Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pamlico 
Pasquotank 
Pender 
Perquimans 
Person 
Pitt 
Polk 
Randolph 
Farms 
number 
80 
136 
185 
395 
391 
290 
1,486 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,785 
72,270 
80,116 
95,299 
171,821 
24,101 
156,813 
Average size of farm 
acres 
585 
531 
166 
433 
241 
439 
83 
106 
Median size of farm 
acres 
65 
83 
45 
225 
84 
84 
43 
53 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,682,460 
1,678,895 
704,095 
1,405,171 
916,124 
1,397,718 
609,311 
505,668 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,877 
3,159 
4,229 
3,245 
3,797 
3,181 
7,332 
4,792 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
26,781 
41,780 
31,248 
54,768 
42,144 
91,199 
14,415 
94,146 
Average per farm 
dollars 
334,762 
307,203 
93,276 
296,045 
106,693 
233,245 
49,707 
63,355 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
17 
53 
14 
15 
27 
22 
98 
1 0 to 49 acres 
25 
37 
119 
36 
129 
109 
138 
596 
50 to 179 acres 
17 
27 
92 
37 
162 
103 
96 
556 
180 to 499 acres 
6 
13 
45 
41 
38 
68 
30 
194 
500 to 999 acres 
10 
13 
14 
26 
27 
26 
3 
30 
1 ,000 acres or more 
15 
29 
12 
31 
24 
58 
1 
12 
Total cropland 
farms 
57 
99 
237 
163 
316 
293 
205 
1,018 
acres 
39,386 
67,720 
30,499 
72,423 
49,500 
131,703 
7,108 
57,069 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
50 
94 
192 
151 
261 
254 
175 
941 
acres 
39,130 
67,411 
27,611 
71,724 
37,524 
129,519 
5,829 
51,750 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
3 
50 
15 
71 
45 
28 
66 
acres 
2,438 
(D) 
1,741 
853 
2,772 
3,599 
120 
1,158 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
35,848 
69,025 
173,553 
98,805 
41,028 
215,908 
(D) 
236,392 
Average per farm 
dollars 
448,104 
507,533 
518,068 
534,078 
103,869 
552,194 
(D) 
159,080 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
68,610 
33,759 
59,200 
36,324 
111,214 
5,611 
23,987 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
414 
139,793 
39,605 
4,704 
104,694 
(□) 
212,405 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
30 
36 
131 
28 
161 
106 
142 
551 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2 
12 
14 
5 
43 
21 
39 
214 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
9 
54 
7 
57 
29 
49 
200 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9 
5 
30 
14 
45 
37 
21 
178 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
12 
19 
12 
13 
24 
15 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
7 
3 
8 
14 
22 
9 
61 
$100,000 or more 
31 
55 
84 
111 
62 
152 
15 
222 
Government payments 
farms 
51 
71 
113 
139 
172 
224 
38 
194 
$1,000 
881 
969 
1,532 
1,749 
851 
3,877 
56 
961 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
40 
56 
110 
89 
161 
166 
85 
450 
$1,000 
1,052 
1,519 
645 
876 
2,180 
4,836 
1,239 
5,403 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
24,338 
45,614 
134,590 
78,334 
35,070 
168,044 
11,477 
202,335 
Average per farm 
dollars 
304,228 
335,397 
401,761 
423,429 
88,784 
429,781 
39,576 
136,161 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
80 
136 
335 
185 
395 
391 
290 
1,486 
$1,000 
13,443 
25,899 
41,140 
23,095 
8,990 
56,576 
-1,624 
40,422 
Average per farm 
dollars 
168,041 
190,432 
122,805 
124,840 
22,759 
144,697 
-5,601 
27,202 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
55 
90 
167 
127 
200 
232 
145 
722 
Other 
number 
25 
46 
168 
58 
195 
159 
145 
764 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
43 
69 
226 
91 
239 
195 
173 
992 
200 days or more 
number 
27 
51 
115 
58 
127 
133 
105 
704 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
14 
26 
85 
35 
146 
75 
92 
875 
number 
113 
294 
2,214 
692 
7,673 
2,759 
3,357 
45,481 
Beef cows 
farms 
6 
20 
62 
27 
136 
67 
83 
720 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
448 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
15,881 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
- 
2 
1 
5 
19 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,641 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5 
18 
52 
31 
119 
55 
64 
730 
number 
(D) 
126 
768 
301 
3,815 
1,190 
2,147 
23,922 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
43 
3 
11 
30 
1 
25 
number 
- 
(D) 
203,873 
(□) 
5,258 
224,123 
(D) 
18,492 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
3 
34 
2 
8 
35 
31 
number 
- 
1,736 
1,103,718 
(D) 
7,834 
804,048 
- 
72,035 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
4 
20 
3 
5 
7 
4 
27 
number 
60 
43 
194 
(D) 
309 
149 
91 
752 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
10 
11 
56 
7 
32 
31 
34 
128 
number 
609 
156 
133,663 
188 
651 
449 
1,121 
465,125 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
14 
20 
2 
20 
1 
121 
number 
- 
- 
9,475,480 
10,633,240 
(D) 
10,346,096 
(D) 
35,842,672 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
26 
57 
74 
73 
46 
98 
4 
133 
acres 
17,100 
21,303 
8,538 
14,782 
3,995 
15,060 
33 
6,914 
bushels 
2,306,045 
3,000,069 
1,048,549 
1,923,548 
255,604 
1,594,749 
3,834 
503,386 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
24 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 
56 
- 
3,392 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
335 
- 
41,221 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21 
53 
27 
105 
74 
86 
2 
78 
acres 
14,726 
13,439 
4,328 
22,414 
10,208 
20,274 
(D) 
7,381 
bushels 
834,637 
887,000 
224,510 
1 ,552,523 
479,376 
1,145,439 
(D) 
459,692 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
21 
53 
27 
105 
74 
86 
2 
76 
acres 
14,726 
13,439 
4,328 
22,414 
10,208 
20,274 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
834,637 
887,000 
224,510 
1,552,523 
479,376 
1,145,439 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
238 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
