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 
59,309 
(X) 
63,163 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,041,767 
(X) 
4,909,109 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
101,869 
(X) 
77,721 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,305 
32,957 
17,953 
48,794 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,150 
80,994 
12,826 
92,376 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,739 
219,192 
13,322 
209,489 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,312 
259,124 
6,014 
211,468 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,091 
363,982 
4,390 
314,145 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,114 
976,481 
4,987 
777,419 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,480 
866,820 
1,979 
685,678 
$500,000 or more 
2,118 
3,242,216 
1,692 
2,569,740 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,249 
862,070 
1,011 
696,849 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
661 
974,758 
529 
786,226 
$2,500,000 or more 
208 
1,405,388 
152 
1,086,665 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
30,203 
(X) 
33,575 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
351,184 
(X) 
205,463 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.8 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,529 
1,222 
8,738 
1,933 
$500 to $999 
3,832 
2,623 
5,042 
3,421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,781 
26,368 
11,468 
26,812 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,204 
28,931 
3,785 
25,892 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,533 
53,097 
2,822 
42,473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,252 
42,690 
1,012 
34,311 
$50,000 to $99,999 
635 
42,584 
501 
33,731 
$100,000 or more 
437 
153,668 
207 
36,889 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,795 
(X) 
25,980 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
156,725 
(X) 
1 1 1 ,666 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
10,880 
2,086 
10,876 
2,065 
$500 to $999 
3,764 
2,573 
3,313 
2,250 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,755 
20,526 
7,417 
16,851 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,350 
15,887 
1,975 
13,296 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,840 
27,505 
1,559 
23,577 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
24,517 
518 
17,541 
$50,000 or more 
492 
63,630 
322 
36,086 
$50,000 to $99,999 
290 
19,499 
205 
14,092 
$100,000 or more 
202 
44,131 
117 
21,994 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
27,675 
(X) 
26,345 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
262,539 
(X) 
185,879 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
3.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,766 
1,475 
7,905 
1,684 
$500 to $999 
3,163 
2,169 
3,307 
2,251 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,627 
21,584 
8,673 
21,327 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,981 
27,419 
3,046 
20,903 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,255 
49,240 
2,147 
32,189 
$25,000 or more 
1,883 
160,653 
1,267 
107,525 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,078 
37,235 
768 
26,070 
$50,000 or more 
805 
123,418 
499 
81 ,455 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
18,409 
(X) 
15,367 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
502,633 
(X) 
482,913 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.3 
(X) 
9.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,380 
1,970 
5,062 
1,973 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,086 
14,397 
4,973 
11,291 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,177 
14,993 
1,501 
10,223 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,779 
26,768 
1,305 
20,466 
$25,000 to $49,999 
935 
33,316 
789 
27,757 
$50,000 to $99,999 
873 
60,927 
665 
46,879 
$100,000 to $249,999 
853 
135,262 
610 
96,737 
$250,000 or more 
326 
215,001 
462 
267,586 
$250,000 to $499,999 
218 
73,477 
266 
93,133 
$500,000 to $999,999 
83 
53,111 
156 
102,602 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
25 
88,412 
40 
71,851 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
8,489 
(X) 
6,716 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
114,511 
(X) 
76,826 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.9 
(X) 
1.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,011 
948 
2,173 
1,001 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,579 
8,069 
2,715 
5,997 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,069 
7,276 
732 
4,934 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
915 
13,669 
621 
9,474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
446 
15,604 
253 
8,622 
$50,000 to $99,999 
270 
17,115 
105 
7,095 
$100,000 to $249,999 
159 
24,885 
84 
12,376 
$250,000 or more 
40 
26,945 
33 
27,327 
$250,000 to $499,999 
30 
10,438 
18 
6,769 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7 
4,514 
10 
6,235 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
1 1 ,993 
5 
14,323 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,736 
(X) 
10,712 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
388,122 
(X) 
406,087 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
8.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,779 
1,492 
4,207 
1,384 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,749 
8,887 
2,893 
6,501 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,232 
8,559 
824 
5,622 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Pennsylvania 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
