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 
2,121 
1,622 
1,267 
3,092 
1,498 
462 
119 
$1,000 
26,408 
10,490 
1 1 ,242 
38,359 
44,789 
30,081 
19,748 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
510 
376 
248 
373 
101 
13 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
769 
559 
344 
695 
172 
18 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
809 
661 
625 
1,642 
589 
71 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
21 
42 
328 
408 
96 
13 
$50,000 or more 
9 
5 
8 
54 
228 
264 
94 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,189 
871 
657 
1,559 
677 
213 
42 
$1,000 
28,887 
28,743 
21 ,378 
83,826 
40,839 
20,035 
20,865 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
675 
456 
377 
699 
248 
51 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
277 
237 
162 
395 
198 
64 
8 
$25,000 to $99,999 
160 
89 
69 
223 
136 
48 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
58 
65 
33 
157 
53 
22 
7 
$250,000 or more 
19 
24 
16 
85 
42 
28 
11 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
650 
511 
415 
913 
452 
118 
15 
$1,000 
8,935 
8,623 
5,152 
18,421 
11,410 
3,936 
433 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
711 
506 
332 
871 
331 
129 
33 
$1,000 
19,952 
20,120 
16,225 
65,405 
29,428 
16,099 
20,432 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,405 
1,671 
1,270 
3,016 
1,198 
330 
66 
$1,000 
102,815 
90,277 
80,672 
290,361 
198,756 
99,061 
1 1 1 ,633 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,225 
798 
522 
950 
243 
55 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
333 
260 
574 
237 
60 
8 
$25,000 to $99,999 
419 
336 
315 
871 
302 
65 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
174 
141 
115 
381 
215 
45 
13 
$250,000 or more 
90 
63 
58 
240 
201 
105 
30 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
3,820 
2,624 
1,850 
4,198 
1,753 
514 
138 
$1,000 
23,497 
14,592 
15,748 
46,188 
44,355 
28,012 
20,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,831 
1,715 
976 
1,639 
353 
41 
17 
$5,000 to $24,999 
937 
868 
806 
2,149 
774 
112 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
34 
45 
341 
450 
144 
12 
$50,000 or more 
11 
7 
23 
69 
176 
217 
97 
Utilities 
farms 
2,903 
2,092 
1,523 
3,688 
1,616 
499 
132 
$1,000 
16,197 
9,048 
8,050 
22,497 
17,153 
9,554 
7,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,270 
772 
425 
736 
137 
15 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,043 
870 
663 
1,525 
559 
125 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
560 
431 
414 
1,346 
784 
229 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
12 
14 
52 
101 
82 
15 
$50,000 or more 
7 
7 
7 
29 
35 
48 
33 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
3,447 
2,421 
1,729 
3,968 
1,678 
507 
134 
$1,000 
33,765 
23,314 
25,163 
73,333 
61,554 
39,884 
23,991 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,090 
1,328 
731 
1,248 
288 
30 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
873 
774 
1,762 
592 
117 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
171 
159 
649 
452 
112 
15 
$50,000 or more 
60 
49 
65 
309 
346 
248 
90 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
969 
747 
605 
1,758 
1,046 
418 
127 
$1,000 
43,004 
29,241 
25,183 
62,477 
75,407 
60,427 
58,417 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
479 
365 
242 
503 
152 
28 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
308 
249 
207 
606 
299 
69 
5 
$25,000 to $99,999 
146 
103 
136 
535 
403 
175 
34 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27 
23 
9 
78 
141 
77 
35 
$250,000 or more 
9 
7 
11 
36 
51 
69 
45 
Contract labor 
farms 
206 
119 
113 
304 
193 
72 
21 
$1,000 
8,769 
1,856 
1,248 
5,018 
7,224 
2,086 
1,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
57 
26 
21 
39 
12 
2 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
83 
52 
34 
107 
55 
14 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
29 
47 
94 
77 
31 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
9 
5 
42 
29 
13 
6 
$50,000 or more 
10 
3 
6 
22 
20 
12 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,309 
947 
801 
1,959 
907 
294 
76 
$1,000 
8,759 
7,316 
7,026 
25,092 
24,316 
13,764 
4,886 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
330 
190 
164 
271 
77 
11 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
466 
334 
263 
553 
201 
34 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
448 
360 
321 
877 
398 
121 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
55 
33 
166 
131 
51 
19 
$50,000 or more 
12 
8 
20 
92 
100 
77 
22 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,290 
1,134 
950 
2,613 
1,324 
445 
111 
$1,000 
9,096 
7,527 
8,721 
31,171 
34,961 
24,639 
19,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
863 
715 
533 
1,176 
300 
49 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199 
195 
174 
577 
250 
28 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
172 
167 
178 
550 
365 
93 
8 
$25,000 or more 
56 
57 
65 
310 
409 
275 
100 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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