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 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming 
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
All horticultural production expenses 
operations 
281 
560 
709 
131 
833 
34 
$1,000 
21,136 
261,390 
301,534 
17,453 
188,083 
3,588 
Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
operations 
263 
497 
616 
117 
757 
33 
$1,000 
3,688 
67,596 
47,674 
3,929 
37,906 
582 
Potting soils and growing media purchased 
operations 
193 
377 
329 
77 
503 
20 
$1,000 
990 
13,733 
6,824 
857 
6,433 
217 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioner 
purchased 
operations 
268 
509 
631 
107 
700 
27 
$1,000 
603 
9,512 
8,406 
319 
4,742 
57 
Chemicals purchased 
operations 
196 
500 
615 
94 
683 
23 
$1,000 
174 
6,018 
8,387 
177 
4,517 
43 
Containers purchased 
operations 
180 
361 
328 
78 
513 
22 
$1,000 
852 
13,993 
8,059 
1,167 
10,330 
134 
Plastic 
operations 
177 
339 
280 
74 
492 
16 
$1,000 
756 
12,936 
6,460 
1,119 
8,566 
(D) 
Styrofoam or other foam containers 
operations 
- 
6 
15 
3 
7 
$1,000 
- 
6 
134 
1 
51 
- 
Naturally based containers (wood, peat, straw, 
rice hulls, etc.) 
operations 
21 
20 
31 
4 
75 
2 
$1,000 
24 
402 
169 
(□) 
242 
(D) 
Clay pots 
operations 
8 
12 
12 
6 
22 
1 
$1,000 
9 
4 
29 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
Glazed pottery 
operations 
7 
11 
22 
2 
33 
1 
$1,000 
19 
12 
68 
(D) 
100 
(D) 
Other containers 
operations 
15 
36 
49 
8 
82 
7 
$1,000 
45 
633 
1,199 
8 
1,328 
25 
Hired labor expenses, all 
operations 
204 
414 
468 
77 
610 
22 
$1,000 
7,501 
81,784 
129,068 
6,519 
69,697 
1,264 
Worked 1 50 days or more 
operations 
110 
276 
317 
31 
320 
13 
$1,000 
4,605 
60,645 
93,190 
4,970 
49,703 
691 
Worked less than 150 days 
operations 
178 
335 
378 
72 
548 
18 
$1,000 
2,896 
21,139 
35,879 
1,549 
19,994 
573 
Contract labor expenses 
operations 
57 
160 
189 
24 
176 
12 
$1,000 
501 
5,144 
3,301 
194 
3,794 
83 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
operations 
281 
547 
674 
125 
801 
30 
$1,000 
1,285 
15,343 
10,652 
1,603 
11,648 
154 
Utilities purchased 
operations 
260 
513 
629 
100 
755 
34 
$1,000 
1,191 
8,114 
10,882 
617 
5,400 
165 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
operations 
270 
536 
651 
119 
786 
33 
$1,000 
1,220 
10,128 
14,894 
606 
7,658 
164 
Rent and lease expenses for land, buildings, 
machinery, etc 
operations 
128 
171 
276 
13 
222 
7 
$1,000 
827 
5,092 
12,075 
225 
4,931 
192 
Interest paid on all debt related to the horticultural 
operation 
operations 
90 
215 
208 
30 
288 
7 
$1,000 
325 
4,909 
6,162 
304 
3,790 
33 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
operations 
225 
545 
634 
131 
818 
31 
$1,000 
731 
3,018 
4,909 
325 
4,298 
54 
Marketing expenses 
operations 
213 
331 
361 
66 
567 
17 
$1,000 
528 
4,370 
4,429 
166 
2,505 
107 
Packaging expenses 
operations 
68 
157 
174 
24 
184 
5 
$1,000 
100 
4,983 
3,849 
143 
1,229 
15 
All other production expenses 
operations 
188 
295 
374 
74 
454 
11 
$1,000 
619 
7,654 
21,962 
300 
9,206 
323 
RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES (SEE TEXT) 
Total returns and allowances 
operations 
38 
71 
56 
9 
106 
2 
$1,000 
GREENHOUSE, NURSERY, AND OTHER HORTICULTURAL 
34 
5,197 
2,245 
12 
3,879 
(□) 
LABOR 
Hired workers 
operations 
204 
414 
468 
77 
610 
22 
workers 
1,006 
6,015 
10,377 
787 
6,804 
148 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
operations 
110 
276 
317 
31 
320 
13 
workers 
311 
3,265 
3,862 
337 
1,916 
28 
Less than 150 days 
operations 
178 
335 
378 
72 
548 
18 
workers 
695 
2,750 
6,515 
450 
4,888 
120 
506 2014 CHS -State Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
