Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
20,137 
16,742 
1,564 
1,125 
$1,000 
386,436 
170,288 
70,544 
56,726 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,222 
9,294 
475 
325 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
3,533 
303 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,963 
2,290 
283 
196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
736 
132 
85 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
889 
371 
296 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
12,827 
10,823 
881 
637 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
732,101 
183,221 
137,444 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,190 
6,527 
335 
230 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,718 
1,463 
115 
70 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,285 
996 
131 
101 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,418 
1,135 
110 
80 
$250,000 or more 
1,216 
702 
190 
156 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,806 
5,006 
376 
263 
$1,000 
136,342 
58,621 
22,762 
9,740 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
8,692 
7,204 
631 
463 
$1,000 
1,261,168 
673,480 
160,460 
127,704 
Feed purchased farms 
29,837 
26,284 
1,688 
1,165 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
2,524,169 
582,358 
450,022 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,012 
17,564 
765 
493 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,435 
4,743 
344 
223 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,740 
1,375 
157 
125 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
433 
70 
48 
$250,000 or more 
3,031 
2,169 
352 
276 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
48,292 
41,898 
3,021 
2,110 
$1,000 
417,600 
231,246 
72,708 
56,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,237 
35,493 
1,912 
1,266 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,657 
4,377 
526 
399 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
1,067 
204 
149 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
961 
379 
296 
Utilities farms 
30,066 
25,000 
2,275 
1,646 
$1,000 
186,984 
96,944 
29,687 
22,726 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,029 
14,574 
778 
511 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
6,468 
677 
483 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,592 
3,211 
519 
409 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
506 
169 
137 
$50,000 or more 
589 
241 
132 
106 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
39,692 
33,944 
2,674 
1,886 
$1,000 
430,051 
214,652 
73,495 
58,402 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,536 
27,474 
1,530 
1,022 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,852 
4,559 
578 
434 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
1,078 
206 
153 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
833 
360 
277 
Hired farm labor farms 
14,469 
10,891 
1,495 
1,134 
$1,000 
765,886 
269,159 
118,356 
96,165 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,618 
5,813 
428 
298 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
2,657 
343 
266 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,955 
1,837 
412 
319 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
438 
206 
160 
$250,000 or more 
519 
146 
106 
91 
Contract labor farms 
5,677 
4,149 
642 
494 
$1,000 
148,205 
66,429 
29,689 
23,001 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,147 
956 
83 
62 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,927 
1,519 
173 
137 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,637 
1,120 
213 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
252 
59 
43 
$50,000 or more 
557 
302 
114 
80 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
9,252 
7,390 
844 
625 
$1,000 
129,481 
71,995 
25,676 
19,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
2,214 
122 
90 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
2,190 
173 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,072 
2,320 
331 
243 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
417 
111 
97 
$50,000 or more 
501 
249 
107 
76 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
12,693 
10,344 
1,181 
833 
$1,000 
276,600 
145,475 
62,956 
51,982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,719 
6,841 
497 
329 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
966 
111 
73 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,492 
1,168 
151 
103 
$25,000 or more 
2,275 
1,369 
422 
328 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
