Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Utah 
Vermont 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
80 
54 
234 
60 
542 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,417 
148,004 
12,983 
62,215 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
(D) 
44,757 
632,497 
216,380 
114,788 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
78 
30 
178 
60 
506 
$1,000 
112 
33 
405 
105 
406 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
35 
38 
168 
17 
289 
$1,000 
1,078 
202 
5,218 
102 
1,808 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
10 
26 
113 
32 
163 
$1,000 
46 
22 
871 
(D) 
358 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
77 
48 
224 
53 
488 
$1,000 
(D) 
166 
5,476 
1,170 
4,562 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
60 
34 
176 
39 
272 
$1,000 
907 
113 
4,337 
315 
1,411 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
43 
32 
160 
38 
353 
$1,000 
(D) 
594 
20,725 
1,619 
12,712 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
7 
6 
19 
5 
64 
$1,000 
251 
84 
9,068 
642 
412 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
8 
10 
34 
11 
204 
$1,000 
188 
486 
65,421 
(D) 
14,029 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
56 
7 
129 
22 
262 
$1,000 
565 
24 
5,571 
215 
2,645 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
68 
41 
170 
52 
457 
$1,000 
(D) 
40 
829 
132 
2,296 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
40 
16 
88 
24 
220 
$1,000 
(D) 
102 
4,496 
746 
1,736 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
31 
11 
110 
10 
193 
$1,000 
262 
90 
4,093 
402 
1,851 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
76 
42 
211 
47 
468 
$1,000 
(D) 
338 
7,567 
890 
7,089 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
66 
28 
189 
44 
439 
$1,000 
281 
44 
7,092 
344 
2,798 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
40 
25 
113 
40 
370 
$1,000 
504 
78 
6,837 
862 
8,104 
-continued 
208 2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
