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 
$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 
4,324 
3,696 
2,224 
1,631 
1,167 
766 
$1,000 
20,395 
10,576 
3,905 
2,346 
1,461 
718 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
587 
1,264 
1,348 
1,190 
878 
580 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,366 
1,969 
706 
315 
198 
147 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,319 
424 
153 
118 
91 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
27 
14 
8 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
15 
12 
3 
- 
" 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,484 
1,830 
1,329 
957 
820 
1,184 
$1,000 
12,002 
9,197 
4,816 
2,401 
1,727 
3,622 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
748 
1,204 
1,022 
829 
739 
973 
$5,000 to $24,999 
650 
595 
295 
126 
77 
201 
$25,000 to $99,999 
86 
31 
12 
1 
4 
10 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,034 
1,175 
704 
519 
392 
575 
$1,000 
7,667 
4,946 
2,705 
1,439 
848 
1,715 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
673 
897 
786 
571 
551 
846 
$1,000 
4,334 
4,251 
2,112 
962 
880 
1,907 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,775 
3,624 
2,512 
1,984 
1,650 
3,317 
$1,000 
27,217 
25,959 
12,785 
7,490 
4,944 
14,170 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,204 
2,000 
1,719 
1,559 
1,402 
2,488 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,324 
1,443 
706 
389 
223 
738 
$25,000 to $99,999 
246 
177 
87 
36 
25 
90 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,944 
7,800 
6,803 
6,295 
6,445 
4,898 
$1,000 
16,218 
13,165 
6,971 
5,479 
5,183 
4,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,094 
7,306 
6,602 
6,132 
6,300 
4,810 
$5,000 to $24,999 
830 
474 
198 
163 
143 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
14 
3 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
4,290 
5,180 
4,000 
3,316 
3,075 
2,835 
$1,000 
7,525 
6,938 
4,382 
3,391 
3,122 
2,827 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,712 
2,729 
2,534 
2,105 
2,015 
1,880 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,366 
2,289 
1,405 
1,176 
1,019 
923 
$5,000 to $24,999 
207 
162 
59 
34 
40 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
2 
1 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,252 
6,555 
5,408 
4,853 
4,834 
3,673 
$1,000 
21,667 
18,115 
8,837 
6,913 
6,362 
5,065 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,800 
5,548 
5,086 
4,617 
4,633 
3,560 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,405 
956 
312 
224 
193 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
46 
9 
12 
8 
2 
$50,000 or more 
4 
5 
1 
- 
3 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,376 
1,568 
1,282 
1,024 
1,160 
805 
$1,000 
5,533 
5,740 
4,246 
2,681 
4,375 
3,370 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,160 
1,325 
1,136 
906 
1,041 
690 
$5,000 to $24,999 
173 
186 
95 
92 
69 
82 
$25,000 to $99,999 
36 
55 
48 
26 
46 
32 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
2 
3 
- 
3 
1 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
393 
456 
414 
403 
403 
237 
$1,000 
1,799 
1,222 
796 
626 
773 
719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
100 
209 
228 
262 
264 
89 
$1,000 to $4,999 
210 
190 
152 
113 
120 
89 
$5,000 to $24,999 
75 
52 
34 
28 
16 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,617 
2,512 
1,578 
1,113 
1,010 
683 
$1,000 
8,077 
5,650 
2,814 
2,196 
1,887 
1,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
691 
1,106 
946 
676 
584 
419 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,504 
1,182 
520 
353 
364 
236 
$5,000 to $24,999 
404 
211 
105 
82 
59 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
10 
7 
2 
3 
9 
$50,000 or more 
2 
3 
- 
- 
“ 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,967 
1,525 
779 
448 
285 
385 
$1,000 
19,913 
8,244 
2,199 
1,267 
814 
887 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
823 
1,084 
708 
403 
248 
344 
$5,000 to $9,999 
520 
237 
44 
20 
23 
28 
$10,000 to $24,999 
478 
145 
17 
13 
11 
12 
$25,000 or more 
146 
59 
10 
12 
3 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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