Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
1,794 
407 
126 
1,612 
715 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,863 
3,552 
1,026 
285 
3,218 
1,645 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,722 
1,756 
782 
184 
1,791 
931 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,254 
1,935 
1,010 
309 
2,138 
1,116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,448 
1,362 
872 
214 
1,570 
878 
$50,000 or more 
5,879 
2,170 
3,211 
498 
3,456 
2,423 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
28,725 
20,367 
6,913 
1,445 
16,872 
11,853 
Average net loss 
dollars 
20,346 
14,061 
36,867 
29,890 
19,427 
21,654 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,978 
2,361 
475 
142 
1,954 
1,024 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,854 
7,509 
1,905 
440 
6,074 
3,780 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,284 
4,506 
1,478 
300 
3,583 
2,701 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,640 
3,791 
1,567 
282 
3,018 
2,622 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,260 
1,415 
714 
131 
1,308 
952 
$50,000 or more 
1,709 
785 
774 
150 
935 
774 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
286 
30 
222 
34 
192 
94 
$1,000 
22,797 
1,136 
18,668 
2,993 
13,417 
9,380 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
16,809 
10,688 
5,206 
915 
10,263 
6,546 
$1,000 
217,404 
106,992 
95,358 
15,054 
117,194 
100,210 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,495 
868 
1,351 
276 
1,551 
944 
$1,000 
31,345 
8,436 
19,240 
3,670 
18,916 
12,430 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
6,073 
4,956 
980 
137 
3,880 
2,193 
$1,000 
28,536 
21,608 
6,142 
785 
18,396 
10,140 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
2,009 
1,410 
562 
37 
1,240 
769 
$1,000 
38,578 
25,969 
12,431 
177 
20,907 
17,671 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
1,135 
800 
288 
47 
625 
510 
$1,000 
17,625 
8,866 
6,199 
2,560 
6,015 
11,610 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
4,505 
2,126 
2,059 
320 
2,644 
1,861 
$1,000 
10,343 
4,520 
5,442 
380 
5,411 
4,932 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,294 
257 
882 
155 
834 
460 
$1,000 
43,684 
3,520 
34,978 
5,186 
24,906 
18,778 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
611 
397 
182 
32 
372 
239 
$1,000 
3,371 
1,535 
1,531 
305 
2,056 
1,315 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,394 
1,690 
562 
142 
1,308 
1,086 
$1,000 
43,922 
32,538 
9,394 
1,990 
20,587 
23,335 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
37,247 
22,112 
12,696 
2,439 
23,281 
13,966 
acres 
4,745,014 
880,700 
3,402,993 
461,321 
2,623,065 
2,121,949 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
32,802 
18,270 
12,231 
2,301 
20,463 
12,339 
acres 
4,378,097 
658,800 
3,271,329 
447,968 
2,393,295 
1,984,802 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
23,569 
16,444 
5,848 
1,277 
14,531 
9,038 
50 to 99 acres 
3,360 
1,103 
1,919 
338 
2,233 
1,127 
100 to 199 acres 
1,953 
374 
1,343 
236 
1,260 
693 
200 to 499 acres 
1,738 
178 
1,354 
206 
1,192 
546 
500 to 999 acres 
1,043 
64 
852 
127 
677 
366 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
752 
75 
608 
69 
412 
340 
2,000 acres or more 
387 
32 
307 
48 
158 
229 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,161 
2,055 
964 
142 
1,799 
1,362 
acres 
95,603 
54,261 
38,354 
2,988 
59,961 
35,642 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,670 
952 
614 
104 
989 
681 
acres 
31,568 
10,985 
18,135 
2,448 
19,861 
11,707 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,846 
5,170 
1,439 
237 
4,279 
2,567 
acres 
197,573 
138,337 
52,652 
6,584 
124,221 
73,352 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,647 
997 
579 
71 
1,008 
639 
acres 
42,173 
18,317 
22,523 
1,333 
25,727 
16,446 
Total woodland 
farms 
31,295 
21,856 
8,762 
677 
18,705 
12,590 
acres 
2,145,710 
1,258,845 
842,658 
44,207 
1,316,175 
829,535 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
12,675 
8,021 
4,234 
420 
7,388 
5,287 
acres 
270,242 
136,392 
125,393 
8,457 
166,670 
103,572 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
24,918 
17,924 
6,613 
381 
14,907 
10,011 
acres 
1,875,468 
1,122,453 
717,265 
35,750 
1,149,505 
725,963 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
