Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mitchell 
Montgomery 
Moore 
Nash 
New Hanover 
Northampton 
Onslow 
Orange 
Farms 
number 
286 
718 
430 
50 
319 
645 
Land in farms 
acres 
19,322 
82,462 
140,620 
2,881 
162,758 
56,666 
Average size of farm 
acres 
68 
140 
115 
327 
58 
510 
166 
88 
Median size of farm 
acres 
33 
60 
46 
79 
(D) 
130 
50 
43 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
356,112 
574,646 
611,520 
1,246,504 
819,976 
1,335,682 
634,348 
587,984 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,271 
4,099 
5,325 
3,812 
14,231 
2,618 
3,819 
6,693 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,966 
23,854 
41,702 
66,078 
2,149 
69,712 
40,122 
34,665 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,848 
95,417 
58,081 
153,669 
42,984 
218,533 
115,625 
53,744 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
49 
17 
41 
42 
24 
9 
37 
52 
1 0 to 49 acres 
131 
93 
332 
129 
13 
71 
131 
296 
50 to 1 79 acres 
84 
92 
255 
120 
11 
100 
113 
225 
180 to 499 acres 
21 
33 
66 
75 
1 
62 
41 
55 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
10 
13 
24 
- 
26 
15 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
5 
11 
40 
1 
51 
10 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
220 
174 
427 
305 
36 
263 
245 
500 
acres 
4,305 
9,733 
19,189 
91,474 
1,208 
109,467 
38,384 
21,834 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
204 
150 
374 
236 
35 
202 
195 
453 
acres 
3,227 
8,597 
15,161 
84,803 
(D) 
104,567 
36,671 
17,854 
Irrigated land 
farms 
16 
24 
73 
67 
21 
22 
48 
128 
acres 
43 
1,240 
1,592 
5,992 
96 
3,154 
1,459 
789 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,489 
122,279 
162,421 
184,351 
5,353 
132,966 
187,702 
30,613 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,703 
489,116 
226,213 
428,722 
107,068 
416,823 
540,927 
47,462 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,001 
9,274 
15,175 
112,024 
5,299 
75,665 
29,278 
15,472 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
488 
113,005 
147,246 
72,327 
54 
57,301 
158,424 
15,141 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
125 
67 
298 
146 
22 
106 
141 
252 
$2,500 to $4,999 
54 
24 
73 
29 
1 
12 
25 
82 
$5,000 to $9,999 
38 
38 
97 
38 
4 
12 
20 
105 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
29 
77 
38 
7 
27 
29 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
9 
38 
27 
4 
19 
17 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
6 
32 
12 
2 
30 
9 
38 
$100,000 or more 
1 
77 
103 
140 
10 
113 
106 
41 
Government payments 
farms 
39 
24 
77 
217 
7 
273 
133 
146 
$1,000 
119 
162 
635 
1,705 
80 
5,226 
1,001 
611 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
41 
86 
237 
183 
12 
171 
127 
237 
$1,000 
296 
671 
6,377 
3,355 
155 
3,697 
2,511 
2,760 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
(D) 
99,391 
140,750 
150,624 
(D) 
108,319 
122,315 
31,639 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
397,564 
196,031 
350,288 
(D) 
339,557 
352,492 
49,052 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
286 
250 
718 
430 
50 
319 
347 
645 
$1,000 
(D) 
23,721 
28,683 
38,787 
1,050 
33,571 
68,899 
2,346 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(D) 
94,884 
39,949 
90,202 
20,999 
105,239 
198,557 
3,637 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
106 
159 
344 
243 
26 
210 
188 
308 
Other 
number 
180 
91 
374 
187 
24 
109 
159 
337 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
216 
124 
450 
232 
23 
145 
151 
437 
200 days or more 
number 
129 
80 
321 
146 
15 
96 
98 
262 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
99 
103 
297 
127 
2 
24 
92 
250 
number 
1,484 
5,234 
11,489 
7,722 
(D) 
961 
1,886 
10,108 
Beef cows 
farms 
82 
95 
262 
108 
22 
75 
212 
number 
863 
2,781 
5,775 
3,841 
- 
546 
1,113 
4,629 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
16 
number 
6 
- 
- 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
735 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
79 
82 
231 
106 
2 
17 
55 
194 
number 
613 
2,246 
4,177 
4,991 
(D) 
403 
684 
3,681 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
17 
24 
21 
2 
11 
66 
24 
number 
22 
15,831 
(D) 
45,566 
(D) 
101,623 
321,871 
5,126 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
10 
19 
15 
9 
57 
27 
number 
(D) 
96,313 
(D) 
217,377 
- 
511,928 
943,283 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
4 
14 
4 
3 
1 
3 
22 
number 
32 
19 
377 
59 
22 
(D) 
65 
431 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
32 
29 
71 
40 
4 
10 
32 
104 
number 
559 
(D) 
27,698 
305,765 
103 
321 
568 
139,498 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
67 
71 
25 
1 
15 
9 
12 
number 
- 
23,777,832 
26,063,581 
10,874,608 
(D) 
9,299,770 
5,180,040 
14,035 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12 
20 
40 
31 
4 
62 
76 
28 
acres 
49 
1,194 
1,176 
1,959 
342 
4,909 
6,918 
2,200 
bushels 
3,681 
112,597 
78,792 
166,274 
51,428 
516,967 
817,675 
166,797 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
49 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
489 
tons 
797 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,013 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
10 
15 
65 
- 
80 
37 
26 
acres 
- 
1,124 
1,559 
6,961 
- 
12,832 
7,209 
1,762 
bushels 
- 
36,052 
100,601 
378,382 
- 
749,277 
373,364 
88,806 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
10 
15 
65 
- 
80 
37 
26 
acres 
- 
1,124 
1,559 
6,961 
- 
12,832 
7,209 
1,762 
bushels 
- 
36,052 
100,601 
378,382 
- 
749,277 
373,364 
88,806 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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