Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
- 
888 
702 
37 
364 
17 
341 
132 
590 
$1,000 
- 
5,656 
2,283 
340 
10,329 
70 
8,782 
108 
1,085 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
740 
574 
17 
71 
12 
155 
128 
553 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
108 
123 
16 
185 
5 
96 
4 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
22 
4 
4 
50 
- 
30 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
- 
18 
1 
- 
58 
- 
60 
- 
1 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
- 
764 
489 
32 
356 
18 
472 
Ill 
505 
$1,000 
- 
2,850 
554 
125 
5,843 
40 
5,783 
29 
420 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
700 
464 
24 
120 
14 
282 
111 
487 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
47 
25 
7 
173 
4 
119 
- 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
4 
- 
1 
39 
- 
48 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
13 
- 
- 
24 
" 
23 
" 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
- 
758 
456 
28 
359 
11 
344 
75 
399 
$1,000 
- 
3,294 
795 
161 
7,673 
40 
7,266 
33 
524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
469 
266 
5 
6 
4 
77 
69 
297 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
207 
145 
13 
74 
3 
66 
5 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
59 
44 
9 
194 
4 
107 
1 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
10 
1 
1 
46 
- 
52 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
13 
- 
- 
39 
- 
42 
- 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
291 
719 
36 
199 
53 
817 
219 
405 
$1,000 
- 
1,752 
9,996 
6,696 
3,433 
1,102 
128,631 
557 
4,057 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
241 
516 
9 
89 
44 
129 
195 
264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
33 
140 
13 
75 
4 
31 
18 
106 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
13 
47 
9 
32 
1 
276 
6 
28 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
4 
4 
1 
2 
2 
301 
- 
6 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
12 
4 
1 
2 
80 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
115 
441 
11 
170 
25 
52 
151 
142 
$1,000 
- 
360 
4,895 
149 
3,172 
135 
1,070 
295 
1,292 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
- 
208 
386 
34 
61 
40 
789 
129 
331 
$1,000 
1,392 
5,101 
6,547 
261 
967 
127,561 
262 
2,765 
Feed purchased 
farms 
_ 
782 
1,580 
45 
414 
75 
908 
467 
1,895 
$1,000 
- 
8,045 
15,002 
3,468 
58,467 
3,571 
502,116 
1,413 
20,378 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
649 
1,096 
15 
25 
54 
181 
381 
919 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
107 
347 
15 
59 
11 
46 
84 
828 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
15 
116 
12 
173 
3 
18 
2 
124 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
3 
13 
1 
116 
2 
62 
- 
23 
$250,000 or more 
- 
8 
8 
2 
41 
5 
601 
" 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
- 
2,697 
1,604 
45 
411 
69 
898 
446 
1,905 
$1,000 
- 
5,793 
3,924 
390 
9,839 
185 
10,028 
449 
4,982 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,532 
1,464 
25 
68 
59 
490 
436 
1,726 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
140 
125 
17 
247 
8 
335 
8 
159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
13 
7 
1 
51 
2 
41 
2 
12 
$50,000 or more 
- 
12 
8 
2 
45 
32 
- 
8 
Utilities 
farms 
_ 
1,373 
930 
39 
387 
48 
810 
217 
1,324 
$1,000 
- 
1,907 
1,272 
82 
5,376 
97 
17,057 
198 
4,859 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
902 
569 
18 
15 
29 
86 
169 
544 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
418 
320 
19 
86 
12 
75 
40 
647 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
48 
40 
2 
242 
7 
440 
8 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
4 
1 
- 
30 
- 
162 
- 
14 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
14 
- 
47 
- 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
- 
2,185 
1,328 
45 
407 
60 
858 
340 
1,641 
$1,000 
- 
7,471 
4,817 
369 
18,455 
234 
19,818 
715 
7,456 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,911 
1,130 
26 
53 
51 
278 
313 
1,419 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
242 
177 
17 
144 
7 
324 
25 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
17 
13 
- 
106 
1 
156 
1 
20 
$50,000 or more 
- 
15 
8 
2 
104 
1 
100 
1 
20 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
_ 
589 
298 
14 
288 
18 
403 
54 
490 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
3,372 
373 
19,041 
137 
18,404 
860 
22,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
309 
208 
5 
63 
6 
92 
41 
177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
193 
49 
4 
84 
11 
173 
5 
130 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
64 
37 
4 
100 
1 
108 
4 
132 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
20 
3 
1 
27 
- 
21 
4 
30 
$250,000 or more 
- 
3 
1 
- 
14 
- 
9 
- 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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