Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
521 
469 
455 
52 
47 
67 
$1,000 
42,751 
31,913 
31,390 
10,838 
5,574 
1,225 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
64 
59 
56 
5 
5 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
87 
85 
14 
13 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
134 
127 
123 
7 
7 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75 
68 
68 
7 
7 
6 
$50,000 or more 
147 
128 
123 
19 
15 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
265 
244 
234 
21 
19 
34 
$1,000 
23,133 
21,740 
20,607 
1,393 
(D) 
309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
83 
76 
74 
7 
6 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
59 
51 
47 
8 
8 
6 
$25,000 to $99,999 
57 
55 
54 
2 
2 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
47 
44 
43 
3 
2 
2 
$250,000 or more 
19 
18 
16 
1 
1 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
77 
71 
68 
6 
5 
11 
$1,000 
1,071 
1,020 
(D) 
51 
(D) 
15 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
207 
192 
185 
15 
14 
31 
$1,000 
22,062 
20,720 
(D) 
1,342 
(D) 
294 
Feed purchased 
farms 
545 
485 
472 
60 
58 
93 
$1,000 
114,493 
111,377 
100,989 
3,115 
(□) 
1,386 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
180 
158 
154 
22 
21 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
143 
141 
19 
19 
35 
$25,000 to $99,999 
67 
56 
55 
11 
11 
6 
$100,000 to $249,999 
29 
24 
24 
5 
5 
3 
$250,000 or more 
107 
104 
98 
3 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
942 
821 
794 
121 
115 
198 
$1,000 
24,583 
21,274 
20,315 
3,309 
1,989 
1,776 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
471 
404 
392 
67 
66 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
258 
226 
219 
32 
30 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
71 
68 
9 
9 
4 
$50,000 or more 
133 
120 
115 
13 
10 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
755 
661 
637 
94 
89 
112 
$1,000 
12,464 
11,021 
10,337 
1,443 
905 
1,989 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
124 
100 
94 
24 
24 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
250 
223 
219 
27 
27 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
264 
233 
227 
31 
30 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
61 
57 
4 
3 
2 
$50,000 or more 
52 
44 
40 
8 
5 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
873 
767 
742 
106 
100 
167 
$1,000 
27,518 
25,083 
23,491 
2,435 
2,057 
2,856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
362 
308 
301 
54 
54 
134 
$5,000 to $24,999 
265 
237 
230 
28 
25 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
79 
77 
8 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
159 
143 
134 
16 
13 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
601 
529 
506 
72 
67 
86 
$1,000 
91,294 
78,211 
75,013 
13,083 
10,363 
6,330 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
77 
71 
68 
6 
6 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
150 
140 
134 
10 
10 
19 
$25,000 to $99,999 
190 
164 
158 
26 
26 
27 
$100,000 to $249,999 
99 
88 
85 
11 
9 
13 
$250,000 or more 
85 
66 
61 
19 
16 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
140 
123 
121 
17 
17 
26 
$1,000 
4,856 
4,415 
(D) 
441 
441 
343 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14 
12 
11 
2 
2 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
47 
39 
39 
8 
8 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
39 
35 
35 
4 
4 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
24 
23 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
16 
13 
13 
3 
3 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
306 
281 
272 
25 
22 
53 
$1,000 
7,866 
7,496 
6,902 
370 
(D) 
160 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24 
22 
22 
2 
1 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
62 
54 
52 
8 
8 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
138 
129 
127 
9 
8 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
41 
38 
4 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
37 
35 
33 
2 
1 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
321 
286 
279 
35 
33 
22 
$1,000 
17,147 
15,853 
15,510 
1,295 
(D) 
1,239 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
74 
64 
61 
10 
9 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
34 
34 
6 
6 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
47 
46 
10 
10 
2 
$25,000 or more 
150 
141 
138 
9 
8 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maryland 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
