HDR1012000120030717971500FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURES National July 1997 Agricultural Statistics Service Washington, D.C. Sp Sy 5 (97) Farm Production Expenditures 1996 Summary Production Expenditures Up Nearly 4 Percent in 1996 U.S. farm production expenditures totaled $174.4 billion in 1996, up 3.9 percent from the revised 1995 total of $167.8 billion. The largest contributors to the increase were rent (up 14.4 percent), farm improvements and construction (up 13.5 percent), seeds(up 11.9 percent), and trucks and autos(up 10.7 percent). The largest two expenditure categories were feed which accounted for 14.5 percent of the U.S. total production expenses and farm services which accounted for 13.5 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 1996 were $84,722 compared to $81,212, as revised for 1995. On the average, U.S. farm operations in 1996 spent $12,245 on feed; $11,419 on farm services; $8,893 on rent; $8,309 on labor; and $6,220 on livestock and poultry purchases. Revised estimates for 1995 indicated that U.S. farms spent an average of $11,519 on feed; $11,519 on farm services; $7,744 on rent; $7,744 on labor; and $7,260 for livestock and poultry purchases. The Farm Production Region (as defined on page 22) contributing most to the total 1996 U.S. farm production expenditures was the Corn Belt with expenses of $33.7 billion, 19.3 percent of the U.S. total. Expenditures in the Corn Belt were up 4.6 percent from the 1995 level of $32.2 billion. In total expenditures, the Corn Belt was followed by the Pacific Region at $27.2 billion (1995 - $26.7 billion); Northern Plains $20.9 billion (1995 - $19.4 billion); Lake States $17.6 billion (1995 - $17.1 billion); and the Southern Plains at $15.8 billion (1995 -$16.2 billion). Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items by Value and Percent of Total, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenditure - Farm Share : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Million Dols Percent Million Dols Percent : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 167,800 100.0 174,350 100.0 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 15,000 8.9 12,800 7.3 : Feed : 23,800 14.2 25,200 14.5 : Farm Services 5/ : 23,800 14.2 23,500 13.5 : Rent 6/ : 16,000 9.5 18,300 10.5 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 7,700 4.6 8,500 4.9 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 10,000 6.0 10,900 6.3 : Interest : 10,300 6.1 10,400 6.0 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 6,400 3.8 6,500 3.7 : Labor : 16,000 9.5 17,100 9.8 : Fuels 15/ : 5,500 3.3 6,000 3.4 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 11,500 6.9 11,300 6.5 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 5,200 3.1 5,900 3.4 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 4,750 2.8 5,000 2.9 : Other Farm Machinery : 3,100 1.8 3,350 1.9 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 5,450 3.2 6,100 3.5 : Trucks & Autos : 2,800 1.7 3,100 1.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Dollars Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 81,212 84,722 167,800 174,350 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 34.7 29.4 7,260 6,220 15,000 12,800 : Feed : 67.5 64.1 11,519 12,245 23,800 25,200 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.5 96.4 11,519 11,419 23,800 23,500 : Rent 6/ : 39.7 39.8 7,744 8,893 16,000 18,300 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 58.8 54.9 3,727 4,130 7,700 8,500 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 65.4 62.9 4,840 5,297 10,000 10,900 : Interest : 54.1 51.8 4,985 5,054 10,300 10,400 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 97.7 95.6 3,097 3,159 6,400 6,500 : Labor : 41.7 14/ 7,744 8,309 16,000 17,100 : Fuels 15/ : 91.3 88.1 2,662 2,916 5,500 6,000 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 90.0 84.9 5,566 5,491 11,500 11,300 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 63.5 62.7 2,517 2,867 5,200 5,900 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 12.5 12.0 2,299 2,430 4,750 5,000 : Other Farm Machinery : 21.9 25.1 1,500 1,628 3,100 3,350 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 56.1 51.7 2,638 2,964 5,450 6,100 : Trucks & Autos : 12.5 14.5 1,355 1,506 2,800 3,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Crop Farms, Average per Farm and Total, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Dollars Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 97,426 106,028 85,151 92,732 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 17.9 15.7 1,720 1,812 1,503 1,585 : Feed : 27.8 29.1 1,559 1,835 1,363 1,605 : Farm Services 5/ : 94.6 93.9 15,119 15,264 13,214 13,350 : Rent 6/ : 47.1 44.4 14,085 16,562 12,310 14,485 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 69.6 70.6 7,434 8,387 6,497 7,335 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 72.6 74.5 8,559 9,576 7,481 8,375 : Interest : 55.2 56.4 6,189 6,311 5,409 5,520 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.5 97.9 4,067 4,196 3,555 3,670 : Labor : 41.9 47.2 12,635 13,823 11,043 12,090 : Fuels 15/ : 85.5 87.8 3,738 4,345 3,267 3,800 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 86.2 86.4 7,706 7,648 6,735 6,689 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 47.2 47.2 2,303 2,601 2,013 2,275 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 13.6 14.9 3,327 3,676 2,908 3,215 : Other Farm Machinery : 23.2 22.3 1,914 2,224 1,673 1,945 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 72.7 71.2 5,027 5,694 4,394 4,980 : Trucks & Autos : 13.4 13.0 1,602 1,778 1,400 1,555 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Livestock Farms, Average per Farm and Total, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Dollars Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 69,325 68,975 82,649 81,618 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 50.9 48.6 11,321 9,478 13,497 11,215 : Feed : 93.9 95.6 18,820 19,940 22,437 23,595 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.3 98.5 8,879 8,578 10,586 10,150 : Rent 6/ : 36.5 36.3 3,095 3,224 3,690 3,815 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 51.3 50.2 1,009 985 1,203 1,165 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 62.0 58.6 2,113 2,134 2,519 2,525 : Interest : 53.0 52.5 4,103 4,124 4,891 4,880 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 97.2 97.6 2,386 2,392 2,845 2,830 : Labor : 36.0 37.6 4,158 4,234 4,957 5,010 : Fuels 15/ : 92.4 93.9 1,873 1,859 2,233 2,200 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 91.0 92.7 3,997 3,897 4,765 4,611 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 73.5 75.5 2,673 3,063 3,187 3,625 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 11.8 10.7 1,545 1,508 1,842 1,785 : Other Farm Machinery : 24.3 21.6 1,197 1,187 1,427 1,405 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 46.9 45.0 886 947 1,056 1,120 : Trucks & Autos : 13.0 12.2 1,174 1,306 1,400 1,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $250,000 and Over, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 696,645 768,864 85,757 96,800 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 51.6 49.7 75,426 65,425 9,285 8,237 : Feed : 62.0 61.3 124,322 134,726 15,304 16,962 : Farm Services 5/ : 100.0 100.0 93,526 96,108 11,513 12,100 : Rent 6/ : 78.3 78.8 61,024 83,241 7,512 10,480 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 89.4 88.3 32,762 40,445 4,033 5,092 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 86.5 86.0 35,914 44,480 4,421 5,600 : Interest : 91.2 88.8 32,827 35,663 4,041 4,490 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.3 99.2 14,955 16,307 1,841 2,053 : Labor : 88.9 88.7 93,461 99,643 11,505 12,545 : Fuels 15/ : 99.5 99.6 17,604 21,525 2,167 2,710 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 99.3 99.7 41,868 42,216 5,154 5,315 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 80.7 79.2 18,522 20,905 2,280 2,632 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 32.8 32.7 15,028 18,467 1,850 2,325 : Other Farm Machinery : 50.0 46.7 9,245 11,859 1,138 1,493 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 85.1 84.1 21,543 27,466 2,652 3,458 : Trucks & Autos : 31.3 30.1 6,052 8,221 745 1,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $100,000 - $249,999, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 170,883 171,945 37,526 36,160 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 49.9 48.3 11,881 9,748 2,609 2,050 : Feed : 67.3 66.4 18,720 18,783 4,111 3,950 : Farm Services 5/ : 100.0 99.4 23,834 22,444 5,234 4,720 : Rent 6/ : 79.8 78.5 23,106 23,300 5,074 4,900 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 90.2 89.8 9,422 9,510 2,069 2,000 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 89.9 88.6 12,678 13,314 2,784 2,800 : Interest : 85.3 84.6 10,847 11,175 2,382 2,350 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.2 98.5 7,263 7,608 1,595 1,600 : Labor : 75.9 72.2 11,239 12,126 2,468 2,550 : Fuels 15/ : 98.7 97.6 6,466 6,705 1,420 1,410 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 98.5 97.9 12,049 11,935 2,646 2,510 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 73.2 70.2 4,089 5,706 898 1,200 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 24.6 23.7 5,537 5,563 1,216 1,170 : Other Farm Machinery : 44.7 45.1 3,825 3,804 840 800 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 89.0 87.5 6,821 7,133 1,498 1,500 : Trucks & Autos : 21.3 24.9 2,687 2,853 590 600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $40,000 - $99,999, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 77,120 67,297 20,113 17,450 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 42.0 42.1 5,107 4,069 1,332 1,055 : Feed : 65.0 66.1 7,937 7,713 2,070 2,000 : Farm Services 5/ : 99.5 99.9 11,794 10,509 3,076 2,725 : Rent 6/ : 67.9 64.7 8,244 6,402 2,150 1,660 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 80.7 80.9 3,723 3,008 971 780 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 87.1 84.9 5,514 4,589 1,438 1,190 : Interest : 71.5 71.3 5,663 4,782 1,477 1,240 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.3 97.0 4,110 3,741 1,072 970 : Labor : 49.3 61.1 3,995 3,722 1,042 965 : Fuels 15/ : 97.8 97.9 3,344 3,085 872 800 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 97.8 98.3 6,564 5,746 1,712 1,490 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 64.6 68.0 2,117 2,314 552 600 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 18.1 14.4 2,446 2,160 638 560 : Other Farm Machinery : 33.9 29.1 1,944 1,543 507 400 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 84.2 81.8 2,906 2,322 758 602 : Trucks & Autos : 20.3 13.2 1,568 1,485 409 385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales $10,000 - $39,999, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 29,738 28,276 13,483 12,580 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 37.0 35.9 2,283 1,895 1,035 843 : Feed : 63.1 63.2 2,629 2,428 1,192 1,080 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.6 98.1 4,824 4,731 2,187 2,105 : Rent 6/ : 40.3 42.1 2,060 2,034 934 905 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 65.7 68.8 1,041 1,063 472 473 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 69.1 74.7 1,963 1,911 890 850 : Interest : 55.7 53.4 2,486 2,416 1,127 1,075 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.8 97.6 1,901 1,845 862 821 : Labor : 39.5 42.2 1,248 1,360 566 605 : Fuels 15/ : 93.9 92.9 1,345 1,337 610 595 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 93.8 93.0 2,439 2,360 1,106 1,050 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 63.7 61.7 1,356 1,056 615 470 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 12.3 12.9 1,385 1,135 628 505 : Other Farm Machinery : 24.1 21.6 772 798 350 355 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 64.8 66.6 834 820 378 365 : Trucks & Autos : 13.1 12.7 1,103 1,034 500 460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Economic Class Gross Sales Less Than $10,000, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 10,820 11,165 10,921 11,360 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 29.6 27.4 732 604 739 615 : Feed : 65.5 70.7 1,113 1,187 1,123 1,208 : Farm Services 5/ : 93.7 93.9 1,774 1,818 1,790 1,850 : Rent 6/ : 20.6 19.0 327 349 330 355 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 39.5 38.3 154 152 155 155 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 52.0 48.5 463 452 467 460 : Interest : 36.4 39.1 1,261 1,224 1,273 1,245 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 96.3 97.6 1,021 1,038 1,030 1,056 : Labor : 20.4 24.1 415 428 419 435 : Fuels 15/ : 81.5 86.6 427 477 431 485 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 80.6 83.7 874 919 882 935 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 55.5 59.8 847 981 855 998 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 5.8 6.9 414 432 418 440 : Other Farm Machinery : 12.8 12.1 263 297 265 302 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 37.5 34.4 162 172 164 175 : Trucks & Autos : 7.1 7.4 551 609 556 620 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Northeast Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 78,082 79,985 10,791 11,030 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 38.5 35.8 3,611 3,488 499 481 : Feed : 65.2 65.8 15,022 16,534 2,076 2,280 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.7 97.4 12,511 11,421 1,729 1,575 : Rent 6/ : 32.4 37.9 2,098 2,139 290 295 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 61.3 56.3 2,279 2,009 315 277 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 73.8 71.1 3,256 3,169 450 437 : Interest : 49.0 51.8 3,878 4,068 536 561 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 94.6 96.8 3,886 3,953 537 545 : Labor : 48.5 14/ 10,275 10,905 1,420 1,504 : Fuels 15/ : 97.0 91.8 2,612 2,806 361 387 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 97.5 93.0 6,910 6,733 955 929 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 71.7 60.1 3,726 4,246 515 586 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 14.5 12.2 1,787 1,806 247 249 : Other Farm Machinery : 28.9 35.7 2,077 2,096 287 289 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 66.1 62.6 2,656 3,075 367 424 : Trucks & Autos : 12.0 14.6 1,295 1,292 179 178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Lake States Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 77,511 80,251 17,130 17,575 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 40.3 24.0 4,869 4,219 1,076 924 : Feed : 59.7 54.6 10,706 10,959 2,366 2,400 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.8 93.8 9,891 9,637 2,186 2,111 : Rent 6/ : 37.2 40.9 6,050 6,918 1,337 1,515 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 59.2 58.5 3,543 3,868 783 847 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 62.1 61.3 4,706 4,795 1,040 1,050 : Interest : 61.6 56.1 5,633 5,667 1,245 1,241 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.1 97.8 4,462 4,542 986 995 : Labor : 39.9 14/ 5,538 6,484 1,224 1,420 : Fuels 15/ : 90.3 82.1 2,584 2,717 571 595 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 91.4 80.7 6,955 6,754 1,537 1,479 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 56.2 55.2 2,602 3,014 575 660 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 17.7 13.9 3,045 3,114 673 682 : Other Farm Machinery : 31.3 32.8 2,000 2,226 442 487 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 63.7 59.9 3,398 3,753 751 822 : Trucks & Autos : 11.9 8.9 1,299 1,324 287 290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Cornbelt Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 77,098 82,217 32,227 33,709 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 33.7 30.4 5,737 4,805 2,398 1,970 : Feed : 63.1 60.9 9,330 9,185 3,900 3,766 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.4 97.5 7,474 7,468 3,124 3,062 : Rent 6/ : 44.0 48.1 13,789 16,408 5,764 6,727 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 66.7 63.2 4,825 5,720 2,017 2,345 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 67.5 68.4 6,493 7,428 2,714 3,045 : Interest : 64.1 60.4 5,067 4,995 2,118 2,048 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.4 99.2 3,421 3,521 1,430 1,444 : Labor : 36.3 14/ 3,043 3,267 1,272 1,340 : Fuels 15/ : 90.1 92.2 2,278 2,496 952 1,024 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 87.6 90.2 4,464 4,515 1,866 1,851 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 62.1 57.2 2,507 2,715 1,048 1,113 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 14.5 18.9 2,349 2,568 982 1,053 : Other Farm Machinery : 25.9 25.3 1,522 1,723 636 706 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 63.1 60.6 3,577 4,131 1,495 1,694 : Trucks & Autos : 13.5 13.8 1,124 1,166 470 478 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Northern Plains Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 103,535 112,776 19,361 20,920 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 41.0 38.6 14,834 14,041 2,774 2,605 : Feed : 63.0 61.8 10,487 11,057 1,961 2,051 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.7 95.3 12,230 11,914 2,287 2,210 : Rent 6/ : 60.5 61.0 14,813 18,709 2,770 3,471 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 68.9 65.6 4,556 5,159 852 957 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 62.7 62.8 6,551 7,709 1,225 1,430 : Interest : 70.9 73.2 7,401 7,601 1,384 1,410 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.3 97.4 5,134 5,221 960 969 : Labor : 49.9 14/ 3,674 3,962 687 735 : Fuels 15/ : 88.0 91.2 4,059 4,756 759 882 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 85.9 86.3 7,267 8,054 1,359 1,494 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 55.3 68.3 2,214 2,615 414 485 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 13.3 14.8 2,845 3,224 532 598 : Other Farm Machinery : 28.2 36.7 2,449 2,776 458 515 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 68.8 59.9 3,134 3,602 586 668 : Trucks & Autos : 17.5 25.4 1,824 2,287 341 424 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Appalachian Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 40,220 43,796 11,865 12,876 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 31.1 19.4 4,024 3,572 1,187 1,050 : Feed : 73.2 61.8 7,936 9,864 2,341 2,900 : Farm Services 5/ : 94.1 97.0 4,729 5,265 1,395 1,548 : Rent 6/ : 32.5 28.7 2,817 2,939 831 864 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 58.0 53.8 1,346 1,497 397 440 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 74.8 75.5 2,458 2,618 725 770 : Interest : 41.6 39.2 2,010 2,084 593 613 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.6 94.3 1,180 1,214 348 357 : Labor : 50.3 14/ 3,400 3,537 1,003 1,040 : Fuels 15/ : 92.7 90.3 1,515 1,616 447 475 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 92.6 82.0 2,631 2,646 776 778 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 68.4 68.3 1,369 1,580 404 465 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 10.2 8.2 1,722 1,802 508 530 : Other Farm Machinery : 18.8 26.3 1,068 1,116 315 328 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 62.6 53.3 1,027 1,042 303 306 : Trucks & Autos : 10.6 10.7 932 1,318 275 388 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Southeast Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 75,124 81,224 11,494 12,143 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 24.8 24.8 4,739 3,492 725 522 : Feed : 68.5 64.0 12,680 16,054 1,940 2,400 : Farm Services 5/ : 94.4 95.8 11,111 11,191 1,700 1,673 : Rent 6/ : 32.8 29.1 2,719 3,010 416 450 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 57.1 57.8 4,549 4,962 696 742 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 75.1 78.2 5,000 5,507 765 823 : Interest : 40.0 35.1 3,752 3,979 574 595 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 95.6 95.8 2,085 2,186 319 327 : Labor : 37.9 14/ 10,647 11,779 1,629 1,761 : Fuels 15/ : 91.2 90.2 2,379 2,522 364 377 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 87.2 82.8 5,124 4,849 784 725 : Farm Improvements : & construction 9/ : 64.7 64.6 2,725 3,140 417 470 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 7.8 9.0 2,163 2,398 331 359 : Other Farm Machinery : 13.8 15.5 1,059 1,093 162 163 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 45.6 50.8 2,784 3,174 426 475 : Trucks & Autos : 7.6 7.5 1,222 1,276 187 191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Delta States Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 77,670 82,500 8,699 9,405 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 32.1 20.1 7,589 6,807 850 776 : Feed : 78.0 72.5 16,295 16,998 1,825 1,938 : Farm Services 5/ : 96.1 95.5 11,991 13,539 1,343 1,543 : Rent 6/ : 31.1 24.0 6,116 6,482 685 739 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 53.1 35.8 5,491 5,882 615 671 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 65.7 59.9 4,205 5,132 471 585 : Interest : 48.0 36.5 3,643 3,684 408 420 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 88.6 84.4 1,321 1,347 148 154 : Labor : 36.4 14/ 4,759 5,003 533 570 : Fuels 15/ : 91.0 89.4 2,670 3,024 299 345 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 90.4 73.4 4,795 4,617 537 526 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 68.8 56.6 1,330 1,798 149 205 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 7.9 7.4 2,518 2,671 282 305 : Other Farm Machinery : 12.0 11.2 1,304 1,386 146 158 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 50.1 45.4 1,795 2,123 201 242 : Trucks & Autos : 15.6 8.2 1,634 1,732 183 198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Southern Plains Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 59,330 56,903 16,197 15,762 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 37.6 34.6 10,832 8,123 2,957 2,250 : Feed : 83.6 80.5 9,718 9,565 2,653 2,650 : Farm Services 5/ : 98.4 95.5 8,542 8,231 2,332 2,280 : Rent 6/ : 36.4 38.4 4,480 4,813 1,223 1,333 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 42.6 36.9 1,648 1,798 450 498 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 57.8 44.6 3,040 3,148 830 872 : Interest : 44.9 47.9 3,249 3,289 887 911 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 96.9 93.1 1,777 1,800 485 499 : Labor : 31.5 14/ 3,711 3,592 1,013 995 : Fuels 15/ : 92.9 76.9 2,495 2,679 681 742 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 90.5 81.4 3,538 3,094 966 857 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 66.1 61.8 1,707 1,892 466 524 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 8.6 6.4 1,289 1,319 352 366 : Other Farm Machinery : 15.6 19.9 817 859 223 238 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 40.0 32.2 1,132 1,208 309 335 : Trucks & Autos : 11.2 16.5 1,264 1,379 345 382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Mountain Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 116,882 120,175 13,383 13,760 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 39.9 46.8 13,266 12,140 1,519 1,390 : Feed : 62.3 68.1 15,956 17,528 1,827 2,007 : Farm Services 5/ : 94.2 98.4 19,118 18,821 2,189 2,155 : Rent 6/ : 56.7 51.0 9,869 10,453 1,130 1,197 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 57.0 57.4 3,022 3,298 346 378 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 49.4 46.5 5,258 5,795 602 664 : Interest : 60.0 66.2 7,991 8,279 915 948 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 98.5 97.7 3,659 3,769 419 432 : Labor : 50.7 14/ 12,594 12,685 1,442 1,452 : Fuels 15/ : 94.9 91.9 4,245 4,524 486 518 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 93.8 88.9 7,886 7,590 903 869 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 69.1 67.1 3,240 3,677 371 421 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 16.8 14.4 3,432 3,534 393 405 : Other Farm Machinery : 24.1 25.6 2,114 2,332 242 267 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 54.9 53.0 2,672 2,943 306 337 : Trucks & Autos : 17.3 20.9 2,341 2,502 268 287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Farm Production Expenditures: Major Input Items, Average per Farm and Total, Pacific Region, 1995-96 13/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Average : Total : Reporting 11/ : per Farm 12/ : Expenditures Expenditure - Farm Share :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- Percent -- --- Dollars --- Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 100.0 100.0 172,511 173,610 26,653 27,170 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 28.1 27.0 6,570 5,317 1,015 832 : Feed : 53.6 45.4 18,841 17,946 2,911 2,809 : Farm Services 5/ : 99.7 98.9 35,696 34,141 5,515 5,343 : Rent 6/ : 33.4 33.2 10,058 10,923 1,554 1,709 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 60.1 67.5 7,955 8,601 1,229 1,346 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 57.2 55.9 7,625 7,821 1,178 1,224 : Interest : 54.6 50.3 10,615 10,565 1,640 1,654 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 99.3 97.0 4,971 4,990 768 781 : Labor : 45.3 14/ 37,392 40,146 5,777 6,283 : Fuels 15/ : 87.2 93.4 3,754 4,188 580 655 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 87.0 92.2 11,761 11,450 1,817 1,792 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 57.8 73.9 5,443 6,213 841 972 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 12.8 13.1 2,913 2,907 450 455 : Other Farm Machinery : 14.3 20.5 1,223 1,265 189 198 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 33.1 42.2 4,570 5,098 706 798 : Trucks & Autos : 9.9 21.6 1,715 1,824 265 285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, miscellaneous non-capital equipment and supplies, repairs and maintenance of livestock and poultry equipment and capital equipment for livestock and poultry. 9/ Includes all expenditures related to new construction or repairs of buildings and fences and any improvements to physical structures of 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. 14/ Not available. 15/ Oils and lubricants are included in fuel expenses for 1996, but included in farm supplies and repairs in 1995. Farm Production Expenditure 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 currently 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. In 1996, the Agricultural Resource Management Study (ARMS) was developed from a combining of the previous Farm Costs and Returns Survey (FCRS) and the Cropping Practice Survey (CPS). The initiative to combine these surveys came from a growing interest in tying the resources used in agricultural production and the farm financial information to the relationships between various production practices and farm financial conditions; and the need to improve the efficiency of data collection by combining identical information collected in both the CPS and the FCRS into one survey. Because of the variety of issues needing to be addressed with ARMS, it was designed with a flexible structure that allowed different questionnaire versions to focus more specifically on topics of interest. The ARMS was conducted in three phases. Survey phases one and two screened for farms with specific commodities of interest and collected agricultural production, resource use, and cost of production information. The third phase of the survey collected farm production expenditure data similar to the previous FCRS. Survey phases one and two screen for farms with specific commodity interest and collect agricultural production, resource use, and cost of production information. 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 nearly 17,200 farms and ranches contacted in February through April 1997 in all States except Alaska and Hawaii. The Agricultural Resource Management Study 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 Agricultural Resource Management Study 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 Agricultural Resource Management Study 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 1995 and 1996 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 1992 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 1996 total expenditures, the relative sampling errors were as follows for the different domains estimated: at the U.S. level 3.0 percent; from 6.5 to 15.1 percent at the Regional level. 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. The relative sampling errors for major expense items at the U.S. level typically range from 3.3 to 10.5 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, 1992-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Expenditure - Farm Share : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Dollars : Total Farm Production : Expenditures 2/ 3/ : 145,030 155,160 160,670 167,800 174,350 : Livestock, Poultry & : Related Expenses 4/ : 14,200 16,200 15,200 15,000 12,800 : Feed : 20,100 21,400 22,600 23,800 25,200 : Farm Services 5/ : 18,070 21,020 23,000 23,800 23,500 : Rent 6/ : 14,830 14,780 15,400 16,000 18,300 : Agricultural Chemicals 7/ : 6,450 6,700 7,200 7,700 8,500 : Fertilizer, Lime & Soil : Conditioners 7/ : 8,300 8,370 9,150 10,000 10,900 : Interest : 9,600 9,300 9,450 10,300 10,400 : Taxes (Real Estate & : Property) : 5,720 5,930 6,200 6,400 6,500 : Labor : 13,700 14,700 15,000 16,000 17,100 : Fuels 15/ : 5,070 5,090 5,100 5,500 6,000 : Farm Supplies & Repairs 8/ : 9,040 10,120 10,800 11,500 11,300 : Farm Improvements : & Construction 9/ : 4,300 5,650 5,400 5,200 5,900 : Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 4,180 4,440 4,610 4,750 5,000 : Other Farm Machinery : 4,000 3,610 3,360 3,100 3,350 : Seeds & Plants 10/ : 4,900 5,150 5,360 5,450 6,100 : Trucks & Autos : 2,300 2,500 2,560 2,800 3,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes on page 21. Index Page Expenditures by Economic Class of Farm, 1995-96 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, 1995-96 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., 1995 and 1996 . . . 2-3 Major Expenditure Items by Type of Farm, U.S., 1995 and 1996 . . 4-5 Major Farm Production Expenditures, U.S., 1992 - 1996 . . . . 26 Reliability and Estimating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25 Released July 17, 1997 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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