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 
2,113 
31,327 
1,240 
18,125 
$25,000 to $49,999 
824 
27,847 
561 
19,649 
$50,000 to $99,999 
454 
31,749 
570 
40,307 
$100,000 to $249,999 
864 
143,025 
1,187 
191,110 
$250,000 or more 
1,153 
6,164,810 
1,109 
5,292,795 
$250,000 to $499,999 
466 
160,313 
457 
158,053 
$500,000 to $999,999 
289 
206,195 
306 
207,519 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
398 
5,798,301 
346 
4,927,223 
Feed purchased farms 
185,019 
(X) 
158,144 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,272,692 
(X) 
4,226,444 
percent of total 
(X) 
28.6 
(X) 
22.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
38,730 
19,817 
41,177 
20,868 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
88,740 
219,274 
77,819 
186,317 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29,690 
199,811 
20,381 
135,920 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,260 
244,753 
11,586 
169,356 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,397 
185,652 
3,099 
103,927 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,033 
138,422 
1,438 
97,394 
$100,000 or more 
3,169 
6,264,963 
2,644 
3,512,662 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,229 
187,463 
1,007 
155,484 
$250,000 to $499,999 
577 
205,715 
497 
178,806 
$500,000 to $999,999 
542 
401,037 
596 
418,515 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
821 
5,470,747 
544 
2,759,857 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
234,425 
(X) 
242,625 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,164,301 
(X) 
1 ,053,222 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.6 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
125,884 
47,669 
134,131 
49,007 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
76,977 
167,480 
74,826 
163,878 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,901 
89,511 
15,298 
102,688 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,500 
144,459 
10,727 
161,721 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,141 
142,496 
4,327 
147,896 
$50,000 or more 
4,022 
572,686 
3,316 
428,032 
Utilities farms 
148,085 
(X) 
107,727 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
671,586 
(X) 
445,871 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
50,102 
13,128 
40,202 
10,144 
$500 to $999 
32,242 
21,649 
22,245 
14,785 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
50,324 
102,661 
33,412 
68,736 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,306 
41,067 
4,920 
32,752 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,737 
72,562 
3,821 
57,435 
$25,000 or more 
4,374 
420,520 
3,127 
262,019 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,908 
66,443 
1,585 
53,945 
$50,000 or more 
2,466 
354,077 
1,542 
208,074 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
187,141 
(X) 
224,498 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,197,249 
(X) 
1,132,765 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.7 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
75,476 
31,874 
98,524 
40,325 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
80,089 
175,214 
84,935 
188,492 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,791 
82,382 
19,320 
129,872 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,135 
152,651 
13,750 
204,479 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,360 
150,967 
4,585 
156,164 
$50,000 or more 
4,290 
604,160 
3,384 
413,433 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,499 
169,477 
2,241 
149,840 
$100,000 or more 
1,791 
434,683 
1,143 
263,593 
Flired farm labor farms 
56,401 
(X) 
45,081 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1 ,544,572 
(X) 
1,169,767 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,603 
6,761 
13,697 
5,775 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,933 
42,457 
13,125 
29,688 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,449 
36,888 
4,198 
28,712 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,976 
132,412 
5,848 
96,038 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,875 
199,932 
4,119 
141,948 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,296 
222,522 
2,416 
163,842 
$100,000 or more 
2,269 
903,599 
1,678 
703,764 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,495 
212,780 
1,078 
157,686 
$250,000 to $499,999 
376 
128,309 
304 
103,212 
$500,000 or more 
398 
562,511 
296 
442,867 
Contract labor farms 
36,840 
(X) 
28,743 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
362,075 
(X) 
207,267 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,193 
5,067 
8,935 
4,246 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14,779 
35,442 
11,817 
27,271 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,599 
30,786 
3,505 
23,734 
$10,000 to $24,999 
70,264 
2,972 
43,991 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,544 
52,479 
968 
33,474 
$50,000 or more 
1,094 
168,037 
546 
74,552 
$50,000 to $99,999 
722 
47,357 
368 
24,571 
$100,000 or more 
372 
120,680 
178 
49,981 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
