Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
55,666 
6,251 
9,331 
9,499 
9,642 
6,480 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
724,980 
615,404 
346,270 
174,262 
61,667 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
31 
39 
73 
128 
255 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
109 
130 
189 
624 
1,364 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
545 
890 
2,642 
6,960 
4,616 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
880 
2,393 
4,648 
1,683 
195 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
4,686 
5,879 
1,947 
247 
50 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
24,040 
4,568 
4,112 
3,269 
2,497 
1,834 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
2,726,483 
453,003 
143,829 
51,014 
26,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
117 
529 
805 
918 
822 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
288 
914 
1,057 
997 
709 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
513 
1,112 
971 
486 
284 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
958 
976 
390 
93 
18 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
2,692 
581 
46 
3 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,791 
1,286 
2,037 
1,959 
1,739 
1,252 
$1,000 
239,793 
109,675 
49,576 
27,637 
20,006 
12,680 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
15,123 
3,963 
2,851 
1,848 
1,184 
902 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
2,616,807 
403,427 
116,192 
31,008 
13,351 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,194 
4,973 
5,179 
4,615 
4,070 
3,146 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
4,392,709 
531,513 
214,872 
95,379 
47,642 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
124 
424 
786 
1,139 
1,143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
273 
1,101 
1,464 
1,655 
1,364 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
517 
1,865 
1,779 
1,146 
618 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
848 
1,184 
518 
128 
21 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
3,211 
605 
68 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
81,746 
6,884 
9,585 
9,608 
9,615 
6,991 
$1,000 
866,990 
352,706 
225,307 
129,178 
73,561 
32,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
367 
563 
1,403 
4,108 
4,876 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
2,068 
5,555 
7,257 
5,252 
2,046 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
2,273 
2,786 
830 
187 
47 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
2,176 
681 
118 
68 
22 
Utilities 
farms 
63,853 
6,917 
9,635 
9,757 
8,626 
5,562 
$1,000 
329,138 
149,600 
66,306 
44,035 
27,120 
12,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
103 
283 
817 
1,499 
1,603 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
1,385 
4,243 
5,877 
5,816 
3,503 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
4,429 
4,917 
2,990 
1,277 
449 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
606 
138 
42 
20 
4 
$50,000 or more 
498 
394 
54 
31 
14 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
73,361 
6,919 
9,637 
9,769 
9,256 
6,429 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
405,673 
288,145 
185,956 
104,512 
44,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
305 
618 
1,312 
2,862 
3,346 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
2,013 
4,435 
5,938 
5,509 
2,863 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
2,018 
3,018 
2,052 
736 
173 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
2,583 
1,566 
467 
149 
47 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
5,321 
5,728 
4,302 
3,229 
1,880 
$1,000 
697,719 
451,571 
127,100 
51,027 
28,871 
12,304 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
850 
1,961 
2,265 
2,155 
1,395 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
1,475 
2,182 
1,417 
834 
377 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
2,052 
1,416 
579 
212 
100 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
633 
144 
36 
22 
6 
$250,000 or more 
350 
311 
25 
5 
6 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
6,634 
1,370 
1,011 
776 
659 
446 
$1,000 
80,086 
50,105 
10,816 
6,224 
4,234 
2,490 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,748 
70 
134 
129 
156 
90 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,329 
367 
318 
303 
238 
198 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,954 
556 
452 
286 
233 
146 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
212 
84 
48 
27 
9 
$50,000 or more 
216 
165 
23 
10 
5 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
32,495 
4,488 
4,842 
4,817 
4,962 
3,490 
$1,000 
390,011 
170,142 
80,278 
56,882 
40,880 
18,409 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
121 
264 
432 
516 
542 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,542 
669 
1,425 
1,621 
1,815 
1,634 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,379 
2,231 
2,383 
2,171 
2,380 
1,258 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
752 
479 
440 
210 
46 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
715 
291 
153 
41 
10 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
35,423 
5,514 
8,109 
7,263 
5,621 
3,256 
$1,000 
3,071,550 
1,367,547 
973,078 
450,025 
182,306 
61,635 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,455 
60 
171 
287 
568 
678 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
79 
115 
293 
565 
550 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
309 
656 
1,207 
1,682 
1,284 
$25,000 or more 
21,536 
5,066 
7,167 
5,476 
2,806 
744 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
