Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
6,233 
2,320 
355 
160 
308 
907 
19 
$1,000 
144,207 
103,410 
4,671 
508 
6,873 
5,748 
92 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,611 
719 
267 
143 
220 
752 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,493 
801 
59 
14 
42 
115 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
275 
8 
1 
18 
22 
- 
$50,000 or more 
714 
525 
21 
2 
28 
18 
- 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,960 
2,299 
353 
181 
359 
785 
21 
$1,000 
78,148 
53,880 
3,676 
1,719 
3,203 
2,876 
27 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,059 
1,109 
289 
145 
294 
720 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,136 
653 
34 
18 
39 
48 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
258 
11 
10 
8 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
384 
279 
19 
8 
18 
13 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
5,560 
2,287 
342 
142 
339 
778 
20 
$1,000 
116,385 
63,336 
3,652 
553 
29,008 
3,343 
50 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,809 
251 
160 
80 
116 
478 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
636 
100 
41 
91 
216 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,341 
788 
46 
16 
48 
61 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
261 
24 
4 
21 
10 
- 
$50,000 or more 
522 
351 
12 
1 
63 
13 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,184 
328 
69 
18 
23 
298 
7 
$1,000 
161,816 
5,281 
188 
28 
91 
1,757 
6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
175 
63 
17 
21 
248 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
521 
95 
4 
1 
1 
33 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
462 
47 
2 
- 
1 
13 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
10 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
$250,000 or more 
101 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,293 
162 
12 
4 
5 
118 
3 
$1,000 
13,058 
1,661 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
361 
1 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,296 
215 
63 
16 
19 
213 
5 
$1,000 
148,758 
3,620 
173 
(D) 
(D) 
1,396 
4 
Feed purchased 
farms 
7,133 
704 
128 
67 
56 
794 
12 
$1,000 
629,143 
15,055 
1,034 
114 
417 
8,110 
65 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,948 
414 
91 
62 
52 
658 
9 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,739 
200 
31 
5 
3 
110 
3 
$25,000 to $99,999 
527 
60 
4 
- 
- 
15 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
16 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$250,000 or more 
681 
14 
- 
" 
1 
8 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
11,692 
2,453 
408 
262 
473 
2,718 
21 
$1,000 
86,919 
37,424 
2,773 
820 
10,266 
5,839 
46 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,005 
1,321 
320 
230 
315 
2,551 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,964 
753 
55 
25 
90 
142 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
204 
15 
2 
24 
13 
- 
$50,000 or more 
349 
175 
18 
5 
44 
12 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
7,682 
1,811 
254 
152 
326 
1,384 
11 
$1,000 
46,876 
9,281 
950 
738 
5,051 
1,915 
8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,158 
520 
117 
75 
106 
910 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
850 
81 
50 
99 
421 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
391 
48 
21 
83 
48 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
32 
8 
2 
13 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
116 
18 
- 
4 
25 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
10,134 
2,260 
357 
205 
427 
2,206 
21 
$1,000 
116,019 
43,635 
3,322 
1,448 
8,185 
7,565 
94 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,953 
1,051 
268 
167 
271 
1,926 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,048 
749 
55 
27 
93 
248 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
226 
17 
3 
23 
17 
- 
$50,000 or more 
550 
234 
17 
8 
40 
15 
- 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
829 
175 
106 
265 
596 
7 
$1,000 
179,692 
30,347 
9,094 
7,497 
59,346 
8,985 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,344 
263 
69 
40 
66 
314 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,026 
271 
33 
22 
50 
194 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
782 
211 
48 
25 
47 
65 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
73 
13 
13 
43 
20 
- 
$250,000 or more 
136 
11 
12 
6 
59 
3 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
