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 
795 
392 
442 
2,202 
3,333 
3,410 
4,329 
$1,000 
4,761 
2,861 
4,211 
35,167 
102,884 
180,042 
452,886 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
169 
73 
68 
172 
154 
109 
181 
$1,000 to $4,999 
236 
108 
100 
371 
287 
259 
425 
$5,000 to $24,999 
378 
198 
248 
1,226 
1,017 
690 
776 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
12 
19 
375 
1,230 
815 
587 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
7 
58 
645 
1,537 
2,360 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
400 
252 
244 
1,075 
1,685 
2,001 
3,463 
$1,000 
10,010 
9,791 
28,299 
79,379 
105,602 
227,603 
428,299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
196 
127 
125 
421 
451 
414 
376 
$5,000 to $24,999 
148 
83 
80 
404 
665 
807 
1,295 
$25,000 to $99,999 
49 
23 
32 
172 
369 
417 
1,050 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
16 
3 
44 
121 
177 
348 
$250,000 or more 
4 
3 
4 
34 
79 
186 
394 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
255 
169 
188 
827 
1,330 
1,652 
3,011 
$1,000 
2,380 
2,932 
1,713 
13,989 
23,830 
38,285 
100,436 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
217 
116 
86 
418 
725 
770 
1,383 
$1,000 
7,630 
6,859 
26,587 
65,390 
81,772 
189,319 
327,863 
Feed purchased 
farms 
783 
401 
395 
1,891 
2,529 
2,707 
4,261 
$1,000 
44,670 
16,351 
33,001 
90,695 
126,492 
237,333 
572,279 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
356 
195 
203 
679 
726 
458 
361 
$5,000 to $24,999 
278 
138 
131 
832 
1,026 
1,106 
1,471 
$25,000 to $99,999 
130 
58 
54 
299 
578 
769 
1,586 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12 
6 
2 
40 
124 
226 
461 
$250,000 or more 
7 
4 
5 
41 
75 
148 
382 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,781 
809 
815 
3,419 
4,161 
4,044 
5,620 
$1,000 
5,401 
2,999 
3,310 
22,287 
47,511 
83,663 
259,903 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,521 
647 
630 
1,964 
1,222 
684 
572 
$5,000 to $24,999 
241 
156 
179 
1,366 
2,595 
2,198 
2,130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
4 
3 
67 
278 
878 
1,386 
$50,000 or more 
7 
2 
3 
22 
66 
284 
1,532 
Utilities 
farms 
1,231 
562 
628 
2,859 
3,892 
3,905 
5,474 
$1,000 
2,966 
1,483 
1,821 
9,413 
18,375 
25,908 
78,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
434 
165 
175 
507 
434 
213 
180 
$1,000 to $4,999 
712 
341 
384 
1,916 
2,306 
1,875 
1,747 
$5,000 to $24,999 
79 
54 
65 
423 
1,117 
1,704 
3,037 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
2 
5 
22 
87 
300 
$50,000 or more 
3 
2 
2 
8 
13 
26 
210 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
1,538 
705 
719 
3,174 
4,010 
3,984 
5,563 
$1,000 
8,306 
3,519 
4,493 
26,769 
59,521 
98,124 
271 ,424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,151 
503 
464 
1,620 
1,117 
579 
620 
$5,000 to $24,999 
368 
182 
234 
1,385 
2,197 
2,058 
1,976 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
17 
12 
134 
564 
885 
1,226 
$50,000 or more 
15 
3 
9 
35 
132 
462 
1,741 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
320 
172 
200 
824 
1,342 
1,858 
3,683 
$1,000 
6,978 
1,778 
2,226 
9,121 
18,690 
36,717 
157,675 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
239 
121 
150 
586 
759 
733 
783 
$5,000 to $24,999 
65 
41 
37 
194 
439 
715 
1,167 
$25,000 to $99,999 
11 
6 
9 
32 
125 
353 
1,399 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
3 
1 
6 
13 
54 
263 
$250,000 or more 
5 
1 
3 
6 
6 
3 
71 
Contract labor 
farms 
131 
52 
63 
250 
299 
386 
978 
$1,000 
584 
248 
704 
1,566 
2,129 
4,513 
22,068 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
51 
20 
16 
64 
44 
41 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
51 
23 
22 
106 
129 
121 
269 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20 
6 
21 
74 
114 
172 
424 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
3 
1 
4 
10 
34 
116 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
18 
113 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
512 
246 
280 
1,330 
1,793 
1,908 
3,086 
$1,000 
2,863 
1,884 
2,012 
10,036 
17,452 
30,924 
108,728 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
129 
59 
83 
224 
262 
148 
194 
$1,000 to $4,999 
232 
129 
101 
562 
655 
566 
681 
$5,000 to $24,999 
135 
46 
89 
461 
722 
846 
1,210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
10 
5 
67 
108 
247 
522 
$50,000 or more 
7 
2 
2 
16 
46 
101 
479 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
570 
371 
359 
1,778 
2,956 
3,369 
4,686 
$1,000 
5,477 
3,849 
4,163 
30,848 
94,576 
179,461 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
246 
170 
114 
457 
457 
337 
358 
$5,000 to $9,999 
128 
78 
101 
339 
377 
292 
318 
$10,000 to $24,999 
156 
96 
96 
580 
823 
713 
860 
$25,000 or more 
40 
27 
48 
402 
1,299 
2,027 
3,150 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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