Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
9,252 
(X) 
5,323 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
129,481 
(X) 
44,513 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
954 
2,331 
903 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
6,314 
1,708 
3,894 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,295 
9,317 
519 
3,568 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,777 
27,786 
460 
7,051 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
23,802 
171 
5,813 
$50,000 or more 
501 
61,309 
134 
23,284 
$50,000 to $99,999 
327 
21,588 
70 
4,523 
$100,000 or more 
174 
39,721 
64 
18,761 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
12,693 
(X) 
11,718 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
276,600 
(X) 
196,528 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
2.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,184 
555 
2,078 
517 
$500 to $999 
1,542 
1,035 
1,559 
1,050 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,993 
9,117 
3,774 
8,653 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
8,421 
1,186 
8,258 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,492 
23,321 
1,267 
20,311 
$25,000 to $49,999 
900 
31,432 
792 
27,820 
$50,000 or more 
1,375 
202,717 
1,062 
129,919 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
2,356 
(X) 
1,898 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
33,183 
(X) 
17,262 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
605 
126 
548 
113 
$500 to $999 
250 
160 
232 
147 
$1,000 to $4,999 
692 
1,497 
538 
1,266 
$5,000 to $9,999 
279 
1,860 
222 
1,522 
$10,000 to $24,999 
261 
3,953 
214 
3,133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
4,211 
77 
2,638 
$50,000 or more 
145 
21,376 
67 
8,442 
Interest expense farms 
14,368 
(X) 
12,480 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
207,217 
(X) 
176,525 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.1 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,287 
1,049 
1,728 
810 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,860 
12,332 
4,075 
10,843 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,703 
19,166 
2,456 
17,183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,554 
39,501 
2,541 
39,584 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,130 
38,578 
1,021 
34,969 
$50,000 to $99,999 
572 
38,091 
476 
31,966 
$100,000 or more 
262 
58,499 
183 
41,169 
Secured by real estate farms 
10,683 
(X) 
9,754 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
156,900 
(X) 
130,361 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,299 
623 
1,306 
605 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,572 
9,690 
3,153 
8,531 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,298 
15,963 
2,089 
14,595 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,051 
31,434 
1,958 
30,092 
$25,000 to $49,999 
861 
29,360 
784 
26,484 
$50,000 to $99,999 
403 
26,655 
327 
21,683 
$100,000 or more 
199 
43,175 
137 
28,373 
Not secured by real estate farms 
7,916 
(X) 
7,164 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
50,316 
(X) 
46,163 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,439 
1,071 
2,427 
1,024 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
7,223 
2,926 
6,883 
$5,000 to $9,999 
872 
5,845 
802 
5,456 
$10,000 to $24,999 
758 
11,025 
657 
9,785 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
8,778 
225 
7,614 
$50,000 to $99,999 
91 
6,025 
99 
6,508 
$100,000 or more 
51 
10,350 
28 
8,893 
Property taxes paid farms 
47,883 
(X) 
48,424 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
142,392 
(X) 
127,148 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,040 
2,008 
9,072 
2,238 
$500 to $999 
8,537 
6,265 
9,760 
7,152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,941 
54,044 
24,844 
51,969 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,294 
22,102 
2,900 
19,436 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,528 
22,048 
1,373 
20,036 
$25,000 or more 
543 
35,926 
475 
26,317 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
24,030 
(X) 
24,253 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
445,561 
(X) 
496,197 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.4 
(X) 
6.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,544 
3,801 
9,463 
3,700 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,178 
16,181 
6,479 
14,642 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,226 
15,504 
1,874 
13,012 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,321 
35,663 
2,283 
36,227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,198 
41,489 
1,583 
56,864 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
54,068 
1,296 
92,612 
$100,000 or more 
774 
278,855 
1,275 
279,142 
$100,000 to $249,999 
498 
74,267 
1,025 
153,435 
$250,000 or more 
276 
204,588 
250 
125,707 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
