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 
57 
816 
18 
255 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
600 
8 
297 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
365 
7 
504 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6 
706 
8 
1,204 
$250,000 or more 
3 
1,050 
3 
1,807 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3 
1,050 
2 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
" 
1 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
3,617 
(X) 
2,458 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
66,754 
(X) 
55,295 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.4 
(X) 
11.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
754 
337 
502 
242 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,526 
3,876 
1,075 
2,596 
$5,000 to $9,999 
535 
3,761 
367 
2,431 
$10,000 to $24,999 
432 
6,314 
276 
3,986 
$25,000 to $49,999 
199 
6,477 
107 
3,689 
$50,000 to $99,999 
90 
5,826 
65 
4,772 
$100,000 or more 
81 
40,165 
66 
37,579 
$100,000 to $249,999 
51 
7,576 
41 
6,304 
$250,000 to $499,999 
17 
6,306 
17 
5,474 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8 
5,344 
5 
3,397 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
5 
20,939 
3 
22,405 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
5,617 
(X) 
4,709 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,338 
(X) 
29,508 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
6.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,921 
1,094 
2,466 
922 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,877 
4,237 
1,464 
3,174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
377 
2,434 
350 
2,348 
$10,000 to $24,999 
210 
3,222 
267 
4,075 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
4,222 
84 
2,827 
$50,000 or more 
109 
22,128 
78 
16,162 
Utilities farms 
3,613 
(X) 
2,608 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,898 
(X) 
12,894 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
2.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,047 
239 
813 
189 
$500 to $999 
639 
439 
428 
284 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,369 
2,976 
848 
1,864 
$5,000 to $9,999 
275 
1,825 
255 
1,703 
$10,000 to $24,999 
181 
2,769 
177 
2,617 
$25,000 or more 
102 
7,650 
87 
6,237 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
1,679 
52 
1,775 
$50,000 or more 
50 
5,970 
35 
4,462 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
4,590 
(X) 
4,326 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
45,733 
(X) 
39,671 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.8 
(X) 
8.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,607 
672 
1,642 
683 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,098 
4,481 
1,611 
3,600 
$5,000 to $9,999 
380 
2,325 
452 
3,060 
$10,000 to $24,999 
229 
3,396 
340 
5,191 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
4,409 
149 
5,132 
$50,000 or more 
149 
30,450 
132 
22,004 
$50,000 to $99,999 
72 
4,941 
74 
4,875 
$100,000 or more 
77 
25,509 
58 
17,129 
Hired farm labor farms 
1,704 
(X) 
1,140 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
177,047 
(X) 
141,360 
percent of total 
(X) 
30.2 
(X) 
30.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
209 
106 
117 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
335 
724 
230 
528 
$5,000 to $9,999 
194 
1,242 
101 
657 
$10,000 to $24,999 
278 
4,595 
178 
2,781 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
6,023 
158 
5,553 
$50,000 to $99,999 
231 
15,436 
157 
10,743 
$100,000 or more 
280 
148,919 
199 
121,047 
$100,000 to $249,999 
173 
28,322 
115 
16,413 
$250,000 to $499,999 
43 
15,379 
38 
13,748 
$500,000 or more 
64 
105,218 
46 
90,886 
Contract labor farms 
407 
(X) 
274 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,030 
(X) 
8,744 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
74 
31 
60 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
134 
319 
95 
224 
$5,000 to $9,999 
72 
528 
38 
248 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65 
984 
36 
539 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
1,330 
26 
856 
$50,000 or more 
20 
2,840 
19 
6,852 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
462 
4 
322 
$100,000 or more 
14 
2,378 
15 
6,530 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
