Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
65,928 
65,792 
81,439 
110,856 
87,029 
$1 ,000 
19,492,750 
10,284,328 
3,745,865 
2,492,327 
1,653,310 
618,618 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
292,941 
1,075 
1,312 
2,244 
7,065 
12,802 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,913 
3,138 
3,886 
7,801 
22,111 
30,301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
184,960 
7,857 
12,470 
30,007 
62,752 
40,980 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67,893 
7,253 
15,013 
26,528 
15,193 
2,399 
$50,000 or more 
99,382 
46,605 
33,111 
14,859 
3,735 
547 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
545,100 
38,599 
31,062 
33,530 
45,577 
40,712 
$1,000 
41,586,018 
33,916,175 
3,102,816 
1,580,337 
1,120,149 
538,928 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
329,081 
1,901 
4,269 
7,919 
16,040 
18,924 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123,035 
3,839 
6,707 
11,201 
17,135 
14,956 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48,212 
5,645 
10,238 
9,662 
9,779 
6,536 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24,235 
1 1 ,337 
6,409 
3,684 
2,486 
291 
$250,000 or more 
20,537 
15,877 
3,439 
1,064 
137 
5 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
313,266 
16,190 
17,210 
22,729 
32,087 
28,584 
$1,000 
4,416,439 
1,825,195 
609,840 
488,161 
470,839 
281,118 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
313,194 
29,559 
19,275 
16,549 
21,114 
18,550 
$1,000 
37,169,579 
32,090,980 
2,492,976 
1,092,176 
649,310 
257,809 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 ,255,704 
45,908 
40,986 
51,263 
76,890 
75,532 
$1 ,000 
75,706,467 
58,032,190 
6,605,096 
3,133,598 
2,235,670 
1,105,987 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
754,744 
1,670 
3,680 
7,116 
16,786 
26,069 
$5,000 to $24,999 
326,676 
3,404 
7,421 
14,100 
28,961 
35,113 
$25,000 to $99,999 
105,023 
5,141 
10,736 
19,697 
27,978 
13,986 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27,085 
5,476 
8,935 
8,805 
3,043 
331 
$250,000 or more 
42,176 
30,217 
10,214 
1,545 
122 
33 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1 ,987,747 
81,401 
77,241 
94,774 
139,233 
130,081 
$1,000 
16,573,188 
8,034,161 
2,467,076 
1,772,254 
1 ,437,897 
723,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,531,246 
3,608 
5,893 
1 1 ,903 
45,226 
79,488 
$5,000 to $24,999 
320,171 
15,871 
32,834 
61,658 
84,423 
48,072 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72,414 
19,068 
25,396 
16,426 
7,651 
1,973 
$50,000 or more 
63,916 
42,854 
13,118 
4,787 
1,933 
548 
Utilities 
farms 
1,352,944 
81,632 
77,505 
95,346 
124,079 
105,504 
$1 ,000 
8,261,978 
4,553,148 
984,210 
754,263 
605,588 
310,686 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
602,093 
938 
2,555 
6,985 
19,933 
31,262 
$1,000 to $4,999 
509,556 
9,976 
24,451 
43,383 
68,577 
59,628 
$5,000 to $24,999 
191,303 
38,496 
42,037 
40,209 
32,971 
13,732 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26,481 
14,342 
5,492 
3,280 
1,902 
664 
$50,000 or more 
23,511 
17,880 
2,970 
1,489 
696 
218 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,662,710 
81,638 
77,539 
95,614 
132,932 
119,431 
$1,000 
18,868,185 
9,122,236 
2,726,209 
2,133,210 
1 ,707,026 
846,657 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,180,600 
3,192 
5,681 
12,168 
37,772 
62,775 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324,133 
1 7,784 
30,824 
52,877 
78,688 
51,987 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83,557 
17,060 
23,711 
22,508 
13,033 
3,722 
$50,000 or more 
74,420 
43,602 
17,323 
8,061 
3,439 
947 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
69,844 
53,686 
54,203 
62,999 
45,937 
$1 ,000 
26,986,669 
18,121,905 
2,699,268 
1,816,724 
1,454,848 
658,858 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
281,264 
4,830 
9,798 
14,944 
24,388 
23,951 
$5,000 to $24,999 
140,082 
12,418 
17,129 
19,059 
22,092 
14,991 
$25,000 to $99,999 
100,902 
25,432 
19,949 
16,180 
13,994 
6,108 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26,836 
13,269 
5,087 
3,327 
2,077 
743 
$250,000 or more 
17,385 
13,895 
1,723 
693 
448 
144 
Contract labor 
farms 
217,322 
23,270 
14,797 
15,795 
22,165 
18,409 
$1,000 
6,473,989 
4,477,633 
497,436 
365,878 
382,702 
181,586 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50,514 
716 
914 
1,264 
2,325 
2,815 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
77,168 
3,591 
3,598 
4,220 
6,881 
6,968 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60,060 
7,526 
5,943 
6,414 
8,633 
6,821 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,802 
3,455 
1,833 
1,894 
2,477 
1,262 
$50,000 or more 
15,778 
7,982 
2,509 
2,003 
1,849 
543 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
461,606 
51,022 
41,125 
45,695 
60,713 
47,003 
$1,000 
6,611,295 
3,948,138 
830,323 
619,025 
508,350 
236,738 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132,754 
894 
1,749 
3,230 
7,653 
10,195 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
160,439 
4,102 
8,902 
14,674 
23,936 
21,993 
$5,000 to $24,999 
122,162 
22,254 
20,967 
21,177 
25,305 
13,760 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24,322 
9,247 
5,697 
4,589 
2,870 
773 
$50,000 or more 
21,929 
14,525 
3,810 
2,025 
949 
282 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
560,184 
55,801 
55,967 
66,138 
81,679 
61,249 
$1,000 
21,000,745 
10,938,066 
4,096,633 
2,597,439 
1,656,503 
695,363 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
264,148 
2,660 
4,236 
8,881 
21,243 
28,497 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64,348 
2,066 
3,589 
7,283 
15,117 
13,613 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85,499 
6,040 
9,434 
17,251 
25,878 
13,838 
$25,000 or more 
146,189 
45,035 
38,708 
32,723 
19,441 
5,301 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
122 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
