Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
59,013 
54,038 
52,868 
4,975 
4,530 
11,120 
$1,000 
4,158,865 
3,619,031 
3,481,760 
539,834 
385,188 
232,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,915 
7,915 
7,715 
1,000 
953 
3,840 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
10,150 
8,970 
8,766 
1,180 
1,097 
3,003 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,230 
13,047 
12,775 
1,183 
1,077 
2,775 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,698 
7,262 
7,126 
436 
399 
664 
$50,000 or more 
18,020 
16,844 
16,486 
1,176 
1,004 
838 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
28,771 
26,173 
25,536 
2,598 
2,284 
5,632 
$1,000 
15,522,241 
10,071,991 
8,522,494 
5,450,250 
2,609,260 
872,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,628 
8,666 
8,536 
962 
930 
3,443 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,946 
6,422 
6,265 
524 
494 
1,289 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,663 
4,305 
4,176 
358 
312 
503 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,937 
2,751 
2,684 
186 
146 
174 
$250,000 or more 
4,597 
4,029 
3,875 
568 
402 
223 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
15,496 
14,269 
13,865 
1,227 
1,114 
3,065 
$1,000 
739,956 
636,100 
572,859 
103,857 
70,514 
70,933 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
17,770 
16,019 
15,663 
1,751 
1,510 
3,366 
$1,000 
14,782,285 
9,435,891 
7,949,636 
5,346,394 
2,538,746 
801,556 
Feed purchased 
farms 
51,765 
46,618 
45,629 
5,147 
4,766 
14,596 
$1,000 
20,300,596 
15,332,169 
13,525,101 
4,968,427 
2,820,066 
1 ,327,444 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,634 
14,828 
14,576 
1,806 
1,751 
7,740 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,782 
13,216 
13,007 
1,566 
1,501 
4,284 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,841 
8,046 
7,876 
795 
739 
1,568 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,499 
3,280 
3,207 
219 
185 
447 
$250,000 or more 
8,009 
7,248 
6,963 
761 
590 
557 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
101,558 
90,912 
88,744 
10,646 
9,630 
29,994 
$1,000 
3,399,162 
2,911,240 
2,730,862 
487,922 
306,273 
255,916 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
47,990 
41,760 
40,813 
6,230 
5,825 
23,557 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26,757 
24,494 
24,035 
2,263 
2,082 
4,664 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,856 
11,113 
10,909 
743 
667 
869 
$50,000 or more 
14,955 
13,545 
12,987 
1,410 
1,056 
904 
Utilities 
farms 
87,496 
78,799 
76,991 
8,697 
7,814 
20,439 
$1,000 
2,159,666 
1,759,550 
1,610,068 
400,117 
249,218 
201,931 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,493 
14,423 
14,094 
2,070 
1,925 
8,455 
$1,000 to $4,999 
29,473 
26,585 
26,156 
2,888 
2,722 
7,741 
$5,000 to $24,999 
28,166 
26,056 
25,589 
2,110 
1,943 
2,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,202 
5,696 
5,528 
506 
441 
562 
$50,000 or more 
7,162 
6,039 
5,624 
1,123 
783 
682 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
94,091 
84,526 
82,529 
9,565 
8,636 
24,972 
$1,000 
4,200,600 
3,584,636 
3,319,709 
615,964 
396,162 
324,581 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,915 
34,069 
33,348 
4,846 
4,563 
1 7,856 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26,597 
24,280 
23,844 
2,317 
2,145 
4,921 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,713 
10,897 
10,705 
816 
724 
1,035 
$50,000 or more 
16,866 
15,280 
14,632 
1,586 
1,204 
1,160 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
65,665 
59,149 
57,585 
6,516 
5,714 
12,129 
$1,000 
11,452,397 
9,257,369 
8,431,181 
2,195,028 
1,430,850 
950,445 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,279 
11,031 
10,775 
1,248 
1,142 
4,935 
$5,000 to $24,999 
15,005 
13,694 
13,448 
1,311 
1,217 
2,963 
$25,000 to $99,999 
21,455 
19,686 
19,310 
1,769 
1,619 
2,414 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,957 
8,088 
7,856 
869 
764 
1,040 
$250,000 or more 
7,969 
6,650 
6,196 
1,319 
972 
777 
Contract labor 
farms 
23,209 
20,488 
19,822 
2,721 
2,376 
4,635 
$1,000 
2,468,429 
2,011,526 
1,685,763 
456,902 
311,989 
197,299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,444 
2,196 
2,133 
248 
237 
862 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,946 
5,337 
5,223 
609 
573 
1,494 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,812 
6,973 
6,828 
839 
751 
1,350 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,614 
2,315 
2,249 
299 
264 
388 
$50,000 or more 
4,393 
3,667 
3,389 
726 
551 
541 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
32,637 
30,012 
29,291 
2,625 
2,287 
6,749 
$1,000 
1,461,031 
1,208,314 
1,113,999 
252,717 
173,939 
145,658 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,720 
3,362 
3,277 
358 
339 
1,874 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,938 
7,272 
7,136 
666 
629 
2,349 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,090 
11,341 
11,147 
749 
654 
1,728 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,866 
3,595 
3,514 
271 
235 
410 
$50,000 or more 
5,023 
4,442 
4,217 
581 
430 
388 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
41,870 
38,487 
37,670 
3,383 
3,079 
5,098 
$1,000 
3,964,277 
3,604,246 
3,463,718 
360,032 
281,910 
217,968 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,361 
8,275 
8,103 
1,086 
1,017 
2,455 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,958 
3,554 
3,467 
404 
382 
663 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,350 
6,763 
6,619 
587 
530 
819 
$25,000 or more 
21,201 
19,895 
19,481 
1,306 
1,150 
1,161 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 151 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
