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 
58,695 
(X) 
60,938 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
9,117,075 
(X) 
6,280,596 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
155,330 
(X) 
103,065 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 1 ,589 
31,253 
17,682 
45,388 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,376 
68,721 
10,224 
73,820 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,804 
205,065 
11,697 
186,597 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,761 
241,134 
5,985 
211,907 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,146 
366,505 
4,468 
318,224 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,449 
870,505 
5,088 
818,073 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,331 
1,187,863 
2,932 
1 ,040,479 
$500,000 or more 
4,239 
6,146,030 
2,862 
3,586,108 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,362 
1,658,825 
1,782 
1,227,321 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,464 
2,163,147 
891 
1 ,284,880 
$2,500,000 or more 
413 
2,324,058 
189 
1,073,907 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
33,039 
(X) 
36,853 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,444,469 
(X) 
888,112 
percent of total 
(X) 
15.8 
(X) 
14.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,684 
852 
5,815 
1,371 
$500 to $999 
2,714 
1,856 
3,771 
2,633 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,995 
19,692 
9,785 
23,620 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,311 
23,261 
4,064 
28,864 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,733 
76,058 
4,977 
79,108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,530 
124,693 
3,423 
121,382 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,963 
208,228 
2,715 
187,721 
$100,000 or more 
4,109 
989,829 
2,303 
443,412 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
31,140 
(X) 
29,009 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
564,224 
(X) 
373,897 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
6.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,781 
1,508 
7,813 
1,493 
$500 to $999 
2,689 
1,834 
2,635 
1,826 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,309 
17,980 
7,271 
17,770 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,195 
22,441 
3,125 
21,816 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,282 
67,592 
3,835 
60,397 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,816 
97,822 
2,361 
81,331 
$50,000 or more 
3,068 
355,047 
1,969 
189,265 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,876 
127,496 
1,366 
93,813 
$100,000 or more 
1,192 
227,552 
603 
95,452 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
30,680 
(X) 
29,538 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
927,802 
(X) 
514,775 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.2 
(X) 
8.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,182 
907 
5,297 
1,214 
$500 to $999 
2,344 
1,633 
2,646 
1,858 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,092 
17,894 
7,990 
20,234 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,620 
25,529 
3,466 
24,596 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,732 
75,088 
4,434 
70,731 
$25,000 or more 
8,710 
806,751 
5,705 
396,142 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,266 
115,290 
2,838 
98,961 
$50,000 or more 
5,444 
691,461 
2,867 
297,181 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
14,009 
(X) 
11,645 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
508,824 
(X) 
511,239 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.6 
(X) 
8.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,825 
1,437 
3,340 
1,372 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,241 
12,402 
4,280 
9,593 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,557 
10,581 
1,155 
7,847 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,399 
21,130 
924 
14,429 
$25,000 to $49,999 
606 
21,712 
514 
18,284 
$50,000 to $99,999 
480 
32,374 
483 
34,375 
$100,000 to $249,999 
465 
73,191 
480 
76,957 
$250,000 or more 
436 
335,996 
469 
348,383 
$250,000 to $499,999 
235 
82,020 
244 
87,991 
$500,000 to $999,999 
131 
88,806 
130 
88,870 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
70 
165,170 
95 
171,522 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
6,826 
(X) 
5,669 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
84,804 
(X) 
57,350 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.9 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,723 
764 
1,627 
729 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,211 
7,534 
2,679 
5,853 
$5,000 to $9,999 
871 
5,877 
640 
4,281 
$10,000 to $24,999 
608 
8,816 
433 
6,467 
$25,000 to $49,999 
187 
6,292 
141 
4,794 
$50,000 to $99,999 
107 
6,680 
85 
5,760 
$100,000 to $249,999 
66 
10,028 
43 
6,885 
$250,000 or more 
53 
38,812 
21 
22,580 
$250,000 to $499,999 
31 
10,176 
11 
4,040 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
8,819 
5 
3,339 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
8 
19,817 
5 
15,201 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
9,346 
(X) 
7,398 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
424,019 
(X) 
453,890 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.7 
(X) 
7.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,230 
1,077 
2,554 
924 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,889 
6,747 
2,117 
4,705 
$5,000 to $9,999 
870 
5,915 
537 
3,647 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Indiana 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
