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 
3,770 
3,169 
2,047 
1,425 
1,048 
853 
$1,000 
16,419 
7,050 
3,119 
1,582 
1,025 
618 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
559 
1,312 
1,433 
1,150 
859 
713 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,202 
1,573 
479 
214 
143 
108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
969 
273 
120 
55 
43 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
7 
9 
2 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
11 
4 
6 
4 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,461 
1,821 
1,508 
1,198 
972 
1,134 
$1,000 
8,763 
7,320 
4,147 
2,473 
1,601 
2,438 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
949 
1,339 
1,297 
1,087 
892 
1,002 
$5,000 to $24,999 
470 
459 
196 
107 
78 
130 
$25,000 to $99,999 
41 
23 
15 
4 
2 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
861 
1,047 
730 
540 
385 
411 
$1,000 
4,252 
3,182 
1,683 
1,170 
773 
1,220 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
827 
1,034 
1,002 
825 
691 
842 
$1,000 
4,511 
4,138 
2,464 
1,304 
828 
1,218 
Feed purchased 
farms 
2,706 
3,345 
2,661 
2,286 
1,922 
3,674 
$1,000 
21,301 
18,432 
11,009 
7,641 
6,012 
15,568 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,467 
2,118 
1,937 
1,875 
1,632 
2,796 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,039 
1,138 
672 
373 
257 
796 
$25,000 to $99,999 
197 
86 
52 
38 
33 
82 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
5,669 
7,018 
6,301 
6,270 
6,151 
5,827 
$1,000 
18,300 
12,867 
7,193 
5,571 
4,690 
4,733 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,695 
6,517 
6,110 
6,159 
6,052 
5,737 
$5,000 to $24,999 
925 
489 
187 
109 
99 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
10 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
11 
2 
2 
2 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
4,438 
5,039 
4,046 
3,561 
3,269 
3,406 
$1,000 
8,238 
7,395 
4,385 
3,251 
2,966 
3,371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,590 
2,534 
2,462 
2,421 
2,239 
2,176 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,611 
2,335 
1,516 
1,108 
1,010 
1,191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
230 
162 
68 
32 
20 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
5,114 
6,126 
5,261 
5,063 
4,796 
4,368 
$1,000 
22,636 
17,643 
8,260 
6,295 
5,549 
5,327 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,617 
5,172 
4,980 
4,857 
4,614 
4,250 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,442 
924 
275 
201 
179 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
21 
4 
5 
3 
1 
$50,000 or more 
12 
9 
2 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,297 
1,353 
1,029 
945 
808 
814 
$1,000 
7,845 
6,843 
4,743 
3,150 
3,210 
7,552 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,012 
1,128 
875 
802 
710 
563 
$5,000 to $24,999 
230 
170 
119 
122 
71 
142 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
41 
29 
20 
22 
103 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
14 
4 
1 
3 
6 
$250,000 or more 
5 
- 
2 
2 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
266 
350 
327 
281 
220 
238 
$1,000 
747 
1,246 
786 
468 
483 
1,244 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
84 
144 
157 
135 
105 
92 
$1,000 to $4,999 
143 
155 
130 
129 
95 
82 
$5,000 to $24,999 
38 
43 
36 
17 
18 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
4 
4 
- 
1 
21 
$50,000 or more 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,961 
1,697 
1,170 
773 
620 
542 
$1,000 
5,127 
3,163 
1,429 
974 
794 
681 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
708 
964 
745 
558 
434 
345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,014 
627 
369 
180 
158 
173 
$5,000 to $24,999 
229 
94 
56 
29 
22 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
9 
- 
6 
6 
1 
$50,000 or more 
4 
3 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,904 
1,455 
682 
441 
242 
314 
$1,000 
12,567 
5,398 
1,720 
765 
583 
790 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,172 
1,196 
613 
404 
211 
272 
$5,000 to $9,999 
419 
127 
40 
17 
15 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
232 
93 
16 
20 
14 
16 
$25,000 or more 
81 
39 
13 
- 
2 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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