Table 65. Summary by 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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,333 
2,923 
2,366 
1,665 
1,260 
2,763 
$1,000 
5,292 
5,522 
2,406 
1,359 
943 
11,502 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,201 
1,796 
1,748 
1,346 
1,052 
1,721 
$1,000 to $4,999 
847 
890 
542 
275 
174 
555 
$5,000 to $24,999 
272 
223 
72 
41 
34 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
7 
4 
3 
- 
106 
$50,000 or more 
6 
7 
- 
" 
18 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
965 
1,529 
1,242 
1,192 
1,212 
2,843 
$1,000 
7,510 
7,773 
3,671 
2,818 
1,943 
8,897 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
561 
1,066 
996 
1,035 
1,126 
2,315 
$5,000 to $24,999 
339 
441 
238 
151 
85 
505 
$25,000 to $99,999 
63 
17 
8 
6 
1 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
548 
839 
601 
558 
598 
1,388 
$1,000 
3,654 
3,135 
1,459 
1,154 
930 
4,813 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
558 
905 
837 
801 
820 
1,908 
$1,000 
3,856 
4,639 
2,211 
1,663 
1,013 
4,084 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,043 
3,664 
2,918 
2,703 
2,699 
9,877 
$1,000 
25,228 
29,315 
15,309 
12,542 
9,720 
60,722 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
842 
1,909 
1,923 
1,966 
2,125 
6,325 
$5,000 to $24,999 
935 
1,575 
929 
688 
554 
3,222 
$25,000 to $99,999 
245 
156 
62 
47 
17 
305 
$100,000 to $249,999 
20 
24 
4 
1 
3 
17 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
" 
8 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,526 
8,997 
6,666 
4,975 
3,929 
13,695 
$1,000 
18,914 
18,670 
7,044 
4,907 
3,367 
19,269 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,541 
8,161 
6,414 
4,814 
3,849 
13,174 
$5,000 to $24,999 
917 
765 
245 
159 
79 
486 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
43 
- 
2 
1 
15 
$50,000 or more 
20 
28 
7 
- 
" 
20 
Utilities 
farms 
5,763 
7,555 
5,510 
3,837 
2,904 
9,531 
$1,000 
25,257 
23,641 
8,756 
5,342 
3,736 
16,702 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,425 
2,585 
2,646 
2,019 
1,639 
4,733 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,973 
3,699 
2,641 
1,704 
1,200 
4,453 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,250 
1,196 
218 
110 
62 
319 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
65 
2 
4 
1 
10 
$50,000 or more 
18 
10 
3 
" 
2 
16 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,840 
7,861 
5,790 
4,146 
3,193 
10,684 
$1,000 
24,457 
23,698 
8,292 
4,842 
3,641 
22,566 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,387 
6,736 
5,589 
4,013 
3,125 
10,132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,330 
1,026 
194 
132 
65 
491 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
74 
2 
1 
2 
20 
$50,000 or more 
30 
25 
5 
- 
1 
41 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,852 
3,413 
2,142 
1,451 
915 
3,730 
$1,000 
53,407 
46,277 
22,263 
12,537 
8,424 
87,588 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,176 
1,857 
1,476 
1,001 
643 
1,646 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,129 
1,146 
473 
296 
177 
1,265 
$25,000 to $99,999 
443 
320 
153 
141 
81 
674 
$100,000 to $249,999 
91 
76 
34 
13 
11 
105 
$250,000 or more 
13 
14 
6 
" 
3 
40 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,679 
2,856 
1,594 
924 
497 
1,935 
$1,000 
34,488 
19,871 
7,093 
3,455 
2,347 
19,907 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
208 
514 
447 
300 
182 
283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
832 
1,270 
794 
438 
204 
739 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,332 
932 
311 
168 
93 
731 
$25,000 to $49,999 
214 
104 
30 
17 
13 
112 
$50,000 or more 
93 
36 
12 
1 
5 
70 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,840 
1,739 
989 
608 
415 
1,624 
$1,000 
9,453 
5,662 
2,135 
1,163 
796 
10,122 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
424 
692 
534 
373 
252 
621 
$1,000 to $4,999 
860 
768 
351 
188 
133 
591 
$5,000 to $24,999 
508 
256 
95 
40 
23 
314 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
16 
9 
7 
7 
68 
$50,000 or more 
9 
7 
- 
" 
- 
30 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,208 
1,615 
790 
490 
388 
1,303 
$1,000 
16,411 
17,754 
2,792 
1,185 
1,232 
18,273 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
609 
1,027 
674 
443 
338 
979 
$5,000 to $9,999 
262 
274 
62 
20 
30 
126 
$10,000 to $24,999 
248 
236 
45 
27 
17 
116 
$25,000 or more 
89 
78 
9 
- 
3 
82 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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