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 
315 
4,838 
284 
4,596 
$25,000 to $49,999 
278 
10,234 
244 
8,623 
$50,000 to $99,999 
865 
67,245 
600 
44,698 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,119 
176,413 
1,342 
214,191 
$250,000 or more 
640 
563,407 
717 
550,605 
$250,000 to $499,999 
506 
163,275 
585 
195,437 
$500,000 to $999,999 
88 
58,104 
77 
50,371 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
46 
342,027 
55 
304,797 
Feed purchased farms 
26,118 
(X) 
26,287 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,913,851 
(X) 
2,121,379 
percent of total 
(X) 
38.9 
(X) 
35.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,737 
2,428 
6,689 
3,292 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,728 
26,335 
11,457 
27,405 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,404 
22,697 
2,915 
19,464 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,064 
29,939 
1,566 
22,255 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,313 
47,100 
368 
12,638 
$50,000 to $99,999 
466 
31,176 
405 
29,565 
$100,000 or more 
3,406 
2,754,177 
2,887 
2,006,759 
$100,000 to $249,999 
390 
66,016 
746 
120,097 
$250,000 to $499,999 
955 
365,817 
620 
222,907 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,128 
759,469 
856 
610,645 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
933 
1,562,875 
665 
1,053,111 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
40,396 
(X) 
46,952 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
346,738 
(X) 
301,942 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.6 
(X) 
5.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
19,693 
7,791 
25,147 
9,010 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,272 
26,408 
13,052 
28,319 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,517 
16,714 
3,039 
20,669 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,551 
39,986 
2,839 
44,327 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,751 
60,330 
1,612 
55,443 
$50,000 or more 
1,612 
195,509 
1,263 
144,173 
Utilities farms 
26,018 
(X) 
21,462 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
185,418 
(X) 
129,618 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,577 
1,973 
6,883 
1,723 
$500 to $999 
4,827 
3,216 
3,477 
2,293 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,519 
15,866 
6,300 
13,464 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,846 
12,572 
1,817 
12,655 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,545 
39,412 
1,960 
29,770 
$25,000 or more 
1,704 
112,379 
1,025 
69,712 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,065 
35,363 
622 
21,369 
$50,000 or more 
639 
77,016 
403 
48,343 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
33,039 
(X) 
43,940 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
340,286 
(X) 
306,086 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
5.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,923 
5,063 
18,610 
7,413 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,896 
28,437 
15,277 
34,144 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,583 
16,639 
3,972 
27,203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,857 
42,721 
3,690 
55,539 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,354 
46,670 
1,386 
47,664 
$50,000 or more 
1,426 
200,756 
1,005 
134,123 
$50,000 to $99,999 
857 
58,131 
648 
43,299 
$100,000 or more 
569 
142,625 
357 
90,825 
Hired farm labor farms 
12,258 
(X) 
10,225 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
447,136 
(X) 
361,419 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.0 
(X) 
6.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,338 
1,204 
2,705 
1,164 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,254 
7,522 
2,696 
6,079 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,226 
8,180 
923 
6,356 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,235 
37,163 
1,505 
24,532 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,499 
50,838 
1,060 
36,771 
$50,000 to $99,999 
906 
60,542 
693 
47,242 
$100,000 or more 
800 
281,686 
643 
239,274 
$100,000 to $249,999 
518 
77,760 
394 
58,047 
$250,000 to $499,999 
150 
51,284 
133 
46,655 
$500,000 or more 
132 
152,642 
116 
134,572 
Contract labor farms 
4,684 
(X) 
3,949 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
92,896 
(X) 
64,557 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
957 
474 
1,055 
485 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,668 
3,977 
1,417 
3,334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
558 
3,803 
494 
3,329 
$10,000 to $24,999 
764 
1 1 ,430 
549 
8,421 
$25,000 to $49,999 
333 
10,926 
204 
6,773 
$50,000 or more 
404 
62,286 
230 
42,215 
$50,000 to $99,999 
242 
15,626 
134 
8,711 
$100,000 or more 
162 
46,660 
96 
33,504 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
