Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,116 
90 
231 
61 
95 
84 
$1,000 
35,275 
396 
1,386 
219 
347 
694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
62 
133 
15 
27 
5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
265 
18 
82 
34 
44 
37 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
8 
8 
11 
22 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
1 
4 
1 
2 
7 
$50,000 or more 
161 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
947 
238 
356 
38 
60 
56 
$1,000 
94,265 
13,234 
37,565 
4,520 
6,890 
5,321 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
203 
83 
79 
7 
13 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
28 
27 
2 
10 
2 
$25,000 to $99,999 
308 
82 
97 
11 
13 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
255 
41 
111 
15 
12 
18 
$250,000 or more 
92 
4 
42 
3 
12 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
151 
41 
42 
6 
15 
10 
$1,000 
1,871 
201 
315 
170 
271 
258 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
842 
209 
327 
36 
48 
48 
$1,000 
92,394 
13,032 
37,250 
4,349 
6,618 
5,064 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,602 
374 
711 
72 
96 
85 
$1,000 
503,159 
66,526 
200,299 
24,638 
38,090 
28,506 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
550 
154 
283 
25 
27 
17 
$5,000 to $24,999 
337 
91 
151 
14 
25 
23 
$25,000 to $99,999 
70 
2 
34 
4 
8 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
18 
7 
2 
1 
1 
$250,000 or more 
606 
109 
236 
27 
35 
40 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,358 
405 
903 
139 
155 
146 
$1,000 
30,861 
1,560 
3,082 
547 
696 
853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,497 
331 
718 
107 
113 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
630 
69 
179 
32 
39 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
3 
2 
- 
3 
5 
$50,000 or more 
116 
2 
4 
- 
- 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
1,850 
315 
634 
105 
121 
120 
$1,000 
16,595 
2,001 
4,751 
661 
860 
1,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
474 
102 
198 
37 
43 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
83 
154 
28 
31 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
714 
125 
240 
36 
38 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
3 
38 
4 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
40 
2 
4 
- 
- 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
2,085 
353 
751 
119 
145 
134 
$1,000 
40,061 
2,272 
5,888 
1,013 
1,214 
1,647 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,087 
256 
519 
71 
85 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
612 
73 
176 
40 
45 
46 
$25,000 to $49,999 
229 
22 
40 
4 
11 
14 
$50,000 or more 
157 
2 
16 
4 
4 
7 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
898 
124 
275 
44 
62 
57 
$1,000 
50,307 
4,151 
1 1 ,865 
1,108 
1,511 
2,838 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
48 
73 
10 
23 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
41 
104 
19 
19 
26 
$25,000 to $99,999 
272 
32 
76 
13 
19 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
85 
1 
16 
2 
1 
7 
$250,000 or more 
35 
2 
6 
- 
- 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
247 
36 
81 
13 
11 
12 
$1,000 
6,147 
(D) 
1,316 
358 
(D) 
269 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
2 
11 
2 
2 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
61 
18 
21 
4 
2 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
14 
36 
6 
7 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
1 
8 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
29 
1 
5 
1 
- 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,021 
144 
328 
49 
66 
79 
$1,000 
10,348 
1,009 
2,665 
392 
612 
551 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
100 
9 
60 
7 
9 
4 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
246 
36 
51 
15 
15 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
596 
97 
212 
24 
32 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
2 
5 
3 
10 
4 
$50,000 or more 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
642 
29 
61 
20 
32 
56 
$1,000 
25,825 
111 
251 
48 
121 
256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
248 
22 
56 
18 
22 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
6 
2 
1 
10 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$25,000 or more 
178 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
