Table 46. Organic Production Expenses - Certified Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Utah 
Vermont 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
78 
30 
178 
60 
506 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,353 
147,758 
12,983 
61,943 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
(D) 
78,445 
830,103 
216,380 
122,418 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
78 
30 
178 
60 
506 
$1 ,000 
112 
33 
405 
105 
406 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners .... 
...farms 
34 
24 
134 
17 
270 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
200 
5,202 
102 
1,794 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
10 
16 
80 
32 
147 
$1,000 
46 
21 
865 
(D) 
(D) 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
76 
30 
174 
53 
468 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
161 
5,447 
1,170 
4,555 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
60 
23 
138 
39 
252 
$1,000 
907 
111 
4,325 
315 
1,399 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
41 
23 
149 
38 
340 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
592 
20,724 
1,619 
12,600 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
7 
4 
13 
5 
56 
$1 ,000 
251 
(D) 
9,068 
642 
401 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
8 
7 
20 
11 
189 
$1,000 
188 
477 
65,401 
(D) 
13,995 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
56 
7 
117 
22 
256 
$1 ,000 
565 
24 
5,549 
215 
2,643 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
66 
21 
123 
52 
433 
$1,000 
(D) 
32 
770 
132 
2,258 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
39 
14 
85 
24 
211 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,495 
746 
1,732 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
30 
9 
99 
10 
191 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
(D) 
4,088 
402 
(D) 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
75 
22 
163 
47 
443 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
325 
7,529 
890 
7,064 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
65 
20 
153 
44 
423 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
43 
7,067 
344 
2,793 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
39 
16 
96 
40 
352 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
6,823 
862 
8,098 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 405 
