Table 39. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and of Number Hired 
Workers: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
1,710 
253 
492 
51 
2,069 
$1,000 
2,317,860 
182,299 
238,287 
18,303 
1,223,061 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
1,370 
221 
453 
48 
1,669 
$1,000 
316,550 
38,459 
47,728 
2,292 
176,856 
Potting soils and growing media purchased 
operations 
1,038 
142 
338 
32 
1,455 
$1,000 
69,549 
6,098 
10,190 
1,138 
62,257 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
1,478 
219 
467 
40 
1,922 
$1,000 
70,234 
4,323 
8,380 
1,084 
56,561 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
1,303 
199 
321 
40 
1,904 
$1,000 
109,734 
2,306 
13,976 
868 
46,065 
Containers purchased 
operations 
904 
177 
316 
31 
1,566 
$1,000 
88,347 
9,252 
16,005 
1,016 
67,952 
Plastic 
operations 
756 
145 
287 
29 
1,478 
$1,000 
65,996 
6,458 
14,900 
1,008 
57,329 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
19 
6 
6 
2 
56 
$1,000 
457 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
91 
37 
42 
2 
45 
$1,000 
7,421 
392 
180 
(D) 
603 
Clay pots 
operations 
58 
10 
17 
2 
79 
$1,000 
1,296 
14 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
36 
12 
11 
51 
$1,000 
5,441 
28 
(D) 
- 
4,690 
Other containers 
operations 
165 
45 
48 
2 
115 
$1,000 
7,737 
2,345 
671 
(D) 
4,232 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
1,253 
215 
342 
42 
1,550 
$1,000 
873,905 
67,130 
80,316 
5,590 
498,771 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
1,067 
152 
223 
30 
1,342 
$1,000 
692,967 
50,630 
55,323 
5,372 
416,056 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
612 
181 
278 
25 
646 
$1,000 
180,939 
16,501 
24,993 
218 
82,715 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
476 
59 
37 
6 
611 
$1,000 
130,441 
5,759 
2,496 
7 
29,713 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
1,527 
243 
477 
43 
2,001 
$1,000 
85,628 
9,414 
14,159 
2,350 
47,082 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
1,529 
227 
376 
43 
1,992 
$1,000 
110,035 
7,962 
5,008 
867 
26,311 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
operations 
1,545 
231 
427 
47 
1,962 
$1,000 
104,729 
6,541 
10,337 
1,311 
54,480 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
891 
122 
108 
11 
725 
$1,000 
106,357 
8,508 
7,471 
65 
30,505 
Interest paid on all debt related to the horticultural 
operation 
operations 
508 
107 
138 
13 
777 
$1,000 
35,026 
2,749 
3,656 
25 
18,277 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
1,428 
241 
484 
49 
1,923 
$1,000 
30,554 
2,551 
3,487 
240 
12,978 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
765 
131 
233 
33 
1,109 
$1,000 
21,701 
2,757 
3,250 
152 
9,213 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
487 
59 
100 
8 
483 
$1,000 
57,669 
2,424 
1,330 
1,177 
19,033 
All other production expenses 
operations 
860 
121 
253 
19 
1,121 
$1,000 
107,400 
6,065 
10,499 
123 
67,008 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
256 
32 
41 
4 
234 
$1,000 
20,539 
6,788 
6,313 
295 
12,899 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER HORTICULTURAL 
LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
1,253 
215 
342 
42 
1,550 
workers 
46,494 
3,774 
5,565 
492 
27,015 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
1,067 
152 
223 
30 
1,342 
workers 
32,348 
1,701 
2,305 
360 
18,175 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
612 
181 
278 
25 
646 
workers 
14,146 
2,073 
3,260 
132 
8,840 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - State Data 499 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
