Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Flawaii 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
157 
122 
10 
166 
117 
166 
$1,000 
111,632 
3,605 
202 
44,303 
8,880 
8,503 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
711,035 
29,549 
20,179 
266,884 
75,897 
51 ,223 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
134 
78 
6 
146 
86 
121 
$1 ,000 
258 
44 
4 
215 
136 
133 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
100 
86 
9 
128 
82 
132 
$1 ,000 
2,898 
134 
9 
3,379 
872 
691 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
70 
55 
7 
101 
68 
88 
$1 ,000 
576 
12 
2 
2,085 
463 
92 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
144 
115 
10 
135 
111 
137 
$1 ,000 
3,367 
202 
20 
2,161 
336 
410 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
121 
106 
9 
111 
83 
77 
$1,000 
2,039 
155 
22 
1,094 
349 
305 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
115 
34 
6 
123 
75 
82 
$1 ,000 
12,689 
1,431 
66 
20,622 
3,197 
4,129 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
10 
12 
1 
5 
6 
2 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
13 
(D) 
6 
1 
(D) 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
23 
24 
1 
14 
18 
5 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
249 
(D) 
98 
44 
(D) 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
90 
27 
1 
57 
43 
36 
$1 ,000 
7,315 
102 
(D) 
1,131 
284 
137 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
133 
94 
10 
132 
86 
95 
$1 ,000 
653 
212 
8 
1,236 
430 
123 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
63 
28 
1 
50 
24 
56 
$1 ,000 
1,954 
168 
(D) 
1,740 
264 
373 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
54 
16 
5 
54 
35 
37 
$1,000 
2,457 
47 
4 
1,200 
212 
54 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
145 
107 
9 
146 
93 
127 
$1 ,000 
4,931 
393 
25 
2,900 
445 
532 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
132 
81 
8 
122 
76 
124 
$1 ,000 
4,748 
173 
(D) 
1,713 
181 
472 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
112 
77 
4 
107 
69 
77 
$1,000 
6,879 
270 
8 
4,724 
1,666 
1,045 
-continued 
202 2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
