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 
857 
991 
811 
595 
586 
1,337 
$1,000 
2,915 
1,857 
882 
520 
392 
1,036 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
309 
569 
587 
460 
503 
1,052 
$1,000 to $4,999 
395 
340 
195 
120 
70 
245 
$5,000 to $24,999 
138 
77 
24 
14 
13 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
5 
5 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
708 
1,137 
1,000 
892 
890 
1,972 
$1,000 
5,464 
5,239 
3,527 
2,213 
1,403 
4,958 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
378 
793 
793 
798 
833 
1,737 
$5,000 to $24,999 
293 
332 
189 
86 
57 
210 
$25,000 to $99,999 
37 
12 
18 
8 
- 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
504 
630 
518 
364 
319 
744 
$1,000 
3,340 
2,559 
1,806 
937 
671 
1,871 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
319 
672 
612 
672 
687 
1,484 
$1,000 
2,124 
2,680 
1,721 
1,276 
732 
3,086 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,613 
2,487 
2,195 
1,901 
2,032 
6,655 
$1,000 
17,676 
17,950 
12,144 
8,175 
7,136 
33,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
587 
1,321 
1,404 
1,390 
1,601 
4,603 
$5,000 to $24,999 
859 
1,046 
727 
468 
399 
1,846 
$25,000 to $99,999 
163 
117 
62 
43 
32 
200 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
5 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,500 
3,790 
3,367 
2,964 
3,192 
9,376 
$1,000 
11,603 
9,832 
5,021 
3,270 
3,057 
9,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,737 
3,198 
3,153 
2,861 
3,126 
9,086 
$5,000 to $24,999 
707 
574 
214 
103 
64 
285 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
15 
- 
- 
1 
5 
$50,000 or more 
6 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
1,948 
2,729 
2,214 
1,868 
1,926 
5,494 
$1,000 
5,543 
5,223 
3,051 
2,262 
2,103 
6,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
577 
1,167 
1,167 
1,111 
1,277 
3,384 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,084 
1,354 
971 
687 
608 
2,030 
$5,000 to $24,999 
281 
204 
75 
70 
35 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
5 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,230 
3,217 
2,666 
2,228 
2,302 
6,700 
$1,000 
11,121 
10,670 
4,284 
3,258 
2,875 
9,505 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,462 
2,621 
2,542 
2,132 
2,233 
6,469 
$5,000 to $24,999 
732 
564 
121 
89 
68 
220 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
25 
2 
7 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
10 
7 
1 
- 
- 
9 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
668 
829 
641 
491 
485 
1,492 
$1,000 
9,044 
7,678 
4,479 
4,517 
3,841 
18,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
293 
501 
424 
319 
352 
877 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
228 
179 
121 
86 
392 
$25,000 to $99,999 
91 
97 
36 
45 
43 
193 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
2 
2 
5 
4 
28 
$250,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
360 
499 
378 
280 
257 
915 
$1,000 
2,226 
2,635 
1,251 
1,213 
785 
3,919 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
63 
156 
152 
118 
122 
338 
$1,000 to $4,999 
167 
196 
170 
101 
105 
336 
$5,000 to $24,999 
119 
126 
46 
49 
22 
219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
17 
9 
11 
8 
20 
$50,000 or more 
5 
4 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
645 
759 
543 
459 
471 
1,185 
$1,000 
2,777 
2,805 
867 
744 
623 
1,784 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
165 
279 
256 
245 
267 
632 
$1,000 to $4,999 
305 
369 
260 
186 
185 
516 
$5,000 to $24,999 
163 
98 
26 
27 
19 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
9 
1 
1 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
4 
- 
- 
" 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
965 
1,160 
774 
486 
434 
1,077 
$1,000 
9,256 
9,163 
2,340 
1,436 
1,302 
4,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
575 
883 
649 
434 
374 
877 
$5,000 to $9,999 
206 
122 
70 
29 
33 
93 
$10,000 to $24,999 
121 
107 
48 
19 
18 
84 
$25,000 or more 
63 
48 
7 
4 
9 
23 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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