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 
683 
1,131 
1,120 
907 
846 
1,990 
$1,000 
2,358 
1,582 
843 
586 
376 
1,532 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
267 
699 
826 
775 
758 
1,624 
$1,000 to $4,999 
265 
383 
283 
118 
83 
294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
139 
45 
11 
14 
5 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
305 
566 
547 
524 
572 
1,405 
$1,000 
1,656 
1,965 
1,663 
1,192 
852 
2,936 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
195 
460 
470 
459 
536 
1,270 
$5,000 to $24,999 
98 
102 
67 
61 
35 
130 
$25,000 to $99,999 
12 
4 
10 
4 
1 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
200 
355 
308 
251 
239 
619 
$1,000 
1,088 
1,061 
835 
606 
401 
1,351 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
137 
297 
305 
342 
396 
1,004 
$1,000 
568 
904 
829 
587 
452 
1,584 
Feed purchased 
farms 
727 
1,660 
1,639 
1,633 
1,730 
5,819 
$1,000 
7,576 
9,888 
7,358 
5,962 
5,253 
20,371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
378 
1,085 
1,238 
1,303 
1,481 
4,649 
$5,000 to $24,999 
244 
510 
345 
298 
208 
1,097 
$25,000 to $99,999 
105 
65 
56 
32 
41 
73 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,206 
2,566 
2,633 
2,550 
2,525 
9,689 
$1,000 
4,514 
6,278 
3,082 
2,353 
1,896 
8,751 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
938 
2,294 
2,542 
2,511 
2,510 
9,576 
$5,000 to $24,999 
249 
257 
91 
39 
15 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
7 
6 
- 
" 
- 
4 
Utilities 
farms 
877 
1,594 
1,361 
1,286 
1,294 
4,900 
$1,000 
1,745 
2,138 
1,218 
889 
952 
4,448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
476 
1,024 
986 
1,034 
1,004 
3,516 
$1,000 to $4,999 
323 
508 
347 
244 
283 
1,331 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74 
56 
28 
8 
7 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,057 
2,191 
2,075 
1,867 
1,872 
7,055 
$1,000 
5,084 
6,436 
2,927 
2,188 
1,779 
9,296 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
726 
1,849 
2,017 
1,835 
1,844 
6,918 
$5,000 to $24,999 
309 
333 
58 
32 
28 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
5 
- 
- 
- 
13 
$50,000 or more 
2 
4 
- 
" 
- 
7 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
394 
655 
500 
384 
339 
1,565 
$1,000 
5,644 
5,381 
3,318 
1,715 
2,367 
15,300 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
226 
467 
382 
306 
261 
1,009 
$5,000 to $24,999 
111 
133 
85 
63 
55 
386 
$25,000 to $99,999 
46 
49 
30 
15 
19 
145 
$100,000 to $249,999 
9 
4 
2 
- 
3 
20 
$250,000 or more 
2 
2 
1 
" 
1 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
145 
188 
145 
118 
115 
588 
$1,000 
1,554 
864 
844 
862 
567 
4,407 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
48 
54 
54 
52 
191 
$1,000 to $4,999 
67 
98 
44 
34 
44 
192 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
35 
35 
15 
8 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
5 
12 
15 
11 
34 
$50,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
- 
27 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
195 
340 
277 
185 
154 
621 
$1,000 
829 
794 
312 
142 
107 
1,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
67 
157 
173 
138 
115 
294 
$1,000 to $4,999 
104 
159 
99 
45 
38 
252 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20 
19 
5 
2 
1 
51 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
24 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
465 
707 
442 
264 
185 
597 
$1,000 
3,189 
1,840 
623 
719 
267 
1,441 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
375 
649 
419 
249 
179 
531 
$5,000 to $9,999 
42 
29 
17 
6 
4 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
17 
4 
2 
1 
34 
$25,000 or more 
21 
12 
2 
7 
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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