Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
20,137 
11,873 
74 
586 
1,013 
2,248 
3,531 
4,421 
$1,000 
386,436 
347,488 
562 
11,970 
38,662 
107,897 
115,573 
72,823 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,222 
4,590 
26 
156 
270 
648 
1,258 
2,232 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
2,469 
21 
151 
217 
431 
694 
955 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,963 
2,285 
21 
151 
234 
517 
672 
690 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
953 
4 
79 
107 
240 
325 
198 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
1,576 
2 
49 
185 
412 
582 
346 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
12,827 
7,307 
47 
359 
826 
1,558 
2,119 
2,398 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
1,174,325 
5,542 
39,315 
140,598 
356,056 
354,298 
278,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,190 
3,159 
14 
155 
284 
545 
922 
1,239 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,718 
913 
8 
58 
103 
159 
240 
345 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,285 
975 
5 
29 
96 
219 
285 
341 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,418 
1,189 
9 
66 
181 
333 
362 
238 
$250,000 or more 
1,216 
1,071 
11 
51 
162 
302 
310 
235 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,806 
3,039 
8 
152 
260 
552 
924 
1,143 
$1,000 
136,342 
106,069 
544 
5,014 
14,042 
33,632 
29,217 
23,620 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
8,692 
5,269 
44 
287 
681 
1,227 
1,500 
1,530 
$1,000 
1,261,168 
1,068,255 
4,997 
34,301 
126,556 
322,424 
325,081 
254,896 
Feed purchased farms 
29,837 
14,798 
57 
506 
1,239 
2,673 
4,140 
6,183 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
3,600,647 
25,977 
147,761 
475,570 
1,000,171 
1,097,783 
853,386 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,012 
7,773 
23 
252 
522 
1,125 
2,053 
3,798 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,435 
2,805 
9 
64 
186 
483 
864 
1,199 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,740 
1,124 
4 
54 
125 
209 
293 
439 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
478 
1 
7 
36 
110 
174 
150 
$250,000 or more 
3,031 
2,618 
20 
129 
370 
746 
756 
597 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
48,292 
24,069 
112 
924 
1,889 
4,160 
6,829 
10,155 
$1,000 
417,600 
363,111 
911 
14,056 
38,084 
98,675 
127,509 
83,876 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,237 
16,611 
70 
514 
1,043 
2,332 
4,490 
8,162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,657 
W '"WW, 
1 
31 
258 
469 
981 
1,265 
1,344 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
9 
82 
168 
371 
461 
299 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
2 
70 
209 
476 
613 
350 
Utilities farms 
30,066 
17,343 
75 
653 
1,491 
3,310 
5,035 
6,779 
$1,000 
186,984 
156,510 
527 
5,540 
19,129 
44,759 
49,164 
37,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,029 
7,170 
20 
159 
362 
935 
1,930 
3,764 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
4,921 
25 
226 
472 
951 
1,408 
1,839 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,592 
3,912 
25 
213 
467 
1,055 
1,223 
929 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
806 
5 
41 
120 
206 
291 
143 
$50,000 or more 
589 
534 
14 
70 
163 
183 
104 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
39,692 
21,019 
93 
830 
1,725 
3,772 
5,980 
8,619 
$1,000 
430,051 
369,292 
588 
10,222 
37,151 
111,313 
117,971 
92,047 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,536 
13,633 
66 
490 
891 
1,961 
3,614 
6,611 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,852 
4,420 
22 
227 
502 
1,021 
1,311 
1,337 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
1,413 
3 
78 
164 
370 
495 
303 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
1,553 
2 
35 
168 
420 
560 
368 
Hired farm labor farms 
14,469 
9,520 
55 
403 
898 
2,005 
2,872 
3,287 
$1,000 
765,886 
658,986 
814 
15,771 
60,564 
179,231 
237,681 
164,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,618 
3,436 
19 
126 
211 
510 
915 
1,655 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
2,388 
20 
138 
246 
558 
691 
735 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,955 
2,415 
16 
112 
306 
580 
789 
612 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
810 
- 
18 
88 
227 
299 
178 
$250,000 or more 
519 
471 
- 
9 
47 
130 
178 
107 
Contract labor farms 
5,677 
3,654 
10 
157 
340 
892 
1,108 
1,147 
$1,000 
148,205 
127,368 
165 
3,776 
10,739 
37,542 
36,202 
38,945 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,147 
541 
- 
4 
24 
106 
148 
259 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,927 
1,106 
2 
66 
78 
228 
345 
387 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,637 
1,166 
4 
65 
130 
315 
336 
316 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
354 
4 
8 
44 
102 
111 
85 
$50,000 or more 
557 
487 
- 
14 
64 
141 
168 
100 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
9,252 
6,277 
44 
268 
651 
1,378 
1,817 
2,119 
$1,000 
129,481 
112,716 
503 
3,773 
15,141 
29,604 
35,387 
28,308 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
1,178 
2 
26 
56 
140 
300 
654 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
1,500 
17 
88 
116 
295 
402 
582 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,072 
2,543 
21 
112 
334 
676 
767 
633 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
607 
4 
30 
91 
146 
206 
130 
$50,000 or more 
501 
449 
- 
12 
54 
121 
142 
120 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
12,693 
8,196 
69 
476 
876 
1,673 
2,524 
2,578 
$1,000 
276,600 
251,835 
873 
11,860 
31,067 
66,368 
92,163 
49,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,719 
3,959 
34 
217 
361 
602 
1,133 
1,612 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
870 
9 
55 
89 
176 
261 
280 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,492 
1,260 
21 
92 
160 
312 
393 
282 
$25,000 or more 
2,275 
2,107 
5 
112 
266 
583 
737 
404 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
