Table 46. Organic Production Expenses - Certified Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Hawaii 
Total organic production expenses 
.. farms 
134 
78 
6 
146 
86 
121 
$1,000 
1 1 1 ,563 
3,430 
186 
44,073 
8,769 
8,336 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
832,559 
43,977 
30,921 
301,868 
101,969 
68,893 
Organic certification expense 
.. farms 
134 
78 
6 
146 
86 
121 
$1 ,000 
258 
44 
4 
215 
136 
133 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
.. farms 
86 
62 
6 
112 
64 
100 
$1 ,000 
2,896 
118 
9 
3,367 
865 
679 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
.. farms 
66 
41 
5 
90 
51 
65 
$1 ,000 
576 
(D) 
(D) 
2,083 
456 
86 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
.. farms 
123 
74 
6 
121 
80 
100 
$1 ,000 
3,364 
185 
19 
2,156 
(D) 
399 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
.. farms 
110 
69 
6 
96 
63 
59 
$1 ,000 
2,036 
140 
21 
1,092 
344 
299 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
.. farms 
112 
32 
4 
112 
63 
70 
$1 ,000 
12,684 
(D) 
(D) 
20,583 
3,194 
4,111 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
.. farms 
10 
5 
- 
2 
- 
2 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
.. farms 
16 
12 
- 
4 
10 
5 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
217 
- 
(D) 
29 
(D) 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
.. farms 
90 
27 
1 
53 
31 
32 
$1 ,000 
7,315 
102 
(D) 
1,091 
275 
130 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
.. farms 
115 
61 
6 
112 
60 
66 
$1 ,000 
636 
177 
4 
1,206 
408 
95 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
.. farms 
63 
20 
1 
43 
22 
47 
$1 ,000 
1,954 
162 
(D) 
1,737 
(D) 
364 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
.. farms 
54 
13 
3 
54 
25 
28 
$1 ,000 
2,457 
46 
(D) 
1,200 
208 
49 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
.. farms 
126 
73 
6 
128 
76 
99 
$1 ,000 
4,928 
371 
24 
2,885 
428 
519 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
.. farms 
117 
61 
6 
107 
61 
92 
$1 ,000 
4,738 
164 
18 
1,706 
177 
433 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
.. farms 
100 
59 
1 
90 
48 
60 
$1,000 
6,869 
264 
(D) 
4,663 
1,657 
1,033 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 399 
