Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
829,089 
690,190 
68,766 
51,214 
$1,000 
19,492,750 
1 1 ,247,236 
3,854,621 
3,214,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
292,941 
266,281 
13,905 
9,387 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,913 
157,121 
13,639 
9,630 
$5,000 to $24,999 
184,960 
151,419 
16,536 
12,318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67,893 
52,433 
7,098 
5,487 
$50,000 or more 
99,382 
62,936 
17,588 
14,392 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
545,100 
474,027 
36,670 
26,186 
$1,000 
41,586,018 
16,438,536 
8,752,752 
7,860,977 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
329,081 
300,096 
15,914 
10,470 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123,035 
105,016 
9,784 
6,920 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48,212 
37,879 
5,167 
3,982 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24,235 
18,586 
2,538 
2,037 
$250,000 or more 
20,537 
12,450 
3,267 
2,777 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
313,266 
271 ,488 
23,217 
16,496 
$1,000 
4,416,439 
2,797,958 
807,592 
649,650 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
313,194 
272,491 
19,567 
14,066 
$1,000 
37,169,579 
13,640,579 
7,945,160 
7,211,326 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,255,704 
1,115,332 
74,011 
51,502 
$1,000 
75,706,467 
37,361,985 
16,716,442 
15,038,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
754,744 
699,791 
30,579 
19,384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
326,676 
285,926 
21,684 
14,959 
$25,000 to $99,999 
105,023 
83,679 
10,935 
8,109 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27,085 
18,922 
4,217 
3,388 
$250,000 or more 
42,176 
27,014 
6,596 
5,662 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,987,747 
1,726,499 
129,696 
92,940 
$1,000 
16,573,188 
9,450,249 
3,467,861 
2,962,408 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,531,246 
1,384,647 
75,052 
49,799 
$5,000 to $24,999 
320,171 
260,514 
28,236 
21,117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72,414 
49,610 
10,079 
8,093 
$50,000 or more 
63,916 
31,728 
16,329 
13,931 
Utilities 
farms 
1,352,944 
1,142,006 
103,003 
76,497 
$1,000 
8,261,978 
4,113,152 
1 ,787,228 
1,577,396 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
602,093 
547,980 
29,165 
18,900 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
509,556 
436,199 
36,143 
26,308 
$5,000 to $24,999 
191,303 
134,705 
25,433 
20,559 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26,481 
14,142 
5,575 
4,773 
$50,000 or more 
23,511 
8,980 
6,687 
5,957 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,662,710 
1 ,427,324 
116,323 
84,531 
$1 ,000 
18,868,185 
10,550,776 
3,792,227 
3,262,128 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,180,600 
1,063,948 
59,881 
39,882 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324,133 
264,147 
28,468 
21,387 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83,557 
59,956 
10,853 
8,670 
$50,000 or more 
74,420 
39,273 
17,121 
14,592 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
427,576 
61,099 
47,859 
$1,000 
26,986,669 
8,436,529 
6,147,298 
5,557,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
281,264 
246,525 
17,525 
1 1 ,683 
$5,000 to $24,999 
140,082 
107,356 
14,758 
1 1 ,393 
$25,000 to $99,999 
100,902 
59,471 
1 7,562 
14,797 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26,836 
10,295 
6,544 
5,666 
$250,000 or more 
17,385 
3,929 
4,710 
4,320 
Contract labor 
farms 
217,322 
165,491 
23,987 
19,401 
$1,000 
6,473,989 
2,184,933 
1,623,329 
1,471,309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50,514 
44,180 
3,028 
2,143 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
77,168 
63,029 
6,699 
5,194 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60,060 
43,106 
7,792 
6,388 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,802 
8,301 
2,499 
2,116 
$50,000 or more 
15,778 
6,875 
3,969 
3,560 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
461,606 
381,330 
40,890 
30,915 
$1,000 
6,611,295 
3,389,829 
1,614,778 
1 ,431 ,599 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132,754 
120,175 
6,985 
4,472 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
160,439 
138,904 
1 1 ,248 
7,949 
$5,000 to $24,999 
122,162 
95,627 
12,717 
9,959 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24,322 
16,157 
3,889 
3,206 
$50,000 or more 
21,929 
10,467 
6,051 
5,329 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
560,184 
462,594 
50,622 
37,461 
$1,000 
21,000,745 
12,430,342 
4,388,158 
3,703,723 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
264,148 
236,439 
15,893 
10,315 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64,348 
54,344 
5,383 
3,871 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85,499 
69,017 
8,313 
6,213 
$25,000 or more 
146,189 
102,794 
21,033 
17,062 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
150 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
