Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
277 
941 
902 
1,011 
638 
1,067 
150 
664 
2007 
278 
1,017 
863 
983 
705 
1,203 
190 
713 
$1,000, 2012 
134,138 
325,264 
32,619 
73,471 
22,412 
939,630 
71,928 
74,922 
2007 
97,842 
227,578 
30,709 
54,091 
10,298 
950,617 
79,871 
87,024 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
484,254 
345,658 
36,163 
72,672 
35,128 
880,628 
479,521 
112,834 
2007 
351,948 
223,774 
35,584 
55,026 
14,608 
790,206 
420,371 
122,053 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
131 
616 
536 
690 
350 
650 
81 
368 
2007 
112 
769 
583 
698 
428 
811 
102 
403 
$1,000, 2012 
1,671 
21,069 
3,103 
7,716 
896 
25,907 
3,487 
5,616 
2007 
658 
14,446 
2,625 
5,676 
1,007 
18,652 
2,141 
4,413 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
150 
614 
417 
498 
275 
744 
95 
335 
2007 
116 
658 
359 
402 
209 
826 
90 
305 
$1,000, 2012 
1,587 
16,999 
1,402 
3,108 
288 
22,340 
2,920 
2,866 
2007 
840 
8,501 
1,204 
1,936 
137 
13,630 
1,118 
1,515 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
94 
513 
381 
383 
196 
619 
66 
208 
2007 
78 
592 
350 
362 
187 
648 
64 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
817 
12,911 
1,231 
4,364 
263 
15,173 
2,149 
3,184 
2007 
519 
7,155 
1,850 
2,758 
210 
11,378 
932 
1,766 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
117 
166 
204 
229 
163 
443 
35 
200 
2007 
98 
167 
121 
224 
142 
522 
54 
183 
$1,000, 2012 
19,489 
36,581 
1,059 
3,536 
2,127 
169,469 
6,754 
6,428 
2007 
13,443 
32,127 
1,037 
3,437 
638 
276,819 
8,445 
10,014 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
28 
61 
102 
142 
90 
133 
7 
117 
2007 
17 
63 
64 
118 
81 
115 
14 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
528 
2,000 
650 
1,470 
222 
10,392 
(D) 
1,086 
2007 
446 
3,778 
485 
381 
248 
21,064 
(D) 
1,064 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
99 
129 
123 
124 
91 
366 
30 
107 
2007 
87 
117 
68 
136 
89 
462 
46 
122 
$1,000, 2012 
18,961 
34,581 
409 
2,065 
1,905 
159,077 
(D) 
5,343 
2007 
12,997 
28,348 
552 
3,056 
390 
255,755 
(D) 
8,950 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
176 
440 
541 
699 
437 
620 
72 
478 
2007 
159 
431 
407 
610 
405 
698 
102 
433 
$1,000, 2012 
90,998 
161,505 
5,746 
20,790 
1 1 ,824 
470,898 
39,578 
34,778 
2007 
60,378 
103,770 
3,343 
10,444 
2,496 
429,097 
48,425 
40,870 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
266 
916 
867 
992 
615 
1,048 
141 
649 
2007 
272 
991 
852 
967 
676 
1,190 
189 
703 
$1,000, 2012 
2,159 
10,543 
4,419 
3,799 
985 
24,077 
1,654 
2,898 
2007 
2,042 
9,435 
3,578 
2,936 
883 
21,431 
2,466 
2,519 
Utilities farms, 2012 
173 
551 
538 
515 
342 
814 
81 
406 
2007 
136 
491 
383 
412 
246 
776 
96 
297 
$1,000, 2012 
2,122 
3,623 
1,255 
1,222 
508 
14,298 
1,218 
1,526 
2007 
1,822 
2,753 
947 
1,077 
245 
1 1 ,679 
1,005 
1,157 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
223 
741 
727 
816 
499 
889 
114 
530 
2007 
256 
925 
798 
877 
629 
1,127 
171 
659 
$1,000, 2012 
2,508 
10,328 
3,096 
4,994 
1,148 
34,669 
2,427 
3,064 
2007 
2,136 
7,792 
3,429 
5,462 
1,292 
25,065 
1,572 
3,371 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
108 
328 
212 
215 
112 
536 
53 
129 
2007 
77 
288 
194 
142 
70 
460 
55 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
3,521 
12,343 
3,957 
9,532 
873 
58,460 
2,984 
4,465 
2007 
3,415 
9,346 
4,895 
8,994 
442 
50,892 
2,415 
7,135 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
52 
115 
58 
36 
53 
244 
9 
24 
2007 
25 
87 
47 
30 
47 
214 
16 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
604 
1,937 
572 
787 
173 
13,832 
99 
140 
2007 
197 
1,973 
674 
1,138 
187 
22,114 
109 
136 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
99 
298 
90 
122 
69 
497 
44 
91 
2007 
26 
137 
55 
96 
32 
243 
28 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
1,608 
4,738 
263 
696 
243 
10,650 
684 
843 
2007 
(D) 
870 
155 
275 
(D) 
3,170 
76 
766 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
44 
310 
168 
244 
105 
401 
36 
134 
2007 
33 
331 
150 
189 
74 
411 
31 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
762 
8,980 
1,551 
2,739 
720 
13,909 
1,522 
2,609 
2007 
342 
7,562 
1,122 
1,448 
111 
10,099 
1,021 
1,638 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
14 
56 
29 
44 
31 
103 
9 
26 
2007 
11 
44 
29 
34 
12 
89 
7 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
81 
633 
41 
238 
56 
2,052 
418 
49 
2007 
(D) 
306 
63 
324 
(D) 
2,598 
67 
14 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
107 
295 
238 
249 
149 
499 
66 
167 
2007 
82 
273 
203 
203 
127 
427 
60 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
2,680 
5,145 
1,730 
2,503 
772 
10,625 
1,411 
2,207 
2007 
2,228 
3,176 
1,876 
2,843 
914 
8,848 
1,469 
2,716 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
90 
207 
172 
189 
113 
390 
50 
125 
2007 
74 
184 
160 
167 
106 
346 
48 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
2,472 
3,692 
1,397 
2,139 
636 
7,702 
1,218 
1,631 
2007 
1,949 
2,187 
1,521 
2,489 
817 
6,728 
1,223 
2,362 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
39 
181 
114 
127 
80 
264 
38 
92 
2007 
36 
153 
117 
104 
63 
229 
34 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
207 
1,453 
333 
364 
136 
2,923 
193 
576 
2007 
279 
989 
355 
353 
97 
2,119 
246 
354 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
263 
872 
857 
977 
617 
1,007 
143 
644 
2007 
257 
928 
806 
873 
642 
1,114 
174 
649 
$1,000, 2012 
1,179 
3,337 
1,853 
2,181 
936 
6,376 
875 
1,546 
2007 
875 
2,859 
1,591 
1,963 
982 
6,095 
1,032 
1,417 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
136 
444 
368 
528 
293 
670 
71 
279 
2007 
128 
415 
379 
475 
257 
790 
93 
301 
$1,000, 2012 
2,356 
14,592 
1,341 
5,268 
602 
46,894 
3,749 
2,702 
2007 
8,693 
15,507 
2,321 
3,383 
645 
39,050 
7,577 
7,578 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
126 
447 
336 
367 
245 
633 
68 
242 
2007 
103 
341 
336 
381 
244 
574 
85 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
4,572 
15,328 
2,627 
6,589 
1,890 
45,221 
4,060 
4,956 
2007 
3,593 
11,142 
2,841 
6,931 
1,424 
29,721 
3,425 
5,046 
-continued 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
