Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Warren 
Washington 
Watauga 
Wayne 
Wilkes 
Wilson 
Yadkin 
Yancey 
Farms 
number 
256 
156 
563 
972 
297 
952 
450 
Land in farms 
acres 
65,699 
91,398 
191,195 
111,118 
111,395 
100,483 
31,002 
Average size of farm 
acres 
257 
586 
92 
340 
114 
375 
106 
69 
Median size of farm 
acres 
82 
94 
50 
80 
56 
69 
40 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
657,489 
1,767,524 
684,362 
1,400,607 
553,577 
1,431,528 
555,886 
446,533 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,562 
3,017 
7,474 
4,124 
4,842 
3,817 
5,267 
6,482 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
15,582 
47,083 
31,516 
112,321 
78,081 
79,118 
64,814 
12,781 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,866 
301,811 
51,750 
199,505 
80,330 
266,390 
68,082 
28,401 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
13 
7 
72 
54 
52 
34 
53 
58 
1 0 to 49 acres 
74 
33 
229 
172 
384 
92 
476 
200 
50 to 1 79 acres 
92 
56 
230 
150 
396 
84 
318 
153 
180 to 499 acres 
47 
13 
66 
85 
102 
34 
79 
36 
500 to 999 acres 
14 
12 
8 
49 
31 
18 
11 
2 
1 ,000 acres or more 
16 
35 
4 
53 
7 
35 
15 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
191 
119 
504 
445 
709 
214 
767 
371 
acres 
26,003 
75,854 
14,524 
146,802 
36,152 
86,438 
53,471 
6,194 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
143 
91 
467 
398 
663 
168 
701 
338 
acres 
18,774 
72,279 
10,241 
142,683 
33,155 
83,635 
49,465 
4,650 
Irrigated land 
farms 
26 
16 
30 
87 
37 
33 
44 
41 
acres 
771 
4,400 
48 
4,762 
134 
1,442 
528 
81 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
25,640 
68,365 
15,291 
577,224 
284,932 
179,632 
124,670 
5,741 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,156 
438,238 
25,108 
1,025,264 
293,140 
604,820 
130,956 
12,757 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
13,778 
65,281 
5,874 
158,348 
18,716 
151,365 
33,411 
4,124 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
11,862 
3,085 
9,416 
418,876 
266,216 
28,267 
91,259 
1,617 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
122 
56 
199 
149 
283 
134 
379 
193 
$2,500 to $4,999 
24 
4 
96 
25 
124 
11 
121 
83 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
14 
104 
43 
156 
14 
130 
67 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30 
7 
103 
43 
126 
30 
139 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
11 
52 
26 
64 
6 
33 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
8 
24 
25 
33 
11 
33 
4 
$100,000 or more 
37 
56 
31 
252 
186 
91 
117 
12 
Government payments 
farms 
147 
119 
137 
318 
64 
185 
245 
105 
$1,000 
678 
1,639 
222 
2,943 
329 
1,876 
921 
532 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
99 
60 
171 
216 
269 
135 
349 
100 
$1,000 
1,230 
1,129 
976 
4,427 
3,111 
2,726 
2,416 
1,799 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
19,833 
51,112 
16,605 
413,135 
241,619 
144,159 
104,705 
7,081 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,471 
327,643 
27,265 
733,809 
248,579 
485,385 
109,985 
15,735 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
256 
156 
609 
563 
972 
297 
952 
450 
$1,000 
7,716 
20,020 
-116 
171,460 
46,753 
40,075 
23,301 
990 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,140 
128,335 
-191 
304,547 
48,099 
134,932 
24,476 
2,201 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
109 
92 
272 
343 
492 
182 
427 
140 
Other 
number 
147 
64 
337 
220 
480 
115 
525 
310 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
144 
53 
417 
292 
587 
128 
603 
332 
200 days or more 
number 
92 
40 
221 
211 
397 
86 
433 
201 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
100 
21 
278 
145 
612 
52 
493 
214 
number 
7,458 
1,355 
14,428 
8,640 
40,017 
1,054 
20,373 
3,919 
Beef cows 
farms 
88 
21 
211 
126 
490 
41 
377 
161 
number 
(D) 
628 
4,294 
(D) 
13,435 
602 
8,331 
2,019 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
7 
3 
16 
- 
23 
12 
number 
(D) 
- 
48 
(D) 
1,183 
- 
1,346 
150 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
74 
14 
238 
109 
509 
35 
399 
140 
number 
2,297 
429 
11,047 
3,613 
32,358 
385 
9,825 
1,601 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
8 
3 
11 
93 
20 
7 
20 
10 
number 
(D) 
2,477 
103 
637,481 
134 
31,665 
(D) 
50 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
3 
16 
96 
16 
4 
10 
4 
number 
(D) 
4,086 
433 
2,354,268 
339 
89,550 
(D) 
18 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
3 
21 
11 
38 
4 
32 
14 
number 
6 
(D) 
338 
221 
431 
44 
371 
134 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
1 
64 
36 
92 
15 
96 
45 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,502 
82,855 
355,496 
212 
1,001,321 
1,027 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
3 
34 
100 
3 
26 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
14,484,250 
52,896,889 
(D) 
6,469,586 
225 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
9 
58 
24 
138 
64 
50 
92 
15 
acres 
276 
26,450 
63 
22,327 
7,151 
8,416 
11,977 
43 
bushels 
19,163 
3,579,737 
5,227 
2,260,456 
947,040 
887,381 
1,337,743 
3,264 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
2 
7 
3 
31 
3 
17 
7 
acres 
42 
(D) 
112 
190 
4,867 
12 
1,386 
179 
tons 
600 
(D) 
1,770 
(D) 
91,746 
57 
21,857 
3,657 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
24 
46 
- 
166 
4 
66 
48 
- 
acres 
3,192 
12,489 
- 
39,167 
113 
9,474 
4,952 
- 
bushels 
181,830 
846,138 
- 
2,252,575 
5,885 
590,122 
276,042 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
24 
46 
- 
164 
4 
66 
48 
- 
acres 
3,192 
12,489 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
9,474 
4,952 
- 
bushels 
181,830 
846,138 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
590,122 
276,042 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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