Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
Farms 
number 
277 
941 
902 
1,011 
1,067 
150 
664 
Land in farms 
acres 
47,573 
265,546 
112,166 
121,145 
291,635 
68,934 
93,071 
Average size of farm 
acres 
172 
282 
124 
120 
93 
273 
460 
140 
Median size of farm 
acres 
62 
57 
59 
45 
45 
81 
99 
42 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
707,336 
828,756 
503,050 
677,980 
376,524 
1,086,479 
1,654,194 
720,660 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,119 
2,937 
4,045 
5,658 
4,035 
3,975 
3,600 
5,141 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
20,208 
128,871 
45,305 
80,280 
22,552 
198,552 
17,090 
56,744 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,953 
136,951 
50,227 
79,407 
35,348 
186,084 
113,931 
85,458 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
21 
71 
67 
73 
52 
65 
8 
47 
1 0 to 49 acres 
90 
354 
334 
485 
276 
322 
40 
316 
50 to 1 79 acres 
114 
267 
383 
331 
222 
388 
57 
220 
1 80 to 499 acres 
37 
125 
84 
80 
74 
153 
20 
49 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
51 
18 
25 
11 
75 
10 
10 
1 ,000 acres or more 
7 
73 
16 
17 
3 
64 
15 
22 
Total cropland 
farms 
205 
755 
730 
769 
451 
827 
108 
455 
acres 
19,435 
198,645 
37,178 
65,864 
16,149 
179,337 
33,386 
54,510 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
163 
651 
649 
721 
379 
749 
87 
405 
acres 
15,843 
191,674 
28,293 
62,532 
12,043 
169,549 
31,034 
50,058 
Irrigated land 
farms 
28 
56 
112 
62 
53 
183 
15 
45 
acres 
1,458 
6,540 
3,372 
1,068 
237 
16,295 
2,211 
493 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
165,200 
409,627 
32,804 
83,981 
22,809 
1,258,793 
82,175 
96,515 
Average per farm 
dollars 
596,389 
435,310 
36,368 
83,067 
35,750 
1,179,750 
547,834 
145,355 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
11,653 
144,335 
24,367 
50,770 
3,271 
223,102 
20,122 
32,646 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
153,547 
265,292 
8,437 
33,211 
19,537 
1,035,690 
62,053 
63,870 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
88 
314 
379 
422 
312 
197 
55 
282 
$2,500 to $4,999 
25 
107 
129 
153 
83 
70 
11 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29 
90 
164 
138 
98 
93 
8 
110 
$10,000 to $24,999 
23 
86 
109 
136 
77 
89 
18 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
72 
51 
39 
27 
68 
3 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
42 
19 
42 
16 
57 
3 
11 
$100,000 or more 
90 
230 
51 
81 
25 
493 
52 
73 
Government payments 
farms 
76 
481 
249 
127 
92 
573 
67 
176 
$1,000 
610 
4,522 
726 
458 
313 
3,373 
427 
928 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
95 
384 
282 
285 
176 
518 
63 
199 
$1,000 
1,869 
3,841 
3,571 
2,754 
1,549 
5,597 
900 
2,052 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
134,138 
325,264 
32,619 
73,471 
22,412 
939,630 
71,928 
74,922 
Average per farm 
dollars 
484,254 
345,658 
36,163 
72,672 
35,128 
880,628 
479,521 
112,834 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
277 
941 
902 
1,011 
638 
1,067 
150 
664 
$1,000 
33,540 
92,726 
4,482 
13,721 
2,259 
328,133 
11,573 
24,573 
Average per farm 
dollars 
121,083 
98,540 
4,969 
13,572 
3,541 
307,528 
77,156 
37,008 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
138 
530 
416 
366 
309 
589 
77 
294 
Other 
number 
139 
411 
486 
645 
329 
478 
73 
370 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
153 
486 
601 
663 
363 
579 
74 
451 
200 days or more 
number 
93 
284 
402 
459 
246 
382 
37 
297 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
67 
280 
372 
524 
261 
313 
37 
346 
number 
1,871 
8,125 
10,057 
18,475 
7,567 
27,031 
1,269 
12,825 
Beef cows 
farms 
67 
222 
293 
441 
213 
251 
32 
307 
number 
1,165 
(D) 
(D) 
7,676 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
4 
10 
14 
3 
7 
2 
5 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,391 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
52 
171 
300 
442 
199 
266 
23 
286 
number 
691 
2,542 
4,715 
10,138 
2,924 
17,830 
410 
8,205 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
36 
23 
25 
23 
218 
5 
23 
number 
48,568 
320,291 
1,657 
390 
247 
1,858,801 
(D) 
3,244 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
25 
19 
13 
14 
222 
4 
16 
number 
203,334 
1,152,329 
6,331 
497 
365 
6,669,960 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
11 
31 
47 
24 
11 
1 
10 
number 
30 
554 
1,029 
967 
558 
559 
(D) 
252 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
17 
49 
94 
125 
80 
51 
14 
65 
number 
97,890 
1,718 
(D) 
51,595 
2,017 
259,994 
359 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
76 
78 
6 
15 
26 
49 
21 
29 
number 
35,095,773 
48,790,769 
307 
4,401,820 
4,746,460 
40,072,349 
12,484,018 
8,796,871 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
270 
65 
89 
21 
238 
27 
58 
acres 
3,747 
58,363 
2,061 
12,503 
384 
28,925 
5,936 
13,077 
bushels 
433,620 
7,417,832 
132,899 
1,235,174 
30,126 
3,067,472 
568,882 
1,364,512 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
10 
11 
11 
4 
7 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
112 
840 
880 
26 
450 
- 
(□) 
tons 
(D) 
914 
10,982 
12,326 
306 
7,617 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
18 
212 
63 
71 
14 
223 
28 
42 
acres 
1,908 
51,066 
4,504 
9,761 
777 
34,903 
6,226 
8,326 
bushels 
72,724 
2,777,457 
194,076 
570,927 
33,930 
1,943,644 
388,196 
489,272 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
18 
211 
63 
71 
14 
223 
28 
42 
acres 
1,908 
(D) 
4,504 
9,761 
777 
34,903 
6,226 
8,326 
bushels 
72,724 
(D) 
194,076 
570,927 
33,930 
1,943,644 
388,196 
489,272 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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