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 
341 
272 
232 
852 
855 
799 
1,210 
$1,000 
4,139 
3,195 
3,286 
22,468 
31,903 
44,255 
129,405 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
94 
75 
54 
118 
71 
47 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
109 
81 
70 
235 
210 
108 
86 
$5,000 to $24,999 
101 
94 
86 
357 
322 
322 
386 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
9 
5 
69 
126 
133 
309 
$50,000 or more 
14 
13 
17 
73 
126 
189 
403 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
238 
167 
112 
366 
286 
183 
321 
$1,000 
10,340 
4,800 
22,826 
14,214 
133,314 
(D) 
163,689 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
153 
101 
58 
176 
135 
90 
75 
$5,000 to $24,999 
55 
47 
40 
125 
87 
58 
148 
$25,000 to $99,999 
23 
7 
3 
37 
46 
22 
60 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
8 
7 
19 
8 
7 
14 
$250,000 or more 
2 
4 
4 
9 
10 
6 
24 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
136 
100 
62 
221 
189 
131 
267 
$1,000 
1,348 
989 
804 
4,242 
(D) 
(D) 
8,108 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
127 
90 
67 
194 
133 
77 
107 
$1,000 
8,991 
3,812 
22,022 
9,972 
(D) 
4,383 
155,581 
Feed purchased 
farms 
494 
294 
221 
647 
461 
308 
511 
$1,000 
33,688 
30,606 
59,833 
138,523 
310,791 
138,241 
167,316 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
291 
154 
130 
306 
207 
130 
146 
$5,000 to $24,999 
131 
76 
40 
154 
116 
110 
201 
$25,000 to $99,999 
31 
24 
23 
54 
54 
33 
91 
$100,000 to $249,999 
14 
14 
7 
35 
13 
12 
39 
$250,000 or more 
27 
26 
21 
98 
71 
23 
34 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,061 
688 
478 
1,616 
1,393 
1,054 
1,450 
$1,000 
8,441 
8,587 
5,433 
34,117 
45,372 
55,485 
140,792 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
722 
427 
286 
804 
541 
264 
138 
$5,000 to $24,999 
239 
180 
116 
442 
454 
336 
373 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75 
46 
51 
190 
164 
204 
365 
$50,000 or more 
25 
35 
25 
180 
234 
250 
574 
Utilities 
farms 
813 
530 
371 
1,278 
1,162 
948 
1,389 
$1,000 
6,246 
5,604 
4,118 
24,201 
30,299 
38,333 
100,360 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
244 
154 
104 
285 
221 
115 
68 
$1,000 to $4,999 
303 
174 
125 
389 
390 
361 
506 
$5,000 to $24,999 
198 
146 
88 
296 
243 
211 
541 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
40 
39 
196 
97 
62 
79 
$50,000 or more 
15 
16 
15 
112 
211 
199 
195 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs ... 
farms 
944 
613 
449 
1,468 
1,281 
1,004 
1,416 
$1,000 
12,278 
10,664 
9,514 
55,246 
80,322 
81,099 
185,123 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
590 
352 
246 
620 
397 
207 
143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
204 
138 
117 
424 
442 
340 
335 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
58 
28 
138 
156 
168 
299 
$50,000 or more 
59 
65 
58 
286 
286 
289 
639 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
443 
296 
236 
831 
784 
709 
1,170 
$1,000 
62,579 
54,113 
45,903 
204,834 
238,992 
247,026 
520,814 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
141 
79 
65 
175 
165 
136 
97 
$5,000 to $24,999 
83 
64 
51 
182 
187 
190 
311 
$25,000 to $99,999 
62 
59 
42 
164 
156 
164 
437 
$100,000 to $249,999 
62 
29 
21 
101 
96 
88 
165 
$250,000 or more 
95 
65 
57 
209 
180 
131 
160 
Contract labor 
farms 
148 
76 
57 
207 
204 
140 
230 
$1,000 
9,281 
2,162 
1,972 
11,833 
17,897 
22,370 
29,091 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
27 
13 
11 
31 
15 
3 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
44 
19 
18 
34 
38 
27 
56 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24 
26 
13 
74 
79 
46 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
8 
7 
25 
22 
10 
25 
$50,000 or more 
37 
10 
8 
43 
50 
54 
67 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
252 
181 
162 
562 
519 
406 
604 
$1,000 
4,073 
3,607 
3,501 
25,316 
32,390 
30,529 
65,327 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
57 
38 
25 
45 
61 
18 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
87 
45 
54 
115 
95 
80 
94 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
55 
40 
187 
160 
141 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
24 
16 
83 
74 
62 
72 
$50,000 or more 
20 
19 
27 
132 
129 
105 
154 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
283 
249 
184 
711 
714 
560 
823 
$1,000 
4,366 
5,680 
5,819 
35,767 
60,429 
66,600 
165,613 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
135 
99 
80 
192 
170 
100 
137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
44 
44 
35 
91 
71 
55 
65 
$10,000 to $24,999 
50 
59 
21 
135 
135 
82 
127 
$25,000 or more 
54 
47 
48 
293 
338 
323 
494 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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