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 
$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 
770 
657 
551 
346 
303 
500 
$1,000 
3,255 
1,295 
682 
246 
202 
378 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
122 
302 
361 
287 
254 
404 
$1,000 to $4,999 
433 
304 
171 
50 
42 
80 
$5,000 to $24,999 
206 
48 
18 
9 
7 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
241 
327 
300 
281 
301 
425 
$1,000 
1,809 
1,318 
1,006 
550 
458 
920 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
136 
235 
253 
249 
287 
374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
92 
90 
38 
32 
8 
48 
$25,000 to $99,999 
13 
2 
9 
- 
6 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
110 
196 
143 
116 
125 
210 
$1,000 
523 
636 
359 
226 
237 
425 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
174 
190 
197 
220 
213 
276 
$1,000 
1,286 
682 
647 
324 
221 
495 
Feed purchased 
farms 
487 
671 
737 
655 
704 
2,062 
$1,000 
4,379 
4,446 
3,902 
2,535 
2,109 
12,262 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
286 
415 
522 
519 
592 
1,336 
$5,000 to $24,999 
146 
220 
193 
125 
104 
655 
$25,000 to $99,999 
52 
36 
21 
11 
8 
65 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
984 
1,273 
1,360 
1,237 
1,330 
2,424 
$1,000 
3,568 
2,654 
1,846 
1,224 
1,138 
2,523 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
770 
1,156 
1,292 
1,212 
1,311 
2,371 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
113 
68 
25 
19 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
699 
790 
752 
607 
600 
1,361 
$1,000 
1,414 
1,148 
808 
510 
502 
2,064 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
314 
445 
514 
446 
436 
749 
$1,000 to $4,999 
336 
300 
212 
154 
159 
576 
$5,000 to $24,999 
44 
45 
26 
7 
5 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
883 
1,090 
1,122 
1,015 
1,064 
1,934 
$1,000 
4,823 
3,576 
2,337 
1,564 
1,436 
3,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
620 
879 
1,035 
964 
1,029 
1,833 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238 
204 
78 
49 
34 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
6 
8 
2 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
10 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
315 
313 
258 
218 
183 
436 
$1,000 
5,996 
5,265 
2,916 
2,197 
1,690 
9,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
184 
167 
156 
139 
116 
214 
$5,000 to $24,999 
77 
96 
69 
48 
47 
123 
$25,000 to $99,999 
39 
38 
29 
29 
18 
81 
$100,000 to $249,999 
11 
9 
3 
2 
2 
16 
$250,000 or more 
4 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
61 
98 
85 
84 
69 
197 
$1,000 
315 
809 
464 
503 
355 
1,699 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11 
27 
35 
30 
28 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
35 
47 
25 
26 
30 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13 
17 
21 
26 
7 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
5 
3 
2 
3 
28 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
1 
1 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
367 
300 
219 
145 
112 
153 
$1,000 
1,409 
1,135 
291 
180 
199 
288 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
101 
127 
128 
73 
58 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
201 
142 
79 
70 
43 
68 
$5,000 to $24,999 
58 
27 
12 
2 
11 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
4 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
354 
242 
173 
96 
60 
154 
$1,000 
1,689 
1,334 
339 
251 
120 
596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
275 
194 
161 
85 
53 
119 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
26 
7 
9 
7 
28 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
16 
5 
2 
- 
5 
$25,000 or more 
3 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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