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 
502 
253 
214 
1,108 
1,164 
1,143 
1,998 
$1,000 
2,750 
2,107 
1,301 
17,417 
23,673 
29,591 
94,435 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
192 
106 
91 
289 
217 
155 
175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
167 
62 
60 
341 
325 
289 
346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
128 
67 
49 
334 
344 
390 
688 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
9 
13 
113 
164 
111 
273 
$50,000 or more 
4 
9 
1 
31 
114 
198 
516 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
424 
190 
135 
720 
725 
673 
1,643 
$1,000 
104,510 
83,093 
44,832 
131,845 
676,095 
311,398 
351,877 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
293 
120 
71 
402 
315 
263 
338 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
47 
48 
244 
264 
251 
591 
$25,000 to $99,999 
14 
9 
9 
44 
91 
80 
363 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12 
6 
- 
15 
14 
37 
145 
$250,000 or more 
16 
8 
7 
15 
41 
42 
206 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
231 
118 
83 
504 
520 
491 
1,303 
$1,000 
2,932 
735 
(D) 
7,662 
15,132 
13,588 
47,944 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
243 
113 
80 
334 
335 
284 
658 
$1,000 
101,578 
82,358 
(D) 
124,184 
660,963 
297,811 
303,933 
Feed purchased 
farms 
956 
500 
336 
1,531 
1,469 
1,254 
2,439 
$1,000 
111,728 
105,185 
40,233 
170,917 
608,074 
239,895 
422,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
530 
271 
189 
824 
683 
419 
409 
$5,000 to $24,999 
333 
163 
107 
516 
531 
547 
926 
$25,000 to $99,999 
57 
48 
30 
146 
155 
208 
771 
$100,000 to $249,999 
18 
1 
5 
16 
48 
38 
185 
$250,000 or more 
18 
17 
5 
29 
52 
42 
148 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,865 
862 
615 
2,897 
2,626 
2,094 
3,510 
$1,000 
7,565 
4,514 
3,439 
23,201 
32,440 
40,898 
138,355 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,532 
675 
454 
1,949 
1,458 
880 
671 
$5,000 to $24,999 
307 
160 
131 
786 
838 
837 
1,529 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
14 
16 
106 
208 
198 
661 
$50,000 or more 
12 
13 
14 
56 
122 
179 
649 
Utilities 
farms 
1,326 
597 
446 
2,147 
2,079 
1,735 
3,258 
$1,000 
5,274 
3,241 
2,506 
15,124 
24,932 
29,627 
84,388 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
488 
206 
154 
667 
520 
324 
240 
$1,000 to $4,999 
625 
297 
192 
935 
908 
754 
1,300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
192 
70 
81 
428 
446 
380 
1,129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
9 
12 
86 
114 
111 
201 
$50,000 or more 
12 
15 
7 
31 
91 
166 
388 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
1,508 
714 
513 
2,532 
2,404 
1,968 
3,354 
$1,000 
8,789 
4,824 
5,586 
26,184 
45,310 
48,318 
143,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,194 
534 
356 
1,645 
1,297 
829 
671 
$5,000 to $24,999 
271 
147 
122 
678 
737 
746 
1,360 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
17 
16 
139 
183 
173 
576 
$50,000 or more 
21 
16 
19 
70 
187 
220 
747 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
421 
208 
194 
877 
927 
921 
2,111 
$1,000 
14,829 
11,149 
6,676 
52,645 
67,079 
53,376 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
197 
93 
85 
343 
308 
244 
394 
$5,000 to $24,999 
151 
61 
59 
312 
308 
311 
622 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48 
26 
45 
162 
220 
260 
764 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
17 
- 
34 
47 
69 
245 
$250,000 or more 
8 
11 
5 
26 
44 
37 
86 
Contract labor 
farms 
210 
125 
87 
422 
434 
418 
1,008 
$1,000 
2,060 
975 
811 
4,947 
10,019 
6,228 
26,950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
44 
27 
19 
87 
60 
58 
70 
$1,000 to $4,999 
83 
66 
28 
172 
164 
141 
295 
$5,000 to $24,999 
71 
25 
31 
123 
153 
169 
436 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
6 
8 
23 
30 
37 
117 
$50,000 or more 
9 
1 
1 
17 
27 
13 
90 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
357 
169 
141 
733 
751 
732 
1,558 
$1,000 
2,337 
1,089 
1,762 
9,234 
15,225 
17,451 
52,040 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
56 
35 
32 
165 
122 
97 
119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
180 
79 
55 
284 
259 
199 
371 
$5,000 to $24,999 
98 
45 
46 
210 
256 
272 
598 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
7 
4 
52 
62 
82 
222 
$50,000 or more 
6 
3 
4 
22 
52 
82 
248 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
470 
307 
198 
1,133 
1,319 
1,225 
2,453 
$1,000 
4,544 
3,079 
1,866 
14,200 
26,139 
32,793 
128,596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
322 
184 
108 
621 
605 
483 
561 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
48 
34 
167 
186 
193 
375 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
55 
38 
204 
307 
251 
593 
$25,000 or more 
18 
20 
18 
141 
221 
298 
924 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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