Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
2,356 
97 
666 
200 
170 
169 
$1,000 
33,183 
294 
2,202 
408 
1,221 
1,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
855 
42 
376 
125 
78 
58 
$1,000 to $4,999 
692 
40 
207 
56 
63 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
540 
12 
72 
18 
25 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
3 
5 
1 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
145 
- 
6 
- 
1 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,368 
819 
4,544 
1,382 
1,324 
1,082 
$1,000 
207,217 
4,177 
33,131 
11,908 
11,550 
12,057 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,147 
552 
2,634 
840 
754 
608 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,257 
251 
1,686 
438 
462 
349 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,702 
15 
216 
93 
105 
113 
$100,000 or more 
262 
1 
8 
11 
3 
12 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
10,683 
558 
3,503 
1,031 
986 
801 
$1,000 
156,900 
2,955 
28,457 
10,084 
9,873 
10,219 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,299 
123 
498 
165 
142 
108 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,572 
235 
1,328 
389 
350 
284 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,349 
187 
1,477 
390 
399 
294 
$25,000 to $49,999 
861 
12 
138 
59 
68 
68 
$50,000 or more 
602 
1 
62 
28 
27 
47 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
7,916 
467 
2,219 
703 
674 
572 
$1,000 
50,316 
1,222 
4,674 
1,824 
1,677 
1,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,439 
170 
976 
297 
273 
180 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
228 
1,029 
339 
307 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,630 
68 
208 
58 
92 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
269 
1 
6 
8 
1 
9 
$50,000 or more 
142 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
47,883 
3,665 
19,095 
5,350 
5,110 
3,909 
$1,000 
142,392 
4,178 
29,687 
9,659 
9,978 
9,580 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42,518 
3,593 
18,389 
5,042 
4,794 
3,520 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,294 
56 
579 
242 
246 
282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,528 
14 
110 
58 
63 
92 
$25,000 or more 
543 
2 
17 
8 
7 
15 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
24,030 
1,653 
8,144 
2,230 
2,223 
1,889 
$1,000 
445,561 
17,487 
49,425 
16,713 
16,174 
24,716 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,722 
1,383 
6,891 
1,834 
1,788 
1,399 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,547 
205 
987 
293 
319 
304 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,198 
25 
120 
46 
61 
99 
$50,000 to $99,999 
789 
19 
75 
28 
33 
44 
$100,000 or more 
774 
21 
71 
29 
22 
43 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,289 
21 
139 
59 
84 
85 
$1,000 
19,202 
21 
179 
124 
229 
212 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
21,337 
1,269 
6,585 
2,077 
2,089 
1,804 
$1,000 
587,362 
17,022 
69,821 
31,185 
26,795 
29,996 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
50,218 
4,155 
20,014 
5,596 
5,276 
4,062 
$1,000 
2,864,522 
62,648 
308,062 
128,482 
121,785 
184,031 
Average per farm 
dollars 
57,042 
15,078 
15,392 
22,960 
23,083 
45,305 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
21,700 
1,547 
6,529 
2,227 
2,318 
1,909 
Average net gain 
dollars 
156,912 
58,361 
68,468 
75,406 
70,630 
115,880 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,330 
304 
1,134 
262 
267 
182 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,850 
476 
2,082 
637 
629 
408 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,673 
226 
873 
402 
377 
250 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,050 
233 
863 
353 
414 
333 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,088 
109 
539 
181 
207 
251 
$50,000 or more 
6,709 
199 
1,038 
392 
424 
485 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
28,518 
2,608 
13,485 
3,369 
2,958 
2,153 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,952 
10,597 
10,305 
11,709 
14,177 
17,271 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,972 
348 
1,566 
362 
281 
206 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,834 
1,063 
5,210 
1,204 
987 
614 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,294 
532 
3,135 
747 
723 
491 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,589 
439 
2,465 
687 
624 
514 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,230 
149 
794 
269 
234 
209 
$50,000 or more 
1,599 
77 
315 
100 
109 
119 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
50,218 
4,155 
20,014 
5,596 
5,276 
4,062 
$1,000 
1,935,698 
20,210 
25,569 
373,368 
30,954 
43,036 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,546 
4,864 
1,278 
66,721 
5,867 
10,595 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
21,493 
1,542 
6,496 
2,203 
2,303 
1,896 
Average net gain 
dollars 
117,253 
34,089 
27,005 
187,913 
31,873 
45,112 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
302 
1,124 
266 
268 
181 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
