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 
61,773 
(X) 
65,531 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,726,876 
(X) 
12,364,531 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
270,780 
(X) 
188,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,742 
28,223 
16,430 
40,399 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,175 
60,210 
9,776 
70,907 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,284 
201,759 
13,016 
211,213 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,974 
283,772 
8,150 
289,979 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,449 
458,551 
6,204 
442,041 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,874 
1,104,864 
6,214 
994,749 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,079 
1,445,281 
3,005 
1,047,605 
$500,000 or more 
4,196 
13,144,216 
2,736 
9,267,638 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,469 
1,719,545 
1,539 
1,062,698 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,283 
1,876,897 
777 
1,139,904 
$2,500,000 or more 
444 
9,547,774 
420 
7,065,036 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
34,859 
(X) 
39,479 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,179,717 
(X) 
840,338 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.1 
(X) 
6.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,890 
698 
3,881 
1,007 
$500 to $999 
2,476 
1,748 
3,606 
2,563 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,323 
23,415 
11,786 
29,315 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,278 
30,085 
5,369 
37,556 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,549 
88,904 
6,359 
101,043 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,811 
135,097 
3,999 
140,335 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,333 
230,803 
2,782 
191,660 
$100,000 or more 
3,199 
668,966 
1,697 
336,858 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
36,820 
(X) 
32,028 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
703,310 
(X) 
358,384 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,450 
1,721 
9,165 
1,801 
$500 to $999 
3,295 
2,234 
3,250 
2,209 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,014 
22,004 
8,274 
19,952 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,968 
27,575 
3,390 
23,536 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,078 
80,620 
4,111 
64,136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,330 
116,302 
2,149 
73,849 
$50,000 or more 
3,685 
452,853 
1,689 
172,900 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,204 
151,327 
1,111 
72,933 
$100,000 or more 
1,481 
301,527 
578 
99,967 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
31,220 
(X) 
26,613 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
673,173 
(X) 
358,008 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.0 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,049 
900 
4,114 
923 
$500 to $999 
2,454 
1,714 
2,615 
1,822 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,125 
20,931 
8,047 
19,988 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,208 
29,215 
3,747 
26,465 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,317 
84,610 
4,163 
65,113 
$25,000 or more 
7,067 
535,802 
3,927 
243,698 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,290 
114,733 
2,236 
77,626 
$50,000 or more 
3,777 
421,069 
1,691 
166,071 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
16,190 
(X) 
15,145 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,440,898 
(X) 
5,192,954 
percent of total 
(X) 
32.5 
(X) 
42.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,613 
931 
2,428 
963 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,251 
13,749 
5,411 
12,977 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,422 
16,448 
1,918 
13,221 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,213 
33,818 
1,844 
27,894 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,048 
35,956 
978 
34,106 
$50,000 to $99,999 
752 
50,985 
622 
42,855 
$100,000 to $249,999 
697 
109,481 
744 
119,117 
$250,000 or more 
1,194 
5,179,529 
1,200 
4,941,823 
$250,000 to $499,999 
487 
169,425 
437 
148,803 
$500,000 to $999,999 
338 
232,379 
337 
241,437 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
369 
4,777,725 
426 
4,551,584 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
10,480 
(X) 
9,558 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
206,584 
(X) 
150,517 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,324 
544 
1,405 
628 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,394 
11,664 
4,481 
10,607 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,840 
12,349 
1,489 
10,152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,676 
25,051 
1,294 
19,574 
$25,000 to $49,999 
603 
20,711 
479 
16,389 
$50,000 to $99,999 
455 
27,076 
242 
16,014 
$100,000 to $249,999 
105 
14,674 
116 
16,820 
$250,000 or more 
83 
94,515 
52 
60,333 
$250,000 to $499,999 
32 
10,823 
24 
8,053 
$500,000 to $999,999 
30 
21,780 
8 
5,236 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
21 
61,912 
20 
47,044 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,352 
(X) 
7,797 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,234,314 
(X) 
5,042,438 
percent of total 
(X) 
31.3 
(X) 
40.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,198 
686 
1,776 
605 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,891 
4,695 
1,912 
4,535 
$5,000 to $9,999 
807 
5,440 
660 
4,539 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Kansas 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
