Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Stokes 
Surry 
Swain 
Transylvania 
Tyrrell 
Union 
Vance 
Wake 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
926 
1,256 
94 
221 
78 
1,059 
242 
783 
2007 
963 
1,258 
85 
279 
68 
1,107 
246 
827 
$1,000, 2012 
32,718 
183,276 
1,187 
20,056 
41,156 
406,177 
12,714 
55,313 
2007 
21,932 
99,995 
1,125 
11,701 
30,038 
315,021 
9,374 
43,698 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
35,332 
145,921 
12,624 
90,749 
527,644 
383,548 
52,538 
70,643 
2007 
22,774 
79,488 
13,237 
41,938 
441,734 
284,571 
38,105 
52,839 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
600 
766 
54 
144 
62 
519 
133 
496 
2007 
698 
855 
66 
226 
50 
567 
136 
532 
$1,000, 2012 
1,708 
7,952 
64 
(D) 
5,790 
10,348 
1,410 
5,530 
2007 
2,006 
4,100 
78 
495 
6,508 
6,537 
983 
3,062 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
434 
593 
53 
124 
62 
544 
118 
443 
2007 
402 
556 
34 
156 
50 
477 
88 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
556 
4,072 
(D) 
(D) 
3,805 
10,453 
1,197 
4,168 
2007 
601 
1,558 
78 
449 
2,765 
4,172 
544 
2,180 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
370 
442 
36 
90 
55 
325 
92 
380 
2007 
399 
385 
32 
114 
44 
345 
101 
390 
$1,000, 2012 
515 
3,693 
25 
2,765 
5,070 
1 1 ,484 
878 
7,007 
2007 
566 
(D) 
49 
780 
3,512 
5,743 
578 
5,738 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
221 
365 
26 
56 
7 
394 
27 
154 
2007 
197 
304 
9 
57 
1 
414 
39 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
5,515 
27,999 
88 
1,076 
(D) 
55,953 
47 
634 
2007 
2,885 
18,767 
10 
947 
(D) 
42,662 
121 
636 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
108 
170 
11 
34 
5 
160 
19 
84 
2007 
106 
142 
4 
24 
- 
143 
15 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
2,034 
2,302 
73 
398 
(D) 
1,613 
44 
343 
2007 
929 
1,815 
6 
133 
1,383 
43 
504 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
134 
221 
17 
31 
2 
289 
9 
93 
2007 
121 
203 
5 
39 
1 
318 
26 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
3,481 
25,697 
15 
678 
(D) 
54,340 
3 
290 
2007 
1,956 
16,952 
4 
815 
(D) 
41,278 
78 
132 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
508 
826 
64 
134 
13 
784 
103 
402 
2007 
482 
711 
44 
153 
13 
753 
95 
387 
$1,000, 2012 
11,851 
87,315 
333 
1,859 
(D) 
222,496 
419 
2,329 
2007 
3,194 
40,524 
102 
1,513 
(□) 
180,920 
327 
3,064 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
909 
1,236 
94 
217 
77 
1,023 
226 
740 
2007 
944 
1,230 
81 
274 
68 
1,080 
241 
818 
$1,000, 2012 
1,948 
6,894 
115 
1,173 
2,308 
13,399 
1,948 
5,304 
2007 
2,427 
5,490 
100 
833 
1,838 
8,372 
1,339 
4,118 
Utilities farms, 2012 
571 
805 
54 
121 
50 
670 
118 
458 
2007 
477 
580 
22 
127 
33 
608 
110 
395 
$1,000, 2012 
760 
2,962 
(D) 
481 
774 
6,904 
420 
1,746 
2007 
658 
2,430 
23 
239 
290 
4,143 
332 
1,296 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
758 
1,002 
70 
167 
58 
864 
186 
611 
2007 
894 
1,155 
73 
255 
63 
1,004 
225 
762 
$1,000, 2012 
1,695 
6,779 
85 
1,124 
2,780 
13,211 
1,237 
4,093 
2007 
2,035 
4,592 
113 
815 
1,989 
7,219 
1,056 
4,181 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
234 
366 
26 
75 
35 
311 
69 
244 
2007 
178 
293 
10 
65 
24 
242 
61 
244 
$1,000, 2012 
2,093 
9,229 
190 
4,676 
2,900 
18,403 
2,219 
13,453 
2007 
1,780 
(D) 
414 
2,662 
(D) 
12,346 
1,782 
8,165 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
74 
94 
5 
38 
15 
98 
31 
63 
2007 
63 
89 
5 
25 
10 
88 
18 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
352 
2,297 
2 
835 
275 
1,987 
313 
886 
2007 
614 
776 
(D) 
420 
281 
1,903 
217 
1,127 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
70 
181 
1 
23 
28 
295 
35 
86 
2007 
61 
104 
6 
27 
22 
126 
21 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
131 
2,173 
(D) 
69 
1,214 
7,058 
143 
292 
2007 
92 
196 
3 
286 
192 
729 
64 
143 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
152 
262 
22 
55 
40 
268 
59 
156 
2007 
101 
216 
7 
62 
30 
218 
47 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
672 
5,330 
32 
255 
4,777 
8,593 
629 
2,368 
2007 
435 
1,478 
(D) 
621 
4,599 
4,592 
528 
2,341 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
30 
50 
2 
7 
15 
54 
10 
38 
2007 
19 
48 
2 
11 
5 
41 
8 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
51 
211 
(D) 
18 
(D) 
1,652 
78 
145 
2007 
63 
123 
(D) 
61 
270 
259 
21 
52 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
247 
425 
19 
50 
29 
349 
66 
166 
2007 
198 
318 
6 
51 
29 
260 
54 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
1,918 
4,897 
50 
702 
599 
5,702 
485 
2,019 
2007 
1,830 
2,882 
39 
420 
983 
4,127 
477 
2,186 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
192 
337 
13 
35 
14 
260 
41 
117 
2007 
162 
267 
5 
31 
17 
216 
45 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
1,689 
4,121 
41 
527 
399 
4,569 
368 
1,645 
2007 
1,143 
2,455 
(D) 
335 
648 
3,498 
371 
1,738 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
109 
212 
7 
31 
21 
191 
36 
84 
2007 
105 
177 
1 
32 
22 
133 
33 
127 
$1,000, 2012 
230 
776 
9 
175 
200 
1,133 
116 
374 
2007 
687 
426 
(D) 
84 
335 
629 
106 
448 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
895 
1,195 
84 
202 
78 
1,015 
227 
737 
2007 
908 
1,148 
66 
243 
65 
1,024 
231 
716 
$1,000, 2012 
1,496 
2,605 
73 
331 
427 
3,593 
646 
1,857 
2007 
1,412 
1,948 
71 
341 
355 
2,991 
619 
1,873 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
367 
597 
31 
106 
35 
623 
92 
349 
2007 
379 
591 
26 
137 
36 
600 
94 
346 
$1,000, 2012 
1,456 
8,868 
57 
1,887 
2,504 
14,940 
646 
3,483 
2007 
1,335 
7,965 
32 
819 
1,497 
28,306 
387 
3,536 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
370 
564 
28 
97 
42 
484 
83 
312 
2007 
352 
520 
15 
99 
35 
430 
79 
337 
$1,000, 2012 
2,534 
9,719 
175 
1,651 
3,786 
23,691 
1,165 
4,358 
2007 
2,702 
5,400 
34 
959 
2,038 
12,356 
878 
4,057 
-continued 
292 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
