Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
928 
730 
511 
1,549 
1,111 
551 
394 
$1,000 
6,190 
2,159 
2,550 
12,641 
23,348 
29,132 
51,190 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
570 
397 
251 
611 
261 
69 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
235 
221 
164 
503 
307 
129 
62 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
99 
79 
277 
231 
95 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
11 
12 
118 
127 
49 
23 
$50,000 or more 
10 
2 
5 
40 
185 
209 
216 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
802 
560 
373 
1,123 
717 
291 
181 
$1,000 
35,358 
23,605 
22,073 
66,122 
48,452 
40,429 
20,633 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
400 
277 
170 
513 
249 
69 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
170 
137 
84 
284 
231 
103 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
117 
65 
42 
137 
93 
51 
50 
$100,000 to $249,999 
88 
57 
47 
119 
77 
48 
15 
$250,000 or more 
27 
24 
30 
70 
67 
20 
23 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
517 
372 
260 
812 
532 
215 
134 
$1,000 
7,243 
3,708 
3,185 
10,558 
7,292 
4,195 
3,749 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
379 
272 
174 
481 
299 
129 
83 
$1,000 
28,115 
19,897 
18,888 
55,564 
41,161 
36,234 
16,884 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,959 
1,358 
896 
2,464 
1,316 
517 
335 
$1,000 
173,015 
114,392 
102,367 
271,287 
206,888 
80,179 
58,578 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,128 
750 
463 
1,092 
379 
124 
52 
$5,000 to $24,999 
478 
369 
269 
802 
459 
155 
87 
$25,000 to $99,999 
124 
100 
58 
299 
274 
133 
103 
$100,000 to $249,999 
33 
23 
21 
44 
28 
39 
42 
$250,000 or more 
196 
116 
85 
227 
176 
66 
51 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,786 
1,949 
1,337 
3,644 
2,147 
883 
563 
$1,000 
11,389 
7,172 
6,335 
20,025 
22,758 
20,841 
30,820 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,359 
1,618 
1,057 
2,614 
1,108 
320 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
361 
292 
232 
885 
749 
262 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
24 
31 
106 
218 
177 
71 
$50,000 or more 
28 
15 
17 
39 
72 
124 
219 
Utilities 
farms 
1,795 
1,288 
879 
2,570 
1,686 
752 
518 
$1,000 
8,230 
5,329 
4,135 
11,912 
11,015 
7,185 
8,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
987 
688 
452 
1,219 
516 
135 
58 
$1,000 to $4,999 
528 
421 
290 
978 
760 
349 
175 
$5,000 to $24,999 
210 
111 
87 
260 
297 
209 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
53 
37 
71 
77 
43 
49 
$50,000 or more 
16 
15 
13 
42 
36 
16 
37 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
2,401 
1,666 
1,151 
3,201 
1,952 
820 
551 
$1,000 
11,546 
6,831 
6,283 
19,959 
23,866 
24,299 
31,428 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,974 
1,317 
850 
2,201 
927 
295 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
356 
303 
258 
861 
766 
272 
169 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
35 
33 
110 
165 
114 
75 
$50,000 or more 
29 
11 
10 
29 
94 
139 
187 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
847 
544 
434 
1,312 
992 
545 
454 
$1,000 
14,355 
8,009 
8,032 
18,933 
23,774 
22,811 
45,715 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
575 
340 
288 
802 
385 
128 
46 
$5,000 to $24,999 
192 
151 
93 
325 
372 
179 
95 
$25,000 to $99,999 
61 
44 
43 
160 
192 
193 
173 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
5 
8 
17 
30 
35 
100 
$250,000 or more 
9 
4 
2 
8 
13 
10 
40 
Contract labor 
farms 
295 
159 
152 
458 
367 
196 
174 
$1,000 
2,038 
894 
1,496 
2,916 
3,151 
3,734 
5,889 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
76 
48 
45 
104 
60 
15 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
144 
75 
51 
221 
140 
67 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60 
33 
48 
107 
148 
70 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
1 
6 
22 
11 
23 
27 
$50,000 or more 
4 
2 
2 
4 
8 
21 
25 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
618 
422 
263 
798 
603 
294 
208 
$1,000 
3,053 
2,264 
1,988 
6,697 
5,996 
5,900 
6,949 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
192 
121 
84 
206 
97 
34 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
228 
161 
79 
252 
188 
68 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
186 
128 
80 
290 
252 
118 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
12 
18 
32 
56 
53 
39 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
2 
18 
10 
21 
30 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
892 
731 
508 
1,580 
1,093 
507 
333 
$1,000 
2,537 
3,070 
2,197 
11,807 
17,261 
23,078 
36,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
789 
581 
395 
1,011 
451 
92 
29 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
75 
63 
252 
176 
54 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
55 
37 
228 
239 
106 
32 
$25,000 or more 
13 
20 
13 
89 
227 
255 
246 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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