Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 
1,261 
2,116 
1,782 
1,330 
1,107 
2,599 
$1,000 
3,511 
2,628 
1,331 
902 
623 
2,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
567 
1,500 
1,472 
1,129 
989 
2,082 
$1,000 to $4,999 
539 
536 
277 
164 
108 
416 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
74 
32 
37 
6 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
2 
- 
- 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
906 
1,603 
1,313 
1,144 
1,070 
1,962 
$1,000 
7,435 
8,089 
4,652 
3,405 
2,112 
4,900 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
493 
1,091 
1,042 
973 
974 
1,692 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
484 
265 
155 
91 
249 
$25,000 to $99,999 
66 
28 
6 
16 
5 
21 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
728 
1,233 
949 
726 
556 
1,003 
$1,000 
5,621 
5,528 
3,374 
2,130 
1,289 
2,754 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
259 
543 
502 
545 
658 
1,247 
$1,000 
1,813 
2,561 
1,278 
1,275 
823 
2,146 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,068 
4,422 
4,206 
3,583 
3,296 
7,577 
$1,000 
25,417 
31,621 
21,365 
12,694 
8,455 
26,164 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
842 
2,687 
3,083 
2,970 
2,918 
6,197 
$5,000 to $24,999 
914 
1,470 
928 
536 
347 
1,209 
$25,000 to $99,999 
305 
258 
195 
77 
31 
171 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,642 
5,506 
5,511 
4,686 
4,141 
12,797 
$1,000 
9,526 
1 1 ,740 
6,937 
4,638 
3,605 
12,394 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,033 
4,977 
5,340 
4,591 
4,093 
12,561 
$5,000 to $24,999 
594 
514 
170 
94 
47 
228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
15 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
1,932 
3,546 
3,028 
2,483 
2,228 
6,682 
$1,000 
3,153 
4,456 
2,692 
1,818 
1,618 
6,869 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
988 
2,309 
2,182 
1,925 
1,725 
4,396 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
814 
1,111 
805 
538 
486 
2,176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
127 
118 
41 
20 
17 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,404 
4,803 
4,507 
3,722 
3,138 
9,540 
$1,000 
10,200 
12,728 
6,684 
4,226 
3,323 
12,860 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,719 
4,170 
4,405 
3,672 
3,091 
9,321 
$5,000 to $24,999 
661 
612 
98 
49 
47 
207 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
15 
- 
1 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
2 
6 
4 
- 
- 
5 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
908 
1,471 
1,085 
870 
656 
2,455 
$1,000 
7,306 
7,646 
3,839 
3,524 
2,100 
16,433 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
609 
1,157 
924 
768 
555 
1,906 
$5,000 to $24,999 
227 
248 
139 
72 
87 
404 
$25,000 to $99,999 
66 
58 
19 
28 
14 
133 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
8 
3 
- 
- 
3 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
9 
Contract labor 
farms 
337 
459 
384 
266 
193 
1,020 
$1,000 
1,717 
1,759 
1,001 
934 
382 
3,293 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
107 
134 
147 
118 
93 
383 
$1,000 to $4,999 
139 
234 
181 
110 
79 
475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
72 
84 
55 
32 
21 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
4 
1 
- 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
6 
- 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
526 
743 
581 
433 
284 
1,014 
$1,000 
1,262 
1,389 
743 
363 
405 
2,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
189 
381 
346 
316 
192 
516 
$1,000 to $4,999 
283 
318 
205 
110 
76 
406 
$5,000 to $24,999 
53 
40 
30 
7 
12 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 
3 
$50,000 or more 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,209 
1,764 
1,099 
660 
402 
1,069 
$1,000 
5,067 
3,932 
1,417 
801 
509 
2,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,013 
1,645 
1,056 
638 
388 
960 
$5,000 to $9,999 
117 
72 
37 
18 
11 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
43 
30 
4 
4 
1 
21 
$25,000 or more 
36 
17 
2 
- 
2 
18 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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