Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
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 
96 
1,381 
43 
587 
$25,000 to $49,999 
49 
1,521 
27 
888 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
160 
6 
418 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4 
586 
5 
683 
$250,000 or more 
6 
5,436 
6 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3 
2,082 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms 
4,683 
(X) 
4,669 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
54,047 
(X) 
41,361 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.9 
(X) 
5.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,158 
542 
1,372 
607 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,946 
4,793 
1,850 
4,598 
$5,000 to $9,999 
699 
4,629 
664 
4,421 
$10,000 to $24,999 
540 
7,678 
475 
7,356 
$25,000 to $49,999 
195 
6,632 
168 
5,551 
$50,000 to $99,999 
98 
6,678 
86 
5,830 
$100,000 or more 
47 
23,094 
54 
12,998 
$100,000 to $249,999 
37 
5,137 
43 
6,210 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
14,754 
1 
(D) 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
8,659 
(X) 
10,008 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
55,991 
(X) 
51,333 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,775 
1,668 
6,127 
1,954 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,367 
4,947 
2,361 
5,010 
$5,000 to $9,999 
617 
4,050 
591 
3,990 
$10,000 to $24,999 
436 
6,711 
480 
7,303 
$25,000 to $49,999 
221 
7,790 
247 
8,474 
$50,000 or more 
243 
30,826 
202 
24,602 
Utilities farms 
5,349 
(X) 
4,949 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
27,276 
(X) 
25,514 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
3.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,643 
328 
1,714 
341 
$500 to $999 
944 
627 
757 
502 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,713 
3,700 
1,440 
3,195 
$5,000 to $9,999 
451 
3,042 
448 
3,013 
$10,000 to $24,999 
400 
6,073 
414 
6,127 
$25,000 or more 
198 
13,507 
176 
12,336 
$25,000 to $49,999 
116 
3,995 
110 
3,671 
$50,000 or more 
82 
9,512 
66 
8,664 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
6,948 
(X) 
9,166 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
76,015 
(X) 
83,885 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.3 
(X) 
10.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,815 
1,079 
4,226 
1,511 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,580 
5,806 
2,902 
6,397 
$5,000 to $9,999 
521 
3,432 
791 
5,235 
$10,000 to $24,999 
499 
7,755 
685 
10,249 
$25,000 to $49,999 
256 
8,700 
255 
8,775 
$50,000 or more 
277 
49,242 
307 
51,717 
$50,000 to $99,999 
159 
10,903 
164 
10,685 
$100,000 or more 
118 
38,340 
143 
41,033 
Hired farm labor farms 
2,704 
(X) 
2,415 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
267,547 
(X) 
237,683 
percent of total 
(X) 
29.3 
(X) 
28.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
393 
196 
387 
173 
$1,000 to $4,999 
472 
1,106 
447 
1,079 
$5,000 to $9,999 
245 
1,663 
212 
1,390 
$10,000 to $24,999 
413 
6,819 
370 
5,711 
$25,000 to $49,999 
350 
11,576 
225 
7,885 
$50,000 to $99,999 
343 
23,997 
293 
19,964 
$100,000 or more 
488 
222,190 
481 
201,481 
$100,000 to $249,999 
266 
40,823 
266 
40,380 
$250,000 to $499,999 
134 
46,550 
126 
43,239 
$500,000 or more 
88 
134,817 
89 
117,861 
Contract labor farms 
565 
(X) 
570 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
21,291 
(X) 
23,097 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
110 
59 
141 
68 
$1,000 to $4,999 
190 
470 
202 
446 
$5,000 to $9,999 
75 
523 
52 
338 
$10,000 to $24,999 
94 
1,545 
82 
1,214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
851 
36 
1,276 
$50,000 or more 
71 
17,843 
57 
19,755 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
1,779 
22 
1,417 
$100,000 or more 
43 
16,064 
35 
18,339 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
