Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
73 
37 
33 
122 
45 
19 
7 
$1,000 
1,653 
181 
285 
10,801 
2,890 
938 
659 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
26 
8 
11 
29 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
28 
20 
7 
30 
8 
2 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10 
9 
12 
48 
20 
4 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
- 
3 
7 
8 
6 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
8 
6 
7 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
43 
36 
14 
47 
14 
9 
1 
$1,000 
400 
298 
(D) 
725 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34 
21 
9 
36 
5 
4 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8 
12 
2 
8 
7 
3 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
1 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
21 
21 
5 
21 
9 
5 
- 
$1,000 
38 
223 
(D) 
(D) 
145 
(D) 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
31 
23 
12 
30 
6 
8 
1 
$1,000 
363 
75 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
147 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
103 
91 
24 
106 
43 
14 
6 
$1,000 
1,794 
1,678 
412 
13,118 
7,257 
6,285 
2,922 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51 
44 
13 
44 
8 
1 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
38 
26 
6 
26 
6 
2 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
10 
17 
4 
15 
6 
1 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
4 
1 
17 
13 
1 
1 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
4 
10 
9 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
185 
134 
59 
174 
63 
29 
14 
$1,000 
1,386 
(D) 
583 
5,553 
3,833 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
137 
89 
32 
73 
15 
5 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
36 
42 
22 
53 
15 
5 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
3 
4 
29 
12 
5 
3 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
1 
19 
21 
14 
9 
Utilities farms 
128 
112 
47 
134 
54 
26 
14 
$1,000 
778 
422 
182 
1,804 
1,475 
992 
1,009 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
29 
21 
18 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
60 
55 
15 
53 
11 
6 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
15 
27 
10 
50 
22 
5 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
1 
1 
7 
10 
8 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
6 
8 
7 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
152 
122 
56 
160 
59 
29 
14 
$1,000 
3,168 
1,025 
889 
7,279 
5,703 
4,481 
3,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
97 
79 
27 
63 
15 
8 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
26 
20 
44 
9 
2 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
16 
8 
28 
8 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
18 
1 
1 
25 
27 
16 
9 
Hired farm labor farms 
69 
56 
35 
110 
51 
24 
12 
$1,000 
7,908 
2,242 
3,164 
39,656 
18,756 
17,241 
10,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24 
15 
6 
16 
2 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13 
12 
14 
24 
8 
2 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
14 
25 
7 
35 
16 
4 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
4 
7 
16 
16 
6 
1 
$250,000 or more 
11 
- 
1 
19 
9 
12 
9 
Contract labor farms 
17 
23 
5 
15 
8 
8 
3 
$1,000 
226 
305 
56 
1,205 
565 
398 
136 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4 
2 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
19 
4 
7 
- 
1 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
1 
1 
3 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
4 
4 
2 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
24 
17 
7 
39 
21 
12 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
123 
(D) 
546 
635 
815 
186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
5 
3 
9 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
20 
5 
1 
8 
5 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2 
6 
3 
13 
5 
2 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
6 
5 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
3 
5 
7 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
60 
41 
27 
98 
41 
18 
11 
$1,000 
363 
370 
238 
2,209 
802 
1,026 
1,423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37 
21 
19 
32 
11 
1 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9 
11 
1 
27 
6 
2 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13 
5 
3 
19 
14 
3 
- 
$25,000 or more 
1 
4 
4 
20 
10 
12 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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