Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
6,677 
9,347 
9,489 
9,797 
6,548 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
764,347 
600,356 
334,287 
169,219 
58,828 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
33 
39 
72 
145 
299 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
109 
131 
194 
675 
1,556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
557 
915 
2,793 
7,234 
4,482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
944 
2,501 
4,675 
1,533 
160 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
5,034 
5,761 
1,755 
210 
51 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
24,040 
4,745 
4,097 
3,206 
2,538 
1,850 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
2,749,739 
436,918 
138,360 
51,360 
25,204 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
144 
546 
790 
947 
862 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
320 
939 
1,052 
1,006 
692 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
571 
1,090 
952 
489 
278 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
982 
977 
366 
93 
17 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
2,728 
545 
46 
3 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,791 
1,361 
2,057 
1,929 
1,784 
1,261 
$1,000 
239,793 
110,944 
49,578 
27,008 
20,670 
12,272 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
15,123 
4,094 
2,801 
1,817 
1,184 
903 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
2,638,794 
387,340 
1 1 1 ,352 
30,689 
12,932 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,194 
5,204 
5,155 
4,577 
4,141 
3,255 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
4,413,208 
519,140 
211,353 
94,173 
47,425 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
133 
455 
788 
1,196 
1,207 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
310 
1,122 
1,474 
1,692 
1,412 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
619 
1,849 
1,742 
1,133 
615 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
923 
1,130 
507 
118 
21 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
3,219 
599 
66 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
81,746 
7,312 
9,600 
9,586 
9,780 
7,283 
$1,000 
866,990 
366,428 
219,483 
125,988 
71,996 
31,877 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
375 
588 
1,466 
4,352 
5,244 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
2,229 
5,706 
7,247 
5,189 
1,976 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
2,469 
2,679 
759 
176 
41 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
2,239 
627 
114 
63 
22 
Utilities 
farms 
63,853 
7,347 
9,649 
9,742 
8,708 
5,711 
$1,000 
329,138 
152,742 
65,533 
43,456 
26,556 
12,666 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
110 
294 
849 
1,559 
1,719 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
1,554 
4,324 
5,904 
5,892 
3,540 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
4,671 
4,848 
2,916 
1,226 
445 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
618 
126 
43 
19 
4 
$50,000 or more 
498 
394 
57 
30 
12 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
73,361 
7,349 
9,651 
9,759 
9,387 
6,640 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
422,811 
282,665 
181,936 
101,656 
43,837 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
324 
626 
1,360 
3,012 
3,607 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
2,177 
4,504 
5,966 
5,558 
2,823 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
2,148 
3,024 
1,996 
681 
163 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
2,700 
1,497 
437 
136 
47 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
5,600 
5,681 
4,230 
3,238 
1,942 
$1,000 
697,719 
459,636 
122,293 
49,213 
28,683 
1 1 ,949 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
919 
1,993 
2,253 
2,174 
1,458 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
1,568 
2,176 
1,389 
819 
387 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
2,155 
1,355 
548 
218 
89 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
647 
132 
35 
21 
6 
$250,000 or more 
350 
311 
25 
5 
6 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
6,634 
1,416 
1,005 
767 
672 
468 
$1,000 
80,086 
50,474 
10,765 
6,051 
4,543 
2,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,748 
73 
137 
134 
151 
101 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,329 
388 
305 
305 
245 
212 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,954 
577 
454 
273 
241 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
213 
86 
45 
28 
9 
$50,000 or more 
216 
165 
23 
10 
7 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
32,495 
4,694 
4,848 
4,814 
5,062 
3,564 
$1,000 
390,011 
174,104 
79,093 
56,491 
40,644 
17,942 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
128 
271 
442 
543 
574 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,542 
729 
1,415 
1,637 
1,865 
1,737 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,379 
2,336 
2,389 
2,157 
2,415 
1,203 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
772 
490 
423 
204 
40 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
729 
283 
155 
35 
10 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
35,423 
5,880 
8,120 
7,162 
5,635 
3,237 
$1,000 
3,071,550 
1,436,615 
938,649 
429,326 
174,886 
58,750 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,455 
62 
175 
295 
604 
709 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
79 
123 
309 
584 
559 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
320 
664 
1,235 
1,736 
1,275 
$25,000 or more 
21,536 
5,419 
7,158 
5,323 
2,711 
694 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
