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 
346 
293 
210 
540 
307 
134 
55 
$1,000 
297 
296 
204 
1,476 
1,475 
1,593 
1,341 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
292 
236 
151 
369 
165 
39 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
43 
48 
51 
115 
84 
43 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10 
9 
8 
47 
39 
34 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
5 
16 
9 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
4 
3 
9 
8 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
511 
394 
258 
766 
398 
157 
58 
$1,000 
6,089 
7,009 
4,511 
18,739 
21,286 
13,820 
9,572 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
366 
245 
172 
443 
171 
39 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
90 
93 
48 
163 
107 
50 
14 
$25,000 to $99,999 
43 
38 
23 
108 
44 
32 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
15 
15 
41 
52 
24 
9 
$250,000 or more 
2 
3 
- 
11 
24 
12 
16 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
304 
226 
165 
490 
260 
123 
47 
$1,000 
1,282 
1,224 
936 
3,533 
2,152 
4,099 
666 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
282 
211 
130 
398 
204 
87 
36 
$1,000 
4,807 
5,785 
3,575 
15,206 
19,134 
9,722 
8,906 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,275 
948 
669 
1,731 
763 
251 
77 
$1,000 
18,820 
21,721 
10,871 
61,408 
57,576 
33,533 
18,500 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,029 
757 
479 
1,226 
420 
88 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
197 
124 
140 
344 
213 
90 
16 
$25,000 to $99,999 
24 
49 
40 
96 
76 
37 
23 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
- 
2 
19 
15 
6 
9 
$250,000 or more 
21 
18 
8 
46 
39 
30 
14 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,841 
1,302 
945 
2,152 
887 
277 
83 
$1,000 
3,034 
2,440 
1,990 
6,535 
6,539 
4,094 
1,978 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,747 
1,239 
876 
1,855 
568 
96 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
86 
54 
64 
269 
283 
140 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
6 
4 
19 
26 
27 
21 
$50,000 or more 
2 
3 
1 
9 
10 
14 
7 
Utilities 
farms 
890 
633 
511 
1,316 
643 
229 
74 
$1,000 
(D) 
682 
581 
2,024 
2,505 
1,242 
578 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
668 
482 
371 
906 
330 
79 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
189 
125 
115 
321 
230 
92 
30 
$5,000 to $24,999 
30 
25 
25 
84 
74 
50 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
5 
3 
5 
7 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
6 
3 
" 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
1,468 
1,070 
785 
1,910 
812 
268 
82 
$1,000 
3,050 
2,452 
2,138 
7,788 
8,247 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,367 
974 
681 
1,481 
479 
99 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
91 
91 
96 
396 
277 
119 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
3 
8 
27 
38 
29 
15 
$50,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
6 
18 
21 
12 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
324 
204 
178 
491 
321 
143 
56 
$1,000 
1,708 
1,895 
1,068 
4,744 
7,024 
5,739 
2,509 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
272 
157 
144 
353 
172 
46 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
41 
29 
30 
92 
93 
45 
13 
$25,000 to $99,999 
10 
16 
2 
38 
44 
42 
29 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
1 
1 
5 
8 
7 
3 
$250,000 or more 
1 
1 
1 
3 
4 
3 
1 
Contract labor 
farms 
73 
63 
48 
158 
92 
50 
19 
$1,000 
273 
228 
478 
575 
2,612 
1,829 
452 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
34 
32 
24 
62 
18 
7 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
29 
19 
21 
66 
30 
12 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8 
9 
2 
28 
41 
27 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
1 
4 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
" 
2 
3 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
173 
145 
96 
327 
219 
94 
48 
$1,000 
406 
313 
(D) 
1,337 
4,548 
1,470 
631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
111 
102 
63 
169 
77 
21 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
45 
27 
15 
93 
73 
25 
20 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14 
13 
16 
58 
51 
37 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
3 
2 
5 
13 
4 
9 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 
7 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
335 
268 
231 
849 
503 
200 
65 
$1,000 
555 
896 
554 
3,195 
3,585 
2,862 
2,648 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
314 
242 
208 
688 
356 
78 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
9 
15 
94 
86 
48 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4 
11 
7 
52 
43 
46 
18 
$25,000 or more 
1 
6 
1 
15 
18 
28 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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