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 
2,099 
3,603 
2,724 
2,129 
2,090 
4,001 
$1,000 
4,688 
3,717 
1,631 
1,061 
736 
2,003 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,030 
2,574 
2,290 
1,902 
1,939 
3,580 
$1,000 to $4,999 
820 
934 
408 
203 
144 
365 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238 
89 
26 
24 
7 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,903 
3,344 
2,517 
2,028 
1,876 
3,255 
$1,000 
15,251 
16,424 
7,969 
5,012 
3,589 
9,186 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,053 
2,266 
2,045 
1,786 
1,715 
2,763 
$5,000 to $24,999 
704 
1,042 
462 
237 
159 
457 
$25,000 to $99,999 
146 
36 
10 
5 
2 
35 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,411 
2,415 
1,620 
1,188 
945 
1,565 
$1,000 
8,182 
9,232 
4,707 
2,771 
2,068 
5,296 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
797 
1,341 
1,180 
1,100 
1,188 
2,088 
$1,000 
7,069 
7,191 
3,262 
2,242 
1,521 
3,890 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,868 
8,426 
7,572 
6,507 
5,785 
1 1 ,674 
$1,000 
33,346 
50,089 
36,154 
23,394 
15,859 
34,653 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,731 
5,010 
5,491 
5,263 
5,043 
9,639 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,862 
3,287 
1,892 
1,140 
660 
1,929 
$25,000 to $99,999 
274 
129 
189 
104 
82 
103 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,546 
9,547 
8,667 
7,848 
8,412 
20,088 
$1,000 
14,986 
18,785 
10,520 
7,061 
6,112 
14,853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,617 
8,869 
8,438 
7,748 
8,367 
19,979 
$5,000 to $24,999 
916 
671 
229 
100 
45 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
3,309 
6,100 
4,814 
3,940 
3,895 
8,824 
$1,000 
4,432 
5,779 
3,518 
2,801 
2,576 
6,742 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,841 
4,233 
3,740 
3,143 
3,108 
6,687 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,381 
1,778 
1,032 
772 
774 
2,073 
$5,000 to $24,999 
85 
88 
42 
23 
13 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,135 
8,369 
7,237 
6,129 
6,057 
14,049 
$1,000 
16,849 
21,907 
10,287 
7,260 
5,963 
15,704 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,978 
7,290 
7,095 
6,073 
6,036 
13,838 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,126 
1,056 
141 
55 
21 
205 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
21 
1 
1 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
" 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,581 
2,428 
1,784 
1,375 
1,259 
3,016 
$1,000 
8,679 
8,240 
4,374 
4,320 
2,748 
12,887 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,144 
2,063 
1,597 
1,235 
1,158 
2,418 
$5,000 to $24,999 
353 
313 
155 
105 
87 
506 
$25,000 to $99,999 
84 
48 
31 
31 
13 
85 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
3 
1 
3 
1 
6 
$250,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
1 
" 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
499 
723 
453 
346 
350 
1,129 
$1,000 
2,288 
2,306 
950 
762 
755 
3,541 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
127 
259 
211 
162 
200 
453 
$1,000 to $4,999 
238 
349 
197 
151 
113 
478 
$5,000 to $24,999 
126 
107 
43 
33 
34 
181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
8 
2 
- 
3 
11 
$50,000 or more 
4 
" 
- 
" 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
874 
1,607 
1,146 
861 
624 
1,367 
$1,000 
1,629 
2,587 
1,298 
737 
744 
1,996 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
441 
931 
805 
645 
442 
751 
$1,000 to $4,999 
349 
581 
295 
194 
163 
556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
84 
89 
45 
22 
16 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
6 
1 
- 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,929 
3,075 
1,732 
976 
688 
1,287 
$1,000 
6,756 
6,242 
2,326 
1,318 
934 
2,113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,567 
2,856 
1,669 
934 
662 
1,221 
$5,000 to $9,999 
235 
154 
50 
34 
19 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
105 
58 
12 
6 
6 
3 
$25,000 or more 
22 
7 
1 
2 
1 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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