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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
57 
50 
2 
8 
14 
19 
7 
acres 
5,105 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
798 
1,226 
1,857 
608 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
105 
67 
3 
6 
7 
23 
28 
25 to 99 acres 
190 
160 
3 
10 
17 
43 
44 
43 
1 00 to 249 acres 
213 
204 
- 
12 
25 
46 
78 
43 
250 to 499 acres 
91 
84 
- 
2 
17 
29 
22 
14 
500 acres or more 
37 
35 
- 
- 
2 
12 
13 
8 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
594 
487 
4 
26 
51 
126 
164 
116 
acres 
49,819 
45,263 
281 
2,136 
3,904 
11,068 
18,205 
9,669 
bushels 
3,007,013 
2,756,429 
16,682 
137,716 
234,049 
728,752 
1,077,246 
561,984 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
19 
- 
- 
1 
4 
10 
4 
acres 
735 
602 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
388 
61 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
175 
115 
1 
10 
12 
27 
28 
37 
25 to 99 acres 
247 
211 
3 
8 
24 
55 
73 
48 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
116 
- 
5 
12 
37 
45 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
36 
- 
3 
3 
4 
13 
13 
500 acres or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
3 
5 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,021 
5,119 
33 
286 
461 
1,091 
1,621 
1,627 
acres 
1,564,806 
1,428,355 
3,008 
52,350 
136,769 
360,999 
540,513 
334,716 
bushels 
60,635,686 
55,726,763 
134,469 
1,982,804 
5,257,546 
14,266,286 
20,973,773 
13,111,885 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
213 
2 
15 
20 
54 
66 
56 
acres 
15,562 
13,434 
(D) 
(D) 
1,468 
4,354 
3,943 
2,933 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
856 
12 
44 
42 
132 
237 
389 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
1,429 
14 
101 
121 
284 
373 
536 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,313 
1,115 
3 
79 
114 
233 
374 
312 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
839 
4 
44 
91 
195 
301 
204 
500 acres or more 
924 
880 
- 
18 
93 
247 
336 
186 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
41 
24 
- 
_ 
- 
2 
15 
7 
acres 
858 
526 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
402 
(D) 
pounds 
618,531 
389,901 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
323,511 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
29 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
16 
. 
. 
. 
1 
9 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,682 
1,501 
10 
115 
161 
396 
516 
303 
acres 
167,443 
160,282 
447 
7,514 
16,153 
47,640 
60,436 
28,090 
pounds 
391,710,625 
376,157,421 
1,099,346 
17,264,764 
37,670,824 
112,806,716 
140,389,139 
66,926,632 
Irrigated 
farms 
401 
369 
- 
19 
40 
113 
130 
67 
acres 
24,808 
23,825 
- 
741 
2,240 
8,196 
8,889 
3,759 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
6 
2 
4 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
18 
12 
- 
3 
- 
4 
2 
3 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
28 
21 
- 
- 
2 
8 
5 
6 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
60 
36 
- 
1 
1 
7 
16 
11 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
104 
74 
- 
8 
4 
11 
24 
27 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
183 
- 
18 
23 
34 
53 
55 
25.0 acres or more 
1,226 
1,169 
10 
85 
129 
332 
412 
201 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,156 
3,264 
22 
191 
340 
731 
1,078 
902 
acres 
753,713 
699,019 
2,299 
25,813 
68,801 
178,629 
255,980 
167,497 
bushels 
42,625,819 
39,832,824 
147,891 
1,381,113 
4,021,291 
10,197,292 
14,441,086 
9,644,151 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
136 
2 
11 
15 
31 
43 
34 
acres 
8,360 
7,223 
(D) 
(D) 
704 
1,320 
2,966 
1,589 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
453 
5 
34 
29 
67 
139 
179 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
985 
11 
76 
116 
202 
288 
292 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
931 
4 
51 
109 
241 
301 
225 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
531 
2 
26 
54 
122 
216 
111 
500 acres or more 
375 
364 
" 
4 
32 
99 
134 
95 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
19,562 
9,719 
29 
248 
614 
1,420 
2,695 
4,713 
acres 
643,186 
409,444 
1,420 
9,737 
36,419 
69,228 
122,352 
170,288 
tons, dry 
1,509,153 
1,031,958 
2,541 
28,408 
99,028 
192,613 
310,344 
399,024 
Irrigated 
farms 
701 
503 
4 
16 
49 
144 
150 
140 
acres 
25,326 
20,633 
34 
484 
2,437 
7,759 
5,410 
4,509 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12,125 
5,231 
8 
139 
251 
678 
1,447 
2,708 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
3,530 
16 
84 
253 
558 
954 
1,665 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,062 
792 
5 
22 
92 
152 
235 
286 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
117 
- 
3 
13 
23 
38 
40 
500 acres or more 
53 
49 
- 
- 
5 
9 
21 
14 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
609 
302 
_ 
17 
16 
46 
82 
141 
acres 
9,808 
5,863 
- 
591 
211 
1,178 
1,317 
2,566 
tons, dry 
38,488 
22,935 
- 
3,782 
696 
4,699 
4,086 
9,672 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
135 
78 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
8,078 
22 
175 
480 
1,183 
2,258 
3,960 
acres 
532,318 
338,832 
850 
6,984 
27,840 
58,131 
101,732 
143,295 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
846,910 
1,826 
18,796 
68,689 
159,274 
257,880 
340,445 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
425 
4 
9 
41 
119 
129 
123 
acres 
21,490 
17,575 
32 
340 
2,208 
6,217 
4,762 
4,016 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
