Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
22,361 
1,548 
966 
765 
494 
3,930 
- 
$1,000 
241,072 
79,757 
6,830 
1,228 
13,824 
80,986 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,354 
633 
891 
709 
344 
2,763 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,566 
476 
49 
50 
76 
598 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
557 
143 
8 
5 
34 
156 
- 
$50,000 or more 
884 
296 
18 
1 
40 
413 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
20,270 
1,559 
914 
829 
526 
3,632 
_ 
$1,000 
146,534 
45,316 
2,957 
1,232 
11,798 
67,565 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,080 
915 
872 
784 
425 
2,834 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
344 
24 
39 
61 
303 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
330 
104 
8 
4 
16 
136 
- 
$50,000 or more 
621 
196 
10 
2 
24 
359 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
13,358 
1,586 
892 
528 
433 
2,693 
- 
$1,000 
141,628 
50,242 
2,860 
689 
18,542 
56,107 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,130 
342 
754 
365 
144 
1,364 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,868 
427 
104 
129 
113 
466 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,281 
438 
16 
33 
86 
353 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
373 
140 
8 
1 
24 
158 
- 
$50,000 or more 
706 
239 
10 
- 
66 
352 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
11,777 
142 
134 
62 
31 
732 
- 
$1,000 
751 ,245 
2,736 
181 
143 
71 
4,802 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,605 
74 
126 
56 
26 
545 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
49 
7 
6 
5 
150 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,424 
12 
1 
- 
- 
32 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$250,000 or more 
429 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
6,793 
94 
41 
30 
14 
476 
- 
$1,000 
81,263 
1,112 
84 
95 
49 
2,803 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
6,491 
58 
111 
38 
19 
320 
- 
$1,000 
669,983 
1,623 
97 
48 
23 
1,999 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
29,985 
454 
313 
243 
72 
2,141 
_ 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
7,240 
1,019 
980 
261 
12,479 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,100 
277 
263 
203 
57 
1,719 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,144 
105 
45 
28 
12 
307 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,837 
57 
5 
12 
3 
100 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
445 
11 
- 
- 
- 
13 
- 
$250,000 or more 
2,459 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
41,638 
1,795 
1,072 
1,227 
625 
9,334 
_ 
$1,000 
179,640 
23,969 
2,367 
1,889 
11,254 
40,937 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
35,408 
1,045 
1,009 
1,150 
448 
8,222 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,690 
526 
46 
70 
97 
705 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
86 
9 
3 
30 
228 
- 
$50,000 or more 
605 
138 
8 
4 
50 
179 
- 
Utilities farms 
25,817 
1,196 
591 
714 
554 
5,038 
_ 
$1,000 
118,590 
4,770 
996 
1,013 
6,940 
10,292 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,238 
449 
386 
448 
188 
2,816 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,522 
537 
170 
241 
187 
1,831 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,954 
179 
28 
23 
133 
337 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
765 
19 
6 
1 
27 
42 
- 
$50,000 or more 
338 
12 
1 
1 
19 
12 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
34,272 
1,546 
862 
986 
573 
7,326 
- 
$1,000 
194,117 
23,176 
2,565 
2,383 
15,821 
42,117 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
28,047 
874 
806 
879 
411 
6,223 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,827 
433 
43 
96 
87 
735 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
810 
113 
5 
8 
35 
170 
- 
$50,000 or more 
588 
126 
8 
3 
40 
198 
- 
Flired farm labor farms 
11,216 
636 
313 
320 
345 
2,333 
_ 
$1,000 
225,716 
20,477 
5,380 
4,730 
55,147 
37,396 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,876 
252 
221 
207 
56 
1,515 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,631 
192 
50 
80 
79 
419 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,313 
136 
32 
24 
90 
319 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
261 
43 
4 
5 
70 
62 
- 
$250,000 or more 
135 
13 
6 
4 
50 
18 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
162 Aiabama 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
