Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, 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 
1,316 
2,243 
1,896 
1,429 
1,262 
1,966 
$1,000 
3,513 
2,638 
1,532 
1,049 
772 
1,243 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
613 
1,618 
1,534 
1,189 
1,114 
1,653 
$1,000 to $4,999 
543 
549 
314 
190 
126 
275 
$5,000 to $24,999 
144 
72 
47 
50 
18 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
939 
1,627 
1,325 
1,112 
1,097 
1,846 
$1,000 
7,676 
7,705 
4,634 
3,257 
2,223 
4,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
499 
1,135 
1,055 
956 
992 
1,597 
$5,000 to $24,999 
369 
473 
264 
140 
100 
228 
$25,000 to $99,999 
71 
19 
6 
16 
5 
21 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
748 
1,244 
966 
697 
567 
931 
$1,000 
5,693 
5,220 
3,351 
2,033 
1,332 
2,584 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
278 
562 
499 
535 
682 
1,187 
$1,000 
1,983 
2,485 
1,283 
1,224 
892 
1,989 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,152 
4,611 
4,290 
3,523 
3,375 
7,091 
$1,000 
24,906 
32,102 
21,329 
12,377 
8,917 
23,902 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
917 
2,854 
3,161 
2,933 
2,967 
5,839 
$5,000 to $24,999 
946 
1,485 
939 
514 
370 
1,102 
$25,000 to $99,999 
283 
265 
190 
76 
38 
150 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,797 
5,972 
6,118 
5,348 
5,401 
9,495 
$1,000 
9,833 
12,272 
7,512 
5,213 
4,647 
8,454 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,197 
5,422 
5,934 
5,247 
5,334 
9,374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
580 
539 
183 
100 
67 
116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
2,023 
3,798 
3,358 
2,780 
2,748 
5,066 
$1,000 
3,299 
5,107 
2,995 
2,160 
2,168 
4,586 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,052 
2,454 
2,376 
2,083 
2,019 
3,486 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
838 
1,201 
941 
681 
703 
1,509 
$5,000 to $24,999 
130 
134 
41 
16 
26 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,524 
5,164 
4,993 
4,219 
4,030 
7,039 
$1,000 
10,616 
13,951 
6,911 
4,886 
4,290 
8,482 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,840 
4,491 
4,889 
4,167 
3,970 
6,941 
$5,000 to $24,999 
658 
648 
102 
51 
60 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
16 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
5 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
954 
1,588 
1,255 
983 
898 
1,690 
$1,000 
7,703 
9,454 
4,806 
4,055 
3,413 
10,424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
645 
1,241 
1,059 
863 
745 
1,323 
$5,000 to $24,999 
235 
256 
159 
75 
128 
297 
$25,000 to $99,999 
67 
83 
34 
43 
24 
63 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
6 
3 
- 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
354 
499 
439 
376 
295 
666 
$1,000 
1,632 
1,906 
1,251 
1,208 
663 
2,072 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
114 
148 
166 
157 
138 
256 
$1,000 to $4,999 
146 
251 
206 
168 
122 
310 
$5,000 to $24,999 
77 
94 
64 
45 
33 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
3 
2 
- 
2 
6 
$50,000 or more 
- 
3 
1 
6 
- 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
532 
816 
642 
506 
397 
654 
$1,000 
1,297 
1,741 
940 
589 
777 
1,115 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
191 
419 
377 
353 
229 
359 
$1,000 to $4,999 
285 
335 
230 
135 
135 
262 
$5,000 to $24,999 
55 
55 
33 
18 
29 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
2 
2 
- 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,239 
1,808 
1,133 
643 
445 
875 
$1,000 
4,923 
4,016 
1,464 
822 
695 
2,315 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,058 
1,683 
1,090 
613 
427 
798 
$5,000 to $9,999 
109 
74 
37 
26 
13 
49 
$10,000 to $24,999 
40 
34 
4 
4 
1 
15 
$25,000 or more 
32 
17 
2 
- 
4 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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