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 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
1,337 
37 
778 
146 
1,281 
1,397 
$1,000 
485,090 
7,091 
360,392 
116,292 
738,774 
258,160 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
1,067 
37 
718 
120 
1,044 
1,269 
$1,000 
96,618 
1,149 
81,196 
10,363 
83,826 
47,342 
Potting soils and growing media purchased 
operations 
667 
25 
523 
71 
601 
829 
$1,000 
16,116 
191 
13,713 
2,670 
13,047 
12,220 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
1,236 
26 
656 
135 
1,166 
1,246 
$1,000 
17,780 
88 
10,152 
7,007 
25,730 
6,382 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
1,199 
29 
686 
136 
1,127 
1,210 
$1,000 
10,922 
263 
14,210 
6,440 
19,841 
5,868 
Containers purchased 
operations 
614 
28 
591 
88 
605 
901 
$1,000 
33,277 
292 
24,577 
6,707 
28,550 
10,976 
Plastic 
operations 
551 
26 
569 
77 
566 
840 
$1,000 
31,636 
147 
16,158 
6,456 
26,714 
9,580 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
33 
2 
24 
- 
19 
23 
$1,000 
161 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
454 
96 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
54 
4 
123 
4 
58 
107 
$1,000 
705 
70 
199 
80 
342 
782 
Clay pots 
operations 
32 
6 
78 
3 
13 
36 
$1,000 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
55 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
43 
6 
83 
10 
22 
29 
$1,000 
37 
15 
130 
(D) 
137 
65 
Other containers 
operations 
57 
5 
116 
12 
88 
86 
$1,000 
707 
35 
(D) 
144 
810 
398 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
953 
34 
602 
124 
975 
905 
$1,000 
165,968 
2,260 
116,044 
39,445 
327,619 
90,310 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
559 
19 
373 
106 
570 
505 
$1,000 
129,949 
1,361 
89,586 
29,276 
243,746 
65,817 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
730 
31 
513 
83 
782 
759 
$1,000 
36,019 
899 
26,459 
10,169 
83,873 
24,493 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
553 
8 
193 
39 
538 
179 
$1,000 
13,515 
221 
11,022 
2,722 
49,702 
5,691 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
1,304 
34 
746 
138 
1,252 
1,370 
$1,000 
21,356 
486 
15,927 
7,329 
29,213 
18,801 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
1,114 
37 
718 
144 
1,157 
1,236 
$1,000 
14,082 
493 
16,418 
5,065 
19,715 
8,966 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
operations 
1,238 
37 
720 
137 
1,228 
1,284 
$1,000 
18,489 
603 
14,016 
10,054 
35,253 
15,748 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
435 
10 
256 
43 
561 
349 
$1,000 
12,562 
169 
10,906 
2,477 
26,984 
6,823 
Interest paid on all debt related to the horticultural 
operation 
operations 
399 
16 
354 
47 
449 
493 
$1,000 
7,476 
131 
8,654 
579 
11,864 
4,727 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
1,295 
35 
756 
141 
1,173 
1,318 
$1,000 
4,462 
161 
4,790 
1,479 
6,532 
6,289 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
648 
22 
493 
86 
654 
714 
$1,000 
4,322 
131 
4,878 
598 
8,268 
2,789 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
225 
11 
176 
42 
322 
207 
$1,000 
6,610 
122 
2,834 
1,505 
8,795 
2,463 
All other production expenses 
operations 
588 
27 
401 
74 
682 
574 
$1,000 
41,533 
333 
11,054 
11,853 
43,834 
12,765 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
103 
4 
79 
12 
155 
99 
$1,000 
5,936 
5 
4,586 
(D) 
12,722 
2,793 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER HORTICULTURAL 
LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
953 
34 
602 
124 
975 
905 
workers 
14,125 
403 
9,253 
2,933 
22,859 
7,691 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
559 
19 
373 
106 
570 
505 
workers 
6,232 
100 
4,091 
1,811 
9,955 
3,373 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
730 
31 
513 
83 
782 
759 
workers 
7,893 
303 
5,162 
1,122 
12,904 
4,318 
-continued 
504 2014 CHS -State Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
