Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
3,451 
2,608 
1,937 
7,488 
6,821 
5,478 
5,531 
$1,000 
8,923 
8,381 
7,095 
49,364 
85,333 
152,178 
351,252 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,019 
1,551 
1,000 
3,135 
1,743 
801 
392 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,072 
830 
717 
2,706 
2,335 
1,389 
1,164 
$5,000 to $24,999 
333 
191 
194 
1,385 
1,587 
1,357 
1,321 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
18 
19 
186 
812 
814 
631 
$50,000 or more 
11 
18 
7 
76 
344 
1,117 
2,023 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
3,175 
2,385 
1,867 
6,225 
4,772 
3,486 
4,425 
$1,000 
163,651 
135,648 
66,718 
767,538 
2,127,854 
1,452,759 
1,686,428 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,084 
1,493 
1,185 
3,521 
2,216 
1,300 
979 
$5,000 to $24,999 
918 
715 
531 
2,047 
1,673 
1,284 
1,405 
$25,000 to $99,999 
109 
98 
98 
429 
566 
587 
1,127 
$100,000 to $249,999 
31 
47 
34 
105 
128 
147 
363 
$250,000 or more 
33 
32 
19 
123 
189 
168 
551 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,316 
1,761 
1,406 
4,865 
3,849 
2,775 
3,516 
$1,000 
14,163 
15,486 
8,903 
50,892 
59,008 
49,488 
120,131 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,322 
920 
663 
2,149 
1,597 
1,258 
1,790 
$1,000 
149,488 
120,161 
57,814 
716,645 
2,068,846 
1,403,271 
1,566,298 
Feed purchased 
farms 
10,022 
7,750 
5,351 
17,480 
12,278 
7,604 
8,223 
$1,000 
242,941 
242,865 
110,781 
827,997 
1,718,726 
1,418,236 
1,604,987 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
7,078 
5,254 
3,417 
10,178 
5,926 
2,810 
1,571 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,591 
2,155 
1,657 
6,201 
4,912 
3,435 
3,482 
$25,000 to $99,999 
252 
237 
196 
767 
1,014 
974 
2,122 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26 
26 
27 
113 
155 
169 
550 
$250,000 or more 
75 
78 
54 
221 
271 
216 
498 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
13,811 
9,919 
6,957 
23,047 
16,561 
10,826 
10,664 
$1,000 
28,013 
26,026 
18,602 
99,440 
142,413 
199,856 
468,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,752 
9,019 
6,173 
18,587 
10,608 
4,878 
2,831 
$5,000 to $24,999 
969 
815 
708 
4,011 
4,846 
3,902 
3,941 
$25,000 to $49,999 
66 
52 
53 
291 
696 
1,180 
1,540 
$50,000 or more 
24 
33 
23 
158 
411 
866 
2,352 
Utilities 
farms 
8,823 
6,544 
4,801 
16,517 
12,926 
9,298 
9,762 
$1,000 
15,504 
14,366 
10,063 
62,539 
88,209 
127,751 
237,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,600 
3,815 
2,756 
8,142 
4,735 
2,236 
1,012 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,797 
2,362 
1,752 
6,825 
5,770 
4,223 
3,797 
$5,000 to $24,999 
364 
295 
252 
1,223 
1,722 
1,729 
3,293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
44 
22 
178 
329 
441 
588 
$50,000 or more 
29 
28 
19 
149 
370 
669 
1,072 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
11,406 
8,314 
5,905 
19,788 
14,647 
9,996 
10,107 
$1,000 
32,551 
31,680 
21,992 
123,391 
159,452 
203,460 
430,046 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,224 
7,245 
4,931 
15,057 
8,668 
4,290 
2,711 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,059 
932 
896 
4,080 
4,706 
3,649 
3,580 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
80 
55 
434 
797 
1,142 
1,448 
$50,000 or more 
45 
57 
23 
217 
476 
915 
2,368 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,030 
2,434 
1,837 
6,758 
6,276 
5,507 
7,451 
$1,000 
37,942 
49,738 
21,596 
159,838 
209,814 
250,527 
532,054 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,145 
1,626 
1,259 
4,059 
2,860 
1,467 
1,054 
$5,000 to $24,999 
595 
542 
405 
1,794 
1,987 
1,934 
2,132 
$25,000 to $99,999 
248 
211 
150 
743 
1,191 
1,792 
3,186 
$1 00,000 to $249,999 
24 
33 
14 
88 
130 
202 
782 
$250,000 or more 
18 
22 
9 
74 
108 
112 
297 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,122 
1,569 
1,155 
4,526 
3,892 
3,375 
4,384 
$1,000 
11,177 
9,226 
9,085 
37,823 
38,640 
61,356 
123,843 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
626 
411 
339 
1,069 
785 
456 
382 
$1,000 to $4,999 
940 
727 
462 
1,916 
1,513 
1,223 
1,225 
$5,000 to $24,999 
474 
373 
283 
1,291 
1,313 
1,265 
1,775 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
46 
52 
171 
173 
212 
506 
$50,000 or more 
19 
12 
19 
79 
108 
219 
496 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
2,971 
2,217 
1,644 
5,918 
4,730 
3,724 
4,259 
$1,000 
12,680 
10,825 
8,551 
43,524 
55,632 
84,566 
179,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
966 
680 
480 
1,613 
891 
497 
432 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,513 
1,095 
780 
2,546 
1,784 
1,174 
1,033 
$5,000 to $24,999 
427 
381 
331 
1,499 
1,554 
1,284 
1,375 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
40 
43 
153 
285 
411 
611 
$50,000 or more 
21 
21 
10 
107 
216 
358 
808 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
4,001 
3,504 
2,824 
9,970 
8,381 
6,027 
6,593 
$1,000 
10,138 
12,020 
7,850 
48,716 
95,499 
143,567 
444,604 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,639 
3,168 
2,526 
8,014 
4,974 
1,971 
878 
$5,000 to $9,999 
176 
181 
185 
1,052 
1,620 
1,254 
750 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
152 
118 
73 
632 
1,074 
1,463 
1,680 
$25,000 or more 
34 
37 
40 
272 
713 
1,339 
3,285 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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