Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Other occupations 
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 
9 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
acres 
364 
- 
- 
(D) 
200 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) farms 
1,278 
4 
69 
155 
356 
429 
265 
acres 
17,299 
8 
197 
1,658 
2,252 
11,843 
1,342 
Irrigated farms 
336 
4 
18 
46 
113 
108 
47 
acres 
2,598 
4 
37 
219 
1,246 
888 
204 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,059 
4 
56 
125 
299 
356 
219 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
166 
- 
11 
18 
43 
58 
36 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
35 
- 
2 
10 
11 
4 
8 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
7 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
- 
Beans, snap farms 
500 
- 
24 
46 
135 
183 
112 
acres 
762 
- 
8 
44 
508 
128 
76 
Harvested for processing farms 
74 
- 
- 
4 
25 
34 
11 
acres 
22 
- 
- 
(Z) 
6 
12 
4 
Peas, green farms 
19 
- 
- 
3 
6 
5 
5 
acres 
18 
- 
- 
(D) 
10 
4 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Potatoes farms 
517 
- 
33 
59 
144 
180 
101 
acres 
793 
- 
29 
273 
112 
258 
121 
Harvested for processing farms 
54 
- 
- 
11 
10 
24 
9 
acres 
286 
- 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
23 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
499 
- 
31 
55 
141 
176 
96 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
- 
2 
1 
3 
3 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
5 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn farms 
574 
- 
21 
71 
149 
211 
122 
acres 
1,003 
- 
21 
99 
416 
353 
114 
Harvested for processing farms 
72 
- 
- 
9 
21 
31 
11 
acres 
49 
- 
- 
4 
19 
20 
6 
Sweet potatoes farms 
99 
- 
6 
11 
31 
27 
24 
acres 
10,259 
- 
1 
858 
125 
9,194 
81 
Harvested for processing farms 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
580 
- 
26 
59 
152 
212 
131 
acres 
504 
- 
13 
55 
190 
97 
149 
Harvested for processing farms 
57 
- 
3 
7 
19 
20 
8 
acres 
26 
2 
1 
10 
6 
6 
Land in orchards farms 
857 
_ 
27 
86 
231 
313 
200 
acres 
4,515 
- 
46 
381 
1,253 
1,881 
953 
Irrigated farms 
201 
- 
7 
16 
70 
71 
37 
acres 
898 
- 
18 
62 
343 
254 
221 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
616 
- 
27 
48 
163 
223 
155 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
212 
- 
- 
36 
58 
82 
36 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
25 
- 
- 
2 
9 
5 
9 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
1 
" 
- 
- 
1 
Apples farms 
321 
_ 
7 
36 
105 
104 
69 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,511 
- 
7 
78 
379 
839 
208 
Grapes farms 
482 
- 
7 
47 
132 
199 
97 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,452 
- 
18 
129 
469 
495 
341 
Peaches, all farms 
189 
- 
4 
22 
54 
66 
43 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
276 
2 
59 
84 
71 
60 
Citrus fruit, all farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Almonds farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pecans farms 
214 
- 
8 
23 
48 
84 
51 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,002 
- 
16 
80 
219 
387 
301 
Walnuts, English farms 
13 
- 
- 
7 
2 
4 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
" 
30 
(D) 
3 
- 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
643 
- 
8 
82 
207 
214 
132 
acres 
1,769 
- 
4 
125 
214 
576 
850 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 215 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
