Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Davidson 
Davie 
Duplin 
Durham 
Edgecombe 
Forsyth 
Franklin 
Gaston 
Total farms 
1,062 
640 
940 
232 
272 
662 
542 
520 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
138 
39 
215 
7 
57 
55 
65 
24 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
90 
16 
20 
21 
6 
44 
13 
26 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
20 
23 
29 
8 
5 
26 
12 
5 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
25 
17 
15 
18 
11 
42 
11 
25 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
288 
169 
102 
69 
124 
184 
175 
130 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
20 
6 
10 
8 
11 
14 
30 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
7 
- 
15 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
268 
163 
85 
61 
98 
170 
145 
130 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
276 
237 
110 
36 
16 
136 
118 
166 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
9 
8 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
2 
- 
230 
3 
8 
5 
6 
5 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
37 
22 
170 
5 
25 
13 
33 
21 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
54 
26 
13 
16 
6 
40 
33 
27 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125,1129) 
123 
83 
35 
48 
14 
117 
74 
87 
Item 
Gates 
Graham 
Granville 
Greene 
Guilford 
Halifax 
Harnett 
Haywood 
Total farms 
182 
107 
589 
260 
962 
341 
797 
597 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
40 
- 
38 
63 
75 
25 
83 
11 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
4 
6 
24 
10 
30 
9 
38 
36 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
9 
11 
- 
42 
4 
18 
7 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
2 
11 
20 
5 
57 
3 
23 
44 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
75 
16 
246 
81 
261 
219 
265 
105 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
1 
1 
48 
13 
30 
13 
54 
1 
Cotton farming (11192) 
3 
- 
1 
9 
3 
54 
33 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
71 
15 
197 
59 
228 
152 
178 
104 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
6 
36 
150 
17 
269 
34 
165 
274 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
4 
1 
9 
4 
- 
8 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
7 
- 
6 
44 
10 
3 
13 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
24 
- 
15 
22 
24 
5 
70 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1 124) 
2 
7 
16 
2 
45 
8 
32 
47 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
21 
22 
59 
15 
140 
27 
90 
58 
Item 
Henderson 
Hertford 
Hoke 
Hyde 
Iredell 
Jackson 
Johnston 
Jones 
Total farms 
468 
162 
202 
158 
1,203 
245 
1,175 
170 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
16 
32 
34 
51 
89 
6 
264 
35 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
53 
10 
1 
3 
21 
9 
63 
5 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
106 
- 
1 
7 
19 
5 
27 
7 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
46 
_ 
1 
3 
41 
86 
57 
2 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
67 
72 
59 
84 
201 
39 
291 
32 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
61 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
6 
13 
13 
- 
- 
3 
9 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
67 
63 
45 
71 
199 
39 
227 
23 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
73 
7 
19 
- 
527 
69 
243 
20 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
5 
- 
1 
- 
40 
- 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
6 
2 
11 
- 
8 
- 
28 
29 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
18 
29 
12 
1 
121 
6 
45 
13 
Sheep and goat farming (1 124) 
29 
- 
17 
2 
24 
7 
68 
13 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
49 
10 
46 
7 
112 
18 
89 
14 
Item 
Lee 
Lenoir 
Lincoln 
McDowell 
Macon 
Madison 
Martin 
Mecklenburg 
Total farms 
246 
401 
651 
334 
326 
719 
357 
237 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
20 
89 
68 
13 
9 
15 
53 
4 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
8 
5 
32 
9 
16 
68 
4 
19 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
19 
15 
10 
15 
9 
24 
1 
5 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
4 
11 
14 
32 
47 
75 
1 
32 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
56 
131 
163 
50 
56 
179 
255 
46 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
14 
41 
- 
- 
- 
9 
22 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
11 
- 
- 
2 
- 
93 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
42 
79 
163 
50 
54 
170 
140 
46 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
71 
33 
217 
96 
122 
245 
18 
71 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
2 
5 
1 
- 
6 
- 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
1 
51 
4 
1 
2 
4 
1 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
13 
32 
30 
31 
12 
18 
5 
5 
Sheep and goat farming (1 124) 
8 
2 
17 
11 
13 
35 
2 
11 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
46 
30 
91 
75 
40 
50 
17 
42 
-continued 
640 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
