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 
- 
3,180 
2,881 
736 
3,248 
842 
279 
214 
783 
$1,000 
- 
75,366 
31,262 
21,154 
73,026 
44,708 
7,677 
471 
10,864 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,389 
1,903 
222 
858 
120 
164 
198 
627 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
385 
675 
279 
1,555 
259 
53 
14 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
111 
171 
114 
499 
180 
38 
- 
42 
$50,000 or more 
- 
295 
132 
121 
336 
283 
24 
2 
55 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
- 
4,144 
2,807 
737 
3,260 
870 
325 
235 
913 
$1,000 
- 
39,186 
10,664 
9,090 
30,997 
20,924 
3,665 
153 
6,108 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
3,618 
2,333 
410 
1,873 
204 
233 
233 
786 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
226 
377 
231 
1,152 
414 
61 
- 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
85 
73 
56 
170 
145 
16 
2 
34 
$50,000 or more 
- 
215 
24 
40 
65 
107 
15 
- 
14 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
- 
3,629 
2,452 
685 
3,181 
895 
289 
190 
625 
$1,000 
- 
52,479 
21,705 
18,298 
63,346 
50,275 
6,384 
371 
9,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
2,122 
1,064 
68 
137 
46 
123 
148 
403 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
772 
655 
160 
592 
42 
34 
30 
84 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
375 
520 
215 
1,719 
241 
71 
8 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
97 
99 
118 
452 
196 
35 
2 
23 
$50,000 or more 
- 
263 
114 
124 
281 
370 
26 
2 
68 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
1,432 
4,456 
847 
1,640 
1,347 
818 
632 
1,366 
$1,000 
- 
17,064 
145,348 
216,863 
44,811 
494,799 
135,163 
2,111 
50,075 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,176 
2,706 
157 
796 
121 
389 
544 
921 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
173 
1,048 
192 
559 
71 
40 
77 
288 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
48 
452 
179 
214 
205 
127 
8 
71 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
17 
127 
136 
50 
321 
149 
3 
34 
$250,000 or more 
- 
18 
123 
183 
21 
629 
113 
- 
52 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
- 
786 
2,593 
212 
1,476 
287 
136 
419 
545 
$1,000 
- 
4,702 
40,405 
3,423 
36,093 
32,081 
11,130 
1,036 
6,547 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
- 
838 
2,517 
738 
436 
1,204 
770 
351 
1,085 
$1,000 
- 
12,362 
104,943 
213,441 
8,719 
462,719 
124,033 
1,075 
43,528 
Feed purchased 
farms 
_ 
2,801 
7,709 
1,042 
3,729 
1,436 
1,048 
1,029 
3,883 
$1,000 
- 
30,781 
158,453 
141,424 
495,724 
1,066,452 
682,397 
5,348 
87,168 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,372 
4,122 
163 
148 
110 
514 
743 
2,290 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
299 
2,448 
292 
948 
79 
103 
246 
1,209 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
76 
844 
284 
1,695 
163 
43 
38 
251 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
28 
202 
182 
597 
265 
20 
2 
51 
$250,000 or more 
- 
26 
93 
121 
341 
819 
368 
- 
82 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
- 
16,767 
7,884 
1,040 
3,740 
1,419 
1,029 
1,024 
4,059 
$1,000 
- 
44,047 
30,744 
15,476 
82,677 
43,356 
28,190 
1,016 
13,925 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
15,652 
6,513 
467 
799 
382 
722 
993 
3,633 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
800 
1,171 
391 
2,133 
588 
160 
31 
312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
150 
141 
127 
452 
234 
59 
- 
66 
$50,000 or more 
- 
165 
59 
55 
356 
215 
88 
- 
48 
Utilities 
farms 
_ 
9,418 
6,480 
950 
3,607 
1,388 
827 
755 
2,959 
$1,000 
- 
14,749 
14,128 
4,749 
47,217 
32,466 
14,341 
988 
8,574 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
5,699 
2,655 
139 
97 
77 
273 
457 
1,276 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
3,218 
3,303 
536 
750 
275 
310 
261 
1,387 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
466 
501 
261 
2,437 
763 
140 
37 
241 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
28 
10 
7 
219 
150 
46 
- 
39 
$50,000 or more 
- 
7 
11 
7 
104 
123 
58 
- 
16 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
- 
13,533 
7,022 
1,005 
3,662 
1,404 
904 
848 
3,297 
$1,000 
- 
49,519 
38,539 
17,765 
136,476 
58,706 
23,455 
1,727 
16,628 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
11,961 
5,397 
394 
479 
305 
513 
783 
2,837 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
1,256 
1,295 
392 
1,796 
516 
206 
59 
323 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
117 
211 
137 
691 
285 
88 
6 
55 
$50,000 or more 
- 
199 
119 
82 
696 
298 
97 
- 
82 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
_ 
2,909 
1,640 
413 
2,360 
876 
384 
219 
944 
$1,000 
- 
31,220 
15,092 
10,326 
137,814 
75,224 
54,965 
698 
27,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,296 
1,198 
210 
637 
195 
124 
188 
466 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
323 
303 
113 
829 
245 
79 
26 
228 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
214 
107 
61 
622 
262 
97 
5 
192 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
58 
21 
23 
158 
96 
30 
- 
39 
$250,000 or more 
- 
18 
11 
6 
114 
78 
54 
- 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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