Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
56,317 
41,437 
381 
252 
266 
2,630 
- 
$1,000 
2,587,059 
2,262,745 
1,212 
246 
2,822 
13,370 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,507 
6,724 
359 
246 
202 
2,118 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,836 
13,225 
15 
4 
43 
405 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,105 
7,475 
2 
2 
6 
70 
- 
$50,000 or more 
15,869 
14,013 
5 
" 
15 
37 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
57,741 
42,137 
362 
373 
322 
3,477 
- 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
975,577 
428 
293 
2,207 
5,790 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,463 
13,268 
352 
368 
286 
3,207 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,297 
16,783 
5 
5 
29 
236 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
6,898 
4 
- 
2 
27 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
5,188 
1 
- 
5 
7 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
55,666 
41,406 
416 
262 
369 
3,094 
- 
$1,000 
1,966,439 
1,676,272 
858 
415 
9,103 
9,489 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,435 
2,034 
263 
178 
164 
1,723 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,366 
5,499 
120 
63 
85 
804 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,125 
14,621 
28 
18 
68 
528 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,899 
8,107 
4 
3 
18 
29 
- 
$50,000 or more 
12,841 
11,145 
1 
- 
34 
10 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
24,040 
9,198 
95 
35 
47 
669 
- 
$1,000 
3,435,345 
434,757 
94 
11 
47 
5,727 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,804 
3,047 
91 
35 
46 
526 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,953 
3,094 
4 
- 
1 
107 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,524 
1,914 
- 
- 
- 
31 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,436 
798 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$250,000 or more 
3,323 
345 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
12,791 
5,712 
17 
6 
11 
352 
- 
$1,000 
239,793 
79,488 
39 
5 
8 
2,001 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
15,123 
4,930 
88 
29 
41 
392 
- 
$1,000 
3,195,553 
355,269 
55 
6 
39 
3,727 
" 
Feed purchased farms 
38,194 
14,630 
135 
65 
90 
1,427 
- 
$1,000 
5,377,863 
541,688 
300 
171 
434 
8,338 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,151 
4,924 
122 
56 
68 
1,204 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,833 
5,093 
12 
7 
16 
165 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6,619 
3,346 
1 
2 
6 
43 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
909 
- 
- 
- 
12 
- 
$250,000 or more 
3,888 
358 
- 
- 
- 
3 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
81,746 
41,590 
469 
504 
490 
16,765 
- 
$1,000 
866,990 
584,388 
745 
422 
4,162 
18,936 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
48,269 
16,728 
434 
493 
398 
16,137 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,242 
18,171 
32 
11 
71 
601 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
4,625 
3 
- 
4 
14 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
2,066 
- 
" 
17 
13 
- 
Utilities farms 
63,853 
36,446 
323 
268 
379 
8,349 
_ 
$1,000 
329,138 
164,300 
467 
362 
3,221 
9,620 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17,506 
6,467 
185 
178 
165 
5,283 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
19,839 
117 
72 
138 
2,890 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,638 
9,680 
21 
18 
56 
172 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
324 
- 
- 
8 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
498 
136 
- 
" 
12 
1 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
73,361 
39,411 
366 
400 
429 
13,053 
- 
$1,000 
1,099,865 
730,860 
1,030 
669 
3,524 
25,434 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,173 
12,172 
324 
378 
322 
11,949 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24,226 
17,769 
35 
21 
75 
1,025 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
6,223 
6 
1 
14 
59 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
3,247 
1 
" 
18 
20 
- 
Hired farm labor farms 
27,906 
16,349 
140 
145 
239 
3,400 
_ 
$1,000 
697,719 
287,067 
4,315 
1,352 
27,708 
12,948 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,055 
8,152 
71 
94 
79 
2,933 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,036 
4,805 
48 
32 
58 
339 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,608 
2,931 
13 
19 
42 
124 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
414 
7 
- 
34 
2 
- 
$250,000 or more 
350 
47 
1 
- 
26 
2 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
