Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henderson 
Hertford 
Hoke 
Hyde 
Iredell 
Jackson 
Johnston 
Jones 
Farms 
number 
468 
162 
202 
158 
1,203 
245 
1,175 
170 
Land in farms 
acres 
35,752 
83,042 
58,588 
107,559 
152,385 
16,201 
194,827 
59,367 
Average size of farm 
acres 
76 
513 
290 
681 
127 
66 
166 
349 
Median size of farm 
acres 
28 
87 
54 
70 
51 
38 
48 
82 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
596,388 
1,226,611 
929,154 
1,674,472 
761,847 
638,515 
809,586 
931,591 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,807 
2,393 
3,204 
2,460 
6,014 
9,656 
4,883 
2,668 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
31,758 
37,543 
22,849 
52,760 
89,154 
12,543 
123,451 
32,159 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,858 
231,749 
113,114 
333,926 
74,110 
51,198 
105,154 
189,173 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
88 
18 
17 
19 
95 
34 
114 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
233 
43 
78 
44 
474 
112 
481 
46 
50 to 1 79 acres 
113 
51 
61 
32 
461 
76 
389 
53 
180 to 499 acres 
21 
10 
19 
19 
111 
21 
107 
30 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
14 
14 
7 
38 
2 
41 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
26 
13 
37 
24 
- 
43 
16 
Total cropland 
farms 
354 
115 
128 
126 
882 
203 
911 
122 
acres 
17,363 
53,657 
37,379 
83,140 
75,356 
6,173 
133,652 
45,326 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
347 
82 
105 
83 
828 
188 
739 
99 
acres 
16,365 
50,398 
34,804 
73,635 
70,383 
4,813 
117,805 
41,097 
Irrigated land 
farms 
89 
22 
10 
11 
49 
25 
121 
21 
acres 
3,431 
5,553 
737 
451 
871 
56 
3,588 
1,068 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
61,841 
146,372 
96,824 
133,411 
165,928 
8,208 
265,179 
185,571 
Average per farm 
dollars 
132,139 
903,529 
479,327 
844,375 
137,929 
33,501 
225,684 
1,091,594 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
54,193 
53,918 
25,233 
(□) 
37,242 
7,685 
153,612 
30,809 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,648 
92,453 
71,591 
(D) 
128,687 
523 
111,567 
154,762 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
179 
58 
93 
71 
404 
107 
440 
58 
$2,500 to $4,999 
60 
8 
13 
3 
158 
33 
125 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
57 
8 
7 
9 
164 
33 
151 
6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
11 
17 
15 
162 
43 
117 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
10 
20 
7 
75 
12 
80 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
30 
4 
6 
6 
45 
2 
45 
9 
$100,000 or more 
66 
63 
46 
47 
195 
15 
217 
66 
Government payments 
farms 
41 
117 
88 
125 
152 
27 
461 
98 
$1,000 
1,427 
1,813 
855 
1,787 
1,528 
90 
4,347 
2,130 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
155 
79 
93 
78 
439 
68 
429 
77 
$1,000 
4,564 
1,999 
2,665 
4,520 
4,127 
599 
4,704 
1,617 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
56,057 
119,304 
77,985 
103,107 
142,349 
8,909 
214,291 
151,164 
Average per farm 
dollars 
119,779 
736,447 
386,063 
652,577 
118,328 
36,363 
182,376 
889,200 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
468 
162 
202 
158 
1,203 
245 
1,175 
170 
$1,000 
11,776 
30,879 
22,360 
36,612 
29,235 
-12 
59,939 
38,154 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,162 
190,614 
110,691 
231,720 
24,302 
-47 
51,012 
224,436 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
244 
105 
109 
87 
673 
109 
548 
102 
Other 
number 
224 
57 
93 
71 
530 
136 
627 
68 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
262 
80 
90 
69 
732 
171 
732 
86 
200 days or more 
number 
173 
46 
60 
26 
409 
123 
518 
59 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
112 
15 
34 
2 
717 
91 
392 
46 
number 
5,180 
272 
1,272 
(D) 
49,395 
1,652 
12,870 
1,098 
Beef cows 
farms 
91 
15 
33 
2 
579 
82 
319 
39 
number 
1,448 
217 
(D) 
(□) 
12,283 
(D) 
(D) 
616 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
49 
2 
1 
- 
number 
1,518 
- 
(D) 
- 
13,083 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
79 
13 
22 
1 
610 
72 
280 
30 
number 
2,459 
103 
478 
(D) 
20,089 
682 
5,604 
482 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
13 
6 
16 
2 
31 
11 
62 
35 
number 
40 
(D) 
80,676 
(D) 
281 
85 
169,253 
366,159 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
3 
14 
16 
10 
55 
30 
number 
19 
(D) 
338,261 
- 
124 
200 
762,101 
1,524,548 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
24 
3 
2 
29 
12 
29 
9 
number 
397 
- 
29 
(D) 
586 
82 
295 
285 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
79 
7 
13 
8 
151 
44 
80 
11 
number 
1,639 
27 
209 
(D) 
1,003,508 
1,119 
25,792 
613 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
29 
7 
7 
13 
22 
10 
number 
1,350 
10,541,035 
5,304,688 
1,870,012 
3,023 
9,126,040 
2,903,010 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
25 
42 
27 
56 
89 
17 
123 
43 
acres 
2,555 
9,497 
6,177 
27,949 
11,620 
143 
8,790 
7,745 
bushels 
369,219 
1,032,592 
697,223 
4,448,789 
1,251,796 
20,502 
856,842 
1,002,690 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
11 
1 
- 
- 
46 
1 
4 
- 
acres 
1,493 
(D) 
- 
- 
8,715 
(D) 
107 
- 
tons 
29,134 
(D) 
- 
- 
152,652 
(D) 
801 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
28 
29 
35 
66 
3 
153 
24 
acres 
(D) 
4,817 
6,140 
15,345 
9,898 
(D) 
18,700 
7,354 
bushels 
(D) 
328,844 
385,770 
1,029,040 
591,863 
(D) 
1,057,698 
352,624 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
26 
29 
35 
66 
3 
153 
24 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
6,140 
15,345 
9,898 
(D) 
18,700 
7,354 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
385,770 
1,029,040 
591,863 
(D) 
1,057,698 
352,624 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
North Carolina 235 
