Table 65. Summary by 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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
752 
613 
411 
316 
260 
637 
$1,000 
2,388 
1,061 
517 
327 
168 
772 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
257 
323 
286 
247 
220 
457 
$1,000 to $4,999 
374 
242 
102 
62 
36 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
114 
48 
23 
5 
4 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
776 
806 
575 
483 
413 
910 
$1,000 
8,141 
4,075 
2,366 
1,395 
1,022 
2,483 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
388 
533 
443 
417 
363 
789 
$5,000 to $24,999 
291 
260 
118 
62 
44 
110 
$25,000 to $99,999 
94 
13 
14 
4 
6 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
607 
571 
346 
264 
191 
340 
$1,000 
5,767 
2,399 
1,472 
786 
431 
1,106 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
296 
338 
283 
277 
265 
663 
$1,000 
2,374 
1,677 
893 
609 
591 
1,378 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,423 
1,696 
1,259 
1,060 
1,069 
3,918 
$1,000 
14,616 
10,528 
5,788 
3,758 
3,001 
14,781 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
653 
1,002 
882 
836 
915 
3,168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
616 
624 
344 
212 
146 
678 
$25,000 to $99,999 
153 
70 
33 
12 
8 
67 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,961 
2,408 
1,845 
1,589 
1,724 
6,915 
$1,000 
10,415 
7,447 
3,166 
2,140 
1,903 
10,416 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,230 
1,978 
1,692 
1,487 
1,658 
6,541 
$5,000 to $24,999 
692 
412 
150 
102 
66 
361 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
14 
3 
- 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Utilities 
farms 
1,561 
1,826 
1,285 
1,063 
1,051 
4,249 
$1,000 
4,487 
3,545 
1,814 
1,304 
1,301 
5,860 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
384 
727 
636 
627 
709 
2,314 
$1,000 to $4,999 
958 
950 
604 
398 
307 
1,847 
$5,000 to $24,999 
216 
148 
45 
37 
29 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
- 
1 
3 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1 
" 
" 
3 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,753 
2,032 
1,497 
1,245 
1,233 
5,135 
$1,000 
9,411 
7,430 
2,831 
1,842 
2,234 
9,001 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,105 
1,582 
1,394 
1,169 
1,174 
4,828 
$5,000 to $24,999 
604 
430 
95 
76 
53 
287 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
16 
8 
- 
3 
15 
$50,000 or more 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
5 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
423 
514 
249 
238 
150 
970 
$1,000 
6,680 
5,146 
2,294 
2,296 
2,347 
13,037 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
220 
312 
172 
162 
119 
487 
$5,000 to $24,999 
138 
146 
50 
51 
20 
375 
$25,000 to $99,999 
58 
51 
26 
21 
5 
78 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
4 
1 
3 
3 
27 
$250,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
1 
3 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
206 
222 
158 
136 
112 
445 
$1,000 
1,135 
1,115 
550 
243 
444 
6,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
49 
61 
70 
53 
44 
105 
$1,000 to $4,999 
96 
105 
64 
70 
52 
193 
$5,000 to $24,999 
53 
47 
18 
13 
13 
101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
8 
6 
- 
- 
43 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
3 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
450 
389 
216 
203 
200 
676 
$1,000 
1,934 
1,075 
460 
278 
183 
2,417 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
155 
161 
120 
98 
137 
267 
$1,000 to $4,999 
200 
176 
76 
100 
61 
312 
$5,000 to $24,999 
84 
51 
18 
5 
2 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
974 
917 
520 
305 
219 
1,041 
$1,000 
12,007 
9,367 
1,561 
1,215 
1,482 
8,461 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
566 
631 
435 
259 
180 
744 
$5,000 to $9,999 
179 
133 
52 
23 
22 
146 
$10,000 to $24,999 
148 
95 
27 
20 
9 
116 
$25,000 or more 
81 
58 
6 
3 
8 
35 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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