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 
773 
1 1 ,999 
620 
9,635 
$25,000 to $49,999 
462 
16,516 
490 
16,911 
$50,000 to $99,999 
444 
31,562 
365 
25,654 
$100,000 to $249,999 
489 
78,410 
434 
71,118 
$250,000 or more 
368 
215,680 
470 
321 ,824 
$250,000 to $499,999 
264 
91,887 
283 
101,992 
$500,000 to $999,999 
61 
38,694 
124 
83,816 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
43 
85,099 
63 
136,016 
Feed purchased farms 
38,782 
(X) 
34,423 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,521,609 
(X) 
959,439 
percent of total 
(X) 
19.7 
(X) 
17.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,449 
4,112 
9,308 
4,553 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16,548 
40,281 
15,358 
36,136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,287 
35,528 
3,774 
25,440 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,469 
51,327 
2,445 
36,845 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,861 
64,606 
1,072 
38,019 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,079 
75,460 
929 
65,532 
$100,000 or more 
2,089 
1,250,294 
1,537 
752,914 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,044 
168,050 
843 
134,626 
$250,000 to $499,999 
550 
186,928 
391 
135,468 
$500,000 to $999,999 
299 
207,883 
162 
112,813 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
196 
687,433 
141 
370,008 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
71,230 
(X) 
74,090 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
419,513 
(X) 
319,466 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.4 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
31,345 
12,636 
37,557 
14,601 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
24,310 
54,976 
23,268 
52,206 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,414 
43,332 
5,867 
40,638 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,574 
84,754 
4,943 
76,218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,223 
75,783 
1,709 
58,419 
$50,000 or more 
1,364 
148,032 
746 
77,385 
Utilities farms 
47,649 
(X) 
38,087 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
157,806 
(X) 
102,485 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
1.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
13,609 
3,415 
12,577 
3,075 
$500 to $999 
9,672 
6,585 
7,383 
4,982 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,340 
39,861 
14,013 
29,702 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,431 
22,817 
2,469 
16,662 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,906 
27,532 
1,216 
17,536 
$25,000 or more 
691 
57,596 
429 
30,528 
$25,000 to $49,999 
432 
14,385 
243 
8,229 
$50,000 or more 
259 
43,211 
186 
22,299 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
60,146 
(X) 
68,834 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
518,932 
(X) 
413,074 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.7 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18,590 
7,883 
25,610 
10,437 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
23,146 
53,277 
25,938 
59,769 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,753 
45,903 
7,508 
51,520 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,781 
104,469 
6,530 
99,541 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,956 
101,229 
2,183 
73,921 
$50,000 or more 
1,920 
206,171 
1,065 
117,887 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,328 
88,062 
764 
50,311 
$100,000 or more 
592 
118,108 
301 
67,576 
Hired farm labor farms 
17,035 
(X) 
14,057 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
527,247 
(X) 
411,941 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.8 
(X) 
7.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,121 
2,265 
5,083 
1,998 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,102 
1 1 ,876 
3,807 
8,739 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,647 
11,194 
1,270 
8,796 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,982 
31 ,795 
1,484 
23,431 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,345 
46,458 
1,086 
38,437 
$50,000 to $99,999 
964 
65,745 
690 
47,808 
$100,000 or more 
874 
357,915 
637 
282,731 
$100,000 to $249,999 
584 
88,625 
383 
57,867 
$250,000 to $499,999 
176 
59,926 
157 
53,695 
$500,000 or more 
114 
209,365 
97 
171,170 
Contract labor farms 
4,315 
(X) 
3,743 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
53,300 
(X) 
38,191 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,312 
601 
1,399 
629 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
3,713 
1,407 
3,263 
$5,000 to $9,999 
566 
3,863 
416 
2,811 
$10,000 to $24,999 
504 
7,745 
293 
4,530 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
5,893 
123 
4,196 
$50,000 or more 
165 
31,485 
105 
22,761 
$50,000 to $99,999 
100 
6,422 
63 
4,363 
$100,000 or more 
65 
25,063 
42 
18,398 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
