Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 



(Data are based on a sample of farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl 



Total farm production expenses 



Average per farm dollars. 



Livestock and poultry purchased farms. 



Commercially mixed f 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees . 



Agricultural chemicals' 



Petroleum products _ 



Gasoline and gasohol. 



Contract labor 



Repair 



Customwork. machine hire, and rental 

 machinery and equipment^ _. 



Secured by real 

 Not secured by 



Cash rent 



Property taxes paid . 

 All other farm 



1 336 

 180 490 

 136 947 



2 191 

 15 802 

 19 993 



10 868 



2 692 



3 322 

 8 787 



13 435 



2 356 



3 062 

 3 226 

 5 192 



1 462 

 22 788 

 17 893 



2 724 



2 591 

 2 813 



15 758 



'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applicati 

 ^Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applicai 

 ^Data for 1982 do not include imputation for ile 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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