Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New 
Hampshire 
Total organic production expenses 
.. farms 
8 
216 
147 
170 
49 
150 
$1,000 
2,818 
31,600 
26,099 
52,841 
17,875 
14,998 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
352,192 
146,296 
177,545 
310,831 
364,803 
99,986 
Organic certification expense 
.. farms 
8 
184 
138 
166 
45 
112 
$1 ,000 
17 
255 
312 
280 
100 
73 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
.. farms 
3 
143 
58 
107 
24 
105 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
1,917 
2,395 
2,925 
215 
174 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
.. farms 
2 
55 
46 
53 
16 
66 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
33 
34 
254 
(D) 
29 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
.. farms 
8 
203 
137 
168 
43 
143 
$1 ,000 
612 
1,342 
3,651 
2,208 
627 
544 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
.. farms 
6 
161 
113 
126 
36 
104 
$1 ,000 
59 
1,227 
2,614 
2,580 
260 
208 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
.. farms 
4 
106 
78 
84 
28 
67 
$1 ,000 
81 
1,912 
(D) 
6,057 
1,954 
3,202 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
.. farms 
- 
36 
22 
13 
- 
22 
$1 ,000 
- 
1,654 
677 
(D) 
- 
967 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
.. farms 
2 
55 
28 
21 
- 
44 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
15,391 
1,026 
(D) 
- 
6,260 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
.. farms 
4 
131 
83 
99 
27 
32 
$1 ,000 
103 
2,089 
1,879 
1,278 
202 
268 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
.. farms 
8 
199 
125 
147 
44 
89 
$1 ,000 
8 
489 
741 
1,699 
159 
315 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
.. farms 
2 
61 
81 
70 
17 
29 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
1,055 
4,068 
3,562 
919 
325 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
.. farms 
2 
74 
63 
80 
9 
22 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
408 
1,490 
1,340 
132 
133 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
.. farms 
8 
192 
119 
152 
36 
110 
$1 ,000 
87 
1,948 
2,053 
2,915 
978 
894 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
.. farms 
7 
150 
96 
130 
45 
84 
$1 ,000 
97 
557 
767 
1,173 
(D) 
340 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
.. farms 
4 
95 
95 
100 
35 
89 
$1 ,000 
7 
1,324 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,067 
1,266 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 205 
