Table 33. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and Number of Hired Workers by Kind of 
Business: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sod, 
sprigs, or 
plugs 
(see text) 
Dried bulbs, 
corms, 
rhizomes, 
and tubers 
Food crops 
grown 
under 
protection 
Transplants 
for 
commercial 
vegetable and 
strawberry 
production 
Vegetable 
seeds 
Flower 
seeds 
Aquatic 
plants 
Cut 
Christmas 
trees 
Other 
kinds of 
businesses 
(see text) 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
.... operations 
1,200 
95 
1,603 
226 
254 
56 
84 
2,893 
1,189 
$1,000 
820,602 
61,666 
537,069 
345,511 
109,282 
18,850 
12,094 
255,255 
578,178 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
.... operations 
865 
80 
1,558 
211 
187 
33 
60 
2,285 
1,092 
$1,000 
56,147 
8,723 
37,047 
32,907 
4,713 
1,622 
2,028 
19,259 
99,989 
Potting soils and growing media 
purchased 
.... operations 
68 
45 
1,152 
166 
20 
15 
51 
194 
1,026 
$1,000 
1,468 
89 
13,524 
15,724 
(D) 
(D) 
199 
379 
29,095 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
.... operations 
1,165 
91 
1,448 
221 
236 
45 
64 
2,227 
1,106 
$1,000 
79,924 
3,497 
19,725 
10,460 
7,733 
1,536 
69 
10,331 
11,215 
Chemicals purchased 
.... operations 
1,126 
86 
1,129 
199 
221 
40 
55 
2,489 
1,041 
$1,000 
39,479 
4,930 
18,997 
20,841 
7,081 
2,495 
30 
9,326 
10,837 
Containers purchased 
.... operations 
234 
29 
915 
153 
7 
16 
60 
206 
1,068 
$1,000 
13,017 
83 
6,715 
6,490 
(D) 
(D) 
326 
1,104 
39,296 
Plastic 
.... operations 
63 
24 
814 
119 
7 
11 
58 
141 
989 
$1,000 
1,767 
(D) 
5,859 
2,718 
(D) 
(D) 
293 
932 
35,405 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
.... operations 
- 
4 
35 
31 
5 
9 
119 
$1,000 
- 
1 
187 
428 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
929 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
.... operations 
45 
2 
104 
27 
- 
- 
1 
33 
103 
$1,000 
987 
(D) 
374 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
895 
Clay pots 
.... operations 
- 
1 
18 
2 
- 
- 
- 
9 
89 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2 
291 
Glazed pottery 
.... operations 
- 
2 
16 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
95 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,521 
Other containers 
.... operations 
137 
1 
107 
31 
- 
5 
4 
58 
110 
$1,000 
10,263 
(D) 
276 
3,121 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
148 
256 
Hired labor expenses, all 
.... operations 
1,069 
65 
1,032 
171 
194 
42 
66 
1,851 
890 
$1,000 
289,366 
24,435 
171,119 
135,695 
37,301 
5,549 
6,398 
98,523 
221,462 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
.... operations 
939 
42 
602 
109 
153 
32 
51 
545 
621 
$1,000 
249,543 
16,933 
140,076 
81,647 
24,093 
3,809 
5,479 
47,565 
170,306 
Worked less than 150 days 
.... operations 
580 
60 
817 
122 
118 
37 
42 
1,738 
709 
$1,000 
39,823 
7,502 
31,042 
54,047 
13,208 
1,740 
919 
50,959 
51,156 
Contract labor expenses 
.... operations 
421 
33 
333 
75 
155 
11 
18 
1,147 
190 
$1,000 
29,236 
3,841 
22,894 
30,268 
14,199 
306 
248 
34,297 
14,115 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
.... operations 
1,185 
90 
1,534 
222 
248 
47 
80 
2,832 
1,123 
$1,000 
73,849 
2,343 
53,235 
14,076 
4,668 
1,022 
402 
16,566 
35,269 
Utilities purchased 
.... operations 
1,128 
87 
1,441 
207 
230 
44 
79 
2,151 
1,109 
$1,000 
23,192 
2,370 
39,767 
11,456 
8,777 
1,355 
451 
5,542 
23,553 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
.... operations 
1,158 
88 
1,485 
216 
238 
50 
77 
2,641 
1,077 
$1,000 
72,233 
3,654 
28,367 
18,192 
8,737 
1,278 
506 
14,778 
20,216 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
.... operations 
674 
34 
468 
81 
157 
28 
24 
797 
337 
$1,000 
60,008 
1,216 
17,636 
11,144 
7,907 
796 
327 
9,972 
19,499 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
horticultural operation 
.... operations 
579 
37 
508 
62 
99 
17 
25 
650 
419 
$1,000 
12,066 
788 
9,960 
2,891 
1,229 
388 
96 
5,618 
10,001 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
.... operations 
1,113 
92 
1,439 
194 
220 
53 
76 
2,802 
1,119 
$1,000 
1 1 ,942 
564 
7,836 
3,794 
2,062 
902 
234 
9,759 
7,245 
Marketing expenses 
.... operations 
632 
64 
735 
112 
48 
23 
44 
1,680 
603 
$1,000 
9,152 
567 
10,206 
3,003 
326 
334 
145 
3,627 
7,179 
Packaging expenses 
.... operations 
187 
54 
806 
58 
50 
22 
26 
390 
221 
$1,000 
8,360 
409 
39,791 
2,050 
512 
468 
305 
2,404 
12,760 
All other production expenses 
(see text) 
.... operations 
630 
60 
820 
94 
105 
29 
41 
1,412 
494 
$1,000 
41,164 
4,155 
40,251 
26,520 
3,854 
366 
330 
13,771 
16,448 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
.... operations 
116 
20 
89 
29 
4 
3 
12 
214 
137 
$1,000 
6,652 
(D) 
2,655 
754 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
2,088 
7,588 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER 
HORTICULTURAL LABOR 
Hired workers 
.... operations 
1,069 
65 
1,032 
171 
194 
42 
66 
1,851 
890 
workers 
13,251 
1,516 
11,505 
9,976 
2,787 
496 
422 
20,990 
14,345 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
.... operations 
939 
42 
602 
109 
153 
32 
51 
545 
621 
workers 
9,717 
626 
6,597 
4,343 
1,181 
215 
231 
3,485 
8,150 
Less than 150 days 
.... operations 
580 
60 
817 
122 
118 
37 
42 
1,738 
709 
workers 
3,534 
890 
4,908 
5,633 
1,606 
281 
191 
17,505 
6,195 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - United States Data 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
