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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
5,560 
389 
446 
469 
656 
431 
$1,000 
116,385 
61,814 
19,188 
16,031 
10,062 
2,930 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,809 
2 
10 
5 
11 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
17 
42 
36 
123 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,341 
53 
141 
186 
420 
223 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
52 
109 
153 
82 
10 
$50,000 or more 
522 
265 
144 
89 
20 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,184 
346 
413 
199 
233 
109 
$1,000 
161,816 
107,977 
33,680 
6,465 
6,437 
1,116 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
13 
32 
55 
75 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
521 
16 
26 
42 
84 
40 
$25,000 to $99,999 
462 
39 
220 
93 
65 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
191 
127 
8 
4 
- 
$250,000 or more 
101 
87 
8 
1 
5 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,293 
42 
65 
103 
119 
59 
$1,000 
13,058 
2,970 
3,147 
2,250 
1,749 
483 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,296 
318 
363 
109 
160 
67 
$1,000 
148,758 
105,007 
30,533 
4,215 
4,687 
633 
Feed purchased 
farms 
7,133 
378 
493 
290 
392 
251 
$1,000 
629,143 
379,821 
174,194 
29,140 
12,996 
3,276 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,948 
6 
19 
31 
93 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,739 
15 
19 
52 
118 
88 
$25,000 to $99,999 
527 
7 
45 
87 
153 
41 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
30 
75 
95 
27 
1 
$250,000 or more 
681 
320 
335 
25 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,692 
563 
647 
538 
759 
533 
$1,000 
86,919 
36,990 
15,355 
10,015 
8,536 
2,899 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,005 
63 
164 
84 
221 
330 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,964 
174 
288 
339 
474 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
104 
118 
86 
48 
8 
$50,000 or more 
349 
222 
77 
29 
16 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
7,682 
565 
649 
538 
666 
428 
$1,000 
46,876 
22,501 
9,301 
4,276 
3,009 
1,284 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,158 
- 
8 
28 
98 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
39 
89 
211 
358 
251 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
275 
465 
275 
202 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
157 
74 
20 
7 
3 
$50,000 or more 
116 
94 
13 
4 
1 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
10,134 
565 
649 
538 
725 
510 
$1,000 
116,019 
46,047 
21,560 
15,462 
11,051 
4,541 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,953 
29 
67 
65 
180 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,048 
130 
265 
253 
433 
247 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
133 
173 
146 
76 
20 
$50,000 or more 
550 
273 
144 
74 
36 
9 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
439 
432 
331 
380 
207 
$1,000 
179,692 
94,297 
21,279 
15,601 
14,205 
6,644 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,344 
38 
69 
73 
103 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
86 
147 
109 
150 
66 
$25,000 to $99,999 
782 
144 
162 
94 
96 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
81 
36 
47 
24 
17 
$250,000 or more 
136 
90 
18 
8 
7 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
979 
116 
77 
66 
63 
59 
$1,000 
15,863 
7,385 
1,739 
1,127 
782 
656 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
5 
9 
6 
6 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
18 
16 
19 
14 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
284 
46 
31 
29 
35 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
21 
9 
8 
7 
3 
$50,000 or more 
54 
26 
12 
4 
1 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,160 
427 
501 
312 
375 
227 
$1,000 
34,681 
15,221 
7,766 
3,879 
2,906 
1,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
665 
1 
2 
16 
50 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,049 
23 
69 
105 
136 
110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,155 
264 
354 
147 
175 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
72 
39 
37 
7 
5 
$50,000 or more 
124 
67 
37 
7 
7 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,774 
311 
346 
357 
441 
225 
$1,000 
66,526 
35,604 
11,473 
8,258 
5,036 
1,749 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,310 
19 
42 
73 
158 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
385 
19 
39 
39 
102 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
497 
36 
105 
128 
137 
35 
$25,000 or more 
582 
237 
160 
117 
44 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
