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 
12,256 
(X) 
12,834 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,940,277 
(X) 
1,546,646 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
158,312 
(X) 
120,512 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,892 
5,314 
2,739 
7,695 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,017 
14,833 
2,326 
16,761 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,102 
49,751 
2,791 
45,097 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,671 
58,890 
1,580 
55,460 
$50,000 to $99,999 
987 
70,684 
1,049 
73,359 
$100,000 to $249,999 
952 
153,537 
973 
156,239 
$250,000 to $499,999 
552 
198,580 
602 
214,793 
$500,000 or more 
1,083 
1,388,686 
774 
977,241 
$500,000 to $999,999 
664 
472,874 
472 
326,062 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
331 
481,515 
252 
377,846 
$2,500,000 or more 
88 
434,297 
50 
273,333 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms 
6,233 
(X) 
7,287 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
144,207 
(X) 
98,320 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.4 
(X) 
6.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,078 
231 
1,658 
359 
$500 to $999 
662 
446 
997 
677 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,871 
4,451 
2,177 
5,097 
$5,000 to $9,999 
666 
4,671 
818 
5,724 
$10,000 to $24,999 
827 
12,597 
737 
1 1 ,335 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
14,631 
399 
13,844 
$50,000 to $99,999 
343 
23,294 
277 
19,273 
$100,000 or more 
371 
83,887 
224 
42,011 
Chemicals purchased farms 
5,960 
(X) 
5,724 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
78,148 
(X) 
50,845 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.0 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,955 
370 
2,090 
396 
$500 to $999 
657 
446 
716 
478 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,447 
3,372 
1,418 
3,344 
$5,000 to $9,999 
522 
3,626 
468 
3,205 
$10,000 to $24,999 
614 
9,551 
529 
8,270 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
13,398 
255 
8,791 
$50,000 or more 
384 
47,384 
248 
26,361 
$50,000 to $99,999 
206 
13,943 
158 
10,203 
$100,000 or more 
178 
33,442 
90 
16,159 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms 
5,560 
(X) 
5,749 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
116,385 
(X) 
75,021 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.0 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,251 
260 
1,555 
318 
$500 to $999 
558 
374 
683 
467 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,467 
3,575 
1,652 
3,952 
$5,000 to $9,999 
657 
4,569 
601 
4,186 
$10,000 to $24,999 
684 
10,682 
604 
9,468 
$25,000 or more 
943 
96,924 
654 
56,631 
$25,000 to $49,999 
421 
14,787 
344 
12,021 
$50,000 or more 
522 
82,138 
310 
44,609 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased farms 
3,184 
(X) 
3,087 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
161,816 
(X) 
171,246 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.3 
(X) 
11.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
907 
334 
801 
290 
$1,000 to $4,999 
863 
2,103 
958 
2,162 
$5,000 to $9,999 
293 
2,005 
265 
1,772 
$10,000 to $24,999 
228 
3,558 
230 
3,632 
$25,000 to $49,999 
163 
5,890 
195 
7,070 
$50,000 to $99,999 
299 
22,070 
303 
21,581 
$100,000 to $249,999 
330 
46,849 
247 
36,939 
$250,000 or more 
101 
79,007 
88 
97,799 
$250,000 to $499,999 
82 
27,389 
66 
20,537 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11 
7,869 
10 
6,342 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
8 
43,749 
12 
70,920 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased farms 
1,293 
(X) 
1,216 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
13,058 
(X) 
10,151 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
395 
172 
375 
159 
$1,000 to $4,999 
545 
1,211 
528 
1,114 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158 
1,071 
124 
824 
$10,000 to $24,999 
94 
1,469 
111 
1,764 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
1,437 
39 
1,276 
$50,000 to $99,999 
45 
2,853 
21 
1,379 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5 
765 
15 
2,010 
$250,000 or more 
9 
4,080 
3 
1,624 
$250,000 to $499,999 
7 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) farms 
2,296 
(X) 
2,236 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
148,758 
(X) 
161,095 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.7 
(X) 
10.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
760 
241 
682 
214 
$1,000 to $4,999 
453 
1,164 
533 
1,246 
$5,000 to $9,999 
150 
998 
146 
980 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maryland 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
