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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,512 
1,181 
827 
2,403 
1,367 
768 
491 
$1,000 
4,270 
2,766 
10,205 
20,440 
28,351 
44,824 
107,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,023 
758 
516 
1,025 
274 
47 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
343 
296 
207 
746 
332 
83 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
133 
114 
85 
486 
318 
145 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
8 
8 
95 
288 
135 
18 
$50,000 or more 
7 
5 
11 
51 
155 
358 
434 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,222 
974 
635 
1,879 
936 
376 
132 
$1,000 
15,128 
17,363 
10,121 
51,066 
38,323 
36,603 
12,639 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
848 
612 
403 
1,053 
419 
110 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
225 
175 
546 
290 
125 
47 
$25,000 to $99,999 
68 
104 
30 
176 
126 
79 
36 
$100,000 to $249,999 
16 
17 
22 
72 
65 
25 
13 
$250,000 or more 
11 
16 
5 
32 
36 
37 
12 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
866 
695 
476 
1,464 
730 
294 
106 
$1,000 
4,225 
3,906 
3,050 
11,075 
8,658 
5,030 
2,547 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
513 
414 
254 
697 
373 
166 
60 
$1,000 
10,903 
13,457 
7,071 
39,991 
29,665 
31,572 
10,092 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,346 
2,460 
1,594 
4,072 
1,639 
561 
222 
$1,000 
41,021 
40,341 
24,776 
98,887 
82,148 
45,953 
22,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,102 
1,421 
898 
1,944 
592 
136 
34 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,099 
895 
603 
1,655 
681 
211 
75 
$25,000 to $99,999 
115 
109 
67 
346 
246 
137 
67 
$100,000 to $249,999 
9 
11 
8 
63 
59 
32 
27 
$250,000 or more 
21 
24 
18 
64 
61 
45 
19 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,406 
3,104 
2,009 
5,129 
2,239 
952 
532 
$1,000 
9,372 
8,027 
5,679 
23,497 
23,444 
25,424 
44,531 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,111 
2,740 
1,749 
3,676 
969 
177 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
280 
342 
252 
1,363 
1,065 
383 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
17 
4 
64 
154 
265 
94 
$50,000 or more 
6 
5 
4 
26 
51 
127 
325 
Utilities 
farms 
2,658 
2,019 
1,315 
3,690 
1,874 
907 
525 
$1,000 
3,689 
3,306 
2,400 
9,384 
7,707 
6,480 
8,728 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,777 
1,265 
806 
1,857 
578 
128 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
820 
666 
433 
1,487 
934 
418 
154 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
77 
67 
304 
319 
319 
265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
8 
6 
28 
30 
32 
66 
$50,000 or more 
4 
3 
3 
14 
13 
10 
26 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
3,755 
2,740 
1,759 
4,592 
2,075 
936 
531 
$1,000 
9,494 
9,013 
8,263 
26,736 
28,392 
25,994 
36,993 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,348 
2,283 
1,429 
3,103 
850 
175 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
390 
421 
314 
1,337 
941 
409 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
33 
13 
112 
207 
200 
108 
$50,000 or more 
4 
3 
3 
40 
77 
152 
290 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,080 
903 
567 
1,908 
1,115 
669 
480 
$1,000 
7,000 
7,340 
10,576 
30,174 
34,630 
33,349 
46,704 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
856 
679 
406 
1,173 
477 
123 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
170 
151 
118 
505 
367 
197 
64 
$25,000 to $99,999 
45 
60 
35 
192 
208 
271 
244 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
12 
5 
25 
44 
57 
112 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
3 
13 
19 
21 
34 
Contract labor 
farms 
336 
275 
203 
630 
403 
247 
144 
$1,000 
2,734 
1,590 
1,233 
14,331 
8,643 
5,700 
6,578 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
104 
83 
60 
123 
45 
27 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
161 
125 
92 
270 
160 
60 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
55 
53 
40 
171 
128 
109 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
7 
7 
29 
39 
26 
38 
$50,000 or more 
8 
7 
4 
37 
31 
25 
36 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
683 
551 
391 
1,112 
615 
342 
192 
$1,000 
1,539 
1,513 
1,484 
5,003 
6,565 
4,938 
7,757 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
343 
280 
170 
415 
148 
45 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
283 
184 
135 
423 
229 
84 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
84 
80 
241 
187 
149 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
3 
4 
27 
28 
48 
44 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
2 
6 
23 
16 
45 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,321 
1,193 
795 
2,489 
1,316 
649 
415 
$1,000 
3,017 
3,310 
2,587 
13,201 
18,650 
25,616 
67,133 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,215 
1,059 
656 
1,766 
577 
98 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64 
76 
95 
406 
263 
82 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
43 
30 
241 
267 
154 
31 
$25,000 or more 
9 
15 
14 
76 
209 
315 
348 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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