Table 24. Selected Crops Harvested: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
- 
Sorghum for grain farms 
5 
15 
2 
2 
- 
36 
2 
2 
acres 
241 
2,374 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,462 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
8,582 
115,007 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
92,822 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
1 
2 
1 
- 
16 
- 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
6 
- 
1 
- 
19 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans farms 
23 
358 
53 
101 
18 
399 
36 
56 
acres 
4,454 
86,043 
2,802 
25,430 
883 
58,514 
10,496 
12,539 
bushels 
152,855 
2,922,666 
95,429 
1,008,516 
24,726 
2,140,021 
382,207 
547,315 
Irrigated farms 
1 
6 
- 
2 
- 
21 
- 
3 
acres 
(D) 
227 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,114 
- 
11 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
113 
31 
21 
7 
104 
5 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
98 
13 
36 
9 
143 
7 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
50 
6 
21 
1 
77 
16 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
43 
3 
13 
1 
47 
2 
11 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
30 
- 
4 
- 
23 
2 
5 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
24 
- 
6 
5 
4 
2 
Sunflower seed, all farms 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
143 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
- 
- 
(D) 
90,250 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Tobacco farms 
2 
24 
54 
- 
1 
73 
_ 
- 
acres 
(D) 
2,101 
4,163 
- 
(D) 
10,671 
- 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
4,916,204 
9,380,666 
- 
(D) 
24,476,167 
- 
- 
Irrigated farms 
1 
1 
41 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
2,605 
- 
(D) 
299 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
2 
10 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
25.0 to 49.9 acres 
- 
5 
10 
- 
- 
19 
- 
- 
50.0 acres or more 
2 
15 
26 
- 
- 
48 
- 
- 
50.0 to 74.9 acres 
1 
4 
5 
- 
- 
9 
- 
- 
75.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
2 
6 
- 
- 
9 
- 
- 
100.0 acres or more 
1 
9 
15 
- 
- 
30 
- 
- 
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 
Irrigated farms 
- 
4 
4 
1 
- 
12 
- 
3 
acres 
- 
(D) 
197 
(D) 
- 
468 
- 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
39 
25 
10 
5 
34 
2 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
60 
21 
33 
6 
84 
11 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
46 
12 
16 
3 
69 
9 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
31 
5 
7 
- 
26 
1 
12 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
24 
- 
4 
- 
6 
4 
2 
1 ,000 acres or more 
12 
1 
- 
4 
1 
" 
Vegetables harvested for 
sale (see text) farms 
19 
44 
73 
46 
47 
116 
10 
13 
acres 
405 
1,455 
153 
660 
161 
16,115 
26 
74 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
12 
19 
69 
32 
35 
25 
9 
9 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
16 
4 
11 
12 
37 
1 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
4 
7 
- 
2 
- 
26 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
15 
- 
- 
250.0 to 499.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
- 
- 
500.0 acres or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
- 
500.0 to 749.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
750.0 to 999.9 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1,000.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
Land in orchards farms 
10 
32 
36 
40 
9 
22 
6 
20 
acres 
78 
133 
133 
107 
115 
248 
123 
77 
Irrigated farms 
2 
1 
3 
16 
3 
9 
- 
7 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
83 
- 
27 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
6 
22 
27 
32 
5 
10 
- 
17 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
4 
10 
8 
8 
3 
10 
3 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
3 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
496 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
