Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
55,666 
46,360 
3,094 
2,136 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
1,409,174 
176,138 
129,697 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
5,884 
269 
188 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
7,543 
375 
245 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
15,817 
920 
574 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
8,096 
551 
397 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
9,020 
979 
732 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
24,040 
20,059 
1,429 
1,037 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
1,987,939 
454,848 
393,055 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
8,068 
334 
209 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
5,228 
332 
197 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
2,828 
236 
180 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
1,833 
167 
147 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
2,102 
360 
304 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
12,791 
10,982 
777 
529 
$1,000 
239,793 
153,923 
41,716 
37,346 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
15,123 
12,344 
935 
708 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
1,834,015 
413,133 
355,708 
Feed purchased farms 
38,194 
32,885 
2,032 
1,415 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
2,682,591 
1,026,125 
950,559 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
13,230 
439 
264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
9,746 
509 
332 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
5,532 
407 
267 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
2,031 
231 
167 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
2,346 
446 
385 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
81,746 
69,406 
4,379 
3,044 
$1,000 
866,990 
596,183 
90,514 
71,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
42,990 
2,277 
1,527 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
20,305 
1,195 
823 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
4,351 
449 
340 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
1,760 
458 
354 
Utilities farms 
63,853 
53,214 
3,597 
2,528 
$1,000 
329,138 
201,763 
49,836 
43,695 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
15,521 
897 
600 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
26,374 
1,428 
970 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
10,739 
1,035 
757 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
403 
127 
100 
$50,000 or more 
498 
177 
110 
101 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
73,361 
61,670 
4,084 
2,884 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
766,332 
115,452 
92,434 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
32,073 
1,743 
1,201 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
20,302 
1,275 
873 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
6,197 
521 
375 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
3,098 
545 
435 
Hired farm labor farms 
27,906 
20,933 
1,888 
1,378 
$1,000 
697,719 
266,382 
126,001 
111,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
12,707 
820 
575 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
5,287 
456 
324 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
2,607 
402 
301 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
268 
116 
93 
$250,000 or more 
350 
64 
94 
85 
Contract labor farms 
6,634 
5,030 
507 
396 
$1,000 
80,086 
40,563 
8,983 
7,014 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,748 
1,468 
114 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,329 
1,824 
149 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,954 
1,395 
163 
127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
240 
40 
32 
$50,000 or more 
216 
103 
41 
34 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
32,495 
26,685 
1,933 
1,393 
$1,000 
390,011 
251,611 
46,619 
38,802 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
5,709 
291 
194 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,542 
9,930 
604 
412 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,379 
9,014 
685 
507 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
1,367 
165 
121 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
665 
188 
159 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
35,423 
29,259 
1,913 
1,313 
$1,000 
3,071,550 
2,118,018 
331,216 
254,475 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,455 
4,997 
238 
145 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
2,288 
93 
53 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
5,201 
294 
160 
$25,000 or more 
21,536 
16,773 
1,288 
955 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
