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.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
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. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
40 
33 
57 
68 
85 
79 
10 
$50,000 or more 
557 
8 
31 
9 
33 
145 
224 
46 
Customwork and custom hauling 
..farms 
9,252 
2,131 
2,128 
1,759 
1,127 
1,038 
625 
49 
$1,000 
129,481 
7,444 
9,416 
10,378 
19,612 
28,757 
28,255 
1 1 ,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
1,052 
873 
401 
27 
25 
14 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
685 
785 
669 
143 
116 
61 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,072 
359 
404 
642 
752 
505 
246 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
25 
45 
33 
158 
242 
129 
6 
$50,000 or more 
501 
10 
21 
14 
47 
150 
175 
36 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
..farms 
12,693 
2,559 
3,601 
2,360 
1,140 
1,437 
979 
62 
$1,000 
276,600 
8,005 
11,445 
16,030 
20,167 
52,984 
112,837 
21,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,719 
2,192 
3,101 
1,718 
305 
135 
37 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
205 
266 
297 
225 
120 
28 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,492 
116 
171 
244 
394 
429 
69 
2 
$25,000 or more 
2,275 
46 
63 
101 
216 
753 
845 
53 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
.farms 
2,356 
439 
573 
404 
202 
279 
296 
40 
$1,000 
33,183 
852 
1,471 
1,283 
1,609 
5,004 
12,442 
6,282 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
855 
268 
300 
189 
33 
13 
24 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
692 
134 
193 
144 
77 
76 
42 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
540 
33 
71 
63 
81 
135 
118 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
3 
9 
4 
8 
29 
54 
4 
$50,000 or more 
145 
1 
" 
4 
3 
26 
58 
27 
Interest expense 
..farms 
14,368 
3,230 
4,272 
2,632 
1,266 
1,363 
952 
71 
$1,000 
207,217 
19,822 
30,629 
19,532 
24,121 
33,112 
42,752 
13,617 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,147 
2,104 
2,545 
1,524 
388 
293 
72 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,257 
1,008 
1,537 
942 
558 
656 
348 
3 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,702 
110 
176 
165 
301 
364 
439 
21 
$100,000 or more 
262 
8 
14 
1 
19 
50 
93 
42 
Secured by real estate 
..farms 
10,683 
2,346 
3,181 
1,929 
995 
1,047 
691 
57 
$1,000 
156,900 
16,498 
25,942 
15,977 
19,487 
24,861 
27,368 
9,222 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,299 
418 
489 
229 
60 
37 
11 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,572 
976 
1,183 
793 
220 
221 
75 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,349 
843 
1,343 
770 
444 
488 
278 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
861 
81 
110 
102 
180 
171 
169 
2 
$50,000 or more 
602 
28 
56 
35 
91 
130 
158 
42 
Not secured by real estate 
..farms 
7,916 
1,707 
2,153 
1,449 
715 
852 
669 
43 
$1,000 
50,316 
3,324 
4,687 
3,555 
4,635 
8,251 
15,384 
4,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,439 
682 
967 
517 
108 
69 
21 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
901 
956 
759 
336 
284 
103 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
120 
222 
167 
231 
431 
348 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
3 
8 
5 
29 
50 
137 
7 
$50,000 or more 
142 
1 
- 
1 
11 
18 
60 
26 
Property taxes paid 
..farms 
47,883 
16,040 
17,523 
7,875 
1,872 
1,821 
1,165 
107 
$1,000 
142,392 
27,875 
29,284 
16,840 
9,625 
15,856 
24,092 
6,445 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42,518 
15,293 
16,697 
7,266 
1,149 
762 
222 
16 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,294 
590 
648 
476 
531 
555 
305 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,528 
144 
157 
105 
170 
424 
392 
25 
$25,000 or more 
543 
13 
21 
28 
22 
80 
246 
61 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
..farms 
24,030 
6,410 
7,301 
4,510 
1,745 
1,882 
1,206 
104 
$1,000 
445,561 
20,395 
22,821 
27,129 
46,950 
78,747 
116,347 
58,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,722 
5,694 
6,396 
3,440 
443 
278 
62 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,547 
601 
750 
873 
963 
891 
254 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,198 
62 
92 
119 
170 
391 
266 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
36 
46 
49 
75 
201 
312 
15 
$100,000 or more 
774 
17 
17 
29 
94 
121 
312 
85 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
..farms 
1,289 
201 
214 
195 
138 
246 
255 
11 
$1,000 
19,202 
368 
448 
844 
911 
4,305 
9,774 
1,103 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
..farms 
21,337 
5,867 
5,910 
3,811 
1,734 
1,877 
1,206 
108 
$1,000 
587,362 
43,278 
48,090 
45,072 
63,958 
105,258 
145,320 
58,726 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
..farms 
50,218 
16,594 
18,477 
8,372 
1,951 
1,885 
1,207 
108 
$1,000 
2,864,522 
85,875 
86,914 
186,098 
419,087 
604,081 
795,972 
317,522 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,042 
5,175 
4,704 
22,229 
214,806 
320,467 
659,463 
2,940,022 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Non-family 
farms 
395 
14,258 
555 
33,429 
582 
23,631 
437 
17,546 
1,480 
12,374 
872 
74,423 
824 
77,659 
1,624 
368,974 
227,200 
-continued 
464 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
