Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4 
74 
1 
(D) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
364 
(X) 
299 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,386 
(X) 
5,096 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.4 
(X) 
10.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
86 
40 
69 
31 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
143 
349 
110 
275 
$5,000 to $9,999 
67 
442 
59 
382 
$10,000 to $24,999 
40 
566 
33 
440 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
244 
11 
330 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
352 
7 
527 
$100,000 or more 
14 
4,394 
10 
3,112 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
1,298 
6 
923 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3 
930 
3 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
2,166 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
716 
(X) 
667 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,091 
(X) 
3,786 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.1 
(X) 
7.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
285 
113 
305 
108 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
281 
632 
236 
565 
$5,000 to $9,999 
76 
511 
49 
335 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38 
548 
47 
641 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
578 
11 
345 
$50,000 or more 
19 
2,710 
19 
1,792 
Utilities farms 
525 
(X) 
439 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,060 
(X) 
2,974 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.3 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses ef- 
$1 to $499 
102 
21 
107 
25 
$500 to $999 
93 
61 
73 
47 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
241 
496 
175 
373 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
260 
40 
259 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
350 
26 
370 
$25,000 or more 
23 
2,872 
18 
1,900 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
268 
5 
194 
$50,000 or more 
15 
2,604 
13 
1,706 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
604 
(X) 
599 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,414 
(X) 
6,310 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.9 
(X) 
12.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
204 
78 
204 
82 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
255 
540 
243 
575 
$5,000 to $9,999 
73 
461 
73 
488 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
517 
46 
701 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
375 
14 
485 
$50,000 or more 
25 
2,443 
19 
3,980 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
1,234 
13 
880 
$100,000 or more 
7 
1,209 
6 
3,100 
Flired farm labor farms 
259 
(X) 
220 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
18,647 
(X) 
16,463 
percent of total 
(X) 
33.3 
(X) 
32.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
21 
44 
19 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
71 
163 
50 
110 
$5,000 to $9,999 
34 
223 
24 
169 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
583 
32 
507 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
1,009 
22 
778 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
1,050 
12 
827 
$100,000 or more 
37 
15,599 
36 
14,054 
$100,000 to $249,999 
15 
(D) 
18 
3,130 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10 
3,584 
10 
3,677 
$500,000 or more 
12 
(D) 
8 
7,246 
Contract labor farms 
49 
(X) 
57 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,718 
(X) 
1,838 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14 
38 
13 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8 
45 
7 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6 
92 
6 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
6 
1,463 
8 
1,591 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
(D) 
4 
275 
$100,000 or more 
3 
(D) 
4 
1,316 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Alaska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
