Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,487 
4,795 
1,810 
1,059 
2,299 
5,972 
973 
$1,000 
555,515 
210,205 
33,606 
2,619 
39,303 
192,335 
66,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,781 
2,060 
1,561 
969 
1,833 
3,939 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,231 
1,290 
131 
71 
329 
805 
282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,125 
472 
30 
13 
47 
320 
177 
$50,000 or more 
2,350 
973 
88 
6 
90 
908 
362 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
4,959 
1,638 
1,077 
2,269 
4,975 
982 
$1,000 
416,980 
133,702 
36,577 
5,779 
16,986 
164,924 
57,667 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20,789 
2,910 
1,430 
901 
1,985 
3,341 
260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,645 
1,011 
70 
125 
202 
550 
283 
$25,000 to $49,999 
947 
370 
50 
25 
33 
336 
156 
$50,000 or more 
1,802 
668 
88 
26 
49 
748 
283 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
20,137 
4,967 
1,682 
808 
1,602 
4,223 
925 
$1,000 
386,436 
127,671 
19,300 
2,382 
90,643 
107,397 
29,061 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,222 
1,114 
1,230 
574 
585 
1,999 
74 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
1,535 
259 
157 
489 
665 
247 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,963 
1,198 
111 
63 
291 
653 
297 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
431 
18 
12 
78 
310 
126 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
689 
64 
2 
159 
596 
181 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,827 
445 
315 
169 
123 
982 
78 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
7,379 
543 
206 
151 
14,243 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,190 
293 
297 
163 
116 
800 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,718 
95 
11 
4 
7 
121 
13 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,285 
39 
7 
2 
- 
25 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,418 
13 
- 
- 
- 
20 
2 
$250,000 or more 
1,216 
5 
- 
- 
- 
16 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,806 
261 
96 
58 
36 
497 
57 
$1,000 
136,342 
1,486 
158 
98 
(D) 
2,781 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,692 
217 
266 
126 
96 
609 
28 
$1,000 
1,261,168 
5,894 
385 
107 
(D) 
11,462 
660 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,837 
1,282 
713 
316 
340 
2,815 
212 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
22,854 
1,708 
806 
1,247 
42,818 
4,742 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,012 
789 
647 
279 
294 
2,398 
104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,435 
315 
63 
32 
40 
289 
83 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,740 
146 
2 
5 
3 
66 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
18 
- 
- 
3 
21 
- 
$250,000 or more 
3,031 
14 
1 
- 
- 
41 
5 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
48,292 
5,607 
1,967 
1,473 
2,919 
11,105 
1,033 
$1,000 
417,600 
82,127 
17,693 
3,593 
33,363 
141,690 
68,699 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,237 
3,555 
1,724 
1,331 
2,321 
9,115 
186 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,657 
1,245 
152 
120 
424 
862 
252 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
382 
26 
13 
75 
377 
189 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
425 
65 
9 
99 
751 
406 
Utilities 
farms 
30,066 
3,821 
1,154 
923 
1,973 
6,094 
951 
$1,000 
186,984 
17,716 
7,136 
2,724 
14,973 
35,945 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,029 
1,627 
751 
539 
893 
3,540 
75 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
1,436 
260 
303 
696 
1,383 
211 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,592 
620 
90 
65 
312 
791 
458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
85 
24 
6 
43 
221 
119 
$50,000 or more 
589 
53 
29 
10 
29 
159 
88 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
39,692 
4,902 
1,618 
1,212 
2,463 
8,657 
994 
$1,000 
430,051 
80,491 
30,326 
6,159 
44,598 
99,506 
38,100 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,536 
2,863 
1,348 
1,045 
1,872 
6,787 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,852 
1,200 
174 
124 
411 
971 
342 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
414 
24 
18 
90 
377 
179 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
425 
72 
25 
90 
522 
218 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,469 
1,859 
624 
518 
1,484 
3,351 
874 
$1,000 
765,886 
72,106 
62,530 
19,644 
184,041 
167,216 
76,387 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,618 
660 
323 
293 
553 
1,595 
87 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
494 
130 
96 
378 
666 
245 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,955 
507 
90 
94 
332 
612 
325 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
165 
29 
21 
104 
345 
149 
$250,000 or more 
519 
33 
52 
14 
117 
133 
68 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
