Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
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 
875 
13,766 
714 
10,869 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
15,742 
544 
19,285 
$50,000 to $99,999 
441 
31,496 
408 
28,412 
$100,000 to $249,999 
591 
94,092 
641 
103,824 
$250,000 or more 
1,098 
5,068,397 
1,142 
4,870,369 
$250,000 to $499,999 
448 
156,277 
409 
139,315 
$500,000 to $999,999 
318 
218,867 
332 
236,806 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
332 
4,693,253 
401 
4,494,248 
Feed purchased farms 
32,131 
(X) 
29,672 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,207,051 
(X) 
2,237,287 
percent of total 
(X) 
25.2 
(X) 
18.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,668 
2,338 
6,551 
3,215 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,039 
30,674 
12,222 
30,055 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,417 
36,828 
4,392 
29,794 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,633 
69,893 
3,272 
49,364 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,392 
84,551 
1,283 
44,222 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,290 
90,384 
744 
50,629 
$100,000 or more 
1,692 
3,892,384 
1,208 
2,030,008 
$100,000 to $249,999 
883 
132,026 
600 
93,078 
$250,000 to $499,999 
366 
125,553 
218 
76,520 
$500,000 to $999,999 
189 
127,913 
140 
94,488 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
254 
3,506,892 
250 
1,765,923 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
56,700 
(X) 
63,693 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
710,412 
(X) 
574,447 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
4.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,986 
7,583 
24,281 
9,352 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,894 
42,119 
19,234 
46,190 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,248 
41,882 
7,392 
51,198 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,850 
107,239 
7,735 
118,627 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,687 
128,084 
2,950 
99,035 
$50,000 or more 
3,035 
383,506 
2,101 
250,046 
Utilities farms 
40,691 
(X) 
32,620 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
214,947 
(X) 
140,364 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,384 
2,162 
7,255 
1,816 
$500 to $999 
6,433 
4,354 
5,464 
3,701 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,576 
42,432 
14,997 
33,582 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,924 
25,917 
2,768 
18,254 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,241 
32,423 
1,433 
20,769 
$25,000 or more 
1,133 
107,659 
703 
62,242 
$25,000 to $49,999 
601 
20,192 
357 
12,141 
$50,000 or more 
532 
87,466 
346 
50,102 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
49,119 
(X) 
58,985 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
723,144 
(X) 
550,628 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,275 
5,210 
19,213 
7,772 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,948 
39,556 
20,483 
48,695 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,827 
39,305 
7,257 
49,775 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,784 
105,652 
7,009 
108,243 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,957 
135,949 
3,094 
105,788 
$50,000 or more 
3,328 
397,472 
1,929 
230,354 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,231 
151,213 
1,259 
84,164 
$100,000 or more 
1,097 
246,259 
670 
146,191 
Hired farm labor farms 
16,943 
(X) 
14,437 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
531,492 
(X) 
412,164 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.2 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,722 
1,683 
4,007 
1,684 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,161 
12,730 
4,255 
9,958 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,800 
12,371 
1,470 
10,116 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,360 
37,149 
1,835 
29,037 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,884 
66,667 
1,311 
45,756 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,184 
79,953 
904 
61,151 
$100,000 or more 
832 
320,940 
655 
254,463 
$100,000 to $249,999 
580 
84,033 
432 
62,459 
$250,000 to $499,999 
130 
42,669 
101 
35,482 
$500,000 or more 
122 
194,238 
122 
156,523 
Contract labor farms 
6,346 
(X) 
4,906 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
66,431 
(X) 
42,624 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,609 
795 
1,428 
668 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,390 
5,935 
1,870 
4,334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
880 
6,109 
687 
4,660 
$10,000 to $24,999 
876 
13,861 
560 
8,089 
$25,000 to $49,999 
349 
11,912 
216 
7,482 
$50,000 or more 
242 
27,818 
145 
17,391 
$50,000 to $99,999 
169 
11,116 
88 
5,968 
$100,000 or more 
73 
16,703 
57 
1 1 ,422 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
