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 
763 
647 
518 
334 
249 
658 
$1,000 
3,281 
1,394 
648 
224 
141 
670 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
120 
276 
332 
274 
216 
513 
$1,000 to $4,999 
422 
312 
171 
57 
30 
111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
210 
56 
14 
3 
3 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
" 
- 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
227 
331 
300 
277 
295 
454 
$1,000 
1,663 
1,408 
1,067 
513 
439 
1,051 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
123 
241 
249 
249 
282 
394 
$5,000 to $24,999 
95 
84 
42 
28 
9 
55 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9 
6 
9 
- 
4 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
103 
195 
145 
113 
124 
225 
$1,000 
466 
704 
353 
197 
214 
524 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
167 
196 
197 
216 
211 
292 
$1,000 
1,197 
705 
714 
316 
225 
527 
Feed purchased 
farms 
465 
665 
725 
610 
673 
2,191 
$1,000 
4,100 
4,616 
3,786 
2,340 
2,107 
12,766 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
273 
412 
509 
481 
571 
1,432 
$5,000 to $24,999 
143 
211 
197 
120 
88 
688 
$25,000 to $99,999 
46 
42 
18 
9 
14 
65 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
947 
1,179 
1,178 
907 
926 
3,515 
$1,000 
3,422 
2,632 
1,691 
999 
797 
3,581 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
735 
1,057 
1,110 
880 
913 
3,448 
$5,000 to $24,999 
206 
118 
68 
27 
13 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
664 
741 
660 
475 
450 
1,846 
$1,000 
1,341 
1,135 
729 
394 
379 
2,527 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
300 
408 
446 
346 
320 
1,093 
$1,000 to $4,999 
317 
286 
190 
126 
126 
707 
$5,000 to $24,999 
42 
47 
24 
3 
4 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
852 
1,011 
972 
759 
740 
2,813 
$1,000 
4,517 
3,336 
2,030 
1,165 
1,115 
5,195 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
586 
820 
892 
725 
717 
2,638 
$5,000 to $24,999 
247 
182 
78 
34 
16 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
8 
1 
- 
7 
8 
$50,000 or more 
8 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
317 
296 
223 
163 
127 
621 
$1,000 
6,193 
5,064 
2,659 
1,771 
1,437 
10,543 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
180 
163 
140 
109 
82 
312 
$5,000 to $24,999 
80 
86 
53 
29 
27 
193 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
35 
26 
23 
16 
97 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
9 
3 
2 
2 
17 
$250,000 or more 
4 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
55 
93 
70 
60 
37 
283 
$1,000 
316 
762 
260 
387 
330 
2,121 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9 
25 
34 
21 
7 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
31 
46 
20 
17 
18 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
16 
14 
19 
8 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
4 
2 
3 
3 
29 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
1 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
355 
296 
208 
108 
78 
273 
$1,000 
1,428 
1,120 
305 
128 
100 
563 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
97 
119 
122 
62 
51 
113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183 
149 
72 
43 
23 
136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
67 
24 
14 
3 
4 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
4 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
350 
245 
175 
90 
54 
180 
$1,000 
1,471 
1,269 
305 
193 
100 
1,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
272 
193 
166 
82 
49 
134 
$5,000 to $9,999 
49 
31 
6 
8 
4 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
16 
3 
- 
1 
9 
$25,000 or more 
2 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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