Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
- 
590 
163 
6 
103 
25 
83 
86 
350 
$1,000 
- 
1,691 
252 
26 
2,214 
57 
48 
142 
343 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
503 
154 
4 
33 
23 
83 
80 
334 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
79 
9 
2 
31 
2 
- 
6 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
8 
- 
- 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
- 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
- 
284 
59 
2 
87 
11 
50 
39 
201 
$1,000 
- 
523 
17 
(D) 
665 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
263 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
260 
59 
2 
48 
11 
50 
39 
200 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
21 
- 
- 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
2 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
- 
401 
77 
3 
88 
19 
119 
55 
242 
$1,000 
- 
887 
39 
(D) 
970 
(D) 
70 
20 
596 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
280 
69 
2 
6 
17 
96 
48 
173 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
90 
7 
- 
25 
2 
18 
7 
32 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
28 
1 
1 
46 
- 
5 
- 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
3 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
1 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
- 
222 
289 
7 
61 
97 
252 
151 
532 
$1,000 
- 
434 
946 
284 
670 
257 
701 
112 
3,380 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
212 
259 
1 
25 
88 
236 
150 
355 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
7 
25 
5 
29 
9 
12 
1 
150 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
3 
4 
- 
7 
- 
2 
- 
25 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
- 
74 
140 
2 
42 
45 
77 
78 
117 
$1,000 
- 
250 
189 
(D) 
547 
62 
146 
56 
635 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
- 
176 
190 
7 
27 
91 
224 
107 
466 
$1,000 
- 
185 
757 
(D) 
123 
195 
555 
56 
2,746 
Feed purchased farms 
- 
534 
562 
8 
147 
128 
373 
341 
1,639 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
2,424 
207 
15,116 
1,203 
3,818 
1,130 
22,322 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
452 
438 
1 
21 
57 
274 
270 
709 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
70 
108 
5 
17 
65 
81 
69 
694 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
9 
16 
2 
55 
4 
12 
2 
217 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
2 
- 
- 
41 
2 
5 
- 
17 
$250,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
13 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
- 
1,430 
598 
8 
130 
129 
322 
327 
1,702 
$1,000 
- 
3,009 
666 
59 
2,761 
306 
501 
390 
4,619 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,318 
575 
4 
30 
118 
307 
321 
1,432 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
101 
23 
4 
59 
11 
10 
5 
257 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
7 
- 
- 
28 
- 
5 
- 
11 
$50,000 or more 
- 
4 
- 
- 
13 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Utilities farms 
_ 
810 
401 
8 
125 
87 
206 
205 
1,319 
$1,000 
- 
1,207 
325 
26 
1,615 
118 
403 
220 
4,785 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
512 
296 
1 
2 
58 
141 
147 
417 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
264 
101 
5 
31 
22 
47 
51 
728 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
30 
4 
2 
71 
7 
14 
7 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
4 
- 
- 
21 
- 
3 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
- 
1,176 
432 
8 
131 
105 
253 
267 
1,491 
$1,000 
- 
4,004 
750 
60 
4,199 
222 
500 
451 
7,107 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,005 
402 
3 
24 
96 
241 
256 
1,136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
147 
30 
5 
51 
9 
9 
8 
311 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
14 
- 
- 
28 
- 
3 
3 
25 
$50,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
28 
" 
- 
" 
19 
Hired farm labor farms 
_ 
414 
71 
6 
90 
19 
58 
56 
663 
$1,000 
- 
9,493 
1,173 
231 
6,392 
559 
2,481 
1,931 
42,469 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
207 
32 
3 
4 
12 
40 
24 
124 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
117 
24 
1 
25 
1 
1 
10 
117 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
71 
14 
1 
41 
4 
9 
12 
309 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
15 
1 
1 
14 
2 
7 
10 
83 
$250,000 or more 
- 
4 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
- 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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