Table 73. Organic Production Expenses - Exempt 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 
23 
44 
4 
20 
31 
45 
$1 ,000 
70 
175 
16 
230 
111 
167 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
3,027 
3,972 
4,065 
1 1 ,504 
3,567 
3,711 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
14 
24 
3 
16 
18 
32 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
$1 ,000 
2 
15 
1 
12 
8 
13 
control 
...farms 
4 
14 
2 
11 
17 
23 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
$1 ,000 
(Z) 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
7 
6 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
21 
41 
4 
14 
31 
37 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
$1 ,000 
3 
18 
1 
5 
(D) 
11 
purchased 
...farms 
11 
37 
3 
15 
20 
18 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
$1 ,000 
2 
15 
1 
3 
5 
6 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
3 
2 
2 
11 
12 
12 
Livestock purchased or leased 
$1 ,000 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
3 
18 
(see text) 
...farms 
- 
7 
1 
3 
6 
- 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
$1 ,000 
” 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
” 
poultry 
...farms 
7 
12 
1 
10 
8 
- 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
$1 ,000 
16 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
” 
farm business 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
12 
4 
$1 ,000 
- 
- 
- 
40 
9 
6 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
18 
33 
4 
20 
26 
29 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
$1 ,000 
18 
35 
4 
29 
23 
28 
grazing fees 
...farms 
- 
8 
- 
7 
2 
9 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
$1 ,000 
6 
3 
(D) 
10 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
- 
3 
2 
- 
10 
9 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
$1 ,000 
” 
1 
(D) 
” 
3 
5 
costs 
...farms 
19 
34 
3 
18 
17 
28 
Utilities expense (including water 
$1 ,000 
4 
22 
1 
15 
17 
13 
purchased) 
...farms 
15 
20 
2 
15 
15 
32 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
$1 ,000 
11 
9 
(D) 
7 
3 
39 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
12 
18 
3 
17 
21 
17 
$1 ,000 
10 
7 
(D) 
61 
9 
12 
--continued 
518 2014 OS - Exempt Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
