Table 65. Summary by 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 
1,681 
2,614 
2,586 
1,969 
1,648 
2,749 
$1,000 
4,882 
3,986 
2,190 
1,138 
667 
1,837 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
559 
1,477 
1,992 
1,744 
1,516 
2,414 
$1,000 to $4,999 
798 
1,023 
545 
202 
125 
259 
$5,000 to $24,999 
317 
103 
45 
19 
7 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
8 
4 
4 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
- 
3 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
642 
1,382 
1,381 
1,338 
1,308 
2,104 
$1,000 
5,998 
5,903 
3,900 
2,872 
2,117 
5,202 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
354 
1,022 
1,146 
1,208 
1,218 
1,836 
$5,000 to $24,999 
220 
342 
224 
121 
86 
237 
$25,000 to $99,999 
62 
18 
11 
9 
4 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
355 
829 
748 
723 
601 
1,045 
$1,000 
2,205 
2,587 
2,094 
1,371 
1,059 
3,257 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
364 
729 
804 
781 
858 
1,354 
$1,000 
3,793 
3,317 
1,807 
1,501 
1,058 
1,945 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,425 
3,321 
4,018 
3,944 
3,373 
7,924 
$1,000 
14,713 
22,015 
20,430 
15,428 
9,343 
27,231 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
693 
2,166 
3,030 
3,223 
2,950 
6,303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
576 
966 
768 
552 
362 
1,469 
$25,000 to $99,999 
146 
187 
220 
169 
61 
152 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,833 
5,460 
6,183 
5,697 
5,226 
12,661 
$1,000 
8,839 
10,204 
7,034 
5,122 
4,089 
10,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,345 
5,021 
6,042 
5,624 
5,162 
12,443 
$5,000 to $24,999 
464 
425 
141 
72 
63 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
13 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
4 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
1,967 
3,455 
3,422 
2,861 
2,413 
6,346 
$1,000 
2,905 
4,112 
2,864 
2,233 
1,702 
5,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,026 
2,335 
2,633 
2,273 
1,920 
4,830 
$1,000 to $4,999 
858 
1,004 
738 
563 
475 
1,471 
$5,000 to $24,999 
80 
112 
48 
22 
18 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
3 
1 
1 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,512 
4,635 
5,062 
4,490 
3,864 
9,219 
$1,000 
10,249 
11,984 
7,098 
5,549 
3,985 
11,179 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,903 
4,051 
4,927 
4,424 
3,815 
8,986 
$5,000 to $24,999 
565 
565 
131 
62 
49 
231 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
16 
4 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
10 
3 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
977 
1,464 
1,188 
951 
798 
2,132 
$1,000 
11,739 
9,454 
6,102 
4,461 
3,578 
19,606 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
555 
1,068 
972 
776 
650 
1,488 
$5,000 to $24,999 
287 
308 
148 
128 
113 
469 
$25,000 to $99,999 
120 
83 
65 
45 
32 
129 
$100,000 to $249,999 
13 
3 
3 
2 
3 
45 
$250,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
355 
544 
448 
344 
266 
914 
$1,000 
2,207 
3,035 
1,227 
807 
512 
4,839 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
73 
151 
192 
161 
138 
268 
$1,000 to $4,999 
153 
252 
183 
135 
106 
416 
$5,000 to $24,999 
109 
114 
69 
48 
20 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
24 
4 
- 
2 
21 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
12 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
519 
874 
762 
547 
370 
826 
$1,000 
1,429 
1,436 
1,035 
592 
324 
1,880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
137 
420 
532 
410 
291 
444 
$1,000 to $4,999 
313 
405 
199 
117 
70 
322 
$5,000 to $24,999 
68 
48 
27 
18 
9 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
" 
2 
- 
- 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,305 
1,829 
1,294 
844 
495 
999 
$1,000 
7,153 
4,511 
1,529 
935 
528 
1,716 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,065 
1,674 
1,250 
815 
483 
930 
$5,000 to $9,999 
150 
98 
40 
25 
8 
44 
$10,000 to $24,999 
60 
36 
3 
4 
2 
21 
$25,000 or more 
30 
21 
1 
- 
2 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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