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 
501 
4,498 
8,650 
5 
199 
501 
1,291 
732 
2,174 
$1,000 
37,090 
88,496 
23,110 
63 
8,063 
17,984 
22,361 
550 
5,317 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76 
3,711 
7,506 
3 
37 
229 
850 
721 
2,073 
$5,000 to $24,999 
143 
380 
1,084 
- 
68 
116 
247 
11 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
70 
51 
2 
44 
75 
58 
- 
13 
$50,000 or more 
209 
337 
9 
- 
50 
81 
136 
- 
9 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
499 
3,494 
6,080 
6 
187 
691 
1,870 
586 
1,845 
$1,000 
30,369 
76,888 
3,889 
101 
3,142 
21,546 
27,494 
123 
2,719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
95 
2,986 
5,994 
4 
73 
400 
1,353 
586 
1,812 
$5,000 to $24,999 
146 
121 
69 
- 
87 
184 
326 
- 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
84 
5 
- 
15 
36 
74 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
162 
303 
12 
2 
12 
71 
117 
- 
9 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
473 
2,825 
3,515 
5 
192 
512 
1,101 
423 
1,107 
$1,000 
28,087 
50,249 
3,606 
33 
3,772 
11,581 
17,744 
150 
2,156 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7 
1,918 
2,835 
2 
22 
125 
393 
395 
948 
$1,000 to $4,999 
50 
368 
559 
1 
34 
121 
257 
25 
126 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
192 
105 
2 
87 
162 
274 
3 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
88 
10 
- 
29 
57 
78 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
156 
259 
6 
" 
20 
47 
99 
- 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
15 
889 
4,528 
9 
117 
1,065 
2,941 
755 
1,378 
$1,000 
(D) 
12,937 
76,806 
1,015 
3,837 
562,863 
706,237 
1,206 
23,023 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8 
735 
3,130 
- 
41 
147 
443 
707 
1,053 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4 
104 
984 
1 
43 
37 
121 
41 
253 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3 
17 
285 
6 
19 
149 
700 
7 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
18 
68 
- 
10 
190 
1,107 
- 
10 
$250,000 or more 
15 
61 
2 
4 
542 
570 
- 
16 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7 
433 
2,803 
1 
105 
318 
698 
413 
520 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,277 
14,433 
(D) 
2,210 
75,184 
36,364 
673 
2,827 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
11 
570 
2,222 
8 
38 
906 
2,679 
474 
1,051 
$1,000 
141 
10,660 
62,373 
(D) 
1,627 
487,679 
669,873 
533 
20,196 
Feed purchased 
farms 
41 
2,562 
13,032 
10 
262 
1,160 
3,371 
1,778 
4,758 
$1,000 
1,405 
36,671 
109,790 
427 
67,735 
1,204,350 
2,578,223 
4,736 
86,857 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
26 
2,268 
9,211 
4 
43 
163 
672 
1,554 
2,958 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9 
197 
2,755 
1 
28 
63 
159 
209 
1,481 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2 
44 
962 
3 
44 
100 
136 
15 
258 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2 
19 
69 
2 
87 
163 
225 
- 
31 
$250,000 or more 
2 
34 
35 
" 
60 
671 
2,179 
" 
30 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
523 
9,549 
13,662 
8 
261 
1,163 
3,326 
1,805 
4,996 
$1,000 
13,985 
59,006 
22,717 
79 
7,431 
30,373 
67,191 
1,268 
10,075 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
190 
8,739 
12,812 
4 
72 
411 
1,406 
1,784 
4,702 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
446 
787 
2 
100 
475 
1,216 
18 
256 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
109 
43 
2 
49 
158 
414 
3 
24 
$50,000 or more 
90 
255 
20 
- 
40 
119 
290 
14 
Utilities 
farms 
428 
4,715 
7,462 
10 
229 
1,107 
3,008 
923 
3,362 
$1,000 
(D) 
15,347 
6,837 
14 
4,450 
29,952 
58,203 
958 
8,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
77 
3,388 
5,529 
4 
17 
116 
373 
742 
1,898 
$1,000 to $4,999 
221 
951 
1,789 
6 
44 
224 
403 
167 
1,253 
$5,000 to $24,999 
113 
220 
134 
- 
121 
545 
1,739 
12 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
90 
9 
- 
29 
105 
337 
- 
33 
$50,000 or more 
5 
66 
1 
- 
18 
117 
156 
2 
15 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
481 
7,182 
11,182 
8 
237 
1,119 
3,128 
1,264 
3,902 
$1,000 
14,180 
47,226 
24,520 
108 
10,628 
49,310 
71,897 
1,423 
11,086 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
154 
6,378 
10,319 
6 
50 
297 
1,141 
1,246 
3,562 
$5,000 to $24,999 
151 
478 
762 
- 
72 
440 
1,398 
13 
287 
$25,000 to $49,999 
89 
109 
77 
- 
56 
177 
350 
5 
23 
$50,000 or more 
87 
217 
24 
2 
59 
205 
239 
- 
30 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
290 
2,187 
2,317 
5 
178 
790 
1,777 
257 
1,309 
$1,000 
13,608 
77,221 
14,472 
112 
19,973 
98,062 
98,936 
1,837 
26,957 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
51 
1,457 
1,816 
1 
19 
114 
425 
192 
627 
$5,000 to $24,999 
99 
322 
343 
2 
27 
169 
690 
52 
399 
$25,000 to $99,999 
115 
172 
147 
2 
71 
310 
534 
11 
245 
$100,000 to $249,999 
18 
178 
10 
- 
44 
103 
84 
2 
24 
$250,000 or more 
7 
58 
1 
- 
17 
94 
44 
- 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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