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 
248,809 
(X) 
247,437 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
25,404,943 
(X) 
19,223,099 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
102,106 
(X) 
77,689 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
67,361 
177,830 
80,599 
213,754 
$5,000 to $9,999 
53,808 
390,273 
54,953 
396,195 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65,454 
1,038,230 
57,379 
903,385 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27,369 
954,339 
23,935 
831,639 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14,328 
998,000 
12,533 
870,291 
$100,000 to $249,999 
9,920 
1 ,547,858 
9,173 
1,433,743 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,921 
1,722,606 
4,354 
1,534,888 
$500,000 or more 
5,648 
18,575,808 
4,511 
13,039,205 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,883 
2,013,225 
2,539 
1 ,767,438 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,901 
2,884,824 
1,364 
2,006,197 
$2,500,000 or more 
864 
13,677,759 
608 
9,265,570 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
93,004 
(X) 
104,083 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,136,833 
(X) 
931,140 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
18,565 
4,215 
22,356 
5,317 
$500 to $999 
14,066 
9,687 
17,160 
1 1 ,932 
$1,000 to $4,999 
37,732 
86,813 
39,746 
90,344 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,422 
57,018 
9,691 
65,414 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,432 
97,635 
7,466 
113,383 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,128 
109,433 
3,533 
123,140 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,190 
149,795 
2,309 
159,149 
$100,000 or more 
2,469 
622,237 
1,822 
362,460 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
97,404 
(X) 
85,148 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
649,134 
(X) 
492,500 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
49,134 
9,885 
46,399 
9,105 
$500 to $999 
15,382 
10,005 
12,434 
8,069 
$1,000 to $4,999 
19,583 
40,731 
14,813 
30,334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,971 
27,067 
3,164 
21,346 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,988 
61,652 
3,621 
57,501 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,404 
83,345 
2,235 
77,480 
$50,000 or more 
2,942 
416,449 
2,482 
288,665 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,668 
113,029 
1,546 
104,912 
$100,000 or more 
1,274 
303,420 
936 
183,753 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
62,815 
(X) 
52,335 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
714,294 
(X) 
483,493 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
24,489 
5,207 
21,517 
4,445 
$500 to $999 
9,989 
6,661 
8,199 
5,497 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,915 
32,069 
1 1 ,769 
25,292 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,335 
22,004 
2,891 
19,860 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,782 
59,856 
3,406 
53,963 
$25,000 or more 
6,305 
588,496 
4,553 
374,436 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,592 
90,928 
2,266 
79,075 
$50,000 or more 
3,713 
497,568 
2,287 
295,361 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
61,054 
(X) 
55,194 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,860,573 
(X) 
6,017,794 
percent of total 
(X) 
27.0 
(X) 
31.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,055 
5,967 
13,943 
5,878 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,427 
61,016 
23,485 
53,400 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,938 
53,787 
6,923 
47,237 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,486 
97,883 
4,972 
73,641 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,345 
80,079 
1,870 
63,820 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,311 
82,830 
1,207 
84,130 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,145 
184,998 
1,523 
239,944 
$250,000 or more 
1,347 
6,294,013 
1,271 
5,449,745 
$250,000 to $499,999 
592 
204,125 
549 
187,273 
$500,000 to $999,999 
319 
223,031 
348 
237,106 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
436 
5,866,857 
374 
5,025,366 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
39,929 
(X) 
36,667 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
418,586 
(X) 
420,373 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,567 
3,595 
7,139 
3,452 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,851 
45,616 
17,718 
40,081 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,643 
38,173 
5,251 
35,587 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
4,820 
71,220 
3,971 
58,850 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,582 
54,356 
1,383 
46,478 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,018 
59,191 
693 
46,628 
$100,000 to $249,999 
273 
40,835 
367 
52,312 
$250,000 or more 
175 
105,600 
145 
136,984 
$250,000 to $499,999 
116 
39,748 
85 
27,479 
$500,000 to $999,999 
36 
22,719 
37 
24,891 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
23 
43,133 
23 
84,614 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
29,879 
(X) 
25,541 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,441,987 
(X) 
5,597,421 
percent of total 
(X) 
25.4 
(X) 
29.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,026 
4,063 
10,398 
3,723 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,987 
22,860 
8,527 
18,668 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,458 
16,307 
1,949 
13,045 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Texas 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
