Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
935 
804 
498 
1,563 
1,155 
874 
760 
$1,000 
2,494 
3,023 
1,885 
10,622 
30,050 
62,096 
175,110 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
540 
400 
231 
560 
200 
64 
27 
$1,000 to $4,999 
278 
243 
171 
534 
262 
90 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
113 
145 
87 
349 
231 
84 
44 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
15 
7 
93 
220 
98 
34 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
2 
27 
242 
538 
620 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
613 
508 
342 
1,004 
526 
199 
131 
$1,000 
29,030 
21,200 
15,911 
75,050 
40,492 
20,631 
53,194 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
329 
290 
177 
455 
204 
68 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
125 
111 
84 
270 
166 
61 
38 
$25,000 to $99,999 
46 
27 
28 
106 
61 
32 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
86 
57 
36 
104 
36 
17 
11 
$250,000 or more 
27 
23 
17 
69 
59 
21 
24 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
368 
335 
230 
698 
377 
151 
98 
$1,000 
3,877 
2,527 
1,994 
7,089 
4,362 
3,311 
4,616 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
325 
229 
162 
479 
223 
77 
60 
$1,000 
25,152 
18,672 
13,918 
67,961 
36,130 
1 7,320 
48,578 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,682 
1,287 
788 
2,237 
1,038 
384 
239 
$1,000 
128,285 
99,486 
65,361 
210,043 
129,866 
72,938 
118,037 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,046 
741 
440 
1,019 
353 
106 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
420 
340 
224 
773 
404 
134 
69 
$25,000 to $99,999 
83 
94 
46 
191 
143 
76 
59 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12 
14 
11 
51 
36 
30 
31 
$250,000 or more 
121 
98 
67 
203 
102 
38 
41 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,829 
2,186 
1,374 
3,913 
2,192 
1,190 
906 
$1,000 
7,812 
7,574 
5,130 
18,855 
28,456 
44,595 
127,944 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,535 
1,799 
1,143 
2,953 
1,145 
333 
138 
$5,000 to $24,999 
231 
341 
194 
826 
668 
285 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
34 
24 
99 
244 
228 
68 
$50,000 or more 
11 
12 
13 
35 
135 
344 
590 
Utilities 
farms 
1,575 
1,294 
801 
2,469 
1,658 
1,044 
858 
$1,000 
5,168 
4,576 
3,005 
1 1 ,874 
9,527 
12,274 
31,492 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
961 
754 
450 
1,251 
564 
178 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
451 
377 
258 
832 
675 
414 
167 
$5,000 to $24,999 
106 
114 
60 
256 
332 
354 
333 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
34 
21 
85 
64 
58 
151 
$50,000 or more 
18 
15 
12 
45 
23 
40 
153 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
2,338 
1,875 
1,166 
3,346 
1,968 
1,116 
889 
$1,000 
7,958 
7,265 
6,155 
19,011 
29,981 
42,140 
98,972 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,011 
1,522 
929 
2,396 
926 
264 
115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
280 
302 
191 
793 
681 
344 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
37 
28 
116 
211 
212 
113 
$50,000 or more 
16 
14 
18 
41 
150 
296 
527 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
726 
609 
418 
1,378 
1,105 
824 
808 
$1,000 
5,321 
5,849 
3,769 
17,613 
23,867 
38,701 
122,159 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
508 
393 
264 
813 
459 
142 
58 
$5,000 to $24,999 
174 
163 
122 
413 
392 
223 
93 
$25,000 to $99,999 
40 
45 
28 
132 
227 
392 
282 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
7 
4 
16 
15 
54 
248 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
4 
12 
13 
127 
Contract labor 
farms 
242 
201 
153 
431 
301 
208 
193 
$1,000 
1,013 
1,058 
1,302 
3,269 
3,717 
5,022 
16,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
87 
51 
39 
82 
38 
16 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
88 
86 
63 
181 
94 
58 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
63 
61 
48 
132 
124 
77 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
1 
30 
25 
27 
31 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
2 
6 
20 
30 
50 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
497 
430 
240 
825 
674 
513 
483 
$1,000 
2,573 
2,876 
1,699 
8,873 
1 1 ,399 
17,886 
39,537 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
143 
111 
63 
153 
93 
42 
11 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
179 
163 
81 
270 
161 
81 
35 
$5,000 to $24,999 
166 
135 
87 
344 
292 
184 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
18 
7 
38 
86 
97 
102 
$50,000 or more 
- 
3 
2 
20 
42 
109 
206 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
680 
589 
420 
1,450 
1,035 
774 
669 
$1,000 
2,224 
2,357 
1,808 
11,075 
26,876 
63,487 
201,180 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
581 
463 
340 
963 
387 
78 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
56 
71 
39 
188 
142 
58 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
42 
27 
180 
183 
104 
48 
$25,000 or more 
18 
13 
14 
119 
323 
534 
594 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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