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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,159 
765 
628 
2,191 
1,875 
1,186 
1,170 
$1,000 
22,830 
25,635 
36,881 
94,310 
192,666 
193,155 
532,664 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
308 
133 
96 
256 
120 
67 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
326 
205 
162 
464 
273 
136 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
406 
317 
257 
876 
536 
228 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
69 
51 
45 
305 
405 
142 
99 
$50,000 or more 
50 
59 
68 
290 
541 
613 
709 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
388 
226 
192 
707 
656 
578 
992 
$1,000 
113,624 
27,765 
66,341 
192,205 
208,310 
124,937 
289,112 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
80 
88 
287 
270 
174 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
117 
81 
43 
234 
188 
198 
357 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
44 
40 
121 
105 
109 
255 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
10 
10 
44 
52 
36 
64 
$250,000 or more 
16 
11 
11 
21 
41 
61 
145 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
261 
136 
126 
482 
479 
423 
770 
$1,000 
5,029 
5,509 
18,360 
14,117 
18,385 
27,694 
98,288 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
177 
113 
97 
312 
266 
236 
444 
$1,000 
108,595 
22,255 
47,982 
178,088 
189,926 
97,243 
190,823 
Feed purchased 
farms 
900 
520 
427 
1,545 
1,334 
985 
1,501 
$1,000 
365,629 
170,641 
187,535 
867,822 
1,203,370 
982,552 
852,466 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
460 
218 
196 
613 
450 
236 
256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
290 
164 
115 
454 
438 
361 
520 
$25,000 to $99,999 
41 
32 
46 
128 
127 
158 
380 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
27 
9 
58 
38 
48 
144 
$250,000 or more 
103 
79 
61 
292 
281 
182 
201 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,397 
1,428 
1,135 
3,789 
3,109 
1,993 
2,394 
$1,000 
41,996 
30,898 
29,180 
146,680 
213,561 
255,839 
602,281 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,279 
572 
461 
1,316 
942 
482 
503 
$5,000 to $24,999 
729 
527 
372 
1,054 
674 
453 
668 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
181 
151 
651 
394 
136 
190 
$50,000 or more 
168 
148 
151 
768 
1,099 
922 
1,033 
Utilities 
farms 
2,060 
1,287 
975 
3,402 
2,793 
1,801 
2,184 
$1,000 
45,764 
34,953 
38,479 
164,794 
247,919 
240,121 
615,091 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
388 
162 
104 
365 
282 
154 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
495 
305 
203 
672 
507 
319 
495 
$5,000 to $24,999 
704 
435 
301 
849 
474 
314 
505 
$25,000 to $49,999 
257 
203 
157 
573 
356 
144 
178 
$50,000 or more 
216 
182 
210 
943 
1,174 
870 
888 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
2,219 
1,349 
1,072 
3,610 
2,933 
1,924 
2,337 
$1,000 
60,756 
50,762 
51,076 
208,521 
291,438 
311,346 
735,679 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,007 
481 
373 
1,118 
753 
429 
465 
$5,000 to $24,999 
742 
416 
308 
1,021 
637 
364 
595 
$25,000 to $49,999 
234 
195 
165 
533 
379 
179 
210 
$50,000 or more 
236 
257 
226 
938 
1,164 
952 
1,067 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,352 
928 
734 
2,531 
2,149 
1,465 
1,810 
$1,000 
203,760 
153,342 
208,407 
701,611 
830,151 
792,514 
1,677,606 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
192 
98 
89 
227 
188 
93 
132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
292 
154 
141 
370 
196 
133 
228 
$25,000 to $99,999 
514 
360 
217 
788 
583 
277 
392 
$100,000 to $249,999 
203 
186 
143 
570 
455 
306 
240 
$250,000 or more 
151 
130 
144 
576 
727 
656 
818 
Contract labor 
farms 
940 
600 
440 
1,552 
1,342 
911 
1,113 
$1,000 
89,105 
76,859 
77,363 
321,699 
463,802 
594,423 
1,256,977 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23 
21 
13 
34 
36 
25 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
97 
63 
40 
119 
115 
80 
101 
$5,000 to $24,999 
248 
134 
120 
329 
246 
115 
189 
$25,000 to $49,999 
152 
87 
60 
217 
152 
78 
84 
$50,000 or more 
420 
295 
207 
853 
793 
613 
712 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
916 
563 
482 
1,754 
1,541 
980 
1,236 
$1,000 
36,347 
25,763 
25,596 
130,792 
216,612 
230,968 
434,436 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
85 
31 
18 
126 
80 
59 
70 
$1,000 to $4,999 
152 
85 
70 
171 
163 
96 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
300 
192 
176 
453 
247 
147 
235 
$25,000 to $49,999 
179 
102 
91 
287 
210 
97 
111 
$50,000 or more 
200 
153 
127 
717 
841 
581 
597 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
724 
532 
440 
1,731 
1,688 
1,294 
1,694 
$1,000 
28,868 
26,082 
29,040 
144,034 
212,743 
243,963 
721,662 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
212 
143 
133 
380 
330 
142 
147 
$5,000 to $9,999 
95 
49 
36 
173 
157 
112 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
196 
108 
77 
292 
299 
255 
297 
$25,000 or more 
221 
232 
194 
886 
902 
785 
1,165 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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