Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
829,089 
63,566 
64,283 
80,173 
109,303 
85,925 
$1,000 
19,492,750 
10,068,780 
3,775,388 
2,543,108 
1 ,704,828 
649,007 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
292,941 
1,066 
1,273 
2,154 
6,677 
1 1 ,945 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,913 
3,089 
3,762 
7,460 
20,975 
28,894 
$5,000 to $24,999 
184,960 
7,648 
11,777 
28,644 
61,272 
41,707 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67,893 
6,930 
14,160 
26,091 
16,245 
2,707 
$50,000 or more 
99,382 
44,833 
33,311 
15,824 
4,134 
672 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
545,100 
37,862 
30,524 
33,217 
44,863 
39,981 
$1,000 
41,586,018 
33,815,747 
3,137,610 
1,600,377 
1,132,451 
545,960 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
329,081 
1,789 
4,070 
7,766 
15,503 
18,219 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123,035 
3,619 
6,452 
11,007 
16,908 
14,805 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48,212 
5,466 
10,120 
9,620 
9,734 
6,642 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24,235 
11,231 
6,391 
3,703 
2,571 
310 
$250,000 or more 
20,537 
15,757 
3,491 
1,121 
147 
5 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
313,266 
15,718 
16,721 
22,448 
31,564 
27,971 
$1,000 
4,416,439 
1,812,167 
602,788 
486,671 
472,728 
282,817 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
313,194 
29,137 
19,166 
16,485 
20,818 
18,363 
$1,000 
37,169,579 
32,003,579 
2,534,822 
1,113,706 
659,723 
263,143 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 ,255,704 
44,876 
40,182 
50,359 
75,313 
73,363 
$1,000 
75,706,467 
57,916,690 
6,619,299 
3,150,728 
2,250,542 
1,108,791 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
754,744 
1,563 
3,471 
6,864 
15,976 
24,603 
$5,000 to $24,999 
326,676 
3,180 
7,072 
13,595 
28,042 
34,135 
$25,000 to $99,999 
105,023 
4,807 
10,474 
19,372 
27,979 
14,252 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27,085 
5,240 
8,875 
8,931 
3,193 
338 
$250,000 or more 
42,176 
30,086 
10,290 
1,597 
123 
35 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1 ,987,747 
78,969 
75,638 
93,223 
136,555 
125,950 
$1,000 
16,573,188 
7,910,466 
2,475,068 
1 ,790,342 
1,459,532 
729,932 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,531,246 
3,573 
5,768 
1 1 ,396 
42,713 
74,780 
$5,000 to $24,999 
320,171 
15,381 
31,347 
59,766 
83,686 
48,483 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72,414 
18,120 
24,923 
17,034 
8,107 
2,090 
$50,000 or more 
63,916 
41,895 
13,600 
5,027 
2,049 
597 
Utilities 
farms 
1 ,352,944 
79,197 
75,898 
93,808 
122,533 
102,780 
$1,000 
8,261,978 
4,510,881 
988,273 
756,781 
607,765 
312,803 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
602,093 
894 
2,394 
6,643 
19,044 
29,519 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
509,556 
9,317 
23,391 
42,168 
67,277 
58,368 
$5,000 to $24,999 
191,303 
37,152 
41,525 
40,164 
33,528 
13,970 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26,481 
14,107 
5,583 
3,293 
1,962 
682 
$50,000 or more 
23,511 
17,727 
3,005 
1,540 
722 
241 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,662,710 
79,203 
75,930 
94,035 
130,743 
115,951 
$1,000 
18,868,185 
8,999,964 
2,719,029 
2,145,897 
1,739,710 
851,692 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,180,600 
3,125 
5,520 
1 1 ,723 
35,679 
59,233 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324,133 
17,156 
29,748 
51,237 
77,669 
51,842 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83,557 
16,305 
23,082 
22,669 
13,729 
3,889 
$50,000 or more 
74,420 
42,617 
17,580 
8,406 
3,666 
987 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
67,928 
52,955 
53,949 
62,642 
44,986 
$1,000 
26,986,669 
18,021,626 
2,721,344 
1,837,406 
1,466,637 
658,423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
281,264 
4,624 
9,362 
14,630 
23,825 
22,982 
$5,000 to $24,999 
140,082 
11,870 
16,719 
18,832 
22,117 
14,903 
$25,000 to $99,999 
100,902 
24,545 
19,905 
16,415 
14,146 
6,235 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26,836 
13,020 
5,235 
3,370 
2,101 
728 
$250,000 or more 
17,385 
13,869 
1,734 
702 
453 
138 
Contract labor 
farms 
217,322 
22,825 
14,656 
15,442 
21,802 
1 7,922 
$1,000 
6,473,989 
4,467,375 
498,741 
362,496 
370,299 
180,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50,514 
694 
896 
1,222 
2,242 
2,656 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
77,168 
3,477 
3,530 
4,105 
6,649 
6,742 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60,060 
7,337 
5,871 
6,264 
8,540 
6,750 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,802 
3,379 
1,843 
1,859 
2,503 
1,241 
$50,000 or more 
15,778 
7,938 
2,516 
1,992 
1,868 
533 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
461,606 
49,704 
40,486 
45,049 
59,884 
46,031 
$1,000 
6,611,295 
3,905,619 
835,182 
621,748 
515,155 
238,642 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132,754 
835 
1,701 
3,139 
7,365 
9,795 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
160,439 
3,897 
8,692 
14,313 
23,297 
21,360 
$5,000 to $24,999 
122,162 
21,678 
20,582 
20,890 
25,203 
13,809 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24,322 
9,004 
5,636 
4,617 
3,016 
796 
$50,000 or more 
21,929 
14,290 
3,875 
2,090 
1,003 
271 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
560,184 
53,771 
54,816 
65,357 
80,969 
60,620 
$1,000 
21,000,745 
10,691,904 
4,140,153 
2,666,362 
1,706,880 
700,109 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
264,148 
2,596 
4,102 
8,512 
20,367 
27,379 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64,348 
1,999 
3,405 
7,028 
14,641 
13,540 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85,499 
5,867 
8,995 
16,716 
25,655 
14,172 
$25,000 or more 
146,189 
43,309 
38,314 
33,101 
20,306 
5,529 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
96 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
