Table 39. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and of Number Hired Workers: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
23,221 
280 
65 
155 
104 
$1,000 
10,997,042 
172,681 
9,845 
208,984 
36,432 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
20,114 
235 
60 
140 
80 
$1,000 
1,789,013 
23,043 
1,437 
17,833 
3,744 
Potting soils and growing media purchased 
operations 
14,035 
175 
47 
93 
55 
$1,000 
413,421 
6,889 
385 
5,595 
1,392 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
20,732 
269 
63 
147 
91 
$1,000 
383,826 
8,797 
310 
8,599 
596 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
19,914 
267 
39 
133 
90 
$1,000 
354,297 
8,458 
36 
5,922 
957 
Containers purchased 
operations 
14,692 
178 
50 
109 
58 
$1,000 
573,656 
11,897 
648 
15,369 
3,268 
Plastic 
operations 
13,504 
172 
44 
88 
54 
$1,000 
484,466 
9,229 
635 
6,649 
2,915 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
518 
1 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
4,721 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
1,444 
9 
8 
34 
2 
$1,000 
25,952 
2,028 
7 
4,871 
(D) 
Clay pots 
operations 
815 
3 
5 
3 
3 
$1,000 
10,389 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
831 
5 
2 
7 
4 
$1,000 
12,844 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
Other containers 
operations 
1,860 
16 
4 
17 
11 
$1,000 
35,284 
597 
(D) 
3,688 
334 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
17,086 
224 
42 
130 
82 
$1,000 
4,086,606 
61,071 
2,980 
81,640 
12,961 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
11,730 
179 
18 
116 
56 
$1,000 
3,183,197 
48,871 
1,396 
62,510 
9,426 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
12,347 
144 
41 
74 
63 
$1,000 
903,409 
12,199 
1,584 
19,130 
3,535 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
5,962 
80 
10 
53 
39 
$1,000 
366,468 
3,242 
23 
3,901 
484 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
22,207 
278 
63 
144 
100 
$1,000 
562,895 
12,091 
634 
23,109 
1,832 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
21,046 
272 
65 
141 
95 
$1,000 
410,855 
6,244 
1,322 
12,033 
1,786 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
operations 
21,649 
266 
60 
150 
98 
$1,000 
513,087 
9,093 
393 
8,140 
1,936 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
7,683 
105 
20 
67 
24 
$1,000 
361,748 
6,566 
426 
5,372 
484 
Interest paid on all debt related to the horticultural 
operation 
operations 
8,226 
137 
15 
52 
37 
$1,000 
178,084 
2,972 
182 
5,867 
387 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
21,939 
273 
62 
151 
104 
$1,000 
154,381 
1,527 
201 
1,747 
280 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
12,512 
144 
42 
83 
56 
$1,000 
131,642 
2,502 
159 
3,106 
327 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
5,052 
48 
20 
62 
15 
$1,000 
174,261 
1,288 
125 
6,903 
1,822 
All other production expenses 
operations 
11,517 
132 
40 
69 
41 
$1,000 
542,804 
7,003 
584 
3,848 
4,175 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
2,229 
29 
7 
27 
9 
$1,000 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER HORTICULTURAL 
147,965 
949 
10 
2,768 
178 
LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
17,086 
224 
42 
130 
82 
workers 
274,759 
3,982 
526 
3,493 
1,349 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
11,730 
179 
18 
116 
56 
workers 
146,774 
2,601 
137 
1,939 
712 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
12,347 
144 
41 
74 
63 
workers 
127,985 
1,381 
389 
1,554 
637 
-continued 
498 201 4 CHS - State Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
