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 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
224 
439 
396 
218 
281 
490 
$1,000 
548 
572 
306 
118 
201 
429 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
92 
296 
316 
190 
232 
423 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
115 
73 
27 
44 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
28 
6 
1 
4 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
105 
232 
204 
267 
328 
539 
$1,000 
463 
572 
445 
522 
288 
1,254 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
72 
188 
181 
243 
321 
474 
$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 
39 
72 
76 
85 
89 
169 
$1,000 
94 
122 
109 
65 
99 
335 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
84 
198 
167 
216 
277 
446 
$1,000 
369 
450 
336 
457 
189 
920 
Feed purchased 
farms 
188 
426 
427 
481 
512 
1,795 
$1,000 
3,364 
2,917 
3,674 
3,149 
1,490 
1 1 ,274 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
72 
233 
247 
338 
447 
1,194 
$5,000 to $24,999 
78 
171 
146 
115 
58 
510 
$25,000 to $99,999 
37 
22 
34 
23 
7 
91 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
477 
854 
787 
702 
830 
2,368 
$1,000 
1,832 
1,705 
1,080 
711 
737 
2,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
382 
771 
751 
692 
802 
2,246 
$5,000 to $24,999 
86 
82 
35 
10 
28 
122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Utilities 
farms 
368 
587 
523 
428 
411 
1,427 
$1,000 
1,166 
968 
602 
444 
345 
2,153 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
127 
291 
340 
276 
319 
852 
$1,000 to $4,999 
194 
262 
152 
143 
81 
525 
$5,000 to $24,999 
39 
34 
31 
9 
11 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
426 
749 
684 
579 
653 
1,804 
$1,000 
2,443 
2,390 
1,130 
870 
953 
3,322 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
277 
601 
633 
554 
624 
1,668 
$5,000 to $24,999 
131 
147 
49 
25 
25 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
1 
2 
- 
4 
6 
$50,000 or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
231 
294 
202 
130 
156 
561 
$1,000 
10,439 
6,396 
7,808 
2,895 
2,989 
20,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
87 
123 
130 
71 
87 
168 
$5,000 to $24,999 
76 
80 
26 
27 
38 
115 
$25,000 to $99,999 
37 
78 
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 
112 
129 
54 
39 
53 
198 
$1,000 
1,221 
833 
610 
105 
186 
1,645 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8 
16 
14 
20 
19 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
57 
73 
15 
15 
21 
54 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26 
29 
10 
4 
12 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
11 
15 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
82 
69 
73 
34 
55 
148 
$1,000 
614 
141 
61 
73 
140 
649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
22 
35 
54 
14 
25 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
40 
28 
16 
14 
24 
66 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
6 
3 
6 
6 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
- 
- 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
127 
126 
121 
76 
60 
197 
$1,000 
548 
268 
265 
107 
61 
591 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
85 
111 
107 
65 
58 
165 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
15 
10 
11 
1 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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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