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 
710 
1,167 
1,212 
962 
955 
1,640 
$1,000 
2,400 
1,590 
1,002 
659 
542 
952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
283 
721 
892 
811 
840 
1,395 
$1,000 to $4,999 
274 
399 
297 
133 
92 
217 
$5,000 to $24,999 
141 
43 
23 
18 
23 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
309 
571 
552 
540 
589 
1,340 
$1,000 
1,674 
1,964 
1,636 
1,188 
940 
2,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
196 
468 
476 
478 
549 
1,210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
101 
99 
66 
58 
38 
126 
$25,000 to $99,999 
12 
4 
10 
4 
2 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
201 
359 
303 
256 
250 
587 
$1,000 
1,100 
1,056 
798 
590 
456 
1,274 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
143 
299 
317 
353 
408 
959 
$1,000 
574 
908 
838 
598 
484 
1,505 
Feed purchased 
farms 
754 
1,680 
1,674 
1,650 
1,808 
5,607 
$1,000 
7,923 
9,615 
7,329 
6,168 
5,540 
19,475 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
391 
1,111 
1,273 
1,306 
1,546 
4,488 
$5,000 to $24,999 
255 
507 
348 
312 
218 
1,051 
$25,000 to $99,999 
108 
62 
53 
32 
44 
68 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,268 
2,694 
2,948 
2,987 
3,295 
7,917 
$1,000 
4,626 
6,484 
3,517 
2,609 
2,611 
6,783 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
998 
2,419 
2,845 
2,955 
3,267 
7,842 
$5,000 to $24,999 
251 
259 
100 
32 
26 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
9 
2 
- 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
7 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Utilities 
farms 
931 
1,653 
1,539 
1,443 
1,646 
4,059 
$1,000 
1,818 
2,186 
1,409 
1,025 
1,221 
3,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
506 
1,080 
1,128 
1,149 
1,288 
2,871 
$1,000 to $4,999 
342 
513 
379 
286 
346 
1,151 
$5,000 to $24,999 
79 
54 
31 
8 
12 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,113 
2,289 
2,332 
2,214 
2,443 
5,676 
$1,000 
5,194 
6,734 
3,798 
2,627 
2,479 
6,642 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
769 
1,934 
2,263 
2,180 
2,390 
5,617 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
345 
59 
34 
51 
52 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
5 
7 
- 
1 
5 
$50,000 or more 
2 
5 
3 
" 
1 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
427 
690 
580 
475 
494 
1,153 
$1,000 
6,076 
5,800 
5,094 
2,984 
3,571 
9,848 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
243 
493 
443 
362 
364 
736 
$5,000 to $24,999 
123 
138 
96 
78 
82 
310 
$25,000 to $99,999 
49 
54 
33 
32 
44 
92 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
2 
4 
3 
3 
14 
$250,000 or more 
2 
3 
4 
- 
1 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
148 
198 
176 
154 
171 
435 
$1,000 
1,486 
1,172 
1,001 
1,089 
1,051 
3,109 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
22 
48 
66 
66 
78 
138 
$1,000 to $4,999 
71 
103 
59 
42 
62 
136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
37 
37 
28 
12 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
6 
12 
18 
11 
29 
$50,000 or more 
3 
4 
2 
- 
8 
15 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
204 
353 
307 
224 
232 
437 
$1,000 
867 
783 
437 
328 
353 
1,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
70 
168 
184 
150 
160 
208 
$1,000 to $4,999 
106 
165 
109 
62 
61 
185 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24 
15 
14 
12 
8 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
3 
- 
- 
3 
21 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
483 
705 
460 
282 
200 
506 
$1,000 
3,125 
1,970 
657 
640 
366 
1,150 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
393 
644 
438 
267 
185 
456 
$5,000 to $9,999 
42 
29 
16 
7 
8 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
18 
4 
3 
6 
26 
$25,000 or more 
20 
14 
2 
5 
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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