Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
402 
445 
480 
664 
442 
$1,000 
116,385 
62,724 
18,751 
16,351 
9,595 
2,905 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,809 
2 
10 
5 
12 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
17 
42 
38 
126 
164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,341 
53 
144 
188 
436 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
56 
110 
160 
74 
9 
$50,000 or more 
522 
274 
139 
89 
16 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,184 
348 
415 
200 
237 
109 
$1,000 
161,816 
108,144 
33,542 
6,460 
6,476 
1,132 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
13 
34 
56 
77 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
521 
17 
27 
42 
85 
42 
$25,000 to $99,999 
462 
39 
220 
93 
66 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
192 
126 
8 
4 
- 
$250,000 or more 
101 
87 
8 
1 
5 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,293 
44 
65 
104 
119 
61 
$1,000 
13,058 
3,137 
2,983 
2,269 
1,762 
500 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,296 
318 
365 
109 
165 
69 
$1,000 
148,758 
105,007 
30,559 
4,191 
4,714 
632 
Feed purchased 
farms 
7,133 
384 
492 
299 
386 
256 
$1,000 
629,143 
381,056 
173,190 
29,457 
12,494 
3,315 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,948 
6 
20 
31 
98 
123 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,739 
16 
20 
53 
117 
90 
$25,000 to $99,999 
527 
7 
46 
96 
143 
42 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
33 
73 
94 
27 
1 
$250,000 or more 
681 
322 
333 
25 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,692 
576 
646 
549 
768 
545 
$1,000 
86,919 
37,711 
14,905 
10,111 
8,348 
2,894 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,005 
63 
164 
87 
236 
343 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,964 
176 
295 
347 
470 
192 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
111 
112 
87 
47 
7 
$50,000 or more 
349 
226 
75 
28 
15 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
7,682 
578 
648 
549 
670 
428 
$1,000 
46,876 
22,648 
9,227 
4,306 
2,968 
1,281 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,158 
- 
8 
35 
96 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
40 
96 
210 
371 
246 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
286 
458 
280 
195 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
158 
73 
20 
7 
3 
$50,000 or more 
116 
94 
13 
4 
1 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
10,134 
578 
648 
549 
731 
520 
$1,000 
116,019 
46,754 
21,191 
15,724 
10,773 
4,448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,953 
29 
67 
65 
189 
243 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,048 
131 
270 
260 
438 
250 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
137 
174 
149 
69 
19 
$50,000 or more 
550 
281 
137 
75 
35 
8 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
449 
430 
337 
375 
222 
$1,000 
179,692 
95,133 
20,589 
15,692 
14,532 
6,61 5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,344 
40 
69 
79 
95 
85 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
86 
151 
107 
150 
72 
$25,000 to $99,999 
782 
148 
160 
96 
98 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
85 
32 
47 
25 
16 
$250,000 or more 
136 
90 
18 
8 
7 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
979 
118 
76 
66 
64 
61 
$1,000 
15,863 
7,473 
1,652 
1,129 
815 
648 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
5 
9 
6 
6 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
18 
17 
19 
14 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
284 
47 
30 
29 
35 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
21 
9 
8 
8 
3 
$50,000 or more 
54 
27 
11 
4 
1 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
3,160 
433 
502 
317 
379 
233 
$1,000 
34,681 
15,501 
7,593 
3,889 
2,939 
1,259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
665 
1 
2 
16 
51 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,049 
23 
69 
106 
141 
107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,155 
266 
358 
152 
172 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
73 
39 
36 
7 
5 
$50,000 or more 
124 
70 
34 
7 
8 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,774 
322 
344 
362 
445 
222 
$1,000 
66,526 
36,188 
11,204 
8,119 
4,987 
1,698 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,310 
19 
42 
78 
162 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
385 
20 
39 
41 
103 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
497 
37 
107 
128 
138 
33 
$25,000 or more 
582 
246 
156 
115 
42 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
