Table 73. Organic Production Expenses - Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
9 
73 
10 
48 
44 
37 
$1 ,000 
22 
356 
33 
293 
121 
136 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
2,458 
4,880 
3,309 
6,112 
2,740 
3,679 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
...farms 
4 
38 
4 
27 
23 
17 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
22 
(Z) 
36 
6 
4 
control 
...farms 
2 
40 
8 
13 
13 
14 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
2 
(Z) 
2 
1 
(D) 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
7 
69 
6 
42 
33 
27 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
$1 ,000 
3 
25 
4 
10 
6 
11 
purchased 
...farms 
4 
50 
6 
35 
27 
30 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
13 
1 
12 
6 
13 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
- 
30 
- 
14 
13 
9 
Livestock purchased or leased 
$1 ,000 
” 
22 
” 
25 
4 
9 
(see text) 
...farms 
- 
6 
5 
6 
4 
2 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
$1 ,000 
- 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
poultry 
...farms 
- 
16 
6 
19 
14 
- 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
$1 ,000 
- 
21 
4 
45 
(D) 
- 
farm business 
...farms 
- 
18 
- 
2 
5 
13 
$1 ,000 
- 
10 
- 
(D) 
4 
13 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
9 
50 
9 
38 
29 
37 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
$1 ,000 
6 
79 
11 
95 
31 
51 
grazing fees 
...farms 
- 
13 
3 
4 
5 
- 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
$1 ,000 
60 
2 
(Z) 
(Z) 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
- 
10 
2 
7 
11 
7 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
$1 ,000 
” 
4 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
2 
costs 
...farms 
4 
54 
8 
25 
35 
27 
Utilities expense (including water 
$1 ,000 
1 
63 
4 
18 
16 
15 
purchased) 
...farms 
7 
23 
2 
30 
19 
14 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
$1 ,000 
2 
8 
(D) 
14 
9 
7 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
2 
32 
4 
32 
18 
15 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
26 
3 
33 
3 
9 
--continued 
520 2014 OS - Exempt Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
