Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
2,307 
2,203 
2,181 
104 
96 
334 
$1,000 
203,231 
197,034 
195,229 
6,197 
5,861 
9,617 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
228 
202 
194 
26 
25 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
193 
175 
172 
18 
17 
76 
$5,000 to $24,999 
407 
388 
384 
19 
17 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
340 
328 
326 
12 
11 
37 
$50,000 or more 
1,139 
1,110 
1,105 
29 
26 
56 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
886 
823 
814 
63 
42 
116 
$1,000 
287,477 
246,304 
241,443 
41,172 
21,699 
5,255 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
179 
169 
168 
10 
8 
71 
$5,000 to $24,999 
117 
111 
107 
6 
6 
22 
$25,000 to $99,999 
151 
143 
143 
8 
5 
10 
$100,000 to $249,999 
148 
134 
134 
14 
5 
9 
$250,000 or more 
291 
266 
262 
25 
18 
4 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
326 
295 
289 
31 
21 
44 
$1,000 
29,061 
25,737 
25,184 
3,324 
2,088 
1,525 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
657 
616 
607 
41 
29 
82 
$1,000 
258,416 
220,568 
216,258 
37,848 
19,612 
3,731 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,357 
1,243 
1,232 
114 
92 
258 
$1,000 
896,866 
761,783 
738,243 
135,083 
58,476 
18,605 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
244 
204 
201 
40 
39 
131 
$5,000 to $24,999 
233 
208 
204 
25 
22 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
241 
236 
236 
5 
5 
37 
$100,000 to $249,999 
174 
165 
165 
9 
2 
8 
$250,000 or more 
465 
430 
426 
35 
24 
15 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
3,079 
2,855 
2,819 
224 
194 
922 
$1,000 
118,878 
108,247 
107,235 
10,631 
4,649 
5,910 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,048 
908 
882 
140 
132 
711 
$5,000 to $24,999 
834 
794 
790 
40 
27 
151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
511 
493 
491 
18 
16 
35 
$50,000 or more 
686 
660 
656 
26 
19 
25 
Utilities 
farms 
2,715 
2,530 
2,510 
185 
158 
602 
$1,000 
50,590 
45,490 
44,565 
5,100 
2,663 
2,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
337 
281 
274 
56 
53 
247 
$1,000 to $4,999 
797 
748 
743 
49 
45 
248 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,178 
1,127 
1,125 
51 
41 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
228 
219 
218 
9 
7 
9 
$50,000 or more 
175 
155 
150 
20 
12 
7 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,889 
2,691 
2,666 
198 
172 
795 
$1,000 
130,875 
123,096 
121,838 
7,779 
5,119 
6,738 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
804 
692 
678 
112 
102 
552 
$5,000 to $24,999 
762 
729 
726 
33 
28 
175 
$25,000 to $49,999 
510 
490 
488 
20 
18 
38 
$50,000 or more 
813 
780 
774 
33 
24 
30 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,254 
2,120 
2,102 
134 
111 
293 
$1,000 
243,081 
226,055 
220,265 
17,026 
9,958 
15,698 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
378 
350 
342 
28 
28 
141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
523 
491 
490 
32 
28 
70 
$25,000 to $99,999 
769 
728 
724 
41 
33 
53 
$100,000 to $249,999 
369 
358 
357 
11 
8 
14 
$250,000 or more 
215 
193 
189 
22 
14 
15 
Contract labor 
farms 
404 
366 
361 
38 
31 
61 
$1,000 
13,706 
10,780 
(D) 
2,926 
2,002 
556 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
40 
35 
34 
5 
3 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
105 
105 
7 
6 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
144 
130 
128 
14 
13 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
42 
42 
1 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
65 
54 
52 
11 
8 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
1,292 
1,230 
1,224 
62 
52 
218 
$1,000 
48,045 
44,338 
44,131 
3,707 
2,922 
2,021 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
112 
100 
99 
12 
12 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
311 
299 
297 
12 
11 
84 
$5,000 to $24,999 
477 
460 
459 
17 
12 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
174 
174 
8 
6 
8 
$50,000 or more 
210 
197 
195 
13 
11 
10 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,737 
1,686 
1,677 
51 
47 
147 
$1,000 
254,366 
248,460 
247,532 
5,906 
5,520 
10,726 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
178 
166 
164 
12 
12 
40 
$5,000 to $9,999 
76 
73 
71 
3 
3 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
201 
198 
197 
3 
3 
24 
$25,000 or more 
1,282 
1,249 
1,245 
33 
29 
73 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Minnesota 139 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
