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 
$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 
80,380 
98,405 
71,741 
54,094 
45,688 
67,737 
$1,000 
289,765 
186,858 
83,175 
48,183 
34,025 
56,298 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24,310 
53,268 
51,849 
43,692 
38,732 
56,592 
$1,000 to $4,999 
38,417 
37,738 
17,035 
8,609 
5,735 
9,142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,806 
6,882 
2,596 
1,687 
1,146 
1,777 
$25,000 to $49,999 
613 
348 
202 
89 
64 
191 
$50,000 or more 
234 
169 
59 
17 
11 
35 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
46,409 
70,325 
57,083 
49,486 
48,217 
84,100 
$1,000 
355,719 
330,716 
193,535 
123,855 
93,811 
229,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26,303 
48,724 
45,623 
43,366 
44,060 
71,952 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,984 
20,635 
10,812 
5,786 
3,859 
11,121 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,106 
956 
641 
332 
292 
1,025 
$100,000 to $249,999 
15 
3 
1 
2 
6 
1 
$250,000 or more 
1 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
31,704 
45,263 
32,820 
25,296 
22,008 
39,375 
$1,000 
211,673 
181,305 
107,679 
65,643 
48,476 
126,508 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
21,352 
34,743 
32,062 
31,048 
32,833 
56,109 
$1,000 
144,046 
149,411 
85,855 
58,211 
45,335 
103,470 
Feed purchased 
farms 
98,452 
169,365 
146,796 
129,110 
125,049 
296,353 
$1,000 
930,541 
1,031,247 
666,346 
457,602 
360,286 
1,147,904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
46,354 
104,237 
107,698 
104,017 
106,334 
230,783 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43,074 
58,961 
35,258 
22,980 
17,290 
60,114 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,825 
6,062 
3,799 
2,091 
1,405 
5,303 
$100,000 to $249,999 
188 
97 
37 
19 
20 
134 
$250,000 or more 
11 
8 
4 
3 
- 
19 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
155,510 
258,110 
231,735 
211,760 
212,583 
395,319 
$1,000 
542,393 
546,810 
291,174 
210,016 
178,133 
370,009 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
123,473 
233,898 
222,839 
206,956 
209,576 
388,386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
30,696 
23,300 
8,808 
4,759 
2,973 
6,777 
$25,000 to $49,999 
999 
687 
59 
31 
24 
100 
$50,000 or more 
342 
225 
29 
14 
10 
56 
Utilities 
farms 
116,388 
173,390 
138,831 
116,522 
109,284 
214,463 
$1,000 
240,990 
255,070 
142,866 
105,422 
91,733 
218,002 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
49,822 
97,606 
91,882 
81,289 
79,128 
140,693 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
57,524 
67,942 
44,212 
33,713 
29,181 
70,969 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,532 
7,511 
2,692 
1,485 
947 
2,691 
$25,000 to $49,999 
404 
248 
34 
27 
16 
72 
$50,000 or more 
106 
83 
11 
8 
12 
38 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
138,941 
220,750 
188,807 
164,345 
156,942 
285,771 
$1,000 
635,532 
644,957 
289,158 
210,184 
179,882 
373,134 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
97,755 
186,271 
181,917 
160,362 
153,582 
279,125 
$5,000 to $24,999 
38,954 
32,923 
6,643 
3,857 
3,274 
6,322 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,788 
1,195 
180 
91 
61 
208 
$50,000 or more 
444 
361 
67 
35 
25 
116 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
46,158 
60,977 
44,187 
34,969 
30,897 
62,612 
$1,000 
492,127 
462,270 
256,726 
188,610 
165,283 
670,049 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,993 
44,482 
35,149 
28,455 
25,112 
41,162 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,317 
12,053 
6,638 
4,627 
4,215 
14,543 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,210 
3,854 
2,102 
1,674 
1,381 
6,018 
$100,000 to $249,999 
525 
511 
255 
182 
155 
705 
$250,000 or more 
113 
77 
43 
31 
34 
184 
Contract labor 
farms 
19,904 
26,501 
19,204 
15,152 
13,282 
28,843 
$1,000 
138,494 
128,613 
66,612 
47,868 
40,078 
147,090 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,153 
8,023 
7,576 
6,579 
6,297 
9,852 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,467 
12,138 
8,470 
6,273 
5,140 
1 1 ,422 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,253 
5,545 
2,783 
2,039 
1,599 
6,504 
$25,000 to $49,999 
735 
572 
308 
206 
194 
866 
$50,000 or more 
296 
223 
67 
55 
52 
199 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
44,000 
53,397 
36,748 
26,549 
22,208 
33,146 
$1,000 
148,085 
123,354 
60,088 
38,637 
30,918 
67,639 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,068 
24,560 
21,023 
16,607 
14,351 
18,424 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
22,194 
23,621 
13,518 
8,620 
6,819 
12,060 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,258 
4,863 
2,062 
1,239 
967 
2,310 
$25,000 to $49,999 
354 
256 
124 
66 
62 
284 
$50,000 or more 
126 
97 
21 
17 
9 
68 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
57,544 
66,624 
39,216 
24,677 
17,089 
34,200 
$1,000 
402,854 
315,230 
85,046 
48,127 
33,496 
131,989 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39,032 
55,476 
36,002 
22,857 
15,679 
29,585 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,056 
6,080 
2,056 
1,153 
863 
2,472 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,170 
3,513 
880 
539 
430 
1,526 
$25,000 or more 
2,286 
1,555 
278 
128 
117 
617 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
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