Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Desha 
Drew 
Faulkner 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Garland 
Grant 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
244 
308 
1,288 
829 
753 
361 
257 
2007 
273 
368 
1,341 
759 
702 
439 
282 
$1,000, 2012 
116,003 
56,841 
31,649 
150,433 
25,555 
25,118 
18,927 
2007 
106,967 
43,386 
24,012 
90,116 
23,016 
9,950 
20,102 
Average per farm 
doilars, 2012 
475,423 
184,549 
24,572 
181,463 
33,938 
69,578 
73,648 
2007 
391,819 
1 1 7,898 
17,906 
118,730 
32,786 
22,665 
71 ,284 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
145 
146 
486 
348 
375 
87 
97 
2007 
182 
182 
630 
353 
368 
147 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
19,285 
8,268 
2,210 
1,263 
1,832 
220 
207 
2007 
18,907 
4,954 
2,244 
1,172 
1,411 
215 
360 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
168 
141 
487 
358 
272 
128 
106 
2007 
175 
133 
416 
312 
181 
133 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
19,350 
5,100 
769 
454 
265 
267 
84 
2007 
18,183 
4,229 
510 
302 
121 
65 
78 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
156 
101 
351 
204 
187 
72 
53 
2007 
174 
89 
229 
97 
107 
67 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
18,561 
5,951 
1,421 
798 
255 
905 
55 
2007 
13,812 
3,409 
836 
163 
54 
795 
36 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4 
64 
382 
309 
248 
112 
82 
2007 
9 
71 
287 
285 
194 
104 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
5,201 
1,872 
28,672 
3,830 
5,008 
4,619 
2007 
171 
3,354 
1,160 
15,160 
6,259 
935 
6,666 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2 
36 
229 
169 
149 
63 
38 
2007 
1 
28 
172 
135 
110 
64 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
1,277 
927 
2,172 
942 
4,283 
427 
2007 
(D) 
156 
577 
763 
535 
244 
191 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2 
35 
206 
176 
139 
61 
52 
2007 
8 
49 
147 
192 
105 
55 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
3,924 
945 
26,500 
2,888 
725 
4,193 
2007 
(D) 
3,198 
583 
14,397 
5,723 
691 
6,475 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
18 
163 
1,060 
705 
679 
293 
219 
2007 
35 
174 
993 
573 
555 
293 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
9,499 
8,008 
92,981 
8,648 
9,481 
9,135 
2007 
1,368 
9,757 
4,777 
50,972 
6,299 
2,782 
6,955 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
230 
284 
1,258 
826 
730 
346 
256 
2007 
262 
355 
1,320 
751 
688 
415 
276 
$1,000, 2012 
13,090 
4,871 
2,748 
4,729 
2,019 
720 
806 
2007 
12,265 
3,919 
2,459 
3,304 
1,379 
621 
648 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
174 
194 
689 
511 
413 
181 
148 
2007 
173 
139 
534 
375 
268 
155 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
3,335 
1,180 
1,100 
3,481 
542 
646 
305 
2007 
2,212 
882 
817 
2,250 
340 
601 
257 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
222 
253 
1,076 
698 
610 
269 
209 
2007 
254 
338 
1,231 
694 
644 
393 
246 
$1,000, 2012 
7,333 
3,086 
3,142 
3,522 
1,732 
847 
604 
2007 
8,974 
2,898 
2,822 
3,201 
1,957 
949 
760 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
148 
92 
186 
193 
133 
74 
49 
2007 
145 
90 
165 
158 
124 
52 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,223 
3,360 
1,874 
2,617 
1,227 
2,267 
1,278 
2007 
9,103 
2,803 
1,676 
1,840 
797 
1,157 
155 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
29 
37 
97 
85 
74 
38 
20 
2007 
51 
27 
75 
61 
42 
18 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
380 
469 
749 
474 
625 
(D) 
2007 
1,138 
623 
308 
(D) 
171 
114 
31 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
84 
51 
120 
166 
140 
49 
27 
2007 
48 
41 
82 
89 
86 
26 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
2,222 
788 
456 
2,043 
328 
923 
200 
2007 
1,911 
275 
241 
702 
202 
22 
23 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
67 
86 
247 
221 
112 
42 
51 
2007 
87 
52 
189 
162 
91 
36 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
4,771 
2,660 
1,102 
1,289 
560 
430 
96 
2007 
5,189 
1,191 
632 
782 
349 
128 
53 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
37 
27 
49 
39 
14 
17 
3 
2007 
44 
6 
35 
26 
13 
14 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
1,080 
808 
243 
71 
5 
79 
(D) 
2007 
1,484 
40 
122 
(D) 
17 
55 
5 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
124 
110 
398 
342 
325 
85 
74 
2007 
129 
105 
332 
281 
266 
89 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
3,286 
1,688 
2,631 
4,160 
2,210 
927 
571 
2007 
4,011 
1,602 
2,662 
3,364 
1,974 
542 
822 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
54 
74 
282 
257 
266 
69 
62 
2007 
59 
72 
261 
211 
202 
75 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
1,587 
854 
1,999 
3,431 
1,672 
838 
468 
2007 
1,483 
653 
2,124 
2,671 
1,433 
475 
726 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
111 
72 
225 
212 
166 
44 
36 
2007 
106 
67 
185 
180 
162 
57 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
1,698 
834 
632 
729 
538 
89 
103 
2007 
2,528 
949 
539 
694 
541 
66 
97 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
198 
289 
1,246 
810 
734 
346 
257 
2007 
238 
331 
1,249 
717 
664 
403 
264 
$1,000, 2012 
1,283 
760 
1,695 
1,200 
702 
573 
308 
2007 
1,273 
649 
1,285 
997 
634 
420 
286 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
178 
166 
601 
526 
370 
168 
133 
2007 
176 
155 
598 
458 
356 
168 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
7,064 
3,241 
1,910 
2,405 
925 
1,197 
562 
2007 
6,966 
2,802 
1,460 
5,419 
1,053 
550 
2,966 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
173 
154 
508 
428 
315 
150 
103 
2007 
144 
126 
532 
379 
294 
142 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
10,360 
3,783 
3,968 
6,404 
2,535 
1,173 
1,105 
2007 
8,226 
3,123 
4,362 
6,186 
2,381 
1,317 
1,111 
--continued 
268 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
