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 ' 
farms 
4,137 
(X) 
3,131 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
616,515 
(X) 
401,986 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
149,025 
(X) 
128,389 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
496 
1,574 
617 
1,718 
$5,000 to $9,999 
600 
4,419 
595 
4,247 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,128 
18,344 
744 
1 1 ,892 
$25,000 to $49,999 
696 
23,311 
367 
12,839 
$50,000 to $99,999 
361 
25,868 
243 
17,101 
$100,000 to $249,999 
359 
59,789 
272 
43,230 
$250,000 to $499,999 
275 
94,400 
156 
55,676 
$500,000 or more 
222 
388,811 
137 
255,284 
$500,000 to $999,999 
112 
76,544 
78 
54,679 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
85 
129,095 
38 
60,575 
$2,500,000 or more 
25 
183,172 
21 
140,030 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
1,183 
(X) 
921 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
29,969 
(X) 
20,975 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.9 
(X) 
5.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
263 
52 
195 
38 
$500 to $999 
135 
91 
103 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
290 
691 
226 
525 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
762 
121 
839 
$10,000 to $24,999 
172 
2,551 
143 
2,411 
$25,000 to $49,999 
88 
3,026 
74 
2,616 
$50,000 to $99,999 
72 
4,998 
34 
2,263 
$100,000 or more 
55 
17,797 
25 
12,217 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,328 
(X) 
850 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,696 
(X) 
1 1 ,776 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
585 
110 
331 
66 
$500 to $999 
157 
98 
110 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
298 
649 
184 
404 
$5,000 to $9,999 
106 
746 
93 
599 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85 
1,320 
76 
1,170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
1,421 
28 
1,076 
$50,000 or more 
53 
11,351 
28 
8,392 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
2,279 
19 
1,241 
$100,000 or more 
18 
9,072 
9 
7,151 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
1,141 
(X) 
719 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
13,416 
(X) 
9,114 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.2 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
302 
61 
173 
39 
$500 to $999 
99 
68 
98 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
346 
828 
252 
637 
$5,000 to $9,999 
160 
1,056 
87 
599 
$10,000 to $24,999 
146 
2,209 
66 
1,032 
$25,000 or more 
88 
9,194 
43 
6,742 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
1,334 
24 
859 
$50,000 or more 
48 
7,860 
19 
5,883 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
1,412 
(X) 
854 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
38,987 
(X) 
32,202 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.3 
(X) 
8.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
344 
138 
186 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
506 
1,342 
328 
764 
$5,000 to $9,999 
208 
1,290 
123 
815 
$10,000 to $24,999 
140 
2,125 
100 
1,529 
$25,000 to $49,999 
80 
2,589 
46 
1,557 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
4,501 
33 
2,238 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
5,675 
19 
2,961 
$250,000 or more 
24 
21,327 
19 
22,252 
$250,000 to $499,999 
11 
3,071 
5 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6 
3,859 
10 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7 
14,397 
4 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
943 
(X) 
613 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
13,345 
(X) 
9,493 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.2 
(X) 
2.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
189 
(D) 
98 
49 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
361 
1,073 
254 
572 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
718 
101 
683 
$10,000 to $24,999 
134 
2,064 
80 
1,278 
$25,000 to $49,999 
69 
2,295 
41 
1,413 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61 
3,491 
24 
1,619 
$100,000 to $249,999 
15 
2,310 
10 
1,687 
$250,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
5 
2,191 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
3 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
701 
(X) 
393 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
25,641 
(X) 
22,710 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
5.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
253 
83 
155 
58 
$1,000 to $4,999 
286 
639 
140 
328 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
314 
29 
182 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
- State Data 
Nevada 1 1 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
