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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
3,786 
3,008 
1,798 
1,227 
831 
1,978 
$1,000 
16,961 
6,924 
2,910 
1,311 
831 
2,946 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
513 
1,145 
1,209 
989 
714 
1,481 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,173 
1,603 
467 
199 
89 
324 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,065 
246 
110 
33 
22 
167 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
8 
6 
4 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
6 
6 
2 
2 
6 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,441 
1,778 
1,441 
1,195 
973 
1,335 
$1,000 
9,052 
7,317 
4,065 
2,564 
1,555 
2,972 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
919 
1,295 
1,229 
1,076 
896 
1,183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
460 
198 
115 
76 
145 
$25,000 to $99,999 
51 
23 
14 
4 
1 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
865 
1,020 
716 
547 
406 
471 
$1,000 
4,348 
3,130 
1,685 
1,201 
767 
1,488 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
807 
1,020 
935 
815 
685 
996 
$1,000 
4,705 
4,186 
2,380 
1,364 
787 
1,484 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,661 
3,260 
2,529 
2,214 
1,843 
4,235 
$1,000 
21,659 
18,035 
10,888 
7,800 
5,063 
17,837 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,411 
2,047 
1,798 
1,799 
1,585 
3,260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,039 
1,132 
681 
370 
235 
875 
$25,000 to $99,999 
208 
78 
50 
45 
23 
100 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,454 
5,844 
4,358 
3,865 
3,263 
14,870 
$1,000 
18,209 
11,712 
5,699 
4,067 
2,851 
12,365 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,465 
5,366 
4,207 
3,786 
3,222 
14,543 
$5,000 to $24,999 
940 
469 
148 
77 
41 
320 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
8 
3 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
11 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
Utilities 
farms 
4,307 
4,369 
3,013 
2,472 
2,015 
7,928 
$1,000 
8,106 
6,571 
3,528 
2,394 
1,854 
7,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,486 
2,058 
1,752 
1,600 
1,372 
5,255 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,594 
2,163 
1,198 
841 
627 
2,577 
$5,000 to $24,999 
221 
141 
63 
31 
16 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,946 
5,164 
3,713 
3,178 
2,619 
11,497 
$1,000 
22,570 
15,994 
6,548 
4,088 
3,074 
15,556 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,424 
4,285 
3,487 
3,088 
2,562 
10,879 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,471 
848 
222 
86 
55 
605 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
24 
2 
4 
2 
6 
$50,000 or more 
11 
7 
2 
- 
- 
7 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,256 
1,146 
758 
613 
417 
2,166 
$1,000 
7,621 
6,530 
3,960 
2,017 
1,881 
11,927 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
979 
927 
632 
505 
366 
1,764 
$5,000 to $24,999 
224 
161 
96 
96 
35 
265 
$25,000 to $99,999 
42 
45 
23 
11 
13 
128 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
13 
5 
1 
1 
9 
$250,000 or more 
5 
- 
2 
" 
2 
Contract labor 
farms 
260 
278 
210 
166 
130 
675 
$1,000 
749 
1,098 
592 
260 
244 
2,198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
116 
99 
86 
62 
282 
$1,000 to $4,999 
137 
117 
78 
69 
55 
293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
37 
29 
11 
13 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
4 
4 
- 
- 
23 
$50,000 or more 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,967 
1,540 
910 
580 
414 
1,557 
$1,000 
5,236 
2,866 
1,157 
622 
484 
2,430 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
694 
857 
599 
441 
328 
891 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,026 
591 
266 
119 
76 
555 
$5,000 to $24,999 
236 
80 
45 
18 
4 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
9 
- 
2 
6 
5 
$50,000 or more 
4 
3 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,951 
1,446 
656 
394 
199 
555 
$1,000 
12,750 
5,134 
1,091 
594 
333 
3,782 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,168 
1,190 
599 
376 
185 
421 
$5,000 to $9,999 
433 
128 
43 
8 
8 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
270 
94 
12 
9 
5 
49 
$25,000 or more 
80 
34 
2 
1 
1 
34 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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