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 
680 
10,340 
409 
6,113 
$25,000 to $49,999 
326 
10,987 
208 
7,514 
$50,000 to $99,999 
287 
19,792 
366 
27,024 
$100,000 to $249,999 
336 
52,050 
319 
47,484 
$250,000 or more 
172 
113,016 
120 
66,485 
$250,000 to $499,999 
105 
36,088 
80 
27,134 
$500,000 to $999,999 
49 
33,494 
28 
19,167 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
18 
43,434 
12 
20,184 
Feed purchased farms 
48,003 
(X) 
49,442 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
679,459 
(X) 
547,993 
percent of total 
(X) 
21.4 
(X) 
20.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,786 
5,005 
15,415 
7,478 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23,257 
57,789 
23,740 
55,228 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,299 
49,376 
5,538 
36,975 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,146 
75,887 
2,748 
39,366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,423 
45,897 
693 
23,590 
$50,000 to $99,999 
353 
24,573 
395 
27,934 
$100,000 or more 
739 
420,934 
913 
357,421 
$100,000 to $249,999 
263 
42,701 
388 
61,694 
$250,000 to $499,999 
187 
65,986 
324 
118,259 
$500,000 to $999,999 
186 
126,585 
151 
97,815 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
103 
185,662 
50 
79,653 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
65,298 
(X) 
77,402 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
197,953 
(X) 
160,637 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
37,163 
14,869 
49,876 
18,324 
$1,000 to $4,999 
21,994 
46,656 
21,989 
45,466 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,148 
20,654 
2,834 
18,944 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,740 
26,170 
1,849 
27,434 
$25,000 to $49,999 
667 
23,122 
550 
18,749 
$50,000 or more 
586 
66,483 
304 
31,720 
Utilities farms 
36,426 
(X) 
32,708 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
69,757 
(X) 
54,900 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.2 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
15,186 
3,924 
15,631 
3,788 
$500 to $999 
8,678 
5,745 
7,065 
4,640 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,340 
20,301 
8,033 
15,817 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,125 
7,471 
1,034 
7,046 
$10,000 to $24,999 
749 
11,135 
728 
10,569 
$25,000 or more 
348 
21,181 
217 
13,040 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
8,441 
155 
5,157 
$50,000 or more 
95 
12,740 
62 
7,883 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
51,907 
(X) 
71,411 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
204,677 
(X) 
210,755 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
8.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
22,489 
9,523 
37,149 
14,790 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22,712 
49,504 
25,926 
55,839 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,173 
20,837 
4,555 
30,401 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,192 
32,120 
2,597 
37,313 
$25,000 to $49,999 
743 
25,245 
733 
24,391 
$50,000 or more 
598 
67,447 
451 
48,020 
$50,000 to $99,999 
411 
28,417 
326 
21,458 
$100,000 or more 
187 
39,030 
125 
26,562 
Hired farm labor farms 
15,071 
(X) 
14,575 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
252,642 
(X) 
214,487 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.0 
(X) 
8.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,612 
2,591 
6,537 
2,653 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,009 
11,087 
4,409 
9,305 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,302 
8,404 
1,002 
6,743 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,360 
21,101 
1,206 
18,928 
$25,000 to $49,999 
850 
29,107 
654 
22,703 
$50,000 to $99,999 
523 
36,470 
435 
30,028 
$100,000 or more 
415 
143,883 
332 
124,126 
$100,000 to $249,999 
299 
43,589 
222 
32,766 
$250,000 to $499,999 
75 
25,197 
71 
23,531 
$500,000 or more 
41 
75,096 
39 
67,829 
Contract labor farms 
4,834 
(X) 
5,020 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
53,765 
(X) 
47,410 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.7 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,527 
740 
1,855 
856 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,891 
4,378 
1,887 
4,136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
533 
3,491 
473 
3,167 
$10,000 to $24,999 
500 
7,475 
478 
7,229 
$25,000 to $49,999 
209 
7,341 
167 
5,937 
$50,000 or more 
174 
30,341 
160 
26,084 
$50,000 to $99,999 
98 
6,568 
87 
5,808 
$100,000 or more 
76 
23,773 
73 
20,276 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
