Table 32. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and Number of Hired Workers by Value 
of Sales: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$100,000 
to 
$249,999 
$50,000 
to 
$99,999 
$40,000 
to 
$49,999 
$25,000 
to 
$39,999 
$20,000 
to 
$24,999 
$10,000 
to 
$19,999 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
3,729 
3,709 
1,334 
2,796 
1,458 
4,203 
$1,000 
550,817 
253,133 
59,423 
93,726 
33,859 
68,850 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
3,261 
3,284 
1,159 
2,381 
1,189 
3,430 
$1,000 
95,100 
43,053 
11,203 
15,993 
5,590 
10,611 
Potting soils and growing media 
purchased 
operations 
2,416 
2,374 
795 
1,668 
825 
2,192 
$1,000 
24,255 
13,153 
3,212 
4,798 
1,696 
3,250 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
3,452 
3,320 
1,173 
2,433 
1,238 
3,412 
$1,000 
18,126 
9,558 
2,126 
3,654 
1,241 
2,831 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
3,367 
3,184 
1,108 
2,362 
1,080 
3,123 
$1,000 
10,957 
5,440 
1,210 
2,086 
723 
1,606 
Containers purchased 
operations 
2,520 
2,429 
848 
1,706 
820 
2,229 
$1,000 
22,828 
11,109 
3,130 
3,937 
1,585 
2,621 
Plastic 
operations 
2,355 
2,208 
794 
1,597 
745 
2,003 
$1,000 
19,211 
9,276 
2,742 
3,353 
1,320 
2,136 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
91 
80 
20 
59 
24 
89 
$1,000 
449 
301 
18 
61 
38 
77 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
245 
211 
87 
122 
97 
208 
$1,000 
574 
365 
79 
85 
61 
119 
Clay pots 
operations 
167 
137 
34 
97 
31 
107 
$1,000 
193 
159 
19 
47 
19 
38 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
189 
150 
44 
78 
39 
93 
$1,000 
683 
262 
61 
95 
24 
56 
Other containers 
operations 
288 
317 
125 
181 
110 
258 
$1,000 
1,717 
746 
212 
295 
123 
193 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
3,350 
2,769 
877 
1,628 
676 
1,852 
$1,000 
194,965 
74,972 
14,384 
23,835 
7,084 
13,562 
Worked 150 days or more 
operations 
2,644 
1,609 
387 
670 
265 
516 
$1,000 
142,203 
50,066 
8,165 
14,696 
4,311 
5,557 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
2,327 
2,056 
682 
1,354 
526 
1,619 
$1,000 
52,762 
24,906 
6,219 
9,139 
2,773 
8,006 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
958 
879 
356 
677 
308 
842 
$1,000 
15,240 
8,135 
2,804 
3,037 
1,187 
2,538 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
3,604 
3,498 
1,282 
2,665 
1,341 
3,911 
$1,000 
38,248 
18,836 
4,665 
7,287 
2,754 
5,839 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
3,579 
3,389 
1,190 
2,456 
1,227 
3,320 
$1,000 
25,485 
13,575 
3,435 
5,578 
2,054 
4,608 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
operations 
3,566 
3,473 
1,247 
2,597 
1,297 
3,610 
$1,000 
30,552 
15,774 
3,796 
6,338 
2,454 
5,569 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
1,324 
1,014 
374 
644 
324 
676 
$1,000 
16,402 
7,825 
1,487 
3,345 
1,157 
2,227 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
horticultural operation 
operations 
1,591 
1,208 
398 
670 
339 
676 
$1,000 
11,627 
5,092 
1,228 
1,751 
687 
1,229 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
3,514 
3,511 
1,276 
2,599 
1,367 
3,976 
$1,000 
16,748 
11,807 
3,316 
6,346 
3,385 
7,715 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
2,090 
1,860 
728 
1,427 
674 
1,857 
$1,000 
8,148 
4,520 
1,303 
1,865 
730 
1,444 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
807 
705 
212 
441 
228 
699 
$1,000 
3,766 
1,917 
338 
492 
165 
499 
All other production expenses 
(see text) 
operations 
1,965 
1,703 
600 
1,128 
598 
1,618 
$1,000 
18,370 
8,366 
1,785 
3,384 
1,367 
2,700 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
360 
211 
102 
166 
83 
252 
$1,000 
4,295 
2,927 
731 
1,745 
481 
717 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER 
HORTICULTURAL LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
3,350 
2,769 
877 
1,628 
676 
1,852 
workers 
23,140 
14,876 
4,244 
6,134 
2,450 
7,564 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
2,644 
1,609 
387 
670 
265 
516 
workers 
9,834 
4,820 
931 
1,593 
612 
1,120 
Less than 1 50 days 
operations 
2,327 
2,056 
682 
1,354 
526 
1,619 
workers 
13,306 
10,056 
3,313 
4,541 
1,838 
6,444 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - United States Data 39 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
