Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
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 
879 
14,027 
560 
8,957 
$25,000 to $49,999 
505 
17,847 
581 
20,854 
$50,000 to $99,999 
533 
38,189 
655 
46,311 
$100,000 to $249,999 
742 
118,081 
771 
125,689 
$250,000 or more 
1,355 
4,668,977 
1,395 
3,682,215 
$250,000 to $499,999 
474 
167,816 
503 
182,930 
$500,000 to $999,999 
379 
268,116 
360 
249,051 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
502 
4,233,045 
532 
3,250,234 
Feed purchased farms 
28,254 
(X) 
21,335 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,981,917 
(X) 
2,045,635 
percent of total 
(X) 
20.8 
(X) 
16.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,868 
1,435 
3,334 
1,535 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,329 
22,074 
6,763 
17,022 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,778 
33,060 
3,223 
21,963 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,894 
73,667 
3,451 
52,422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,961 
103,920 
1,587 
55,072 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,878 
127,743 
1,138 
78,969 
$100,000 or more 
2,546 
3,620,019 
1,839 
1,818,653 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
185,039 
886 
135,323 
$250,000 to $499,999 
552 
188,896 
444 
154,755 
$500,000 to $999,999 
292 
202,698 
197 
138,295 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
494 
3,043,386 
312 
1,390,280 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
47,390 
(X) 
46,873 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
906,596 
(X) 
608,153 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.7 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,669 
4,669 
12,556 
4,802 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,709 
31,052 
12,634 
31,713 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,057 
41,341 
6,678 
46,903 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,787 
121,958 
8,374 
131,557 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,511 
156,715 
4,019 
137,400 
$50,000 or more 
4,657 
550,860 
2,612 
255,778 
Utilities farms 
38,872 
(X) 
30,941 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
383,300 
(X) 
217,214 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,720 
1,222 
3,516 
902 
$500 to $999 
4,069 
2,772 
3,384 
2,324 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,194 
42,314 
14,785 
36,213 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,511 
36,852 
4,312 
29,114 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,121 
62,582 
3,160 
47,499 
$25,000 or more 
3,257 
237,557 
1,784 
101,162 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,736 
59,144 
1,088 
36,972 
$50,000 or more 
1,521 
178,413 
696 
64,189 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
42,783 
(X) 
43,662 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
934,764 
(X) 
624,920 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.9 
(X) 
5.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,834 
2,905 
9,136 
3,717 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,030 
28,604 
12,560 
31,320 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,944 
39,597 
6,531 
45,966 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,996 
126,585 
8,662 
136,302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,176 
179,632 
4,194 
141,814 
$50,000 or more 
4,803 
557,441 
2,579 
265,801 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,193 
216,940 
1,812 
121,211 
$100,000 or more 
1,610 
340,500 
767 
144,590 
Hired farm labor farms 
17,338 
(X) 
14,603 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
565,334 
(X) 
417,067 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,060 
1,341 
3,284 
1,416 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,666 
11,767 
4,039 
9,807 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,074 
14,414 
1,573 
10,930 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,719 
44,328 
2,306 
37,262 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,214 
76,643 
1,601 
56,358 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,495 
101,750 
976 
67,075 
$100,000 or more 
1,110 
315,092 
824 
234,219 
$100,000 to $249,999 
798 
117,296 
589 
84,966 
$250,000 to $499,999 
190 
64,376 
139 
46,012 
$500,000 or more 
122 
133,420 
96 
103,241 
Contract labor farms 
5,576 
(X) 
4,435 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
64,230 
(X) 
39,369 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,086 
542 
1,063 
503 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,172 
5,517 
1,780 
4,302 
$5,000 to $9,999 
798 
5,419 
642 
4,297 
$10,000 to $24,999 
930 
14,158 
605 
9,095 
$25,000 to $49,999 
338 
10,853 
218 
7,225 
$50,000 or more 
252 
27,742 
127 
13,947 
$50,000 to $99,999 
170 
1 1 ,294 
90 
5,950 
$100,000 or more 
82 
16,448 
37 
7,997 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
