Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
2,147 
981 
1,074 
1,440 
1,350 
$1,000 
386,436 
266,633 
45,264 
30,556 
21,739 
7,986 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,222 
127 
43 
47 
95 
224 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
255 
96 
132 
315 
532 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,963 
454 
236 
393 
780 
566 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
237 
224 
329 
201 
19 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
1,074 
382 
173 
49 
9 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,827 
2,570 
762 
462 
404 
511 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
1,250,414 
74,323 
24,745 
12,974 
9,325 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,190 
20 
36 
51 
124 
199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,718 
49 
41 
83 
137 
185 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,285 
218 
428 
276 
115 
119 
$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 
621 
224 
218 
190 
278 
$1,000 
136,342 
101,706 
10,921 
5,569 
3,017 
2,652 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,692 
2,320 
608 
326 
260 
308 
$1,000 
1,261,168 
1,148,708 
63,403 
19,176 
9,958 
6,672 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,837 
2,692 
919 
667 
697 
933 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
3,610,691 
277,704 
84,998 
23,899 
15,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,012 
32 
49 
72 
183 
353 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,435 
62 
61 
90 
206 
354 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,740 
86 
97 
168 
239 
218 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
124 
191 
219 
66 
7 
$250,000 or more 
3,031 
2,388 
521 
118 
3 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
48,292 
3,574 
1,521 
1,450 
1,849 
1,992 
$1,000 
417,600 
258,383 
48,302 
31,982 
22,375 
10,975 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,237 
370 
271 
253 
565 
1,259 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,657 
1,215 
612 
753 
1,051 
679 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
670 
333 
293 
194 
42 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
1,319 
305 
151 
39 
12 
Utilities 
farms 
30,066 
3,577 
1,527 
1,457 
1,610 
1,544 
$1,000 
186,984 
128,477 
17,843 
11,143 
7,037 
3,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,029 
41 
44 
86 
272 
623 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
298 
340 
583 
915 
775 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,592 
1,975 
1,028 
734 
399 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
733 
87 
39 
20 
4 
$50,000 or more 
589 
530 
28 
15 
4 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
39,692 
3,577 
1,527 
1,459 
1,700 
1,798 
$1,000 
430,051 
277,846 
44,109 
27,733 
20,437 
10,660 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,536 
316 
215 
301 
581 
1,117 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,852 
1,319 
677 
768 
908 
623 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
674 
359 
300 
170 
56 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
1,268 
276 
90 
41 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,469 
2,902 
1,102 
1,026 
1,165 
827 
$1,000 
765,886 
550,252 
67,501 
44,942 
36,445 
12,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,618 
216 
132 
170 
273 
354 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
600 
309 
338 
451 
318 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,955 
1,101 
464 
398 
375 
146 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
541 
152 
106 
56 
8 
$250,000 or more 
519 
444 
45 
14 
10 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
5,677 
1,358 
421 
336 
407 
314 
$1,000 
148,205 
104,582 
13,805 
7,997 
7,113 
2,303 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,147 
47 
21 
28 
29 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,927 
252 
110 
76 
112 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,637 
519 
164 
135 
161 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
182 
40 
39 
71 
12 
$50,000 or more 
557 
358 
86 
58 
34 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,252 
2,758 
942 
617 
594 
480 
$1,000 
129,481 
98,436 
11,831 
5,946 
4,725 
1,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
14 
16 
31 
47 
95 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
85 
251 
328 
238 
257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,072 
1,690 
566 
206 
268 
123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
526 
83 
37 
34 
4 
$50,000 or more 
501 
443 
26 
15 
7 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
12,693 
1,890 
889 
972 
1,196 
1,069 
$1,000 
276,600 
175,126 
35,767 
24,300 
17,457 
8,046 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,719 
306 
120 
154 
343 
644 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
120 
67 
136 
290 
240 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,492 
256 
223 
351 
407 
141 
$25,000 or more 
2,275 
1,208 
479 
331 
156 
44 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
