Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
- 
1,830 
2,663 
60 
30 
18 
29 
126 
813 
$1,000 
- 
38,752 
40,387 
2,223 
867 
2,655 
10 
326 
9,097 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,154 
1,348 
17 
9 
10 
29 
108 
738 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
383 
893 
25 
12 
1 
- 
13 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
111 
231 
8 
4 
- 
- 
5 
8 
$50,000 or more 
- 
182 
191 
10 
5 
7 
- 
- 
25 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
- 
2,278 
3,504 
66 
32 
33 
38 
166 
1,216 
$1,000 
- 
13,837 
15,121 
1,020 
377 
892 
13 
210 
6,280 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,849 
2,843 
42 
15 
26 
38 
155 
1,141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
269 
527 
13 
13 
- 
- 
10 
46 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
93 
89 
8 
2 
- 
- 
1 
7 
$50,000 or more 
- 
67 
45 
3 
2 
7 
" 
22 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
- 
1,469 
2,484 
49 
32 
17 
32 
100 
438 
$1,000 
- 
14,804 
13,149 
746 
486 
362 
18 
161 
3,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
567 
868 
7 
4 
8 
29 
67 
326 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
473 
943 
22 
6 
2 
2 
27 
66 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
275 
574 
8 
17 
- 
1 
6 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
77 
70 
9 
3 
5 
- 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
- 
77 
29 
3 
2 
2 
- 
12 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
831 
5,021 
109 
26 
66 
91 
316 
1,153 
$1,000 
- 
15,448 
287,375 
32,107 
227 
673 
151 
2,025 
8,815 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
496 
1,720 
35 
15 
55 
87 
269 
810 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
223 
1,994 
31 
10 
6 
3 
30 
268 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
88 
962 
23 
- 
4 
1 
11 
62 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
14 
179 
8 
1 
- 
- 
6 
12 
$250,000 or more 
- 
10 
166 
12 
- 
1 
- 
" 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
589 
4,183 
82 
25 
29 
22 
211 
493 
$1,000 
- 
7,183 
91,383 
1,386 
208 
167 
20 
1,015 
3,615 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
- 
374 
1,674 
49 
4 
52 
75 
159 
816 
$1,000 
- 
8,264 
195,992 
30,720 
20 
506 
132 
1,010 
5,199 
Feed purchased 
farms 
- 
1,813 
8,201 
156 
75 
88 
201 
532 
4,153 
$1,000 
- 
18,553 
293,217 
21,136 
10,840 
9,213 
852 
3,352 
52,096 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,366 
3,104 
47 
32 
60 
168 
354 
2,976 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
319 
3,006 
59 
9 
18 
25 
157 
980 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
107 
1,660 
32 
15 
2 
8 
19 
158 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
16 
300 
9 
9 
1 
- 
1 
11 
$250,000 or more 
- 
5 
131 
9 
10 
7 
1 
28 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
- 
6,392 
8,376 
158 
72 
80 
180 
522 
4,755 
$1,000 
- 
34,925 
96,424 
2,461 
1,716 
1,863 
200 
1,683 
17,879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
5,225 
4,354 
68 
37 
69 
176 
442 
4,239 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
892 
3,021 
69 
20 
4 
4 
60 
434 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
150 
697 
8 
3 
- 
- 
19 
37 
$50,000 or more 
- 
125 
304 
13 
12 
7 
- 
1 
45 
Utilities 
farms 
_ 
4,587 
6,803 
127 
64 
57 
119 
396 
3,029 
$1,000 
- 
17,356 
41,149 
822 
836 
855 
136 
737 
9,629 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
1,841 
1,569 
20 
25 
34 
84 
202 
1,458 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
2,095 
3,128 
68 
6 
14 
32 
162 
1,318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
570 
1,827 
35 
22 
2 
3 
29 
213 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
56 
171 
1 
6 
- 
- 
3 
18 
$50,000 or more 
- 
25 
108 
3 
5 
7 
- 
22 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
- 
5,229 
7,447 
129 
59 
70 
131 
435 
3,526 
$1,000 
- 
35,219 
102,295 
1,861 
1,978 
917 
197 
1,664 
16,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
4,021 
3,696 
58 
28 
52 
127 
368 
3,160 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
891 
2,654 
51 
12 
11 
4 
50 
271 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
178 
717 
14 
4 
1 
- 
13 
56 
$50,000 or more 
139 
380 
6 
15 
6 
- 
4 
39 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
_ 
1,319 
2,598 
63 
33 
15 
23 
101 
791 
$1,000 
- 
33,863 
97,816 
3,593 
3,315 
228 
113 
879 
23,517 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
602 
913 
24 
8 
6 
16 
74 
307 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
388 
720 
17 
7 
5 
5 
15 
294 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
233 
714 
14 
8 
4 
2 
12 
134 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
80 
189 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
37 
$250,000 or more 
16 
62 
2 
5 
- 
- 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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