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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
20 
11 
9 
19 
1 
acres 
1,089 
321 
768 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,283 
1,982 
1,021 
280 
1,714 
1,569 
acres 
122,516 
16,116 
92,324 
14,076 
43,871 
78,645 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,047 
592 
351 
104 
470 
577 
acres 
23,051 
5,626 
14,539 
2,886 
8,497 
14,554 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,219 
1,666 
403 
150 
1,109 
1,110 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
586 
259 
271 
56 
356 
230 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
251 
42 
162 
47 
152 
99 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
106 
4 
94 
8 
59 
47 
250.0 acres or more 
121 
11 
91 
19 
38 
83 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,283 
881 
316 
86 
610 
673 
acres 
5,376 
580 
4,560 
236 
1,900 
3,476 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
148 
112 
31 
5 
59 
89 
acres 
1,118 
(D) 
972 
(D) 
104 
1,014 
Peas, green 
farms 
74 
40 
26 
8 
36 
38 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
107 
19 
(D) 
30 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
2 
4 
- 
1 
5 
acres 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,263 
846 
309 
108 
635 
628 
acres 
16,293 
1,924 
12,229 
2,140 
5,1 66 
11,127 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
145 
85 
48 
12 
71 
74 
acres 
11,315 
(D) 
8,981 
(D) 
2,826 
8,489 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,188 
827 
264 
97 
593 
595 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33 
15 
16 
2 
18 
15 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14 
2 
8 
4 
10 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
- 
11 
2 
10 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
15 
2 
10 
3 
4 
11 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,378 
897 
400 
81 
723 
655 
acres 
5,276 
1,312 
3,171 
793 
2,736 
2,540 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
159 
107 
49 
3 
74 
85 
acres 
365 
269 
95 
(Z) 
258 
107 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
415 
149 
226 
40 
211 
204 
acres 
59,095 
6,517 
46,208 
6,370 
18,849 
40,245 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
108 
21 
70 
17 
47 
61 
acres 
16,363 
1,552 
12,651 
2,159 
3,932 
12,431 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
1,496 
1,038 
350 
108 
699 
797 
acres 
3,537 
686 
2,445 
406 
1,838 
1,699 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
108 
91 
13 
4 
35 
73 
acres 
72 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
28 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,687 
1,383 
253 
51 
800 
887 
acres 
12,899 
7,909 
4,348 
642 
6,144 
6,755 
Irrigated 
farms 
366 
298 
43 
25 
137 
229 
acres 
1,905 
1,304 
365 
235 
704 
1,201 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,137 
973 
141 
23 
552 
585 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
440 
346 
73 
21 
195 
245 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
95 
59 
29 
7 
48 
47 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
5 
8 
- 
4 
9 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Apples 
farms 
690 
558 
115 
17 
319 
371 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
5,838 
2,608 
2,914 
316 
2,590 
3,248 
Grapes 
farms 
874 
733 
111 
30 
397 
477 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,392 
2,570 
566 
256 
1,643 
1,749 
Peaches, all 
farms 
405 
321 
76 
8 
199 
206 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,422 
657 
724 
40 
887 
535 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Almonds 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Pecans 
farms 
379 
347 
28 
4 
179 
200 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,715 
1,612 
(D) 
(D) 
835 
881 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
15 
15 
- 
- 
- 
15 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
34 
34 
- 
- 
34 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
1,457 
1,093 
288 
76 
638 
819 
acres 
8,427 
4,799 
3,261 
367 
3,221 
5,206 
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. 
228 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
