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 
Georgia 
Hawaii 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
431 
450 
273 
519 
434 
$1,000 
227,320 
68,064 
54,340 
251,220 
105,737 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
367 
302 
225 
458 
386 
$1,000 
34,212 
7,897 
8,865 
44,611 
22,488 
Potting soils and growing media purchased 
operations 
243 
232 
95 
333 
280 
$1,000 
10,794 
2,261 
1,138 
9,861 
4,868 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
403 
392 
246 
418 
391 
$1,000 
9,268 
3,447 
3,532 
13,510 
2,557 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
405 
403 
256 
465 
379 
$1,000 
6,900 
2,179 
2,177 
8,935 
1,697 
Containers purchased 
operations 
276 
213 
110 
381 
322 
$1,000 
10,864 
1,738 
1,010 
8,770 
6,557 
Plastic 
operations 
235 
204 
92 
350 
302 
$1,000 
8,886 
1,536 
743 
8,038 
5,776 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
14 
7 
3 
22 
5 
$1,000 
872 
(D) 
94 
8 
24 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
9 
6 
20 
49 
44 
$1,000 
265 
135 
55 
120 
103 
Clay pots 
operations 
21 
4 
10 
45 
29 
$1,000 
61 
(Z) 
14 
51 
16 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
10 
3 
6 
32 
36 
$1,000 
129 
(D) 
8 
98 
47 
Other containers 
operations 
29 
17 
12 
61 
75 
$1,000 
650 
27 
95 
455 
590 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
353 
243 
189 
454 
292 
$1,000 
80,780 
31,549 
19,129 
86,741 
35,182 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
257 
189 
123 
357 
185 
$1,000 
64,779 
25,658 
12,891 
66,474 
25,812 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
234 
115 
156 
347 
227 
$1,000 
16,002 
5,891 
6,238 
20,267 
9,370 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
153 
89 
109 
96 
109 
$1,000 
3,977 
1,264 
1,894 
3,764 
3,313 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
420 
401 
252 
498 
405 
$1,000 
12,304 
2,711 
3,117 
14,916 
6,066 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
396 
399 
219 
457 
382 
$1,000 
7,850 
3,237 
1,880 
7,617 
3,246 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
operations 
410 
388 
258 
486 
397 
$1,000 
14,968 
3,969 
3,754 
11,179 
5,618 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
133 
172 
98 
207 
137 
$1,000 
10,039 
2,592 
2,741 
10,159 
2,767 
Interest paid on all debt related to the horticultural 
operation 
operations 
163 
83 
88 
199 
165 
$1,000 
4,060 
450 
1,023 
3,904 
1,714 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
419 
416 
258 
478 
424 
$1,000 
2,618 
1,075 
816 
5,472 
1,897 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
251 
130 
138 
316 
271 
$1,000 
4,004 
346 
652 
5,884 
1,307 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
103 
135 
55 
115 
114 
$1,000 
4,358 
842 
729 
2,329 
1,529 
All other production expenses 
operations 
230 
148 
125 
262 
238 
$1,000 
10,325 
2,506 
1,882 
13,568 
4,932 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
51 
24 
19 
56 
32 
$1,000 
1,815 
1,648 
2,310 
1,639 
658 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER HORTICULTURAL 
LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
353 
243 
189 
454 
292 
workers 
5,287 
1,575 
2,058 
6,813 
3,068 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
257 
189 
123 
357 
185 
workers 
3,453 
1,222 
799 
3,667 
1,280 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
234 
115 
156 
347 
227 
workers 
1,834 
353 
1,259 
3,146 
1,788 
-continued 
500 2014 CHS -State Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
