Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
55,666 
1,441 
5,750 
1,983 
3,608 
3,408 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
4,071 
14,128 
7,571 
19,836 
24,401 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
1,041 
2,863 
585 
542 
439 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
249 
2,338 
947 
1,494 
905 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
129 
504 
424 
1,519 
2,005 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
8 
29 
18 
34 
44 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
14 
16 
9 
19 
15 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
24,040 
2,506 
3,891 
870 
1,185 
1,153 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
170,983 
305,266 
66,605 
85,117 
76,719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
1,495 
2,431 
493 
595 
516 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
427 
831 
230 
344 
383 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
193 
212 
60 
115 
139 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
173 
121 
52 
65 
44 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
218 
296 
35 
66 
71 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,791 
951 
1,924 
503 
723 
699 
$1,000 
239,793 
14,471 
20,167 
5,696 
7,830 
6,900 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
15,123 
1,887 
2,564 
493 
657 
647 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
156,512 
285,099 
60,909 
77,287 
69,819 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,194 
4,275 
7,546 
1,642 
2,240 
2,025 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
397,880 
713,261 
199,986 
232,186 
216,063 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
2,462 
4,694 
820 
1,072 
878 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
1,011 
1,914 
535 
733 
684 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
328 
435 
174 
256 
292 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
135 
132 
31 
66 
69 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
339 
371 
82 
113 
102 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
81,746 
5,951 
17,826 
4,193 
6,031 
5,140 
$1,000 
866,990 
15,269 
47,535 
14,486 
16,525 
18,241 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
5,394 
16,785 
3,766 
5,307 
4,309 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
476 
874 
386 
681 
771 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
41 
76 
17 
22 
30 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
40 
91 
24 
21 
30 
Utilities 
farms 
63,853 
3,668 
10,305 
2,519 
3,917 
3,693 
$1,000 
329,138 
15,984 
28,251 
9,778 
12,062 
11,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
1,928 
5,926 
1,271 
1,825 
1,505 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
1,267 
3,734 
1,078 
1,851 
1,912 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
396 
514 
143 
209 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
48 
60 
9 
10 
10 
$50,000 or more 
498 
29 
71 
18 
22 
13 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
73,361 
4,587 
14,120 
3,374 
5,134 
4,552 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
19,745 
49,645 
17,219 
27,128 
28,082 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
3,952 
12,626 
2,737 
3,948 
3,115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
519 
1,250 
564 
1,084 
1,317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
63 
120 
52 
74 
90 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
53 
124 
21 
28 
30 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
1,293 
3,596 
833 
1,331 
1,160 
$1,000 
697,719 
36,920 
78,053 
23,128 
23,160 
20,458 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
870 
2,850 
672 
1,066 
918 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
227 
380 
97 
178 
174 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
127 
223 
36 
60 
50 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
40 
71 
9 
12 
9 
$250,000 or more 
350 
29 
72 
19 
15 
9 
Contract labor 
farms 
6,634 
433 
1,231 
241 
359 
321 
$1,000 
80,086 
5,372 
7,050 
8,705 
1,508 
1,556 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,748 
159 
633 
87 
142 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,329 
132 
387 
124 
133 
133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,954 
98 
158 
24 
77 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
36 
32 
3 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
216 
8 
21 
3 
5 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
32,495 
1,230 
4,419 
1,302 
2,389 
2,084 
$1,000 
390,011 
7,393 
20,723 
5,597 
11,259 
12,451 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
594 
2,148 
491 
660 
501 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,542 
333 
1,744 
609 
1,192 
945 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,379 
231 
434 
172 
499 
597 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
53 
56 
16 
19 
27 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
19 
37 
14 
19 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
35,423 
412 
2,087 
924 
1,631 
1,677 
$1,000 
3,071,550 
1,372 
7,550 
7,205 
18,496 
24,731 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,455 
388 
1,613 
448 
600 
513 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
8 
322 
196 
296 
251 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
7 
115 
241 
600 
611 
$25,000 or more 
21,536 
9 
37 
39 
135 
302 
See tootnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
