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 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
5,795 
9,418 
7,891 
6,344 
6,165 
10,267 
$1,000 
20,648 
18,156 
9,396 
5,175 
4,479 
8,494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,371 
5,657 
5,763 
5,202 
5,256 
8,568 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,602 
3,138 
1,833 
985 
810 
1,399 
$5,000 to $24,999 
685 
538 
259 
149 
85 
266 
$25,000 to $49,999 
88 
47 
20 
4 
8 
22 
$50,000 or more 
49 
38 
16 
4 
6 
12 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,220 
9,092 
7,841 
6,954 
7,534 
13,482 
$1,000 
46,994 
49,258 
33,479 
22,456 
17,803 
42,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,695 
5,843 
5,810 
5,753 
6,630 
1 1 ,206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,070 
3,071 
1,889 
1,107 
852 
2,069 
$25,000 to $99,999 
455 
178 
141 
93 
52 
206 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,123 
6,804 
5,387 
4,314 
4,124 
7,323 
$1,000 
34,042 
32,856 
22,422 
14,226 
10,449 
27,494 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,763 
3,468 
3,545 
3,607 
4,506 
8,002 
$1,000 
12,952 
16,403 
1 1 ,057 
8,229 
7,355 
15,009 
Feed purchased 
farms 
13,434 
27,106 
26,397 
23,760 
24,815 
50,037 
$1,000 
123,540 
153,737 
1 1 1 ,736 
78,946 
66,064 
154,368 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,929 
16,341 
19,236 
19,144 
21,392 
41,494 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,490 
10,196 
6,785 
4,440 
3,280 
8,006 
$25,000 to $99,999 
989 
558 
375 
174 
141 
525 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24 
10 
1 
2 
2 
10 
$250,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
16,297 
33,074 
33,177 
30,148 
31,643 
62,028 
$1,000 
68,419 
78,320 
45,658 
30,620 
26,881 
56,616 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,114 
29,217 
31,550 
29,442 
31,249 
61,067 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,921 
3,689 
1,606 
700 
388 
923 
$25,000 to $49,999 
190 
128 
16 
5 
5 
23 
$50,000 or more 
72 
40 
5 
1 
1 
15 
Utilities 
farms 
12,173 
22,336 
20,277 
17,121 
16,839 
34,009 
$1,000 
28,647 
34,535 
21,445 
15,643 
13,798 
33,025 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,234 
12,500 
13,500 
11,961 
12,321 
22,871 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,700 
8,737 
6,306 
4,937 
4,394 
10,733 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,144 
1,050 
465 
218 
121 
381 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
32 
5 
5 
1 
14 
$50,000 or more 
23 
17 
1 
- 
2 
10 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
14,380 
28,130 
26,722 
23,338 
23,031 
44,697 
$1,000 
77,934 
92,621 
41,739 
30,044 
26,121 
57,349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,544 
23,107 
25,875 
23,015 
22,756 
43,863 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,455 
4,714 
812 
301 
263 
780 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
235 
23 
13 
5 
35 
$50,000 or more 
88 
74 
12 
9 
7 
19 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
5,611 
8,384 
6,484 
4,908 
4,457 
9,502 
$1,000 
64,029 
64,931 
36,788 
25,879 
23,484 
79,719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,178 
5,831 
4,906 
3,995 
3,657 
6,634 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,721 
1,835 
1,240 
667 
567 
2,033 
$25,000 to $99,999 
658 
665 
317 
226 
213 
763 
$100,000 to $249,999 
43 
49 
21 
17 
17 
66 
$250,000 or more 
11 
4 
- 
3 
3 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,751 
5,712 
4,588 
3,446 
3,098 
6,438 
$1,000 
23,811 
29,412 
17,488 
10,950 
8,609 
29,343 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
827 
1,671 
1,591 
1,322 
1,432 
2,399 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,608 
2,591 
2,141 
1,598 
1,229 
2,622 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,156 
1,268 
784 
474 
405 
1,164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
128 
55 
44 
31 
232 
$50,000 or more 
53 
54 
17 
8 
1 
21 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
4,649 
7,836 
6,255 
4,602 
3,884 
5,444 
$1,000 
21,775 
24,158 
12,979 
7,660 
5,069 
10,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,100 
2,507 
2,614 
2,327 
2,336 
3,025 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,250 
4,029 
3,137 
2,031 
1,392 
1,888 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,213 
1,236 
472 
234 
156 
494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
45 
30 
9 
- 
26 
$50,000 or more 
24 
19 
2 
1 
- 
11 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
7,607 
11,487 
8,032 
5,356 
3,795 
7,158 
$1,000 
64,097 
71,552 
17,295 
8,731 
6,324 
26,729 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,301 
9,695 
7,411 
5,036 
3,541 
6,289 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,207 
916 
413 
224 
151 
429 
$10,000 to $24,999 
737 
523 
136 
82 
84 
299 
$25,000 or more 
362 
353 
72 
14 
19 
141 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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