Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
276 
113 
148 
773 
999 
1,380 
4,312 
$1,000 
574 
379 
633 
3,509 
9,151 
13,020 
73,881 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
124 
45 
53 
251 
199 
238 
474 
$1,000 to $4,999 
119 
44 
63 
326 
403 
552 
1,257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
23 
28 
178 
295 
486 
1,746 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
3 
15 
68 
63 
520 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
3 
34 
41 
315 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
277 
167 
104 
553 
672 
884 
3,321 
$1,000 
2,781 
1,377 
843 
19,349 
34,291 
38,243 
244,668 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
180 
114 
63 
306 
309 
353 
580 
$5,000 to $24,999 
77 
36 
35 
176 
248 
356 
1,503 
$25,000 to $99,999 
13 
15 
5 
54 
79 
132 
921 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
2 
1 
9 
14 
27 
169 
$250,000 or more 
“ 
- 
- 
8 
22 
16 
148 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
177 
108 
75 
413 
528 
749 
3,049 
$1,000 
1,402 
824 
619 
3,709 
5,333 
12,089 
85,979 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
135 
68 
48 
225 
249 
280 
917 
$1,000 
1,378 
553 
224 
15,640 
28,958 
26,154 
158,690 
Feed purchased 
farms 
645 
374 
267 
1,196 
1,218 
1,447 
4,396 
$1,000 
5,240 
3,204 
3,460 
27,099 
40,792 
45,607 
258,736 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
426 
242 
153 
689 
618 
616 
956 
$5,000 to $24,999 
168 
96 
88 
345 
381 
584 
1,751 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48 
35 
25 
128 
163 
205 
1,299 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
1 
- 
25 
38 
30 
245 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
9 
18 
12 
145 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,180 
620 
500 
2,296 
2,319 
2,612 
6,410 
$1,000 
3,016 
1,837 
1,872 
10,306 
19,106 
27,693 
188,212 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,007 
514 
401 
1,666 
1,360 
1,095 
985 
$5,000 to $24,999 
168 
100 
90 
578 
792 
1,267 
3,059 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
5 
8 
46 
116 
194 
1,486 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
1 
6 
51 
56 
880 
Utilities 
farms 
760 
434 
355 
1,740 
1,831 
2,244 
6,167 
$1,000 
1,606 
1,023 
1,028 
5,025 
7,882 
11,626 
67,799 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
318 
161 
125 
569 
431 
392 
332 
$1,000 to $4,999 
382 
229 
181 
922 
973 
1,212 
2,521 
$5,000 to $24,999 
58 
42 
46 
238 
398 
583 
2,831 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
1 
9 
22 
44 
259 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
2 
2 
7 
13 
224 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
974 
501 
418 
1,986 
2,053 
2,387 
6,260 
$1,000 
3,158 
1,708 
2,060 
10,516 
19,169 
30,010 
191,529 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
807 
398 
308 
1,403 
1,145 
1,027 
1,069 
$5,000 to $24,999 
155 
98 
97 
522 
731 
1,068 
2,852 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
4 
9 
48 
113 
199 
1,354 
$50,000 or more 
4 
1 
4 
13 
64 
93 
985 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
183 
105 
97 
461 
620 
811 
3,660 
$1,000 
3,566 
1,917 
2,523 
8,152 
13,345 
22,251 
163,724 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
96 
50 
54 
233 
248 
288 
697 
$5,000 to $24,999 
61 
33 
25 
147 
229 
310 
1,205 
$25,000 to $99,999 
11 
17 
12 
61 
114 
163 
1,376 
$100,000 to $249,999 
13 
5 
4 
18 
24 
35 
293 
$250,000 or more 
2 
- 
2 
2 
5 
15 
89 
Contract labor 
farms 
98 
47 
33 
215 
250 
309 
1,375 
$1,000 
522 
288 
228 
1,737 
2,402 
3,201 
27,943 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
11 
6 
45 
46 
46 
143 
$1,000 to $4,999 
62 
25 
22 
89 
101 
122 
419 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10 
8 
2 
60 
79 
106 
533 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
3 
1 
18 
20 
27 
189 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
2 
3 
4 
8 
91 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
172 
81 
87 
482 
624 
797 
2,858 
$1,000 
689 
379 
448 
2,569 
4,065 
7,840 
59,331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
53 
20 
24 
142 
127 
161 
274 
$1,000 to $4,999 
80 
45 
34 
205 
269 
329 
822 
$5,000 to $24,999 
38 
14 
25 
121 
202 
240 
1,137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
2 
4 
12 
21 
34 
312 
$50,000 or more 
1 
" 
- 
2 
5 
33 
313 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
315 
175 
170 
902 
1,180 
1,532 
4,942 
$1,000 
1,774 
1,157 
1,347 
7,778 
18,972 
33,565 
259,138 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
236 
107 
92 
476 
518 
592 
1,100 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
30 
34 
193 
190 
287 
627 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
29 
33 
164 
278 
365 
1,278 
$25,000 or more 
12 
9 
11 
69 
194 
288 
1,937 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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