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 
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 
2,189 
2,305 
3,026 
4,988 
4,427 
$1,000 
714,294 
307,333 
128,629 
99,750 
81,392 
30,841 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34,478 
37 
33 
111 
475 
1,005 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
152 
191 
416 
1,423 
1,966 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,117 
310 
482 
1,078 
2,083 
1,182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
256 
533 
785 
648 
181 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
1,434 
1,066 
636 
359 
93 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
61,054 
1,864 
1,102 
1,420 
2,955 
3,590 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
6,233,498 
160,383 
99,453 
97,415 
57,332 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,482 
62 
145 
207 
750 
1,381 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,424 
145 
239 
467 
1,081 
1,434 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,656 
224 
280 
434 
861 
732 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
459 
190 
203 
248 
42 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
974 
248 
109 
15 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
39,929 
794 
708 
1,067 
2,330 
2,955 
$1,000 
418,586 
107,047 
38,036 
38,463 
53,265 
40,286 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
29,879 
1,464 
620 
644 
1,112 
1,148 
$1,000 
6,441,987 
6,126,451 
122,347 
60,989 
44,150 
17,046 
Feed purchased 
farms 
185,019 
2,223 
1,639 
2,375 
5,557 
7,676 
$1,000 
7,272,692 
5,960,766 
221 ,426 
138,775 
152,978 
110,357 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,470 
87 
202 
336 
1,067 
2,242 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46,950 
180 
343 
664 
2,402 
4,164 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7,430 
249 
411 
899 
1,875 
1,234 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
172 
348 
427 
203 
30 
$250,000 or more 
1,940 
1,535 
335 
49 
10 
6 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
234,425 
3,335 
2,939 
4,035 
7,987 
9,762 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
414,961 
137,737 
113,415 
121,580 
70,092 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
202,861 
222 
239 
443 
2,159 
5,159 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,401 
671 
888 
1,964 
4,468 
4,183 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
518 
849 
1,036 
1,032 
339 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
1,924 
963 
592 
328 
81 
Utilities 
farms 
148,085 
3,336 
2,947 
4,041 
7,083 
7,923 
$1 ,000 
671,586 
273,611 
87,102 
73,483 
60,563 
29,735 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82,344 
41 
153 
306 
1,147 
2,310 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
370 
701 
1,346 
3,066 
4,034 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,043 
1,208 
1,168 
1,522 
2,317 
1,449 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
532 
366 
436 
341 
104 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
1,185 
559 
431 
212 
26 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
187,141 
3,334 
2,944 
4,070 
7,586 
8,909 
$1,000 
1,197,249 
425,198 
132,891 
116,720 
119,874 
76,758 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
155,565 
163 
226 
494 
2,113 
4,409 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,926 
689 
981 
1,943 
4,067 
3,921 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
553 
789 
979 
1,020 
415 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
1,929 
948 
654 
386 
164 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
2,921 
2,342 
2,879 
4,656 
4,257 
$1,000 
1,544,572 
780,596 
146,784 
117,311 
132,057 
72,993 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,536 
121 
181 
341 
1,052 
1,640 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,425 
416 
528 
866 
1,830 
1,722 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,171 
1,222 
1,284 
1,445 
1,567 
811 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
538 
287 
197 
183 
77 
$250,000 or more 
774 
624 
62 
30 
24 
7 
Contract labor 
farms 
36,840 
1,542 
1,166 
1,537 
2,783 
2,779 
$1,000 
362,075 
128,884 
27,293 
26,462 
35,500 
24,323 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,193 
40 
60 
121 
293 
437 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,779 
260 
267 
387 
1,006 
1,070 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,230 
495 
543 
736 
1,153 
1,052 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
286 
151 
174 
186 
150 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
461 
145 
119 
145 
70 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
44,841 
2,283 
1,663 
1,947 
3,077 
3,201 
$1,000 
455,884 
224,887 
49,296 
38,482 
38,721 
21,915 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
24 
22 
108 
326 
508 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,927 
93 
251 
489 
995 
1,372 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,554 
692 
712 
819 
1,328 
1,198 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
480 
386 
360 
308 
80 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
994 
292 
171 
120 
43 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
59,188 
1,821 
1,763 
2,368 
4,554 
5,247 
$1,000 
792,133 
202,457 
97,172 
109,298 
108,012 
80,466 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,907 
228 
233 
370 
1,276 
2,527 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
105 
173 
287 
852 
1,174 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
333 
365 
672 
1,370 
952 
$25,000 or more 
5,797 
1,155 
992 
1,039 
1,056 
594 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
116 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
