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 1 
farms 
42,257 
(X) 
47,846 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,488,510 
(X) 
5,982,253 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
177,213 
(X) 
125,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,866 
27,208 
14,413 
38,845 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,054 
58,375 
9,512 
68,453 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,766 
153,913 
10,390 
164,232 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,590 
161,112 
4,337 
150,572 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,438 
167,922 
2,294 
158,159 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,627 
261,472 
2,310 
384,309 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,615 
612,999 
1,545 
554,823 
$500,000 or more 
4,301 
6,045,510 
3,045 
4,462,860 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,368 
1,658,842 
1,451 
1,037,141 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,532 
2,381,072 
1,279 
1,996,002 
$2,500,000 or more 
401 
2,005,596 
315 
1,429,718 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
22,061 
(X) 
26,820 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
499,665 
(X) 
353,104 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.7 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,385 
1,014 
5,597 
1,318 
$500 to $999 
3,169 
2,118 
4,267 
2,886 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,843 
18,088 
9,586 
21,438 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,886 
12,737 
2,488 
16,672 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,600 
24,693 
1,998 
30,908 
$25,000 to $49,999 
849 
29,407 
1,232 
43,010 
$50,000 to $99,999 
899 
62,955 
835 
56,330 
$100,000 or more 
1,430 
348,653 
817 
180,542 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,334 
(X) 
20,092 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
398,050 
(X) 
250,881 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.3 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,624 
1,921 
9,648 
1,903 
$500 to $999 
2,900 
1,859 
2,600 
1,667 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,314 
9,184 
3,731 
7,809 
$5,000 to $9,999 
906 
6,224 
954 
6,391 
$10,000 to $24,999 
899 
13,848 
1,106 
17,602 
$25,000 to $49,999 
673 
23,609 
789 
27,342 
$50,000 or more 
2,018 
341,405 
1,264 
188,168 
$50,000 to $99,999 
941 
66,750 
627 
43,323 
$100,000 or more 
1,077 
274,655 
637 
144,844 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
14,842 
(X) 
14,517 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
295,102 
(X) 
184,635 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
3.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,259 
1,124 
5,296 
1,087 
$500 to $999 
2,066 
1,359 
2,166 
1,425 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,136 
6,597 
3,182 
6,945 
$5,000 to $9,999 
883 
5,923 
922 
6,298 
$10,000 to $24,999 
998 
15,391 
1,313 
20,960 
$25,000 or more 
2,500 
264,709 
1,638 
147,920 
$25,000 to $49,999 
732 
26,456 
780 
27,150 
$50,000 or more 
1,768 
238,252 
858 
120,770 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
10,995 
(X) 
10,114 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
927,465 
(X) 
871,341 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.4 
(X) 
14.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,417 
918 
2,263 
954 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,366 
7,973 
3,279 
7,234 
$5,000 to $9,999 
927 
6,293 
846 
5,703 
$10,000 to $24,999 
705 
10,743 
676 
10,563 
$25,000 to $49,999 
476 
17,067 
310 
10,797 
$50,000 to $99,999 
998 
76,035 
638 
47,398 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,421 
218,599 
1,369 
218,586 
$250,000 or more 
685 
589,839 
733 
570,106 
$250,000 to $499,999 
531 
171,338 
594 
199,068 
$500,000 to $999,999 
102 
67,313 
79 
51,972 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
52 
351,188 
60 
319,066 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
5,728 
(X) 
4,907 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
99,642 
(X) 
43,265 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,127 
524 
1,184 
573 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,650 
6,240 
2,498 
5,409 
$5,000 to $9,999 
729 
5,025 
619 
4,094 
$10,000 to $24,999 
515 
7,534 
424 
6,283 
$25,000 to $49,999 
228 
8,002 
90 
2,837 
$50,000 to $99,999 
170 
11,593 
43 
2,986 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
37,154 
36 
4,807 
$250,000 or more 
42 
23,570 
13 
16,276 
$250,000 to $499,999 
26 
8,116 
7 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10 
6,576 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6 
8,878 
5 
12,884 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,714 
(X) 
6,399 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
827,823 
(X) 
828,076 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.1 
(X) 
13.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,920 
616 
1,668 
600 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,242 
2,844 
1,229 
2,702 
$5,000 to $9,999 
335 
2,227 
315 
2,061 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Georgian 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
