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. 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
20 
11 
1 
1 
2 
7 
acres 
1,089 
725 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
505 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
" 
" 
" 
“ 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,283 
2,005 
13 
141 
184 
348 
603 
716 
acres 
122,516 
105,217 
53 
3,148 
7,706 
28,313 
37,331 
28,666 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,047 
711 
10 
78 
79 
148 
212 
184 
acres 
23,051 
20,453 
9 
922 
1,581 
5,819 
8,688 
3,434 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,219 
1,160 
10 
68 
88 
157 
340 
497 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
586 
420 
3 
41 
49 
67 
115 
145 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
251 
216 
- 
26 
24 
65 
72 
29 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
106 
94 
- 
3 
15 
26 
33 
17 
250.0 acres or more 
121 
115 
- 
3 
8 
33 
43 
28 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,283 
783 
3 
52 
69 
122 
213 
324 
acres 
5,376 
4,613 
1 
19 
104 
1,875 
1,114 
1,501 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
148 
74 
- 
5 
5 
17 
23 
24 
acres 
1,118 
1,095 
1 
2 
402 
313 
378 
Peas, green 
farms 
74 
55 
- 
7 
3 
13 
14 
18 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
7 
15 
(D) 
20 
25 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
5 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
8 
(D) 
- 
6 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,263 
746 
3 
68 
57 
106 
205 
307 
acres 
16,293 
15,500 
1 
373 
2,063 
4,462 
2,244 
6,357 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
145 
91 
- 
5 
8 
17 
31 
30 
acres 
11,315 
11,029 
- 
12 
1,810 
3,669 
1,521 
4,018 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,188 
689 
3 
65 
48 
95 
193 
285 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33 
21 
- 
- 
4 
2 
3 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14 
9 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
12 
- 
3 
1 
2 
3 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
15 
- 
- 
3 
3 
3 
6 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,378 
804 
1 
60 
59 
124 
212 
348 
acres 
5,276 
4,273 
(D) 
(D) 
207 
1,780 
1,460 
672 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
159 
87 
12 
1 
6 
25 
43 
acres 
365 
316 
- 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
249 
48 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
415 
316 
- 
32 
32 
57 
108 
87 
acres 
59,095 
48,835 
- 
1,620 
2,688 
10,069 
20,687 
13,771 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
108 
100 
- 
10 
10 
19 
35 
26 
acres 
16,363 
(D) 
(D) 
712 
2,589 
4,446 
6,150 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
1,496 
916 
4 
80 
86 
154 
259 
333 
acres 
3,537 
3,033 
1 
67 
209 
1,862 
505 
389 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
108 
51 
- 
5 
1 
8 
13 
24 
acres 
72 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
7 
24 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,687 
830 
_ 
35 
43 
139 
252 
361 
acres 
12,899 
8,384 
- 
503 
602 
1,928 
2,591 
2,759 
Irrigated 
farms 
366 
165 
- 
12 
12 
30 
56 
55 
acres 
1,905 
1,007 
- 
23 
180 
104 
286 
414 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,137 
521 
19 
17 
79 
169 
237 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
440 
228 
- 
8 
19 
41 
59 
101 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
95 
70 
- 
8 
7 
15 
20 
20 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
10 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Apples 
farms 
690 
369 
_ 
10 
22 
75 
92 
170 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
5,838 
4,327 
" 
8 
381 
1,358 
1,284 
1,297 
Grapes 
farms 
874 
392 
- 
26 
23 
56 
131 
156 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
3,392 
1,940 
462 
80 
222 
495 
682 
Peaches, all 
farms 
405 
216 
- 
2 
15 
36 
73 
90 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,422 
1,146 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
133 
591 
289 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
2 
(Z) 
- 
- 
(Z) 
Almonds 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Pecans 
farms 
379 
165 
- 
1 
4 
20 
46 
94 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
1,715 
713 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
203 
119 
372 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
15 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
34 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
1,457 
814 
1 
41 
90 
136 
244 
302 
acres 
8,427 
6,658 
(D) 
(D) 
229 
2,161 
1,572 
2,605 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
