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 
193 
4,140 
18,819 
25 
344 
74 
514 
626 
2,267 
$1,000 
33,473 
9,454 
65,490 
375 
9,413 
514 
1,430 
488 
3,062 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16 
3,855 
15,370 
19 
89 
61 
470 
613 
2,169 
$5,000 to $24,999 
27 
238 
3,234 
3 
140 
8 
36 
13 
92 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
33 
158 
- 
60 
2 
2 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
129 
14 
57 
3 
55 
3 
6 
- 
2 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
189 
3,505 
15,292 
24 
296 
70 
560 
610 
2,206 
$1,000 
22,970 
3,578 
9,696 
98 
2,336 
195 
949 
119 
870 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
27 
3,436 
15,066 
20 
189 
62 
520 
609 
2,187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
30 
58 
206 
3 
90 
5 
33 
1 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
5 
10 
- 
10 
2 
3 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
102 
6 
10 
1 
7 
1 
4 
- 
" 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
190 
3,076 
9,716 
11 
294 
76 
425 
445 
1,345 
$1,000 
22,248 
3,643 
8,803 
139 
3,802 
239 
941 
248 
1,246 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5 
2,599 
7,644 
3 
39 
56 
319 
397 
1,179 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14 
386 
1,843 
5 
68 
10 
76 
41 
140 
$5,000 to $24,999 
27 
76 
205 
2 
142 
8 
21 
7 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
8 
20 
- 
37 
1 
3 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
109 
7 
4 
1 
8 
1 
6 
- 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
20 
925 
11,919 
25 
239 
170 
990 
873 
1,598 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,372 
166,389 
1,991 
4,022 
7,941 
81,892 
2,216 
6,309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10 
814 
8,119 
4 
114 
132 
546 
777 
1,293 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7 
102 
2,908 
16 
67 
13 
41 
77 
279 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3 
8 
603 
3 
54 
9 
157 
19 
22 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
1 
186 
- 
4 
6 
180 
- 
2 
$250,000 or more 
- 
103 
2 
- 
10 
66 
- 
2 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12 
386 
8,254 
11 
212 
77 
297 
475 
589 
$1,000 
204 
1,195 
41,184 
68 
3,291 
471 
8,558 
942 
2,609 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
10 
638 
5,241 
20 
67 
127 
862 
556 
1,234 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,177 
125,205 
1,923 
731 
7,470 
73,333 
1,274 
3,700 
Feed purchased 
farms 
43 
2,737 
32,963 
36 
458 
236 
1,426 
2,001 
5,908 
$1,000 
550 
4,919 
215,781 
1,385 
58,064 
16,466 
324,716 
5,210 
27,354 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
20 
2,544 
21,852 
12 
92 
148 
853 
1,740 
4,455 
$5,000 to $24,999 
15 
180 
9,740 
20 
53 
60 
130 
245 
1,329 
$25,000 to $99,999 
7 
13 
1,259 
2 
157 
7 
37 
16 
109 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
- 
82 
- 
89 
6 
52 
- 
13 
$250,000 or more 
- 
" 
30 
2 
67 
15 
354 
" 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
220 
13,615 
33,934 
37 
469 
247 
1,424 
2,005 
6,524 
$1,000 
8,365 
13,161 
60,379 
365 
6,754 
668 
9,812 
1,452 
7,416 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
67 
13,378 
31,444 
26 
187 
222 
1,077 
1,978 
6,311 
$5,000 to $24,999 
52 
218 
2,408 
10 
199 
21 
245 
26 
202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
12 
68 
- 
56 
1 
60 
1 
10 
$50,000 or more 
59 
7 
14 
1 
27 
3 
42 
- 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
168 
5,431 
19,673 
27 
395 
136 
963 
1,059 
3,883 
$1,000 
1,284 
4,415 
18,563 
51 
4,418 
498 
11,169 
754 
4,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24 
4,120 
14,139 
14 
27 
75 
403 
850 
2,402 
$1,000 to $4,999 
66 
1,247 
5,171 
10 
113 
43 
194 
200 
1,363 
$5,000 to $24,999 
68 
61 
352 
3 
217 
14 
242 
9 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
2 
11 
- 
29 
3 
90 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
9 
1 
34 
- 
3 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
farms 
191 
9,588 
28,188 
29 
412 
202 
1,156 
1,457 
4,779 
$1,000 
8,175 
12,924 
67,730 
172 
10,059 
803 
7,773 
1,726 
8,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
39 
9,252 
25,277 
20 
117 
177 
841 
1,428 
4,535 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60 
314 
2,747 
8 
178 
16 
248 
26 
225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
15 
126 
- 
62 
6 
43 
3 
15 
$50,000 or more 
69 
7 
38 
1 
55 
3 
24 
" 
4 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
134 
2,319 
7,349 
11 
292 
67 
432 
304 
1,339 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
32,421 
176 
15,634 
973 
9,927 
592 
15,477 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18 
1,876 
6,121 
7 
50 
25 
201 
277 
907 
$5,000 to $24,999 
45 
366 
956 
3 
77 
31 
144 
24 
299 
$25,000 to $99,999 
50 
73 
245 
- 
122 
11 
78 
3 
101 
$100,000 to $249,999 
15 
4 
25 
1 
35 
- 
5 
- 
25 
$250,000 or more 
6 
- 
2 
- 
8 
- 
4 
- 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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