Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
62,815 
53,943 
5,647 
4,140 
$1,000 
714,294 
388,774 
204,037 
164,618 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34,478 
31,878 
1,734 
1,137 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
12,655 
1,446 
1,030 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,117 
5,400 
985 
796 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
1,890 
409 
323 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
2,120 
1,073 
854 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
61,054 
54,373 
4,400 
3,107 
$1,000 
6,860,573 
1,396,674 
2,367,169 
2,321,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,482 
37,371 
2,086 
1,352 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,424 
12,471 
1,340 
966 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,656 
2,844 
543 
430 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
869 
161 
123 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
818 
270 
236 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
39,929 
35,319 
3,181 
2,299 
$1,000 
418,586 
309,305 
56,389 
46,910 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
29,879 
26,772 
1,880 
1,298 
$1,000 
6,441,987 
1,087,369 
2,310,779 
2,274,354 
Feed purchased 
farms 
185,019 
167,841 
1 1 ,364 
7,850 
$1,000 
7,272,692 
2,599,522 
2,208,075 
2,121,635 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127,470 
118,717 
5,861 
3,782 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46,950 
41,356 
3,775 
2,677 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7,430 
5,717 
1,116 
880 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
795 
250 
200 
$250,000 or more 
1,940 
1,256 
362 
311 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
234,425 
209,986 
15,643 
11,001 
$1,000 
1,164,301 
705,855 
284,267 
230,534 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
202,861 
186,165 
10,820 
7,119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,401 
18,924 
2,807 
2,218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
2,834 
753 
615 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
2,063 
1,263 
1,049 
Utilities 
farms 
148,085 
129,512 
11,801 
8,676 
$1,000 
671,586 
376,915 
158,999 
134,873 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82,344 
75,858 
4,347 
2,828 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
43,475 
4,439 
3,331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,043 
7,707 
1,966 
1,632 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
1,194 
377 
326 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
1,278 
672 
559 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
187,141 
166,210 
13,410 
9,597 
$1,000 
1,197,249 
708,505 
279,102 
229,876 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
155,565 
142,427 
8,573 
5,728 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22,926 
18,506 
2,702 
2,105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
3,006 
840 
690 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
2,271 
1,295 
1,074 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
45,165 
6,746 
5,152 
$1,000 
1 ,544,572 
604,240 
414,292 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31,536 
28,077 
2,185 
1,434 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,425 
10,533 
1,785 
1,389 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9,171 
5,749 
2,034 
1,682 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
652 
482 
409 
$250,000 or more 
774 
154 
260 
238 
Contract labor 
farms 
36,840 
30,343 
4,107 
3,199 
$1,000 
362,075 
194,141 
95,632 
87,439 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,193 
9,146 
682 
476 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,779 
12,650 
1,362 
1,002 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,230 
7,037 
1,393 
1,124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
987 
326 
280 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
523 
344 
317 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
44,841 
38,529 
4,159 
3,047 
$1,000 
455,884 
267,159 
116,563 
94,889 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
13,619 
876 
575 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,927 
15,831 
1,426 
1,027 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,554 
6,887 
1,064 
799 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
1,292 
288 
224 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
900 
505 
422 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
59,188 
51,786 
5,134 
3,557 
$1,000 
792,133 
506,761 
207,656 
164,071 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41,907 
38,556 
2,415 
1,469 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
5,073 
556 
399 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
4,353 
745 
564 
$25,000 or more 
5,797 
3,804 
1,418 
1,125 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
142 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
