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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
100 
88 
34 
119 
47 
16 
3 
$1,000 
981 
(D) 
(D) 
2,934 
3,705 
810 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
48 
37 
11 
32 
6 
- 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25 
18 
9 
32 
11 
1 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19 
25 
11 
36 
15 
6 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
5 
2 
11 
10 
4 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
3 
1 
8 
5 
5 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
52 
50 
27 
59 
25 
7 
- 
$1,000 
243 
308 
103 
822 
407 
58 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
42 
39 
21 
39 
15 
5 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8 
9 
6 
15 
3 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2 
2 
- 
2 
7 
1 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
29 
21 
13 
32 
14 
4 
- 
$1,000 
46 
90 
(D) 
163 
342 
(D) 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
39 
44 
22 
35 
17 
3 
- 
$1,000 
197 
218 
(□) 
660 
65 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
119 
90 
58 
134 
50 
14 
4 
$1,000 
2,084 
1,770 
1,927 
5,502 
3,991 
2,364 
156 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
76 
40 
32 
59 
14 
5 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29 
41 
15 
31 
10 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
9 
4 
5 
23 
9 
2 
2 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
5 
2 
20 
13 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
4 
1 
4 
5 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
224 
196 
106 
261 
81 
25 
7 
$1,000 
1,643 
1,822 
1,158 
2,802 
2,614 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
145 
123 
60 
151 
27 
4 
6 
$5,000 to $24,999 
67 
55 
30 
76 
21 
4 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
14 
14 
22 
19 
6 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3 
4 
2 
12 
14 
11 
1 
Utilities farms 
180 
152 
78 
220 
75 
24 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,136 
512 
1,478 
1,208 
822 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
83 
49 
22 
76 
11 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
57 
47 
27 
67 
18 
2 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
34 
49 
23 
65 
28 
10 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
6 
9 
16 
6 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
3 
- 
3 
2 
3 
1 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
204 
182 
91 
242 
80 
25 
6 
$1,000 
2,146 
3,500 
1,410 
3,874 
3,999 
2,446 
498 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
122 
93 
42 
112 
21 
2 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
62 
64 
34 
86 
25 
6 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
14 
8 
20 
13 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
7 
11 
7 
24 
21 
13 
1 
Hired farm labor farms 
122 
109 
60 
126 
59 
22 
6 
$1,000 
7,684 
12,026 
5,695 
12,924 
13,613 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
31 
23 
8 
11 
4 
1 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26 
19 
12 
36 
10 
2 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
46 
48 
23 
49 
14 
3 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
12 
11 
12 
17 
21 
7 
- 
$250,000 or more 
7 
8 
5 
13 
10 
9 
1 
Contract labor farms 
27 
42 
23 
45 
17 
9 
4 
$1,000 
405 
(D) 
1,054 
1,325 
(D) 
4,178 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5 
3 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6 
9 
8 
9 
- 
2 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9 
16 
3 
21 
8 
2 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
11 
4 
4 
2 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
8 
10 
6 
5 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
21 
18 
29 
61 
28 
11 
1 
$1,000 
488 
(D) 
943 
768 
(D) 
1,868 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4 
3 
5 
12 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4 
5 
8 
10 
7 
1 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
9 
8 
31 
9 
4 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
4 
5 
3 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
4 
3 
5 
4 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
64 
57 
41 
94 
42 
12 
- 
$1,000 
492 
637 
968 
1,246 
1,315 
758 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
41 
28 
16 
43 
10 
1 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9 
17 
10 
28 
8 
2 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
7 
5 
14 
9 
2 
- 
$25,000 or more 
6 
5 
10 
9 
15 
7 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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