Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
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) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
350 
2,592 
3,389 
- 
46 
63 
480 
385 
1,530 
$1,000 
22,090 
52,778 
12,745 
- 
3,180 
681 
6,078 
282 
2,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
43 
2,052 
2,772 
- 
6 
49 
358 
384 
1,457 
$5,000 to $24,999 
118 
273 
568 
- 
10 
9 
57 
1 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
51 
36 
- 
9 
2 
32 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
130 
216 
13 
- 
21 
3 
33 
" 
1 
Chemicals purchased farms 
352 
2,321 
2,389 
- 
49 
75 
578 
325 
1,374 
$1,000 
18,503 
43,711 
1,770 
- 
1,240 
741 
8,029 
100 
834 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
83 
1,984 
2,342 
- 
15 
64 
441 
324 
1,350 
$5,000 to $24,999 
110 
104 
45 
- 
22 
6 
81 
1 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
47 
2 
- 
7 
1 
20 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
100 
186 
- 
- 
5 
4 
36 
- 
1 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
343 
1,840 
1,571 
- 
48 
75 
424 
209 
800 
$1,000 
11,878 
28,988 
1,567 
- 
1,342 
384 
4,057 
120 
503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
40 
1,143 
1,188 
- 
1 
59 
211 
183 
670 
$1,000 to $4,999 
32 
337 
342 
- 
9 
5 
87 
24 
121 
$5,000 to $24,999 
149 
146 
38 
- 
21 
5 
78 
2 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
54 
2 
- 
11 
3 
26 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
67 
160 
1 
- 
6 
3 
22 
" 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
15 
476 
1,727 
- 
39 
150 
913 
352 
876 
$1,000 
276 
3,135 
15,580 
- 
1,640 
18,874 
163,083 
564 
4,779 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11 
398 
1,340 
- 
7 
95 
299 
323 
728 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2 
63 
339 
- 
15 
8 
23 
27 
109 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1 
7 
39 
- 
11 
18 
75 
2 
30 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
7 
4 
- 
6 
10 
332 
- 
8 
$250,000 or more 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
19 
184 
- 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
7 
222 
1,239 
- 
38 
54 
196 
210 
239 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
8,354 
- 
1,474 
1,186 
6,105 
343 
859 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
11 
294 
736 
- 
8 
132 
867 
202 
744 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
7,226 
- 
166 
17,687 
156,978 
221 
3,920 
Feed purchased farms 
45 
1,590 
5,527 
_ 
80 
231 
1,208 
1,031 
3,803 
$1,000 
892 
14,163 
35,317 
- 
28,869 
49,482 
752,155 
2,405 
26,379 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23 
1,361 
4,016 
- 
11 
138 
491 
947 
2,491 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19 
172 
1,195 
- 
7 
43 
98 
71 
1,173 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1 
39 
291 
- 
10 
10 
21 
13 
133 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
6 
20 
- 
12 
10 
24 
- 
2 
$250,000 or more 
2 
12 
5 
- 
40 
30 
574 
- 
4 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
368 
6,652 
5,737 
_ 
80 
218 
1,214 
1,023 
4,024 
$1,000 
8,524 
29,858 
9,559 
- 
2,973 
4,629 
16,934 
716 
5,427 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
129 
6,141 
5,357 
- 
22 
166 
686 
1,009 
3,862 
$5,000 to $24,999 
135 
292 
360 
- 
30 
35 
293 
14 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
78 
17 
- 
12 
6 
163 
- 
5 
$50,000 or more 
41 
141 
3 
- 
16 
11 
72 
3 
Utilities farms 
312 
3,236 
3,151 
_ 
74 
153 
986 
494 
2,570 
$1,000 
1,674 
8,543 
3,037 
- 
2,203 
5,455 
18,631 
378 
3,822 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
95 
2,270 
2,269 
- 
- 
86 
273 
395 
1,484 
$1,000 to $4,999 
137 
715 
827 
- 
16 
37 
167 
91 
983 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
177 
53 
- 
28 
20 
294 
8 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
45 
1 
- 
18 
4 
174 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
3 
29 
1 
- 
12 
6 
78 
- 
5 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
349 
5,101 
4,583 
- 
75 
183 
1,065 
707 
2,977 
$1,000 
7,893 
30,968 
9,664 
- 
4,427 
9,793 
17,610 
714 
6,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
127 
4,515 
4,182 
- 
20 
151 
559 
700 
2,828 
$5,000 to $24,999 
133 
373 
373 
- 
13 
15 
332 
7 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
76 
24 
- 
20 
6 
101 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
48 
137 
4 
- 
22 
11 
73 
" 
12 
Hired farm labor farms 
206 
1,291 
1,040 
_ 
57 
81 
527 
104 
830 
$1,000 
6,725 
29,929 
6,941 
- 
8,204 
4,523 
20,823 
637 
13,557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55 
726 
813 
- 
4 
13 
123 
76 
376 
$5,000 to $24,999 
73 
291 
172 
- 
10 
27 
198 
24 
299 
$25,000 to $99,999 
65 
207 
44 
- 
16 
37 
174 
4 
134 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12 
46 
10 
- 
20 
2 
20 
- 
15 
$250,000 or more 
1 
21 
1 
- 
7 
2 
12 
- 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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