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 
74,542 
(X) 
80,992 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,520,275 
(X) 
10,320,405 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
208,208 
(X) 
127,425 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
12,497 
33,398 
21,219 
52,940 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,557 
69,990 
11,231 
80,676 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,039 
211,499 
13,484 
218,427 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,753 
315,300 
8,372 
298,380 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,155 
582,232 
7,669 
549,550 
$100,000 to $249,999 
9,307 
1,499,827 
9,356 
1,508,770 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5,782 
2,059,164 
5,069 
1,773,052 
$500,000 or more 
7,452 
10,748,864 
4,592 
5,838,609 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,075 
2,869,897 
2,798 
1,946,508 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,657 
3,938,949 
1,441 
2,087,501 
$2,500,000 or more 
720 
3,940,018 
353 
1,804,600 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
43,267 
(X) 
44,332 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,967,178 
(X) 
999,236 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.7 
(X) 
9.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,297 
692 
4,993 
1,116 
$500 to $999 
2,196 
1,528 
3,111 
2,191 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,111 
20,992 
10,191 
25,980 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,196 
37,412 
6,062 
43,034 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,351 
132,784 
8,717 
139,579 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
207,172 
5,641 
196,883 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,713 
328,325 
3,606 
246,536 
$100,000 or more 
5,490 
1,238,274 
2,011 
343,917 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
(X) 
40,143 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
783,570 
(X) 
449,837 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
4.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,400 
1,666 
8,767 
1,682 
$500 to $999 
3,522 
2,409 
3,324 
2,292 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,221 
31,001 
10,925 
28,356 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,000 
41,760 
5,980 
41,661 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,376 
114,746 
6,604 
102,413 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
138,880 
2,808 
94,452 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
453,108 
1,735 
178,980 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,280 
155,138 
1,184 
79,811 
$100,000 or more 
1,342 
297,970 
551 
99,169 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
42,915 
(X) 
40,295 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,548,460 
(X) 
786,553 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.0 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,470 
995 
5,410 
1,198 
$500 to $999 
2,159 
1,489 
2,628 
1,818 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
19,668 
9,123 
24,113 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,558 
39,745 
5,916 
42,383 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,835 
140,833 
8,046 
128,840 
$25,000 or more 
14,436 
1,345,731 
9,172 
588,199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
198,442 
5,096 
177,710 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
1,147,289 
4,076 
410,489 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
18,527 
(X) 
17,464 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,301,768 
(X) 
1,304,042 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.4 
(X) 
12.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,922 
1,425 
3,927 
1,471 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,792 
13,955 
5,423 
12,360 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,979 
13,646 
1,754 
12,003 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,140 
33,113 
1,704 
26,651 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,126 
39,204 
1,049 
36,717 
$50,000 to $99,999 
997 
70,831 
910 
64,333 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
202,448 
1,281 
209,369 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
927,145 
1,416 
941,139 
$250,000 to $499,999 
773 
268,168 
771 
272,802 
$500,000 to $999,999 
322 
216,063 
439 
301,037 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
212 
442,914 
206 
367,300 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
9,241 
(X) 
8,243 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
163,055 
(X) 
115,218 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,941 
822 
2,121 
912 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,991 
9,351 
3,730 
8,070 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,226 
8,286 
932 
6,180 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,037 
15,625 
797 
11,967 
$25,000 to $49,999 
431 
14,285 
308 
10,469 
$50,000 to $99,999 
366 
22,861 
174 
11,506 
$100,000 to $249,999 
144 
21,960 
116 
17,539 
$250,000 or more 
105 
69,865 
65 
48,576 
$250,000 to $499,999 
71 
24,282 
27 
9,148 
$500,000 to $999,999 
25 
18,415 
27 
19,019 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
9 
27,168 
11 
20,409 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,859 
(X) 
1 1 ,354 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,138,713 
(X) 
1,188,825 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.3 
(X) 
11.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,069 
999 
2,802 
943 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,760 
6,716 
2,493 
5,822 
$5,000 to $9,999 
966 
6,665 
940 
6,418 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Minnesota 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
