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 
854 
975 
738 
606 
550 
1,615 
$1,000 
3,226 
1,832 
685 
600 
386 
1,824 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
281 
566 
538 
470 
474 
1,186 
$1,000 to $4,999 
388 
331 
177 
122 
63 
337 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
72 
23 
9 
12 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
6 
- 
5 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
712 
1,123 
980 
899 
896 
2,054 
$1,000 
5,836 
5,329 
3,418 
2,339 
1,475 
5,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
375 
775 
777 
799 
836 
1,801 
$5,000 to $24,999 
293 
334 
190 
89 
58 
228 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
14 
13 
11 
2 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
519 
627 
502 
383 
319 
784 
$1,000 
3,673 
2,633 
1,686 
1,055 
714 
2,029 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
308 
660 
604 
664 
690 
1,536 
$1,000 
2,163 
2,696 
1,732 
1,284 
760 
3,187 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,586 
2,442 
2,133 
1,925 
1,991 
6,951 
$1,000 
18,630 
18,079 
12,075 
8,278 
7,209 
34,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
556 
1,264 
1,348 
1,402 
1,555 
4,826 
$5,000 to $24,999 
852 
1,053 
717 
481 
402 
1,915 
$25,000 to $99,999 
170 
122 
66 
42 
34 
204 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
3 
2 
- 
- 
5 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,286 
3,414 
2,896 
2,692 
2,931 
1 1 ,282 
$1,000 
11,603 
9,206 
4,635 
3,071 
2,796 
13,158 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,526 
2,843 
2,685 
2,600 
2,881 
10,803 
$5,000 to $24,999 
697 
558 
211 
92 
47 
465 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
12 
- 
- 
2 
11 
$50,000 or more 
8 
1 
- 
" 
1 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
1,812 
2,502 
1,944 
1,722 
1,796 
6,636 
$1,000 
5,284 
4,901 
2,567 
2,092 
1,837 
8,294 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
527 
1,026 
1,043 
1,031 
1,206 
3,907 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,000 
1,279 
826 
613 
555 
2,601 
$5,000 to $24,999 
280 
193 
75 
78 
32 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
10 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
" 
1 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,049 
2,899 
2,334 
2,016 
2,103 
8,222 
$1,000 
10,915 
9,532 
3,997 
3,038 
2,561 
13,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,307 
2,355 
2,205 
1,928 
2,050 
7,758 
$5,000 to $24,999 
704 
517 
124 
81 
51 
444 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
21 
4 
7 
1 
7 
$50,000 or more 
12 
6 
1 
" 
1 
13 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
605 
729 
523 
448 
442 
1,937 
$1,000 
8,178 
6,760 
3,539 
3,655 
3,647 
23,220 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
282 
459 
382 
325 
329 
1,035 
$5,000 to $24,999 
240 
184 
105 
75 
70 
628 
$25,000 to $99,999 
78 
81 
35 
43 
38 
242 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
4 
1 
5 
4 
29 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
353 
476 
335 
266 
235 
1,083 
$1,000 
2,290 
2,411 
1,187 
1,011 
795 
4,780 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
63 
151 
138 
120 
114 
374 
$1,000 to $4,999 
160 
185 
147 
94 
90 
423 
$5,000 to $24,999 
115 
124 
38 
41 
21 
261 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
13 
11 
11 
10 
21 
$50,000 or more 
5 
3 
1 
- 
- 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
628 
700 
496 
459 
460 
1,427 
$1,000 
3,232 
2,149 
817 
764 
641 
3,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
150 
244 
235 
238 
265 
721 
$1,000 to $4,999 
291 
345 
234 
190 
175 
633 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
101 
26 
30 
20 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
8 
1 
1 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
- 
" 
- 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
917 
1,139 
741 
469 
417 
1,350 
$1,000 
10,752 
9,143 
1,874 
1,045 
1,120 
7,263 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
523 
867 
639 
431 
367 
1,022 
$5,000 to $9,999 
201 
122 
61 
19 
29 
151 
$10,000 to $24,999 
121 
103 
39 
16 
14 
126 
$25,000 or more 
72 
47 
2 
3 
7 
51 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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