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 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
148 
18 
212 
630 
92 
1,058 
$1,000 
44,576 
28,318 
38,692 
265,674 
28,102 
307,823 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
143 
18 
202 
567 
87 
957 
$1,000 
6,914 
4,360 
9,281 
47,501 
4,169 
66,718 
Potting soils and growing media purchased 
operations 
71 
11 
131 
390 
45 
654 
$1,000 
1,320 
1,599 
1,319 
14,043 
579 
9,926 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
125 
16 
189 
551 
82 
903 
$1,000 
1,219 
802 
484 
8,038 
793 
6,842 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
134 
16 
162 
489 
53 
880 
$1,000 
603 
278 
330 
4,451 
440 
5,670 
Containers purchased 
operations 
69 
4 
143 
459 
46 
709 
$1,000 
691 
60 
2,978 
14,976 
996 
10,517 
Plastic 
operations 
66 
4 
131 
419 
40 
660 
$1,000 
602 
(D) 
2,314 
14,237 
908 
9,022 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
4 
- 
8 
- 
27 
$1,000 
18 
- 
- 
9 
- 
38 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
5 
- 
19 
23 
5 
87 
$1,000 
2 
- 
(D) 
111 
(D) 
321 
Clay pots 
operations 
- 
1 
9 
16 
3 
35 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
13 
44 
(D) 
120 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
11 
1 
10 
22 
5 
41 
$1,000 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
4 
90 
Other containers 
operations 
8 
16 
72 
6 
72 
$1,000 
46 
- 
(D) 
484 
23 
927 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
118 
16 
144 
500 
66 
733 
$1,000 
20,274 
2,628 
12,701 
93,965 
13,766 
113,734 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
80 
16 
81 
357 
39 
460 
$1,000 
18,267 
2,232 
9,225 
76,905 
9,073 
90,549 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
99 
10 
121 
366 
47 
589 
$1,000 
2,006 
396 
3,476 
17,060 
4,694 
23,184 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
47 
6 
54 
103 
22 
121 
$1,000 
1,526 
9,459 
237 
11,297 
495 
5,649 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
146 
16 
204 
614 
88 
995 
$1,000 
3,313 
2,412 
2,107 
17,533 
775 
24,206 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
140 
18 
186 
551 
89 
955 
$1,000 
1,564 
395 
1,657 
8,770 
1,443 
10,343 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
operations 
142 
18 
206 
558 
89 
975 
$1,000 
2,324 
845 
1,585 
12,034 
868 
13,072 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
44 
14 
47 
167 
29 
248 
$1,000 
1,073 
607 
2,411 
5,214 
458 
7,241 
Interest paid on all debt related to the horticultural 
operation 
operations 
60 
10 
89 
217 
35 
362 
$1,000 
847 
295 
325 
4,567 
325 
5,962 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
140 
18 
207 
609 
87 
1,027 
$1,000 
867 
192 
1,205 
5,163 
414 
10,573 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
83 
15 
134 
272 
53 
594 
$1,000 
448 
2,550 
754 
1,647 
278 
2,580 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
22 
10 
38 
104 
24 
196 
$1,000 
444 
1,577 
240 
4,208 
1,277 
2,262 
All other production expenses 
operations 
57 
16 
107 
291 
50 
530 
$1,000 
1,149 
260 
1,077 
12,267 
1,029 
12,529 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
6 
_ 
11 
52 
11 
63 
$1,000 
97 
163 
2,564 
497 
794 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER HORTICULTURAL 
LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
118 
16 
144 
500 
66 
733 
workers 
1,182 
202 
1,084 
5,728 
662 
8,023 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
80 
16 
81 
357 
39 
460 
workers 
563 
126 
357 
3,404 
418 
4,231 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
99 
10 
121 
366 
47 
589 
workers 
619 
76 
727 
2,324 
244 
3,792 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - State Data 503 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
