Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
14,647 
11,607 
112 
15 
29 
1,122 
- 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
1,160,029 
29,394 
3 
325 
34,869 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,453 
943 
48 
15 
25 
539 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,317 
2,415 
3 
- 
2 
315 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,268 
2,014 
6 
- 
1 
102 
- 
$50,000 or more 
6,609 
6,235 
55 
- 
1 
166 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
16,844 
12,054 
124 
20 
37 
2,077 
_ 
$1,000 
799,532 
724,181 
30,063 
3 
151 
29,336 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,422 
1,803 
61 
20 
34 
1,557 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,405 
3,626 
3 
- 
1 
325 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,505 
2,339 
3 
- 
1 
87 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,512 
4,286 
57 
- 
1 
108 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
15,540 
1 1 ,905 
125 
20 
45 
1,510 
- 
$1,000 
891,976 
811,486 
25,375 
(D) 
958 
32,957 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,649 
515 
43 
20 
21 
519 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
1,314 
11 
- 
10 
470 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,209 
3,359 
8 
- 
7 
302 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,234 
2,030 
8 
- 
3 
77 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,984 
4,687 
55 
- 
4 
142 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
7,183 
2,216 
18 
2 
3 
838 
- 
$1,000 
291,801 
56,820 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
12,330 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,740 
671 
10 
2 
3 
412 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,809 
1,007 
7 
- 
- 
307 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
451 
- 
- 
- 
100 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
271 
64 
1 
- 
- 
14 
- 
$250,000 or more 
172 
23 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
5,772 
1,949 
7 
2 
2 
678 
- 
$1,000 
101,420 
34,573 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,940 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
2,666 
585 
17 
- 
1 
280 
- 
$1,000 
190,381 
22,248 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,390 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
11,830 
3,306 
28 
15 
4 
1,406 
_ 
$1,000 
324,796 
89,366 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
11,567 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,363 
1,215 
22 
15 
4 
929 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,105 
1,240 
5 
- 
- 
361 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,865 
685 
- 
- 
- 
105 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
131 
1 
- 
- 
9 
- 
$250,000 or more 
174 
35 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
28,056 
12,072 
132 
36 
53 
8,263 
_ 
$1,000 
538,408 
431,194 
10,600 
27 
304 
35,626 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,116 
2,014 
63 
36 
37 
7,141 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,825 
4,769 
14 
- 
12 
863 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
2,796 
7 
- 
3 
141 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
2,493 
48 
- 
1 
118 
- 
Utilities farms 
22,365 
1 1 ,229 
118 
28 
47 
5,007 
_ 
$1,000 
122,072 
83,413 
3,883 
31 
271 
11,722 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,573 
1,170 
37 
13 
17 
1,898 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,365 
5,114 
22 
15 
16 
2,678 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,816 
4,512 
17 
- 
12 
388 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
293 
11 
- 
- 
28 
- 
$50,000 or more 
223 
140 
31 
- 
2 
15 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
25,081 
11,692 
127 
26 
54 
6,647 
- 
$1,000 
547,670 
427,405 
14,005 
39 
467 
37,824 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,097 
1,975 
55 
26 
30 
5,159 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,757 
4,478 
16 
- 
22 
1,206 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
2,619 
6 
- 
- 
158 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
2,620 
50 
- 
2 
124 
- 
Flired farm labor farms 
9,300 
5,958 
86 
13 
27 
1,564 
_ 
$1,000 
280,464 
192,602 
24,253 
55 
3,088 
21,545 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,585 
1,547 
16 
7 
2 
1,090 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,023 
2,208 
10 
6 
7 
336 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,120 
1,818 
13 
- 
15 
87 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
317 
18 
- 
1 
37 
- 
$250,000 or more 
138 
68 
29 
- 
2 
14 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
162 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
