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 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Utah 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
155 
250 
62 
547 
682 
125 
$1,000 
18,010 
100,349 
17,506 
191,808 
496,996 
73,558 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
134 
220 
59 
501 
486 
115 
$1,000 
2,358 
16,703 
2,880 
44,905 
62,057 
15,566 
Potting soils and growing media purchased 
operations 
97 
156 
49 
320 
411 
71 
$1,000 
671 
2,926 
809 
13,420 
21,900 
2,923 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
141 
234 
49 
515 
588 
113 
$1,000 
854 
5,211 
191 
9,095 
25,048 
2,942 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
132 
238 
51 
507 
578 
113 
$1,000 
589 
3,103 
236 
4,796 
14,895 
1,168 
Containers purchased 
operations 
106 
169 
51 
314 
485 
72 
$1,000 
610 
6,235 
896 
11,606 
43,183 
5,290 
Plastic 
operations 
97 
160 
43 
289 
441 
65 
$1,000 
455 
5,653 
817 
10,642 
40,045 
4,930 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
4 
11 
1 
19 
6 
1 
$1,000 
5 
26 
(D) 
214 
14 
(D) 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
2 
7 
9 
11 
23 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
193 
1,608 
(D) 
Clay pots 
operations 
5 
3 
2 
9 
15 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
41 
(D) 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
7 
4 
13 
6 
8 
7 
$1,000 
21 
7 
35 
19 
21 
19 
Other containers 
operations 
18 
17 
- 
24 
46 
15 
$1,000 
123 
358 
- 
529 
1,455 
124 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
93 
202 
53 
416 
582 
102 
$1,000 
6,577 
40,853 
6,622 
55,722 
187,476 
24,322 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
73 
126 
39 
300 
497 
73 
$1,000 
5,941 
36,480 
4,548 
42,763 
162,908 
17,146 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
48 
149 
46 
283 
326 
86 
$1,000 
636 
4,373 
2,073 
12,959 
24,568 
7,176 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
12 
67 
9 
235 
200 
19 
$1,000 
36 
1,693 
258 
8,210 
9,334 
1,685 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
153 
243 
60 
526 
622 
125 
$1,000 
1,285 
4,448 
1,426 
10,232 
26,160 
3,363 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
134 
238 
57 
530 
642 
119 
$1,000 
825 
3,809 
613 
5,338 
21,965 
3,405 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
operations 
143 
230 
58 
513 
638 
122 
$1,000 
1,133 
5,562 
722 
8,973 
23,099 
3,078 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
59 
70 
28 
147 
195 
37 
$1,000 
630 
2,432 
812 
2,772 
12,744 
3,581 
Interest paid on all debt related to the horticultural 
operation 
operations 
50 
86 
27 
212 
234 
50 
$1,000 
238 
1,805 
168 
2,578 
4,838 
1,118 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
149 
243 
56 
537 
659 
119 
$1,000 
775 
827 
471 
1,954 
6,292 
678 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
74 
141 
45 
271 
343 
69 
$1,000 
209 
1,112 
523 
2,037 
4,380 
473 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
46 
59 
12 
101 
152 
35 
$1,000 
237 
1,553 
77 
1,907 
3,548 
2,311 
All other production expenses 
operations 
80 
118 
42 
241 
326 
60 
$1,000 
983 
2,078 
803 
8,265 
30,076 
1,654 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
8 
10 
15 
50 
53 
12 
$1,000 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER HORTICULTURAL 
149 
173 
100 
2,830 
6,556 
3,381 
LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
93 
202 
53 
416 
582 
102 
workers 
457 
2,415 
869 
4,249 
11,144 
2,077 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
73 
126 
39 
300 
497 
73 
workers 
286 
1,509 
256 
2,219 
7,660 
828 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
48 
149 
46 
283 
326 
86 
workers 
171 
906 
613 
2,030 
3,484 
1,249 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - State Data 505 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
