Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
45 
525 
679 
24 
47 
$1,000 
2,279 
185,737 
231 ,264 
382 
7,204 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
50,654 
353,785 
340,595 
15,912 
153,269 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
35 
455 
653 
23 
35 
$1 ,000 
12 
747 
1,073 
8 
48 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners .... 
...farms 
27 
344 
527 
18 
37 
$1 ,000 
21 
6,151 
1 1 ,624 
50 
760 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
21 
264 
237 
15 
36 
$1,000 
18 
1,697 
1,785 
3 
717 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
33 
491 
627 
23 
39 
$1 ,000 
171 
7,839 
8,915 
12 
130 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
25 
338 
506 
24 
31 
$1,000 
62 
8,204 
6,817 
46 
831 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
21 
357 
352 
13 
25 
$1 ,000 
748 
44,619 
40,630 
20 
(D) 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
5 
34 
195 
4 
10 
$1 ,000 
(Z) 
1,533 
12,079 
(Z) 
3 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
8 
81 
358 
4 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
51 ,856 
86,046 
2 
11 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
8 
204 
425 
4 
5 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
4,136 
4,999 
(Z) 
51 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
35 
430 
504 
7 
31 
$1,000 
56 
1,695 
4,641 
13 
89 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
5 
186 
373 
4 
5 
$1 ,000 
17 
16,326 
5,265 
2 
3 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
14 
155 
338 
1 
7 
$1 ,000 
37 
4,930 
5,775 
(D) 
9 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
34 
465 
606 
20 
37 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
1 1 ,846 
11,861 
(D) 
(D) 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
24 
419 
421 
19 
32 
$1 ,000 
87 
7,419 
7,900 
19 
(D) 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
22 
327 
462 
17 
24 
$1,000 
88 
16,739 
21 ,853 
181 
102 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 207 
