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 
169 
106 
63 
233 
159 
108 
39 
$1,000 
2,033 
360 
525 
1,629 
4,012 
6,929 
9,708 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
94 
65 
25 
95 
27 
3 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
59 
25 
20 
78 
43 
13 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
14 
12 
36 
38 
18 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
3 
20 
26 
32 
5 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
3 
4 
25 
42 
26 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
158 
120 
74 
178 
79 
33 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
193 
327 
1,213 
(D) 
1,062 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
135 
113 
47 
117 
46 
18 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18 
7 
27 
50 
23 
6 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4 
- 
- 
9 
9 
6 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
49 
57 
35 
89 
54 
15 
1 
$1,000 
173 
73 
201 
364 
(D) 
196 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
144 
83 
47 
123 
44 
20 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
121 
126 
849 
609 
866 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
285 
213 
121 
369 
159 
56 
12 
$1,000 
17,442 
1,930 
1,608 
12,264 
13,224 
19,579 
10,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
188 
129 
83 
196 
50 
11 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
85 
61 
19 
92 
31 
18 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
10 
22 
17 
58 
45 
4 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
1 
1 
18 
20 
3 
- 
$250,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
5 
13 
20 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
513 
380 
253 
638 
326 
152 
54 
$1,000 
1,487 
1,364 
1,000 
4,805 
5,966 
7,851 
8,470 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
467 
318 
199 
412 
144 
39 
11 
$5,000 to $24,999 
37 
57 
50 
176 
96 
21 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
3 
2 
39 
49 
29 
6 
$50,000 or more 
5 
2 
2 
11 
37 
63 
31 
Utilities 
farms 
338 
248 
157 
477 
249 
134 
48 
$1,000 
(D) 
530 
395 
1,971 
2,178 
2,463 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
187 
139 
60 
182 
53 
17 
8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
136 
83 
75 
183 
83 
23 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13 
25 
21 
106 
99 
55 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
5 
12 
32 
5 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
7 
20 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
422 
345 
215 
580 
306 
148 
53 
$1,000 
2,243 
1,603 
1,353 
6,200 
8,093 
9,286 
13,252 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
347 
274 
157 
327 
116 
30 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
64 
55 
44 
185 
89 
31 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
13 
10 
44 
44 
22 
4 
$50,000 or more 
6 
3 
4 
24 
57 
65 
32 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
154 
129 
99 
316 
216 
133 
45 
$1,000 
11,904 
4,039 
1,904 
9,693 
12,019 
17,974 
42,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
73 
64 
30 
91 
41 
8 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
41 
46 
115 
47 
19 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
25 
17 
20 
93 
87 
45 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
6 
3 
12 
36 
40 
9 
$250,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
5 
5 
21 
27 
Contract labor 
farms 
62 
24 
23 
81 
51 
34 
14 
$1,000 
356 
282 
210 
1,048 
874 
1,669 
8,582 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
19 
2 
- 
14 
11 
2 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
27 
9 
18 
21 
10 
7 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
10 
4 
34 
19 
9 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
2 
- 
7 
6 
5 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
1 
5 
5 
11 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
58 
56 
44 
82 
69 
56 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
121 
107 
885 
(D) 
2,053 
2,620 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32 
23 
20 
19 
5 
2 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22 
26 
16 
28 
21 
10 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3 
7 
8 
28 
25 
21 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
4 
10 
12 
3 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
3 
8 
11 
8 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
69 
76 
67 
204 
157 
86 
29 
$1,000 
236 
282 
361 
3,615 
3,065 
2,334 
3,182 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45 
62 
41 
89 
40 
14 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
4 
14 
49 
18 
14 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3 
9 
10 
49 
54 
25 
13 
$25,000 or more 
- 
1 
2 
17 
45 
33 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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