Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
79,330 
95,006 
68,442 
51,044 
42,269 
89,748 
$1,000 
300,952 
186,181 
77,224 
42,470 
29,215 
115,596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
22,933 
50,002 
49,356 
41,624 
36,406 
69,505 
$1,000 to $4,999 
37,482 
37,570 
16,714 
8,129 
5,008 
14,830 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,982 
6,915 
2,142 
1,190 
773 
4,910 
$25,000 to $49,999 
711 
359 
182 
90 
68 
350 
$50,000 or more 
222 
160 
48 
11 
14 
153 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
45,820 
69,447 
56,499 
49,121 
47,770 
89,996 
$1,000 
360,960 
333,289 
193,148 
123,187 
91,342 
251,948 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,713 
47,666 
44,920 
42,986 
43,760 
76,689 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,808 
20,773 
10,964 
5,821 
3,751 
12,127 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,281 
998 
608 
313 
253 
1,177 
$100,000 to $249,999 
16 
3 
1 
1 
6 
2 
$250,000 or more 
2 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
31,441 
44,960 
32,795 
25,353 
21,943 
42,352 
$1,000 
216,281 
183,624 
107,393 
65,465 
46,591 
139,915 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
20,949 
34,019 
31,465 
30,571 
32,430 
59,791 
$1,000 
144,679 
149,666 
85,755 
57,722 
44,751 
112,033 
Feed purchased 
farms 
96,058 
166,048 
144,942 
127,693 
122,411 
314,459 
$1,000 
933,243 
1,031,885 
668,209 
452,965 
346,344 
1,227,771 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,050 
100,736 
105,538 
102,785 
104,525 
244,633 
$5,000 to $24,999 
42,727 
59,175 
35,522 
22,830 
16,571 
63,827 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,093 
6,022 
3,842 
2,058 
1,305 
5,819 
$100,000 to $249,999 
181 
104 
39 
19 
10 
155 
$250,000 or more 
7 
11 
1 
1 
- 
25 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
147,952 
236,388 
205,012 
181,075 
173,401 
533,584 
$1,000 
541,991 
529,884 
271 ,865 
185,115 
148,524 
530,471 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
115,269 
212,305 
196,295 
176,778 
171,080 
521,289 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31,280 
23,188 
8,625 
4,262 
2,292 
11,861 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,068 
681 
56 
27 
21 
287 
$50,000 or more 
335 
214 
36 
8 
8 
147 
Utilities 
farms 
111,890 
161,608 
125,734 
102,974 
92,864 
283,658 
$1,000 
236,704 
243,199 
131,779 
92,856 
76,648 
304,289 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46,879 
89,637 
82,846 
72,211 
67,901 
184,125 
$1,000 to $4,999 
55,906 
64,383 
40,165 
29,311 
24,178 
95,092 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,609 
7,257 
2,680 
1,426 
756 
4,236 
$25,000 to $49,999 
397 
254 
31 
19 
16 
137 
$50,000 or more 
99 
77 
12 
7 
13 
68 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
132,811 
203,828 
168,477 
141,587 
128,420 
391 ,725 
$1,000 
631,673 
619,204 
267,590 
182,399 
146,939 
564,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
91,656 
170,192 
161,827 
138,352 
126,260 
377,033 
$5,000 to $24,999 
38,854 
32,084 
6,406 
3,127 
2,070 
13,940 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,842 
1,217 
175 
89 
59 
501 
$50,000 or more 
459 
335 
69 
19 
31 
251 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
44,566 
56,898 
39,452 
29,859 
25,018 
88,216 
$1,000 
485,914 
437,548 
231,295 
161,827 
133,582 
831,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27,689 
41,178 
31,370 
24,256 
20,425 
60,923 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,041 
1 1 ,499 
5,927 
3,981 
3,336 
18,857 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,206 
3,656 
1,886 
1,441 
1,098 
7,369 
$100,000 to $249,999 
519 
497 
232 
155 
134 
845 
$250,000 or more 
111 
68 
37 
26 
25 
222 
Contract labor 
farms 
19,068 
24,706 
16,742 
12,561 
10,617 
40,981 
$1,000 
135,210 
120,120 
56,917 
38,762 
30,725 
212,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,927 
7,329 
6,640 
5,560 
5,240 
14,108 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,056 
1 1 ,357 
7,413 
5,164 
3,975 
16,700 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,055 
5,274 
2,363 
1,611 
1,199 
8,796 
$25,000 to $49,999 
740 
549 
270 
182 
168 
1,068 
$50,000 or more 
290 
197 
56 
44 
35 
309 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
43,101 
50,390 
33,620 
23,441 
18,712 
51,188 
$1,000 
150,043 
115,650 
51,560 
31,139 
22,239 
124,318 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,447 
22,848 
19,600 
15,215 
12,938 
25,871 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,633 
22,609 
12,195 
7,252 
5,131 
20,060 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,516 
4,628 
1,729 
899 
590 
4,638 
$25,000 to $49,999 
372 
215 
80 
56 
39 
491 
$50,000 or more 
133 
90 
16 
19 
14 
128 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
57,077 
66,078 
38,448 
23,873 
15,998 
43,177 
$1,000 
411,180 
314,763 
84,640 
43,937 
27,520 
213,297 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,105 
54,806 
35,443 
22,381 
14,979 
35,478 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,189 
6,179 
1,958 
961 
658 
3,790 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,393 
3,581 
799 
415 
283 
2,623 
$25,000 or more 
2,390 
1,512 
248 
116 
78 
1,286 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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