Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
... farms, 2012 
77 
165 
253 
101 
133 
168 
35 
63 
2007 
90 
168 
309 
137 
169 
232 
37 
95 
acres, 2012 
3,089 
5,913 
6,685 
2,494 
3,230 
3,836 
1,682 
1,590 
2007 
4,359 
7,952 
9,204 
2,968 
4,917 
10,300 
3,658 
2,675 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
... farms, 2012 
65 
109 
184 
71 
115 
113 
28 
54 
2007 
60 
60 
245 
81 
115 
136 
22 
66 
acres, 2012 
2,565 
2,733 
4,632 
1,937 
2,692 
2,203 
1,117 
1,343 
2007 
2,357 
1,790 
6,480 
1,733 
3,092 
4,868 
1,157 
2,000 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
... farms, 2012 
10 
27 
76 
21 
22 
36 
6 
4 
2007 
23 
104 
66 
60 
69 
90 
18 
22 
acres, 2012 
199 
1,341 
1,057 
337 
260 
509 
474 
58 
2007 
1,567 
5,352 
1,439 
1,040 
1,705 
3,634 
1,741 
547 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
9 
41 
60 
14 
17 
46 
6 
8 
2007 
20 
15 
64 
17 
12 
44 
6 
10 
acres, 2012 
325 
1,839 
996 
220 
278 
1,124 
91 
189 
2007 
435 
810 
1,285 
195 
120 
1,798 
760 
128 
Total woodland 
... farms, 2012 
160 
442 
635 
644 
433 
592 
98 
415 
2007 
178 
473 
619 
653 
460 
595 
103 
449 
acres, 2012 
15,879 
48,593 
48,141 
27,161 
23,421 
74,944 
30,136 
16,604 
2007 
14,554 
43,408 
49,449 
25,371 
21,034 
72,713 
25,703 
20,562 
Woodland pastured 
... farms, 2012 
34 
95 
250 
373 
182 
131 
26 
189 
2007 
67 
116 
233 
391 
199 
163 
20 
194 
acres, 2012 
1,581 
2,256 
7,624 
5,858 
3,884 
2,723 
347 
3,640 
2007 
1,307 
3,265 
5,732 
6,705 
3,382 
5,692 
469 
5,124 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
146 
401 
550 
438 
343 
522 
80 
302 
2007 
150 
403 
538 
449 
365 
511 
91 
346 
acres, 2012 
14,298 
46,337 
40,517 
21,303 
19,537 
72,221 
29,789 
12,964 
2007 
13,247 
40,143 
43,717 
18,666 
17,652 
67,021 
25,234 
15,438 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
... farms, 2012 
129 
356 
569 
695 
444 
419 
51 
426 
2007 
117 
331 
472 
648 
461 
413 
73 
405 
acres, 2012 
3,585 
9,216 
17,081 
23,172 
16,632 
19,898 
1,965 
16,278 
2007 
4,587 
7,365 
12,067 
21,850 
17,609 
18,098 
2,265 
19,498 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
... farms, 2012 
204 
512 
667 
711 
459 
663 
85 
486 
2007 
155 
415 
553 
587 
380 
643 
104 
388 
acres, 2012 
8,674 
9,092 
9,766 
4,948 
3,338 
17,456 
3,447 
5,679 
2007 
3,283 
7,924 
11,373 
4,939 
3,775 
19,939 
3,978 
6,265 
Pastureland, all types 
... farms, 2012 
137 
402 
604 
758 
468 
488 
56 
466 
2007 
161 
472 
564 
790 
548 
582 
99 
514 
acres, 2012 
5,669 
12,530 
26,905 
29,868 
21,392 
28,573 
2,982 
22,780 
2007 
9,249 
15,329 
23,619 
33,809 
26,374 
37,107 
5,135 
30,508 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
... farms, 2012 
33 
81 
36 
30 
26 
56 
25 
57 
2007 
49 
85 
50 
48 
53 
72 
22 
104 
acres, 2012 
784 
3,344 
721 
639 
488 
1,363 
1,042 
2,121 
2007 
1,443 
3,707 
981 
1,987 
1,743 
2,662 
1,248 
4,037 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
... farms, 2012 
18 
229 
84 
51 
32 
284 
29 
38 
2007 
9 
242 
91 
41 
12 
318 
23 
39 
acres, 2012 
11,087 
141,188 
10,833 
31,293 
5,073 
112,300 
22,408 
26,559 
2007 
5,369 
132,711 
9,783 
23,532 
842 
118,291 
23,493 
24,560 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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