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 
1,110 
735 
433 
344 
195 
817 
$1,000 
7,285 
3,908 
1,163 
551 
210 
1,931 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
205 
210 
232 
233 
163 
461 
$1,000 to $4,999 
416 
319 
128 
85 
22 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
440 
172 
68 
24 
8 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
24 
5 
2 
2 
13 
$50,000 or more 
9 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
922 
913 
523 
385 
316 
630 
$1,000 
9,443 
5,736 
2,997 
1,503 
1,294 
2,750 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
418 
552 
335 
296 
271 
484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
417 
343 
172 
83 
36 
128 
$25,000 to $99,999 
84 
17 
16 
6 
3 
18 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
683 
619 
304 
194 
160 
318 
$1,000 
6,604 
3,453 
1,664 
864 
687 
1,483 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
358 
434 
310 
250 
221 
466 
$1,000 
2,838 
2,283 
1,333 
639 
608 
1,267 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,608 
1,784 
1,082 
856 
653 
1,787 
$1,000 
17,550 
12,001 
6,367 
3,338 
1,912 
8,062 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
645 
890 
676 
638 
530 
1,311 
$5,000 to $24,999 
752 
837 
360 
214 
118 
443 
$25,000 to $99,999 
211 
57 
46 
4 
5 
33 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,199 
2,391 
1,664 
1,383 
1,045 
5,617 
$1,000 
9,498 
6,983 
2,781 
1,786 
1,249 
6,487 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,570 
2,004 
1,530 
1,316 
1,014 
5,380 
$5,000 to $24,999 
610 
373 
133 
67 
31 
234 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
12 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
1,701 
1,806 
1,200 
886 
646 
3,431 
$1,000 
4,092 
3,685 
1,907 
1,164 
685 
5,131 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
417 
608 
590 
440 
420 
1,498 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,112 
1,049 
554 
415 
213 
1,831 
$5,000 to $24,999 
171 
149 
56 
31 
13 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,979 
2,051 
1,380 
1,104 
791 
4,333 
$1,000 
10,402 
8,090 
2,726 
1,715 
1,237 
8,583 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,260 
1,631 
1,227 
1,039 
754 
3,864 
$5,000 to $24,999 
684 
383 
152 
65 
36 
458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
26 
1 
- 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
5 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
499 
412 
299 
174 
109 
933 
$1,000 
2,506 
2,196 
1,408 
578 
315 
5,532 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
382 
302 
246 
133 
95 
744 
$5,000 to $24,999 
100 
94 
38 
39 
13 
143 
$25,000 to $99,999 
16 
15 
15 
2 
1 
46 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
167 
147 
94 
73 
36 
363 
$1,000 
945 
917 
575 
141 
94 
736 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
36 
52 
54 
42 
23 
172 
$1,000 to $4,999 
86 
61 
25 
28 
5 
167 
$5,000 to $24,999 
38 
29 
3 
3 
7 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
1 
11 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
1 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
744 
569 
342 
220 
144 
876 
$1,000 
3,112 
1,750 
768 
325 
197 
3,213 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
204 
249 
194 
137 
96 
301 
$1,000 to $4,999 
377 
237 
117 
70 
44 
439 
$5,000 to $24,999 
145 
72 
30 
13 
3 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
11 
- 
- 
1 
48 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,138 
952 
362 
236 
172 
753 
$1,000 
13,543 
7,062 
2,484 
1,053 
522 
7,854 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
488 
578 
272 
178 
145 
486 
$5,000 to $9,999 
252 
175 
45 
17 
10 
113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
301 
148 
36 
32 
17 
101 
$25,000 or more 
97 
51 
9 
9 
- 
53 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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