Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henderson 
Hertford 
Hoke 
Hyde 
Iredell 
Jackson 
Johnston 
Jones 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
468 
162 
202 
158 
1,203 
245 
1,175 
170 
2007 
557 
163 
249 
176 
1,201 
229 
1,245 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
56,057 
119,304 
77,985 
103,107 
142,349 
8,909 
214,291 
151,164 
2007 
53,774 
65,180 
58,404 
55,364 
101,741 
7,361 
174,383 
84,359 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
119,779 
736,447 
386,063 
652,577 
118,328 
36,363 
182,376 
889,200 
2007 
96,542 
399,877 
234,555 
314,565 
84,714 
32,142 
140,067 
530,562 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
311 
77 
93 
75 
738 
174 
722 
112 
2007 
402 
97 
150 
88 
724 
180 
871 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
2,971 
7,070 
3,767 
10,485 
7,653 
435 
20,165 
7,018 
2007 
2,180 
3,666 
2,158 
5,593 
4,739 
483 
13,178 
3,714 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
280 
77 
106 
82 
530 
154 
723 
121 
2007 
323 
91 
143 
74 
479 
134 
748 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
4,587 
7,225 
2,505 
5,838 
3,410 
275 
17,259 
4,703 
2007 
4,529 
3,298 
1,394 
3,538 
1,503 
260 
7,827 
2,926 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
175 
82 
75 
78 
378 
89 
630 
102 
2007 
200 
81 
107 
62 
320 
102 
642 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
3,069 
5,185 
2,439 
6,519 
4,240 
322 
9,963 
4,105 
2007 
3,305 
2,247 
1,397 
(D) 
2,383 
392 
7,088 
1,667 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
91 
43 
46 
5 
365 
54 
273 
60 
2007 
90 
37 
62 
7 
311 
39 
198 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
258 
18,566 
9,996 
(D) 
11,892 
170 
17,853 
31,768 
2007 
554 
14,997 
10,457 
(D) 
25,657 
79 
26,754 
27,346 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
31 
3 
20 
- 
215 
28 
137 
22 
2007 
41 
7 
23 
1 
129 
16 
90 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
79 
(D) 
1,520 
- 
6,157 
61 
2,383 
11,045 
2007 
423 
157 
931 
(D) 
13,418 
28 
916 
2,084 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
67 
41 
32 
5 
212 
39 
180 
41 
2007 
62 
33 
51 
6 
205 
24 
132 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
180 
(D) 
8,476 
(D) 
5,734 
109 
15,471 
20,723 
2007 
131 
14,840 
9,527 
(D) 
12,238 
50 
25,838 
25,262 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
236 
58 
124 
9 
916 
131 
614 
96 
2007 
239 
45 
141 
9 
754 
106 
588 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
3,011 
47,203 
34,568 
(D) 
69,060 
461 
55,858 
69,114 
2007 
2,693 
19,157 
25,446 
(D) 
32,031 
230 
48,714 
30,514 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
462 
136 
194 
128 
1,158 
232 
1,126 
167 
2007 
551 
158 
244 
158 
1,173 
228 
1,214 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
4,574 
7,014 
2,306 
(D) 
5,839 
774 
14,595 
3,815 
2007 
4,256 
3,770 
1,916 
3,009 
3,485 
551 
11,116 
1,903 
Utilities farms, 2012 
260 
106 
128 
100 
710 
141 
735 
137 
2007 
236 
70 
131 
58 
546 
82 
612 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
1,218 
1,771 
1,434 
2,304 
2,855 
238 
4,913 
2,739 
2007 
1,309 
1,026 
1,085 
1,434 
2,247 
147 
3,398 
1,140 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
377 
127 
155 
120 
971 
182 
918 
150 
2007 
513 
147 
235 
150 
1,088 
218 
1,150 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
3,774 
5,246 
2,471 
5,699 
7,103 
755 
11,856 
5,094 
2007 
4,336 
3,054 
1,836 
4,319 
5,378 
951 
8,759 
3,001 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
131 
69 
86 
81 
297 
71 
341 
67 
2007 
153 
58 
89 
45 
241 
58 
325 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
18,498 
3,825 
8,090 
11,082 
9,829 
2,455 
20,236 
5,842 
2007 
18,542 
3,878 
5,774 
7,531 
7,518 
2,189 
17,139 
4,336 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
92 
25 
27 
15 
84 
39 
144 
34 
2007 
87 
22 
36 
22 
72 
34 
137 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
1,632 
2,117 
558 
953 
887 
745 
6,974 
1,121 
2007 
4,632 
1,087 
336 
723 
565 
403 
5,110 
289 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
30 
53 
42 
38 
239 
14 
258 
58 
2007 
25 
35 
25 
28 
134 
10 
164 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
510 
1,802 
1,561 
1,181 
2,274 
30 
2,904 
2,130 
2007 
470 
(D) 
98 
408 
1,283 
(D) 
698 
207 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
92 
41 
54 
39 
327 
52 
373 
49 
2007 
107 
47 
49 
39 
281 
29 
384 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
940 
3,247 
1,388 
6,679 
3,328 
302 
8,135 
1,625 
2007 
772 
2,169 
996 
2,370 
3,133 
105 
5,570 
1,558 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
23 
10 
5 
12 
70 
5 
74 
14 
2007 
24 
4 
7 
8 
47 
4 
55 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
722 
176 
55 
1,170 
463 
1 
1,202 
205 
2007 
74 
(D) 
38 
593 
115 
(D) 
530 
156 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
99 
64 
74 
66 
344 
61 
339 
72 
2007 
81 
60 
66 
43 
269 
41 
304 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
1,341 
1,769 
1,224 
1,252 
4,662 
970 
5,160 
1,525 
2007 
1,323 
831 
825 
1,765 
2,492 
499 
4,381 
1,353 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
76 
52 
57 
30 
273 
40 
238 
63 
2007 
66 
42 
54 
30 
225 
35 
240 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
1,054 
1,308 
903 
761 
3,867 
889 
3,616 
1,134 
2007 
1,133 
507 
750 
1,370 
1,998 
364 
3,451 
1,016 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
55 
39 
38 
54 
162 
31 
193 
39 
2007 
48 
41 
33 
29 
127 
21 
164 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
287 
461 
321 
491 
795 
81 
1,544 
391 
2007 
190 
324 
75 
394 
494 
135 
930 
337 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
447 
157 
190 
149 
1,168 
232 
1,111 
156 
2007 
503 
149 
233 
160 
1,088 
196 
1,159 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
953 
1,214 
1,008 
1,266 
2,333 
360 
4,859 
1,495 
2007 
1,133 
837 
1,097 
921 
2,279 
290 
3,343 
791 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
236 
88 
102 
63 
633 
107 
529 
100 
2007 
276 
93 
132 
57 
577 
94 
554 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
7,999 
5,875 
4,616 
3,916 
6,521 
615 
12,359 
8,864 
2007 
3,666 
4,185 
3,552 
3,674 
6,932 
692 
10,779 
3,458 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
194 
97 
69 
76 
525 
80 
509 
106 
2007 
173 
89 
99 
70 
493 
76 
489 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
3,925 
7,271 
3,973 
8,431 
7,612 
639 
13,676 
8,567 
2007 
3,895 
2,702 
3,227 
4,940 
6,448 
708 
8,959 
2,795 
-continued 
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