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 ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
583 
220 
224 
1,373 
2,420 
3,695 
6,002 
$1,000 
3,330 
1,546 
2,019 
14,128 
51,881 
150,687 
665,302 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
145 
67 
52 
234 
289 
188 
160 
$1,000 to $4,999 
237 
51 
61 
365 
405 
512 
472 
$5,000 to $24,999 
176 
89 
96 
638 
956 
1,066 
1,049 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
10 
10 
113 
510 
744 
818 
$50,000 or more 
2 
3 
5 
23 
260 
1,185 
3,503 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
280 
148 
112 
609 
988 
1,301 
2,317 
$1,000 
8,115 
3,752 
1,698 
21,318 
25,121 
37,849 
174,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
150 
90 
58 
322 
413 
417 
370 
$5,000 to $24,999 
95 
35 
45 
196 
402 
573 
1,051 
$25,000 to $99,999 
26 
17 
6 
61 
127 
231 
646 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
1 
2 
21 
36 
54 
145 
$250,000 or more 
5 
5 
1 
9 
10 
26 
105 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
202 
108 
88 
471 
860 
1,161 
2,098 
$1,000 
2,479 
700 
795 
6,675 
11,347 
17,845 
55,081 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
124 
79 
39 
242 
295 
349 
687 
$1,000 
5,636 
3,052 
902 
14,643 
13,775 
20,004 
119,337 
Feed purchased 
farms 
527 
277 
206 
1,177 
1,671 
1,930 
2,915 
$1,000 
12,939 
1,768 
1,938 
20,656 
31,040 
41,920 
165,538 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
297 
170 
109 
679 
841 
723 
591 
$5,000 to $24,999 
165 
94 
80 
358 
578 
816 
1,103 
$25,000 to $99,999 
47 
13 
16 
133 
231 
334 
876 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
- 
- 
2 
15 
42 
232 
$250,000 or more 
10 
- 
1 
5 
6 
15 
113 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,015 
778 
707 
3,530 
3,989 
4,364 
6,430 
$1,000 
5,808 
1,931 
2,194 
14,668 
34,527 
88,778 
376,891 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
675 
593 
2,580 
1,819 
662 
282 
$5,000 to $24,999 
221 
98 
104 
901 
1,920 
2,416 
1,711 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
5 
9 
34 
211 
1,026 
1,949 
$50,000 or more 
11 
- 
1 
15 
39 
260 
2,488 
Utilities 
farms 
1,189 
515 
469 
2,526 
3,413 
4,208 
6,370 
$1,000 
2,632 
702 
927 
5,654 
11,056 
19,893 
74,293 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
494 
218 
153 
835 
687 
379 
155 
$1,000 to $4,999 
608 
293 
293 
1,518 
2,143 
2,450 
2,178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
79 
4 
20 
167 
563 
1,322 
3,545 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
3 
2 
12 
46 
307 
$50,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
4 
8 
11 
185 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
1,580 
646 
603 
3,065 
3,734 
4,283 
6,404 
$1,000 
6,265 
1,987 
2,170 
16,293 
37,900 
97,002 
369,428 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,232 
517 
460 
2,088 
1,610 
722 
308 
$5,000 to $24,999 
315 
125 
140 
883 
1,737 
2,170 
1,841 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
4 
2 
76 
323 
960 
1,804 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
1 
18 
64 
431 
2,451 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
316 
137 
152 
655 
951 
1,782 
4,443 
$1,000 
3,821 
405 
1,343 
4,899 
12,409 
27,366 
214,344 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
248 
117 
96 
490 
548 
721 
747 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
18 
48 
146 
323 
763 
1,525 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6 
2 
6 
14 
68 
269 
1,695 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
- 
1 
2 
3 
27 
365 
$250,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
3 
9 
2 
111 
Contract labor 
farms 
104 
34 
39 
200 
239 
391 
949 
$1,000 
353 
100 
191 
994 
1,798 
4,058 
24,536 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
10 
6 
41 
44 
47 
39 
$1,000 to $4,999 
52 
18 
27 
103 
95 
160 
221 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
6 
5 
54 
84 
145 
374 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
13 
24 
201 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3 
15 
114 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
396 
194 
168 
890 
1,378 
1,955 
3,565 
$1,000 
1,401 
615 
651 
5,361 
12,150 
25,567 
124,623 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
129 
84 
60 
282 
240 
180 
151 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
189 
73 
65 
358 
599 
665 
673 
$5,000 to $24,999 
76 
35 
42 
212 
424 
831 
1,452 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
2 
1 
28 
98 
193 
643 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
10 
17 
86 
646 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
441 
257 
246 
1,385 
2,368 
3,581 
5,739 
$1,000 
2,785 
1,509 
1,934 
15,602 
49,779 
138,640 
725,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
224 
156 
133 
629 
620 
425 
229 
$5,000 to $9,999 
119 
50 
55 
244 
393 
394 
187 
$10,000 to $24,999 
86 
40 
44 
343 
680 
878 
765 
$25,000 or more 
12 
11 
14 
169 
675 
1,884 
4,558 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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