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 
373 
5,907 
252 
4,029 
$25,000 to $49,999 
199 
6,807 
142 
5,017 
$50,000 to $99,999 
137 
9,594 
118 
8,086 
$100,000 to $249,999 
149 
23,890 
145 
24,437 
$250,000 or more 
143 
139,914 
131 
100,075 
$250,000 to $499,999 
61 
20,913 
78 
25,713 
$500,000 to $999,999 
50 
35,024 
36 
21,667 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
32 
83,977 
17 
52,695 
Feed purchased farms 
11,830 
(X) 
9,597 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
324,796 
(X) 
158,337 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.5 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,405 
689 
1,853 
851 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,958 
10,541 
3,657 
9,093 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,207 
14,786 
1,564 
10,557 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,898 
28,488 
1,524 
22,795 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,236 
42,968 
548 
18,403 
$50,000 to $99,999 
629 
43,764 
266 
17,696 
$100,000 or more 
497 
183,561 
185 
78,942 
$100,000 to $249,999 
323 
50,651 
107 
15,907 
$250,000 to $499,999 
112 
39,103 
40 
13,227 
$500,000 to $999,999 
34 
23,442 
22 
14,639 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
28 
70,365 
16 
35,169 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
28,056 
(X) 
30,303 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
538,408 
(X) 
374,451 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.4 
(X) 
8.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,894 
2,978 
8,742 
3,143 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,222 
17,204 
7,433 
18,169 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,027 
20,561 
3,631 
25,857 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,798 
76,663 
5,967 
94,834 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,269 
113,692 
3,148 
106,420 
$50,000 or more 
2,846 
307,310 
1,382 
126,028 
Utilities farms 
22,365 
(X) 
16,951 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
122,072 
(X) 
66,925 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,223 
604 
1,755 
475 
$500 to $999 
2,350 
1,594 
1,938 
1,337 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,365 
27,527 
9,624 
23,868 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,761 
25,020 
2,477 
16,132 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,055 
29,465 
919 
12,619 
$25,000 or more 
611 
37,862 
238 
12,494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
388 
12,610 
158 
5,224 
$50,000 or more 
223 
25,253 
80 
7,270 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
25,081 
(X) 
27,431 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
547,670 
(X) 
351,705 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.5 
(X) 
8.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,940 
1,609 
6,223 
2,439 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,157 
16,730 
7,662 
18,908 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,349 
22,068 
4,030 
28,242 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,408 
69,072 
5,340 
84,422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,229 
112,079 
2,758 
93,609 
$50,000 or more 
2,998 
326,112 
1,418 
124,086 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,957 
131,883 
1,101 
73,501 
$100,000 or more 
1,041 
194,230 
317 
50,585 
Flired farm labor farms 
9,300 
(X) 
7,881 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
280,464 
(X) 
169,978 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.8 
(X) 
4.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,265 
540 
1,353 
623 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,320 
5,916 
2,331 
5,754 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,334 
9,373 
1,044 
7,285 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,689 
27,801 
1,411 
22,516 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,234 
43,682 
944 
32,021 
$50,000 to $99,999 
886 
58,365 
481 
31,742 
$100,000 or more 
572 
134,786 
317 
70,039 
$100,000 to $249,999 
434 
64,856 
248 
35,881 
$250,000 to $499,999 
91 
30,826 
42 
14,048 
$500,000 or more 
47 
39,105 
27 
20,109 
Contract labor farms 
2,143 
(X) 
1,681 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
33,848 
(X) 
14,459 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
297 
142 
364 
175 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
747 
1,897 
672 
1,585 
$5,000 to $9,999 
324 
2,259 
245 
1,652 
$10,000 to $24,999 
389 
5,860 
275 
4,228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
8,262 
83 
2,746 
$50,000 or more 
136 
15,428 
42 
4,072 
$50,000 to $99,999 
89 
5,995 
33 
2,181 
$100,000 or more 
47 
9,432 
9 
1,891 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
