Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
20,137 
10,241 
8,246 
1,650 
11,990 
8,147 
$1,000 
386,436 
100,759 
244,840 
40,837 
191,250 
195,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,222 
7,204 
2,538 
480 
5,735 
4,487 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,228 
2,038 
1,754 
436 
2,722 
1,506 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,963 
670 
1,892 
401 
1,921 
1,042 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,034 
122 
762 
150 
698 
336 
$50,000 or more 
1,690 
207 
1,300 
183 
914 
776 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,827 
7,805 
4,448 
574 
6,907 
5,920 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
795,028 
545,055 
57,426 
780,011 
617,498 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,190 
4,738 
2,127 
325 
3,755 
3,435 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,718 
839 
765 
114 
926 
792 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,285 
774 
450 
61 
716 
569 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,418 
803 
580 
35 
818 
600 
$250,000 or more 
1,216 
651 
526 
39 
692 
524 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,806 
3,183 
2,366 
257 
3,064 
2,742 
$1,000 
136,342 
67,068 
66,083 
3,190 
62,701 
73,641 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,692 
5,502 
2,810 
380 
4,612 
4,080 
$1,000 
1,261,168 
727,960 
478,972 
54,236 
717,310 
543,857 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,837 
19,431 
9,048 
1,358 
16,934 
12,903 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
2,209,694 
1,802,498 
109,360 
2,223,294 
1,898,258 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,012 
13,123 
5,024 
865 
10,772 
8,240 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,435 
3,318 
1,833 
284 
3,070 
2,365 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,740 
908 
730 
102 
1,051 
689 
$100,000 to $249,999 
619 
327 
266 
26 
347 
272 
$250,000 or more 
3,031 
1,755 
1,195 
81 
1,694 
1,337 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
48,292 
31,179 
14,154 
2,959 
29,404 
18,888 
$1,000 
417,600 
114,820 
265,950 
36,830 
222,873 
194,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,237 
28,068 
9,028 
2,141 
23,994 
15,243 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,657 
2,361 
2,788 
508 
3,501 
2,156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,566 
436 
987 
143 
943 
623 
$50,000 or more 
1,832 
314 
1,351 
167 
966 
866 
Utilities 
farms 
30,066 
18,226 
10,129 
1,711 
17,475 
12,591 
$1,000 
186,984 
81,908 
93,097 
1 1 ,979 
93,520 
93,464 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,029 
11,309 
4,049 
671 
9,591 
6,438 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,964 
4,368 
2,975 
621 
4,562 
3,402 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,592 
2,029 
2,241 
322 
2,578 
2,014 
$25,000 to $49,999 
892 
315 
509 
68 
474 
418 
$50,000 or more 
589 
205 
355 
29 
270 
319 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
39,692 
24,561 
12,649 
2,482 
23,760 
15,932 
$1,000 
430,051 
154,395 
245,623 
30,032 
214,188 
215,863 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,536 
21,171 
7,607 
1,758 
18,337 
12,199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,852 
2,542 
2,829 
481 
3,612 
2,240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,611 
492 
1,002 
117 
964 
647 
$50,000 or more 
1,693 
356 
1,211 
126 
847 
846 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,469 
7,505 
5,910 
1,054 
8,368 
6,101 
$1,000 
765,886 
311,245 
380,261 
74,380 
345,946 
419,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,618 
4,119 
2,132 
367 
3,954 
2,664 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
1,768 
1,383 
295 
2,075 
1,371 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,955 
1,182 
1,528 
245 
1,674 
1,281 
$100,000 to $249,999 
931 
265 
572 
94 
462 
469 
$250,000 or more 
519 
171 
295 
53 
203 
316 
Contract labor 
farms 
5,677 
3,128 
2,087 
462 
3,213 
2,464 
$1,000 
148,205 
42,042 
93,512 
12,651 
71,535 
76,670 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,147 
828 
260 
59 
668 
479 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,927 
1,210 
550 
167 
1,062 
865 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,637 
813 
693 
131 
954 
683 
$25,000 to $49,999 
409 
154 
204 
51 
245 
164 
$50,000 or more 
557 
123 
380 
54 
284 
273 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,252 
4,781 
3,874 
597 
5,719 
3,533 
$1,000 
129,481 
49,186 
69,520 
10,775 
66,266 
63,215 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
1,569 
744 
122 
1,589 
846 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,555 
1,323 
1,048 
184 
1,663 
892 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,072 
1,431 
1,435 
206 
1,827 
1,245 
$25,000 to $49,999 
689 
281 
358 
50 
377 
312 
$50,000 or more 
501 
177 
289 
35 
263 
238 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
12,693 
78 
10,454 
2,161 
8,178 
4,515 
$1,000 
276,600 
281 
230,795 
45,524 
141,884 
134,716 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,719 
70 
6,364 
1,285 
5,055 
2,664 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
4 
954 
249 
812 
395 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,492 
- 
1,224 
268 
1,011 
481 
$25,000 or more 
2,275 
4 
1,912 
359 
1,300 
975 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
