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 
35 
515 
53 
855 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
1,379 
123 
4,594 
$50,000 to $99,999 
253 
19,883 
289 
20,817 
$100,000 to $249,999 
251 
37,900 
251 
33,872 
$250,000 or more 
92 
32,424 
14 
40,817 
$250,000 to $499,999 
89 
28,262 
8 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
4 
36,867 
Feed purchased farms 
1,602 
(X) 
1,426 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
503,159 
(X) 
416,368 
percent of total 
(X) 
51.2 
(X) 
50.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
131 
64 
203 
79 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
419 
1,114 
279 
653 
$5,000 to $9,999 
194 
1,325 
83 
565 
$10,000 to $24,999 
143 
1,966 
86 
1,348 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
1,327 
33 
1,052 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
1,839 
27 
1,953 
$100,000 or more 
645 
495,524 
715 
410,718 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
7,117 
117 
21,102 
$250,000 to $499,999 
214 
86,151 
231 
87,925 
$500,000 to $999,999 
238 
160,876 
296 
205,642 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
154 
241,380 
71 
96,049 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
2,358 
(X) 
2,473 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
30,861 
(X) 
20,685 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
717 
336 
971 
377 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
780 
1,882 
730 
1,739 
$5,000 to $9,999 
331 
2,168 
304 
2,112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
299 
4,474 
285 
4,185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
115 
3,973 
95 
3,311 
$50,000 or more 
116 
18,027 
88 
8,960 
Utilities farms 
1,850 
(X) 
1,539 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,595 
(X) 
13,032 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
253 
65 
246 
61 
$500 to $999 
221 
145 
121 
79 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
526 
1,164 
459 
1,131 
$5,000 to $9,999 
341 
2,462 
308 
2,199 
$10,000 to $24,999 
373 
5,703 
341 
5,168 
$25,000 or more 
136 
7,057 
64 
4,394 
$25,000 to $49,999 
96 
3,342 
45 
1,483 
$50,000 or more 
40 
3,715 
19 
2,912 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
2,085 
(X) 
2,331 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
40,061 
(X) 
27,954 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.1 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
397 
179 
617 
253 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
690 
1,566 
717 
1,791 
$5,000 to $9,999 
291 
2,090 
396 
2,691 
$10,000 to $24,999 
321 
4,849 
354 
5,461 
$25,000 to $49,999 
229 
7,787 
133 
4,427 
$50,000 or more 
157 
23,589 
114 
13,329 
$50,000 to $99,999 
84 
5,846 
80 
5,243 
$100,000 or more 
73 
17,743 
34 
8,086 
Hired farm labor farms 
898 
(X) 
647 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
50,307 
(X) 
36,460 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.1 
(X) 
4.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
60 
28 
96 
37 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
148 
390 
130 
306 
$5,000 to $9,999 
144 
1,024 
63 
430 
$10,000 to $24,999 
154 
2,483 
132 
2,219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
168 
5,543 
72 
2,496 
$50,000 to $99,999 
104 
7,143 
61 
4,312 
$100,000 or more 
120 
33,695 
93 
26,660 
$100,000 to $249,999 
85 
13,793 
63 
9,379 
$250,000 to $499,999 
23 
7,945 
22 
7,385 
$500,000 or more 
12 
1 1 ,957 
8 
9,895 
Contract labor farms 
247 
(X) 
178 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,147 
(X) 
3,569 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
10 
33 
(D) 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
61 
145 
79 
157 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
346 
26 
176 
$10,000 to $24,999 
61 
1,105 
9 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
963 
18 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
29 
3,577 
13 
2,475 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
1,097 
4 
274 
$100,000 or more 
13 
2,479 
9 
2,201 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
