Table 24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
105 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
190 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
213 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
91 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain farms 
594 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
49,819 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
3,007,013 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated farms 
26 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
735 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
175 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
247 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans farms 
7,021 
41 
28 
4 
44 
1 
- 
acres 
1,564,806 
4,547 
3,458 
93 
8,363 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
60,635,686 
177,148 
132,164 
4,076 
385,108 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated farms 
262 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
15,562 
- 
(□) 
(□) 
(□) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
10 
8 
3 
7 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
14 
5 
1 
12 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,313 
7 
11 
- 
9 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
10 
4 
- 
13 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
607 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
317 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all farms 
41 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
858 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
618,531 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco farms 
1,682 
23 
5 
7 
_ 
12 
4 
acres 
167,443 
1,001 
810 
62 
- 
92 
12 
pounds 
391,710,625 
1,974,992 
1,763,000 
119,804 
- 
172,012 
15,050 
Irrigated farms 
401 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
24,808 
693 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
28 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
2 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
60 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3 
2 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
104 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
259 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
50.0 acres or more 
967 
10 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
50.0 to 74.9 acres 
223 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
75.0 to 99.9 acres 
148 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 acres or more 
596 
1 
5 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all farms 
4,156 
42 
11 
3 
28 
- 
- 
acres 
753,713 
3,789 
1,495 
(D) 
4,675 
- 
- 
bushels 
42,625,819 
229,167 
64,935 
(D) 
232,183 
- 
- 
Irrigated farms 
172 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
8,360 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
12 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
13 
4 
- 
13 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
16 
5 
- 
10 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
1 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
281 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
94 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables harvested for 
sale (see text) farms 
3,283 
56 
11 
24 
16 
66 
27 
acres 
124,936 
164 
226 
1,864 
49 
274 
119 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,204 
46 
9 
15 
14 
47 
14 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
596 
10 
1 
3 
2 
17 
13 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
248 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
112 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
59 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500.0 acres or more 
64 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500.0 to 749.9 acres 
27 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
750.0 to 999.9 acres 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000.0 acres or more 
22 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Land in orchards farms 
1,687 
27 
29 
9 
4 
19 
4 
acres 
12,899 
86 
288 
27 
16 
45 
31 
Irrigated farms 
366 
6 
8 
- 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
1,905 
23 
16 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,137 
19 
14 
7 
2 
16 
2 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
440 
8 
14 
2 
2 
3 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
95 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
13 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
486 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
