Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
20,137 
2,121 
980 
1,038 
1,432 
1,319 
$1,000 
386,436 
263,990 
46,628 
29,902 
23,185 
8,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,222 
127 
43 
47 
89 
214 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
254 
94 
135 
296 
497 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,963 
448 
238 
376 
756 
581 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
235 
216 
307 
232 
18 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
1,057 
389 
173 
59 
9 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,827 
2,566 
760 
461 
388 
497 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
1,250,394 
74,213 
24,698 
12,626 
9,586 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,190 
18 
36 
49 
116 
187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,718 
47 
41 
84 
135 
181 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,285 
218 
426 
276 
109 
121 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,418 
1,115 
221 
40 
28 
8 
$250,000 or more 
1,216 
1,168 
36 
12 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,806 
617 
224 
219 
181 
264 
$1,000 
136,342 
101,687 
10,928 
5,571 
2,940 
2,643 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,692 
2,320 
606 
324 
250 
302 
$1,000 
1,261,168 
1,148,708 
63,284 
19,127 
9,685 
6,943 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,837 
2,683 
919 
660 
678 
892 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
3,609,729 
277,709 
85,586 
23,926 
15,443 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,012 
29 
51 
64 
170 
333 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,435 
61 
60 
88 
203 
330 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,740 
85 
95 
170 
234 
221 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
122 
192 
218 
68 
7 
$250,000 or more 
3,031 
2,386 
521 
120 
3 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
48,292 
3,547 
1,519 
1,411 
1,824 
1,931 
$1,000 
417,600 
256,681 
49,293 
31,386 
23,087 
10,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,237 
369 
271 
249 
535 
1,176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,657 
1,210 
603 
715 
1,045 
702 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
662 
330 
295 
203 
41 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
1,306 
315 
152 
41 
12 
Utilities 
farms 
30,066 
3,550 
1,525 
1,418 
1,606 
1,503 
$1,000 
186,984 
128,062 
18,033 
11,095 
7,146 
3,720 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,029 
41 
40 
83 
265 
583 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
291 
334 
553 
904 
773 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,592 
1,962 
1,030 
728 
412 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
727 
93 
38 
21 
3 
$50,000 or more 
589 
529 
28 
16 
4 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
39,692 
3,550 
1,525 
1,420 
1,681 
1,734 
$1,000 
430,051 
276,377 
44,791 
27,521 
20,860 
10,458 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,536 
316 
209 
291 
561 
1,053 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,852 
1,311 
674 
742 
894 
628 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
670 
357 
292 
184 
52 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
1,253 
285 
95 
42 
1 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,469 
2,876 
1,107 
1,006 
1,159 
811 
$1,000 
765,886 
548,007 
68,994 
44,753 
36,797 
12,394 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,618 
216 
131 
167 
258 
337 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
594 
307 
322 
452 
318 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,955 
1,090 
463 
398 
382 
148 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
533 
160 
105 
57 
7 
$250,000 or more 
519 
443 
46 
14 
10 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
5,677 
1,350 
426 
331 
396 
303 
$1,000 
148,205 
104,281 
14,093 
7,876 
6,831 
2,497 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,147 
47 
21 
28 
29 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,927 
250 
110 
75 
109 
138 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,637 
517 
165 
132 
158 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
182 
40 
39 
66 
14 
$50,000 or more 
557 
354 
90 
57 
34 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,252 
2,747 
939 
605 
589 
474 
$1,000 
129,481 
98,137 
11,955 
5,424 
5,204 
2,065 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
14 
14 
33 
44 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
83 
248 
326 
236 
236 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,072 
1,685 
567 
196 
263 
137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
524 
83 
37 
36 
4 
$50,000 or more 
501 
441 
27 
13 
10 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
12,693 
1,867 
887 
936 
1,194 
1,043 
$1,000 
276,600 
173,417 
36,256 
24,135 
18,177 
8,244 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,719 
304 
122 
150 
325 
601 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
120 
64 
129 
276 
253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,492 
253 
221 
335 
414 
143 
$25,000 or more 
2,275 
1,190 
480 
322 
179 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
