Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
- 
2,630 
4,574 
1,785 
1,086 
2,220 
213 
384 
1,089 
$1,000 
- 
13,370 
61,548 
73,406 
31,228 
113,652 
4,963 
858 
21,009 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,118 
2,823 
281 
250 
338 
111 
338 
717 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
405 
1,119 
584 
466 
720 
63 
44 
148 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
70 
348 
442 
174 
474 
17 
1 
94 
$50,000 or more 
- 
37 
284 
478 
196 
688 
22 
1 
130 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
- 
3,477 
4,305 
1,814 
1,034 
2,274 
225 
344 
1,074 
$1,000 
- 
5,790 
31,309 
41,467 
18,011 
60,843 
3,868 
394 
11,991 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
3,207 
3,317 
1 i i", i M f g 
394 
507 
129 
323 
768 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
236 
723 
462 
997 
60 
18 
195 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
27 
171 
111 
474 
21 
3 
75 
$50,000 or more 
- 
7 
94 
155 
67 
296 
15 
- 
36 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
- 
3,094 
3,665 
1,722 
1,062 
2,244 
232 
332 
862 
$1,000 
- 
9,489 
44,156 
64,475 
25,302 
111,046 
5,047 
701 
19,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
1,723 
1,247 
67 
44 
61 
78 
205 
371 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
804 
1,036 
183 
167 
149 
43 
92 
125 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
528 
869 
593 
520 
677 
52 
32 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
29 
309 
474 
212 
605 
31 
2 
105 
$50,000 or more 
- 
10 
204 
405 
119 
752 
28 
1 
142 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
669 
5,363 
1,877 
713 
3,130 
531 
989 
1,393 
$1,000 
- 
5,727 
426,006 
1,129,861 
28,395 
1,186,366 
117,593 
5,928 
100,562 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
526 
2,560 
145 
302 
152 
271 
825 
804 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
107 
1,635 
216 
250 
172 
49 
139 
286 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
31 
558 
254 
116 
475 
62 
16 
98 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
3 
258 
369 
28 
842 
56 
7 
75 
$250,000 or more 
- 
2 
352 
893 
17 
1,489 
93 
2 
130 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
352 
3,523 
474 
604 
694 
109 
669 
620 
$1,000 
- 
2,001 
60,742 
15,248 
20,790 
45,490 
8,918 
2,098 
4,966 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
- 
392 
2,764 
1,711 
251 
2,817 
508 
520 
1,072 
$1,000 
- 
3,727 
365,263 
1,114,612 
7,605 
1,140,876 
108,674 
3,830 
95,596 
Feed purchased 
farms 
_ 
1,427 
9,382 
2,122 
1,224 
3,302 
695 
1,546 
3,576 
$1,000 
- 
8,338 
329,023 
693,935 
296,090 
2,731,037 
633,563 
12,107 
131,176 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,204 
4,151 
85 
54 
84 
345 
1,031 
2,027 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
165 
3,333 
351 
169 
151 
96 
395 
1,045 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
43 
1,307 
658 
518 
327 
35 
114 
262 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
12 
332 
457 
292 
568 
32 
6 
95 
$250,000 or more 
- 
3 
259 
571 
191 
2,172 
187 
" 
147 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
- 
16,765 
9,401 
2,114 
1,221 
3,257 
676 
1,513 
3,746 
$1,000 
- 
18,936 
45,566 
46,349 
31,832 
96,644 
19,360 
1,999 
16,588 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
16,137 
7,442 
517 
225 
788 
450 
1,423 
3,234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
601 
1,625 
1,082 
638 
1,465 
118 
87 
341 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
14 
241 
328 
219 
593 
31 
3 
94 
$50,000 or more 
- 
13 
93 
187 
139 
411 
77 
77 
Utilities 
farms 
_ 
8,349 
7,300 
2,036 
1,150 
3,232 
556 
1,076 
2,738 
$1,000 
- 
9,620 
18,358 
12,478 
19,960 
72,321 
19,098 
1,268 
7,684 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
5,283 
2,702 
163 
75 
127 
219 
657 
1,285 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
2,890 
3,773 
1,062 
215 
674 
131 
389 
1,092 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
172 
788 
761 
727 
1,933 
128 
30 
324 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
3 
25 
32 
80 
294 
31 
- 
22 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
12 
18 
53 
204 
47 
- 
15 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
- 
13,053 
8,292 
2,079 
1,197 
3,245 
604 
1,245 
3,040 
$1,000 
- 
25,434 
57,178 
54,556 
52,100 
127,499 
24,277 
2,714 
20,024 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
11,949 
5,850 
429 
165 
596 
372 
1,109 
2,507 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
1,025 
1,959 
961 
455 
1,366 
107 
128 
325 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
59 
295 
401 
292 
658 
52 
8 
123 
$50,000 or more 
- 
20 
188 
288 
285 
625 
73 
- 
85 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
_ 
3,400 
2,252 
1,073 
767 
2,091 
262 
298 
890 
$1,000 
- 
12,948 
24,860 
35,461 
62,006 
165,934 
59,440 
763 
15,866 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,933 
1,663 
378 
199 
593 
75 
254 
564 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
339 
353 
332 
203 
600 
44 
41 
181 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
124 
195 
284 
226 
570 
88 
3 
113 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
2 
33 
61 
82 
174 
25 
- 
25 
$250,000 or more 
- 
2 
8 
18 
57 
154 
30 
- 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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