Table 46. Organic Production Expenses - Certified Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
35 
455 
653 
23 
35 
$1,000 
2,252 
185,463 
231,130 
(D) 
7,152 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
64,331 
407,610 
353,950 
(D) 
204,341 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
35 
455 
653 
23 
35 
$1,000 
12 
747 
1,073 
8 
48 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
20 
299 
513 
18 
30 
$1,000 
19 
6,133 
11,617 
50 
758 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
17 
244 
226 
15 
30 
$1,000 
18 
1,689 
1,783 
3 
717 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
26 
430 
613 
23 
32 
$1,000 
169 
7,819 
8,905 
12 
129 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
18 
292 
496 
23 
24 
$1,000 
59 
8,186 
6,810 
(D) 
827 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
18 
336 
352 
13 
21 
$1,000 
747 
44,590 
40,630 
20 
(D) 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
2 
27 
187 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,533 
12,077 
(Z) 
- 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
6 
69 
348 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
51,841 
86,032 
2 
- 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
6 
193 
416 
4 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,131 
(D) 
(Z) 
51 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
28 
370 
483 
7 
24 
$1,000 
53 
1,651 
4,603 
13 
82 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
5 
176 
373 
4 
5 
$1,000 
17 
16,310 
5,265 
2 
3 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
11 
142 
330 
. 
7 
$1,000 
36 
4,927 
(D) 
- 
9 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
29 
401 
585 
19 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
11,799 
1 1 ,829 
24 
(D) 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
19 
381 
406 
19 
25 
$1,000 
84 
7,396 
7,894 
19 
(D) 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
14 
300 
444 
17 
17 
$1,000 
85 
16,710 
21,846 
181 
101 
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404 2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
