Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
9,071 
(X) 
10,327 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
913,289 
(X) 
835,211 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
100,682 
(X) 
80,876 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,058 
4,597 
3,015 
6,534 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,498 
11,233 
1,859 
13,834 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,354 
37,293 
2,468 
38,945 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,123 
38,694 
1,111 
38,821 
$50,000 to $99,999 
706 
49,325 
659 
45,919 
$100,000 to $249,999 
698 
111,389 
609 
96,147 
$250,000 to $499,999 
284 
100,726 
280 
97,764 
$500,000 or more 
350 
560,032 
326 
497,246 
$500,000 to $999,999 
206 
144,285 
196 
136,538 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
108 
161,260 
94 
141,686 
$2,500,000 or more 
36 
254,487 
36 
219,022 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
4,626 
(X) 
6,287 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
65,101 
(X) 
43,892 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.1 
(X) 
5.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,577 
316 
2,784 
539 
$500 to $999 
620 
408 
883 
565 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,201 
2,630 
1,461 
3,198 
$5,000 to $9,999 
320 
2,180 
386 
2,623 
$10,000 to $24,999 
371 
5,868 
360 
5,557 
$25,000 to $49,999 
233 
8,023 
210 
7,146 
$50,000 to $99,999 
154 
10,458 
121 
7,837 
$100,000 or more 
150 
35,218 
82 
16,428 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,016 
(X) 
3,670 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
38,606 
(X) 
28,288 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,820 
309 
1,759 
290 
$500 to $999 
452 
293 
387 
247 
$1,000 to $4,999 
894 
1,926 
769 
1,741 
$5,000 to $9,999 
221 
1,500 
224 
1,502 
$10,000 to $24,999 
287 
4,465 
269 
4,117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
4,552 
128 
4,247 
$50,000 or more 
203 
25,561 
134 
16,144 
$50,000 to $99,999 
120 
7,918 
83 
5,670 
$100,000 or more 
83 
17,642 
51 
10,474 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
4,131 
(X) 
4,526 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
73,464 
(X) 
86,620 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.0 
(X) 
10.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,641 
341 
1,969 
389 
$500 to $999 
539 
343 
543 
355 
$1,000 to $4,999 
832 
1,841 
931 
2,029 
$5,000 to $9,999 
296 
2,009 
263 
1,749 
$10,000 to $24,999 
351 
5,552 
363 
5,605 
$25,000 or more 
472 
63,378 
457 
76,494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
204 
6,863 
180 
6,251 
$50,000 or more 
268 
56,515 
277 
70,243 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1,876 
(X) 
1,768 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
14,758 
(X) 
11,977 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
916 
312 
892 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
603 
1,347 
586 
1,289 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
850 
133 
846 
$10,000 to $24,999 
143 
2,103 
95 
1,367 
$25,000 to $49,999 
61 
1,930 
33 
1,097 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
420 
14 
935 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
950 
8 
1,333 
$250,000 or more 
8 
6,845 
7 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3 
912 
4 
1,456 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
621 
(X) 
572 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,087 
(X) 
4,681 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
252 
(D) 
254 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
239 
568 
188 
409 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
333 
57 
368 
$10,000 to $24,999 
58 
907 
51 
781 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
224 
8 
262 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
422 
7 
(D) 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1 
(D) 
4 
650 
$250,000 or more 
3 
1,410 
3 
1,650 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
1 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,473 
(X) 
1,380 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
10,671 
(X) 
7,296 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
835 
269 
795 
(D) 
$1,000 to $4,999 
411 
875 
417 
917 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
443 
81 
510 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New Jersey 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
