Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Beaufort 
Bertie 
Bladen 
Brunswick 
Buncombe 
Burke 
Cabarrus 
Farms 
number 
364 
325 
492 
254 
1,060 
486 
589 
Land in farms 
acres 
148,286 
146,754 
117,323 
45,442 
71,480 
34,387 
66,241 
Average size of farm 
acres 
407 
452 
238 
179 
67 
71 
112 
Median size of farm 
acres 
77 
125 
62 
43 
32 
35 
48 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,244,750 
1,220,673 
784,879 
769,643 
580,025 
376,291 
823,780 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,056 
2,703 
3,291 
4,302 
8,601 
5,318 
7,325 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
79,425 
71,255 
52,627 
23,493 
51,698 
24,635 
38,509 
Average per farm 
dollars 
218,201 
219,248 
106,965 
92,493 
48,771 
50,690 
65,380 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
16 
51 
36 
146 
71 
38 
1 0 to 49 acres 
121 
84 
157 
98 
541 
215 
268 
50 to 179 acres 
95 
91 
153 
74 
293 
166 
202 
180 to 499 acres 
45 
59 
70 
28 
70 
26 
56 
500 to 999 acres 
26 
34 
30 
9 
6 
6 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
53 
41 
31 
9 
4 
2 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
265 
259 
391 
171 
755 
356 
430 
acres 
129,266 
95,448 
52,879 
27,440 
17,212 
12,934 
29,887 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
203 
230 
322 
146 
718 
329 
417 
acres 
125,583 
93,224 
46,976 
24,761 
15,247 
11,599 
28,005 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
16 
85 
34 
137 
57 
29 
acres 
2,599 
4,237 
4,609 
1,209 
878 
1,847 
348 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
121,603 
225,167 
308,538 
58,216 
54,413 
45,375 
55,854 
Average per farm 
dollars 
334,075 
692,822 
627,110 
229,198 
51,333 
93,364 
94,829 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
103,027 
84,156 
59,676 
27,960 
39,258 
11,340 
13,874 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
18,576 
141,011 
248,862 
30,256 
15,155 
34,035 
41,980 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
146 
69 
166 
114 
470 
235 
239 
$2,500 to $4,999 
16 
14 
46 
31 
180 
41 
97 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
18 
50 
22 
177 
62 
104 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18 
18 
42 
12 
119 
53 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
28 
26 
30 
46 
33 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
18 
33 
13 
25 
14 
23 
$100,000 or more 
126 
160 
129 
32 
43 
48 
37 
Government payments 
farms 
261 
243 
191 
63 
184 
22 
84 
$1,000 
3,011 
3,200 
1,102 
427 
1,481 
70 
427 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
164 
132 
195 
94 
261 
104 
196 
$1,000 
5,070 
2,194 
1,821 
1,466 
2,125 
1,217 
2,495 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
88,953 
181,382 
234,136 
46,201 
51,681 
42,001 
48,693 
Average per farm 
dollars 
244,377 
558,098 
475,886 
181,893 
48,756 
86,421 
82,670 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
364 
325 
492 
254 
1,060 
486 
589 
$1,000 
40,731 
49,180 
77,325 
13,909 
6,338 
4,662 
10,084 
Average per farm 
dollars 
111,898 
151,323 
157,165 
54,761 
5,979 
9,593 
17,120 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
184 
208 
262 
109 
541 
246 
295 
Other 
number 
180 
117 
230 
145 
519 
240 
294 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
171 
152 
301 
174 
679 
288 
348 
200 days or more 
number 
120 
110 
200 
111 
380 
193 
233 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
31 
18 
98 
68 
548 
182 
322 
number 
1,220 
824 
3,123 
1,851 
14,838 
4,092 
12,627 
Beef cows 
farms 
31 
18 
88 
56 
458 
149 
283 
number 
644 
456 
(D) 
(D) 
6,757 
2,468 
6,388 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
19 
5 
8 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
862 
5 
1,179 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
18 
10 
73 
44 
447 
136 
269 
number 
217 
264 
1,312 
931 
7,142 
1,788 
5,397 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
13 
10 
66 
15 
17 
10 
10 
number 
40,422 
(D) 
650,749 
75,150 
606 
32 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
11 
62 
13 
12 
6 
8 
number 
352,341 
(□) 
2,310,956 
282,509 
642 
24 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
3 
4 
8 
50 
14 
24 
number 
44 
9 
82 
125 
1,846 
128 
420 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
22 
7 
35 
44 
153 
80 
72 
number 
686 
105 
(D) 
1,298 
8,015 
138,676 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
67 
17 
- 
9 
16 
11 
number 
(D) 
32,233,610 
11,061,728 
6,210 
5,312,000 
3,073,410 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
106 
89 
107 
57 
27 
39 
39 
acres 
42,951 
10,535 
17,132 
8,725 
226 
1,489 
4,462 
bushels 
5,505,706 
1,141,492 
1,892,406 
1,004,935 
30,399 
173,987 
416,421 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
40 
3 
7 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,557 
(D) 
513 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
29,323 
(D) 
8,395 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
86 
80 
42 
22 
1 
6 
21 
acres 
32,331 
10,700 
5,074 
4,686 
(D) 
288 
3,496 
bushels 
1,993,597 
617,531 
215,272 
214,730 
(D) 
23,260 
198,475 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
86 
80 
42 
22 
1 
6 
21 
acres 
32,331 
10,700 
5,074 
4,686 
(D) 
288 
3,496 
bushels 
1,993,597 
617,531 
215,272 
214,730 
(D) 
23,260 
198,475 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
230 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
