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



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



Total farm production expenses . 

 Average per farm 



I poultry purchased . 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees . 



Commercial ferliliz 



Agncultural chemicals' . 



Petroleum products _ 



Gasoline and gasohol . 



LP gas. fuel oil. kerosene, motor ( 



Hired farm labor . 



.. farms. 

 $1,000, 



Contract labor farms. 



Repair and maintenance 



Customwork. macfiine hire, and rental of 



1982 



Interest paid^ farms, 



$1,000, 



1982 

 Interest paid on debt: 



Secured by real estate farms. 1987 



$1,000, — 



Not secured by real estate farms 



$1,000, 



Cash rent 



$1,000. 

 Property taxes paid farms. 



$1,000. 

 All other farm production expenses farms. 



$1.C 



See footnotes at end of table. 



170 SOUTH DAKOTA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



