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 
613 
9,558 
408 
5,996 
$25,000 to $49,999 
232 
8,001 
219 
7,660 
$50,000 to $99,999 
209 
14,596 
195 
13,657 
$100,000 to $249,999 
212 
34,171 
267 
43,665 
$250,000 or more 
306 
920,617 
363 
997,455 
$250,000 to $499,999 
130 
45,580 
147 
51,079 
$500,000 to $999,999 
88 
60,133 
94 
63,279 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
88 
814,904 
122 
883,096 
Feed purchased farms 
30,014 
(X) 
29,596 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,069,374 
(X) 
4,274,263 
percent of total 
(X) 
17.1 
(X) 
15.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,965 
2,452 
4,708 
2,265 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,226 
29,098 
11,437 
30,079 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,293 
36,360 
5,642 
38,051 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,124 
58,474 
3,849 
57,106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,336 
45,958 
1,233 
41,390 
$50,000 to $99,999 
706 
47,367 
559 
37,650 
$100,000 or more 
2,364 
5,849,665 
2,168 
4,067,721 
$100,000 to $249,999 
596 
92,893 
408 
65,368 
$250,000 to $499,999 
330 
118,673 
312 
109,837 
$500,000 to $999,999 
295 
215,749 
448 
323,852 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,143 
5,422,351 
1,000 
3,568,665 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
70,844 
(X) 
78,163 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,552,328 
(X) 
1,124,340 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.4 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30,541 
10,868 
35,171 
12,039 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21,433 
48,622 
23,094 
52,475 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,880 
38,754 
6,762 
45,722 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,302 
82,330 
5,958 
91,694 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,745 
96,381 
2,902 
100,539 
$50,000 or more 
4,943 
1,275,372 
4,276 
821,871 
Utilities farms 
60,680 
(X) 
55,511 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,684,343 
(X) 
1,231,547 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
4.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,035 
2,227 
8,309 
2,064 
$500 to $999 
7,669 
5,173 
7,093 
4,833 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23,136 
54,003 
20,563 
47,719 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,220 
42,001 
6,377 
43,479 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,055 
95,121 
5,759 
88,655 
$25,000 or more 
8,565 
1,485,818 
7,410 
1,044,797 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,178 
109,821 
3,031 
105,625 
$50,000 or more 
5,387 
1,375,997 
4,379 
939,172 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
63,106 
(X) 
74,487 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,042,434 
(X) 
1,782,730 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.8 
(X) 
6.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
19,133 
7,668 
24,294 
9,625 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22,801 
51,616 
25,796 
58,512 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,224 
41,015 
8,010 
53,871 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,970 
91,518 
7,451 
112,259 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,091 
108,702 
3,341 
116,858 
$50,000 or more 
5,887 
1,741,916 
5,595 
1,431,605 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,354 
161,951 
2,422 
166,174 
$100,000 or more 
3,533 
1,579,964 
3,173 
1,265,431 
Hired farm labor farms 
33,955 
(X) 
29,661 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,877,973 
(X) 
5,015,513 
percent of total 
(X) 
16.6 
(X) 
18.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,251 
1,576 
3,520 
1,599 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,429 
16,095 
5,934 
14,744 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,608 
25,152 
2,595 
17,810 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,038 
81,937 
4,242 
68,693 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,500 
156,551 
3,337 
117,748 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,511 
243,858 
3,173 
222,221 
$100,000 or more 
7,618 
5,352,804 
6,860 
4,572,698 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,496 
539,786 
3,248 
511,957 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,839 
645,023 
1,639 
571,585 
$500,000 or more 
2,283 
4,167,995 
1,973 
3,489,157 
Contract labor farms 
25,067 
(X) 
22,586 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,378,012 
(X) 
2,265,515 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.5 
(X) 
8.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,190 
1,133 
2,231 
1,134 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,812 
15,040 
5,688 
14,577 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,403 
23,486 
3,233 
22,405 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,422 
69,366 
4,141 
65,311 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,941 
103,112 
2,447 
85,757 
$50,000 or more 
6,299 
3,165,876 
4,846 
2,076,332 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,360 
161,931 
1,918 
133,460 
$100,000 or more 
3,939 
3,003,945 
2,928 
1,942,871 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
