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 
2,451 
(X) 
2,546 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
981,803 
(X) 
823,103 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
400,572 
(X) 
323,293 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
274 
781 
545 
1,335 
$5,000 to $9,999 
300 
2,162 
299 
2,195 
$10,000 to $24,999 
409 
6,592 
373 
5,947 
$25,000 to $49,999 
270 
9,761 
200 
7,085 
$50,000 to $99,999 
183 
12,878 
159 
1 1 ,028 
$100,000 to $249,999 
179 
28,570 
162 
28,328 
$250,000 to $499,999 
160 
58,322 
199 
75,705 
$500,000 or more 
676 
862,738 
609 
691,480 
$500,000 to $999,999 
380 
267,612 
374 
273,189 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
243 
376,889 
217 
296,819 
$2,500,000 or more 
53 
218,236 
18 
121,472 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
1,210 
(X) 
1,414 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
52,806 
(X) 
35,665 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.4 
(X) 
4.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
133 
33 
272 
60 
$500 to $999 
87 
59 
156 
102 
$1,000 to $4,999 
375 
901 
443 
1,129 
$5,000 to $9,999 
135 
955 
135 
908 
$10,000 to $24,999 
139 
2,319 
134 
2,098 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113 
3,852 
92 
3,139 
$50,000 to $99,999 
78 
5,286 
92 
6,349 
$100,000 or more 
150 
39,401 
90 
21,880 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,313 
(X) 
1,309 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
32,280 
(X) 
23,147 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
271 
55 
301 
61 
$500 to $999 
144 
95 
141 
97 
$1,000 to $4,999 
355 
803 
412 
942 
$5,000 to $9,999 
119 
852 
106 
725 
$10,000 to $24,999 
187 
3,028 
158 
2,466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
2,791 
74 
2,669 
$50,000 or more 
158 
24,657 
117 
16,186 
$50,000 to $99,999 
66 
4,475 
70 
4,602 
$100,000 or more 
92 
20,182 
47 
11,585 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
1,116 
(X) 
1,282 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
35,275 
(X) 
25,271 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
3.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
153 
39 
233 
54 
$500 to $999 
98 
64 
122 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
265 
663 
422 
988 
$5,000 to $9,999 
137 
976 
147 
1,006 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
3,127 
157 
2,412 
$25,000 or more 
277 
30,405 
201 
20,723 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
4,020 
96 
3,328 
$50,000 or more 
161 
26,385 
105 
17,396 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
947 
(X) 
981 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
94,265 
(X) 
102,328 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.6 
(X) 
12.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
91 
34 
107 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
112 
297 
89 
230 
$5,000 to $9,999 
37 
250 
34 
223 
$10,000 to $24,999 
52 
724 
67 
1,020 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
1,896 
125 
4,656 
$50,000 to $99,999 
258 
20,101 
292 
21,041 
$100,000 to $249,999 
255 
38,489 
253 
34,074 
$250,000 or more 
92 
32,475 
14 
41,049 
$250,000 to $499,999 
89 
28,313 
7 
2,093 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
3 
2,089 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
4 
36,867 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
151 
(X) 
131 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,871 
(X) 
1,043 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
22 
9 
48 
(D) 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
62 
156 
52 
116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
167 
10 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
19 
228 
12 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
557 
4 
147 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2 
(D) 
3 
432 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
842 
(X) 
899 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
92,394 
(X) 
101,284 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.4 
(X) 
12.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
90 
30 
86 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
72 
193 
57 
134 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
70 
26 
167 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
- State Data 
Delaware 1 1 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
