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 ' farms 
4,391 
(X) 
4,166 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
231,196 
(X) 
195,791 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
52,652 
(X) 
46,997 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
695 
1,926 
841 
2,180 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,000 
7,411 
998 
7,349 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,401 
22,514 
1,189 
18,804 
$25,000 to $49,999 
582 
20,192 
526 
17,753 
$50,000 to $99,999 
338 
23,299 
292 
20,247 
$100,000 to $249,999 
240 
35,770 
197 
29,131 
$250,000 to $499,999 
71 
24,600 
70 
24,015 
$500,000 or more 
64 
95,482 
53 
76,313 
$500,000 to $999,999 
38 
27,198 
33 
22,255 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
21 
31,225 
15 
(D) 
$2,500,000 or more 
5 
37,058 
5 
(D) 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms 
1,817 
(X) 
1,845 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,459 
(X) 
4,627 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
771 
139 
852 
163 
$500 to $999 
293 
194 
301 
190 
$1,000 to $4,999 
518 
1,164 
500 
1,065 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
731 
99 
659 
$10,000 to $24,999 
89 
1,364 
61 
926 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
1,052 
26 
863 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
180 
3 
208 
$100,000 or more 
4 
633 
3 
554 
Chemicals purchased farms 
1,120 
(X) 
900 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,084 
(X) 
2,367 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
708 
108 
524 
77 
$500 to $999 
132 
89 
121 
75 
$1,000 to $4,999 
160 
353 
157 
351 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
347 
48 
330 
$10,000 to $24,999 
48 
725 
37 
560 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
542 
7 
221 
$50,000 or more 
6 
920 
6 
753 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$100,000 or more 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms 
1,492 
(X) 
1,175 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
10,679 
(X) 
18,033 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.6 
(X) 
9.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
797 
143 
577 
102 
$500 to $999 
207 
131 
145 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
279 
591 
284 
610 
$5,000 to $9,999 
80 
532 
60 
421 
$10,000 to $24,999 
66 
1,102 
50 
777 
$25,000 or more 
63 
8,180 
59 
16,027 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
1,118 
27 
988 
$50,000 or more 
32 
7,062 
32 
15,039 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased farms 
1,247 
(X) 
994 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,874 
(X) 
4,470 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
762 
(D) 
617 
193 
$1,000 to $4,999 
358 
761 
252 
568 
$5,000 to $9,999 
65 
443 
75 
489 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
435 
19 
282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
531 
16 
578 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
897 
7 
391 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
(D) 
5 
686 
$250,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
3 
1,283 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1 
(D) 
3 
1,283 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased farms 
526 
(X) 
360 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,842 
(X) 
1,786 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
283 
(D) 
184 
(D) 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
181 
363 
117 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39 
258 
36 
230 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10 
155 
11 
160 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
204 
7 
244 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
238 
2 
(D) 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$250,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) farms 
989 
(X) 
768 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,033 
(X) 
2,684 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.9 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
715 
226 
553 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
206 
414 
146 
308 
$5,000 to $9,999 
34 
254 
40 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New Hampshire 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
