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 
$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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
3,505 
4,923 
3,536 
2,482 
2,005 
2,979 
$1,000 
7,335 
5,126 
2,837 
1,618 
928 
1,375 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,605 
3,438 
2,915 
2,123 
1,821 
2,683 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,509 
1,329 
532 
297 
159 
257 
$5,000 to $24,999 
382 
155 
81 
60 
25 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
1 
5 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
2,572 
3,696 
2,619 
1,979 
2,046 
3,415 
$1,000 
20,342 
18,505 
9,145 
5,402 
4,345 
10,853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,413 
2,464 
2,044 
1,706 
1,855 
2,809 
$5,000 to $24,999 
963 
1,180 
556 
261 
171 
564 
$25,000 to $99,999 
196 
52 
19 
12 
20 
42 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,948 
2,604 
1,688 
1,119 
985 
1,768 
$1,000 
11,786 
9,848 
5,334 
3,249 
2,377 
6,253 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
996 
1,592 
1,277 
1,164 
1,330 
2,145 
$1,000 
8,556 
8,657 
3,810 
2,154 
1,969 
4,599 
Feed purchased 
farms 
5,452 
9,344 
7,226 
5,254 
5,023 
10,244 
$1,000 
52,199 
56,763 
31,477 
18,247 
13,521 
34,846 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,847 
6,488 
5,768 
4,456 
4,418 
8,455 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,975 
2,300 
1,136 
619 
511 
1,577 
$25,000 to $99,999 
626 
553 
322 
179 
94 
200 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
12 
$250,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
6,805 
12,635 
11,085 
9,254 
9,029 
14,852 
$1,000 
20,354 
24,215 
13,005 
8,246 
6,924 
12,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,623 
11,751 
10,752 
9,144 
8,951 
14,636 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,170 
854 
330 
110 
78 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
23 
3 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Utilities 
farms 
5,447 
8,891 
6,870 
5,215 
4,666 
8,438 
$1,000 
8,248 
10,078 
5,170 
3,720 
3,197 
7,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,918 
5,921 
5,341 
4,161 
3,749 
6,122 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,341 
2,772 
1,489 
1,008 
888 
2,188 
$5,000 to $24,999 
168 
184 
39 
43 
28 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
11 
- 
2 
1 
5 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
6,166 
10,857 
8,869 
7,028 
6,501 
10,719 
$1,000 
25,138 
28,391 
11,937 
8,065 
6,839 
13,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,523 
9,415 
8,645 
6,909 
6,415 
10,502 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,579 
1,398 
218 
118 
86 
208 
$25,000 to $49,999 
58 
29 
5 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
6 
15 
1 
1 
- 
6 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,453 
3,359 
2,175 
1,660 
1,517 
2,265 
$1,000 
17,504 
15,219 
6,630 
5,739 
8,304 
32,941 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,770 
2,849 
1,963 
1,490 
1,332 
1,673 
$5,000 to $24,999 
541 
408 
169 
132 
142 
405 
$25,000 to $99,999 
121 
87 
39 
31 
33 
126 
$100,000 to $249,999 
17 
9 
3 
4 
4 
35 
$250,000 or more 
4 
6 
1 
3 
6 
26 
Contract labor 
farms 
927 
1,189 
735 
532 
521 
1,101 
$1,000 
4,781 
4,824 
1,514 
1,615 
1,744 
4,720 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
194 
418 
367 
264 
269 
464 
$1,000 to $4,999 
434 
563 
298 
194 
162 
419 
$5,000 to $24,999 
278 
171 
67 
64 
81 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
24 
3 
4 
7 
55 
$50,000 or more 
3 
13 
- 
6 
2 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,706 
2,451 
1,482 
983 
792 
1,115 
$1,000 
3,380 
3,453 
1,293 
1,058 
849 
2,007 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
881 
1,491 
1,105 
737 
578 
670 
$1,000 to $4,999 
686 
866 
348 
206 
189 
389 
$5,000 to $24,999 
134 
89 
27 
39 
25 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,940 
2,100 
1,197 
631 
390 
824 
$1,000 
14,483 
10,280 
2,384 
1,162 
1,094 
2,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,379 
1,768 
1,095 
587 
353 
721 
$5,000 to $9,999 
291 
177 
66 
22 
14 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
173 
105 
30 
20 
16 
29 
$25,000 or more 
97 
50 
6 
2 
7 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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