Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
4,238 
3,344 
1,904 
1,357 
933 
2,687 
$1,000 
22,113 
10,099 
3,220 
1,711 
1,094 
5,617 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
434 
935 
1,108 
1,022 
716 
1,694 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,242 
1,983 
696 
278 
167 
584 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,502 
390 
85 
45 
49 
401 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
25 
12 
11 
1 
5 
$50,000 or more 
14 
11 
3 
1 
3 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,454 
1,757 
1,335 
938 
832 
1,444 
$1,000 
12,233 
9,328 
5,006 
2,321 
1,762 
4,337 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
724 
1,116 
1,011 
819 
750 
1,193 
$5,000 to $24,999 
635 
606 
312 
118 
78 
239 
$25,000 to $99,999 
95 
35 
12 
1 
4 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,030 
1,147 
724 
522 
397 
698 
$1,000 
8,063 
4,978 
2,796 
1,462 
854 
2,066 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
643 
836 
780 
541 
550 
1,025 
$1,000 
4,170 
4,349 
2,211 
858 
909 
2,271 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,693 
3,420 
2,488 
1,890 
1,625 
4,095 
$1,000 
27,457 
25,952 
13,084 
7,194 
4,776 
17,285 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,118 
1,787 
1,655 
1,484 
1,387 
3,104 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,314 
1,450 
752 
371 
216 
873 
$25,000 to $99,999 
260 
179 
81 
35 
22 
117 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,351 
5,637 
4,057 
3,308 
2,913 
17,797 
$1,000 
16,140 
1 1 ,447 
4,873 
3,184 
2,565 
15,859 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,467 
5,162 
3,908 
3,224 
2,844 
17,347 
$5,000 to $24,999 
864 
459 
148 
84 
68 
441 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
11 
1 
- 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
3,946 
4,019 
2,690 
1,986 
1,672 
9,043 
$1,000 
7,253 
5,795 
3,240 
2,019 
1,571 
9,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,481 
1,927 
1,577 
1,246 
1,101 
5,869 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,245 
1,956 
1,049 
711 
552 
3,055 
$5,000 to $24,999 
216 
136 
62 
29 
19 
114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,729 
4,848 
3,346 
2,587 
2,204 
13,637 
$1,000 
21,534 
15,570 
5,879 
3,758 
2,844 
21,778 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,263 
3,972 
3,122 
2,474 
2,125 
12,774 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,411 
828 
223 
109 
76 
821 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
43 
1 
4 
2 
36 
$50,000 or more 
6 
5 
- 
" 
1 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,232 
1,145 
683 
517 
457 
3,412 
$1,000 
4,953 
4,377 
2,608 
1,444 
2,186 
1 1 ,279 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,033 
953 
598 
457 
412 
2,976 
$5,000 to $24,999 
166 
150 
57 
47 
29 
302 
$25,000 to $99,999 
27 
39 
25 
13 
12 
133 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
3 
3 
- 
3 
1 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
Contract labor 
farms 
329 
334 
207 
198 
133 
1,171 
$1,000 
1,377 
907 
340 
322 
255 
3,017 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
139 
127 
138 
95 
590 
$1,000 to $4,999 
178 
154 
67 
40 
29 
437 
$5,000 to $24,999 
67 
39 
13 
20 
9 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,490 
2,123 
1,180 
715 
567 
2,821 
$1,000 
8,232 
4,769 
1,625 
699 
543 
7,553 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
603 
896 
755 
534 
418 
1,299 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,450 
1,045 
376 
166 
131 
1,210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
421 
172 
45 
15 
18 
285 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
7 
4 
- 
- 
26 
$50,000 or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
2,030 
1,519 
740 
388 
243 
740 
$1,000 
21,325 
8,390 
1,810 
914 
547 
3,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
795 
1,053 
669 
368 
221 
585 
$5,000 to $9,999 
526 
249 
53 
7 
12 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
535 
157 
14 
9 
5 
48 
$25,000 or more 
174 
60 
4 
4 
5 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 87 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
