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 
49,969 
(X) 
47,712 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
19,175,997 
(X) 
12,325,329 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
383,758 
(X) 
258,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,490 
12,706 
6,941 
17,928 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,921 
36,024 
4,904 
35,399 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,977 
131,490 
7,434 
122,470 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,940 
214,329 
5,714 
206,867 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,154 
448,599 
6,107 
443,799 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,366 
1,392,195 
8,103 
1,307,268 
$250,000 to $499,999 
5,555 
1,975,100 
4,545 
1,593,044 
$500,000 or more 
14,965,554 
3,964 
8,598,554 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,579,649 
2,393 
1,663,007 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
i 1 V- :■&&' thS 3:1 
3,082,222 
1,080 
1,597,644 
$2,500,000 or more 
755 
9,303,683 
491 
5,337,904 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
29,992 
(X) 
30,276 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,609,182 
(X) 
914,427 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.4 
(X) 
7.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,699 
391 
2,193 
497 
$500 to $999 
1,233 
861 
1,360 
955 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,591 
12,058 
6,075 
16,265 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,267 
23,405 
3,903 
27,661 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,688 
92,305 
6,680 
107,842 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,701 
167,005 
4,578 
162,254 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,244 
297,095 
3,486 
239,882 
$100,000 or more 
4,569 
1,016,063 
2,001 
359,073 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
32,209 
(X) 
27,697 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
757,437 
(X) 
404,471 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
3.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,839 
970 
4,566 
913 
$500 to $999 
1,937 
1,327 
2,009 
1,371 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,782 
17,748 
6,838 
17,521 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,032 
28,156 
3,889 
27,263 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,391 
100,642 
5,529 
86,893 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
147,421 
3,031 
103,894 
$50,000 or more 
3,991 
461,172 
1,835 
166,615 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,553 
174,669 
1,388 
90,651 
$100,000 or more 
1,438 
286,503 
447 
75,964 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
29,283 
(X) 
26,847 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,101,425 
(X) 
596,673 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,245 
500 
2,258 
490 
$500 to $999 
1,111 
772 
1,354 
957 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,168 
11,060 
5,608 
14,950 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,437 
24,290 
4,007 
28,601 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,287 
101,469 
6,057 
98,365 
$25,000 or more 
12,035 
963,333 
7,563 
453,311 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,989 
175,889 
4,346 
152,804 
$50,000 or more 
7,046 
787,444 
3,217 
300,507 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
16,094 
(X) 
13,253 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,117,496 
(X) 
4,066,702 
percent of total 
(X) 
26.7 
(X) 
33.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,209 
835 
1,518 
592 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,106 
10,921 
3,605 
8,959 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,274 
15,725 
1,685 
11,558 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,685 
41,854 
1,915 
29,749 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,366 
47,096 
1,128 
39,767 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,049 
69,784 
998 
69,255 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
147,313 
926 
149,902 
$250,000 or more 
1,477 
4,783,969 
1,478 
3,756,919 
$250,000 to $499,999 
538 
191,720 
545 
198,145 
$500,000 to $999,999 
409 
289,307 
378 
259,617 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
530 
4,302,942 
555 
3,299,158 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
10,656 
(X) 
8,516 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
251,297 
(X) 
175,943 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,014 
441 
812 
360 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,425 
9,351 
3,181 
8,040 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,954 
13,430 
1,505 
10,248 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,333 
36,338 
1,691 
25,840 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
31,862 
716 
24,464 
$50,000 to $99,999 
693 
41,088 
373 
24,603 
$100,000 to $249,999 
207 
29,460 
159 
23,321 
$250,000 or more 
101 
89,327 
79 
59,067 
$250,000 to $499,999 
49 
16,895 
44 
14,232 
$500,000 to $999,999 
30 
20,196 
17 
1 1 ,228 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
22 
52,236 
18 
33,608 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,217 
(X) 
6,927 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,866,199 
(X) 
3,890,759 
percent of total 
(X) 
25.4 
(X) 
31.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,970 
654 
1,223 
434 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,563 
3,817 
1,266 
2,945 
$5,000 to $9,999 
670 
4,606 
476 
3,355 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Nebraska 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
