Table 46. Organic Production Expenses - Certified Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
151 
215 
251 
593 
77 
86 
$1,000 
50,349 
31,657 
41,644 
64,632 
10,310 
4,680 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
333,435 
147,240 
165,911 
108,991 
133,890 
54,416 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
151 
215 
251 
593 
77 
86 
$1 ,000 
244 
271 
300 
685 
96 
33 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
90 
144 
172 
347 
46 
65 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
2,475 
1,384 
3,788 
(D) 
492 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
52 
71 
46 
107 
10 
45 
$1 ,000 
668 
183 
51 
178 
(D) 
57 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
142 
202 
227 
570 
65 
70 
$1 ,000 
2,694 
1,732 
1,521 
3,626 
744 
272 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
110 
166 
169 
458 
63 
66 
$1,000 
1,187 
1,749 
925 
4,070 
1,080 
247 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
108 
151 
80 
307 
42 
39 
$1 ,000 
5,295 
4,560 
6,308 
(D) 
(D) 
584 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
17 
35 
53 
105 
1 
11 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,845 
3,125 
(D) 
221 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
25 
47 
134 
179 
2 
33 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
7,309 
21,931 
(D) 
(D) 
1,488 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
78 
116 
140 
312 
33 
31 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
1,347 
1,398 
3,069 
301 
187 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
134 
168 
174 
496 
60 
65 
$1 ,000 
1,228 
(D) 
638 
1,742 
256 
80 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
72 
102 
112 
245 
33 
24 
$1 ,000 
2,712 
4,560 
680 
6,008 
685 
91 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
69 
115 
129 
349 
35 
31 
$1 ,000 
1,084 
(D) 
349 
1,975 
265 
56 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
138 
193 
223 
526 
67 
71 
$1 ,000 
3,820 
2,069 
2,116 
4,982 
870 
502 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
122 
156 
100 
359 
55 
60 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
679 
468 
1,341 
311 
147 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
101 
131 
149 
303 
47 
55 
$1 ,000 
3,575 
(D) 
1,729 
2,065 
292 
223 
-continued 
400 2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
