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 
5,560 
4,414 
558 
462 
$1,000 
116,385 
54,362 
18,046 
16,035 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,809 
1,637 
82 
74 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
1,213 
137 
111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,341 
1,006 
186 
149 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
273 
67 
51 
$50,000 or more 
522 
285 
86 
77 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
3,184 
2,648 
237 
174 
$1,000 
161,816 
120,245 
18,129 
16,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
1,542 
119 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
521 
412 
44 
37 
$25,000 to $99,999 
462 
376 
29 
27 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
257 
24 
18 
$250,000 or more 
101 
61 
21 
20 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
1,293 
1,086 
119 
98 
$1,000 
13,058 
6,891 
5,082 
5,049 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
2,296 
1,916 
142 
100 
$1,000 
148,758 
113,355 
13,047 
11,884 
Feed purchased farms 
7,133 
6,023 
472 
388 
$1,000 
629,143 
443,137 
70,128 
62,459 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,948 
3,528 
191 
150 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,739 
1,407 
135 
113 
$25,000 to $99,999 
527 
398 
56 
48 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
172 
34 
31 
$250,000 or more 
681 
518 
56 
46 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
11,692 
9,664 
888 
718 
$1,000 
86,919 
47,162 
13,398 
11,635 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,005 
7,831 
532 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,964 
1,463 
225 
181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
226 
64 
56 
$50,000 or more 
349 
144 
67 
56 
Utilities farms 
7,682 
6,128 
687 
558 
$1,000 
46,876 
26,337 
6,087 
5,275 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,158 
2,798 
180 
132 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
2,143 
278 
230 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
990 
166 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
162 
37 
33 
$50,000 or more 
116 
35 
26 
19 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
10,134 
8,276 
818 
661 
$1,000 
116,019 
67,918 
17,727 
14,981 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,953 
6,028 
429 
327 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,048 
1,543 
215 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
423 
71 
63 
$50,000 or more 
550 
282 
103 
87 
Hired farm labor farms 
3,536 
2,475 
374 
313 
$1,000 
179,692 
59,993 
22,075 
20,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,344 
1,151 
95 
67 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
760 
97 
88 
$25,000 to $99,999 
782 
439 
126 
108 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
99 
37 
31 
$250,000 or more 
136 
26 
19 
19 
Contract labor farms 
979 
692 
121 
110 
$1,000 
15,863 
7,358 
3,307 
3,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
173 
23 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
247 
30 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
284 
205 
33 
31 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
46 
21 
20 
$50,000 or more 
54 
21 
14 
14 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
3,160 
2,496 
305 
250 
$1,000 
34,681 
20,660 
5,994 
5,497 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
665 
583 
38 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,049 
886 
78 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,155 
869 
138 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
100 
22 
19 
$50,000 or more 
124 
58 
29 
28 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
2,774 
2,132 
299 
249 
$1,000 
66,526 
35,579 
12,560 
1 1 ,924 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,310 
1,106 
113 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
385 
299 
46 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
497 
391 
47 
33 
$25,000 or more 
582 
336 
93 
88 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
