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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
760 
601 
415 
309 
277 
483 
$1,000 
2,312 
1,001 
598 
207 
189 
371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
278 
330 
293 
243 
226 
391 
$1,000 to $4,999 
363 
226 
89 
64 
45 
79 
$5,000 to $24,999 
113 
43 
33 
2 
6 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
770 
800 
584 
499 
401 
856 
$1,000 
7,936 
4,090 
2,350 
1,390 
1,015 
2,278 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
394 
527 
453 
437 
354 
743 
$5,000 to $24,999 
281 
257 
118 
58 
40 
105 
$25,000 to $99,999 
92 
16 
13 
4 
7 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
598 
559 
353 
264 
186 
314 
$1,000 
5,581 
2,304 
1,485 
766 
453 
1,014 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
297 
343 
283 
295 
263 
626 
$1,000 
2,355 
1,785 
865 
624 
562 
1,263 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,457 
1,672 
1,281 
1,092 
1,092 
3,717 
$1,000 
14,410 
10,341 
5,933 
3,895 
3,792 
13,092 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
685 
997 
901 
865 
927 
3,025 
$5,000 to $24,999 
622 
607 
346 
212 
148 
635 
$25,000 to $99,999 
149 
68 
34 
15 
12 
57 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,264 
2,761 
2,155 
1,854 
1,907 
5,185 
$1,000 
10,864 
7,683 
3,562 
2,572 
2,067 
6,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,515 
2,340 
1,995 
1,729 
1,843 
4,996 
$5,000 to $24,999 
714 
403 
159 
125 
64 
182 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
14 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
9 
4 
1 
- 
" 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
1,776 
2,068 
1,463 
1,216 
1,159 
3,078 
$1,000 
4,849 
4,088 
2,083 
1,541 
1,157 
3,710 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
457 
852 
726 
692 
765 
1,847 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,095 
1,069 
691 
490 
361 
1,193 
$5,000 to $24,999 
221 
140 
44 
33 
33 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
4 
2 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,985 
2,341 
1,735 
1,429 
1,391 
3,731 
$1,000 
10,083 
8,418 
3,332 
2,105 
1,712 
5,254 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,298 
1,867 
1,614 
1,339 
1,326 
3,660 
$5,000 to $24,999 
638 
451 
110 
90 
65 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
17 
10 
- 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
4 
6 
1 
- 
- 
3 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
488 
544 
309 
257 
184 
670 
$1,000 
7,364 
7,831 
3,882 
2,422 
1,147 
8,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
261 
317 
202 
168 
144 
338 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
150 
70 
63 
31 
271 
$25,000 to $99,999 
61 
66 
25 
20 
4 
51 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
7 
11 
5 
5 
8 
$250,000 or more 
3 
4 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
218 
252 
178 
154 
122 
314 
$1,000 
1,246 
1,714 
859 
428 
351 
5,499 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50 
63 
73 
55 
45 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
103 
109 
72 
76 
60 
143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
59 
17 
19 
12 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
17 
16 
4 
5 
10 
$50,000 or more 
3 
4 
“ 
- 
- 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
468 
431 
270 
229 
221 
429 
$1,000 
2,129 
1,334 
799 
396 
363 
987 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
158 
180 
134 
111 
137 
202 
$1,000 to $4,999 
203 
190 
101 
107 
73 
201 
$5,000 to $24,999 
96 
59 
32 
11 
10 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
- 
3 
- 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
6 
2 
- 
- 
“ 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,064 
990 
554 
340 
235 
646 
$1,000 
12,339 
8,800 
2,173 
1,375 
679 
5,313 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
625 
696 
451 
280 
202 
485 
$5,000 to $9,999 
200 
141 
62 
34 
25 
72 
$10,000 to $24,999 
160 
97 
30 
21 
5 
72 
$25,000 or more 
79 
56 
11 
5 
3 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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