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 
75,462 
(X) 
75,861 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,743,344 
(X) 
5,459,960 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
102,612 
(X) 
71,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,644 
43,360 
20,887 
56,650 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,828 
101,324 
14,505 
104,912 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,635 
282,064 
16,723 
267,181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,125 
324,293 
8,186 
288,494 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,553 
463,468 
5,675 
401,606 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,339 
1,007,495 
5,307 
848,056 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,156 
1,123,266 
2,637 
917,227 
$500,000 or more 
3,182 
4,398,074 
1,941 
2,575,835 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,977 
1 ,374,457 
1,250 
845,312 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
945 
1,372,314 
536 
793,738 
$2,500,000 or more 
260 
1,651,302 
155 
936,784 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
39,671 
(X) 
43,627 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,050,440 
(X) 
655,238 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.6 
(X) 
12.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,242 
1,133 
8,000 
1,838 
$500 to $999 
3,532 
2,435 
5,066 
3,525 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,111 
27,025 
13,035 
31,621 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,484 
31,507 
5,015 
35,495 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,119 
96,730 
5,706 
90,116 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,734 
132,066 
3,271 
113,435 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,843 
199,205 
2,205 
151,538 
$100,000 or more 
2,606 
560,338 
1,329 
227,671 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
37,891 
(X) 
34,721 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
433,202 
(X) 
254,732 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.6 
(X) 
4.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1 1 ,260 
2,129 
1 1 ,244 
2,168 
$500 to $999 
3,491 
2,390 
3,719 
2,545 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,692 
23,694 
9,691 
23,716 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,307 
29,844 
3,616 
24,974 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,788 
74,592 
3,810 
59,374 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,411 
83,548 
1,710 
58,337 
$50,000 or more 
1,942 
217,006 
931 
83,618 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,316 
89,042 
714 
47,241 
$100,000 or more 
626 
127,964 
217 
36,376 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
37,529 
(X) 
36,234 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
711,750 
(X) 
415,876 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.2 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,667 
1,401 
7,772 
1,702 
$500 to $999 
3,250 
2,233 
3,899 
2,725 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,629 
24,513 
10,969 
27,636 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,816 
33,804 
4,404 
30,843 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,019 
95,107 
4,834 
76,201 
$25,000 or more 
7,148 
554,693 
4,356 
276,770 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,451 
119,659 
2,553 
88,130 
$50,000 or more 
3,697 
435,033 
1,803 
188,640 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
19,332 
(X) 
16,523 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
473,494 
(X) 
538,127 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
9.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,292 
2,440 
5,724 
2,400 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,298 
17,017 
6,268 
13,810 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,027 
13,808 
1,432 
9,715 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,486 
22,698 
1,049 
15,935 
$25,000 to $49,999 
642 
22,664 
627 
21,497 
$50,000 to $99,999 
574 
40,117 
445 
30,793 
$100,000 to $249,999 
590 
93,730 
472 
76,564 
$250,000 or more 
423 
261,020 
506 
367,414 
$250,000 to $499,999 
296 
102,169 
294 
105,592 
$500,000 to $999,999 
74 
47,900 
139 
93,449 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
53 
110,951 
73 
168,373 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
9,355 
(X) 
7,668 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
102,128 
(X) 
78,925 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,585 
1,222 
2,647 
1,239 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,439 
10,073 
3,566 
7,579 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,088 
7,289 
713 
4,762 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
755 
11,165 
432 
6,346 
$25,000 to $49,999 
192 
6,324 
147 
4,862 
$50,000 to $99,999 
151 
10,003 
78 
5,071 
$100,000 to $249,999 
91 
14,532 
43 
6,253 
$250,000 or more 
54 
41,521 
42 
42,813 
$250,000 to $499,999 
34 
11,170 
20 
6,514 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10 
6,675 
11 
6,637 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
10 
23,676 
11 
29,662 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,880 
(X) 
1 1 ,055 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
371,366 
(X) 
459,202 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.8 
(X) 
8.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,542 
1,827 
4,598 
1,662 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
8,832 
3,314 
7,268 
$5,000 to $9,999 
971 
6,541 
764 
5,130 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
