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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,367 
2,942 
2,375 
1,688 
1,274 
2,612 
$1,000 
6,388 
5,542 
2,413 
1,491 
1,023 
9,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,214 
1,800 
1,748 
1,351 
1,057 
1,676 
$1,000 to $4,999 
844 
903 
545 
283 
182 
504 
$5,000 to $24,999 
289 
224 
79 
51 
33 
317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
8 
3 
3 
2 
101 
$50,000 or more 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
14 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
978 
1,543 
1,232 
1,200 
1,224 
2,789 
$1,000 
7,630 
7,714 
3,648 
2,847 
1,940 
8,767 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
568 
1,082 
986 
1,038 
1,142 
2,268 
$5,000 to $24,999 
343 
441 
238 
156 
81 
498 
$25,000 to $99,999 
65 
15 
8 
6 
1 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
557 
842 
595 
561 
599 
1,368 
$1,000 
3,722 
3,070 
1,448 
1,173 
921 
4,779 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
571 
915 
831 
808 
831 
1,866 
$1,000 
3,908 
4,644 
2,200 
1,674 
1,020 
3,988 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,072 
3,709 
2,923 
2,723 
2,690 
9,762 
$1,000 
25,085 
29,571 
14,914 
12,712 
9,662 
60,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
873 
1,937 
1,937 
1,975 
2,122 
6,242 
$5,000 to $24,999 
938 
1,591 
922 
698 
548 
3,192 
$25,000 to $99,999 
240 
156 
62 
48 
17 
304 
$100,000 to $249,999 
20 
25 
2 
1 
3 
16 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
“ 
8 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,624 
9,094 
6,760 
5,076 
4,024 
13,115 
$1,000 
19,290 
18,660 
6,973 
5,204 
3,516 
17,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,616 
8,256 
6,513 
4,909 
3,935 
12,660 
$5,000 to $24,999 
938 
768 
242 
164 
88 
424 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
42 
- 
2 
1 
14 
$50,000 or more 
21 
28 
5 
1 
- 
17 
Utilities 
farms 
5,837 
7,603 
5,565 
3,925 
2,951 
9,139 
$1,000 
25,399 
23,610 
8,721 
5,564 
3,792 
15,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,443 
2,613 
2,698 
2,036 
1,662 
4,583 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,022 
3,719 
2,650 
1,766 
1,220 
4,261 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,257 
1,198 
212 
119 
66 
273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
63 
2 
4 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
15 
10 
3 
- 
2 
16 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,922 
7,930 
5,853 
4,229 
3,254 
10,236 
$1,000 
25,480 
23,763 
8,182 
4,993 
3,720 
20,303 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,464 
6,804 
5,651 
4,089 
3,180 
9,759 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,321 
1,030 
197 
140 
71 
435 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
71 
2 
- 
2 
11 
$50,000 or more 
37 
25 
3 
- 
1 
31 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,882 
3,413 
2,168 
1,496 
928 
3,573 
$1,000 
53,388 
46,668 
20,747 
13,921 
10,136 
82,533 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,192 
1,869 
1,491 
1,013 
633 
1,585 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,148 
1,135 
483 
313 
188 
1,209 
$25,000 to $99,999 
438 
316 
156 
151 
89 
651 
$100,000 to $249,999 
91 
79 
34 
19 
13 
90 
$250,000 or more 
13 
14 
4 
- 
5 
38 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,735 
2,838 
1,625 
953 
510 
1,781 
$1,000 
35,768 
19,364 
7,407 
3,663 
2,582 
17,553 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
209 
516 
455 
302 
175 
275 
$1,000 to $4,999 
852 
1,269 
802 
442 
213 
688 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,351 
922 
324 
191 
102 
662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
96 
30 
17 
14 
101 
$50,000 or more 
102 
35 
14 
1 
6 
55 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,835 
1,784 
994 
645 
419 
1,484 
$1,000 
9,032 
6,219 
2,262 
1,340 
955 
8,310 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
431 
702 
538 
371 
249 
601 
$1,000 to $4,999 
864 
790 
345 
221 
131 
530 
$5,000 to $24,999 
495 
265 
102 
44 
29 
277 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
18 
9 
9 
10 
54 
$50,000 or more 
4 
9 
- 
- 
22 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,228 
1,623 
786 
514 
403 
1,192 
$1,000 
16,558 
17,554 
2,898 
1,382 
1,258 
15,547 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
632 
1,035 
670 
448 
351 
923 
$5,000 to $9,999 
261 
271 
59 
30 
32 
111 
$10,000 to $24,999 
243 
234 
46 
34 
17 
99 
$25,000 or more 
92 
83 
11 
2 
3 
59 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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