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 
1,355 
21,930 
1,417 
23,112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,057 
37,277 
1,319 
47,506 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,362 
97,717 
1,396 
100,146 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,212 
361,302 
2,172 
349,848 
$250,000 or more 
3,205 
2,662,769 
3,150 
2,575,303 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,654 
583,441 
1,503 
543,371 
$500,000 to $999,999 
903 
615,818 
1,022 
699,862 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
648 
1,463,511 
625 
1,332,069 
Feed purchased farms 
38,194 
(X) 
35,808 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,377,863 
(X) 
3,058,988 
percent of total 
(X) 
22.7 
(X) 
19.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,777 
1,877 
5,487 
2,660 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,374 
27,162 
11,440 
28,539 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,347 
36,836 
4,839 
33,302 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,486 
83,719 
4,500 
69,464 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,667 
130,771 
2,526 
89,001 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,952 
208,320 
2,152 
150,008 
$100,000 or more 
6,591 
4,889,178 
4,864 
2,686,014 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,703 
429,719 
2,173 
344,284 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,693 
595,115 
1,365 
484,435 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,222 
857,989 
857 
579,127 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
973 
3,006,356 
469 
1,278,167 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
81,746 
(X) 
89,899 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
866,990 
(X) 
666,373 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.7 
(X) 
4.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
25,902 
10,231 
31,631 
1 1 ,482 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22,367 
54,312 
26,657 
66,489 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,576 
73,136 
12,636 
89,113 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,666 
212,786 
12,882 
196,954 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,155 
207,335 
4,429 
148,496 
$50,000 or more 
3,080 
309,190 
1,664 
153,840 
Utilities farms 
63,853 
(X) 
51,903 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
329,138 
(X) 
234,210 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,067 
2,363 
7,054 
1,820 
$500 to $999 
8,439 
5,885 
6,516 
4,493 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30,392 
75,089 
27,276 
66,598 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,732 
65,015 
6,992 
46,579 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,906 
69,424 
3,216 
45,638 
$25,000 or more 
1,317 
1 1 1 ,362 
849 
69,081 
$25,000 to $49,999 
819 
26,919 
546 
18,249 
$50,000 or more 
498 
84,442 
303 
50,832 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
73,361 
(X) 
83,411 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,099,865 
(X) 
792,166 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.6 
(X) 
5.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,607 
6,151 
22,306 
9,088 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21,566 
51,286 
26,134 
64,782 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,070 
68,616 
12,506 
87,285 
$10,000 to $24,999 
14,156 
224,554 
14,874 
229,338 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,132 
276,850 
5,435 
181,343 
$50,000 or more 
4,830 
472,407 
2,156 
220,330 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,665 
242,915 
1,689 
1 1 1 ,708 
$100,000 or more 
1,165 
229,492 
467 
108,622 
Hired farm labor farms 
27,906 
(X) 
23,287 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
697,719 
(X) 
492,091 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,477 
2,906 
7,043 
2,897 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,578 
20,335 
7,256 
17,090 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,195 
21,895 
2,471 
16,806 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,841 
61,418 
2,857 
44,824 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,995 
103,346 
1,774 
61,315 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,613 
109,605 
1,047 
71,709 
$100,000 or more 
1,207 
378,215 
839 
277,451 
$100,000 to $249,999 
857 
126,647 
581 
84,870 
$250,000 to $499,999 
210 
71,529 
147 
49,872 
$500,000 or more 
140 
180,039 
111 
142,709 
Contract labor farms 
6,634 
(X) 
5,005 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
80,086 
(X) 
50,828 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,748 
920 
1,490 
689 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,329 
5,546 
1,910 
4,363 
$5,000 to $9,999 
982 
6,500 
631 
4,212 
$10,000 to $24,999 
972 
15,263 
618 
9,410 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
13,210 
219 
7,397 
$50,000 or more 
216 
38,647 
137 
24,757 
$50,000 to $99,999 
151 
10,053 
81 
5,462 
$100,000 or more 
65 
28,594 
56 
19,295 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
