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 
12 
164 
8 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
173 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
2 
(D) 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
693 
(X) 
583 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,287 
(X) 
5,171 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.2 
(X) 
7.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
110 
55 
107 
52 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
335 
851 
253 
546 
$5,000 to $9,999 
107 
693 
99 
680 
$10,000 to $24,999 
95 
1,371 
82 
1,262 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
776 
29 
1,020 
$50,000 to $99,999 
16 
1,076 
7 
497 
$100,000 or more 
8 
1,464 
6 
1,114 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
1,180 
(X) 
1,174 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,296 
(X) 
3,950 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.8 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
631 
241 
594 
215 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
362 
764 
388 
897 
$5,000 to $9,999 
96 
641 
108 
744 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
769 
59 
878 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
953 
15 
526 
$50,000 or more 
20 
1,929 
10 
689 
Utilities farms 
753 
(X) 
652 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,133 
(X) 
1,946 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses ef- 
$1 to $499 
222 
51 
192 
37 
$500 to $999 
148 
94 
111 
75 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
286 
631 
245 
548 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
353 
71 
482 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
418 
19 
277 
$25,000 or more 
15 
586 
14 
526 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
366 
13 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
4 
220 
1 
(D) 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
987 
(X) 
1,081 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,234 
(X) 
6,347 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.1 
(X) 
9.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
349 
150 
412 
162 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
415 
912 
365 
847 
$5,000 to $9,999 
89 
560 
143 
963 
$10,000 to $24,999 
76 
1,179 
117 
1,676 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
1,145 
27 
882 
$50,000 or more 
24 
2,288 
17 
1,817 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
1,224 
10 
655 
$100,000 or more 
6 
1,064 
7 
1,162 
Flired farm labor farms 
394 
(X) 
324 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
19,889 
(X) 
16,165 
percent of total 
(X) 
29.1 
(X) 
24.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
31 
22 
52 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
61 
141 
52 
106 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
136 
31 
211 
$10,000 to $24,999 
93 
1,690 
69 
1,014 
$25,000 to $49,999 
86 
3,015 
48 
1,735 
$50,000 to $99,999 
55 
3,662 
30 
2,117 
$100,000 or more 
47 
1 1 ,222 
42 
10,959 
$100,000 to $249,999 
32 
(D) 
25 
3,558 
$250,000 to $499,999 
13 
4,446 
15 
(D) 
$500,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Contract labor farms 
119 
(X) 
97 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,255 
(X) 
1,112 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
1.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
43 
(D) 
41 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
18 
133 
7 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
390 
21 
305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
$50,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
9 
609 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
6 
309 
$100,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
3 
300 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
