Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,653 
1,515 
1,491 
138 
131 
178 
$1,000 
144,184 
133,926 
132,024 
10,257 
8,813 
1,420 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
362 
320 
309 
42 
42 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
349 
319 
316 
30 
30 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
362 
338 
336 
24 
23 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
156 
149 
145 
7 
7 
10 
$50,000 or more 
424 
389 
385 
35 
29 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,027 
950 
928 
77 
73 
96 
$1,000 
479,560 
377,834 
354,284 
101,726 
55,099 
2,627 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
265 
244 
242 
21 
21 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
118 
112 
110 
6 
6 
22 
$25,000 to $99,999 
152 
147 
141 
5 
5 
6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
171 
162 
160 
9 
9 
2 
$250,000 or more 
321 
285 
275 
36 
32 
3 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
381 
356 
348 
25 
24 
43 
$1,000 
54,531 
47,648 
40,657 
6,883 
(D) 
428 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
790 
728 
709 
62 
59 
67 
$1,000 
425,029 
330,186 
313,627 
94,843 
(D) 
2,200 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,617 
1,459 
1,434 
158 
147 
248 
$1,000 
1,005,056 
916,466 
791,743 
88,590 
81,818 
9,969 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
513 
447 
444 
66 
66 
170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
303 
275 
270 
28 
27 
45 
$25,000 to $99,999 
188 
165 
161 
23 
16 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
108 
106 
103 
2 
2 
8 
$250,000 or more 
505 
466 
456 
39 
36 
5 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,939 
2,635 
2,592 
304 
277 
434 
$1,000 
111,289 
100,230 
94,029 
11,060 
8,931 
2,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,477 
1,293 
1,274 
184 
170 
355 
$5,000 to $24,999 
701 
647 
643 
54 
50 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
277 
253 
249 
24 
23 
18 
$50,000 or more 
484 
442 
426 
42 
34 
8 
Utilities 
farms 
2,513 
2,281 
2,248 
232 
213 
278 
$1,000 
58,823 
52,128 
47,494 
6,695 
4,981 
1,531 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
542 
469 
465 
73 
66 
135 
$1,000 to $4,999 
731 
659 
650 
72 
70 
88 
$5,000 to $24,999 
825 
780 
775 
45 
44 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
207 
194 
190 
13 
10 
10 
$50,000 or more 
208 
179 
168 
29 
23 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,704 
2,429 
2,390 
275 
252 
370 
$1,000 
139,751 
124,374 
117,562 
15,377 
11,796 
2,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,229 
1,070 
1,055 
159 
154 
303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
670 
630 
626 
40 
39 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
317 
288 
282 
29 
21 
10 
$50,000 or more 
488 
441 
427 
47 
38 
12 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,893 
1,725 
1,698 
168 
154 
190 
$1,000 
367,777 
335,792 
302,095 
31,986 
26,158 
10,594 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
307 
279 
276 
28 
28 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
398 
363 
359 
35 
33 
48 
$25,000 to $99,999 
664 
610 
606 
54 
50 
42 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
244 
241 
23 
21 
20 
$250,000 or more 
257 
229 
216 
28 
22 
10 
Contract labor 
farms 
827 
752 
738 
75 
72 
59 
$1,000 
51,306 
47,027 
45,653 
4,279 
(D) 
780 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
89 
77 
68 
12 
12 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
213 
198 
197 
15 
14 
22 
$5,000 to $24,999 
292 
265 
264 
27 
26 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
88 
88 
8 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
137 
124 
121 
13 
12 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
960 
901 
889 
59 
55 
58 
$1,000 
31,247 
27,665 
27,183 
3,582 
(D) 
564 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
75 
71 
67 
4 
4 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
173 
160 
160 
13 
13 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
415 
394 
391 
21 
19 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
145 
143 
8 
8 
8 
$50,000 or more 
144 
131 
128 
13 
11 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,097 
1,009 
1,001 
88 
83 
71 
$1,000 
67,065 
62,511 
61,486 
4,555 
3,724 
1,103 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
325 
300 
298 
25 
23 
56 
$5,000 to $9,999 
125 
118 
118 
7 
7 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
167 
148 
147 
19 
19 
6 
$25,000 or more 
480 
443 
438 
37 
34 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
