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 
777 
12,121 
452 
7,010 
$25,000 to $49,999 
381 
13,693 
367 
12,989 
$50,000 to $99,999 
347 
24,472 
395 
27,949 
$100,000 to $249,999 
404 
63,986 
439 
69,771 
$250,000 or more 
607 
484,030 
542 
405,198 
$250,000 to $499,999 
308 
105,954 
282 
98,756 
$500,000 to $999,999 
178 
124,028 
173 
122,855 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
121 
254,048 
87 
183,587 
Feed purchased farms 
24,338 
(X) 
23,374 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,246,112 
(X) 
705,155 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.3 
(X) 
7.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,189 
2,073 
5,589 
2,662 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
9,241 
22,797 
9,713 
23,575 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,702 
25,272 
3,017 
20,253 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,032 
44,631 
2,211 
33,367 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,602 
56,697 
940 
31,949 
$50,000 to $99,999 
903 
62,519 
731 
52,042 
$100,000 or more 
1,669 
1,032,123 
1,173 
541,307 
$100,000 to $249,999 
813 
129,707 
618 
98,537 
$250,000 to $499,999 
406 
139,682 
294 
102,867 
$500,000 to $999,999 
240 
161,553 
158 
107,380 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
210 
601,180 
103 
232,523 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
68,361 
(X) 
74,841 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
736,736 
(X) 
562,346 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.5 
(X) 
6.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
24,556 
9,597 
31,154 
10,938 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,876 
44,324 
19,944 
47,984 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,763 
52,996 
8,204 
57,623 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,324 
147,511 
9,743 
151,379 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,695 
160,519 
3,939 
132,850 
$50,000 or more 
3,147 
321,790 
1,857 
161,572 
Utilities farms 
48,102 
(X) 
37,566 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
199,753 
(X) 
141,827 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,942 
2,279 
7,305 
1,850 
$500 to $999 
7,697 
5,293 
5,542 
3,776 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,908 
51,860 
17,781 
41,062 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,639 
37,345 
4,094 
26,995 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,833 
40,589 
2,246 
32,560 
$25,000 or more 
1,083 
62,387 
598 
35,584 
$25,000 to $49,999 
718 
23,647 
379 
12,670 
$50,000 or more 
365 
38,740 
219 
22,913 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
58,721 
(X) 
68,871 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
773,786 
(X) 
591,737 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
6.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,980 
6,027 
23,133 
8,688 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,907 
42,195 
20,673 
49,667 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,138 
48,103 
8,605 
60,034 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,726 
153,358 
10,421 
161,307 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,610 
190,934 
4,153 
140,440 
$50,000 or more 
3,360 
333,169 
1,886 
171,601 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,465 
165,389 
1,469 
96,884 
$100,000 or more 
895 
167,780 
417 
74,717 
Hired farm labor farms 
20,222 
(X) 
16,369 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
594,616 
(X) 
483,699 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.4 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,304 
1,983 
4,080 
1,637 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,559 
13,264 
4,391 
10,409 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,350 
16,182 
1,854 
12,778 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,913 
46,959 
2,422 
38,859 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,347 
82,496 
1,683 
57,599 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,587 
108,235 
1,098 
74,592 
$100,000 or more 
1,162 
325,497 
841 
287,824 
$100,000 to $249,999 
861 
124,770 
590 
85,992 
$250,000 to $499,999 
196 
66,082 
145 
49,569 
$500,000 or more 
105 
134,645 
106 
152,263 
Contract labor farms 
3,796 
(X) 
3,043 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,835 
(X) 
20,393 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,046 
505 
997 
443 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,462 
3,450 
1,199 
2,769 
$5,000 to $9,999 
520 
3,540 
358 
2,363 
$10,000 to $24,999 
463 
7,289 
327 
4,848 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
6,235 
102 
3,347 
$50,000 or more 
128 
16,816 
60 
6,623 
$50,000 to $99,999 
78 
5,258 
41 
2,693 
$100,000 or more 
50 
1 1 ,558 
19 
3,930 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
