Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mitchell 
Montgomery 
Moore 
Nash 
New Hanover 
Northampton 
Onslow 
Orange 
Total farms 
286 
250 
718 
430 
50 
319 
347 
645 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2 
14 
31 
61 
6 
84 
60 
23 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
13 
14 
21 
21 
9 
2 
8 
45 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
17 
13 
18 
3 
1 
2 
11 
29 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
91 
11 
26 
18 
19 
2 
20 
42 
Other crop farming (1119) 
43 
43 
149 
139 
1 
183 
55 
157 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
3 
2 
17 
28 
- 
- 
- 
12 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
71 
5 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
40 
41 
132 
110 
1 
112 
50 
145 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
76 
62 
224 
83 
2 
10 
46 
162 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
2 
6 
13 
8 
- 
5 
53 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
4 
65 
92 
55 
- 
21 
38 
15 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
17 
6 
41 
24 
- 
7 
8 
32 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
17 
16 
103 
18 
12 
3 
48 
130 
Item 
Pamlico 
Pasquotank 
Pender 
Perquimans 
Person 
Pitt 
Polk 
Randolph 
Total farms 
80 
136 
335 
185 
395 
391 
290 
1,486 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
33 
74 
52 
100 
56 
110 
2 
96 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
2 
13 
18 
3 
28 
6 
8 
25 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
7 
- 
15 
- 
9 
12 
21 
19 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
3 
2 
26 
5 
6 
13 
9 
26 
Other crop farming (1119) 
13 
4 
51 
24 
152 
100 
111 
285 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
2 
- 
- 
- 
47 
16 
- 
9 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
13 
- 
11 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
11 
4 
51 
11 
105 
73 
Ill 
276 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
6 
17 
49 
19 
92 
37 
58 
623 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
12 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
30 
1 
4 
31 
- 
12 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
8 
3 
42 
19 
3 
19 
5 
174 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
8 
8 
2 
16 
21 
8 
81 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
8 
15 
44 
12 
28 
42 
66 
133 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
Total farms 
277 
941 
902 
1,011 
638 
1,067 
150 
664 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
23 
361 
64 
100 
24 
228 
31 
51 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
11 
22 
47 
26 
41 
52 
9 
11 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
7 
23 
43 
33 
9 
27 
5 
16 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
9 
8 
39 
35 
16 
16 
5 
20 
Other crop farming (1119) 
74 
177 
294 
208 
167 
172 
39 
144 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
4 
48 
- 
- 
41 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
1 
13 
- 
- 
3 
25 
4 
13 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
73 
160 
246 
208 
164 
106 
35 
131 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
40 
175 
278 
400 
199 
160 
16 
266 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
3 
2 
12 
1 
3 
- 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
5 
19 
5 
3 
6 
180 
1 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
81 
79 
13 
27 
27 
156 
24 
37 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
12 
13 
34 
37 
54 
22 
- 
33 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
15 
61 
83 
129 
94 
51 
20 
85 
Item 
Stokes 
Surry 
Swain 
Transylvania 
Tyrrell 
Union 
Vance 
Wake 
Total farms 
926 
1,256 
94 
221 
78 
1,059 
242 
783 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
70 
86 
3 
5 
47 
118 
22 
106 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
45 
32 
10 
20 
4 
14 
14 
70 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
33 
63 
1 
11 
- 
5 
5 
20 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
13 
50 
11 
39 
_ 
34 
5 
67 
Other crop farming (1119) 
372 
300 
21 
35 
22 
142 
116 
183 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
50 
42 
- 
- 
- 
1 
27 
34 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
322 
256 
21 
35 
22 
140 
89 
145 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
237 
486 
25 
63 
2 
332 
41 
143 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
5 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
4 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
29 
76 
3 
6 
2 
211 
1 
26 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
41 
33 
4 
5 
- 
43 
17 
54 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
81 
120 
16 
37 
- 
155 
21 
109 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
North Carolina 641 
