Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses ' 
farms 
24,816 
(X) 
25,349 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,642,131 
(X) 
4,604,040 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
267,655 
(X) 
181,626 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,613 
15,031 
7,331 
19,174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,366 
31,469 
4,616 
33,405 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,290 
84,201 
5,201 
82,623 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,833 
99,816 
2,621 
91,101 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,858 
130,649 
1,718 
122,506 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,083 
333,513 
1,641 
261,165 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,093 
380,956 
828 
289,246 
$500,000 or more 
1,680 
5,566,498 
1,393 
3,704,821 
$500,000 to $999,999 
718 
507,447 
601 
426,132 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
545 
862,004 
478 
740,254 
$2,500,000 or more 
417 
4,197,047 
314 
2,538,435 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
11,413 
(X) 
11,049 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
593,119 
(X) 
370,237 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.9 
(X) 
8.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,491 
519 
2,986 
647 
$500 to $999 
1,251 
841 
1,300 
881 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,678 
6,294 
2,574 
5,894 
$5,000 to $9,999 
988 
6,880 
954 
6,597 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,201 
19,381 
1,062 
16,811 
$25,000 to $49,999 
919 
32,829 
723 
25,057 
$50,000 to $99,999 
759 
52,625 
635 
43,921 
$100,000 or more 
1,126 
473,750 
815 
270,431 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
13,407 
(X) 
1 1 ,849 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
267,849 
(X) 
160,030 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.0 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,173 
1,165 
6,000 
1,134 
$500 to $999 
1,474 
960 
1,301 
837 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,464 
5,608 
2,076 
4,589 
$5,000 to $9,999 
816 
5,576 
656 
4,466 
$10,000 to $24,999 
981 
15,194 
719 
1 1 ,078 
$25,000 to $49,999 
535 
18,667 
374 
12,850 
$50,000 or more 
964 
220,679 
723 
125,076 
$50,000 to $99,999 
417 
28,858 
344 
24,156 
$100,000 or more 
547 
191,821 
379 
100,920 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
9,235 
(X) 
7,693 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
252,294 
(X) 
147,784 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.8 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,211 
441 
2,088 
438 
$500 to $999 
912 
622 
988 
675 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,494 
6,065 
2,105 
4,921 
$5,000 to $9,999 
889 
6,134 
702 
4,866 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,156 
18,184 
779 
12,032 
$25,000 or more 
1,573 
220,847 
1,031 
124,852 
$25,000 to $49,999 
602 
20,565 
418 
14,299 
$50,000 or more 
971 
200,282 
613 
110,553 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
7,669 
(X) 
6,598 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
633,046 
(X) 
584,795 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.5 
(X) 
12.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,947 
703 
1,640 
689 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,101 
7,680 
2,800 
6,506 
$5,000 to $9,999 
974 
6,618 
765 
5,099 
$10,000 to $24,999 
738 
1 1 ,322 
587 
8,655 
$25,000 to $49,999 
358 
12,779 
211 
7,210 
$50,000 to $99,999 
230 
14,869 
204 
13,990 
$100,000 to $249,999 
143 
21,378 
166 
26,819 
$250,000 or more 
178 
557,698 
225 
515,828 
$250,000 to $499,999 
74 
24,828 
86 
29,588 
$500,000 to $999,999 
35 
22,954 
62 
41,833 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
69 
509,916 
77 
444,408 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,155 
(X) 
3,473 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
102,481 
(X) 
128,710 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
746 
304 
736 
313 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,851 
4,590 
1,586 
3,633 
$5,000 to $9,999 
594 
3,989 
443 
2,882 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
462 
6,988 
360 
5,250 
$25,000 to $49,999 
246 
8,690 
103 
3,468 
$50,000 to $99,999 
168 
9,817 
100 
6,767 
$100,000 to $249,999 
47 
7,253 
76 
1 1 ,624 
$250,000 or more 
41 
60,850 
69 
94,774 
$250,000 to $499,999 
14 
4,525 
29 
9,698 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11 
6,778 
13 
8,648 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
16 
49,548 
27 
76,428 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,718 
(X) 
4,074 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
530,564 
(X) 
456,085 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.0 
(X) 
9.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,742 
593 
1,402 
547 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,790 
4,202 
1,579 
3,592 
$5,000 to $9,999 
441 
2,991 
338 
2,231 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Idaho 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
