Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
15,540 
80 
346 
129 
236 
232 
$1,000 
891,976 
233 
1,060 
227 
595 
968 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
54 
226 
72 
106 
56 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
16 
103 
47 
93 
102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
7 
13 
10 
37 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,183 
307 
604 
148 
174 
195 
$1,000 
291,801 
5,506 
5,192 
2,399 
3,284 
3,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
175 
412 
118 
107 
108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
88 
168 
26 
54 
76 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
37 
18 
2 
11 
9 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
3 
3 
1 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
172 
4 
3 
1 
2 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,772 
186 
284 
83 
101 
130 
$1,000 
101,420 
2,163 
1,737 
266 
1,532 
800 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,666 
154 
424 
88 
92 
93 
$1,000 
190,381 
3,343 
3,455 
2,133 
1,752 
2,349 
Feed purchased 
farms 
11,830 
581 
1,423 
380 
352 
391 
$1,000 
324,796 
14,274 
14,622 
4,499 
10,612 
4,989 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
284 
947 
257 
237 
228 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
197 
385 
109 
91 
129 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
73 
78 
10 
21 
33 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
19 
3 
1 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
174 
8 
10 
3 
2 
1 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
28,056 
617 
2,403 
891 
1,177 
1,155 
$1,000 
538,408 
3,326 
4,367 
1,425 
2,184 
2,309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
510 
2,246 
856 
1,087 
1,036 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
81 
139 
33 
85 
116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
9 
7 
- 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
17 
11 
2 
1 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
22,365 
368 
1,442 
529 
639 
697 
$1,000 
122,072 
1,270 
2,451 
760 
1,335 
1,099 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
143 
658 
222 
338 
291 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,365 
176 
740 
297 
285 
384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
43 
33 
9 
13 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
3 
7 
1 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
223 
3 
4 
- 
2 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
25,081 
504 
1,817 
672 
858 
915 
$1,000 
547,670 
4,100 
5,904 
1,397 
2,870 
2,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
422 
1,620 
611 
726 
781 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
55 
175 
59 
129 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
14 
10 
1 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
13 
12 
1 
2 
2 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
123 
299 
114 
142 
186 
$1,000 
280,464 
6,310 
6,667 
549 
1,738 
613 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
52 
200 
99 
119 
148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,023 
25 
60 
11 
14 
36 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,120 
25 
24 
3 
6 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
17 
10 
1 
2 
- 
$250,000 or more 
138 
4 
5 
- 
1 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,143 
28 
67 
26 
34 
32 
$1,000 
33,848 
1,080 
447 
63 
140 
87 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
- 
39 
9 
8 
15 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
747 
9 
15 
13 
20 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
713 
11 
9 
4 
6 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
7 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
136 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,374 
80 
265 
130 
161 
192 
$1,000 
177,138 
2,801 
2,384 
488 
413 
684 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
31 
143 
56 
58 
76 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
19 
95 
69 
82 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,143 
11 
14 
4 
21 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
5 
5 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
785 
14 
8 
1 
- 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,102 
90 
290 
152 
225 
328 
$1,000 
938,732 
385 
532 
322 
851 
1,252 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,276 
61 
264 
126 
169 
240 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
18 
16 
24 
30 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
10 
10 
2 
26 
28 
$25,000 or more 
7,326 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
58 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
