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 
94 
1,421 
51 
770 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
1,197 
16 
547 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
1,363 
11 
743 
$100,000 to $249,999 
23 
3,637 
14 
1,930 
$250,000 or more 
36 
136,155 
31 
263,272 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10 
3,207 
23 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11 
6,479 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
15 
126,469 
7 
254,359 
Feed purchased farms 
16,346 
(X) 
12,611 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
795,229 
(X) 
617,035 
percent of total 
(X) 
24.4 
(X) 
22.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,233 
1,251 
2,135 
1,123 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,501 
21,537 
6,877 
17,449 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,172 
20,950 
2,185 
14,506 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,810 
24,804 
949 
13,519 
$25,000 to $49,999 
302 
10,370 
203 
6,726 
$50,000 to $99,999 
166 
11,012 
110 
7,514 
$100,000 or more 
162 
705,304 
152 
556,197 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
9,889 
47 
7,057 
$250,000 to $499,999 
8 
2,895 
12 
3,884 
$500,000 to $999,999 
15 
12,820 
18 
12,290 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
75 
679,700 
75 
532,966 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
18,575 
(X) 
15,143 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
189,338 
(X) 
146,118 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.8 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,695 
3,271 
6,809 
2,567 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,406 
18,477 
5,969 
13,105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,094 
6,806 
1,130 
7,362 
$10,000 to $24,999 
600 
8,650 
540 
8,078 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
10,220 
283 
10,013 
$50,000 or more 
485 
141,913 
412 
104,993 
Utilities farms 
8,986 
(X) 
7,559 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
156,545 
(X) 
104,463 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
3.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,206 
528 
2,678 
589 
$500 to $999 
1,720 
1,157 
1,541 
1,018 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,408 
7,333 
2,168 
4,566 
$5,000 to $9,999 
571 
3,820 
363 
2,465 
$10,000 to $24,999 
462 
7,211 
318 
4,965 
$25,000 or more 
619 
136,495 
491 
90,860 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
7,551 
128 
4,652 
$50,000 or more 
406 
128,944 
363 
86,208 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
1 1 ,775 
(X) 
12,018 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
179,001 
(X) 
144,191 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.5 
(X) 
5.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,925 
1,978 
6,434 
2,144 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,978 
10,449 
3,465 
7,265 
$5,000 to $9,999 
536 
3,478 
849 
5,412 
$10,000 to $24,999 
564 
8,404 
576 
8,523 
$25,000 to $49,999 
293 
10,135 
245 
8,448 
$50,000 or more 
479 
144,558 
449 
112,400 
$50,000 to $99,999 
177 
1 1 ,776 
167 
1 1 ,447 
$100,000 or more 
302 
132,782 
282 
100,954 
Hired farm labor farms 
4,851 
(X) 
3,200 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
459,771 
(X) 
380,491 
percent of total 
(X) 
14.1 
(X) 
13.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,187 
574 
1,190 
399 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,206 
2,578 
567 
1,232 
$5,000 to $9,999 
418 
2,838 
189 
1,290 
$10,000 to $24,999 
685 
10,293 
305 
4,816 
$25,000 to $49,999 
408 
13,781 
270 
9,580 
$50,000 to $99,999 
349 
25,258 
193 
13,822 
$100,000 or more 
598 
404,449 
486 
349,350 
$100,000 to $249,999 
311 
46,143 
201 
32,233 
$250,000 to $499,999 
134 
47,704 
131 
44,587 
$500,000 or more 
153 
310,602 
154 
272,530 
Contract labor farms 
1,808 
(X) 
964 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
97,429 
(X) 
76,645 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
367 
160 
257 
110 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
588 
1,388 
263 
651 
$5,000 to $9,999 
239 
1,632 
108 
738 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
4,565 
134 
2,083 
$25,000 to $49,999 
127 
4,569 
70 
2,378 
$50,000 or more 
191 
85,115 
132 
70,685 
$50,000 to $99,999 
103 
7,420 
45 
3,054 
$100,000 or more 
88 
77,695 
87 
67,630 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
