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 ' 
farms 
2,109,303 
(X) 
2,204,792 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
328,939,354 
(X) 
241,113,666 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
155,947 
(X) 
109,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
474,335 
1,249,171 
644,719 
1,655,720 
$5,000 to $9,999 
373,733 
2,719,976 
403,952 
2,916,158 
$10,000 to $24,999 
480,847 
7,683,101 
459,374 
7,302,343 
$25,000 to $49,999 
243,065 
8,581,697 
224,454 
7,889,886 
$50,000 to $99,999 
163,761 
11,565,347 
153,001 
10,838,004 
$100,000 to $249,999 
158,312 
25,436,766 
152,309 
24,360,578 
$250,000 to $499,999 
92,065 
32,702,576 
80,173 
28,206,925 
$500,000 or more 
123,185 
239,000,719 
86,810 
157,944,051 
$500,000 to $999,999 
65,624 
46,081,896 
48,097 
33,642,494 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
42,012 
62,845,268 
28,358 
42,316,707 
$2,500,000 or more 
15,549 
130,073,555 
10,355 
81,984,849 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
1,011,896 
(X) 
1,148,218 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
28,532,713 
(X) 
18,107,194 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.7 
(X) 
7.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
170,639 
37,254 
226,075 
51,543 
$500 to $999 
109,760 
74,809 
146,916 
100,835 
$1,000 to $4,999 
302,067 
716,518 
361,940 
845,892 
$5,000 to $9,999 
102,260 
706,267 
120,976 
834,074 
$10,000 to $24,999 
118,214 
1,860,057 
128,570 
2,010,462 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75,295 
2,651,334 
74,633 
2,606,599 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61,945 
4,308,627 
51,569 
3,539,258 
$100,000 or more 
71,716 
18,177,846 
37,539 
8,118,531 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
999,806 
(X) 
918,604 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,459,840 
(X) 
10,074,914 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
369,489 
69,951 
363,791 
68,141 
$500 to $999 
108,820 
71 ,732 
101,325 
66,773 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
215,155 
501,154 
200,968 
469,643 
$5,000 to $9,999 
78,770 
544,422 
74,975 
516,869 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
96,534 
1,517,907 
87,810 
1 ,371 ,239 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59,485 
2,064,601 
46,594 
1 ,597,703 
$50,000 or more 
71,553 
11,690,073 
43,141 
5,984,544 
$50,000 to $99,999 
39,683 
2,713,567 
25,974 
1,754,115 
$100,000 or more 
31 ,870 
8,976,506 
17,167 
4,230,429 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
829,089 
(X) 
775,893 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
19,492,750 
(X) 
11,740,521 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.9 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
208,000 
42,982 
214,856 
44,031 
$500 to $999 
84,941 
57,093 
87,308 
59,180 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,913 
438,268 
192,154 
460,175 
$5,000 to $9,999 
80,714 
562,877 
78,764 
551,183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
104,246 
1,646,583 
94,698 
1,496,210 
$25,000 or more 
167,275 
16,744,946 
108,113 
9,129,742 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67,893 
2,382,370 
56,320 
1,959,350 
$50,000 or more 
99,382 
14,362,576 
51,793 
7,170,392 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
545,100 
(X) 
490,819 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
41,586,018 
(X) 
38,003,682 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.6 
(X) 
15.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
135,380 
50,411 
124,612 
50,125 
$1,000 to $4,999 
193,701 
468,914 
181,802 
415,611 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64,784 
441,796 
53,636 
364,796 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
58,251 
892,933 
43,805 
666,559 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25,858 
897,456 
22,469 
787,765 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22,354 
1,534,705 
20,299 
1 ,432,045 
$100,000 to $249,999 
24,235 
3,842,983 
24,183 
3,794,351 
$250,000 or more 
20,537 
33,456,821 
20,013 
30,492,430 
$250,000 to $499,999 
11,188 
3,818,341 
10,282 
3,558,871 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,243 
3,570,055 
5,407 
3,691,579 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,106 
26,068,425 
4,324 
23,241,980 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
313,266 
(X) 
278,572 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,416,439 
(X) 
3,599,873 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
60,995 
27,156 
62,767 
28,757 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
138,307 
334,094 
129,211 
291,766 
$5,000 to $9,999 
44,194 
298,813 
36,423 
245,581 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
39,032 
588,321 
29,163 
435,262 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14,243 
487,660 
10,672 
361,181 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10,491 
642,474 
5,544 
372,762 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4,243 
624,724 
3,287 
479,333 
$250,000 or more 
1,761 
1,413,197 
1,505 
1,385,231 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,065 
356,858 
831 
276,556 
$500,000 to $999,999 
406 
270,618 
359 
239,095 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
290 
785,721 
315 
869,580 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
313,194 
(X) 
279,155 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,169,579 
(X) 
34,403,809 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.3 
(X) 
14.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
112,443 
36,066 
95,601 
33,118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
86,644 
202,981 
77,406 
173,027 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25,258 
171,260 
20,942 
141,412 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
