Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Stokes 
Surry 
Swain 
Transylvania 
Tyrrell 
Union 
Vance 
Wake 
Farms 
number 
926 
1,256 
94 
221 
78 
1,059 
242 
783 
Land in farms 
acres 
91,547 
126,897 
(D) 
17,929 
64,590 
201,655 
54,880 
84,229 
Average size of farm 
acres 
99 
101 
(D) 
81 
828 
190 
227 
108 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
50 
30 
32 
172 
41 
77 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
380,307 
463,494 
349,089 
716,963 
2,107,192 
1,075,361 
784,639 
1,029,966 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,847 
4,588 
6,291 
8,838 
2,545 
5,647 
3,460 
9,575 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
43,180 
106,634 
3,507 
9,661 
26,827 
119,284 
19,270 
53,282 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,631 
84,899 
37,308 
43,714 
343,932 
112,638 
79,627 
68,048 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
26 
65 
17 
44 
3 
94 
12 
79 
1 0 to 49 acres 
348 
553 
42 
97 
14 
495 
76 
367 
50 to 1 79 acres 
446 
507 
33 
56 
23 
312 
99 
256 
180 to 499 acres 
84 
103 
1 
19 
16 
86 
29 
46 
500 to 999 acres 
19 
13 
1 
3 
2 
32 
15 
23 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
15 
- 
2 
20 
40 
11 
12 
Total cropland 
farms 
773 
947 
69 
180 
71 
636 
180 
542 
acres 
30,799 
56,255 
(D) 
6,616 
57,831 
148,278 
19,470 
44,387 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
660 
845 
64 
170 
54 
555 
140 
465 
acres 
20,873 
50,769 
(D) 
4,824 
56,862 
143,932 
13,890 
37,990 
Irrigated land 
farms 
54 
70 
10 
32 
- 
42 
40 
152 
acres 
493 
1,140 
19 
363 
- 
427 
1,552 
3,206 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
31,437 
198,934 
677 
20,361 
59,551 
535,830 
17,294 
65,243 
Average per farm 
dollars 
33,950 
158,387 
7,206 
92,131 
763,469 
505,977 
71,464 
83,325 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
11,441 
45,566 
327 
16,592 
(D) 
128,368 
16,896 
61,407 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
19,996 
153,369 
350 
3,769 
(D) 
407,461 
398 
3,836 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
459 
475 
45 
100 
23 
368 
113 
321 
$2,500 to $4,999 
111 
171 
13 
22 
2 
126 
32 
111 
$5,000 to $9,999 
150 
182 
21 
22 
4 
103 
33 
93 
$10,000 to $24,999 
106 
165 
11 
26 
6 
111 
19 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
71 
3 
16 
3 
52 
9 
48 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
57 
- 
10 
7 
25 
9 
44 
$100,000 or more 
39 
135 
1 
25 
33 
274 
27 
75 
Government payments 
farms 
246 
328 
10 
28 
65 
184 
111 
194 
$1,000 
1,065 
1,293 
17 
200 
772 
1,807 
446 
848 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
288 
377 
27 
57 
37 
355 
99 
259 
$1,000 
1,345 
2,212 
70 
203 
742 
5,522 
822 
3,252 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
32,718 
183,276 
1,187 
20,056 
41,156 
406,177 
12,714 
55,313 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,332 
145,921 
12,624 
90,749 
527,644 
383,548 
52,538 
70,643 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
926 
1,256 
94 
221 
78 
1,059 
242 
783 
$1,000 
1,130 
19,163 
-422 
708 
19,909 
136,981 
5,848 
14,029 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,220 
15,257 
-4,486 
3,205 
255,238 
129,350 
24,167 
17,917 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
471 
609 
25 
103 
45 
561 
89 
384 
Other 
number 
455 
647 
69 
118 
33 
498 
153 
399 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
600 
808 
75 
134 
40 
611 
146 
439 
200 days or more 
number 
360 
580 
42 
80 
25 
442 
90 
241 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
353 
642 
40 
83 
5 
484 
53 
194 
number 
13,144 
23,063 
447 
2,362 
262 
20,314 
1,544 
3,550 
Beef cows 
farms 
302 
481 
35 
57 
5 
430 
44 
161 
number 
4,924 
(D) 
(D) 
980 
133 
1 1 ,624 
782 
(□) 
Milk cows 
farms 
10 
20 
2 
8 
- 
7 
- 
2 
number 
88 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
- 
44 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
252 
510 
27 
64 
3 
402 
43 
137 
number 
10,284 
12,584 
166 
1,640 
60 
12,011 
509 
1,359 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
35 
39 
8 
4 
3 
13 
6 
13 
number 
167 
(D) 
136 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
39 
197 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
19 
24 
4 
8 
3 
11 
- 
13 
number 
87 
167,274 
6 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
437 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
18 
1 
9 
38 
3 
37 
number 
625 
667 
(D) 
161 
- 
622 
22 
792 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
100 
108 
19 
34 
3 
99 
15 
113 
number 
260,207 
582,734 
429 
1,616 
330 
1,207,069 
287 
2,935 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
52 
- 
3 
- 
147 
- 
17 
number 
282 
27,098,147 
" 
2,400 
- 
63,041,172 
- 
5,917 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
85 
114 
11 
18 
43 
122 
12 
37 
acres 
1,721 
13,449 
56 
382 
21,201 
45,644 
178 
1,212 
bushels 
142,299 
1,667,652 
2,293 
58,086 
2,732,565 
4,864,330 
9,436 
88,744 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
14 
- 
10 
- 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
182 
1,128 
- 
155 
- 
110 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
1,920 
18,120 
- 
3,082 
- 
1,330 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
24 
28 
- 
1 
28 
124 
28 
75 
acres 
856 
3,456 
- 
(D) 
20,046 
52,990 
2,837 
8,109 
bushels 
38,716 
185,134 
- 
(D) 
1,027,340 
2,820,128 
149,037 
423,105 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
24 
28 
- 
1 
28 
124 
28 
75 
acres 
856 
3,456 
- 
(D) 
20,046 
52,990 
2,837 
8,109 
bushels 
38,716 
185,134 
- 
(D) 
1,027,340 
2,820,128 
149,037 
423,105 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
240 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
