Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
1,116 
822 
85 
73 
$1,000 
35,275 
15,619 
5,740 
4,745 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
206 
12 
8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
265 
222 
9 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
247 
22 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
84 
13 
13 
$50,000 or more 
161 
63 
29 
24 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
947 
706 
69 
52 
$1,000 
94,265 
61,261 
8,487 
6,657 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
203 
167 
7 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
81 
5 
4 
$25,000 to $99,999 
308 
236 
25 
15 
$100,000 to $249,999 
255 
168 
20 
17 
$250,000 or more 
92 
54 
12 
9 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
151 
115 
21 
15 
$1,000 
1,871 
926 
688 
448 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
842 
628 
53 
42 
$1,000 
92,394 
60,335 
7,799 
6,209 
Feed purchased farms 
1,602 
1,258 
106 
82 
$1,000 
503,159 
333,626 
44,241 
35,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
550 
488 
18 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
337 
264 
28 
21 
$25,000 to $99,999 
70 
47 
15 
14 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
29 
3 
3 
$250,000 or more 
606 
430 
42 
32 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
2,358 
1,837 
158 
125 
$1,000 
30,861 
14,084 
3,691 
3,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,497 
1,271 
68 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
630 
465 
50 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
63 
21 
19 
$50,000 or more 
116 
38 
19 
16 
Utilities farms 
1,850 
1,386 
138 
109 
$1,000 
16,595 
9,091 
1,524 
1,284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
474 
402 
19 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
526 
432 
37 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
714 
487 
68 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
53 
10 
8 
$50,000 or more 
40 
12 
4 
4 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
2,085 
1,596 
147 
116 
$1,000 
40,061 
19,805 
4,888 
3,903 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,087 
934 
51 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
612 
448 
46 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
229 
155 
27 
22 
$50,000 or more 
157 
59 
23 
18 
Hired farm labor farms 
898 
578 
96 
81 
$1,000 
50,307 
17,008 
9,298 
7,633 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
208 
172 
13 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
203 
29 
26 
$25,000 to $99,999 
272 
178 
26 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
85 
16 
20 
14 
$250,000 or more 
35 
9 
8 
7 
Contract labor farms 
247 
157 
25 
21 
$1,000 
6,147 
2,099 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
17 
1 
1 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
61 
50 
3 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
71 
15 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
12 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
29 
7 
5 
5 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,021 
751 
73 
61 
$1,000 
10,348 
6,364 
1,105 
981 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
100 
88 
3 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
246 
196 
20 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
596 
435 
37 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
28 
9 
8 
$50,000 or more 
17 
4 
4 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
642 
453 
56 
52 
$1,000 
25,825 
11,605 
3,970 
3,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
248 
204 
6 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
72 
10 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
94 
9 
9 
$25,000 or more 
178 
83 
31 
27 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
