Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,011,896 
330,789 
35,516 
61,537 
33,784 
149,835 
4,638 
$1,000 
28,532,713 
18,764,461 
1,696,049 
1 ,091 ,949 
666,876 
2,872,386 
132,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
582,466 
76,674 
28,306 
46,673 
26,373 
108,733 
1,765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220,474 
103,821 
3,120 
9,505 
4,532 
23,678 
1,633 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75,295 
50,113 
826 
2,214 
1,147 
6,031 
556 
$50,000 or more 
133,661 
100,181 
3,264 
3,145 
1,732 
1 1 ,393 
684 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
999,806 
341,699 
32,414 
69,510 
35,188 
145,277 
4,647 
$1,000 
16,459,840 
9,286,648 
1,400,003 
1 ,820,242 
406,389 
1,978,247 
88,556 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
693,464 
138,882 
26,443 
49,056 
30,003 
119,311 
2,888 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175,304 
110,650 
2,322 
1 1 ,933 
3,367 
13,401 
1,044 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59,485 
43,112 
841 
3,360 
736 
4,318 
300 
$50,000 or more 
71,553 
49,055 
2,808 
5,161 
1,082 
8,247 
415 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
829,089 
335,278 
34,577 
36,692 
32,708 
121,352 
3,985 
$1,000 
19,492,750 
12,658,594 
1 ,202,460 
511,077 
1 ,562,899 
1 ,579,438 
51,495 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
292,941 
29,830 
21,297 
20,198 
12,788 
62,903 
1,002 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,913 
67,524 
6,803 
9,229 
8,257 
28,992 
1,470 
$5,000 to $24,999 
184,960 
114,191 
2,923 
4,854 
6,014 
16,792 
1,000 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67,893 
49,191 
847 
1,061 
2,026 
4,724 
248 
$50,000 or more 
99,382 
74,542 
2,707 
1,350 
3,623 
7,941 
265 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
545,100 
62,124 
7,328 
6,009 
3,173 
47,169 
887 
$1,000 
41,586,018 
1 ,839,208 
26,046 
54,508 
7,871 
367,211 
8,480 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
329,081 
28,819 
6,829 
5,023 
2,812 
35,926 
539 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123,035 
20,131 
382 
732 
308 
8,904 
291 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48,212 
8,883 
81 
181 
49 
1,798 
45 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24,235 
2,882 
20 
43 
4 
352 
10 
$250,000 or more 
20,537 
1,409 
16 
30 
- 
189 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
313,266 
38,538 
1,868 
1,919 
937 
26,814 
708 
$1,000 
4,416,439 
483,037 
7,273 
9,870 
3,250 
173,410 
4,585 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
313,194 
32,365 
6,328 
4,619 
2,576 
26,053 
305 
$1,000 
37,169,579 
1,356,171 
18,773 
44,638 
4,622 
193,801 
3,895 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 ,255,704 
113,976 
14,716 
14,180 
7,305 
116,768 
2,302 
$1,000 
75,706,467 
2,549,075 
65,595 
72,396 
33,142 
661,301 
23,348 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
754,744 
54,422 
12,542 
1 1 ,554 
6,145 
96,016 
1,317 
$5,000 to $24,999 
326,676 
37,852 
1,917 
2,242 
996 
16,794 
791 
$25,000 to $99,999 
105,023 
16,801 
211 
317 
134 
3,238 
176 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27,085 
3,516 
24 
33 
10 
463 
12 
$250,000 or more 
42,176 
1,385 
22 
34 
20 
257 
6 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1 ,987,747 
354,677 
41,148 
86,014 
49,637 
443,568 
5,050 
$1,000 
16,573,188 
6,735,057 
822,927 
864,223 
633,598 
2,107,276 
114,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,531,246 
157,119 
33,837 
69,492 
38,085 
395,213 
2,697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
320,171 
126,710 
3,895 
11,210 
7,797 
33,550 
1,365 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72,414 
38,411 
1,034 
2,412 
1,612 
6,785 
377 
$50,000 or more 
63,916 
32,437 
2,382 
2,900 
2,143 
8,020 
611 
Utilities 
farms 
1 ,352,944 
290,039 
27,231 
67,826 
37,921 
248,156 
4,073 
$1,000 
8,261,978 
1 ,882,969 
556,036 
1,028,702 
453,011 
1,109,738 
30,114 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
602,093 
67,559 
13,957 
26,073 
14,989 
140,987 
1,279 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
509,556 
140,231 
7,656 
24,510 
13,361 
82,888 
1,527 
$5,000 to $24,999 
191,303 
69,627 
3,182 
11,690 
6,936 
17,230 
989 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26,481 
7,309 
814 
2,524 
1,242 
3,318 
179 
$50,000 or more 
23,511 
5,313 
1,622 
3,029 
1,393 
3,733 
99 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
1,662,710 
327,355 
33,935 
75,091 
43,469 
349,547 
4,606 
$1,000 
18,868,185 
6,843,472 
973,416 
1,311,091 
759,336 
2,177,970 
74,674 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,180,600 
121,252 
26,001 
54,583 
31,784 
295,172 
2,419 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324,133 
126,755 
4,224 
13,334 
7,732 
39,306 
1,481 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83,557 
43,962 
1,089 
3,082 
1,735 
7,155 
358 
$50,000 or more 
74,420 
35,386 
2,621 
4,092 
2,218 
7,914 
348 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
133,209 
15,656 
39,841 
25,432 
98,428 
3,479 
$1,000 
26,986,669 
3,758,457 
2,578,204 
4,815,548 
4,326,655 
2,424,541 
165,349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
281,264 
54,510 
5,751 
14,413 
7,182 
61,319 
1,116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
140,082 
39,023 
3,632 
10,425 
6,175 
19,849 
1,131 
$25,000 to $99,999 
100,902 
31,667 
2,932 
8,419 
6,432 
12,449 
810 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26,836 
6,633 
1,425 
3,299 
2,694 
3,365 
321 
$250,000 or more 
17,385 
1,376 
1,916 
3,285 
2,949 
1,446 
101 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
178 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
