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 
89 
95 
75 
285 
204 
75 
29 
$1,000 
276 
314 
290 
1,359 
2,660 
2,460 
2,592 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
48 
36 
89 
21 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
39 
33 
27 
106 
44 
4 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9 
11 
9 
82 
113 
32 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
2 
2 
8 
23 
20 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
3 
18 
18 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
113 
75 
85 
257 
145 
44 
18 
$1,000 
1,020 
456 
614 
4,136 
4,939 
2,957 
3,336 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
88 
58 
67 
156 
65 
13 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
13 
13 
73 
40 
8 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
12 
3 
4 
22 
27 
16 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
1 
- 
3 
8 
2 
3 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
3 
5 
5 
3 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
64 
49 
39 
160 
111 
38 
11 
$1,000 
327 
226 
138 
2,803 
3,866 
2,002 
2,329 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
69 
36 
59 
140 
49 
11 
12 
$1,000 
693 
231 
476 
1,333 
1,073 
955 
1,007 
Feed purchased 
farms 
226 
250 
175 
582 
300 
88 
35 
$1,000 
4,512 
4,742 
6,204 
36,852 
50,193 
40,293 
46,853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
135 
137 
90 
175 
37 
4 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
42 
54 
27 
104 
54 
5 
4 
$25,000 to $99,999 
38 
52 
38 
182 
54 
9 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10 
7 
17 
102 
96 
22 
3 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
3 
19 
59 
48 
26 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
392 
399 
302 
784 
378 
109 
39 
$1,000 
1,733 
1,429 
1,271 
8,072 
9,120 
7,496 
7,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
308 
314 
225 
360 
93 
11 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74 
79 
71 
343 
145 
14 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
6 
5 
63 
87 
26 
4 
$50,000 or more 
7 
- 
1 
18 
53 
58 
27 
Utilities 
farms 
288 
299 
225 
698 
353 
110 
38 
$1,000 
836 
903 
753 
4,903 
5,031 
3,592 
3,523 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
117 
119 
75 
131 
27 
9 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
126 
114 
96 
252 
86 
8 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
42 
66 
53 
285 
178 
36 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
1 
23 
49 
35 
3 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
7 
13 
22 
25 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
356 
348 
272 
731 
368 
108 
38 
$1,000 
2,368 
2,583 
2,552 
13,442 
14,263 
9,913 
10,184 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
234 
212 
157 
249 
88 
8 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104 
113 
96 
306 
106 
17 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
18 
13 
110 
77 
20 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4 
5 
6 
66 
97 
63 
31 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
143 
131 
107 
472 
277 
100 
34 
$1,000 
3,335 
2,478 
4,015 
14,775 
18,133 
15,654 
15,485 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
65 
51 
40 
115 
38 
3 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
43 
58 
31 
173 
60 
7 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
27 
17 
26 
156 
114 
31 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
4 
7 
24 
56 
34 
5 
$250,000 or more 
2 
1 
3 
4 
9 
25 
23 
Contract labor 
farms 
46 
28 
37 
111 
58 
27 
8 
$1,000 
203 
190 
224 
1,560 
1,727 
805 
388 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
10 
9 
20 
10 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18 
10 
11 
37 
11 
4 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10 
5 
17 
42 
20 
11 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
3 
- 
6 
11 
7 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
6 
6 
5 
3 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
77 
78 
78 
297 
191 
72 
26 
$1,000 
319 
367 
483 
3,606 
4,874 
5,651 
4,005 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
24 
33 
50 
11 
2 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
31 
28 
15 
59 
38 
5 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24 
23 
26 
144 
83 
19 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
3 
4 
33 
32 
12 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
11 
27 
34 
18 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
103 
110 
88 
377 
246 
84 
29 
$1,000 
409 
433 
655 
2,918 
3,658 
2,658 
2,021 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
77 
82 
46 
198 
84 
13 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
18 
18 
28 
91 
55 
10 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
7 
13 
65 
67 
26 
6 
$25,000 or more 
- 
3 
1 
23 
40 
35 
21 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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