Table 46. Organic Production Expenses - Certified Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New 
Hampshire 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
8 
184 
138 
166 
45 
112 
$1,000 
2,818 
31,487 
26,088 
52,801 
17,873 
14,834 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
352,192 
171,125 
189,046 
318,079 
397,169 
132,450 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
8 
184 
138 
166 
45 
112 
$1 ,000 
17 
255 
312 
280 
100 
73 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
3 
124 
53 
107 
23 
74 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
1,911 
2,395 
2,925 
(D) 
164 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
2 
45 
39 
51 
15 
48 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
33 
34 
(D) 
(D) 
25 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
8 
174 
132 
164 
42 
109 
$1 ,000 
612 
1,334 
3,651 
2,206 
(D) 
538 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
6 
134 
105 
126 
35 
73 
$1,000 
59 
1,221 
2,612 
2,580 
(D) 
196 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
4 
94 
76 
84 
24 
57 
$1 ,000 
81 
1,904 
(D) 
6,057 
1,954 
3,166 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
- 
29 
22 
11 
- 
16 
$1 ,000 
- 
1,648 
677 
(D) 
- 
965 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
2 
48 
26 
19 
- 
26 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
15,387 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
6,243 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
4 
121 
83 
99 
26 
28 
$1 ,000 
103 
2,082 
1,879 
1,278 
(D) 
267 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
8 
169 
120 
143 
40 
68 
$1 ,000 
8 
474 
740 
1,681 
(D) 
289 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
2 
55 
81 
70 
17 
29 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
1,047 
4,068 
3,562 
919 
325 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
2 
67 
63 
76 
9 
18 
$1,000 
(D) 
406 
1,490 
1,338 
132 
132 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
8 
160 
115 
148 
35 
88 
$1 ,000 
87 
1,933 
2,051 
2,908 
(D) 
873 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
7 
129 
93 
126 
44 
64 
$1 ,000 
97 
545 
766 
1,172 
(D) 
330 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
4 
80 
91 
98 
31 
69 
$1,000 
7 
1,307 
(D) 
(D) 
11,067 
1,248 
-continued 
402 2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
