Table 33. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and Number of Hired Workers by Kind of 
Business: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Annual 
bedding/ 
garden 
plants 
Potted 
herbaceous 
perennial 
plants 
Potted 
flowering 
plants 
for indoor or 
patio use 
Foliage 
plants 
for indoor or 
patio use 
Cut 
flowers 
Cut 
cultivated 
greens 
Nursery 
stock 
(see text) 
Propagative 
horticultural 
materials, 
bareroot, 
and 
unfinished 
plants 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
.. operations 
23,221 
5,543 
913 
831 
593 
1,011 
322 
5,963 
445 
$1,000 
10,997,042 
2,296,070 
422,136 
619,852 
391,537 
446,435 
66,169 
3,538,383 
477,954 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
.. operations 
20,114 
5,334 
861 
736 
513 
850 
169 
4,914 
366 
$1,000 
1,789,013 
480,110 
93,527 
136,887 
67,427 
76,264 
3,548 
576,339 
92,475 
Potting soils and growing media 
purchased 
.. operations 
14,035 
4,676 
774 
695 
534 
580 
76 
3,656 
307 
$1,000 
413,421 
133,179 
22,670 
24,742 
21,404 
4,455 
420 
131,344 
14,370 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
.. operations 
20,732 
5,049 
840 
747 
556 
924 
292 
5,320 
401 
$1,000 
383,826 
49,603 
12,641 
13,600 
12,735 
11,124 
3,731 
128,803 
7,100 
Chemicals purchased 
.. operations 
19,914 
4,803 
712 
757 
524 
800 
274 
5,271 
387 
$1,000 
354,297 
44,364 
15,966 
15,618 
11,369 
14,628 
4,540 
124,198 
9,597 
Containers purchased 
.. operations 
14,692 
5,135 
825 
746 
565 
369 
61 
4,015 
288 
$1,000 
573,656 
227,516 
29,451 
40,220 
30,176 
3,232 
411 
157,863 
17,501 
Plastic 
.. operations 
13,504 
5,016 
806 
714 
517 
273 
56 
3,638 
258 
$1,000 
484,466 
207,070 
28,001 
23,630 
24,755 
1,556 
195 
136,323 
15,639 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
.. operations 
518 
134 
11 
47 
5 
11 
1 
83 
23 
$1,000 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
4,721 
1,386 
(D) 
99 
11 
6 
(D) 
328 
648 
rice hulls, etc.) 
.. operations 
1,444 
614 
65 
42 
14 
29 
4 
335 
26 
$1,000 
25,952 
11,777 
270 
674 
257 
196 
120 
9,427 
729 
Clay pots 
.. operations 
815 
336 
54 
111 
40 
25 
- 
124 
6 
$1,000 
10,389 
825 
41 
7,920 
884 
15 
- 
373 
35 
Glazed pottery 
.. operations 
831 
390 
34 
64 
38 
13 
- 
165 
9 
$1,000 
12,844 
1,057 
168 
5,380 
2,492 
6 
- 
2,139 
65 
Other containers 
.. operations 
1,860 
541 
57 
64 
43 
115 
26 
535 
26 
$1,000 
35,284 
5,402 
(D) 
2,516 
1,778 
1,453 
(D) 
9,273 
385 
Hired labor expenses, all 
.. operations 
17,086 
4,107 
602 
596 
415 
576 
215 
4,817 
378 
$1,000 
4,086,606 
736,848 
138,184 
205,525 
153,895 
164,561 
32,396 
1,464,761 
200,589 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
.. operations 
11,730 
2,708 
420 
483 
374 
414 
130 
3,793 
314 
$1,000 
3,183,197 
536,644 
107,227 
161,505 
122,574 
137,748 
27,830 
1,190,124 
160,094 
Worked less than 1 50 days 
.. operations 
12,347 
3,427 
448 
340 
166 
351 
122 
2,989 
281 
$1,000 
903,409 
200,205 
30,957 
44,019 
31,321 
26,813 
4,566 
274,637 
40,494 
Contract labor expenses 
.. operations 
5,962 
848 
188 
164 
123 
239 
112 
1,753 
152 
$1,000 
366,468 
35,937 
10,535 
15,210 
3,461 
11,522 
2,311 
118,122 
19,964 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
..operations 
22,207 
5,300 
832 
759 
569 
884 
312 
5,770 
420 
$1,000 
562,895 
140,537 
16,644 
26,260 
10,573 
17,277 
3,555 
127,101 
19,517 
Utilities purchased 
.. operations 
21,046 
5,248 
864 
775 
579 
839 
296 
5,549 
420 
$1,000 
410,855 
98,906 
12,145 
32,596 
10,819 
24,237 
2,170 
98,162 
15,355 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
.. operations 
21,649 
5,136 
857 
783 
550 
927 
294 
5,658 
414 
$1,000 
513,087 
89,284 
15,660 
20,032 
17,647 
19,455 
3,558 
161,606 
17,883 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
.. operations 
7,683 
1,401 
262 
241 
228 
338 
70 
2,362 
181 
$1,000 
361,748 
61,090 
10,632 
15,441 
9,499 
22,641 
1,462 
103,178 
9,298 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
horticultural operation 
.. operations 
8,226 
2,224 
334 
294 
236 
229 
86 
2,228 
199 
$1,000 
178,084 
30,281 
9,267 
11,762 
5,176 
13,832 
1,017 
57,431 
6,282 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
.. operations 
21,939 
5,370 
877 
794 
569 
920 
311 
5,578 
412 
$1,000 
154,381 
33,752 
4,677 
8,782 
3,851 
6,288 
1,667 
46,590 
4,437 
Marketing expenses 
.. operations 
12,512 
3,078 
596 
445 
252 
386 
61 
3,476 
277 
$1,000 
131,642 
24,277 
5,908 
7,234 
2,479 
4,292 
394 
44,787 
7,732 
Packaging expenses 
.. operations 
5,052 
755 
164 
275 
239 
354 
85 
1,124 
242 
$1,000 
174,261 
14,682 
5,259 
18,084 
7,168 
18,914 
2,374 
31,178 
9,545 
All other production expenses 
(see text) 
.. operations 
11,517 
2,634 
422 
397 
348 
451 
172 
3,115 
293 
$1,000 
542,804 
95,702 
18,970 
27,860 
23,858 
33,711 
2,617 
166,919 
26,309 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
.. operations 
2,229 
460 
96 
91 
66 
59 
23 
744 
66 
$1,000 
147,965 
24,921 
8,173 
6,046 
4,318 
2,145 
529 
68,833 
10,939 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER 
HORTICULTURAL LABOR 
Hired workers 
.. operations 
17,086 
4,107 
602 
596 
415 
576 
215 
4,817 
378 
workers 
274,759 
59,551 
10,057 
11,191 
9,249 
10,231 
2,592 
84,587 
12,013 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
.. operations 
11,730 
2,708 
420 
483 
374 
414 
130 
3,793 
314 
workers 
146,774 
27,338 
5,686 
7,353 
5,292 
6,564 
1,613 
52,335 
6,048 
Less than 150 days 
..operations 
12,347 
3,427 
448 
340 
166 
351 
122 
2,989 
281 
workers 
127,985 
32,213 
4,371 
3,838 
3,957 
3,667 
979 
32,252 
5,965 
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40 2014 CHS - United States Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
