Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
23 
517 
120 
179 
332 
512 
$1,000 
2,212 
35,661 
12,333 
23,233 
88,344 
61,817 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
96,167 
68,976 
102,776 
129,793 
266,095 
120,736 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
14 
444 
110 
131 
288 
475 
$1 ,000 
20 
372 
61 
130 
429 
718 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
7 
306 
77 
133 
213 
307 
$1 ,000 
52 
1,025 
726 
698 
3,364 
4,980 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
4 
217 
76 
80 
95 
159 
$1 ,000 
(Z) 
181 
58 
269 
105 
297 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
21 
466 
116 
164 
311 
495 
$1 ,000 
392 
2,729 
638 
654 
3,563 
4,442 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
9 
300 
86 
132 
233 
395 
$1,000 
40 
638 
668 
1,050 
2,540 
4,054 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
6 
295 
75 
106 
147 
324 
$1 ,000 
837 
8,012 
3,506 
7,965 
6,701 
7,809 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
4 
59 
17 
17 
46 
76 
$1 ,000 
8 
328 
8 
146 
6,099 
1,468 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
4 
139 
33 
43 
76 
161 
$1 ,000 
90 
10,682 
(D) 
4,020 
41,261 
9,536 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
5 
159 
33 
54 
149 
275 
$1 ,000 
18 
919 
325 
353 
4,381 
3,913 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
17 
331 
98 
126 
236 
455 
$1 ,000 
34 
1,025 
415 
616 
1,164 
2,103 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
4 
169 
40 
60 
147 
249 
$1 ,000 
33 
1,419 
910 
794 
5,318 
6,366 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
4 
123 
43 
49 
140 
282 
$1 ,000 
277 
282 
(D) 
336 
1,779 
1,709 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
12 
427 
102 
130 
301 
464 
$1 ,000 
248 
4,323 
1,254 
2,067 
5,553 
7,421 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
14 
283 
73 
117 
187 
358 
$1 ,000 
40 
977 
(D) 
1,038 
1,533 
1,983 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
7 
281 
63 
105 
171 
299 
$1 ,000 
122 
2,750 
905 
3,096 
4,553 
5,019 
-continued 
204 2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
