FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES, MASSACHUSETTS, 1969-1979 



CURRENT FARM OPERATING EXPENSES 



YEAR 



FEED 



LIVESTOCK 



SEED 

 1/ 



FERTILIZER 



AND 



LIME 



REPAIRS AND 

 OPERATION OF 

 CAPITAL ITEMS 2/ 



MISCELLANEOUS 

 3/ 



HIRED 



LABOR 



4/ 



Million Dollars 



1979 



41.5 



1.8 



7.9 



7.0 



12.8 

 13.0 

 13.6 

 13.2 

 14.1 



17.1 

 19.6 

 24.3 

 25.3 

 27.6 



34.4 



39.2 



55.1 



1/ 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, diary supplies, electricity, 

 greenhouse and nursery, grazing fees, harness and saddlery, net insurance premiums (fire, wind and 

 crop hail), irrigation, livestock marketing service (excludes feed and transportation), milk hauling, 

 miscellaneous hardware (includes blacksmithing) , machine hire and custom work, miscellaneous livestock 

 and poultry supplies, pesticides, small hand tools, short term interest, telephones (business share), 

 veterinary services and medicines (plus insem.) and other miscellaneous. 



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



FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES (Continued), MASSACHUSETTS, 1969-1979 



YEAR 



TOTAL 



CURRENT FARM 



OPERATING 



EXPENSES 



DEPRECIATION 

 1/ 



TAXES ON 



FARM 

 PROPERTY 



INTEREST 



ON FARM 



MORTGAGE 



DEBT 



NET RENT TO 



NON-FARM 



LANDLORDS 



2/ 



TOTAL 



PRODUCTION 



EXPENSES 



Million Dollars 



1979 



186.9 



36.8 



16.8 



5.2 



-.3 



245.4 



]_/ Includes depreciation and accidental damage to farm buildings and depreciation of motor vehicles 

 and other farm machinery and equipment. 



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



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