Table 34. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - North Carolina: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
106 
85 
124 
317 
346 
73 
7 
$50,000 or more 
2,350 
27 
43 
18 
207 
840 
943 
63 
Chemicals purchased 
... farms 
26,183 
7,430 
8,561 
4,703 
1,613 
1,729 
1,140 
82 
$1,000 
416,980 
9,348 
11,307 
10,715 
23,124 
79,502 
177,236 
51,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,789 
7,065 
8,088 
4,121 
681 
223 
56 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,645 
317 
413 
545 
597 
522 
114 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
39 
46 
28 
243 
408 
123 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
9 
14 
9 
92 
576 
847 
69 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
... farms 
20,137 
5,418 
6,212 
3,707 
1,229 
1,633 
1,114 
75 
$1,000 
386,436 
10,927 
12,713 
13,154 
21,872 
66,899 
143,757 
37,739 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,222 
3,844 
4,252 
1,811 
82 
37 
5 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
1,117 
1,373 
1,148 
266 
112 
31 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,963 
400 
520 
667 
573 
514 
137 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
42 
49 
62 
238 
462 
119 
5 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
15 
18 
19 
70 
508 
822 
62 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
12,827 
3,136 
4,428 
2,716 
1,036 
695 
370 
52 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
72,252 
84,961 
116,761 
228,981 
267,089 
200,851 
257,341 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,190 
2,233 
3,269 
1,428 
78 
47 
18 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,718 
479 
658 
389 
61 
49 
40 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,285 
228 
252 
516 
108 
72 
44 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,418 
132 
176 
305 
504 
177 
61 
4 
$250,000 or more 
1,216 
64 
73 
78 
285 
350 
207 
42 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
... farms 
5,806 
1,575 
2,252 
1,063 
296 
276 
167 
24 
$1,000 
136,342 
9,290 
13,718 
12,394 
17,564 
20,491 
19,208 
18,139 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
... farms 
8,692 
1,877 
2,732 
2,024 
898 
558 
273 
43 
$1,000 
1,261,168 
62,961 
71,243 
104,367 
211,417 
246,598 
181,643 
239,202 
Feed purchased 
... farms 
29,837 
9,518 
11,614 
5,265 
1,197 
930 
480 
52 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
267,153 
302,399 
411,974 
912,479 
910,403 
556,211 
348,098 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,012 
6,897 
8,720 
2,844 
99 
77 
29 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,435 
1,782 
2,050 
1,180 
110 
111 
54 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,740 
495 
461 
455 
114 
93 
52 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
92 
87 
154 
65 
125 
60 
4 
$250,000 or more 
3,031 
252 
296 
632 
809 
524 
285 
46 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
... farms 
48,292 
15,845 
17,651 
8,133 
1,945 
1,877 
1,206 
107 
$1,000 
417,600 
26,988 
29,163 
28,505 
38,801 
74,521 
130,417 
38,894 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,237 
14,776 
16,547 
6,540 
304 
104 
13 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,657 
958 
996 
1,463 
1,121 
685 
157 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
86 
87 
102 
385 
598 
182 
10 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
25 
21 
28 
135 
490 
854 
92 
Utilities 
... farms 
30,066 
8,766 
9,381 
5,710 
1,878 
1,883 
1,207 
108 
$1,000 
186,984 
12,344 
15,427 
16,703 
22,943 
29,804 
39,022 
23,307 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,029 
6,262 
6,526 
2,698 
99 
61 
17 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
2,078 
2,328 
2,048 
596 
460 
130 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,592 
386 
472 
916 
980 
1,049 
511 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
34 
40 
39 
158 
220 
316 
4 
$50,000 or more 
589 
6 
15 
9 
45 
93 
233 
96 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
... farms 
39,692 
12,454 
13,749 
7,038 
1,907 
1,885 
1,207 
108 
$1,000 
430,051 
28,872 
31,717 
29,599 
33,528 
75,014 
112,379 
52,289 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,536 
11,292 
12,506 
5,467 
370 
115 
19 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,852 
1,042 
1,112 
1,418 
1,105 
717 
168 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
92 
93 
127 
350 
608 
248 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
28 
38 
26 
82 
445 
772 
100 
Hired farm labor 
... farms 
14,469 
3,267 
3,585 
2,677 
1,342 
1,564 
1,135 
98 
$1,000 
765,886 
27,578 
35,303 
34,796 
46,689 
106,370 
217,939 
132,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,618 
2,292 
2,403 
1,417 
203 
82 
14 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
660 
779 
854 
528 
374 
63 
4 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,955 
279 
357 
372 
511 
802 
413 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
35 
42 
28 
90 
244 
393 
5 
$250,000 or more 
519 
1 
4 
6 
10 
62 
252 
85 
Contract labor 
... farms 
5,677 
1,233 
1,454 
1,010 
513 
589 
513 
60 
$1,000 
148,205 
6,012 
8,321 
7,029 
7,642 
21,860 
48,524 
25,741 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,147 
378 
472 
203 
37 
17 
9 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,927 
571 
585 
423 
129 
85 
48 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,637 
236 
333 
318 
246 
257 
153 
3 
Non-family 
farms 
925 
54,338 
749 
79,375 
394 
169,274 
153 
25,537 
287 
143,736 
781 
412,835 
1,528 
50,311 
1,133 
27,434 
1,344 
66,652 
763 
289 
90 
202 
801 
164,465 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 463 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
