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 
4,131 
3,187 
426 
356 
$1,000 
73,464 
22,854 
15,640 
14,393 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,180 
1,901 
140 
103 
$1,000 to $4,999 
832 
637 
113 
99 
$5,000 to $24,999 
647 
441 
74 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
204 
105 
37 
34 
$50,000 or more 
268 
103 
62 
56 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
1,876 
1,528 
185 
149 
$1,000 
14,758 
(D) 
(D) 
1,316 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,519 
1,309 
118 
91 
$5,000 to $24,999 
274 
177 
53 
44 
$25,000 to $99,999 
68 
37 
13 
13 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
2 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
8 
3 
1 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
621 
505 
66 
58 
$1,000 
4,087 
2,824 
644 
619 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
1,473 
1,203 
144 
112 
$1,000 
10,671 
(D) 
(D) 
697 
Feed purchased farms 
4,683 
3,868 
412 
336 
$1,000 
54,047 
25,978 
6,802 
6,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,104 
2,777 
188 
147 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,239 
919 
152 
122 
$25,000 to $99,999 
293 
155 
61 
57 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
13 
10 
9 
$250,000 or more 
10 
4 
1 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
8,659 
6,972 
764 
637 
$1,000 
55,991 
24,043 
10,160 
9,385 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,142 
6,088 
516 
417 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,053 
694 
155 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
110 
39 
36 
$50,000 or more 
243 
80 
54 
50 
Utilities farms 
5,349 
4,017 
579 
494 
$1,000 
27,276 
10,877 
4,342 
3,937 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,587 
2,245 
183 
152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,713 
1,279 
214 
177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
851 
435 
145 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
37 
24 
21 
$50,000 or more 
82 
21 
13 
12 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
6,948 
5,413 
687 
570 
$1,000 
76,015 
30,440 
12,331 
10,863 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,395 
4,523 
440 
350 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,020 
656 
149 
130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
256 
127 
43 
40 
$50,000 or more 
277 
107 
55 
50 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,704 
1,667 
368 
327 
$1,000 
267,547 
71,476 
43,950 
40,479 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
865 
692 
71 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
658 
438 
91 
79 
$25,000 to $99,999 
693 
365 
117 
104 
$100,000 to $249,999 
266 
118 
46 
45 
$250,000 or more 
222 
54 
43 
38 
Contract labor farms 
565 
368 
90 
81 
$1,000 
21,291 
6,358 
(D) 
5,843 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
110 
88 
12 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
190 
143 
23 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
169 
103 
35 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
12 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
71 
22 
16 
15 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,058 
812 
116 
96 
$1,000 
6,734 
3,193 
1,443 
1,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
375 
332 
12 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
410 
315 
57 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
211 
142 
31 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
18 
8 
6 
$50,000 or more 
24 
5 
8 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1,340 
896 
182 
161 
$1,000 
23,117 
11,034 
5,598 
5,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
655 
499 
75 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
188 
130 
17 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
250 
146 
35 
33 
$25,000 or more 
247 
121 
55 
48 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
