Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
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 
149 
2,293 
120 
1,855 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
4,230 
162 
6,021 
$50,000 to $99,999 
251 
19,027 
277 
19,900 
$100,000 to $249,999 
324 
45,930 
232 
34,955 
$250,000 or more 
93 
74,877 
84 
95,926 
$250,000 to $499,999 
77 
25,432 
64 
20,014 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8 
5,746 
8 
4,992 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
8 
43,699 
12 
70,920 
Feed purchased farms 
7,133 
(X) 
6,474 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
629,143 
(X) 
456,411 
percent of total 
(X) 
32.4 
(X) 
29.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,214 
587 
1,297 
620 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,734 
6,939 
2,293 
5,634 
$5,000 to $9,999 
979 
6,610 
928 
6,303 
$10,000 to $24,999 
760 
10,880 
641 
9,776 
$25,000 to $49,999 
319 
11,362 
246 
8,679 
$50,000 to $99,999 
208 
14,758 
233 
16,889 
$100,000 or more 
919 
578,008 
836 
408,511 
$100,000 to $249,999 
238 
38,614 
290 
48,551 
$250,000 to $499,999 
249 
94,462 
282 
99,946 
$500,000 to $999,999 
301 
198,314 
176 
120,221 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
131 
246,618 
88 
139,793 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
11,692 
(X) 
12,548 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
86,919 
(X) 
67,511 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
4.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,167 
2,133 
6,101 
2,305 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,838 
8,656 
3,822 
8,388 
$5,000 to $9,999 
962 
6,496 
1,159 
8,019 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,002 
15,555 
876 
13,341 
$25,000 to $49,999 
374 
12,789 
385 
13,191 
$50,000 or more 
349 
41,292 
205 
22,267 
Utilities farms 
7,682 
(X) 
6,648 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
46,876 
(X) 
35,814 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,934 
457 
1,715 
401 
$500 to $999 
1,224 
831 
958 
648 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,700 
6,021 
2,317 
5,244 
$5,000 to $9,999 
698 
4,885 
733 
5,054 
$10,000 to $24,999 
744 
1 1 ,440 
687 
10,282 
$25,000 or more 
382 
23,241 
238 
14,185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
266 
8,537 
178 
6,038 
$50,000 or more 
116 
14,704 
60 
8,147 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
10,134 
(X) 
11,850 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
116,019 
(X) 
110,024 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.0 
(X) 
7.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,874 
1,288 
3,849 
1,601 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,079 
9,288 
4,197 
9,739 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,003 
6,528 
1,425 
9,652 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,045 
16,067 
1,432 
22,071 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
19,561 
550 
18,761 
$50,000 or more 
550 
63,287 
397 
48,199 
$50,000 to $99,999 
335 
22,414 
266 
18,218 
$100,000 or more 
215 
40,873 
131 
29,981 
Hired farm labor farms 
3,536 
(X) 
3,058 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
179,692 
(X) 
151,232 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.3 
(X) 
9.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
542 
273 
633 
277 
$1,000 to $4,999 
802 
1,869 
679 
1,629 
$5,000 to $9,999 
386 
2,713 
298 
1,984 
$10,000 to $24,999 
640 
10,279 
498 
8,036 
$25,000 to $49,999 
479 
16,722 
337 
11,777 
$50,000 to $99,999 
303 
20,721 
313 
21,656 
$100,000 or more 
384 
127,114 
300 
105,873 
$100,000 to $249,999 
248 
35,767 
193 
27,370 
$250,000 to $499,999 
83 
28,470 
56 
19,344 
$500,000 or more 
53 
62,876 
51 
59,158 
Contract labor farms 
979 
(X) 
876 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,863 
(X) 
12,131 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
97 
218 
106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
838 
338 
754 
$5,000 to $9,999 
125 
836 
114 
776 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159 
2,665 
122 
1,935 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
3,098 
44 
1,493 
$50,000 or more 
54 
8,329 
40 
7,067 
$50,000 to $99,999 
33 
2,180 
22 
1,505 
$100,000 or more 
21 
6,149 
18 
5,562 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
