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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
12,464 
8,991 
878 
706 
$1,000 
344,167 
87,533 
49,996 
40,192 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,647 
5,712 
256 
192 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,651 
1,803 
245 
195 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,684 
900 
199 
178 
$25,000 to $49,999 
503 
241 
50 
41 
$50,000 or more 
979 
335 
128 
100 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
9,474 
7,688 
588 
436 
$1,000 
163,843 
70,123 
17,038 
15,282 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,752 
5,888 
314 
197 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,823 
1,326 
140 
116 
$25,000 to $99,999 
644 
347 
100 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
81 
14 
12 
$250,000 or more 
110 
46 
20 
18 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,623 
4,515 
396 
306 
$1,000 
61,772 
30,524 
9,499 
8,795 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
5,138 
4,213 
289 
208 
$1,000 
102,071 
39,598 
7,538 
6,486 
Feed purchased farms 
30,765 
25,889 
1,496 
1,073 
$1,000 
750,800 
302,289 
89,367 
76,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
19,926 
17,897 
715 
453 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,264 
6,565 
493 
358 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,884 
1,128 
158 
139 
$100,000 to $249,999 
332 
141 
84 
82 
$250,000 or more 
359 
158 
46 
41 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
43,804 
34,908 
2,397 
1,811 
$1,000 
325,053 
108,477 
45,384 
40,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,342 
31,646 
1,636 
1,167 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,711 
2,629 
512 
442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
379 
93 
73 
$50,000 or more 
916 
254 
156 
129 
Utilities farms 
28,263 
20,933 
1,813 
1,451 
$1,000 
133,415 
46,819 
17,995 
15,994 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,390 
12,352 
633 
461 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,032 
7,050 
670 
545 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,064 
1,318 
396 
348 
$25,000 to $49,999 
431 
135 
66 
55 
$50,000 or more 
346 
78 
48 
42 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
35,660 
27,580 
2,089 
1,620 
$1,000 
379,424 
112,349 
58,251 
50,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
29,161 
24,296 
1,313 
955 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,495 
2,590 
459 
389 
$25,000 to $49,999 
841 
342 
124 
114 
$50,000 or more 
1,163 
352 
193 
162 
Hired farm labor farms 
13,291 
8,150 
1,141 
951 
$1,000 
1,276,025 
267,796 
180,312 
161,961 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,283 
4,288 
294 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,479 
2,150 
292 
238 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,671 
1,271 
300 
272 
$100,000 to $249,999 
970 
290 
129 
116 
$250,000 or more 
888 
151 
126 
112 
Contract labor farms 
7,234 
4,385 
749 
660 
$1,000 
560,600 
109,719 
126,910 
116,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,203 
1,002 
49 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,098 
1,519 
150 
135 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,174 
1,219 
255 
218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
617 
255 
99 
91 
$50,000 or more 
1,142 
390 
196 
180 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
5,787 
3,970 
529 
442 
$1,000 
219,396 
42,963 
40,135 
36,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,913 
1,637 
88 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,723 
1,273 
132 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,358 
795 
148 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
117 
45 
43 
$50,000 or more 
543 
148 
116 
101 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
5,713 
4,095 
446 
347 
$1,000 
159,519 
44,423 
26,421 
23,819 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,465 
2,857 
188 
136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
630 
444 
42 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
708 
420 
71 
56 
$25,000 or more 
910 
374 
145 
121 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
