Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
50,218 
732 
603 
567 
429 
1,140 
483 
2007 
52,913 
753 
627 
519 
487 
1,125 
477 
$1,000, 2012 
10,061,152 
34,188 
151,770 
33,026 
154,176 
48,292 
14,678 
2007 
8,309,765 
40,124 
85,954 
29,489 
120,220 
35,539 
17,859 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
200,350 
46,705 
251,692 
58,246 
359,385 
42,362 
30,389 
2007 
157,046 
53,285 
137,087 
56,819 
246,859 
31,590 
37,440 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
29,487 
440 
295 
358 
173 
741 
352 
2007 
33,805 
505 
318 
387 
164 
814 
418 
$1,000, 2012 
555,515 
3,501 
1,447 
2,652 
2,494 
2,403 
1,007 
2007 
376,476 
2,350 
1,260 
2,327 
1,430 
2,684 
1,576 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
26,183 
286 
310 
262 
185 
585 
344 
2007 
25,209 
307 
252 
248 
178 
561 
364 
$1,000, 2012 
416,980 
1,162 
956 
858 
1,316 
920 
545 
2007 
228,484 
873 
569 
1,071 
639 
908 
960 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
20,137 
282 
148 
145 
132 
263 
149 
2007 
20,277 
269 
137 
159 
109 
293 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
386,436 
1,542 
1,099 
1,274 
3,063 
1,087 
445 
2007 
249,975 
946 
395 
914 
901 
1,752 
1,619 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,827 
196 
285 
171 
156 
285 
43 
2007 
12,342 
202 
261 
128 
141 
219 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
1,397,510 
2,909 
24,209 
2,780 
24,801 
8,669 
158 
2007 
1,666,076 
8,976 
20,607 
3,325 
26,348 
2,877 
88 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,806 
101 
141 
72 
57 
103 
18 
2007 
5,004 
102 
92 
44 
42 
86 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
136,342 
586 
3,442 
431 
1,636 
854 
43 
2007 
131,277 
3,319 
3,913 
659 
2,800 
205 
17 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,692 
127 
192 
124 
115 
211 
33 
2007 
8,677 
126 
188 
100 
108 
160 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
1,261,168 
2,323 
20,767 
2,348 
23,165 
7,815 
115 
2007 
1,534,800 
5,657 
16,694 
2,666 
23,547 
2,672 
71 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
29,837 
515 
500 
362 
279 
631 
111 
2007 
28,263 
461 
450 
282 
237 
573 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
4,121,552 
9,275 
102,861 
4,884 
94,803 
(D) 
377 
2007 
3,183,993 
12,416 
43,073 
4,287 
65,895 
2,085 
194 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
48,292 
713 
592 
553 
384 
1,099 
465 
2007 
51,860 
745 
626 
511 
461 
1,108 
462 
$1,000, 2012 
417,600 
2,442 
3,377 
2,356 
3,127 
2,695 
1,161 
2007 
332,524 
2,039 
2,315 
1,784 
2,590 
2,010 
1,407 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
30,066 
409 
377 
310 
269 
524 
244 
2007 
24,777 
361 
326 
235 
212 
394 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
186,984 
833 
2,402 
827 
2,628 
(D) 
481 
2007 
137,087 
829 
1,418 
635 
1,878 
555 
389 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
39,692 
582 
501 
471 
315 
831 
375 
2007 
48,659 
695 
592 
477 
431 
1,031 
440 
$1,000, 2012 
430,051 
2,793 
2,530 
2,579 
3,478 
2,626 
1,073 
2007 
338,501 
2,867 
2,517 
2,261 
3,221 
2,463 
1,456 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
14,469 
152 
168 
176 
115 
332 
204 
2007 
12,284 
133 
104 
152 
76 
264 
161 
$1,000, 2012 
765,886 
2,697 
3,414 
5,617 
5,071 
10,375 
5,463 
2007 
623,130 
2,016 
1,554 
5,888 
3,518 
8,383 
5,293 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
5,677 
42 
64 
75 
38 
200 
139 
2007 
4,683 
39 
47 
68 
41 
133 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
148,205 
790 
371 
1,912 
343 
3,504 
1,177 
2007 
115,346 
370 
487 
1,680 
270 
1,988 
2,271 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
9,252 
97 
163 
86 
138 
119 
52 
2007 
5,323 
62 
63 
41 
38 
90 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
129,481 
486 
1,267 
341 
1,448 
1,055 
102 
2007 
44,513 
286 
139 
138 
159 
222 
133 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
12,693 
199 
153 
159 
102 
334 
86 
2007 
11,718 
168 
130 
122 
70 
310 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
276,600 
1,249 
1,021 
1,561 
2,365 
1,952 
384 
2007 
196,528 
649 
594 
1,301 
1,482 
2,439 
656 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,356 
11 
11 
18 
13 
36 
20 
2007 
1,898 
24 
12 
12 
3 
29 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
33,183 
42 
14 
49 
69 
121 
64 
2007 
17,262 
22 
78 
30 
3 
96 
48 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
14,368 
214 
222 
173 
158 
293 
131 
2007 
12,480 
177 
182 
143 
120 
234 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
207,217 
1,711 
3,238 
2,148 
2,315 
2,904 
990 
2007 
176,525 
1,604 
2,149 
1,478 
1,726 
3,739 
731 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
10,683 
172 
191 
134 
128 
216 
91 
2007 
9,754 
143 
159 
117 
102 
173 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
156,900 
1,443 
2,988 
1,891 
1,946 
2,075 
694 
2007 
130,361 
1,324 
1,919 
938 
1,455 
2,188 
503 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
7,916 
113 
86 
87 
73 
142 
63 
2007 
7,164 
90 
83 
77 
59 
138 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
50,316 
268 
250 
257 
369 
829 
297 
2007 
46,163 
280 
230 
540 
271 
1,552 
228 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
47,883 
702 
585 
544 
417 
1,075 
442 
2007 
48,424 
681 
587 
488 
462 
1,028 
435 
$1,000, 2012 
142,392 
1,333 
1,308 
1,542 
1,218 
1,757 
600 
2007 
127,148 
1,381 
1,008 
960 
1,322 
1,425 
464 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
24,030 
344 
339 
322 
225 
457 
185 
2007 
24,253 
368 
329 
256 
213 
494 
154 
$1,000, 2012 
445,561 
1,424 
2,256 
1,645 
5,640 
3,176 
651 
2007 
496,197 
2,499 
7,790 
1,409 
8,840 
1,911 
574 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21,337 
302 
308 
229 
199 
401 
196 
2007 
20,422 
334 
250 
226 
188 
431 
196 
$1,000, 2012 
587,362 
3,504 
6,355 
3,352 
7,027 
4,145 
1,322 
2007 
400,776 
3,483 
3,224 
2,786 
4,335 
4,168 
2,828 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
