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 
2,134 
3,676 
2,762 
2,204 
2,188 
3,585 
$1,000 
4,685 
3,564 
1,633 
1,151 
806 
1,603 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,074 
2,637 
2,332 
1,962 
2,026 
3,247 
$1,000 to $4,999 
825 
942 
401 
213 
150 
306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
226 
93 
29 
29 
12 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,939 
3,351 
2,547 
2,013 
1,902 
3,110 
$1,000 
15,334 
16,351 
7,952 
4,932 
3,695 
8,704 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,070 
2,289 
2,077 
1,780 
1,732 
2,647 
$5,000 to $24,999 
725 
1,025 
461 
228 
167 
429 
$25,000 to $99,999 
144 
37 
9 
5 
3 
34 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
1,433 
2,417 
1,632 
1,169 
951 
1,488 
$1,000 
8,155 
9,241 
4,676 
2,713 
2,119 
4,973 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
815 
1,351 
1,196 
1,106 
1,218 
1,989 
$1,000 
7,179 
7,110 
3,277 
2,219 
1,577 
3,730 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,954 
8,526 
7,613 
6,512 
5,877 
1 1 ,225 
$1,000 
34,145 
49,884 
35,743 
23,317 
16,190 
33,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,783 
5,113 
5,572 
5,265 
5,103 
9,285 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,894 
3,284 
1,857 
1,142 
694 
1,836 
$25,000 to $99,999 
276 
129 
184 
105 
80 
101 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
4,671 
9,818 
9,037 
8,522 
9,381 
17,524 
$1,000 
15,244 
18,692 
10,722 
7,460 
6,714 
12,843 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,731 
9,170 
8,807 
8,427 
9,332 
17,436 
$5,000 to $24,999 
924 
644 
229 
94 
49 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
3,377 
6,220 
4,952 
4,179 
4,197 
7,828 
$1,000 
4,530 
5,814 
3,646 
3,029 
2,784 
5,879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,885 
4,362 
3,832 
3,325 
3,363 
5,913 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,403 
1,766 
1,080 
827 
819 
1,861 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
91 
40 
24 
15 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
4,245 
8,586 
7,526 
6,591 
6,669 
12,212 
$1,000 
16,926 
21,937 
10,446 
7,866 
6,523 
13,255 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,083 
7,510 
7,403 
6,515 
6,629 
12,085 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,134 
1,054 
122 
74 
40 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
20 
- 
1 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
" 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,609 
2,501 
1,849 
1,483 
1,391 
2,538 
$1,000 
8,625 
8,422 
4,725 
5,065 
3,179 
10,767 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,171 
2,121 
1,659 
1,317 
1,257 
2,039 
$5,000 to $24,999 
356 
331 
152 
131 
120 
415 
$25,000 to $99,999 
82 
45 
37 
30 
13 
78 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
3 
1 
3 
1 
6 
$250,000 or more 
1 
2 
- 
" 
Contract labor 
farms 
508 
736 
481 
408 
420 
919 
$1,000 
2,450 
2,244 
1,087 
907 
863 
2,974 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
121 
265 
222 
184 
237 
371 
$1,000 to $4,999 
246 
358 
211 
182 
144 
374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
128 
110 
44 
41 
36 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
3 
2 
1 
3 
10 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
894 
1,643 
1,192 
943 
687 
1,077 
$1,000 
1,658 
2,571 
1,373 
874 
868 
1,491 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
454 
951 
826 
671 
461 
638 
$1,000 to $4,999 
360 
599 
316 
249 
202 
393 
$5,000 to $24,999 
78 
88 
49 
23 
21 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
5 
1 
- 
1 
5 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,938 
3,065 
1,720 
988 
695 
1,206 
$1,000 
6,604 
6,138 
2,321 
1,458 
940 
1,882 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,585 
2,852 
1,655 
943 
665 
1,151 
$5,000 to $9,999 
229 
151 
52 
35 
24 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
106 
55 
12 
6 
6 
3 
$25,000 or more 
18 
7 
1 
4 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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