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 
24,102 
371 ,866 
17,664 
273,161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12,743 
446,174 
12,964 
464,151 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13,623 
982,409 
15,121 
1,078,629 
$100,000 to $249,999 
19,834 
3,183,802 
21,069 
3,330,769 
$250,000 or more 
18,547 
31,775,021 
18,388 
28,909,542 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10,035 
3,427,364 
9,406 
3,261,322 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,768 
3,251,973 
5,014 
3,426,206 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,744 
25,095,684 
3,968 
22,222,014 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,255,704 
(X) 
1,135,968 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
75,706,467 
(X) 
49,095,106 
percent of total 
(X) 
23.0 
(X) 
20.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
233,420 
116,144 
276,754 
134,022 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
521,324 
1 ,294,236 
489,852 
1,179,110 
$5,000 to $9,999 
189,353 
1 ,280,335 
145,865 
980,402 
$10,000 to $24,999 
137,323 
2,018,257 
99,463 
1 ,488,804 
$25,000 to $49,999 
67,596 
2,370,693 
39,387 
1 ,359,442 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37,427 
2,588,011 
27,007 
1 ,873,688 
$100,000 or more 
69,261 
66,038,790 
57,640 
42,079,638 
$100,000 to $249,999 
27,085 
4,197,955 
23,472 
3,688,690 
$250,000 to $499,999 
15,247 
5,480,091 
13,792 
4,902,567 
$500,000 to $999,999 
13,496 
9,490,471 
1 1 ,774 
8,180,867 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
13,433 
46,870,273 
8,602 
25,307,514 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1,987,747 
(X) 
2,148,806 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,573,188 
(X) 
12,912,179 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
5.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
890,927 
345,709 
1,060,249 
389,630 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
640,319 
1,441,430 
644,296 
1,454,385 
$5,000 to $9,999 
165,939 
1,107,717 
176,711 
1,210,387 
$10,000 to $24,999 
154,232 
2,378,613 
159,613 
2,444,200 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72,414 
2,482,956 
64,765 
2,200,834 
$50,000 or more 
63,916 
8,816,762 
43,172 
5,212,742 
Utilities 
farms 
1 ,352,944 
(X) 
1,102,530 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,261,978 
(X) 
5,917,615 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
358,735 
90,303 
319,496 
77,651 
$500 to $999 
243,358 
164,152 
187,064 
125,516 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
509,556 
1,127,882 
402,839 
897,172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
111,815 
750,797 
94,098 
636,868 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79,488 
1,189,369 
63,720 
946,076 
$25,000 or more 
49,992 
4,939,474 
35,313 
3,234,332 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26,481 
897,955 
19,269 
654,485 
$50,000 or more 
23,511 
4,041,519 
16,044 
2,579,847 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
1,662,710 
(X) 
1,992,234 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
18,868,185 
(X) 
15,896,723 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
6.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
545,470 
226,659 
781,234 
311,565 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
635,130 
1 ,428,477 
697,083 
1,593,073 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158,494 
1,050,791 
203,187 
1,386,239 
$10,000 to $24,999 
165,639 
2,561,073 
186,784 
2,850,769 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83,557 
2,863,674 
73,014 
2,483,098 
$50,000 or more 
74,420 
10,737,511 
50,932 
7,271 ,980 
$50,000 to $99,999 
45,680 
3,088,848 
32,460 
2,175,746 
$100,000 or more 
28,740 
7,648,663 
18,472 
5,096,233 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
(X) 
482,186 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
26,986,669 
(X) 
21,877,661 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.2 
(X) 
9.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
125,440 
58,506 
133,450 
55,806 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
155,824 
370,575 
128,812 
296,222 
$5,000 to $9,999 
59,315 
404,785 
45,178 
310,084 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80,767 
1,307,812 
62,944 
1,010,191 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60,262 
2,081,856 
44,532 
1,552,151 
$50,000 to $99,999 
40,640 
2,776,370 
31,406 
2,153,566 
$100,000 or more 
44,221 
19,986,765 
35,864 
16,499,641 
$100,000 to $249,999 
26,836 
4,011,859 
21,237 
3,209,259 
$250,000 to $499,999 
9,156 
3,148,567 
7,674 
2,633,567 
$500,000 or more 
8,229 
12,826,338 
6,953 
10,656,815 
Contract labor 
farms 
217,322 
(X) 
182,701 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,473,989 
(X) 
4,514,166 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50,514 
24,379 
49,657 
23,261 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
77,168 
187,062 
66,104 
154,932 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29,377 
199,415 
23,128 
156,699 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30,683 
472,920 
22,821 
347,567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,802 
470,250 
9,730 
334,449 
$50,000 or more 
15,778 
5,119,963 
11,261 
3,497,258 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,700 
516,607 
5,425 
370,081 
$100,000 or more 
8,078 
4,603,356 
5,836 
3,127,178 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 United States 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
