Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arkansas 
Arkansas 
Ashley 
Baxter 
Benton 
Boone 
Bradley 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
45,071 
492 
376 
561 
2,157 
1,282 
185 
2007 
49,346 
539 
436 
668 
2,151 
1,266 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
7,701,266 
196,558 
60,123 
24,247 
457,082 
125,588 
30,919 
2007 
6,134,870 
126,887 
51,673 
17,553 
367,343 
105,524 
25,896 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
170,870 
399,509 
159,903 
43,221 
211,906 
97,963 
167,127 
2007 
124,324 
235,413 
118,516 
26,278 
170,778 
83,352 
118,244 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
19,900 
279 
167 
229 
873 
601 
52 
2007 
23,681 
349 
202 
289 
936 
665 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
629,255 
46,333 
10,510 
744 
4,316 
1,913 
450 
2007 
437,022 
27,586 
7,211 
732 
2,904 
1,943 
349 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
20,001 
292 
136 
218 
976 
557 
56 
2007 
18,919 
276 
141 
193 
905 
498 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
505,519 
26,086 
9,861 
208 
1,413 
496 
207 
2007 
327,730 
16,180 
9,525 
136 
1,141 
379 
180 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
14,043 
288 
142 
148 
589 
378 
31 
2007 
10,977 
294 
118 
107 
248 
188 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
489,451 
24,473 
8,131 
222 
1,432 
460 
(D) 
2007 
276,030 
14,498 
5,326 
93 
739 
119 
83 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,996 
25 
71 
167 
931 
500 
55 
2007 
12,921 
13 
60 
148 
821 
485 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
891,909 
184 
602 
5,623 
90,161 
22,304 
3,721 
2007 
828,459 
80 
612 
4,571 
78,099 
18,631 
5,387 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,686 
15 
39 
81 
568 
305 
30 
2007 
7,012 
8 
43 
83 
388 
244 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
108,357 
(D) 
147 
574 
7,954 
3,320 
1,597 
2007 
49,799 
44 
314 
751 
3,317 
1,779 
147 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,155 
12 
43 
112 
534 
250 
29 
2007 
7,713 
7 
23 
85 
537 
313 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
783,552 
(D) 
455 
5,050 
82,207 
18,984 
2,123 
2007 
778,660 
36 
298 
3,819 
74,782 
16,851 
5,240 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
32,540 
74 
236 
464 
1,924 
1,114 
137 
2007 
30,394 
78 
213 
466 
1,656 
1,004 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
2,617,016 
373 
4,144 
10,075 
278,372 
74,936 
20,420 
2007 
2,023,611 
229 
2,837 
5,382 
188,385 
56,673 
12,446 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
43,591 
436 
370 
540 
2,107 
1,263 
181 
2007 
48,357 
523 
420 
638 
2,118 
1,251 
217 
$1,000, 2012 
510,909 
21,752 
4,081 
1,049 
11,104 
4,346 
951 
2007 
395,167 
14,739 
4,721 
998 
12,290 
4,283 
806 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
27,221 
355 
247 
297 
1,435 
807 
91 
2007 
22,493 
313 
193 
256 
1,130 
666 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
199,956 
9,260 
2,391 
404 
8,103 
1,955 
686 
2007 
154,488 
5,363 
1,905 
279 
8,025 
1,680 
481 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
36,413 
403 
304 
439 
1,786 
1,050 
140 
2007 
45,387 
503 
391 
593 
1,968 
1,180 
211 
$1,000, 2012 
370,875 
15,806 
3,296 
1,135 
10,184 
3,773 
1,040 
2007 
324,927 
10,620 
3,569 
1,304 
11,457 
3,812 
949 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
11,715 
257 
84 
116 
537 
311 
45 
2007 
10,265 
202 
83 
68 
453 
276 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
342,712 
13,122 
6,068 
1,102 
12,345 
2,319 
1,090 
2007 
268,860 
8,256 
4,635 
905 
1 1 ,086 
1,960 
1,365 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
4,767 
83 
39 
57 
280 
151 
11 
2007 
4,133 
49 
39 
41 
222 
115 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
49,179 
915 
417 
179 
2,059 
680 
(D) 
2007 
36,102 
486 
1,167 
242 
1,803 
478 
489 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
9,038 
109 
46 
43 
528 
227 
23 
2007 
5,836 
59 
42 
50 
318 
181 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
132,549 
2,541 
2,337 
123 
5,424 
1,116 
153 
2007 
58,647 
1,532 
1,322 
32 
1,324 
356 
22 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
10,566 
188 
63 
81 
532 
282 
29 
2007 
8,716 
189 
56 
86 
395 
227 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
259,535 
15,027 
2,196 
256 
2,460 
1,480 
113 
2007 
209,658 
13,226 
1,509 
279 
2,658 
1,244 
60 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,565 
70 
32 
14 
144 
51 
3 
2007 
1,842 
45 
22 
12 
71 
30 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
83,442 
4,436 
834 
26 
1,240 
108 
5 
2007 
50,000 
2,104 
1,096 
24 
860 
114 
9 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
17,809 
270 
122 
186 
912 
479 
56 
2007 
16,157 
216 
130 
168 
786 
456 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
245,943 
6,182 
1,931 
1,517 
13,221 
4,536 
816 
2007 
231,796 
5,718 
2,022 
1,276 
10,745 
5,314 
935 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
13,297 
144 
77 
153 
759 
387 
45 
2007 
12,150 
112 
79 
135 
663 
361 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
162,544 
2,281 
1,187 
1,269 
11,221 
3,683 
760 
2007 
151,605 
2,562 
1,110 
1,052 
8,825 
4,080 
786 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
10,390 
196 
82 
93 
474 
256 
29 
2007 
10,323 
171 
87 
93 
459 
291 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
83,399 
3,901 
743 
248 
2,000 
853 
56 
2007 
80,191 
3,156 
912 
225 
1,920 
1,234 
149 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
43,088 
443 
355 
549 
2,080 
1,250 
179 
2007 
45,468 
473 
387 
619 
2,024 
1,190 
209 
$1,000, 2012 
86,682 
1,632 
565 
745 
4,922 
1,677 
258 
2007 
76,778 
1,311 
608 
564 
4,648 
1,587 
307 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
25,082 
305 
205 
304 
1,356 
755 
73 
2007 
25,214 
318 
185 
305 
1,357 
747 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
286,334 
8,436 
2,759 
835 
10,326 
3,488 
456 
2007 
435,596 
4,960 
3,608 
734 
31,181 
6,953 
2,026 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
22,009 
291 
163 
208 
1,060 
670 
76 
2007 
21,217 
261 
148 
211 
980 
690 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
492,983 
13,225 
3,911 
1,587 
22,748 
7,996 
1,368 
2007 
416,410 
8,515 
3,064 
1,150 
16,907 
8,470 
1,400 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Arkansas 265 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
