Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 



[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Total farm production expenses 



Average per farm 



Livestock and poultry purchased . 



Feed for livestock and poultry 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and t 



Agricultural chemicals' 

 Petroleum products _-- 



Gasoline and gasohol , 



Hired farm labor. 



Contract labor... 



Repair and maintenance 



Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

 machinery and equipment^ 



Not secured by real estate 



Cash rent 



Property taxes paid 



All other farm production 



36 374 

 138 164 

 58 783 



268 944 



10 133 



11 459 

 98 529 

 90 856 



68 295 

 21 429 

 19 288 

 96 748 

 79 742 



31 784 

 35 217 

 58 655 



30 475 



(NA) 



17 613 



32 645 



30 525 

 30 879 

 42 341 



24 258 

 24 140 

 200 864 

 296 609 



3 759 

 382 



2 166 



361 



3 200 

 791 



2 022 



846 



5 270 



See footnotes e 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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