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



(Data are based on a sample of farms- For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Total farm production expenses -_. farms, 



$■ 

 Average per farm d' 



Livestock and poultry purchased farms. 



Feed for livestock and poultry 



j formula feeds , 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees 



Commercial fertilizer^ 



Agricultural chemicals^ 



__ farms. 1987 



1982 



$1,000, 



1982 



Petroleum products farms, 



Gasoline and gasohol _ 



1 038 

 70 094 

 67 528 



2 245 

 554 



1 429 



2 661 



■"Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 



2Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications for commercial fertilizer £ 



3Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 



1 agricultural chemicals. 



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