Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
15,540 
3,146 
2,856 
3,015 
2,746 
1,363 
$1,000 
891,976 
554,592 
187,632 
93,819 
39,157 
9,868 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
9 
36 
97 
187 
208 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
49 
116 
287 
614 
469 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
182 
467 
1,064 
1,513 
635 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
256 
651 
924 
346 
40 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
2,650 
1,586 
643 
86 
11 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,183 
736 
804 
1,031 
1,307 
772 
$1,000 
291,801 
161,232 
34,904 
37,152 
32,823 
11,415 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
94 
137 
225 
353 
285 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
241 
383 
441 
599 
339 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
218 
197 
276 
283 
136 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
76 
51 
68 
64 
12 
$250,000 or more 
172 
107 
36 
21 
8 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,772 
601 
714 
911 
1,179 
670 
$1,000 
101,420 
27,102 
15,295 
20,455 
21,036 
8,510 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,666 
297 
235 
309 
365 
238 
$1,000 
190,381 
134,130 
19,609 
16,696 
1 1 ,787 
2,905 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,830 
923 
1,035 
1,385 
1,834 
1,278 
$1,000 
324,796 
162,971 
46,730 
36,954 
33,709 
15,399 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
124 
206 
391 
549 
569 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
228 
357 
557 
821 
501 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
296 
339 
374 
440 
207 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
130 
107 
61 
23 
1 
$250,000 or more 
174 
145 
26 
2 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
28,056 
3,182 
2,912 
3,151 
3,275 
2,022 
$1,000 
538,408 
284,815 
104,977 
66,058 
41,415 
13,511 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
30 
74 
235 
634 
984 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
292 
879 
2,024 
2,335 
997 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
800 
1,360 
771 
261 
35 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
2,060 
599 
121 
45 
6 
Utilities 
farms 
22,365 
3,183 
2,913 
3,153 
2,924 
1,659 
$1,000 
122,072 
57,637 
20,709 
15,821 
10,527 
4,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
54 
83 
212 
374 
375 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,365 
569 
1,183 
1,843 
1,889 
1,086 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
2,076 
1,571 
1,068 
651 
193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
287 
62 
22 
10 
5 
$50,000 or more 
223 
197 
14 
8 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
25,081 
3,183 
2,913 
3,154 
3,140 
1,866 
$1,000 
547,670 
277,586 
112,291 
70,719 
43,464 
15,063 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
49 
132 
284 
726 
845 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
416 
992 
1,768 
1,961 
933 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
768 
1,068 
858 
384 
77 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
1,950 
721 
244 
69 
11 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
2,749 
1,742 
1,345 
997 
428 
$1,000 
280,464 
201,359 
40,746 
18,010 
9,388 
3,340 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
201 
390 
577 
520 
272 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,023 
700 
847 
575 
390 
127 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,120 
1,347 
457 
177 
85 
27 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
372 
41 
14 
2 
2 
$250,000 or more 
138 
129 
7 
2 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,143 
530 
360 
273 
292 
151 
$1,000 
33,848 
20,198 
5,785 
2,786 
2,470 
893 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
8 
18 
20 
31 
37 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
747 
76 
102 
97 
133 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
713 
195 
165 
131 
101 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
148 
51 
17 
26 
4 
$50,000 or more 
136 
103 
24 
8 
1 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,374 
1,827 
1,511 
1,611 
1,481 
703 
$1,000 
177,138 
102,584 
32,735 
21,701 
1 1 ,887 
3,153 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
25 
61 
92 
163 
167 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
194 
316 
475 
599 
343 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,143 
650 
708 
793 
614 
184 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
416 
259 
192 
94 
5 
$50,000 or more 
785 
542 
167 
59 
11 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,102 
2,845 
2,643 
2,753 
2,529 
1,249 
$1,000 
938,732 
564,260 
188,346 
104,756 
52,379 
13,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,276 
25 
54 
131 
447 
447 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
15 
86 
205 
375 
327 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
161 
338 
771 
1,001 
367 
$25,000 or more 
7,326 
2,644 
2,165 
1,646 
706 
108 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
84 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
