Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982-Con. 



(Data are based on a sample ol farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symtxjis, see introductory text ] 



Fremont 



Greene 



Grundy 



Guthhe 



Hancock 



Hardin 



Total farm production expenses _ farms. 1987. 



$1,000, 1987. 

 Average per farm ___ -dollars, 1987. 



Livestock and poultry purchased farms, 1987. 



1982. 



$1,000, 1987. 



1982. 



Feed for livestock and poultry 



Commercially mixed formula feeds . 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees . 



Commercial fertilizer^ 



Agriculturat cfiemicals^ . 

 Petroleum products 



Gasoline and gasohol _ 



Diesel fuel . 



Natural gas . 



LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

 grease, etc 



Electricity . 



Hired farm labor . 



..farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



$1,000. 1987.. 



1982.. 



..farms, 1987., 



1982-. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



..farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



..farms, 1987.. 



1982-. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982. 



..farms, 1987. 



1982. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



..farms, 1987.. 



1982-. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982. 



..farms, 1987.. 



1982. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



.-farms, 1987.. 



1982. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



.-farms, 1987-, 



1982. 



$1,000. 1987.. 



1982- 



.. farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982. 



..farms, 1987. 



1982. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



..farms, 1987.. 



1982. 



$1,000, 1987. 



1982. 



Contract labor farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Repair and maintenance farms. 1987.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 

 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 



machinery and equipment^ farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Interest paid3 .--farms, 1987.. 



1982- 

 $1,000, 1987.. 

 1982.. 

 interest paid on debt: 



Secured by real estate farms, 1987.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



Not secured by real estate farms, 1987.. 



$1,000. 1987. 



Cash rent farms, 1987.. 



$1,000. 1987.. 

 Property taxes paid .-farms. 1987.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 

 All other farm production expenses.. ---farms, 1987.. 



$1,000, 1987.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



