Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
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 
487 
7,579 
315 
5,132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
319 
11,751 
442 
16,482 
$50,000 to $99,999 
572 
42,553 
1,122 
82,182 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,274 
209,330 
1,549 
241,827 
$250,000 or more 
653 
505,120 
550 
425,960 
$250,000 to $499,999 
495 
160,021 
422 
136,944 
$500,000 to $999,999 
107 
69,231 
79 
55,566 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
51 
275,868 
49 
233,449 
Feed purchased farms 
32,540 
(X) 
30,394 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,617,016 
(X) 
2,023,611 
percent of total 
(X) 
34.0 
(X) 
33.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,633 
2,436 
6,742 
3,400 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
13,983 
36,167 
14,017 
33,331 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,570 
37,495 
3,419 
22,797 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,313 
48,711 
1,835 
26,158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,347 
47,812 
475 
16,565 
$50,000 to $99,999 
582 
39,540 
491 
36,596 
$100,000 or more 
3,112 
2,404,857 
3,415 
1 ,884,764 
$100,000 to $249,999 
558 
91,197 
966 
161,050 
$250,000 to $499,999 
654 
245,362 
1,072 
391,271 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,148 
835,679 
916 
630,903 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
752 
1,232,620 
461 
701,539 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
43,591 
(X) 
48,357 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
510,909 
(X) 
395,167 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.6 
(X) 
6.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,868 
7,744 
23,999 
9,045 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,357 
34,402 
14,894 
32,972 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,337 
21,698 
3,142 
20,822 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,348 
36,091 
2,617 
40,965 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,203 
42,225 
1,614 
56,100 
$50,000 or more 
2,478 
368,750 
2,091 
235,262 
Utilities farms 
27,221 
(X) 
22,493 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
199,956 
(X) 
154,488 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,849 
2,016 
6,858 
1,707 
$500 to $999 
5,140 
3,423 
3,795 
2,503 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,359 
17,036 
6,153 
13,415 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,500 
10,052 
1,784 
12,392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,196 
34,309 
2,507 
38,888 
$25,000 or more 
2,177 
133,120 
1,396 
85,583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,327 
44,483 
923 
30,605 
$50,000 or more 
850 
88,637 
473 
54,977 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
36,413 
(X) 
45,387 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
370,875 
(X) 
324,927 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,177 
5,263 
18,773 
7,639 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
15,156 
33,687 
16,682 
37,183 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,120 
20,633 
3,886 
26,416 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,830 
43,307 
3,185 
48,218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,292 
44,140 
1,458 
50,505 
$50,000 or more 
1,838 
223,845 
1,403 
154,966 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,063 
73,062 
902 
61,642 
$100,000 or more 
775 
150,783 
501 
93,324 
Hired farm labor farms 
11,715 
(X) 
10,265 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
342,712 
(X) 
268,860 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
4.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,435 
1,135 
2,778 
1,178 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,213 
7,766 
2,608 
5,807 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,178 
8,006 
864 
5,753 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,579 
25,788 
1,378 
22,172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,422 
48,321 
1,203 
41,869 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,090 
74,158 
880 
59,852 
$100,000 or more 
798 
177,539 
554 
132,229 
$100,000 to $249,999 
634 
90,424 
415 
59,578 
$250,000 to $499,999 
102 
33,375 
88 
29,359 
$500,000 or more 
62 
53,740 
51 
43,292 
Contract labor farms 
4,767 
(X) 
4,133 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
49,179 
(X) 
36,102 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
994 
506 
1,171 
559 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,800 
4,363 
1,612 
3,591 
$5,000 to $9,999 
774 
5,182 
495 
3,323 
$10,000 to $24,999 
699 
10,579 
558 
8,515 
$25,000 to $49,999 
314 
10,730 
177 
6,013 
$50,000 or more 
186 
17,818 
120 
14,101 
$50,000 to $99,999 
137 
9,084 
74 
4,869 
$100,000 or more 
49 
8,735 
46 
9,232 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
