Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ^ - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,618 
2,322 
2,275 
296 
278 
607 
$1,000 
107,847 
83,281 
77,521 
24,567 
13,473 
13,635 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
622 
554 
541 
68 
63 
244 
$1,000 to $4,999 
597 
520 
503 
77 
75 
217 
$5,000 to $24,999 
642 
583 
577 
59 
58 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
279 
244 
244 
35 
34 
14 
$50,000 or more 
478 
421 
410 
57 
48 
42 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,831 
1,564 
1,532 
267 
228 
450 
$1,000 
2,763,597 
1,470,952 
713,617 
1,292,646 
762,643 
333,133 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
790 
687 
681 
103 
98 
235 
$5,000 to $24,999 
477 
429 
421 
48 
43 
136 
$25,000 to $99,999 
225 
194 
187 
31 
29 
44 
$100,000 to $249,999 
98 
85 
84 
13 
9 
17 
$250,000 or more 
241 
169 
159 
72 
49 
18 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,143 
988 
970 
155 
142 
286 
$1,000 
45,967 
37,073 
36,618 
8,893 
5,621 
6,924 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,000 
837 
819 
163 
130 
227 
$1,000 
2,717,631 
1 ,433,879 
676,999 
1,283,752 
757,022 
326,209 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,337 
3,787 
3,726 
550 
508 
1,477 
$1,000 
2,185,479 
1,141,133 
683,242 
1,044,346 
642,585 
279,616 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,999 
1,743 
1,716 
256 
248 
893 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,405 
1,247 
1,233 
158 
148 
414 
$25,000 to $99,999 
493 
448 
441 
45 
44 
104 
$100,000 to $249,999 
160 
146 
145 
14 
14 
24 
$250,000 or more 
280 
203 
191 
77 
54 
42 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,533 
5,720 
5,614 
813 
745 
2,263 
$1,000 
155,684 
112,320 
105,806 
43,364 
25,349 
18,494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,000 
3,486 
3,423 
514 
485 
1,876 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,397 
1,247 
1,231 
150 
143 
273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
514 
480 
474 
34 
30 
40 
$50,000 or more 
622 
507 
486 
115 
87 
74 
Utilities 
farms 
5,185 
4,547 
4,458 
638 
576 
1,587 
$1,000 
125,153 
88,273 
82,921 
36,880 
20,223 
10,518 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,401 
1,200 
1,173 
201 
189 
738 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,818 
1,638 
1,612 
180 
173 
592 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,183 
1,066 
1,049 
117 
113 
187 
$25,000 to $49,999 
316 
287 
285 
29 
26 
21 
$50,000 or more 
467 
356 
339 
111 
75 
49 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,711 
5,008 
4,916 
703 
641 
1,810 
$1,000 
182,103 
131,407 
120,269 
50,696 
27,892 
27,539 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,181 
2,806 
2,752 
375 
358 
1,384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,423 
1,253 
1,243 
170 
162 
295 
$25,000 to $49,999 
457 
424 
420 
33 
33 
57 
$50,000 or more 
650 
525 
501 
125 
88 
74 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
3,639 
3,185 
3,101 
454 
396 
851 
$1,000 
478,070 
324,230 
286,484 
153,840 
79,859 
47,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
882 
789 
768 
93 
85 
392 
$5,000 to $24,999 
880 
787 
768 
93 
85 
227 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,238 
1,111 
1,085 
127 
121 
150 
$100,000 to $249,999 
321 
275 
271 
46 
40 
40 
$250,000 or more 
318 
223 
209 
95 
65 
42 
Contract labor 
farms 
1,908 
1,670 
1,628 
238 
217 
482 
$1,000 
67,748 
56,449 
49,448 
1 1 ,300 
7,349 
4,553 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
261 
232 
223 
29 
27 
104 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
591 
523 
514 
68 
68 
176 
$5,000 to $24,999 
648 
581 
573 
67 
62 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
201 
168 
162 
33 
31 
30 
$50,000 or more 
207 
166 
156 
41 
29 
20 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,693 
1,473 
1,442 
220 
189 
460 
$1,000 
65,814 
54,005 
52,751 
1 1 ,809 
8,094 
6,348 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
253 
224 
222 
29 
28 
149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
499 
447 
438 
52 
48 
171 
$5,000 to $24,999 
503 
428 
420 
75 
66 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
195 
178 
174 
17 
12 
11 
$50,000 or more 
243 
196 
188 
47 
35 
29 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,930 
1,695 
1,671 
235 
223 
338 
$1,000 
66,722 
60,950 
59,346 
5,772 
4,713 
10,995 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
752 
652 
642 
100 
95 
184 
$5,000 to $9,999 
250 
209 
206 
41 
41 
52 
$10,000 to $24,999 
399 
348 
348 
51 
47 
56 
$25,000 or more 
529 
486 
475 
43 
40 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Texas 143 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
