Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
37,610 
712 
4,550 
1,859 
3,181 
3,436 
$1,000 
635,310 
2,947 
6,600 
3,034 
5,616 
9,045 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,208 
533 
3,456 
1,191 
1,820 
1,765 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,089 
105 
961 
551 
1,087 
1,116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,226 
45 
113 
109 
265 
542 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,613 
17 
11 
6 
7 
10 
$50,000 or more 
3,474 
12 
9 
2 
2 
3 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
27,112 
1,053 
5,187 
1,633 
2,573 
2,591 
$1,000 
906,474 
11,593 
124,497 
21,995 
37,385 
37,053 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,995 
865 
4,029 
1,144 
1,677 
1,642 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,172 
149 
894 
376 
686 
714 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,257 
17 
116 
66 
114 
146 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,020 
16 
98 
30 
67 
62 
$250,000 or more 
668 
6 
50 
17 
29 
27 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,367 
494 
2,459 
949 
1,655 
1,797 
$1,000 
209,880 
1,935 
11,949 
5,902 
10,378 
10,951 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,517 
686 
3,376 
915 
1,266 
1,148 
$1,000 
696,594 
9,658 
112,548 
16,092 
27,006 
26,103 
Feed purchased 
farms 
63,616 
2,743 
13,967 
4,223 
6,626 
6,611 
$1,000 
1,989,225 
28,346 
232,421 
88,811 
129,842 
133,969 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,913 
2,182 
11,175 
3,137 
4,632 
4,298 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
450 
2,285 
853 
1,627 
1,846 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,373 
88 
313 
158 
254 
346 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,039 
6 
28 
16 
23 
30 
$250,000 or more 
1,133 
17 
166 
59 
90 
91 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
94,220 
3,194 
20,086 
6,600 
10,413 
10,230 
$1,000 
507,282 
3,631 
25,044 
9,152 
16,124 
20,195 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76,409 
3,084 
19,558 
6,373 
9,945 
9,538 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,869 
98 
436 
203 
417 
632 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,258 
9 
54 
10 
33 
43 
$50,000 or more 
1,684 
3 
38 
14 
18 
17 
Utilities 
farms 
63,618 
1,756 
10,833 
3,775 
6,150 
6,578 
$1,000 
162,386 
2,684 
15,324 
4,751 
7,566 
9,672 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32,783 
1,225 
7,687 
2,617 
4,016 
4,110 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,237 
470 
2,860 
1,050 
1,959 
2,288 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,922 
49 
240 
95 
160 
153 
$25,000 to $49,999 
416 
8 
24 
8 
13 
18 
$50,000 or more 
260 
4 
22 
5 
2 
9 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
79,184 
2,264 
14,890 
5,272 
8,399 
8,567 
$1,000 
514,423 
4,270 
25,329 
9,833 
16,600 
20,695 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
60,095 
2,145 
14,327 
4,966 
7,768 
7,583 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,845 
99 
495 
280 
600 
926 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,497 
9 
39 
19 
27 
46 
$50,000 or more 
1,747 
11 
29 
7 
4 
12 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
491 
2,555 
962 
1,422 
1,617 
$1,000 
405,792 
8,399 
29,544 
7,501 
8,284 
8,880 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,050 
333 
1,949 
759 
1,180 
1,355 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,307 
78 
415 
135 
172 
189 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,689 
67 
158 
55 
61 
59 
$100,000 to $249,999 
507 
9 
17 
10 
7 
9 
$250,000 or more 
149 
4 
16 
3 
2 
5 
Contract labor 
farms 
7,575 
153 
1,175 
358 
655 
651 
$1,000 
56,130 
1,218 
3,885 
1,529 
1,797 
2,805 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,425 
74 
591 
167 
320 
259 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,065 
54 
422 
132 
262 
286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,648 
19 
131 
40 
61 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
289 
4 
23 
15 
12 
12 
$50,000 or more 
148 
2 
8 
4 
- 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
22,052 
272 
2,933 
1,217 
1,991 
2,254 
$1,000 
134,066 
705 
8,716 
2,701 
4,571 
5,983 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,300 
207 
1,889 
672 
999 
964 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,350 
46 
784 
428 
787 
1,023 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,531 
13 
241 
106 
192 
256 
$25,000 to $49,999 
532 
4 
5 
11 
9 
7 
$50,000 or more 
339 
2 
14 
- 
4 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
22,674 
113 
1,079 
694 
1,311 
1,947 
$1,000 
473,645 
164 
1,953 
1,454 
2,964 
5,712 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,637 
109 
1,015 
611 
1,183 
1,674 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,198 
2 
45 
70 
85 
166 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,253 
2 
17 
13 
40 
90 
$25,000 or more 
3,586 
2 
- 
3 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
