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 
851 
13,189 
515 
8,265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
443 
15,586 
368 
13,130 
$50,000 to $99,999 
446 
31,213 
475 
33,019 
$100,000 to $249,999 
621 
96,440 
443 
67,345 
$250,000 or more 
262 
199,759 
189 
153,837 
$250,000 to $499,999 
180 
58,724 
123 
41,390 
$500,000 to $999,999 
55 
34,529 
36 
23,723 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
27 
106,506 
30 
88,724 
Feed purchased farms 
32,768 
(X) 
29,233 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,067,299 
(X) 
727,195 
percent of total 
(X) 
30.5 
(X) 
26.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,003 
3,462 
9,040 
4,237 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,796 
32,870 
12,526 
29,417 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,639 
31,204 
3,487 
23,417 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,332 
48,840 
1,998 
28,873 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,811 
63,786 
529 
17,812 
$50,000 to $99,999 
706 
48,043 
392 
27,384 
$100,000 or more 
1,481 
839,094 
1,261 
596,055 
$100,000 to $249,999 
587 
92,194 
519 
81,164 
$250,000 to $499,999 
343 
124,833 
324 
115,090 
$500,000 to $999,999 
322 
226,315 
302 
206,884 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
229 
395,751 
116 
192,916 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
44,347 
(X) 
46,775 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
190,119 
(X) 
156,818 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.4 
(X) 
5.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21,853 
8,788 
26,278 
9,755 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,147 
35,477 
14,726 
31,845 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,936 
19,237 
2,630 
17,507 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,984 
30,631 
1,948 
29,957 
$25,000 to $49,999 
833 
27,962 
780 
26,541 
$50,000 or more 
594 
68,023 
413 
41,214 
Utilities farms 
25,648 
(X) 
19,930 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
70,860 
(X) 
52,952 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
10,169 
2,474 
8,698 
2,030 
$500 to $999 
5,054 
3,380 
3,670 
2,449 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,690 
15,949 
5,294 
11,053 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,379 
9,589 
1,214 
8,332 
$10,000 to $24,999 
986 
14,662 
805 
11,769 
$25,000 or more 
370 
24,805 
249 
17,318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
252 
8,427 
176 
5,813 
$50,000 or more 
118 
16,378 
73 
11,505 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
36,935 
(X) 
43,815 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
221,152 
(X) 
219,378 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.3 
(X) 
8.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,449 
5,809 
18,578 
7,595 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,387 
36,812 
16,763 
37,972 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,094 
20,434 
3,991 
26,963 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,288 
34,639 
2,869 
43,425 
$25,000 to $49,999 
997 
34,321 
1,024 
34,830 
$50,000 or more 
720 
89,138 
590 
68,592 
$50,000 to $99,999 
461 
31,064 
406 
26,909 
$100,000 or more 
259 
58,074 
184 
41,683 
Hired farm labor farms 
12,718 
(X) 
10,571 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
354,999 
(X) 
293,996 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.2 
(X) 
10.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,590 
1,629 
3,580 
1,437 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,462 
8,102 
2,798 
6,202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,195 
8,123 
826 
5,715 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,734 
28,417 
1,312 
21,226 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,265 
43,119 
882 
31,259 
$50,000 to $99,999 
803 
55,342 
622 
42,169 
$100,000 or more 
669 
210,268 
551 
185,988 
$100,000 to $249,999 
493 
73,885 
373 
54,431 
$250,000 to $499,999 
105 
36,974 
99 
33,297 
$500,000 or more 
71 
99,409 
79 
98,260 
Contract labor farms 
3,920 
(X) 
3,043 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
40,125 
(X) 
29,483 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,142 
526 
1,033 
478 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,474 
3,479 
1,054 
2,297 
$5,000 to $9,999 
439 
2,962 
374 
2,525 
$10,000 to $24,999 
524 
8,132 
363 
5,385 
$25,000 to $49,999 
202 
6,700 
122 
4,167 
$50,000 or more 
139 
18,327 
97 
14,631 
$50,000 to $99,999 
89 
5,882 
64 
4,155 
$100,000 or more 
50 
12,445 
33 
10,476 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
