Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
3,307 
2,942 
2,990 
2,689 
1,365 
$1,000 
891,976 
569,483 
182,718 
88,107 
36,234 
9,380 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
9 
38 
106 
192 
229 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
49 
128 
298 
650 
484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
195 
508 
1,126 
1,481 
603 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
279 
722 
891 
289 
40 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
2,775 
1,546 
569 
77 
9 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
7,183 
779 
830 
1,036 
1,299 
785 
$1,000 
291,801 
163,378 
38,517 
33,689 
31,114 
1 1 ,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
95 
145 
229 
371 
296 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
264 
384 
451 
595 
335 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
229 
204 
282 
264 
142 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
84 
56 
57 
62 
12 
$250,000 or more 
172 
107 
41 
17 
7 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
5,772 
640 
738 
912 
1,174 
675 
$1,000 
101,420 
28,211 
16,655 
19,751 
19,715 
8,587 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
2,666 
307 
252 
304 
364 
242 
$1,000 
190,381 
135,167 
21,862 
13,938 
1 1 ,399 
3,095 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,830 
971 
1,072 
1,425 
1,818 
1,324 
$1,000 
324,796 
165,392 
48,238 
34,526 
33,438 
15,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
130 
225 
400 
565 
613 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
248 
357 
619 
779 
511 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
310 
351 
357 
450 
199 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
138 
113 
47 
23 
1 
$250,000 or more 
174 
145 
26 
2 
1 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
28,056 
3,343 
3,002 
3,143 
3,230 
2,138 
$1,000 
538,408 
292,699 
104,698 
62,161 
39,414 
13,970 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
34 
87 
242 
686 
1,082 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
311 
985 
2,076 
2,272 
1,006 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
865 
1,391 
717 
225 
44 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
2,133 
539 
108 
47 
6 
Utilities 
farms 
22,365 
3,344 
3,004 
3,143 
2,858 
1,751 
$1,000 
122,072 
59,045 
20,447 
15,592 
10,178 
4,383 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
56 
98 
214 
378 
406 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,365 
607 
1,293 
1,851 
1,852 
1,167 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
2,191 
1,543 
1,048 
618 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
293 
56 
22 
10 
6 
$50,000 or more 
223 
197 
14 
8 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
25,081 
3,344 
3,004 
3,143 
3,081 
1,972 
$1,000 
547,670 
285,700 
1 1 1 ,394 
68,280 
40,661 
14,903 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
59 
142 
290 
776 
930 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
443 
1,059 
1,833 
1,896 
957 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
823 
1,118 
797 
348 
78 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
2,019 
685 
223 
61 
7 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
2,866 
1,765 
1,281 
971 
437 
$1,000 
280,464 
205,608 
38,267 
16,852 
9,218 
3,164 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
217 
431 
561 
507 
287 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,023 
743 
859 
549 
379 
123 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,120 
1,398 
434 
155 
83 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
379 
34 
14 
2 
2 
$250,000 or more 
138 
129 
7 
2 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
2,143 
544 
367 
274 
292 
144 
$1,000 
33,848 
20,524 
5,612 
2,822 
2,392 
898 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
8 
18 
26 
26 
38 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
747 
78 
110 
93 
141 
51 
$5,000 to $24,999 
713 
204 
166 
128 
100 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
149 
51 
19 
24 
3 
$50,000 or more 
136 
105 
22 
8 
1 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
9,374 
1,934 
1,529 
1,616 
1,428 
724 
$1,000 
177,138 
105,711 
31,689 
21,155 
10,867 
3,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
32 
61 
88 
164 
199 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
207 
325 
492 
597 
345 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,143 
694 
732 
794 
579 
169 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
440 
257 
183 
83 
7 
$50,000 or more 
785 
561 
154 
59 
5 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,102 
3,002 
2,719 
2,711 
2,454 
1,300 
$1,000 
938,732 
579,879 
185,081 
97,513 
48,589 
13,032 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,276 
26 
60 
140 
463 
504 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
18 
101 
199 
393 
343 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
174 
363 
803 
976 
350 
$25,000 or more 
7,326 
2,784 
2,195 
1,569 
622 
103 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
110 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
