Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
24,816 
75,087 
58,695 
88,637 
61,773 
77,064 
2007 
25,349 
76,860 
60,938 
92,856 
65,531 
85,260 
$1,000, 2012 
6,642,131 
13,459,269 
9,117,075 
23,711,880 
16,726,876 
4,778,105 
2007 
4,604,040 
9,045,080 
6,280,596 
15,443,759 
12,364,531 
3,930,240 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
267,655 
179,249 
155,330 
267,517 
270,780 
62,002 
2007 
181,626 
117,683 
103,065 
166,319 
188,682 
46,097 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
11,413 
46,234 
33,039 
56,317 
34,859 
35,651 
2007 
1 1 ,049 
49,671 
36,853 
58,664 
39,479 
44,729 
$1,000, 2012 
593,119 
2,405,662 
1 ,444,469 
2,587,059 
1,179,717 
472,174 
2007 
370,237 
1 ,480,395 
888,112 
1 ,344,600 
840,338 
308,598 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
13,407 
46,445 
31,140 
57,741 
36,820 
29,242 
2007 
1 1 ,849 
43,618 
29,009 
53,136 
32,028 
27,108 
$1,000, 2012 
267,849 
1,094,846 
564,224 
1,152,179 
703,310 
1 78,990 
2007 
160,030 
731,968 
373,897 
618,336 
358,384 
100,920 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
9,235 
45,073 
30,680 
55,666 
31,220 
27,198 
2007 
7,693 
43,539 
29,538 
52,703 
26,613 
27,313 
$1,000, 2012 
252,294 
1 ,769,348 
927,802 
1 ,966,439 
673,173 
242,500 
2007 
147,784 
1,001,039 
514,775 
989,162 
358,008 
133,724 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,669 
12,350 
14,009 
24,040 
16,190 
21,345 
2007 
6,598 
11,350 
1 1 ,645 
22,679 
15,145 
18,470 
$1,000, 2012 
633,046 
689,855 
508,824 
3,435,345 
5,440,898 
598,201 
2007 
584,795 
588,949 
511,239 
3,290,203 
5,192,954 
523,127 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,155 
6,746 
6,826 
12,791 
10,480 
13,387 
2007 
3,473 
6,443 
5,669 
10,743 
9,558 
1 1 ,737 
$1,000, 2012 
102,481 
81,200 
84,804 
239,793 
206,584 
124,223 
2007 
128,710 
57,009 
57,350 
180,644 
150,517 
171,651 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,718 
7,350 
9,346 
15,123 
8,352 
1 1 ,237 
2007 
4,074 
6,404 
7,398 
15,086 
7,797 
9,159 
$1,000, 2012 
530,564 
608,656 
424,019 
3,195,553 
5,234,314 
473,978 
2007 
456,085 
531,940 
453,890 
3,109,559 
5,042,438 
351,475 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
14,615 
24,338 
28,754 
38,194 
32,131 
50,685 
2007 
13,075 
23,374 
24,908 
35,808 
29,672 
46,766 
$1,000, 2012 
1,921,092 
1,246,112 
1,592,005 
5,377,863 
4,207,051 
1,176,273 
2007 
1,137,906 
705,155 
1,092,067 
3,058,988 
2,237,287 
793,669 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
23,293 
68,361 
54,389 
81 ,746 
56,700 
74,307 
2007 
24,734 
74,841 
58,717 
89,899 
63,693 
83,309 
$1,000, 2012 
318,433 
736,736 
457,781 
866,990 
710,412 
268,528 
2007 
220,007 
562,346 
344,253 
666,373 
574,447 
203,942 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
18,239 
48,102 
36,555 
63,853 
40,691 
49,293 
2007 
16,234 
37,566 
27,459 
51,903 
32,620 
40,616 
$1,000, 2012 
260,561 
199,753 
151,613 
329,138 
214,947 
108,946 
2007 
174,139 
141,827 
106,869 
234,210 
140,364 
79,696 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
19,949 
58,721 
45,575 
73,361 
49,119 
60,318 
2007 
23,032 
68,871 
53,959 
83,411 
58,985 
77,321 
$1,000, 2012 
416,317 
773,786 
523,094 
1,099,865 
723,144 
279,056 
2007 
330,249 
591,737 
423,721 
792,166 
550,628 
284,408 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
7,862 
20,222 
14,350 
27,906 
16,943 
19,586 
2007 
6,588 
16,369 
11,240 
23,287 
14,437 
18,846 
$1,000, 2012 
592,484 
594,616 
445,331 
697,719 
531 ,492 
377,169 
2007 
499,505 
483,699 
320,902 
492,091 
412,164 
322,169 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,089 
3,796 
3,528 
6,634 
6,346 
7,683 
2007 
2,584 
3,043 
2,665 
5,005 
4,906 
7,370 
$1,000, 2012 
68,784 
37,835 
42,078 
80,086 
66,431 
76,523 
2007 
41 ,669 
20,393 
31,559 
50,828 
42,624 
56,810 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
7,377 
18,642 
14,018 
32,495 
17,040 
12,695 
2007 
5,570 
15,123 
10,229 
25,512 
13,720 
1 1 ,023 
$1,000, 2012 
1 71 ,744 
205,031 
127,704 
390,011 
264,947 
55,440 
2007 
115,139 
112,968 
62,518 
216,307 
166,577 
32,431 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
7,408 
24,489 
16,307 
35,423 
22,083 
12,478 
2007 
5,761 
23,595 
15,678 
34,668 
19,820 
9,563 
$1,000, 2012 
339,276 
1,891,268 
1,052,072 
3,071,550 
621,585 
258,029 
2007 
232,167 
1,210,803 
701,777 
1,712,297 
383,968 
128,975 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,948 
5,639 
4,107 
7,599 
4,195 
3,034 
2007 
1,540 
5,170 
3,224 
6,163 
3,450 
2,435 
$1,000, 2012 
76,389 
119,908 
69,524 
130,029 
64,997 
21,866 
2007 
31,256 
70,328 
40,697 
70,584 
41,787 
15,849 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
9,261 
34,206 
26,887 
48,464 
29,657 
30,514 
2007 
7,976 
28,707 
20,451 
41,181 
25,569 
26,249 
$1,000, 2012 
233,928 
565,142 
375,856 
928,806 
428,576 
248,538 
2007 
220,279 
498,091 
316,937 
762,070 
408,926 
240,331 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
6,867 
25,736 
22,208 
37,667 
22,715 
25,135 
2007 
6,149 
21,058 
16,685 
30,888 
19,799 
22,047 
$1,000, 2012 
144,491 
377,420 
275,088 
629,337 
267,921 
197,099 
2007 
128,104 
299,322 
212,189 
449,215 
231,594 
186,194 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
5,671 
20,531 
14,565 
29,547 
18,075 
15,151 
2007 
5,150 
19,133 
12,469 
27,436 
16,687 
14,118 
$1,000, 2012 
89,437 
187,722 
100,769 
299,469 
160,655 
51 ,438 
2007 
92,175 
198,769 
104,748 
312,855 
177,333 
54,137 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
23,238 
69,056 
56,571 
81,527 
58,526 
74,278 
2007 
23,098 
68,109 
56,576 
82,855 
60,184 
79,174 
$1,000, 2012 
78,925 
321,273 
260,733 
437,312 
227,644 
113,653 
2007 
62,915 
245,586 
207,559 
353,029 
191,132 
102,439 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
14,447 
42,633 
32,126 
59,161 
37,242 
38,352 
2007 
13,926 
42,358 
30,546 
57,702 
36,406 
39,330 
$1,000, 2012 
417,889 
808,097 
573,964 
1,161,488 
668,553 
302,219 
2007 
275,962 
599,794 
343,714 
792,516 
464,941 
603,152 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,503 
41,378 
29,395 
55,052 
32,086 
34,475 
2007 
11,141 
39,068 
28,306 
51,922 
30,850 
37,692 
$1,000, 2012 
479,356 
1,405,671 
856,800 
2,098,284 
941,626 
478,771 
2007 
387,357 
937,711 
608,309 
1,356,932 
669,721 
481,580 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 279 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
