HDR1012000120030718961500Farm Production Expenditures Summary Production Expenditures Up Nearly 5 Percent in 1995 U.S. farm production expenditures totaled $168.5 billion in 1995, up 4.9 percent from the revised 1994 total of $160.7 billion. The largest contributors to the increase were feed (up 8.4 percent), fertilizer (up 9.3 percent), interest (up 9.0 percent), and labor (up 6.7 percent). Feed accounted for 14.5 percent of the U.S. total production expenses while farm services accounted for 14.1 percent of the total. The farm services category includes expense items such as custom work, utilities, marketing charges, veterinary services, transportation costs, and miscellaneous business expenses. The average expenditures per U.S. farm in 1995 were $81,480 compared to $78,018, as revised for 1994. On the average, U.S. farm operations in 1995 spent $11,847 on feed; $11,509 on farm services; $7,737 on both rent and labor; and $7,253 on livestock and poultry purchases. Revised estimates for 1994 indicated that U.S. farms spent an average of $10,974 on feed; $11,168 on farm services; $7,478 on rent; $7,284 on labor; and $7,381 for livestock and poultry purchases. The Farm Production Region (as defined on page 22) contributing most to the total 1995 U.S. farm production expenditures was the Corn Belt with expenses of $32.6 billion, 19.3 percent of the U.S. total. Expenditures in the Corn Belt were down 0.6 percent from the 1994 level of $32.8 billion. In total expenditures, the Corn Belt was followed by the Pacific Region at $26.9 billion (1994 - $24.0 b); Northern Plains $19.4 billion (1994 - $18.9 b); Lake States $17.1 billion (1994 - $17.5 b); and the Southern Plains at $16.4 billion (1994 -$14.8 b). Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items by Value and Percent of Total, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenditure - Farm Share : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Million Dols Percent Million Dols Percent : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 160,670 100.0 168,500 100.0 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 15,200 9.5 15,000 8.9 : Feed : 22,600 14.1 24,500 14.5 : Farm Services 5/ : 23,000 14.3 23,800 14.1 : Rent 6/ : 15,400 9.6 16,000 9.5 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 7,200 4.5 7,700 4.6 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 9,150 5.7 10,000 5.9 : Interest : 9,450 5.9 10,300 6.1 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 6,200 3.9 6,400 3.8 : Labor : 15,000 9.3 16,000 9.5 : Fuels : 5,100 3.2 5,500 3.3 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 10,800 6.7 11,500 6.8 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 5,400 3.4 5,200 3.1 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 4,610 2.9 4,750 2.8 : Other Farm Machinery : 3,360 2.1 3,100 1.8 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 5,360 3.3 5,450 3.2 : Trucks & Autos : 2,560 1.6 2,800 1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 78,018 81,480 160,670 168,500 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 36.4 34.7 7,381 7,253 15,200 15,000 : Feed : 64.9 67.5 10,974 11,847 22,600 24,500 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.6 96.5 11,168 11,509 23,000 23,800 : Rent 6/ : 41.1 39.7 7,478 7,737 15,400 16,000 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 59.3 58.8 3,496 3,723 7,200 7,700 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 66.7 65.4 4,443 4,836 9,150 10,000 : Interest : 54.0 54.1 4,589 4,981 9,450 10,300 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 97.8 97.7 3,011 3,095 6,200 6,400 : Labor : 38.6 41.7 7,284 7,737 15,000 16,000 : Fuels : 89.3 91.3 2,476 2,660 5,100 5,500 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 88.9 90.0 5,244 5,561 10,800 11,500 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 62.0 63.5 2,622 2,515 5,400 5,200 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 12.5 12.5 2,239 2,297 4,610 4,750 : Other Farm Machinery : 23.8 21.9 1,632 1,499 3,360 3,100 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 58.3 56.1 2,603 2,635 5,360 5,450 : Trucks & Autos : 13.2 12.5 1,243 1,354 2,560 2,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Crop Farms, Average per Farm and Total, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 88,412 97,349 79,942 85,151 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 17.9 15.7 1,710 1,718 1,546 1,503 : Feed : 27.8 29.1 1,556 1,558 1,407 1,363 : Farm Services 5/ : 94.6 93.9 14,105 15,107 12,754 13,214 : Rent 6/ : 47.1 44.4 12,680 14,073 11,465 12,310 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 69.6 70.6 6,558 7,428 5,930 6,497 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 72.6 74.5 7,435 8,553 6,723 7,481 : Interest : 55.2 56.4 5,571 6,184 5,037 5,409 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.5 97.9 3,824 4,064 3,458 3,555 : Labor : 41.9 47.2 11,334 12,625 10,248 11,043 : Fuels : 85.5 87.8 3,379 3,735 3,055 3,267 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 86.2 86.4 6,885 7,700 6,225 6,735 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 47.2 47.2 2,300 2,301 2,080 2,013 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 13.6 14.9 3,018 3,325 2,729 2,908 : Other Farm Machinery : 23.2 22.3 1,848 1,913 1,671 1,673 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 72.7 71.2 4,625 5,023 4,182 4,394 : Trucks & Autos : 13.4 13.0 1,376 1,601 1,244 1,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Livestock Farms, Average per Farm and Total, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 69,882 69,847 80,728 83,349 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 50.9 48.6 11,820 11,311 13,654 13,497 : Feed : 93.9 95.6 18,346 19,389 21,193 23,137 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.3 98.5 8,869 8,871 10,246 10,586 : Rent 6/ : 36.5 36.3 3,406 3,092 3,935 3,690 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 51.3 50.2 1,099 1,008 1,270 1,203 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 62.0 58.6 2,101 2,111 2,427 2,519 : Interest : 53.0 52.5 3,820 4,099 4,413 4,891 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 97.2 97.6 2,374 2,384 2,742 2,845 : Labor : 36.0 37.6 4,114 4,154 4,752 4,957 : Fuels : 92.4 93.9 1,770 1,871 2,045 2,233 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 91.0 92.7 3,960 3,993 4,575 4,765 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 73.5 75.5 2,874 2,671 3,320 3,187 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 11.8 10.7 1,628 1,544 1,881 1,842 : Other Farm Machinery : 24.3 21.6 1,462 1,196 1,689 1,427 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 46.9 45.0 1,020 885 1,178 1,056 : Trucks & Autos : 13.0 12.2 1,139 1,173 1,316 1,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $250,000 and Over, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 647,752 700,544 78,961 86,307 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 51.6 49.7 74,537 75,365 9,086 9,285 : Feed : 62.0 61.3 109,770 128,685 13,381 15,854 : Farm Services 5/ : 100.0 100.0 89,713 93,450 10,936 11,513 : Rent 6/ : 78.3 78.8 56,218 60,974 6,853 7,512 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 89.4 88.3 29,770 32,735 3,629 4,033 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 86.5 86.0 32,182 35,885 3,923 4,421 : Interest : 91.2 88.8 29,967 32,800 3,653 4,041 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.3 99.2 14,315 14,943 1,745 1,841 : Labor : 88.9 88.7 86,628 93,385 10,560 11,505 : Fuels : 99.5 99.6 16,243 17,589 1,980 2,167 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 99.3 99.7 38,318 41,834 4,671 5,154 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 80.7 79.2 18,720 18,506 2,282 2,280 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 32.8 32.7 14,200 15,016 1,731 1,850 : Other Farm Machinery : 50.0 46.7 9,762 9,237 1,190 1,138 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 85.1 84.1 20,968 21,526 2,556 2,652 : Trucks & Autos : 31.3 30.1 5,226 6,047 637 745 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $100,000 - $249,999, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 164,801 170,603 36,833 37,601 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 49.9 48.3 10,917 11,838 2,440 2,609 : Feed : 67.3 66.4 19,700 18,993 4,403 4,186 : Farm Services 5/ : 100.0 99.4 22,376 23,748 5,001 5,234 : Rent 6/ : 79.8 78.5 22,331 23,022 4,991 5,074 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 90.2 89.8 8,913 9,387 1,992 2,069 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 89.9 88.6 11,566 12,632 2,585 2,784 : Interest : 85.3 84.6 10,376 10,808 2,319 2,382 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.2 98.5 7,020 7,237 1,569 1,595 : Labor : 75.9 72.2 10,796 11,198 2,413 2,468 : Fuels : 98.7 97.6 6,022 6,443 1,346 1,420 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 98.5 97.9 11,584 12,005 2,589 2,646 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 73.2 70.2 4,622 4,074 1,033 898 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 24.6 23.7 5,535 5,517 1,237 1,216 : Other Farm Machinery : 44.7 45.1 4,058 3,811 907 840 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 89.0 87.5 6,452 6,797 1,442 1,498 : Trucks & Autos : 21.3 24.9 2,318 2,677 518 590 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $40,000 - $99,999, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 77,218 77,408 21,065 20,188 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 42.0 42.1 5,462 5,107 1,490 1,332 : Feed : 65.0 66.1 9,106 8,225 2,484 2,145 : Farm Services 5/ : 99.5 99.9 11,785 11,794 3,215 3,076 : Rent 6/ : 67.9 64.7 8,376 8,244 2,285 2,150 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 80.7 80.9 3,706 3,723 1,011 971 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 87.1 84.9 5,180 5,514 1,413 1,438 : Interest : 71.5 71.3 4,901 5,663 1,337 1,477 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.3 97.0 3,922 4,110 1,070 1,072 : Labor : 49.3 61.1 3,805 3,995 1,038 1,042 : Fuels : 97.8 97.9 3,193 3,344 871 872 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 97.8 98.3 6,026 6,564 1,644 1,712 : Farm Improvements : & Contruction 9/ : 64.6 68.0 2,137 2,117 583 552 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 18.1 14.4 2,599 2,446 709 638 : Other Farm Machinery : 33.9 29.1 2,251 1,944 614 507 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 84.2 81.8 3,050 2,906 832 758 : Trucks & Autos : 20.3 13.2 1,602 1,568 437 409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $10,000 - $39,999, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 27,722 29,738 12,877 13,483 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 37.0 35.9 2,299 2,283 1,068 1,035 : Feed : 63.1 63.2 2,753 2,629 1,279 1,192 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.6 98.1 4,551 4,824 2,114 2,187 : Rent 6/ : 40.3 42.1 2,015 2,060 936 934 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 65.7 68.8 887 1,041 412 472 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 69.1 74.7 1,656 1,963 769 890 : Interest : 55.7 53.4 1,987 2,486 923 1,127 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.8 97.6 1,774 1,901 824 862 : Labor : 39.5 42.2 1,257 1,248 584 566 : Fuels : 93.9 92.9 1,147 1,345 533 610 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 93.8 93.0 2,267 2,439 1,053 1,106 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 63.7 61.7 1,477 1,356 686 615 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 12.3 12.9 1,085 1,385 504 628 : Other Farm Machinery : 24.1 21.6 855 772 397 350 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 64.8 66.6 779 834 362 378 : Trucks & Autos : 13.1 12.7 874 1,103 406 500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales Less Than $10,000, United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 10,785 10,811 10,534 10,921 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 29.6 27.4 733 732 716 739 : Feed : 65.5 70.7 1,078 1,112 1,053 1,123 : Farm Services 5/ : 93.7 93.9 1,775 1,772 1,734 1,790 : Rent 6/ : 20.6 19.0 343 327 335 330 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 39.5 38.3 160 153 156 155 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 52.0 48.5 471 462 460 467 : Interest : 36.4 39.1 1,247 1,260 1,218 1,273 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 96.3 97.6 1,016 1,020 992 1,030 : Labor : 20.4 24.1 415 415 405 419 : Fuels : 81.5 86.6 379 427 370 431 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 80.6 83.7 863 873 843 882 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 55.5 59.8 835 846 816 855 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 5.8 6.9 439 414 429 418 : Other Farm Machinery : 12.8 12.1 258 262 252 265 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 37.5 34.4 172 162 168 164 : Trucks & Autos : 7.1 7.4 575 550 562 556 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Northeast Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 71,712 78,196 10,011 10,791 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 36.6 38.5 3,188 3,616 445 499 : Feed : 63.9 65.2 13,718 15,043 1,915 2,076 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.5 98.7 11,741 12,529 1,639 1,729 : Rent 6/ : 41.3 32.4 2,142 2,101 299 290 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 55.6 61.3 1,956 2,283 273 315 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 66.9 73.8 2,930 3,261 409 450 : Interest : 44.4 49.0 3,474 3,884 485 536 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.3 94.6 3,782 3,891 528 537 : Labor : 36.0 48.5 9,334 10,290 1,303 1,420 : Fuels : 92.1 97.0 2,156 2,616 301 361 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 91.9 97.5 6,533 6,920 912 955 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 67.7 71.7 3,474 3,732 485 515 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 13.7 14.5 1,948 1,790 272 247 : Other Farm Machinery : 30.0 28.9 2,027 2,080 283 287 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 66.4 66.1 2,264 2,659 316 367 : Trucks & Autos : 10.0 12.0 888 1,297 124 179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Lake States Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 80,944 77,511 17,484 17,130 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 35.6 40.3 5,065 4,869 1,094 1,076 : Feed : 58.4 59.7 10,282 10,706 2,221 2,366 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.1 96.8 10,583 9,891 2,286 2,186 : Rent 6/ : 41.8 37.2 6,366 6,050 1,375 1,337 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 69.3 59.2 3,773 3,543 815 783 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 66.8 62.1 4,894 4,706 1,057 1,040 : Interest : 63.9 61.6 5,824 5,633 1,258 1,245 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.5 98.1 4,458 4,462 963 986 : Labor : 42.4 39.9 6,134 5,538 1,325 1,224 : Fuels : 91.9 90.3 2,694 2,584 582 571 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 94.1 91.4 6,787 6,955 1,466 1,537 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 60.9 56.2 3,009 2,602 650 575 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 15.5 17.7 3,074 3,045 664 673 : Other Farm Machinery : 37.6 31.3 2,495 2,000 539 442 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 70.3 63.7 4,009 3,398 866 751 : Trucks & Autos : 13.5 11.9 1,273 1,299 275 287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Corn Belt Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 77,960 77,669 32,821 32,621 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 36.2 33.7 6,385 5,710 2,688 2,398 : Feed : 59.4 63.1 10,411 10,224 4,383 4,294 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.6 96.4 7,252 7,438 3,053 3,124 : Rent 6/ : 44.4 44.0 13,359 13,724 5,624 5,764 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 62.7 66.7 4,534 4,802 1,909 2,017 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 66.8 67.5 5,967 6,462 2,512 2,714 : Interest : 64.4 64.1 4,829 5,043 2,033 2,118 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.9 99.4 3,344 3,405 1,408 1,430 : Labor : 30.5 36.3 3,143 3,029 1,323 1,272 : Fuels : 84.9 90.1 2,416 2,267 1,017 952 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 86.2 87.6 4,705 4,443 1,981 1,866 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 59.3 62.1 2,853 2,495 1,201 1,048 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 14.9 14.5 2,349 2,338 989 982 : Other Farm Machinery : 25.0 25.9 1,682 1,514 708 636 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 66.0 63.1 3,591 3,560 1,512 1,495 : Trucks & Autos : 12.8 13.5 1,026 1,119 432 470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Northern Plains Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 101,715 103,535 18,919 19,361 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 42.3 41.0 16,306 14,834 3,033 2,774 : Feed : 62.8 63.0 10,543 10,487 1,961 1,961 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.7 96.7 11,694 12,230 2,175 2,287 : Rent 6/ : 65.6 60.5 14,435 14,813 2,685 2,770 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 72.2 68.9 4,091 4,556 761 852 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 64.9 62.7 5,742 6,551 1,068 1,225 : Interest : 69.7 70.9 6,339 7,401 1,179 1,384 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.6 99.3 5,048 5,134 939 960 : Labor : 43.5 49.9 3,651 3,674 679 687 : Fuels : 90.2 88.0 3,785 4,059 704 759 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 91.6 85.9 7,145 7,267 1,329 1,359 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 62.6 55.3 2,462 2,214 458 414 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 17.7 13.3 3,118 2,845 580 532 : Other Farm Machinery : 34.5 28.2 2,570 2,449 478 458 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 68.7 68.8 3,097 3,134 576 586 : Trucks & Autos : 17.8 17.5 1,629 1,824 303 341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Appalachian Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 36,186 39,429 10,711 11,671 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 34.4 31.1 3,608 4,010 1,068 1,187 : Feed : 69.5 73.2 6,976 7,253 2,065 2,147 : Farm Services 5/ : 95.8 94.1 4,385 4,713 1,298 1,395 : Rent 6/ : 29.7 32.5 2,372 2,807 702 831 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 56.0 58.0 1,236 1,341 366 397 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 77.2 74.8 2,125 2,449 629 725 : Interest : 38.2 41.6 1,831 2,003 542 593 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.3 99.6 1,071 1,176 317 348 : Labor : 42.5 50.3 3,358 3,389 994 1,003 : Fuels : 92.0 92.7 1,311 1,510 388 447 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 90.3 92.6 2,223 2,622 658 776 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 66.0 68.4 1,368 1,365 405 404 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 9.0 10.2 1,429 1,716 423 508 : Other Farm Machinery : 19.2 18.8 1,186 1,064 351 315 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 59.0 62.6 865 1,024 256 303 : Trucks & Autos : 10.3 10.6 787 929 233 275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Southeast Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 68,093 75,126 10,418 11,494 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 31.1 24.8 4,184 4,741 640 725 : Feed : 64.2 68.5 11,804 12,680 1,806 1,940 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.3 94.4 9,837 11,111 1,505 1,700 : Rent 6/ : 31.6 32.8 2,497 2,719 382 416 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 50.3 57.1 4,092 4,549 626 696 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 73.4 75.1 4,745 5,000 726 765 : Interest : 37.6 40.0 3,059 3,752 468 574 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 96.7 95.6 2,039 2,085 312 319 : Labor : 34.5 37.9 9,588 10,647 1,467 1,629 : Fuels : 89.0 91.2 1,967 2,379 301 364 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 83.0 87.2 4,647 5,124 711 784 : Farm Improvements : & construction 9/ : 57.4 64.7 2,569 2,725 393 417 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 11.9 7.8 1,974 2,163 302 331 : Other Farm Machinery : 17.1 13.8 1,059 1,059 162 162 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 45.5 45.6 2,614 2,784 400 426 : Trucks & Autos : 10.4 7.6 1,098 1,222 168 187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Delta States Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 81,667 79,270 9,065 8,799 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 33.9 32.1 7,784 7,658 864 850 : Feed : 70.4 78.0 18,000 17,342 1,998 1,925 : Farm Services 5/ : 93.2 96.1 12,820 12,099 1,423 1,343 : Rent 6/ : 35.7 31.1 6,613 6,171 734 685 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 48.2 53.1 5,856 5,541 650 615 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 69.7 65.7 3,964 4,243 440 471 : Interest : 45.4 48.0 3,324 3,676 369 408 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 90.5 88.6 1,288 1,333 143 148 : Labor : 40.1 36.4 5,216 4,802 579 533 : Fuels : 90.3 91.0 2,532 2,694 281 299 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 88.5 90.4 4,847 4,838 538 537 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 68.0 68.8 1,568 1,342 174 149 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 10.9 7.9 2,622 2,541 291 282 : Other Farm Machinery : 16.6 12.0 1,604 1,315 178 146 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 48.8 50.1 2,054 1,811 228 201 : Trucks & Autos : 9.5 15.6 1,405 1,649 156 183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Southern Plains Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 54,804 60,062 14,797 16,397 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 40.5 37.6 10,956 10,832 2,958 2,957 : Feed : 83.0 83.6 7,967 10,451 2,151 2,853 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.6 98.4 8,115 8,542 2,191 2,332 : Rent 6/ : 42.1 36.4 4,530 4,480 1,223 1,223 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 46.5 42.6 1,422 1,648 384 450 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 61.4 57.8 2,689 3,040 726 830 : Interest : 46.4 44.9 2,856 3,249 771 887 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 94.7 96.9 1,726 1,777 466 485 : Labor : 34.5 31.5 3,311 3,711 894 1,013 : Fuels : 92.7 92.9 2,096 2,495 566 681 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 85.6 90.5 2,848 3,538 769 966 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 59.5 66.1 1,600 1,707 432 466 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 6.7 8.6 1,341 1,289 362 352 : Other Farm Machinery : 15.2 15.6 841 817 227 223 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 46.1 40.0 1,074 1,132 290 309 : Trucks & Autos : 14.9 11.2 1,367 1,264 369 345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Mountain Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 109,192 116,882 12,426 13,383 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 41.2 39.9 12,329 13,266 1,403 1,519 : Feed : 59.5 62.3 13,234 15,956 1,506 1,827 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.0 94.2 19,297 19,118 2,196 2,189 : Rent 6/ : 49.2 56.7 8,163 9,869 929 1,130 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 64.5 57.0 2,891 3,022 329 346 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 51.8 49.4 4,938 5,258 562 602 : Interest : 60.1 60.0 7,531 7,991 857 915 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 96.4 98.5 3,348 3,659 381 419 : Labor : 49.2 50.7 11,766 12,594 1,339 1,442 : Fuels : 91.8 94.9 3,726 4,245 424 486 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 92.8 93.8 8,190 7,886 932 903 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 67.6 69.1 3,225 3,240 367 371 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 14.2 16.8 3,067 3,432 349 393 : Other Farm Machinery : 23.1 24.1 2,179 2,114 248 242 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 55.7 54.9 2,812 2,672 320 306 : Trucks & Autos : 21.5 17.3 2,311 2,341 263 268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Pacific Region, 1994-95 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 156,980 173,806 24,018 26,853 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 30.9 28.1 6,582 6,570 1,007 1,015 : Feed : 53.6 53.6 16,954 20,136 2,594 3,111 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.2 99.7 34,209 35,696 5,234 5,515 : Rent 6/ : 29.0 33.4 9,458 10,058 1,447 1,554 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 64.7 60.1 7,105 7,955 1,087 1,229 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 58.9 57.2 6,673 7,625 1,021 1,178 : Interest : 62.1 54.6 9,725 10,615 1,488 1,640 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.3 99.3 4,856 4,971 743 768 : Labor : 46.9 45.3 33,314 37,392 5,097 5,777 : Fuels : 81.9 87.2 3,503 3,754 536 580 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 89.5 87.0 9,830 11,761 1,504 1,817 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 57.0 57.8 5,458 5,443 835 841 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 12.0 12.8 2,471 2,913 378 450 : Other Farm Machinery : 18.0 14.3 1,216 1,223 186 189 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 39.8 33.1 3,895 4,570 596 706 : Trucks & Autos : 12.9 9.9 1,549 1,715 237 265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Footnotes 1/ Excludes AK and HI. 2/ Total includes production costs not allocated to any of the 16 expense categories published. 3/ Includes landlord and contractor share of farm production expenses. 4/ Includes purchases and leasing of livestock and poultry. 5/ Includes all crop custom work, veterinary services, custom feeding, transportation costs, marketing charges, insurance, leasing of machinery and equipment, miscellaneous business expenses, and utilities. 6/ Includes public and private grazing fees. 7/ Includes material and application costs. 8/ Includes bedding and litter, marketing containers, power farm shop equipment, purchases of miscellaneous equipment and supplies, and repairs and maintenance of equipment. 9/ Includes all expenditures related to new construction or repairs of buildings and fences and any improvements to physical structures or land. 10/ Excludes bedding plants, nursery stock, and seed purchased for resale. Includes seed treatment. 11/ Number of farms reporting item divided by total number of farms. 12/ Total expenditures divided by total number of farms. 13/ Regions consist of the following States: Northeast: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT; Lake States: MI, MN, WI; Corn Belt: IL, IN, IA, MO, OH; Northern Plains: KS, NE, ND, SD; Appalachian: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV; Southeast: AL, FL, GA, SC; Delta: AR, LA, MS; Southern Plains: OK, TX; Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY; Pacific: CA, OR, WA. * see next page for regional map. Farm Production Expenditures Regions Northeast CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. Lake States MI, MN, WI. Corn Belt IL, IN, IA, MO, OH. Northern Plains KS, NE, ND, SD. Appalachian KY, NC, TN, VA, WV. Southeast AL, FL, GA, SC. Delta States AR, LA, MS. Southern Plains OK, TX. Mountain AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY. Pacific CA, OR, WA. Estimating Procedures and Reliability Program Changes: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) initiated an estimation program in calendar year 1993 for farm production expenditures. Prior year's Farm Production Expenditure publications included only survey indications for expenditures at the U.S. level and other geographic, size, and type of farm levels. Estimates are now published based on survey indications and other check data for major groupings of farm production expenses for the U.S., 10 Farm Production Regions, 5 U.S. Economic Sales Classes, and U.S. Crop and Livestock Farms. Previous year's data are subject to revision as additional indications and check data are available. Research completed by NASS in 1992 identified a downward bias in the data adjustment procedures for survey nonresponse. Also, further analysis of the Farm Costs and Returns Survey (FCRS) data indicated that the survey procedures were not providing total coverage of the farm population, especially smaller farms with less than $20,000 in annual gross sales. After evaluating data from the nonresponse research and materials related to farm coverage, the decision was made to incorporate both a new nonresponse adjustment and an undercoverage adjustment. The new nonresponse adjustments assume that nonrespondents, namely refusals and inaccessibles, represent actual farms with positive data and should be adjusted for as such. Field interviewers verify that refusals and inaccessibles have positive farm data. The undercoverage adjustment involves adjusting the FCRS expanded number of farms to the official Board number of farms published in the Farms Numbers and Land in Farms release. The coverage adjustment expands number of farms by sales class in each of the 10 economic production regions. The new method of adjusting for nonresponse tends to increase data expansions for major expenditure items by an additional 5 to 8 percent compared with the previous nonresponse adjustment. One of the primary uses of farm production expenditure data is for weighting in the construction of prices paid indexes. In early 1995, NASS completed a revision of the indexes which included changes in the structure of components estimated and subsequently, the relative weights used in the construction of the indexes. Changes were made in an effort to simplify updating of component items and also to establish more appropriate weights for the series. In a combined effort to facilitate this process, changes were made in component items estimated in this publication. The changes made include: grazing fees were moved from the Farm Services category to Rent; oils and lubricants were moved from Fuels to Farm Supplies and Repairs; repairs and maintenance expenditures were moved from Other Farm Machinery to Farm Supplies and Repairs; and the category Building and Fencing along with Farm and Land Improvements were combined into one category called Farm Improvements and Construction. Estimates for these levels were revised back to 1990 at the U.S. level to provide a more useful series for data users. Survey Procedures: The farm production expenditure data contained in this publication are the result of a sample survey of over 17,500 farms and ranches contacted in February through April 1996 in all States except Alaska and Hawaii. The Farm Costs and Returns Survey covers the population of farms in the 48 contiguous States defined as "all establishments which sold or would normally have sold at least $1,000 of agricultural products during the previous year". These establishments are not only traditional agricultural operations such as grain farms and dairy operations, but also specialty farms such as orchards, nurseries, and those producing fish in captivity. The Farm Costs and Returns Survey is a multiple frame survey which utilizes a list frame and a complementary area frame. The list frame typically represents the larger, more specialized operations contributing the greater portion of the data expansions. The area frame provides coverage for the smaller operations that are not available for sampling from the list. Since all of the operators on the list frame are also part of the area frame, rigorous procedures are followed to be certain that an operation is only included in the data expansions once. These multiple frame expansions are unbiased and provide more precise expansions than could be obtained by using the area frame alone. Special training occurs prior to the Farm Costs and Returns Survey period to insure consistent and proper execution of survey procedures in farm determination, data collection, and editing of detailed expense and income data. Field and office staff edit data using hand and machine edit procedures. Questionnaires are reviewed for consistency, data relationships, and completeness. Past analysis has shown approximately half of the edits simply correct for data misplacement errors. In cases where respondents are unable or unwilling to report data for any item on the questionnaire, the field enumerators or survey statisticians can impute a value. For income, related debt/asset data, and a few expense items statisticians are allowed to enter a (-1) to indicate a missing value and an algorithm within the edit will compute and input the missing value based on similar size and type of operations. The computer generated imputation has not been implemented for all expenditure data because NASS analysis has shown that there are significantly fewer missing data cells on expenses than on income. Missing values for expense items, where no data are reported, are edited to a positive value based on other reported values from similar operations by the survey statistician. Data Comparability: This publication includes estimates for 1994 and 1995 farm production expenditures for the U.S., 10 Farm Production Expenditure Regions, 5 Economic Sales Classes, and Crop and Livestock Farms. Total expenditures and expenses for major input items at the U.S. level are provided back through 1991 to provide data users a comparable data series. Some of the expenditure estimates published in this report will differ from production expense estimates published in the Economic Research Service's "Farm Business Economics Report". The Economic Research Service (ERS), the agency responsible for estimates of farm income, treats agriculture as a sector in the U.S. economy while the National Agricultural Statistics Service is interested in annual production expenditures as a cash outlay to farming operations. In most cases, items that would be considered cash farm operating expenditures are estimated the same by both agencies (NASS and ERS)with the estimates established during a joint national board. This would include production inputs such as feed, seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and labor. There is a major difference in accounting between NASS and ERS for reporting capital expenditures. NASS considers capital expenditures such as purchases of vehicles and construction of buildings as a cash outlay for the farming operation while ERS recognizes the contribution of the expenditure as a depreciable asset to the farm sector. NASS interest expense includes the reported farm share of the household and excludes landlord interest expenditures. ERS excludes the nonfarm share of interest expense but includes landlord interest expense. An additional difference in methodology exists for livestock & poultry expenditures. ERS does not include farm to farm sales of livestock as this would not be a cost to the sector account -- only an expense to the farm making the purchase and income to the farm making the sale. Data Reliability: Two types of errors, sampling and nonsampling, are possible in an estimate based on a sample survey. Both types affect the "precision" of the estimates. Sampling error occurs because a complete census is not taken. The sampling error measures the variation in estimates from the average of all possible samples. An estimate of 100 with a sampling error of 1 would mean that chances are 19 out of 20 that the estimates from all possible samples averaged together would be between 98 and 102 which is the survey estimate, plus or minus two times the sampling error. The sampling error expressed as a percent of the estimate is called the relative sampling error. For 1995 total expenditures, the relative sampling errors were as follows for the different domains estimated: at the U.S. level 1.9 percent; from 3.1 to 9.4 percent at the Regional level; from 3.2 to 5.4 percent at the U.S. Economic Sales Class level; 2.6 percent for Crop Farms; and 2.9 percent for Livestock Farms. For 1994 total expenditures, the relative sampling errors were as follows for the different domains estimated: at the U.S. level 2.2 percent; from 3.1 to 9.4 percent at the Regional level; from 3.2 to 5.4 percent at the U.S. Economic Sales Class level; 2.8 percent for Crop Farms; and 2.9 percent for Livestock Farms. The relative sampling errors for major expense items at the U.S. level typically range from 2.0 to 6.0 percent. Data from sample surveys are also influenced by non-sampling errors which are not always measurable or known. Non-sampling errors may be introduced by enumerators, respondents, questionnaire design, or field and office procedures. Efforts are made to minimize these errors and maintain survey accuracy through proper training of all individuals involved with the survey, detailed review and verification of data, and analysis of data for comparability and consistency. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items by Value, United States, 1991-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Expenditure - Farm Share : 1991 : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 146,380 145,030 155,160 160,670 168,500 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 14,300 14,200 16,200 15,200 15,000 : Feed : 19,300 20,100 21,400 22,600 24,500 : Farm Services 5/ : 18,510 18,070 21,020 23,000 23,800 : Rent 6/ : 14,490 14,830 14,780 15,400 16,000 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 6,300 6,450 6,700 7,200 7,700 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 8,630 8,300 8,370 9,150 10,000 : Interest : 10,400 9,600 9,300 9,450 10,300 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 5,490 5,720 5,930 6,200 6,400 : Labor : 13,600 13,700 14,700 15,000 16,000 : Fuels : 5,360 5,070 5,090 5,100 5,500 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 10,100 9,040 10,120 10,800 11,500 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 4,230 4,300 5,650 5,400 5,200 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 4,120 4,180 4,440 4,610 4,750 : Other Farm Machinery : 3,740 4,000 3,610 3,360 3,100 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 5,100 4,900 5,150 5,360 5,450 : Trucks & Autos : 2,400 2,300 2,500 2,560 2,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Index Page Expenditures by Economic Class of Farm, 1994-95 Gross Value of Sales, $250,000 and Over. . . . . . . . . 6 Gross Value of Sales, $100,000 - $249,999 . . . . . . . 7 Gross Value of Sales, $40,000 - $99,999 . . . . . . . . 8 Gross Value of Sales, $10,000 - $39,999 . . . . . . . . 9 Gross Value of Sales, Less Than $10,000 . . . . . . . . 10 Expenditures by Farm Production Region, 1994-95 Northeast: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT . 11 Lake States: MI, MN, WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Corn Belt: IL, IN, IA, MO, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Northern Plains: KS, NE, ND, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Appalachian: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Southeast: AL, FL, GA, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Delta: AR, LA, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Southern Plains: OK, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY . . . . . . . . 19 Pacific: CA, OR, WA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Farm Production Expenditures Region Map . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Footnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Major Farm Production Expenditures, U.S., 1994 and 1995 . . . 2-3 Major Expenditure Items by Type of Farm, U.S., 1994 and 1995 . . 4-5 Major Farm Production Expenditures, U.S., 1991 - 1995 . . . . 26 Reliability and Estimating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25 Released July 18, 1996 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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