
580,801 
542,738 
886 
33,982 
69,595 
146,220 
192,856 
99,199 
bales 
1,134,034 
1,062,909 
2,199 
52,330 
125,353 
300,929 
385,200 
196,898 
Irrigated 
farms 
100 
92 
- 
3 
11 
21 
34 
23 
acres 
16,104 
15,254 
- 
264 
2,721 
2,686 
5,679 
3,904 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
100 
74 
7 
3 
10 
15 
39 
25 to 99 acres 
274 
204 
3 
30 
34 
33 
51 
53 
1 00 to 249 acres 
331 
282 
- 
27 
34 
81 
72 
68 
250 to 499 acres 
285 
274 
2 
12 
22 
77 
102 
59 
500 acres or more 
442 
423 
- 
28 
59 
114 
151 
71 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
10 
7 
_ 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
acres 
95 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
89 
- 
cwt 
1,707 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
5 
_ 
. 
. 
2 
3 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
443 
302 
9 
24 
52 
105 
112 
acres 
13,390 
11,809 
- 
212 
748 
1,715 
6,456 
2,678 
bushels 
1,043,595 
970,130 
- 
13,193 
52,086 
139,311 
568,119 
197,421 
Irrigated 
farms 
19 
11 
- 
3 
1 
2 
4 
1 
acres 
87 
53 
- 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
312 
186 
. 
3 
14 
29 
65 
75 
25 to 99 acres 
111 
96 
- 
6 
10 
17 
30 
33 
1 00 to 249 acres 
17 
17 
- 
- 
- 
6 
7 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
636 
550 
3 
27 
67 
137 
180 
136 
acres 
105,739 
98,127 
120 
3,492 
11,095 
30,814 
31,738 
20,868 
pounds 
415,209,198 
386,967,598 
360,000 
13,658,732 
43,636,017 
126,395,267 
127,995,958 
74,921,624 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
