Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
1,736 
2,708 
2,586 
2,005 
1,719 
2,391 
$1,000 
4,885 
3,842 
2,178 
1,219 
744 
1,389 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
590 
1,601 
2,007 
1,761 
1,585 
2,142 
$1,000 to $4,999 
826 
1,005 
529 
215 
125 
198 
$5,000 to $24,999 
314 
92 
46 
25 
8 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
7 
4 
4 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
649 
1,414 
1,397 
1,349 
1,318 
1,991 
$1,000 
5,956 
5,904 
3,916 
2,868 
2,159 
4,925 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
361 
1,051 
1,166 
1,220 
1,226 
1,736 
$5,000 to $24,999 
225 
346 
218 
120 
88 
226 
$25,000 to $99,999 
57 
17 
13 
9 
4 
29 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
352 
845 
757 
727 
590 
1,004 
$1,000 
2,171 
2,650 
2,053 
1,387 
1,031 
3,185 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
373 
742 
810 
787 
885 
1,273 
$1,000 
3,785 
3,255 
1,863 
1,481 
1,128 
1,740 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,472 
3,410 
4,073 
3,959 
3,470 
7,545 
$1,000 
14,989 
22,603 
19,903 
15,490 
9,428 
26,239 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
732 
2,236 
3,098 
3,241 
3,045 
5,971 
$5,000 to $24,999 
583 
970 
768 
546 
367 
1,428 
$25,000 to $99,999 
147 
202 
207 
172 
58 
146 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,942 
5,676 
6,500 
6,276 
6,165 
10,347 
$1,000 
8,821 
10,232 
7,309 
5,777 
4,883 
8,561 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,458 
5,247 
6,345 
6,185 
6,080 
10,204 
$5,000 to $24,999 
461 
415 
155 
89 
84 
143 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
13 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
2,028 
3,571 
3,516 
3,139 
2,817 
5,280 
$1,000 
3,008 
4,151 
2,886 
2,389 
1,971 
4,329 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,069 
2,449 
2,712 
2,511 
2,271 
3,951 
$1,000 to $4,999 
868 
1,010 
753 
605 
524 
1,293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
107 
49 
20 
22 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
4 
- 
1 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,592 
4,796 
5,283 
4,886 
4,508 
7,566 
$1,000 
10,467 
11,817 
7,388 
6,016 
4,855 
8,723 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,984 
4,232 
5,141 
4,808 
4,432 
7,409 
$5,000 to $24,999 
563 
549 
138 
75 
75 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
13 
4 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
11 
2 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,008 
1,477 
1,259 
1,057 
969 
1,677 
$1,000 
11,799 
9,479 
7,195 
5,319 
4,918 
15,676 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
580 
1,095 
1,023 
875 
789 
1,111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
293 
158 
133 
133 
419 
$25,000 to $99,999 
120 
82 
69 
42 
39 
119 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12 
5 
9 
7 
7 
28 
$250,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
347 
562 
481 
379 
343 
729 
$1,000 
2,131 
3,007 
1,320 
953 
1,054 
3,939 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
73 
159 
200 
173 
157 
215 
$1,000 to $4,999 
149 
260 
204 
152 
148 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
106 
118 
73 
54 
34 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
22 
4 
- 
2 
21 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
2 
10 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
523 
921 
771 
610 
451 
585 
$1,000 
1,455 
1,466 
1,017 
709 
489 
1,430 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
150 
456 
543 
434 
323 
326 
$1,000 to $4,999 
303 
414 
191 
153 
112 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
68 
50 
34 
21 
16 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
1 
- 
" 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,335 
1,825 
1,285 
842 
536 
854 
$1,000 
7,109 
4,345 
1,573 
1,025 
613 
1,240 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,100 
1,674 
1,242 
804 
525 
807 
$5,000 to $9,999 
149 
99 
35 
30 
8 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
55 
32 
7 
8 
- 
12 
$25,000 or more 
31 
20 
1 
- 
3 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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