Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
167 
716 
24 
1,228 
49 
$1,000 
23,636 
347,767 
(D) 
136,586 
8,634 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
141,531 
485,708 
(D) 
1 1 1 ,226 
176,206 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
139 
643 
9 
1,128 
49 
$1 ,000 
202 
1,192 
7 
1,398 
75 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners .... 
...farms 
135 
492 
22 
925 
15 
$1 ,000 
2,299 
12,415 
32 
8,639 
(D) 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
106 
417 
8 
366 
9 
$1,000 
981 
16,605 
3 
746 
(D) 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
156 
679 
22 
1,171 
47 
$1 ,000 
2,139 
9,647 
(D) 
8,133 
1,299 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
138 
434 
18 
1,016 
31 
$1,000 
1,064 
5,337 
58 
6,643 
364 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
107 
504 
9 
620 
31 
$1 ,000 
6,994 
112,460 
(D) 
18,299 
1,782 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
11 
57 
- 
225 
8 
$1 ,000 
29 
5,220 
- 
3,770 
260 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
24 
108 
8 
548 
8 
$1,000 
1,870 
69,077 
(D) 
33,774 
203 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
59 
294 
6 
724 
28 
$1 ,000 
939 
7,567 
23 
7,125 
372 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
131 
613 
21 
1,113 
44 
$1,000 
385 
3,314 
16 
3,969 
211 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
71 
253 
3 
597 
26 
$1 ,000 
647 
14,470 
(D) 
8,488 
879 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
51 
253 
5 
575 
27 
$1 ,000 
452 
9,771 
(D) 
4,231 
421 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
152 
630 
16 
1,098 
49 
$1 ,000 
2,550 
19,630 
(D) 
14,484 
1,486 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
127 
564 
15 
861 
31 
$1 ,000 
803 
18,941 
75 
4,549 
284 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
98 
450 
11 
816 
25 
$1,000 
2,280 
42,120 
58 
12,337 
769 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 209 
