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 
490 
361 
314 
915 
626 
439 
296 
$1,000 
1,680 
2,613 
1,751 
7,692 
22,514 
25,398 
43,309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
253 
156 
111 
315 
121 
43 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
157 
101 
106 
250 
110 
57 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
69 
93 
84 
273 
179 
82 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
11 
57 
131 
67 
22 
$50,000 or more 
7 
7 
2 
20 
85 
190 
192 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
215 
179 
177 
408 
222 
113 
60 
$1,000 
12,474 
9,929 
12,915 
28,166 
33,212 
19,238 
5,852 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127 
111 
115 
220 
86 
36 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
27 
29 
71 
61 
22 
17 
$25,000 to $99,999 
14 
5 
- 
34 
14 
14 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24 
25 
17 
50 
37 
17 
10 
$250,000 or more 
19 
11 
16 
33 
24 
24 
7 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
121 
104 
94 
261 
127 
60 
30 
$1,000 
942 
601 
497 
2,785 
1,907 
4,975 
411 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
121 
95 
101 
200 
131 
75 
43 
$1,000 
11,532 
9,328 
12,418 
25,381 
31,305 
14,263 
5,441 
Feed purchased 
farms 
658 
510 
432 
917 
458 
194 
131 
$1,000 
63,095 
57,810 
57,065 
121,526 
109,472 
75,077 
30,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
433 
319 
262 
504 
183 
52 
48 
$5,000 to $24,999 
139 
124 
108 
223 
134 
47 
31 
$25,000 to $99,999 
41 
23 
23 
80 
55 
37 
22 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
3 
4 
18 
10 
8 
6 
$250,000 or more 
44 
41 
35 
92 
76 
50 
24 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,223 
968 
743 
1,812 
1,077 
551 
361 
$1,000 
4,108 
3,548 
3,079 
11,707 
20,869 
22,783 
41,085 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,071 
786 
575 
1,307 
568 
181 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
122 
159 
145 
401 
289 
122 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
14 
15 
75 
126 
110 
39 
$50,000 or more 
10 
9 
8 
29 
94 
138 
185 
Utilities 
farms 
665 
616 
451 
1,253 
839 
477 
322 
$1,000 
2,527 
2,107 
1,655 
6,064 
12,642 
7,250 
12,340 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
408 
345 
235 
616 
259 
76 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
185 
194 
154 
445 
300 
152 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
61 
49 
127 
198 
178 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
6 
11 
49 
56 
43 
43 
$50,000 or more 
15 
10 
2 
16 
26 
28 
62 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
1,017 
840 
630 
1,596 
979 
512 
349 
$1,000 
4,499 
3,960 
3,184 
12,848 
29,335 
22,310 
40,202 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
837 
665 
452 
1,081 
464 
142 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
149 
151 
159 
410 
321 
133 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
13 
14 
75 
109 
89 
38 
$50,000 or more 
16 
11 
5 
30 
85 
148 
182 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
286 
250 
231 
614 
533 
372 
306 
$1,000 
5,766 
6,759 
3,651 
21,035 
32,074 
32,559 
84,103 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
179 
145 
121 
251 
151 
26 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
67 
61 
219 
176 
110 
35 
$25,000 to $99,999 
36 
25 
43 
108 
165 
178 
133 
$100,000 to $249,999 
14 
5 
5 
20 
24 
45 
64 
$250,000 or more 
3 
8 
1 
16 
17 
13 
47 
Contract labor 
farms 
89 
103 
60 
209 
165 
124 
88 
$1,000 
620 
1,610 
477 
4,914 
3,839 
5,171 
12,419 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23 
19 
7 
46 
14 
7 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
46 
48 
21 
64 
58 
33 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14 
26 
29 
69 
62 
41 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
2 
1 
9 
11 
23 
20 
$50,000 or more 
5 
8 
2 
21 
20 
20 
30 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
171 
167 
133 
389 
277 
195 
135 
$1,000 
1,094 
1,541 
1,359 
3,260 
6,328 
5,121 
10,271 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
64 
46 
31 
102 
44 
9 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
51 
58 
44 
119 
51 
45 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
45 
49 
45 
132 
142 
79 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
10 
10 
33 
21 
34 
33 
$50,000 or more 
3 
4 
3 
3 
19 
28 
32 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
336 
321 
266 
710 
494 
333 
227 
$1,000 
1,515 
1,699 
2,235 
6,978 
12,487 
14,931 
25,310 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
283 
224 
175 
431 
148 
22 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
50 
42 
117 
55 
16 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
22 
38 
31 
113 
157 
82 
18 
$25,000 or more 
10 
9 
18 
49 
134 
213 
192 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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