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 
99,171 
(X) 
107,825 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,290,499 
(X) 
6,135,205 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
83,598 
(X) 
56,900 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,620 
57,398 
34,288 
84,308 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17,189 
126,658 
19,576 
141,641 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25,342 
408,780 
24,447 
391,052 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,437 
474,145 
12,251 
426,810 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,103 
569,376 
6,966 
486,151 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,037 
956,009 
5,514 
876,088 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,139 
1,108,611 
2,578 
903,519 
$500,000 or more 
3,304 
4,589,521 
2,205 
2,825,636 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,972 
1,377,447 
1,402 
973,443 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,072 
1,575,493 
671 
987,252 
$2,500,000 or more 
260 
1,636,582 
132 
864,941 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
50,007 
(X) 
57,932 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
953,730 
(X) 
671,131 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.5 
(X) 
10.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,095 
1,208 
7,020 
1,820 
$500 to $999 
4,526 
3,152 
7,057 
4,938 
$1,000 to $4,999 
19,290 
48,146 
23,607 
57,120 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,966 
47,750 
7,664 
52,481 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,318 
96,901 
6,386 
97,264 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,114 
108,331 
3,044 
106,111 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,438 
166,780 
1,919 
132,295 
$100,000 or more 
2,260 
481,463 
1,235 
219,101 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
41,110 
(X) 
36,523 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
486,213 
(X) 
250,883 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.9 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
15,744 
2,921 
16,214 
2,916 
$500 to $999 
4,699 
3,155 
4,174 
2,752 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,506 
22,047 
8,201 
18,782 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,254 
22,208 
2,522 
17,285 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,446 
54,112 
2,855 
44,494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,012 
69,744 
1,496 
50,609 
$50,000 or more 
2,449 
312,025 
1,061 
114,045 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,477 
100,730 
700 
47,439 
$100,000 or more 
972 
211,295 
361 
66,605 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
37,610 
(X) 
33,347 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
635,310 
(X) 
366,266 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.7 
(X) 
6.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,940 
2,078 
9,898 
2,059 
$500 to $999 
4,268 
2,886 
4,114 
2,822 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,089 
21,895 
8,681 
20,362 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,978 
27,850 
3,134 
21,971 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,248 
66,872 
3,536 
56,225 
$25,000 or more 
6,087 
513,729 
3,984 
262,827 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,613 
91,557 
2,194 
76,845 
$50,000 or more 
3,474 
422,172 
1,790 
185,982 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
27,112 
(X) 
25,620 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
906,474 
(X) 
761,333 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.9 
(X) 
12.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,453 
2,080 
5,348 
2,129 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,542 
26,259 
10,896 
24,923 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,700 
25,116 
3,131 
21,326 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,472 
53,389 
2,799 
42,758 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,308 
45,432 
1,163 
40,206 
$50,000 to $99,999 
949 
63,974 
860 
59,070 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,020 
161,667 
778 
121,899 
$250,000 or more 
668 
528,558 
645 
449,023 
$250,000 to $499,999 
402 
136,476 
389 
129,342 
$500,000 to $999,999 
190 
127,522 
156 
106,829 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
76 
264,560 
100 
212,851 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
18,367 
(X) 
17,469 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
209,880 
(X) 
142,362 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,774 
1,202 
3,036 
1,371 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,731 
21,692 
9,037 
20,342 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,842 
19,072 
2,334 
15,684 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,516 
38,055 
2,071 
31,354 
$25,000 to $49,999 
864 
29,839 
648 
21,585 
$50,000 to $99,999 
443 
27,411 
237 
15,443 
$100,000 to $249,999 
153 
21,566 
69 
9,439 
$250,000 or more 
44 
51,042 
37 
27,144 
$250,000 to $499,999 
19 
6,247 
20 
7,092 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
9,234 
10 
6,980 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
11 
35,560 
7 
13,072 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,517 
(X) 
11,591 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
696,594 
(X) 
618,971 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.4 
(X) 
10.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,283 
1,387 
3,953 
1,341 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,381 
8,132 
3,240 
7,377 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,116 
7,648 
1,042 
7,045 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Missouri 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
