Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
62,815 
2,082 
2,170 
2,857 
4,753 
4,220 
$1,000 
714,294 
298,741 
124,142 
96,544 
83,340 
35,448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34,478 
37 
31 
100 
444 
936 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
147 
179 
394 
1,304 
1,787 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,117 
291 
452 
990 
1,958 
1,132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
242 
470 
748 
663 
230 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
1,365 
1,038 
625 
384 
135 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
61,054 
1,823 
1,069 
1,348 
2,838 
3,415 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
6,227,103 
160,158 
100,331 
97,593 
58,367 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,482 
54 
137 
198 
689 
1,253 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,424 
136 
226 
426 
1,367 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,656 
214 
277 
405 
744 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
454 
183 
200 
50 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
965 
246 
119 
16 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
39,929 
768 
686 
992 
2,238 
2,793 
$1,000 
418,586 
105,941 
37,542 
36,938 
52,705 
40,381 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
29,879 
1,444 
596 
641 
1,077 
1,118 
$1,000 
6,441,987 
6,121,162 
122,616 
63,393 
44,888 
17,986 
Feed purchased 
farms 
185,019 
2,166 
1,569 
2,253 
5,284 
7,209 
$1,000 
7,272,692 
5,952,841 
222,349 
137,855 
152,369 
108,795 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,470 
78 
187 
307 
1,007 
2,000 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46,950 
173 
305 
625 
2,178 
3,906 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7,430 
231 
397 
833 
1,873 
1,266 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
158 
340 
435 
216 
31 
$250,000 or more 
1,940 
1,526 
340 
53 
10 
6 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
234,425 
3,221 
2,780 
3,818 
7,536 
9,047 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
406,381 
135,539 
110,045 
121,039 
70,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
202,861 
222 
229 
424 
1,940 
4,598 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,401 
660 
814 
1,786 
4,217 
3,971 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
492 
768 
1,018 
1,023 
378 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
1,847 
969 
590 
356 
100 
Utilities 
farms 
148,085 
3,222 
2,788 
3,822 
6,770 
7,406 
$1,000 
671,586 
267,440 
84,001 
73,486 
62,228 
31,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82,344 
37 
138 
294 
1,055 
2,076 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
354 
657 
1,225 
2,899 
3,712 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,043 
1,159 
1,136 
1,434 
2,220 
1,439 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
520 
341 
416 
361 
128 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
1,152 
516 
453 
235 
51 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
187,141 
3,220 
2,785 
3,846 
7,199 
8,275 
$1,000 
1,197,249 
417,087 
129,377 
112,444 
122,063 
76,324 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
155,565 
163 
216 
456 
1,922 
3,890 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,926 
675 
902 
1,823 
3,802 
3,769 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
514 
747 
920 
1,035 
443 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
1,868 
920 
647 
440 
173 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
2,826 
2,221 
2,754 
4,487 
4,100 
$1,000 
1,544,572 
774,029 
142,854 
116,414 
132,550 
72,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,536 
119 
166 
311 
960 
1,505 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,425 
407 
481 
796 
1,746 
1,670 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,171 
1,154 
1,234 
1,413 
1,562 
847 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
524 
280 
201 
195 
72 
$250,000 or more 
774 
622 
60 
33 
24 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
36,840 
1,494 
1,124 
1,441 
2,674 
2,637 
$1,000 
362,075 
127,534 
27,088 
25,367 
35,305 
23,126 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,193 
39 
57 
117 
269 
403 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,779 
254 
244 
354 
930 
1,046 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,230 
471 
531 
688 
1,133 
988 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
277 
147 
169 
196 
127 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
453 
145 
113 
146 
73 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
44,841 
2,217 
1,582 
1,862 
2,932 
2,978 
$1,000 
455,884 
222,043 
47,980 
38,533 
38,299 
21,289 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
21 
19 
105 
299 
470 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1 7,927 
88 
236 
457 
915 
1,263 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,554 
674 
670 
764 
1,273 
1,121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
462 
364 
357 
329 
78 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
972 
293 
179 
116 
46 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
59,188 
1,740 
1,662 
2,274 
4,315 
4,935 
$1,000 
792,133 
196,071 
91,782 
106,847 
110,202 
73,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,907 
223 
224 
345 
1,180 
2,341 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
101 
154 
276 
781 
1,113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
315 
341 
642 
1,293 
919 
$25,000 or more 
5,797 
1,101 
943 
1,011 
1,061 
562 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
90 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
