Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
27,527 
4,664 
2,072 
2,216 
2,862 
2,403 
$1,000 
1,317,934 
1,163,513 
56,427 
39,244 
21,557 
10,169 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,381 
145 
209 
789 
1,028 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,676 
524 
520 
937 
836 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,157 
1,089 
686 
sfc&Sa&i; Ea 
972 
470 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,473 
608 
381 
205 
104 
48 
$50,000 or more 
2,840 
2,298 
276 
154 
60 
21 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,585 
1,250 
348 
455 
823 
726 
$1,000 
1,254,286 
1,130,871 
32,819 
25,693 
23,625 
8,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,903 
117 
58 
87 
250 
292 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,950 
237 
90 
178 
352 
334 
$25,000 to $99,999 
995 
393 
111 
114 
161 
98 
$100,000 to $249,999 
335 
182 
43 
53 
53 
2 
$250,000 or more 
402 
321 
46 
23 
7 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
6,850 
820 
210 
283 
515 
490 
$1,000 
255,730 
205,188 
11,461 
8,960 
10,489 
4,487 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,673 
612 
194 
238 
442 
358 
$1,000 
998,556 
925,683 
21,358 
16,733 
13,136 
4,179 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,014 
1,969 
516 
781 
1,454 
1,390 
$1,000 
6,069,374 
5,695,041 
95,007 
54,594 
49,001 
22,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,191 
82 
53 
135 
372 
459 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,417 
109 
100 
189 
504 
612 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,042 
72 
101 
250 
480 
307 
$100,000 to $249,999 
596 
123 
121 
184 
87 
12 
$250,000 or more 
1,768 
1,583 
141 
23 
11 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,844 
6,237 
3,085 
3,924 
6,554 
6,256 
$1,000 
1,552,328 
1,231,982 
97,512 
65,533 
58,342 
26,788 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51,974 
227 
432 
1,136 
3,503 
4,723 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,182 
1,055 
1,373 
2,090 
2,617 
1,396 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,745 
1,059 
726 
461 
288 
102 
$50,000 or more 
4,943 
3,896 
554 
237 
146 
35 
Utilities 
farms 
60,680 
6,330 
3,186 
4,107 
6,249 
5,708 
$1,000 
1,684,343 
1,314,042 
107,547 
76,984 
65,698 
36,637 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,704 
34 
40 
144 
459 
980 
$1,000 to $4,999 
212 
357 
842 
2,329 
2,726 
$5,000 to $24,999 
837 
1,430 
2,263 
2,862 
1,728 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,178 
1,046 
731 
585 
427 
210 
$50,000 or more 
5,387 
4,201 
628 
273 
172 
64 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,106 
6,329 
3,185 
4,115 
6,249 
5,714 
$1,000 
2,042,434 
1,642,279 
118,800 
82,486 
74,828 
36,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,934 
181 
353 
1,022 
2,737 
3,659 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12,194 
883 
1,359 
2,110 
2,785 
1,819 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,091 
891 
753 
606 
479 
170 
$50,000 or more 
5,887 
4,374 
720 
377 
248 
66 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
33,955 
5,975 
2,688 
3,049 
4,407 
3,333 
$1,000 
5,877,973 
4,792,475 
338,929 
240,363 
197,360 
78,351 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,680 
24 
60 
191 
670 
936 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,646 
171 
329 
702 
1,486 
1,472 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,011 
928 
1,206 
1,432 
1,820 
813 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,496 
1,450 
725 
574 
326 
91 
$250,000 or more 
4,122 
3,402 
368 
150 
105 
21 
Contract labor 
farms 
25,067 
3,833 
1,841 
2,185 
3,612 
3,111 
$1,000 
3,378,012 
2,758,220 
199,080 
140,684 
135,821 
57,046 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,190 
21 
25 
32 
47 
131 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,812 
96 
118 
168 
448 
705 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
372 
409 
617 
1,315 
1,545 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,941 
362 
272 
433 
875 
509 
$50,000 or more 
6,299 
2,982 
1,017 
935 
927 
221 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
19,644 
3,843 
1,666 
1,908 
2,783 
2,229 
$1,000 
1,258,384 
1,015,894 
87,674 
61,625 
44,070 
19,790 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,589 
25 
29 
71 
217 
351 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,990 
117 
136 
269 
720 
857 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,384 
540 
567 
816 
1,332 
893 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,859 
543 
381 
367 
340 
82 
$50,000 or more 
3,822 
2,618 
553 
385 
174 
46 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,007 
3,588 
1,287 
1,349 
1,733 
1,256 
$1,000 
1,511,985 
1,233,024 
92,011 
55,645 
52,285 
21,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,241 
110 
103 
160 
381 
417 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,649 
123 
90 
141 
268 
253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
526 
310 
362 
557 
434 
$25,000 or more 
5,239 
2,829 
784 
686 
527 
152 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
96 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
