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 
1,050 
16,098 
614 
9,374 
$25,000 to $49,999 
505 
17,436 
307 
10,907 
$50,000 to $99,999 
391 
25,789 
377 
26,410 
$100,000 to $249,999 
625 
101,553 
614 
98,684 
$250,000 or more 
419 
297,123 
289 
193,574 
$250,000 to $499,999 
286 
95,339 
187 
63,695 
$500,000 to $999,999 
81 
53,297 
65 
42,988 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
52 
148,487 
37 
86,891 
Feed purchased farms 
50,685 
(X) 
46,766 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,176,273 
(X) 
793,669 
percent of total 
(X) 
24.6 
(X) 
20.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,052 
6,005 
15,083 
7,273 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22,167 
51,902 
21,409 
49,243 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,288 
42,285 
4,617 
30,563 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,559 
66,561 
2,897 
43,289 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,169 
112,007 
1,074 
36,817 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,191 
81,833 
662 
45,088 
$100,000 or more 
1,259 
815,680 
1,024 
581,396 
$100,000 to $249,999 
564 
83,277 
460 
70,079 
$250,000 to $499,999 
200 
69,419 
152 
54,389 
$500,000 to $999,999 
257 
188,027 
242 
169,527 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
238 
474,957 
170 
287,401 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
74,307 
(X) 
83,309 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
268,528 
(X) 
203,942 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.6 
(X) 
5.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
38,178 
15,335 
49,273 
18,671 
$1,000 to $4,999 
26,686 
57,982 
25,847 
54,875 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,911 
32,092 
4,480 
29,567 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,802 
41,392 
2,528 
37,525 
$25,000 to $49,999 
949 
31,946 
786 
26,618 
$50,000 or more 
781 
89,781 
395 
36,686 
Utilities farms 
49,293 
(X) 
40,616 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
108,946 
(X) 
79,696 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
18,805 
4,710 
17,864 
4,271 
$500 to $999 
11,419 
7,567 
8,336 
5,470 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,431 
31,259 
11,562 
22,802 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,909 
12,436 
1,494 
9,980 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,223 
18,569 
1,028 
15,377 
$25,000 or more 
506 
34,406 
332 
21,796 
$25,000 to $49,999 
357 
12,006 
219 
7,325 
$50,000 or more 
149 
22,400 
113 
14,471 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
60,318 
(X) 
77,321 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
279,056 
(X) 
284,408 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.8 
(X) 
7.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
23,511 
9,906 
36,023 
14,624 
$1,000 to $4,999 
26,408 
57,492 
29,626 
65,190 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,955 
32,011 
6,096 
40,407 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,526 
52,798 
3,846 
56,209 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,136 
37,954 
1,087 
36,501 
$50,000 or more 
782 
88,896 
643 
71,476 
$50,000 to $99,999 
517 
34,563 
468 
31,087 
$100,000 or more 
265 
54,332 
175 
40,390 
Hired farm labor farms 
19,586 
(X) 
18,846 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
377,169 
(X) 
322,169 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.9 
(X) 
8.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,759 
3,049 
7,813 
3,167 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,454 
14,467 
5,700 
12,280 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,820 
12,296 
1,517 
10,365 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,942 
30,263 
1,793 
27,681 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,235 
42,365 
946 
32,163 
$50,000 to $99,999 
730 
49,694 
624 
42,256 
$100,000 or more 
646 
225,036 
453 
194,257 
$100,000 to $249,999 
449 
66,464 
280 
41,900 
$250,000 to $499,999 
109 
36,775 
102 
33,364 
$500,000 or more 
88 
121,797 
71 
118,992 
Contract labor farms 
7,683 
(X) 
7,370 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
76,523 
(X) 
56,810 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,167 
1,002 
2,385 
1,097 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,872 
6,858 
2,791 
6,536 
$5,000 to $9,999 
884 
5,834 
887 
5,930 
$10,000 to $24,999 
979 
14,470 
777 
1 1 ,483 
$25,000 to $49,999 
473 
15,649 
334 
11,063 
$50,000 or more 
308 
32,710 
196 
20,701 
$50,000 to $99,999 
217 
14,297 
140 
9,408 
$100,000 or more 
91 
18,414 
56 
1 1 ,293 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
