Table 32. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and Number of Hired Workers by Value 
of Sales: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
$2,500,000 
or 
more 
$1,000,000 
to 
$2,499,999 
$500,000 
to 
$999,999 
$250,000 
to 
$499,999 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
23,221 
968 
1,344 
1,582 
2,098 
$1,000 
10,997,042 
6,667,774 
1,657,018 
944,971 
667,470 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
20,114 
894 
1,224 
1,417 
1,875 
$1,000 
1,789,013 
1,076,165 
272,958 
150,255 
108,085 
Potting soils and growing media 
purchased 
operations 
14,035 
648 
826 
966 
1,325 
$1,000 
413,421 
241,347 
60,759 
34,695 
26,254 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
20,732 
938 
1,289 
1,483 
1,994 
$1,000 
383,826 
217,573 
64,335 
39,857 
24,525 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
19,914 
942 
1,283 
1,505 
1,960 
$1,000 
354,297 
243,850 
45,583 
26,342 
16,499 
Containers purchased 
operations 
14,692 
718 
906 
1,077 
1,439 
$1,000 
573,656 
388,063 
71,869 
39,509 
29,005 
Plastic 
operations 
13,504 
669 
829 
967 
1,337 
$1,000 
484,466 
331,601 
57,956 
33,085 
23,787 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
518 
33 
36 
31 
55 
$1,000 
4,721 
1,325 
1,550 
308 
596 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
1,444 
111 
105 
112 
146 
$1,000 
25,952 
18,186 
4,379 
1,248 
856 
Clay pots 
operations 
815 
28 
56 
64 
94 
$1,000 
10,389 
8,343 
966 
384 
221 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
831 
33 
48 
64 
93 
$1,000 
12,844 
7,980 
2,198 
775 
708 
Other containers 
operations 
1,860 
136 
119 
147 
179 
$1,000 
35,284 
20,629 
4,821 
3,710 
2,838 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
17,086 
966 
1,338 
1,567 
2,063 
$1,000 
4,086,606 
2,477,175 
660,825 
361,354 
258,449 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
11,730 
945 
1,316 
1,502 
1,876 
$1,000 
3,183,197 
1,917,693 
546,207 
294,573 
199,726 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
12,347 
697 
793 
943 
1,350 
$1,000 
903,409 
559,483 
114,618 
66,781 
58,723 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
5,962 
460 
435 
501 
546 
$1,000 
366,468 
263,008 
35,200 
20,560 
14,758 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
22,207 
961 
1,320 
1,563 
2,062 
$1,000 
562,895 
298,805 
88,736 
54,923 
42,801 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
21,046 
965 
1,331 
1,547 
2,042 
$1,000 
410,855 
235,886 
58,556 
35,499 
26,178 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
operations 
21,649 
958 
1,319 
1,544 
2,038 
$1,000 
513,087 
280,479 
82,335 
50,947 
34,842 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
7,683 
693 
820 
869 
945 
$1,000 
361,748 
209,824 
60,952 
35,179 
23,349 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
horticultural operation 
operations 
8,226 
602 
783 
847 
1,112 
$1,000 
178,084 
103,420 
23,779 
17,491 
11,779 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
21,939 
926 
1,275 
1,505 
1,990 
$1,000 
154,381 
57,992 
18,117 
16,116 
12,838 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
12,512 
697 
916 
980 
1,283 
$1,000 
131,642 
74,531 
18,245 
12,974 
7,881 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
5,052 
428 
486 
486 
560 
$1,000 
174,261 
124,323 
23,707 
11,584 
7,470 
All other production expenses 
(see text) 
operations 
11,517 
679 
928 
1,036 
1,262 
$1,000 
542,804 
375,331 
71,061 
37,686 
22,755 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
2,229 
311 
258 
224 
262 
$1,000 
147,965 
109,285 
17,330 
4,407 
6,047 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER 
HORTICULTURAL LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
17,086 
966 
1,338 
1,567 
2,063 
workers 
274,759 
127,343 
40,976 
25,214 
22,818 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
11,730 
945 
1,316 
1,502 
1,876 
workers 
146,774 
76,994 
25,406 
14,610 
10,854 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
12,347 
697 
793 
943 
1,350 
workers 
127,985 
50,349 
15,570 
10,604 
11,964 
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38 2014 CHS - United States Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
