Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, 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 
1,193 
2,010 
1,763 
1,348 
1,018 
1,558 
$1,000 
3,062 
3,072 
1,762 
1,136 
681 
889 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
478 
1,285 
1,362 
1,065 
890 
1,337 
$1,000 to $4,999 
557 
607 
346 
248 
108 
196 
$5,000 to $24,999 
153 
113 
55 
35 
17 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
733 
1,336 
1,054 
796 
630 
1,248 
$1,000 
5,295 
6,461 
3,895 
2,336 
1,314 
3,820 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
408 
899 
859 
676 
565 
1,049 
$5,000 to $24,999 
283 
418 
178 
111 
64 
188 
$25,000 to $99,999 
42 
19 
17 
9 
1 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
583 
975 
712 
487 
318 
603 
$1,000 
3,609 
4,490 
2,477 
1,600 
719 
2,165 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
242 
533 
444 
383 
373 
818 
$1,000 
1,686 
1,970 
1,419 
736 
595 
1,655 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,772 
3,535 
3,278 
2,668 
2,247 
5,272 
$1,000 
17,531 
22,390 
14,353 
9,655 
6,484 
17,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
713 
2,156 
2,495 
2,192 
1,918 
4,303 
$5,000 to $24,999 
867 
1,221 
686 
416 
299 
896 
$25,000 to $99,999 
189 
156 
97 
60 
30 
73 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,566 
5,070 
5,220 
4,862 
4,806 
7,204 
$1,000 
9,318 
10,621 
6,741 
5,018 
4,026 
6,941 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,953 
4,613 
4,996 
4,744 
4,763 
7,100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
594 
435 
224 
118 
42 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
20 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
1,677 
2,911 
2,654 
2,229 
2,062 
3,598 
$1,000 
2,524 
3,359 
2,306 
1,909 
1,643 
3,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
932 
1,876 
1,965 
1,618 
1,553 
2,573 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
662 
947 
654 
584 
485 
1,014 
$5,000 to $24,999 
77 
85 
35 
27 
24 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,266 
4,284 
4,221 
3,831 
3,582 
5,331 
$1,000 
9,839 
10,915 
6,034 
4,675 
3,856 
6,302 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,646 
3,719 
4,084 
3,761 
3,544 
5,278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
578 
550 
136 
70 
38 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
12 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
7 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
893 
1,421 
1,109 
1,001 
807 
1,303 
$1,000 
5,913 
7,827 
4,149 
3,255 
2,120 
6,574 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
616 
1,082 
913 
847 
723 
935 
$5,000 to $24,999 
243 
277 
174 
129 
71 
334 
$25,000 to $99,999 
30 
57 
21 
25 
13 
31 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3 
4 
1 
- 
- 
3 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Contract labor 
farms 
291 
423 
357 
353 
356 
440 
$1,000 
1,581 
1,710 
1,436 
1,208 
956 
1,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
57 
149 
120 
125 
143 
141 
$1,000 to $4,999 
123 
185 
159 
141 
150 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
103 
75 
72 
86 
63 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
12 
1 
1 
- 
9 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
5 
- 
- 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
469 
742 
601 
426 
335 
425 
$1,000 
1,783 
1,851 
1,178 
737 
624 
800 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134 
331 
310 
217 
175 
202 
$1,000 to $4,999 
229 
336 
231 
176 
143 
191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
101 
69 
58 
33 
14 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
5 
2 
- 
3 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
958 
1,326 
881 
543 
340 
665 
$1,000 
3,791 
4,007 
1,288 
723 
453 
1,189 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
788 
1,213 
843 
524 
321 
622 
$5,000 to $9,999 
103 
55 
23 
13 
18 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
43 
40 
15 
6 
- 
14 
$25,000 or more 
24 
18 
- 
- 
1 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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