Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
426 
6,677 
324 
5,192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
13,753 
619 
23,320 
$50,000 to $99,999 
633 
46,599 
949 
70,114 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,263 
205,727 
1,303 
206,180 
$250,000 or more 
1,126 
980,838 
1,298 
1,223,411 
$250,000 to $499,999 
597 
202,978 
545 
187,886 
$500,000 to $999,999 
323 
226,313 
404 
284,905 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
206 
551,547 
349 
750,620 
Feed purchased farms 
29,837 
(X) 
28,263 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,121,552 
(X) 
3,183,993 
percent of total 
(X) 
41.0 
(X) 
38.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,190 
3,462 
7,992 
3,708 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,822 
27,877 
11,075 
25,871 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,332 
22,147 
2,722 
18,119 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,103 
30,226 
1,368 
20,060 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
45,098 
415 
14,526 
$50,000 to $99,999 
455 
30,263 
412 
32,048 
$100,000 or more 
3,650 
3,962,480 
4,279 
3,069,660 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
102,726 
1,201 
206,476 
$250,000 to $499,999 
728 
270,642 
1,149 
415,963 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,088 
796,920 
1,140 
802,727 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,215 
2,792,193 
789 
1 ,644,494 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
48,292 
(X) 
51,860 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
417,600 
(X) 
332,524 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24,637 
9,620 
28,802 
10,475 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,600 
31,389 
13,641 
29,653 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,986 
19,688 
3,251 
21,905 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,671 
41,134 
3,051 
46,638 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
53,629 
1,648 
56,935 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
262,140 
1,467 
166,917 
Utilities farms 
30,066 
(X) 
24,777 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
186,984 
(X) 
137,087 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.9 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
10,223 
2,626 
8,821 
2,096 
$500 to $999 
5,806 
3,827 
3,754 
2,488 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
16,719 
6,619 
14,811 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,029 
13,983 
2,255 
15,623 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,563 
40,096 
2,331 
35,476 
$25,000 or more 
1,481 
109,733 
997 
66,593 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
30,896 
654 
21,973 
$50,000 or more 
589 
78,836 
343 
44,620 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
39,692 
(X) 
48,659 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
430,051 
(X) 
338,501 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,038 
6,226 
21,589 
8,578 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,498 
33,947 
16,442 
36,559 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,900 
18,907 
4,250 
28,792 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,952 
44,875 
3,758 
56,872 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
54,685 
1,387 
47,540 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
271,410 
1,233 
160,160 
$50,000 to $99,999 
952 
65,216 
789 
52,982 
$100,000 or more 
741 
206,193 
444 
107,177 
Hired farm labor farms 
14,469 
(X) 
12,284 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
765,886 
(X) 
623,130 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.6 
(X) 
7.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,910 
1,387 
3,018 
1,263 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,708 
8,856 
2,910 
6,643 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,388 
9,381 
1,131 
7,789 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,058 
32,922 
1,738 
28,049 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,707 
58,786 
1,357 
46,811 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,248 
86,670 
1,015 
68,935 
$100,000 or more 
1,450 
567,883 
1,115 
463,639 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
138,824 
687 
103,803 
$250,000 to $499,999 
276 
92,700 
230 
77,175 
$500,000 or more 
243 
336,359 
198 
282,662 
Contract labor farms 
5,677 
(X) 
4,683 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
148,205 
(X) 
115,346 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,147 
568 
1,141 
540 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,927 
4,588 
1,511 
3,594 
$5,000 to $9,999 
790 
5,381 
591 
4,047 
$10,000 to $24,999 
847 
12,985 
649 
9,752 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
14,268 
386 
13,579 
$50,000 or more 
557 
110,414 
405 
83,834 
$50,000 to $99,999 
267 
17,946 
206 
14,132 
$100,000 or more 
290 
92,468 
199 
69,702 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
