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 
630 
1,124 
1,049 
749 
551 
1,448 
$1,000 
1,823 
1,815 
1,455 
491 
235 
1,342 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
237 
732 
828 
658 
502 
1,146 
$1,000 to $4,999 
316 
345 
175 
81 
44 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
34 
30 
8 
5 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
11 
10 
1 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
2 
6 
1 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
595 
980 
850 
765 
693 
1,596 
$1,000 
5,579 
5,203 
3,104 
2,205 
2,002 
5,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
249 
649 
645 
628 
594 
1,323 
$5,000 to $24,999 
299 
310 
195 
135 
91 
257 
$25,000 to $99,999 
46 
21 
10 
2 
8 
16 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
462 
705 
578 
486 
403 
870 
$1,000 
3,807 
3,265 
2,006 
1,437 
1,123 
3,330 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
222 
398 
388 
372 
403 
945 
$1,000 
1,772 
1,939 
1,098 
768 
879 
1,840 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,200 
2,395 
2,465 
2,337 
2,074 
6,055 
$1,000 
13,634 
17,007 
12,333 
9,988 
7,418 
25,096 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
464 
1,328 
1,795 
1,753 
1,672 
4,546 
$5,000 to $24,999 
572 
960 
591 
538 
378 
1,401 
$25,000 to $99,999 
160 
105 
77 
44 
22 
99 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
2 
2 
2 
2 
9 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,607 
3,229 
3,097 
2,825 
2,472 
9,295 
$1,000 
6,733 
7,407 
4,437 
3,250 
2,375 
9,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,202 
2,833 
2,939 
2,761 
2,436 
9,092 
$5,000 to $24,999 
382 
386 
157 
64 
36 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
10 
1 
- 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
7 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
1,253 
2,280 
2,041 
1,686 
1,443 
5,139 
$1,000 
2,795 
2,675 
1,816 
1,208 
1,078 
5,035 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
623 
1,482 
1,526 
1,301 
1,126 
3,344 
$1,000 to $4,999 
559 
722 
473 
375 
312 
1,739 
$5,000 to $24,999 
64 
76 
40 
10 
5 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,463 
2,767 
2,593 
2,269 
1,879 
7,155 
$1,000 
7,614 
9,243 
4,406 
3,029 
2,236 
11,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
949 
2,213 
2,501 
2,228 
1,856 
6,906 
$5,000 to $24,999 
482 
534 
83 
41 
23 
236 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
17 
9 
- 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
580 
846 
664 
543 
411 
1,869 
$1,000 
5,153 
5,933 
4,369 
1,667 
1,856 
18,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
344 
566 
546 
460 
329 
1,238 
$5,000 to $24,999 
174 
215 
75 
72 
65 
446 
$25,000 to $99,999 
59 
62 
32 
11 
17 
177 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
3 
11 
- 
- 
5 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
206 
352 
221 
163 
118 
852 
$1,000 
1,069 
1,521 
809 
366 
451 
3,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
38 
101 
82 
65 
31 
255 
$1,000 to $4,999 
102 
157 
98 
73 
57 
428 
$5,000 to $24,999 
61 
89 
39 
25 
27 
151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
4 
2 
- 
3 
18 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
" 
" 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
248 
438 
332 
243 
166 
648 
$1,000 
830 
898 
875 
486 
234 
2,048 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
104 
225 
166 
146 
104 
190 
$1,000 to $4,999 
109 
172 
122 
74 
52 
310 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
39 
38 
20 
10 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
2 
3 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
4 
" 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
668 
958 
708 
482 
259 
932 
$1,000 
3,982 
3,357 
891 
697 
417 
2,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
499 
835 
690 
462 
247 
804 
$5,000 to $9,999 
106 
59 
13 
15 
9 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
42 
47 
5 
2 
2 
39 
$25,000 or more 
21 
17 
- 
3 
1 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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