Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 ' - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,123 
1,838 
1,585 
1,206 
881 
2,376 
$1,000 
3,215 
2,943 
1,479 
1,053 
424 
2,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
425 
1,142 
1,236 
975 
787 
1,874 
$1,000 to $4,999 
537 
592 
307 
203 
86 
390 
$5,000 to $24,999 
152 
97 
42 
28 
8 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
716 
1,307 
1,007 
814 
612 
1,392 
$1,000 
5,129 
6,603 
3,571 
2,532 
1,275 
4,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
405 
853 
820 
680 
550 
1,177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
267 
435 
171 
125 
61 
202 
$25,000 to $99,999 
44 
19 
16 
9 
1 
13 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
574 
974 
676 
523 
309 
671 
$1,000 
3,548 
4,607 
2,239 
1,793 
670 
2,499 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
231 
508 
427 
370 
362 
905 
$1,000 
1,581 
1,996 
1,332 
738 
605 
1,861 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,673 
3,352 
3,111 
2,683 
2,279 
5,774 
$1,000 
16,783 
22,341 
14,222 
9,766 
6,541 
19,552 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
666 
1,987 
2,318 
2,188 
1,959 
4,698 
$5,000 to $24,999 
822 
1,197 
693 
439 
290 
993 
$25,000 to $99,999 
182 
166 
100 
56 
30 
83 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,269 
4,283 
4,160 
3,582 
2,869 
12,783 
$1,000 
9,267 
9,420 
5,826 
3,842 
2,498 
13,304 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,664 
3,856 
3,943 
3,493 
2,853 
12,491 
$5,000 to $24,999 
577 
415 
213 
89 
15 
282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
10 
4 
- 
1 
8 
$50,000 or more 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
1,520 
2,502 
2,140 
1,698 
1,246 
6,187 
$1,000 
2,361 
2,801 
1,835 
1,410 
987 
5,665 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
854 
1,587 
1,603 
1,285 
934 
4,331 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
586 
850 
506 
392 
302 
1,783 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74 
65 
31 
21 
10 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,023 
3,685 
3,401 
2,871 
2,147 
9,582 
$1,000 
9,643 
9,935 
5,051 
3,373 
2,247 
12,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,447 
3,157 
3,264 
2,825 
2,126 
9,316 
$5,000 to $24,999 
527 
515 
135 
46 
21 
258 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
10 
1 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
12 
3 
1 
- 
- 
4 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
777 
1,237 
892 
751 
497 
2,478 
$1,000 
5,430 
5,965 
3,150 
2,412 
1,140 
12,788 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
525 
939 
733 
628 
442 
1,914 
$5,000 to $24,999 
216 
256 
143 
105 
52 
481 
$25,000 to $99,999 
32 
40 
16 
18 
3 
74 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
9 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
264 
340 
252 
211 
171 
1,030 
$1,000 
1,499 
1,174 
859 
695 
302 
4,454 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
52 
127 
83 
81 
88 
311 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
153 
119 
80 
67 
437 
$5,000 to $24,999 
91 
52 
48 
49 
16 
258 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
8 
- 
1 
- 
16 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
449 
665 
489 
361 
203 
892 
$1,000 
1,677 
1,416 
838 
493 
240 
2,658 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
120 
310 
268 
202 
134 
342 
$1,000 to $4,999 
218 
299 
187 
141 
62 
424 
$5,000 to $24,999 
108 
53 
32 
18 
6 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
2 
2 
- 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
942 
1,271 
817 
533 
314 
926 
$1,000 
3,763 
3,753 
1,064 
638 
296 
2,670 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
764 
1,160 
794 
521 
308 
812 
$5,000 to $9,999 
104 
60 
18 
9 
6 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
51 
33 
5 
3 
- 
47 
$25,000 or more 
23 
18 
- 
- 
- 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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