Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
87 
116 
917 
264 
94 
541 
$1,000 
6,535 
14,542 
103,438 
42,056 
10,315 
54,424 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
75,112 
125,365 
112,801 
159,303 
109,731 
100,598 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
60 
105 
855 
200 
94 
499 
$1 ,000 
33 
176 
1,099 
378 
160 
527 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
64 
69 
470 
214 
11 
316 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
$1 ,000 
286 
125 
3,488 
3,916 
237 
2,594 
control 
...farms 
58 
46 
243 
139 
15 
130 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
$1,000 
96 
59 
336 
673 
(D) 
151 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
83 
105 
875 
251 
91 
512 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
$1 ,000 
280 
619 
7,261 
2,724 
1,667 
3,208 
purchased 
...farms 
70 
76 
564 
227 
79 
356 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
$1,000 
329 
234 
3,797 
1,605 
1,389 
2,399 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
46 
75 
406 
164 
41 
282 
Livestock purchased or leased 
$1 ,000 
2,784 
2,556 
17,480 
9,488 
854 
6,575 
(see text) 
...farms 
9 
16 
206 
29 
1 
116 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
$1 ,000 
6 
1,513 
4,468 
3,265 
(D) 
2,337 
poultry 
...farms 
16 
17 
435 
49 
3 
206 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
$1 ,000 
50 
(D) 
20,924 
11,215 
(D) 
17,682 
farm business 
...farms 
26 
47 
391 
99 
58 
232 
$1 ,000 
82 
759 
3,324 
905 
524 
2,198 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
72 
86 
779 
211 
78 
344 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
$1 ,000 
228 
141 
4,812 
391 
375 
1,417 
grazing fees 
...farms 
24 
15 
347 
105 
53 
229 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
$1 ,000 
227 
461 
6,008 
1,290 
1,535 
3,435 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
18 
41 
400 
56 
30 
258 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
$1 ,000 
326 
600 
5,044 
504 
391 
1,332 
costs 
...farms 
72 
94 
817 
234 
89 
497 
Utilities expense (including water 
$1 ,000 
908 
591 
13,090 
2,565 
1,845 
5,173 
purchased) 
...farms 
57 
99 
516 
192 
71 
265 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
$1 ,000 
200 
368 
2,698 
1,279 
315 
1,120 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
50 
54 
536 
135 
58 
258 
$1 ,000 
699 
(D) 
9,610 
1,856 
994 
4,276 
-continued 
206 2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
