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 
187 
2,820 
111 
1,742 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113 
3,893 
60 
2,054 
$50,000 to $99,999 
99 
7,119 
61 
4,370 
$100,000 to $249,999 
62 
9,670 
72 
11,827 
$250,000 or more 
165 
234,076 
130 
154,592 
$250,000 to $499,999 
76 
26,535 
57 
19,856 
$500,000 to $999,999 
43 
28,229 
39 
26,494 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
46 
179,311 
34 
108,243 
Feed purchased farms 
8,484 
(X) 
6,398 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
320,457 
(X) 
150,962 
percent of total 
(X) 
20.6 
(X) 
15.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,234 
593 
1,125 
523 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,908 
7,642 
2,451 
6,057 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,400 
9,499 
972 
6,554 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,214 
18,302 
926 
13,998 
$25,000 to $49,999 
883 
30,944 
444 
15,073 
$50,000 to $99,999 
430 
29,716 
285 
19,336 
$100,000 or more 
415 
223,760 
195 
89,421 
$100,000 to $249,999 
275 
42,271 
134 
20,466 
$250,000 to $499,999 
83 
29,081 
30 
9,974 
$500,000 to $999,999 
27 
17,915 
16 
11,289 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
30 
134,492 
15 
47,692 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
10,974 
(X) 
10,557 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
101,080 
(X) 
66,227 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.5 
(X) 
6.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,676 
1,399 
3,624 
1,391 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,757 
9,022 
3,445 
8,345 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,214 
8,088 
1,439 
9,905 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,460 
22,509 
1,537 
23,140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
512 
17,228 
392 
13,013 
$50,000 or more 
355 
42,835 
120 
10,434 
Utilities farms 
8,083 
(X) 
6,671 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
54,723 
(X) 
32,933 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,312 
357 
1,225 
310 
$500 to $999 
1,197 
802 
939 
645 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,436 
8,010 
2,864 
6,895 
$5,000 to $9,999 
991 
6,737 
891 
6,157 
$10,000 to $24,999 
762 
11,588 
534 
7,903 
$25,000 or more 
385 
27,230 
218 
1 1 ,022 
$25,000 to $49,999 
243 
7,866 
154 
5,223 
$50,000 or more 
142 
19,364 
64 
5,799 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
8,910 
(X) 
9,850 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
104,874 
(X) 
77,189 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.8 
(X) 
8.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,345 
963 
3,021 
1,202 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,330 
7,535 
3,402 
8,189 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,005 
6,645 
1,385 
9,517 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,225 
19,112 
1,352 
20,612 
$25,000 to $49,999 
589 
20,090 
444 
14,840 
$50,000 or more 
416 
50,530 
246 
22,828 
$50,000 to $99,999 
276 
19,003 
193 
13,211 
$100,000 or more 
140 
31,527 
53 
9,618 
Hired farm labor farms 
3,133 
(X) 
2,716 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
133,210 
(X) 
97,820 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.6 
(X) 
10.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
296 
143 
397 
149 
$1,000 to $4,999 
710 
1,771 
632 
1,570 
$5,000 to $9,999 
349 
2,525 
259 
1,836 
$10,000 to $24,999 
604 
10,178 
485 
7,794 
$25,000 to $49,999 
544 
18,934 
427 
14,872 
$50,000 to $99,999 
323 
22,780 
288 
19,375 
$100,000 or more 
307 
76,879 
228 
52,224 
$100,000 to $249,999 
236 
35,761 
172 
25,793 
$250,000 to $499,999 
49 
16,232 
44 
13,403 
$500,000 or more 
22 
24,887 
12 
13,027 
Contract labor farms 
1,810 
(X) 
1,400 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
16,900 
(X) 
1 1 ,202 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
384 
188 
319 
153 
$1,000 to $4,999 
657 
1,608 
573 
1,377 
$5,000 to $9,999 
321 
2,126 
223 
1,499 
$10,000 to $24,999 
284 
4,270 
181 
2,788 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
3,462 
70 
2,330 
$50,000 or more 
56 
5,247 
34 
3,055 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
2,612 
20 
1,329 
$100,000 or more 
19 
2,635 
14 
1,726 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
