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 ' 
farms 
35,439 
(X) 
38,553 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,389,377 
(X) 
3,734,859 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
123,857 
(X) 
96,876 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,867 
25,961 
11,154 
31,875 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,479 
53,866 
7,885 
56,566 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,048 
128,786 
8,478 
134,487 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,113 
144,327 
4,083 
143,501 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,292 
161,365 
2,571 
180,834 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,958 
311,603 
2,032 
325,144 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,104 
391,838 
1,047 
366,192 
$500,000 or more 
1,578 
3,171,631 
1,303 
2,496,259 
$500,000 to $999,999 
789 
551,876 
683 
479,627 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
539 
811,409 
416 
620,282 
$2,500,000 or more 
250 
1 ,808,346 
204 
1,396,350 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
16,181 
(X) 
19,781 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
323,200 
(X) 
245,374 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.4 
(X) 
6.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,753 
1,154 
8,021 
1,683 
$500 to $999 
2,395 
1,606 
3,008 
1,997 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,052 
9,101 
4,601 
9,993 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,085 
7,470 
1,211 
8,154 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,062 
16,743 
1,224 
18,989 
$25,000 to $49,999 
600 
20,971 
686 
23,979 
$50,000 to $99,999 
507 
35,996 
486 
34,287 
$100,000 or more 
727 
230,158 
544 
146,291 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
17,614 
(X) 
17,556 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
224,851 
(X) 
165,957 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.1 
(X) 
4.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,766 
1,686 
9,842 
1,734 
$500 to $999 
1,837 
1,186 
1,921 
1,231 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,886 
6,521 
2,726 
6,007 
$5,000 to $9,999 
750 
5,131 
871 
5,879 
$10,000 to $24,999 
827 
13,069 
884 
13,803 
$25,000 to $49,999 
567 
19,442 
512 
17,799 
$50,000 or more 
981 
177,816 
800 
119,504 
$50,000 to $99,999 
464 
32,352 
401 
27,526 
$100,000 or more 
517 
145,463 
399 
91,978 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
10,440 
(X) 
10,999 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
170,362 
(X) 
158,305 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,163 
734 
4,534 
828 
$500 to $999 
1,171 
770 
1,349 
903 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,389 
5,369 
2,530 
5,832 
$5,000 to $9,999 
767 
5,191 
822 
5,596 
$10,000 to $24,999 
898 
13,655 
816 
12,542 
$25,000 or more 
1,052 
144,644 
948 
132,605 
$25,000 to $49,999 
475 
16,494 
420 
14,715 
$50,000 or more 
577 
128,151 
528 
117,890 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
10,191 
(X) 
9,557 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
293,739 
(X) 
281 ,444 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.7 
(X) 
7.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,053 
1,351 
3,862 
1,441 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,909 
9,107 
3,735 
8,318 
$5,000 to $9,999 
881 
5,986 
857 
5,781 
$10,000 to $24,999 
674 
9,972 
545 
8,255 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
8,428 
196 
6,717 
$50,000 to $99,999 
133 
8,776 
112 
7,482 
$100,000 to $249,999 
145 
23,323 
103 
16,461 
$250,000 or more 
154 
226,797 
147 
226,988 
$250,000 to $499,999 
65 
22,820 
63 
21,752 
$500,000 to $999,999 
53 
35,212 
47 
30,981 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
36 
168,765 
37 
174,255 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,937 
(X) 
4,840 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
42,659 
(X) 
33,064 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,701 
648 
1,750 
661 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,997 
4,645 
1,981 
4,459 
$5,000 to $9,999 
493 
3,360 
508 
3,422 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
439 
6,369 
371 
5,543 
$25,000 to $49,999 
149 
5,157 
124 
4,219 
$50,000 to $99,999 
90 
5,307 
56 
3,713 
$100,000 to $249,999 
49 
7,306 
38 
5,391 
$250,000 or more 
19 
9,867 
12 
5,657 
$250,000 to $499,999 
12 
4,392 
10 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,774 
(X) 
6,048 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
251,080 
(X) 
248,380 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
6.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,320 
966 
2,985 
1,013 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,369 
5,322 
2,152 
4,606 
$5,000 to $9,999 
410 
2,719 
371 
2,501 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Oregon 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
