Table 65. Summary by 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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
214 
422 
413 
212 
282 
519 
$1,000 
553 
557 
344 
116 
202 
448 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
87 
278 
326 
184 
232 
447 
$1,000 to $4,999 
95 
117 
78 
27 
45 
48 
$5,000 to $24,999 
32 
27 
8 
1 
4 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
1 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
106 
231 
213 
261 
319 
560 
$1,000 
474 
587 
451 
519 
287 
1,271 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
73 
187 
190 
237 
312 
495 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
44 
23 
18 
7 
62 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2 
- 
- 
6 
- 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
38 
75 
79 
85 
86 
173 
$1,000 
96 
128 
110 
63 
99 
337 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
89 
194 
176 
210 
267 
467 
$1,000 
378 
459 
340 
456 
188 
934 
Feed purchased 
farms 
192 
420 
432 
472 
510 
1,823 
$1,000 
3,541 
2,888 
3,698 
3,151 
1,501 
11,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
66 
233 
246 
333 
443 
1,210 
$5,000 to $24,999 
89 
164 
153 
110 
60 
517 
$25,000 to $99,999 
36 
23 
33 
24 
7 
96 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
470 
825 
787 
689 
809 
2,475 
$1,000 
1,886 
1,730 
1,052 
731 
733 
2,834 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
364 
741 
757 
677 
781 
2,347 
$5,000 to $24,999 
97 
83 
29 
12 
28 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
374 
584 
515 
417 
404 
1,486 
$1,000 
1,212 
1,021 
596 
449 
338 
2,189 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
121 
285 
328 
263 
315 
901 
$1,000 to $4,999 
198 
264 
157 
144 
78 
535 
$5,000 to $24,999 
48 
34 
30 
10 
11 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
425 
721 
683 
557 
638 
1,907 
$1,000 
2,455 
2,334 
1,174 
881 
909 
3,551 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
270 
586 
626 
529 
609 
1,749 
$5,000 to $24,999 
137 
134 
55 
28 
25 
150 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
1 
2 
- 
4 
6 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
235 
290 
212 
129 
146 
588 
$1,000 
10,679 
6,578 
7,828 
2,901 
2,915 
20,335 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
84 
113 
140 
69 
84 
183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
81 
26 
28 
31 
127 
$25,000 to $99,999 
39 
83 
29 
20 
16 
247 
$100,000 to $249,999 
20 
13 
11 
12 
15 
20 
$250,000 or more 
11 
- 
6 
" 
11 
Contract labor 
farms 
106 
112 
54 
40 
45 
230 
$1,000 
1,230 
762 
599 
104 
142 
1,822 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8 
16 
14 
19 
20 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
52 
61 
20 
17 
17 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24 
24 
5 
4 
7 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
11 
15 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
70 
64 
81 
39 
44 
171 
$1,000 
347 
160 
73 
78 
54 
1,062 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16 
36 
55 
18 
26 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
40 
20 
23 
15 
17 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
8 
3 
6 
1 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
" 
- 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
129 
127 
132 
66 
60 
208 
$1,000 
649 
284 
286 
97 
61 
602 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
80 
112 
116 
55 
58 
176 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
15 
12 
11 
1 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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