Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
62,815 
3,683 
13,398 
3,807 
4,055 
4,558 
$1,000 
714,294 
10,225 
16,850 
10,996 
5,753 
7,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34,478 
3,133 
1 1 ,502 
3,045 
3,001 
3,156 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
352 
1,572 
660 
934 
1,184 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,117 
119 
247 
86 
98 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
35 
33 
7 
13 
8 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
44 
44 
9 
9 
11 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
61,054 
5,453 
16,485 
4,091 
4,255 
4,435 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
96,277 
131,882 
69,972 
71,993 
89,854 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,482 
4,667 
13,822 
3,123 
3,028 
3,064 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,424 
673 
2,300 
779 
974 
1,125 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,656 
79 
208 
91 
132 
132 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
13 
93 
58 
65 
61 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
21 
62 
40 
56 
53 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
39,929 
2,434 
8,527 
2,538 
2,861 
3,081 
$1,000 
418,586 
7,556 
29,816 
17,932 
21,386 
23,824 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
29,879 
3,839 
10,321 
2,132 
1,999 
1,889 
$1,000 
6,441,987 
88,720 
102,066 
52,040 
50,607 
66,030 
Feed purchased 
farms 
185,019 
16,898 
55,221 
14,345 
14,610 
15,237 
$1,000 
7,272,692 
83,915 
388,945 
185,291 
228,628 
219,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,470 
13,256 
44,691 
11,189 
1 1 ,004 
11,096 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46,950 
3,330 
9,565 
2,805 
3,163 
3,654 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7,430 
272 
749 
238 
267 
342 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
12 
53 
16 
47 
35 
$250,000 or more 
1,940 
28 
163 
97 
129 
110 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
234,425 
18,430 
68,083 
18,064 
18,502 
19,561 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
21,617 
70,765 
24,847 
27,804 
36,349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
202,861 
17,878 
66,538 
17,450 
17,701 
18,446 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,401 
487 
1,408 
549 
739 
1,026 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
31 
95 
46 
42 
49 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
34 
42 
19 
20 
40 
Utilities 
farms 
148,085 
10,299 
36,150 
10,305 
10,679 
11,981 
$1,000 
671,586 
14,092 
45,633 
16,283 
17,530 
21,639 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82,344 
7,093 
25,299 
6,984 
7,045 
7,627 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
2,872 
9,964 
2,961 
3,232 
3,769 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,043 
294 
762 
297 
320 
492 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
21 
91 
34 
57 
70 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
19 
34 
29 
25 
23 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
187,141 
13,098 
49,453 
13,952 
14,684 
15,791 
$1,000 
1,197,249 
22,483 
76,798 
27,004 
30,748 
37,644 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
155,565 
12,663 
48,034 
13,330 
13,852 
14,560 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,926 
364 
1,264 
555 
744 
1,097 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
39 
94 
41 
58 
94 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
32 
61 
26 
30 
40 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
2,779 
9,770 
3,170 
3,339 
4,050 
$1,000 
1,544,572 
46,866 
104,833 
44,170 
32,485 
54,710 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,536 
2,003 
7,426 
2,297 
2,471 
2,869 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,425 
415 
1,609 
580 
613 
819 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,171 
272 
610 
249 
210 
309 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
61 
72 
23 
36 
30 
$250,000 or more 
774 
28 
53 
21 
9 
23 
Contract labor 
farms 
36,840 
1,641 
6,838 
2,173 
2,457 
2,708 
$1,000 
362,075 
6,503 
27,045 
10,832 
12,848 
13,698 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
740 
2,920 
798 
848 
819 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
626 
2,773 
980 
1,136 
1,258 
$5,000 to $24,999 
Si 
222 
962 
329 
391 
552 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
41 
127 
38 
55 
60 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
12 
56 
28 
27 
19 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
44,841 
1,364 
7,967 
2,845 
3,402 
3,800 
$1,000 
455,884 
3,610 
17,556 
10,089 
13,258 
15,653 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
886 
4,445 
1,301 
1,358 
1,348 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,927 
394 
2,971 
1,202 
1,599 
1,836 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,554 
70 
457 
280 
363 
533 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
7 
65 
30 
50 
47 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
7 
29 
32 
32 
36 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
59,188 
1,123 
4,714 
2,721 
3,934 
5,396 
$1,000 
792,133 
3,060 
6,747 
3,721 
6,387 
9,823 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,907 
985 
4,463 
2,563 
3,695 
5,031 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
73 
158 
114 
146 
222 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
57 
81 
40 
69 
114 
$25,000 or more 
5,797 
8 
12 
4 
24 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
64 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
