Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Total organic production expenses 
.. farms 
161 
249 
282 
612 
83 
107 
$1,000 
50,367 
31,853 
41,734 
64,679 
10,328 
4,823 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
312,837 
127,924 
147,993 
105,685 
124,437 
45,078 
Organic certification expense 
.. farms 
151 
215 
251 
593 
77 
86 
$1 ,000 
244 
271 
300 
685 
96 
33 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
.. farms 
92 
168 
191 
353 
48 
73 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
2,486 
1,393 
3,790 
(D) 
493 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
.. farms 
56 
95 
55 
115 
14 
56 
$1 ,000 
668 
191 
52 
179 
14 
59 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
.. farms 
150 
234 
252 
586 
69 
87 
$1 ,000 
2,696 
1,754 
1,527 
3,629 
744 
276 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
.. farms 
114 
197 
183 
475 
67 
84 
$1,000 
1,188 
1,763 
929 
4,075 
1,081 
250 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
.. farms 
112 
162 
89 
309 
44 
45 
$1 ,000 
5,295 
4,567 
6,315 
(D) 
(D) 
587 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
.. farms 
19 
36 
58 
105 
1 
11 
$1 ,000 
2,464 
1,781 
1,851 
3,125 
(D) 
221 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
.. farms 
27 
50 
142 
181 
6 
37 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
7,309 
21,936 
(D) 
(D) 
1,490 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
.. farms 
80 
127 
148 
315 
33 
38 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
1,353 
1,401 
3,076 
301 
208 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
.. farms 
144 
199 
198 
514 
64 
80 
$1 ,000 
1,233 
597 
658 
1,747 
262 
84 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
.. farms 
72 
110 
117 
245 
33 
24 
$1 ,000 
2,712 
4,564 
682 
6,008 
685 
91 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
.. farms 
69 
126 
135 
349 
39 
31 
$1 ,000 
1,084 
864 
356 
1,975 
269 
56 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
.. farms 
146 
220 
245 
540 
71 
88 
$1 ,000 
3,824 
2,109 
2,128 
4,993 
871 
535 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
.. farms 
124 
178 
108 
365 
59 
77 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
684 
475 
1,344 
313 
156 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
.. farms 
107 
141 
162 
309 
51 
67 
$1,000 
3,576 
1,561 
1,732 
2,066 
293 
284 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 203 
