FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES: MASSACHUSETTS, 1969-1978 

 CURRENT FARM OPERATING EXPENSES 



]_/ Includes bulbs, plants and trees. 



2/ Repairs and maintenance of buildings, repairs and operation of motor vehicles and other machinery, and 



~ petroleum fuel and oil used in the farm business. 



3/ Includes binding, cotton ginning. Federal crop insurance, containers, dairy supplies, electricity, green- 

 house and nursery, grazing fees, harness & saddlery, net insurance premiums (fire, wind and crop hail), 

 irrigation, livestock marketing service (excl. feed and transportation), milk hauling, miscellaneous 

 hardware (incl. blacksmithing) , machine hire and custom work, miscellaneous livestock and poultry sup- 

 plies, pesticides, small hand tools, short term interest, telephones (business share), vet. services and 

 medicines (plus insem.) and other miscellaneous. 



4/ Includes cash wages, perquisites, and Social Security taxes paid by employers. 



FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES: MASSACHUSETTS, 1969-1978 



YEAR 



TOTAL 



CURRENT FARM 



OPERATING 



EXPENSES 



DEPRE- 

 CIATION 

 1/ 



TAXES 

 ON FARM 

 PROPERTY 



INTEREST 



ON FARM 



MORTGAGE 



DEBT 



NET RENT 

 TO NONFARM 

 LANDLORDS 

 2/ 



TOTAL 

 PRODUCTION 

 EXPENSES 



Mill ion Dollars 



18.4 

 18.7 

 20.5 



21.0 

 22.2 

 25.6 

 29.6 



31.9 

 33.7 

 37.0 



9.9 

 10.4 

 11.3 



11.7 

 12.8 

 12.6 

 13.3 



14.1 

 15.4 

 16.4 



2.2 

 2.4 

 2.6 



3.0 

 3.6 

 4.5 

 5.8 



6.5 



5.9 

 6.0 



-1.0 

 -1.1 

 -1.3 



-1.3 

 -1.5 

 -1.5 

 -1.2 



-1.0 

 -1.0 

 - .9 



129.8 

 132.4 

 137.0 



138.2 

 162.6 

 184.1 

 191.2 



203.7 

 213.0 

 223.0 



y Includes depreciation and accidental damage to farm buildings and depreciation of motor vehicles and 



other farm machinery and equipment. 

 2/ Minus sign reflects a net income position rather than a net expense position. 



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