Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
37,610 
32,385 
2,730 
1,802 
$1,000 
635,310 
431,908 
107,035 
89,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,208 
13,069 
635 
367 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,089 
8,012 
585 
362 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,226 
6,947 
642 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,613 
2,050 
281 
191 
$50,000 or more 
3,474 
2,307 
587 
474 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
27,112 
24,413 
1,472 
904 
$1,000 
906,474 
543,448 
144,210 
86,694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,995 
14,851 
655 
364 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,172 
6,401 
421 
249 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,257 
1,905 
202 
129 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,020 
808 
95 
80 
$250,000 or more 
668 
448 
99 
82 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
18,367 
16,512 
1,054 
648 
$1,000 
209,880 
139,307 
30,319 
26,629 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
12,517 
11,227 
673 
440 
$1,000 
696,594 
404,141 
113,891 
60,064 
Feed purchased farms 
63,616 
58,245 
2,990 
1,786 
$1,000 
1,989,225 
1,211,454 
263,561 
212,498 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
37,913 
35,715 
1,233 
659 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
16,387 
1,019 
619 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,373 
4,576 
455 
288 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,039 
781 
138 
94 
$250,000 or more 
1,133 
786 
145 
126 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
94,220 
84,597 
5,074 
3,135 
$1,000 
507,282 
355,777 
74,840 
60,696 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76,409 
70,095 
3,359 
1,923 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,869 
11,918 
1,043 
662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,258 
1,623 
299 
227 
$50,000 or more 
1,684 
961 
373 
323 
Utilities farms 
63,618 
56,360 
3,811 
2,418 
$1,000 
162,386 
111,198 
19,584 
15,494 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
32,783 
30,070 
1,543 
863 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,237 
22,338 
1,494 
965 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,922 
3,587 
627 
461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
416 
255 
73 
65 
$50,000 or more 
260 
110 
74 
64 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
79,184 
70,668 
4,493 
2,798 
$1,000 
514,423 
364,266 
70,992 
57,963 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
60,095 
55,056 
2,739 
1,553 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,845 
12,724 
1,096 
711 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,497 
1,845 
301 
224 
$50,000 or more 
1,747 
1,043 
357 
310 
Hired farm labor farms 
20,702 
16,875 
1,763 
1,225 
$1,000 
405,792 
168,416 
64,233 
56,474 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,050 
11,543 
779 
443 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,307 
3,402 
428 
316 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,689 
1,711 
386 
309 
$100,000 to $249,999 
507 
195 
133 
124 
$250,000 or more 
149 
24 
37 
33 
Contract labor farms 
7,575 
6,324 
592 
429 
$1,000 
56,130 
33,671 
10,523 
9,460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,425 
2,140 
131 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,065 
2,646 
216 
155 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,648 
1,261 
172 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
289 
194 
42 
36 
$50,000 or more 
148 
83 
31 
28 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
22,052 
19,143 
1,509 
967 
$1,000 
134,066 
90,517 
18,740 
16,049 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,300 
7,542 
448 
233 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,350 
7,393 
531 
332 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,531 
3,659 
393 
279 
$25,000 to $49,999 
532 
375 
63 
55 
$50,000 or more 
339 
174 
74 
68 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
22,674 
19,869 
1,643 
1,041 
$1,000 
473,645 
322,373 
85,675 
73,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,637 
11,651 
627 
325 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,198 
2,836 
234 
131 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,253 
2,765 
272 
170 
$25,000 or more 
3,586 
2,617 
510 
415 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
