Table 73. Organic Production Expenses - Exempt 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 
- 
32 
9 
4 
4 
38 
$1 ,000 
- 
113 
11 
40 
3 
163 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
- 
3,528 
1,203 
10,033 
682 
4,302 
Organic certification expense 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
.. farms 
- 
19 
5 
- 
1 
31 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
$1 ,000 
6 
1 
(D) 
9 
control 
.. farms 
- 
10 
7 
2 
1 
18 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
$1 ,000 
- 
1 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
purchased for the farm business 
.. farms 
- 
29 
5 
4 
1 
34 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
$1 ,000 
- 
8 
(Z) 
2 
(D) 
7 
purchased 
.. farms 
- 
27 
8 
- 
1 
31 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
$1 ,000 
6 
1 
(D) 
12 
and benefit expenses) 
.. farms 
- 
12 
2 
- 
4 
10 
Livestock purchased or leased 
$1 ,000 
” 
8 
(D) 
” 
1 
36 
(see text) 
.. farms 
- 
7 
- 
2 
- 
6 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
$1 ,000 
” 
6 
” 
(D) 
” 
2 
poultry 
.. farms 
- 
7 
2 
2 
- 
18 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
$1 ,000 
” 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
16 
farm business 
.. farms 
- 
10 
- 
- 
1 
4 
$1 ,000 
- 
7 
- 
- 
(D) 
1 
Property taxes paid in 201 4 
.. farms 
- 
30 
5 
4 
4 
21 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
$1 ,000 
15 
1 
18 
(D) 
26 
grazing fees 
.. farms 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
$1 ,000 
8 
harvesting, etc 
.. farms 
- 
7 
- 
4 
- 
4 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
$1 ,000 
” 
2 
“ 
1 
- 
1 
costs 
.. farms 
- 
32 
4 
4 
1 
22 
Utilities expense (including water 
$1 ,000 
- 
14 
1 
7 
(D) 
22 
purchased) 
.. farms 
- 
21 
3 
4 
1 
20 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
$1 ,000 
12 
1 
1 
(D) 
10 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
.. farms 
- 
15 
4 
2 
4 
20 
$1 ,000 
- 
16 
2 
(D) 
(Z) 
18 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Exempt Organic Farm Data 521 
