Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
28,093 
8,173 
12,256 
7,755 
52,194 
74,542 
2007 
30,106 
8,136 
12,834 
7,691 
56,014 
80,992 
$1,000, 2012 
2,820,092 
645,631 
1,940,277 
539,319 
6,942,117 
15,520,275 
2007 
2,118,965 
493,693 
1,546,646 
461,483 
4,786,767 
10,320,405 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
100,384 
78,996 
158,312 
69,545 
133,006 
208,208 
2007 
70,383 
60,680 
120,512 
60,003 
85,457 
127,425 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,515 
3,636 
6,233 
3,476 
26,149 
43,267 
2007 
14,696 
3,364 
7,287 
3,964 
29,252 
44,332 
$1,000, 2012 
315,831 
41,431 
144,207 
19,096 
785,135 
1,967,178 
2007 
228,664 
24,426 
98,320 
14,788 
453,795 
999,236 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,357 
2,673 
5,960 
2,604 
25,051 
45,191 
2007 
1 1 ,837 
2,059 
5,724 
2,272 
22,986 
40,143 
$1,000, 2012 
280,126 
26,950 
78,148 
16,115 
362,470 
783,570 
2007 
179,158 
20,210 
50,845 
12,490 
229,101 
449,837 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
8,696 
2,807 
5,560 
2,790 
24,913 
42,915 
2007 
8,500 
2,209 
5,749 
2,439 
23,690 
40,295 
$1,000, 2012 
218,943 
30,904 
116,385 
39,460 
600,433 
1 ,548,460 
2007 
130,179 
21,985 
75,021 
24,634 
356,913 
786,553 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,651 
2,456 
3,184 
1,961 
12,053 
18,527 
2007 
5,909 
1,741 
3,087 
1,450 
11,151 
17,464 
$1,000, 2012 
134,875 
26,557 
161,816 
7,275 
326,573 
1 ,301 ,768 
2007 
120,621 
13,601 
171,246 
5,819 
308,543 
1 ,304,042 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,314 
946 
1,293 
637 
4,980 
9,241 
2007 
3,899 
721 
1,216 
556 
4,442 
8,243 
$1,000, 2012 
42,909 
3,163 
13,058 
2,006 
79,605 
163,055 
2007 
27,852 
4,596 
10,151 
1,776 
68,144 
115,218 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,282 
1,975 
2,296 
1,612 
8,785 
1 1 ,859 
2007 
2,804 
1,291 
2,236 
1,064 
8,184 
1 1 ,354 
$1,000, 2012 
91,965 
23,394 
148,758 
5,268 
246,968 
1,138,713 
2007 
92,769 
9,005 
161,095 
4,043 
240,399 
1,188,825 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
18,356 
4,659 
7,133 
4,276 
24,389 
32,486 
2007 
16,578 
3,640 
6,474 
3,821 
22,314 
30,806 
$1,000, 2012 
452,403 
104,563 
629,143 
50,732 
1 ,240,433 
2,961,840 
2007 
369,975 
103,475 
456,411 
45,134 
740,126 
1 ,944,488 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
26,854 
7,676 
1 1 ,692 
7,221 
49,756 
70,481 
2007 
29,217 
7,825 
12,548 
7,382 
54,468 
79,261 
$1,000, 2012 
235,089 
40,871 
86,919 
30,619 
397,260 
798,828 
2007 
179,282 
35,779 
67,511 
31,070 
300,854 
618,971 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
17,821 
4,813 
7,682 
4,878 
33,863 
54,750 
2007 
13,666 
3,778 
6,648 
4,027 
26,811 
45,581 
$1,000, 2012 
60,426 
21,672 
46,876 
19,519 
159,587 
274,491 
2007 
42,129 
18,097 
35,814 
16,599 
114,239 
187,999 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
22,339 
6,293 
10,134 
6,051 
42,041 
63,055 
2007 
27,193 
7,119 
1 1 ,850 
6,754 
50,239 
74,306 
$1,000, 2012 
232,318 
53,481 
116,019 
40,716 
482,696 
964,212 
2007 
200,444 
48,228 
110,024 
46,053 
391,491 
693,634 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
7,838 
2,415 
3,536 
2,534 
13,620 
22,595 
2007 
6,278 
1,886 
3,058 
1,972 
11,315 
19,337 
$1,000, 2012 
251,287 
134,674 
179,692 
164,366 
744,744 
692,816 
2007 
191,748 
90,323 
151,232 
118,224 
606,717 
521,852 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
2,860 
771 
979 
946 
3,906 
4,418 
2007 
2,225 
718 
876 
801 
3,234 
3,848 
$1,000, 2012 
38,918 
15,752 
15,863 
20,919 
71,648 
53,564 
2007 
28,534 
10,263 
12,131 
12,889 
42,587 
41,671 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
3,779 
823 
3,160 
741 
10,726 
23,685 
2007 
2,914 
709 
2,159 
623 
8,304 
18,993 
$1,000, 2012 
66,325 
9,251 
34,681 
8,592 
147,478 
274,752 
2007 
34,331 
6,141 
16,902 
6,698 
94,519 
157,929 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
6,458 
1,234 
2,774 
1,186 
13,999 
27,660 
2007 
5,521 
846 
2,727 
1,136 
12,378 
26,132 
$1,000, 2012 
169,053 
14,696 
66,526 
9,502 
470,091 
1,831,867 
2007 
116,382 
12,529 
55,393 
10,138 
294,570 
1,019,476 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,602 
365 
802 
398 
3,758 
7,490 
2007 
1,174 
309 
656 
306 
3,040 
6,325 
$1,000, 2012 
43,404 
4,085 
10,777 
1,799 
53,824 
127,745 
2007 
20,554 
3,445 
5,655 
2,445 
29,011 
75,977 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
7,300 
2,239 
4,268 
1,971 
20,346 
37,420 
2007 
6,183 
1,800 
3,402 
1,531 
16,625 
32,517 
$1,000, 2012 
81,570 
22,232 
76,066 
22,182 
293,485 
655,486 
2007 
69,870 
18,277 
64,323 
19,171 
261,676 
584,665 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
4,722 
1,671 
3,177 
1,442 
16,443 
28,875 
2007 
4,310 
1,391 
2,559 
1,185 
13,502 
25,282 
$1,000, 2012 
45,832 
16,794 
60,126 
18,522 
208,958 
438,508 
2007 
39,136 
12,542 
49,739 
15,623 
180,621 
347,297 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
4,515 
1,220 
2,359 
1,189 
11,124 
23,479 
2007 
3,871 
1,137 
2,073 
925 
9,981 
22,100 
$1,000, 2012 
35,739 
5,438 
15,940 
3,660 
84,527 
216,978 
2007 
30,733 
5,735 
14,584 
3,548 
81,054 
237,368 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
25,479 
7,703 
1 1 ,348 
6,989 
50,155 
70,138 
2007 
25,666 
7,466 
1 1 ,339 
6,761 
52,283 
75,030 
$1,000, 2012 
32,101 
30,735 
48,380 
37,954 
217,503 
340,686 
2007 
26,956 
24,156 
41,361 
32,509 
188,916 
241,383 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
13,849 
4,270 
6,955 
4,158 
27,265 
45,648 
2007 
13,298 
3,889 
6,792 
3,921 
27,134 
45,424 
$1,000, 2012 
207,424 
67,777 
128,776 
50,473 
588,760 
943,011 
2007 
180,138 
42,759 
134,458 
62,823 
373,709 
692,692 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,323 
3,339 
5,768 
2,997 
25,205 
44,590 
2007 
10,537 
2,944 
6,284 
2,626 
25,510 
44,410 
$1,000, 2012 
257,777 
64,265 
155,566 
47,700 
697,008 
1 ,541 ,585 
2007 
181,939 
56,382 
144,804 
37,569 
534,770 
1,054,788 
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280 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
