Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,116 
211 
169 
82 
141 
95 
$1,000 
35,275 
22,969 
5,663 
2,817 
2,350 
719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
19 
- 
1 
2 
3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
265 
22 
38 
5 
17 
30 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
46 
46 
33 
101 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
17 
49 
27 
19 
2 
$50,000 or more 
161 
107 
36 
16 
2 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
947 
296 
308 
44 
28 
31 
$1,000 
94,265 
63,037 
26,501 
(D) 
1,500 
563 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
203 
2 
3 
2 
2 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
6 
3 
1 
14 
9 
$25,000 to $99,999 
308 
18 
228 
41 
9 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
255 
181 
73 
- 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
92 
89 
1 
- 
2 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
151 
14 
6 
3 
18 
22 
$1,000 
1,871 
387 
105 
(D) 
(D) 
478 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
842 
288 
305 
41 
15 
11 
$1,000 
92,394 
62,650 
26,396 
1,680 
(D) 
86 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,602 
302 
324 
54 
56 
52 
$1,000 
503,159 
340,457 
145,623 
9,523 
1,905 
938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
550 
2 
7 
5 
13 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
337 
4 
8 
5 
21 
16 
$25,000 to $99,999 
70 
2 
2 
5 
17 
15 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
6 
5 
23 
5 
- 
$250,000 or more 
606 
288 
302 
16 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,358 
372 
369 
114 
162 
133 
$1,000 
30,861 
19,337 
5,009 
1,703 
1,668 
602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,497 
86 
169 
31 
46 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
630 
157 
137 
56 
110 
46 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
37 
44 
24 
4 
1 
$50,000 or more 
116 
92 
19 
3 
2 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
1,850 
373 
370 
115 
133 
97 
$1,000 
16,595 
9,208 
4,344 
829 
488 
186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
474 
3 
4 
3 
31 
42 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
526 
17 
57 
48 
63 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
714 
252 
281 
62 
39 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
66 
24 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
40 
35 
4 
1 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,085 
373 
370 
115 
151 
118 
$1,000 
40,061 
24,735 
7,575 
2,239 
2,185 
606 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,087 
29 
80 
26 
38 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
612 
147 
168 
65 
85 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
229 
86 
99 
10 
27 
1 
$50,000 or more 
157 
111 
23 
14 
1 
- 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
898 
274 
169 
60 
70 
36 
$1,000 
50,307 
31,885 
5,305 
2,045 
2,032 
1,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
35 
46 
14 
12 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
62 
70 
18 
36 
10 
$25,000 to $99,999 
272 
102 
38 
25 
17 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
85 
45 
13 
3 
5 
6 
$250,000 or more 
35 
30 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
247 
87 
37 
18 
13 
5 
$1,000 
6,147 
3,513 
(D) 
169 
460 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
3 
2 
2 
2 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
61 
19 
6 
5 
3 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
35 
18 
8 
4 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
9 
7 
3 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
29 
21 
4 
- 
1 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,021 
322 
334 
73 
82 
63 
$1,000 
10,348 
(D) 
2,671 
558 
441 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
100 
2 
1 
4 
4 
21 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
246 
10 
55 
45 
47 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
596 
249 
267 
19 
29 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
46 
10 
4 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
17 
15 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
642 
150 
150 
56 
107 
64 
$1,000 
25,825 
18,158 
4,477 
1,234 
1,355 
284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
248 
23 
49 
6 
28 
48 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
5 
27 
4 
25 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
23 
22 
27 
46 
4 
$25,000 or more 
178 
99 
52 
19 
8 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
82 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
