Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Caldwell 
Camden 
Carteret 
Caswell 
Catawba 
Chatham 
Cherokee 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
411 
60 
125 
543 
698 
1,138 
255 
2007 
459 
76 
159 
562 
737 
1,089 
288 
$1,000, 2012 
15,781 
33,053 
21,023 
31,248 
59,992 
150,138 
21,395 
2007 
16,393 
24,820 
14,535 
22,060 
29,921 
139,066 
16,838 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
38,396 
550,877 
168,182 
57,546 
85,948 
131,931 
83,901 
2007 
35,714 
326,585 
91,414 
39,252 
40,599 
127,701 
58,467 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
246 
42 
56 
305 
396 
593 
122 
2007 
279 
60 
80 
383 
464 
588 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
752 
6,541 
3,267 
2,156 
2,586 
2,301 
497 
2007 
682 
4,378 
1,884 
1,677 
2,244 
1,904 
410 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
199 
43 
66 
219 
326 
503 
93 
2007 
172 
51 
57 
238 
271 
447 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
366 
3,460 
4,844 
1,010 
1,409 
888 
562 
2007 
261 
2,112 
1,461 
573 
583 
835 
126 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
136 
37 
54 
215 
220 
338 
72 
2007 
125 
53 
58 
248 
237 
289 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
1,261 
5,776 
2,173 
721 
2,378 
804 
404 
2007 
1,420 
3,295 
1,929 
640 
1,765 
684 
(D) 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
84 
7 
18 
109 
169 
386 
76 
2007 
79 
7 
18 
87 
165 
334 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
689 
12 
21 
3,136 
5,265 
45,742 
1,026 
2007 
1,036 
25 
39 
3,364 
1,578 
45,278 
603 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
35 
5 
5 
54 
92 
207 
34 
2007 
28 
7 
7 
26 
76 
168 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
169 
10 
2 
536 
774 
2,442 
180 
2007 
488 
25 
14 
313 
250 
2,324 
119 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
59 
4 
17 
65 
104 
232 
54 
2007 
61 
- 
12 
76 
112 
215 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
520 
1 
18 
2,600 
4,491 
43,300 
846 
2007 
548 
- 
25 
3,051 
1,328 
42,955 
484 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
261 
28 
59 
300 
469 
886 
170 
2007 
295 
29 
58 
240 
482 
793 
172 
$1,000, 2012 
4,294 
249 
(D) 
8,215 
29,710 
65,701 
8,425 
2007 
3,792 
93 
252 
3,624 
8,405 
54,038 
(D) 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
407 
58 
112 
519 
675 
1,095 
251 
2007 
452 
75 
149 
559 
734 
1,069 
285 
$1,000, 2012 
1,132 
2,114 
993 
3,084 
2,024 
4,180 
1,002 
2007 
1,072 
1,512 
971 
2,115 
1,558 
4,280 
772 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
216 
45 
81 
310 
389 
695 
124 
2007 
171 
36 
107 
264 
324 
506 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
580 
345 
411 
925 
1,145 
2,478 
426 
2007 
334 
187 
298 
638 
670 
2,781 
411 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
323 
54 
93 
410 
561 
895 
183 
2007 
428 
66 
131 
519 
691 
1,012 
265 
$1,000, 2012 
1,209 
2,541 
690 
2,530 
2,499 
4,111 
1,857 
2007 
1,188 
1,854 
779 
2,412 
2,203 
4,985 
895 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
75 
25 
47 
144 
144 
325 
73 
2007 
78 
25 
44 
144 
111 
220 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
1,963 
3,591 
2,716 
3,083 
5,730 
8,572 
4,378 
2007 
3,191 
3,209 
2,116 
2,010 
4,499 
7,063 
2,269 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
39 
10 
14 
49 
43 
101 
24 
2007 
35 
6 
15 
44 
47 
72 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
389 
718 
70 
1,342 
384 
1,335 
381 
2007 
485 
265 
84 
434 
538 
380 
46 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
20 
23 
13 
58 
71 
184 
34 
2007 
24 
12 
10 
44 
54 
92 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
75 
257 
(D) 
221 
529 
1,050 
209 
2007 
95 
(D) 
(D) 
192 
290 
423 
83 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
95 
33 
26 
115 
177 
230 
47 
2007 
65 
46 
55 
94 
170 
196 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
532 
3,884 
1,372 
835 
1,505 
1,779 
298 
2007 
427 
2,911 
(D) 
315 
622 
1,427 
71 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
15 
5 
4 
15 
19 
52 
7 
2007 
14 
6 
4 
25 
10 
21 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
16 
359 
8 
40 
40 
156 
11 
2007 
67 
(D) 
11 
79 
40 
115 
16 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
81 
21 
34 
113 
149 
280 
47 
2007 
91 
34 
29 
158 
131 
253 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
883 
1,333 
2,012 
1,032 
1,529 
2,821 
882 
2007 
583 
1,319 
233 
1,403 
1,494 
3,054 
370 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
67 
11 
23 
93 
94 
209 
36 
2007 
83 
23 
20 
140 
108 
198 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
696 
374 
(D) 
853 
1,265 
2,303 
770 
2007 
466 
877 
72 
1,125 
1,315 
2,480 
343 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
36 
16 
17 
50 
79 
150 
30 
2007 
50 
20 
22 
78 
63 
141 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
187 
959 
(D) 
179 
264 
518 
112 
2007 
118 
442 
161 
278 
179 
574 
27 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
386 
55 
104 
528 
665 
1,101 
245 
2007 
422 
67 
117 
530 
659 
1,003 
267 
$1,000, 2012 
612 
323 
367 
1,149 
1,278 
2,608 
419 
2007 
575 
463 
728 
1,134 
1,092 
2,191 
301 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
172 
41 
54 
225 
339 
560 
118 
2007 
206 
47 
70 
246 
335 
541 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
1,028 
1,551 
753 
1,770 
1,981 
5,614 
619 
2007 
1,185 
1,128 
2,227 
1,451 
2,340 
9,628 
492 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
157 
35 
53 
203 
264 
430 
97 
2007 
135 
38 
68 
232 
234 
421 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
1,462 
2,882 
1,905 
2,399 
3,274 
6,569 
1,158 
2007 
1,790 
1,826 
1,182 
2,431 
2,008 
5,884 
983 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
