Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Caldwell 
Camden 
Carteret 
Caswell 
Catawba 
Chatham 
Cherokee 
Farms 
number 
411 
60 
125 
543 
698 
1,138 
255 
Land in farms 
acres 
32,057 
49,310 
62,836 
97,060 
67,098 
1 1 1 ,778 
21,453 
Average size of farm 
acres 
78 
822 
503 
179 
96 
98 
84 
Median size of farm 
acres 
36 
105 
30 
99 
43 
53 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
430,625 
2,334,568 
1,653,071 
514,319 
519,109 
487,262 
483,376 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,521 
2,841 
3,288 
2,877 
5,400 
4,961 
5,746 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
18,769 
27,045 
11,503 
34,948 
41,292 
53,493 
15,160 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,666 
450,743 
92,023 
64,361 
59,158 
47,006 
59,452 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
50 
7 
40 
18 
46 
69 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
184 
18 
41 
157 
342 
466 
125 
50 to 1 79 acres 
130 
12 
30 
231 
218 
420 
88 
180 to 499 acres 
40 
1 
5 
101 
80 
161 
19 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
1 
3 
25 
8 
19 
9 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
21 
6 
11 
4 
3 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
305 
43 
81 
434 
484 
678 
167 
acres 
11,806 
46,753 
45,485 
24,763 
29,336 
26,693 
7,619 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
280 
43 
66 
333 
449 
597 
149 
acres 
10,367 
46,537 
44,851 
15,152 
26,641 
21,708 
6,913 
Irrigated land 
farms 
29 
- 
15 
86 
46 
102 
16 
acres 
418 
241 
1,682 
686 
1,206 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
17,794 
48,913 
29,207 
34,243 
67,308 
163,909 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,295 
815,220 
233,658 
63,063 
96,430 
144,032 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
9,560 
(D) 
28,872 
17,697 
19,810 
9,001 
7,963 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,234 
(D) 
336 
16,546 
47,499 
154,908 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
183 
11 
52 
246 
296 
363 
114 
$2,500 to $4,999 
54 
8 
21 
61 
74 
135 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
67 
7 
10 
77 
103 
181 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
5 
14 
67 
97 
199 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
- 
4 
24 
44 
97 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
5 
5 
22 
17 
38 
8 
$100,000 or more 
30 
24 
19 
46 
67 
125 
14 
Government payments 
farms 
27 
24 
23 
192 
112 
132 
36 
$1,000 
145 
603 
363 
946 
447 
546 
232 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
69 
28 
46 
200 
167 
330 
57 
$1,000 
853 
982 
707 
2,559 
1,440 
3,503 
371 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
15,781 
33,053 
21,023 
31,248 
59,992 
150,138 
21,395 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,396 
550,877 
168,182 
57,546 
85,948 
131,931 
83,901 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
411 
60 
125 
543 
698 
1,138 
255 
$1,000 
3,011 
17,445 
9,255 
6,501 
9,203 
17,820 
4,090 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,326 
290,757 
74,038 
1 1 ,972 
13,185 
15,659 
16,039 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
184 
39 
61 
271 
292 
514 
139 
Other 
number 
227 
21 
64 
272 
406 
624 
116 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
249 
25 
79 
319 
464 
743 
164 
200 days or more 
number 
176 
13 
37 
190 
297 
493 
90 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
214 
11 
18 
217 
365 
629 
123 
number 
5,446 
144 
293 
8,839 
13,326 
38,420 
4,777 
Beef cows 
farms 
171 
10 
18 
179 
321 
515 
94 
number 
2,929 
108 
184 
(□) 
7,078 
14,062 
2,440 
Milk cows 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
7 
3 
18 
- 
number 
59 
- 
- 
(D) 
425 
1,176 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
156 
10 
12 
162 
292 
539 
84 
number 
2,153 
106 
64 
4,328 
5,211 
27,719 
2,630 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
- 
6 
27 
16 
20 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
42 
398 
281 
8,988 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
6 
4 
17 
5 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
147 
177 
17,811 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
12 
15 
35 
8 
number 
12 
109 
10 
262 
242 
687 
220 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
54 
14 
23 
51 
65 
121 
32 
number 
(D) 
546 
1,172 
242,715 
69,547 
268,711 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
- 
2 
5 
31 
71 
number 
1,255,980 
(D) 
195 
11,063,577 
19,516,766 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
39 
26 
16 
46 
49 
29 
7 
acres 
1,253 
15,077 
(D) 
815 
3,496 
1,667 
541 
bushels 
143,985 
2,651,672 
(D) 
40,561 
438,630 
149,761 
100,389 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
- 
8 
2 
11 
1 
acres 
166 
- 
- 
650 
(D) 
851 
(D) 
tons 
2,503 
- 
- 
5,142 
(D) 
10,686 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
16 
31 
8 
29 
38 
10 
6 
acres 
639 
12,637 
1,160 
1,663 
4,908 
982 
180 
bushels 
31,175 
846,392 
65,238 
76,159 
275,702 
49,433 
6,300 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
16 
31 
8 
29 
38 
10 
6 
acres 
639 
12,637 
1,160 
1,663 
4,908 
982 
180 
bushels 
31,175 
846,392 
65,238 
76,159 
275,702 
49,433 
6,300 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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