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 1 
farms 
35,537 
(X) 
36,352 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,535,138 
(X) 
3,503,312 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
127,617 
(X) 
96,372 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,604 
13,995 
6,533 
19,267 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
48,044 
7,377 
54,026 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,676 
154,980 
9,250 
146,494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,713 
165,553 
4,200 
146,442 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,419 
244,562 
3,081 
221,677 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,566 
565,036 
3,334 
529,600 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,525 
526,312 
1,296 
454,956 
$500,000 or more 
1,521 
2,816,655 
1,281 
1,930,850 
$500,000 to $999,999 
796 
565,393 
724 
503,783 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
445 
688,791 
385 
595,841 
$2,500,000 or more 
280 
1,562,471 
172 
831,225 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
16,101 
(X) 
17,500 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
264,876 
(X) 
172,920 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.8 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,616 
720 
4,552 
956 
$500 to $999 
1,850 
1,252 
2,348 
1,603 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,038 
12,055 
5,554 
12,929 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,794 
12,295 
1,795 
12,395 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,827 
28,126 
1,761 
27,016 
$25,000 to $49,999 
879 
29,955 
768 
26,568 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
38,625 
433 
29,828 
$100,000 or more 
535 
141,848 
289 
61,624 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
14,466 
(X) 
12,609 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
151,480 
(X) 
103,710 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,306 
958 
4,410 
827 
$500 to $999 
1,715 
1,162 
1,581 
1,068 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,959 
9,247 
3,603 
8,367 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,301 
8,856 
1,118 
7,584 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,033 
15,767 
1,055 
16,078 
$25,000 to $49,999 
560 
19,430 
425 
14,486 
$50,000 or more 
592 
96,061 
417 
55,301 
$50,000 to $99,999 
323 
22,459 
231 
15,585 
$100,000 or more 
269 
73,601 
186 
39,716 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
15,146 
(X) 
14,164 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
222,731 
(X) 
159,353 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.9 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,954 
843 
4,022 
882 
$500 to $999 
1,885 
1,250 
1,842 
1,263 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,201 
9,831 
4,262 
10,088 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,776 
12,332 
1,512 
10,401 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,679 
26,063 
1,317 
20,307 
$25,000 or more 
1,651 
172,412 
1,209 
116,412 
$25,000 to $49,999 
733 
25,772 
605 
21,215 
$50,000 or more 
918 
146,639 
604 
95,197 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
10,255 
(X) 
8,447 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
139,833 
(X) 
117,208 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,810 
1,345 
2,943 
1,106 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,526 
8,435 
3,090 
7,156 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,132 
7,570 
999 
6,855 
$10,000 to $24,999 
954 
14,175 
694 
10,280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
343 
12,039 
271 
9,193 
$50,000 to $99,999 
261 
16,760 
214 
14,292 
$100,000 to $249,999 
126 
18,655 
144 
22,653 
$250,000 or more 
103 
60,855 
92 
45,673 
$250,000 to $499,999 
66 
21,425 
62 
20,284 
$500,000 to $999,999 
20 
11,754 
21 
13,826 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
17 
27,676 
9 
11,563 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
5,449 
(X) 
4,657 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
72,677 
(X) 
49,526 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,580 
699 
1,379 
615 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,106 
4,926 
1,872 
4,252 
$5,000 to $9,999 
659 
4,384 
604 
4,159 
$10,000 to $24,999 
598 
9,193 
432 
6,366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
206 
7,272 
165 
5,698 
$50,000 to $99,999 
172 
10,830 
110 
7,335 
$100,000 to $249,999 
77 
11,794 
70 
10,003 
$250,000 or more 
51 
23,579 
25 
11,096 
$250,000 to $499,999 
34 
10,448 
17 
5,196 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10 
5,741 
6 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7 
7,390 
2 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,538 
(X) 
5,103 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
67,156 
(X) 
67,683 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.5 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,421 
1,054 
2,513 
816 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,906 
4,407 
1,553 
3,497 
$5,000 to $9,999 
558 
3,760 
427 
2,858 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New York 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
