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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
1,289 
(X) 
1,002 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
19,202 
(X) 
17,190 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
187 
48 
87 
25 
$500 to $999 
120 
89 
65 
48 
$1,000 to $4,999 
455 
1,147 
292 
780 
$5,000 to $9,999 
166 
1,129 
151 
1,066 
$10,000 to $24,999 
155 
2,522 
201 
3,246 
$25,000 or more 
206 
14,268 
206 
12,025 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
3,304 
116 
4,233 
$50,000 to $99,999 
75 
5,217 
68 
4,639 
$100,000 or more 
34 
5,747 
22 
3,153 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
21,337 
(X) 
20,422 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
587,362 
(X) 
400,776 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.8 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,275 
321 
1,483 
388 
$500 to $999 
1,531 
1,012 
1,602 
1,121 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,857 
17,260 
7,092 
17,858 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,513 
23,532 
3,365 
23,369 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,484 
53,677 
3,439 
54,049 
$25,000 or more 
4,677 
491,559 
3,441 
303,991 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,926 
65,324 
1,610 
55,427 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,438 
99,325 
1,041 
70,317 
$100,000 or more 
1,313 
326,910 
790 
178,247 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
50,218 
2,864,522 
52,913 
2,409,247 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
57,042 
(X) 
45,532 
Farms with net gains 1 
21,700 
3,404,990 
22,901 
2,796,961 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
156,912 
(X) 
122,133 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,330 
1,087 
2,868 
1,347 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,850 
12,804 
5,386 
14,287 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,673 
19,299 
2,869 
20,577 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,050 
49,615 
3,009 
49,036 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,088 
74,771 
1,912 
68,554 
$50,000 or more 
6,709 
3,247,413 
6,857 
2,643,162 
Farms with net losses 
28,518 
540,467 
30,012 
387,714 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,952 
(X) 
12,919 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,972 
1,534 
3,687 
1,880 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,834 
27,883 
11,919 
32,807 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,294 
44,995 
6,161 
44,159 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,589 
86,353 
5,299 
81,356 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,230 
77,203 
1,717 
58,650 
$50,000 or more 
1,599 
302,499 
1,229 
168,862 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
50,218 
1,935,698 
52,913 
1,393,655 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
38,546 
(X) 
26,339 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
21,493 
2,520,129 
22,492 
1,800,112 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
117,253 
(X) 
80,033 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
1,088 
2,887 
1,352 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,863 
12,842 
5,449 
14,476 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,722 
19,696 
2,930 
21,075 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,254 
53,267 
3,481 
57,482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,448 
87,844 
2,413 
86,483 
$50,000 or more 
5,879 
2,345,392 
5,332 
1,619,243 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
28,725 
584,431 
30,421 
406,456 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,346 
(X) 
13,361 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,978 
1,538 
3,698 
1,886 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,854 
27,960 
11,981 
32,931 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,284 
44,957 
6,227 
44,642 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,640 
87,221 
5,384 
82,774 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,260 
78,316 
1,800 
61,705 
$50,000 or more 
1,709 
344,438 
1,331 
182,519 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
