Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
- 
5,908 
15,497 
360 
704 
67 
581 
442 
2,083 
$1,000 
- 
22,233 
63,978 
1,940 
14,547 
1,530 
5,589 
331 
5,023 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
5,118 
11,986 
247 
192 
42 
455 
434 
1,948 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
619 
3,210 
103 
332 
8 
77 
8 
111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
100 
225 
5 
110 
6 
15 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
- 
71 
76 
5 
70 
11 
34 
" 
13 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
- 
4,773 
10,672 
254 
642 
63 
646 
391 
1,822 
$1,000 
- 
6,362 
10,435 
274 
4,018 
780 
3,367 
74 
1,683 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
4,545 
10,285 
246 
478 
47 
524 
391 
1,757 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
184 
350 
7 
131 
3 
96 
- 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
29 
28 
1 
21 
7 
10 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
- 
15 
9 
- 
12 
6 
16 
- 
5 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
- 
5,008 
9,356 
215 
633 
57 
504 
331 
1,699 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
13,739 
455 
6,800 
1,079 
3,925 
139 
2,123 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
3,861 
6,587 
124 
87 
20 
293 
298 
1,392 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
833 
2,209 
67 
240 
18 
96 
27 
224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
267 
518 
24 
256 
5 
72 
6 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
23 
28 
- 
40 
6 
22 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
24 
14 
- 
10 
8 
21 
- 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
2,187 
12,176 
263 
471 
176 
1,107 
849 
2,097 
$1,000 
- 
10,639 
309,054 
10,399 
7,961 
14,758 
173,478 
1,999 
49,132 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,724 
7,354 
112 
233 
119 
530 
770 
1,508 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
397 
3,264 
81 
151 
27 
53 
72 
462 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
56 
965 
51 
68 
7 
94 
6 
79 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
8 
357 
12 
19 
10 
273 
1 
22 
$250,000 or more 
- 
2 
236 
7 
- 
13 
157 
- 
26 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
1,319 
8,317 
163 
404 
68 
367 
482 
913 
$1,000 
- 
5,686 
58,314 
2,064 
4,946 
2,356 
10,497 
812 
30,079 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
- 
1,157 
5,594 
160 
155 
142 
995 
541 
1,538 
$1,000 
4,953 
250,740 
8,335 
3,016 
12,402 
162,981 
1,186 
19,053 
Feed purchased 
farms 
_ 
5,510 
28,500 
525 
884 
252 
1,548 
1,641 
7,070 
$1,000 
- 
17,933 
302,715 
12,314 
79,778 
65,751 
559,341 
4,142 
82,107 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
4,877 
18,811 
208 
76 
158 
889 
1,454 
4,861 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
528 
6,522 
199 
127 
27 
90 
174 
1,820 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
86 
2,840 
102 
458 
32 
46 
13 
324 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
17 
258 
12 
168 
10 
15 
- 
47 
$250,000 or more 
- 
2 
69 
4 
55 
25 
508 
- 
18 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
- 
20,135 
29,604 
539 
886 
244 
1,552 
1,631 
7,564 
$1,000 
- 
27,038 
71,516 
1,897 
11,346 
2,064 
15,371 
1,230 
23,780 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
19,275 
26,377 
424 
324 
195 
1,130 
1,599 
6,995 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
780 
3,018 
106 
467 
35 
237 
32 
482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
59 
137 
9 
72 
7 
105 
- 
40 
$50,000 or more 
- 
21 
72 
23 
7 
80 
" 
47 
Utilities 
farms 
_ 
10,589 
20,964 
427 
803 
169 
1,183 
1,066 
5,394 
$1,000 
- 
10,432 
26,469 
704 
6,836 
1,781 
16,310 
706 
17,948 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
7,814 
13,688 
216 
69 
82 
448 
862 
3,009 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
2,563 
6,583 
182 
298 
39 
212 
199 
1,982 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
192 
645 
29 
392 
35 
386 
5 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
14 
38 
- 
39 
5 
107 
- 
49 
$50,000 or more 
- 
6 
10 
- 
5 
8 
30 
- 
42 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
- 
15,155 
25,090 
481 
831 
189 
1,289 
1,225 
5,815 
$1,000 
- 
28,309 
77,155 
2,211 
14,223 
2,171 
17,032 
1,210 
28,574 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
14,131 
21,318 
337 
274 
141 
796 
1,219 
5,178 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
938 
3,491 
131 
410 
31 
342 
6 
490 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
56 
210 
12 
91 
8 
84 
- 
71 
$50,000 or more 
- 
30 
71 
1 
56 
9 
67 
" 
76 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
_ 
4,208 
7,042 
192 
466 
66 
530 
233 
1,971 
$1,000 
- 
28,653 
48,654 
937 
14,326 
4,337 
25,513 
587 
123,833 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
3,444 
5,583 
144 
181 
26 
260 
206 
1,032 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
588 
1,028 
40 
128 
8 
141 
23 
467 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
138 
383 
8 
134 
21 
108 
4 
289 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
19 
37 
- 
21 
7 
13 
- 
94 
$250,000 or more 
- 
19 
11 
- 
2 
4 
8 
- 
89 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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