Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Gates 
Graham 
Granville 
Greene 
Guilford 
Halifax 
Harnett 
Haywood 
Farms 
number 
182 
107 
589 
260 
962 
341 
797 
597 
Land in farms 
acres 
63,291 
6,837 
100,822 
101,189 
90,750 
195,896 
119,775 
48,975 
Average size of farm 
acres 
348 
64 
171 
389 
94 
574 
150 
82 
Median size of farm 
acres 
92 
43 
76 
85 
40 
128 
40 
38 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,210,250 
385,035 
703,173 
1,517,793 
583,445 
1,362,001 
803,864 
519,586 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,480 
6,026 
4,108 
3,900 
6,185 
2,371 
5,349 
6,334 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
27,831 
5,968 
29,559 
43,506 
61,566 
73,873 
75,911 
23,558 
Average per farm 
dollars 
152,920 
55,776 
50,185 
167,331 
63,998 
216,636 
95,247 
39,461 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
12 
18 
24 
14 
53 
20 
80 
95 
1 0 to 49 acres 
49 
40 
194 
69 
494 
76 
363 
256 
50 to 179 acres 
74 
39 
221 
90 
319 
101 
210 
189 
180 to 499 acres 
21 
10 
118 
38 
56 
51 
71 
42 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
- 
20 
20 
29 
31 
49 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
- 
12 
29 
11 
62 
24 
5 
Total cropland 
farms 
101 
77 
450 
195 
728 
253 
541 
408 
acres 
45,189 
1,436 
27,873 
69,368 
41,693 
120,364 
77,046 
10,137 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
76 
67 
361 
161 
658 
165 
446 
387 
acres 
44,032 
1,134 
19,690 
66,845 
36,234 
113,130 
71,179 
8,976 
Irrigated land 
farms 
17 
12 
78 
49 
106 
26 
80 
42 
acres 
3,774 
23 
2,039 
2,056 
1,469 
3,523 
2,285 
415 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
66,817 
1,709 
22,835 
273,977 
58,201 
128,288 
190,269 
14,125 
Average per farm 
dollars 
367,127 
15,973 
38,769 
1,053,759 
60,500 
376,210 
238,732 
23,660 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
30,662 
551 
19,231 
75,925 
32,704 
86,838 
73,645 
6,428 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
36,155 
1,158 
3,604 
198,052 
25,497 
41,450 
116,624 
7,697 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
85 
52 
290 
63 
425 
167 
348 
254 
$2,500 to $4,999 
11 
6 
73 
9 
137 
21 
93 
105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 
14 
61 
16 
128 
8 
73 
96 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10 
26 
73 
23 
102 
17 
59 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
4 
28 
14 
43 
18 
48 
27 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
3 
23 
20 
42 
7 
18 
17 
$100,000 or more 
56 
2 
41 
115 
85 
103 
158 
27 
Government payments 
farms 
128 
16 
277 
192 
142 
249 
309 
138 
$1,000 
980 
94 
1,224 
2,286 
962 
6,355 
3,369 
773 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
88 
26 
226 
128 
334 
149 
300 
167 
$1,000 
778 
186 
2,916 
2,066 
4,783 
3,105 
2,939 
602 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
52,774 
(D) 
24,811 
187,768 
54,853 
107,323 
160,103 
14,666 
Average per farm 
dollars 
289,969 
(D) 
42,124 
722,186 
57,020 
314,730 
200,882 
24,565 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
182 
107 
589 
260 
962 
341 
797 
597 
$1,000 
15,801 
-483 
2,164 
90,561 
9,093 
30,425 
36,474 
834 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,820 
-4,509 
3,673 
348,313 
9,452 
89,222 
45,764 
1,398 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
80 
42 
298 
163 
422 
168 
382 
252 
Other 
number 
102 
65 
291 
97 
540 
173 
415 
345 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
73 
82 
339 
115 
600 
187 
425 
360 
200 days or more 
number 
49 
56 
202 
95 
450 
139 
305 
244 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
20 
43 
205 
31 
378 
63 
235 
343 
number 
792 
891 
7,253 
1,499 
14,861 
10,119 
6,997 
10,090 
Beef cows 
farms 
11 
33 
162 
27 
300 
60 
188 
289 
number 
418 
(D) 
3,375 
923 
5,293 
(□) 
3,777 
4,636 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
1 
6 
3 
11 
6 
5 
16 
number 
- 
(D) 
472 
12 
1,484 
(D) 
28 
1,173 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9 
35 
154 
26 
294 
51 
163 
271 
number 
424 
385 
2,328 
560 
6,788 
7,437 
3,805 
4,103 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
- 
10 
49 
29 
9 
30 
17 
number 
22,637 
- 
1,336 
510,510 
14,502 
31,347 
73,979 
244 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
11 
- 
7 
49 
19 
4 
19 
9 
number 
156,051 
- 
3,792 
1,189,420 
41,398 
157,054 
239,950 
160 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
- 
22 
8 
46 
3 
19 
36 
number 
(D) 
- 
741 
432 
483 
(D) 
325 
1,223 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
17 
11 
60 
4 
83 
14 
57 
67 
number 
440 
113 
1,191 
97 
306,500 
(D) 
1,414 
1,372 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
20 
2 
1 
7 
5 
2 
58 
1 
number 
7,909,682 
(D) 
(D) 
3,200,000 
(D) 
(D) 
24,728,299 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
29 
4 
26 
48 
70 
45 
58 
24 
acres 
4,814 
4 
1,189 
6,290 
3,761 
4,863 
4,671 
115 
bushels 
512,145 
531 
66,059 
591,319 
261,802 
369,942 
401,768 
10,678 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
5 
- 
21 
7 
- 
54 
acres 
- 
- 
895 
- 
1,961 
380 
- 
1,547 
tons 
- 
- 
6,300 
- 
27,028 
4,470 
- 
22,985 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
41 
- 
28 
61 
104 
33 
69 
2 
acres 
11,548 
- 
2,254 
9,866 
5,256 
6,065 
8,625 
(D) 
bushels 
744,691 
- 
93,752 
634,530 
280,805 
318,730 
431,500 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
41 
- 
28 
61 
104 
33 
69 
2 
acres 
11,548 
- 
2,254 
9,866 
(D) 
6,065 
8,625 
(D) 
bushels 
744,691 
- 
93,752 
634,530 
(D) 
318,730 
431,500 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
234 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
