Table 73. Organic Production Expenses - Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming 
Total organic production expenses 
...farms 
28 
73 
15 
100 
- 
$1,000 
99 
465 
53 
510 
- 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
3,544 
6,369 
3,565 
5,099 
- 
Organic certification expense 
...farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners .... 
...farms 
19 
31 
15 
47 
- 
$1 ,000 
8 
12 
(D) 
22 
- 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
11 
17 
6 
26 
$1 ,000 
4 
11 
(D) 
7 
- 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
20 
61 
13 
94 
- 
$1 ,000 
5 
43 
(D) 
61 
- 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
18 
51 
13 
68 
- 
$1,000 
10 
15 
9 
32 
- 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
9 
18 
4 
20 
- 
$1 ,000 
9 
24 
7 
12 
- 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
4 
13 
- 
20 
- 
$1 ,000 
1 
4 
- 
7 
- 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
4 
24 
2 
28 
- 
$1 ,000 
6 
120 
(D) 
29 
- 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
4 
18 
4 
19 
- 
$1 ,000 
(Z) 
7 
(D) 
33 
- 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
19 
48 
12 
91 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
63 
3 
115 
- 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
1 
14 
2 
6 
_ 
$1 ,000 
(D) 
53 
(D) 
4 
- 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
4 
10 
4 
21 
. 
$1,000 
1 
6 
1 
6 
- 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
23 
59 
8 
75 
- 
$1 ,000 
28 
34 
(D) 
55 
- 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
14 
53 
9 
57 
- 
$1 ,000 
5 
57 
(D) 
24 
- 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
12 
33 
5 
54 
_ 
$1,000 
4 
17 
5 
101 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Exempt Organic Farm Data 525 
