Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
5,977 
(X) 
4,916 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
586,466 
(X) 
469,319 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
98,120 
(X) 
95,468 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,089 
2,949 
1,088 
2,996 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,157 
8,539 
1,009 
7,457 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,873 
29,982 
1,343 
21,139 
$25,000 to $49,999 
711 
24,450 
571 
20,103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
476 
34,240 
335 
23,719 
$100,000 to $249,999 
354 
56,529 
328 
51,405 
$250,000 to $499,999 
166 
57,411 
110 
38,104 
$500,000 or more 
151 
372,365 
132 
304,397 
$500,000 to $999,999 
68 
48,183 
61 
42,823 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
52 
79,196 
47 
68,832 
$2,500,000 or more 
31 
244,986 
24 
192,742 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
2,577 
(X) 
2,746 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
22,350 
(X) 
15,142 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.8 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
975 
210 
1,052 
220 
$500 to $999 
456 
290 
546 
351 
$1,000 to $4,999 
732 
1,519 
754 
1,565 
$5,000 to $9,999 
149 
994 
155 
1,085 
$10,000 to $24,999 
133 
2,006 
130 
2,006 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
2,172 
55 
1,797 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
2,072 
30 
1,856 
$100,000 or more 
38 
13,087 
24 
6,262 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,987 
(X) 
1,545 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,783 
(X) 
7,711 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,112 
183 
715 
128 
$500 to $999 
224 
146 
226 
148 
$1,000 to $4,999 
407 
879 
365 
810 
$5,000 to $9,999 
90 
612 
100 
675 
$10,000 to $24,999 
90 
1,315 
85 
1,262 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
917 
29 
1,014 
$50,000 or more 
36 
11,731 
25 
3,674 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
1,392 
14 
1,011 
$100,000 or more 
14 
10,338 
11 
2,663 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
2,242 
(X) 
1,952 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,456 
(X) 
45,871 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
9.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
939 
197 
794 
162 
$500 to $999 
371 
242 
265 
179 
$1,000 to $4,999 
531 
1,172 
500 
1,087 
$5,000 to $9,999 
135 
915 
138 
905 
$10,000 to $24,999 
130 
2,017 
113 
1,736 
$25,000 or more 
136 
32,913 
142 
41,803 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
2,369 
58 
1,960 
$50,000 or more 
73 
30,543 
84 
39,843 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1,487 
(X) 
1,077 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,536 
(X) 
7,164 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
794 
289 
520 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
431 
961 
390 
787 
$5,000 to $9,999 
139 
845 
79 
503 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
1,219 
44 
727 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
769 
21 
705 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
484 
9 
633 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8 
918 
10 
1,493 
$250,000 or more 
3 
1,050 
4 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3 
1,050 
3 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
" 
- 
1 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
527 
(X) 
392 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,583 
(X) 
2,058 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
222 
87 
178 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
228 
493 
146 
265 
$5,000 to $9,999 
37 
223 
23 
138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
392 
26 
433 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
187 
13 
396 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
(D) 
4 
635 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,190 
(X) 
846 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,953 
(X) 
5,106 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
748 
256 
476 
133 
$1,000 to $4,999 
262 
585 
269 
537 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
575 
57 
368 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Connecticut 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
