Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Gates 
Graham 
Granville 
Greene 
Guilford 
Halifax 
Harnett 
Haywood 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
182 
107 
589 
260 
962 
341 
797 
597 
2007 
181 
126 
673 
292 
963 
365 
727 
707 
acres, 2012 
63,291 
6,837 
100,822 
101,189 
90,750 
195,896 
119,775 
48,975 
2007 
75,819 
7,182 
128,366 
92,176 
96,519 
197,642 
111,770 
56,212 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
76 
67 
361 
161 
658 
165 
446 
387 
2007 
62 
62 
338 
202 
642 
161 
439 
416 
acres, 2012 
44,032 
1,134 
19,690 
66,845 
36,234 
113,130 
71,179 
8,976 
TENURE 
2007 
48,731 
(D) 
18,840 
64,760 
34,986 
109,806 
64,632 
9,802 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
131 
71 
432 
141 
655 
196 
546 
386 
2007 
133 
84 
472 
172 
632 
250 
478 
405 
acres, 2012 
12,617 
3,746 
54,692 
20,099 
35,463 
56,634 
38,780 
21,024 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
64,207 
18,209 
39,943 
66,974 
32,625 
23,161 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
27 
40 
222 
46 
399 
42 
241 
222 
2007 
15 
38 
189 
85 
372 
65 
239 
201 
acres, 2012 
2,991 
(D) 
5,106 
5,550 
6,999 
12,814 
8,335 
2,711 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
5,134 
5,157 
9,218 
13,536 
7,349 
2,669 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
42 
27 
143 
84 
248 
107 
202 
180 
2007 
46 
37 
171 
82 
283 
85 
207 
256 
acres, 2012 
49,659 
2,549 
44,093 
69,700 
51,584 
121,714 
75,208 
25,702 
2007 
60,398 
(D) 
59,524 
56,277 
53,063 
105,574 
75,733 
30,665 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
18,707 
1,664 
17,515 
25,323 
21,329 
47,740 
24,842 
10,038 
2007 
21,401 
(D) 
27,053 
15,085 
24,835 
37,694 
24,025 
13,090 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,952 
885 
26,578 
44,377 
30,255 
73,974 
50,366 
15,664 
2007 
38,997 
(D) 
32,471 
41,192 
28,228 
67,880 
51,708 
17,575 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
40 
23 
127 
81 
222 
88 
165 
140 
2007 
45 
23 
134 
80 
242 
72 
176 
187 
acres, 2012 
40,304 
(D) 
12,821 
50,369 
27,522 
84,685 
58,060 
5,965 
2007 
46,111 
519 
12,910 
42,124 
24,513 
75,518 
54,895 
6,789 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
9 
9 
14 
35 
59 
38 
49 
31 
2007 
2 
5 
30 
38 
48 
30 
42 
46 
acres, 2012 
1,015 
542 
2,037 
11,390 
3,703 
17,548 
5,787 
2,249 
2007 
(D) 
145 
4,635 
17,690 
3,513 
25,094 
3,412 
2,386 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
9 
4 
12 
34 
37 
35 
40 
25 
2007 
2 
1 
15 
37 
28 
24 
24 
28 
acres, 2012 
737 
80 
1,763 
10,926 
1,713 
15,631 
4,784 
300 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
796 
17,479 
1,255 
20,752 
2,388 
344 
Total operators 
number 
261 
172 
857 
375 
1,486 
472 
1,125 
824 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
113 
55 
351 
172 
532 
239 
535 
396 
2 operators 
59 
45 
210 
66 
353 
81 
212 
178 
3 operators 
10 
5 
26 
18 
62 
19 
34 
20 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
3 
14 
1 
16 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
87 
57 
243 
66 
459 
87 
308 
185 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
61 
47 
228 
58 
393 
76 
255 
173 
2 operators 
10 
2 
6 
4 
33 
4 
22 
3 
3 operators 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
254 
195 
986 
398 
1,443 
508 
1,055 
991 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
117 
70 
420 
199 
557 
247 
468 
493 
2 operators 
55 
47 
212 
82 
344 
98 
226 
169 
3 operators 
9 
7 
36 
10 
53 
15 
26 
31 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
5 
5 
7 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
4 
1 
2 
" 
2 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
82 
55 
268 
76 
454 
126 
274 
248 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
64 
47 
237 
68 
391 
106 
238 
204 
2 operators 
9 
4 
11 
4 
27 
10 
8 
13 
3 operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
- 
4 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
148 
100 
481 
233 
828 
311 
692 
546 
2007 
142 
109 
565 
273 
796 
298 
654 
629 
acres, 2012 
60,476 
6,471 
91,182 
98,536 
84,392 
187,332 
113,757 
46,691 
2007 
72,479 
(D) 
118,382 
90,559 
86,883 
185,632 
107,562 
52,850 
Female 
farms, 2012 
34 
7 
108 
27 
134 
30 
105 
51 
2007 
39 
17 
108 
19 
167 
67 
73 
78 
acres, 2012 
2,815 
366 
9,640 
2,653 
6,358 
8,564 
6,018 
2,284 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,340 
(D) 
9,984 
1,617 
9,636 
12,010 
4,208 
3,362 
Farming 
2012 
80 
42 
298 
163 
422 
168 
382 
252 
2007 
80 
48 
270 
169 
437 
190 
354 
263 
Other 
2012 
102 
65 
291 
97 
540 
173 
415 
345 
Place of residence: 
2007 
101 
78 
403 
123 
526 
175 
373 
444 
On farm operated 
2012 
118 
91 
467 
160 
803 
152 
613 
487 
2007 
136 
109 
492 
175 
790 
195 
601 
577 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
64 
16 
122 
100 
159 
189 
184 
110 
2007 
45 
17 
181 
117 
173 
170 
126 
130 
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648 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
