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 ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
45,073 
38,584 
3,049 
2,002 
$1,000 
1,769,348 
1,302,820 
238,433 
182,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,666 
6,076 
277 
167 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,485 
6,680 
386 
228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,430 
11,807 
826 
501 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,656 
5,801 
381 
255 
$50,000 or more 
10,836 
8,220 
1,179 
851 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
12,350 
10,685 
817 
514 
$1,000 
689,855 
395,204 
141,744 
101,589 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,824 
6,237 
307 
170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,187 
2,799 
213 
126 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,217 
906 
137 
97 
$100,000 to $249,999 
477 
362 
52 
38 
$250,000 or more 
645 
381 
108 
83 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
6,746 
5,825 
487 
316 
$1,000 
81,200 
52,032 
10,745 
6,896 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
7,350 
6,356 
463 
287 
$1,000 
608,656 
343,171 
130,999 
94,694 
Feed purchased farms 
24,338 
21,462 
1,412 
849 
$1,000 
1,246,112 
545,552 
263,580 
203,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,430 
12,495 
500 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,734 
5,949 
401 
232 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,505 
2,063 
207 
132 
$100,000 to $249,999 
813 
542 
121 
94 
$250,000 or more 
856 
413 
183 
136 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
68,361 
59,490 
4,048 
2,584 
$1,000 
736,736 
514,846 
104,230 
82,984 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
43,432 
39,031 
2,043 
1,209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,087 
14,907 
961 
590 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,695 
3,651 
455 
310 
$50,000 or more 
3,147 
1,901 
589 
475 
Utilities farms 
48,102 
41,106 
3,181 
2,122 
$1,000 
199,753 
130,642 
27,813 
21,842 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,639 
15,023 
819 
519 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,908 
19,266 
1,221 
751 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,472 
6,336 
895 
652 
$25,000 to $49,999 
718 
341 
163 
129 
$50,000 or more 
365 
140 
83 
71 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
58,721 
50,766 
3,633 
2,378 
$1,000 
773,786 
556,648 
96,267 
72,519 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
32,887 
29,500 
1,589 
966 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,864 
14,608 
997 
632 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,610 
4,496 
485 
348 
$50,000 or more 
3,360 
2,162 
562 
432 
Hired farm labor farms 
20,222 
15,593 
1,746 
1,252 
$1,000 
594,616 
237,301 
94,740 
77,499 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,863 
8,540 
558 
348 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,263 
4,258 
429 
303 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,934 
2,461 
509 
386 
$100,000 to $249,999 
861 
283 
190 
165 
$250,000 or more 
301 
51 
60 
50 
Contract labor farms 
3,796 
2,992 
323 
228 
$1,000 
37,835 
19,936 
7,600 
6,752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,046 
930 
51 
29 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,462 
1,180 
118 
90 
$5,000 to $24,999 
983 
716 
106 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
114 
24 
16 
$50,000 or more 
128 
52 
24 
23 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
18,642 
15,922 
1,310 
898 
$1,000 
205,031 
136,327 
33,346 
27,416 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,681 
4,223 
235 
143 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
6,754 
5,982 
378 
232 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,665 
4,694 
449 
317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
955 
680 
121 
96 
$50,000 or more 
587 
343 
127 
110 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
24,489 
20,823 
1,727 
1,159 
$1,000 
1,891,268 
1,344,269 
305,303 
241,637 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,070 
4,608 
243 
144 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,256 
2,014 
122 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,306 
3,858 
215 
129 
$25,000 or more 
12,857 
10,343 
1,147 
817 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
