Table 65. Summary by 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 ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
788 
499 
269 
184 
114 
560 
$1,000 
3,680 
1,464 
568 
181 
183 
831 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
195 
212 
155 
141 
84 
325 
$1,000 to $4,999 
370 
222 
84 
37 
24 
192 
$5,000 to $24,999 
205 
60 
28 
6 
6 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
630 
641 
391 
226 
204 
441 
$1,000 
5,410 
4,187 
1,665 
666 
694 
1,652 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
339 
353 
277 
193 
162 
322 
$5,000 to $24,999 
242 
273 
107 
31 
39 
114 
$25,000 to $99,999 
49 
15 
7 
2 
3 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
518 
455 
256 
110 
127 
231 
$1,000 
3,878 
2,344 
955 
374 
452 
1,020 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
200 
295 
178 
149 
113 
287 
$1,000 
1,532 
1,844 
711 
292 
242 
632 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,132 
1,124 
740 
529 
426 
1,424 
$1,000 
8,873 
7,166 
3,665 
2,291 
1,071 
5,967 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
597 
683 
519 
392 
365 
968 
$5,000 to $24,999 
436 
383 
199 
125 
61 
437 
$25,000 to $99,999 
98 
58 
22 
12 
- 
19 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,728 
1,718 
1,193 
879 
723 
7,273 
$1,000 
9,123 
5,662 
2,258 
1,363 
878 
8,349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,132 
1,398 
1,079 
815 
697 
7,038 
$5,000 to $24,999 
555 
309 
112 
64 
26 
232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
8 
2 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
12 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
1,383 
1,283 
832 
582 
460 
3,993 
$1,000 
2,952 
2,452 
1,129 
759 
520 
5,214 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
359 
491 
399 
289 
255 
1,682 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
930 
710 
411 
280 
200 
2,264 
$5,000 to $24,999 
93 
79 
22 
13 
5 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,572 
1,519 
993 
704 
590 
5,447 
$1,000 
8,187 
5,914 
2,299 
1,337 
809 
10,002 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
925 
1,166 
868 
651 
565 
4,886 
$5,000 to $24,999 
619 
321 
116 
51 
25 
555 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
31 
9 
2 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
294 
289 
146 
102 
68 
1,140 
$1,000 
1,470 
1,801 
683 
404 
143 
3,120 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
209 
223 
110 
86 
61 
936 
$5,000 to $24,999 
79 
56 
29 
11 
7 
202 
$25,000 to $99,999 
6 
7 
7 
5 
- 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
92 
83 
24 
24 
33 
281 
$1,000 
543 
198 
88 
46 
46 
797 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
29 
5 
10 
16 
105 
$1,000 to $4,999 
48 
48 
16 
12 
17 
139 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22 
6 
3 
2 
- 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
491 
317 
210 
99 
78 
1,046 
$1,000 
1,454 
811 
515 
171 
57 
2,070 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
186 
138 
121 
52 
57 
428 
$1,000 to $4,999 
225 
145 
75 
36 
21 
550 
$5,000 to $24,999 
75 
30 
12 
11 
- 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
992 
728 
354 
190 
118 
701 
$1,000 
6,045 
3,238 
1,371 
346 
156 
4,758 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
573 
546 
280 
159 
112 
502 
$5,000 to $9,999 
257 
126 
53 
29 
6 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
142 
43 
10 
2 
- 
77 
$25,000 or more 
20 
13 
11 
- 
- 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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