Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
38,076 
99,171 
28,008 
49,969 
4,137 
4,391 
2007 
41 ,959 
107,825 
29,524 
47,712 
3,131 
4,166 
$1,000, 2012 
5,158,725 
8,290,499 
3,516,180 
19,175,997 
616,515 
231,196 
2007 
4,288,729 
6,135,205 
2,399,635 
12,325,329 
401,986 
195,791 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
135,485 
83,598 
125,542 
383,758 
149,025 
52,652 
2007 
102,212 
56,900 
81,277 
258,328 
128,389 
46,997 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
17,951 
50,007 
10,324 
29,992 
1,183 
1,817 
2007 
21,157 
57,932 
1 1 ,009 
30,276 
921 
1,845 
$1,000, 2012 
353,175 
953,730 
406,062 
1,609,182 
29,969 
5,459 
2007 
263,845 
671,131 
225,315 
914,427 
20,975 
4,627 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,025 
41,110 
12,366 
32,209 
1,328 
1,120 
2007 
14,470 
36,523 
11,549 
27,697 
850 
900 
$1,000, 2012 
319,017 
486,213 
217,620 
757,437 
15,696 
3,084 
2007 
219,911 
250,883 
120,522 
404,471 
1 1 ,776 
2,367 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,801 
37,610 
9,648 
29,283 
1,141 
1,492 
2007 
12,155 
33,347 
8,038 
26,847 
719 
1,175 
$1,000, 2012 
295,722 
635,310 
106,555 
1,101,425 
13,416 
10,679 
2007 
176,730 
366,266 
51,509 
596,673 
9,114 
18,033 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,434 
27,112 
8,619 
16,094 
1,412 
1,247 
2007 
7,762 
25,620 
7,287 
13,253 
854 
994 
$1,000, 2012 
576,540 
906,474 
365,896 
5,117,496 
38,987 
3,874 
2007 
469,684 
761,333 
291,561 
4,066,702 
32,202 
4,470 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,798 
18,367 
6,466 
10,656 
943 
526 
2007 
4,012 
17,469 
5,523 
8,516 
613 
360 
$1,000, 2012 
53,038 
209,880 
117,977 
251,297 
13,345 
1,842 
2007 
31,192 
142,362 
90,394 
175,943 
9,493 
1,786 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,690 
12,517 
3,507 
8,217 
701 
989 
2007 
4,616 
11,591 
2,996 
6,927 
393 
768 
$1,000, 2012 
523,503 
696,594 
247,919 
4,866,199 
25,641 
2,033 
2007 
438,492 
618,971 
201,167 
3,890,759 
22,710 
2,684 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
22,292 
63,616 
16,861 
28,254 
3,134 
2,787 
2007 
21,203 
59,938 
13,716 
21,335 
1,965 
2,308 
$1,000, 2012 
1,715,141 
1,989,225 
439,672 
3,981,917 
140,663 
44,756 
2007 
1 ,468,308 
1,383,506 
219,242 
2,045,635 
76,549 
30,644 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
35,876 
94,220 
25,866 
47,390 
3,989 
4,116 
2007 
41,149 
106,121 
28,271 
46,873 
3,037 
4,049 
$1,000, 2012 
288,348 
507,282 
270,619 
906,596 
47,974 
13,389 
2007 
227,904 
412,227 
221,523 
608,153 
29,689 
13,170 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
20,748 
63,618 
19,946 
38,872 
2,948 
2,780 
2007 
15,382 
52,812 
16,365 
30,941 
1,897 
2,029 
$1,000, 2012 
118,827 
162,386 
106,207 
383,300 
43,068 
7,748 
2007 
92,265 
117,628 
72,745 
217,214 
29,122 
6,869 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
29,496 
79,184 
22,057 
42,783 
3,275 
3,318 
2007 
38,778 
98,832 
25,818 
43,662 
2,749 
3,663 
$1,000, 2012 
259,323 
514,423 
275,310 
934,764 
52,853 
20,243 
2007 
241,876 
453,315 
227,050 
624,920 
35,465 
21,128 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
10,581 
20,702 
7,322 
1 7,338 
1,420 
1,167 
2007 
8,441 
18,263 
6,492 
14,603 
827 
860 
$1,000, 2012 
266,511 
405,792 
239,341 
565,334 
83,050 
53,786 
2007 
213,631 
325,526 
164,119 
417,067 
65,134 
36,176 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,373 
7,575 
3,084 
5,576 
584 
344 
2007 
2,722 
6,225 
2,708 
4,435 
339 
268 
$1,000, 2012 
41,510 
56,130 
39,691 
64,230 
8,938 
3,324 
2007 
35,708 
32,556 
20,707 
39,369 
5,538 
2,791 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
6,411 
22,052 
6,277 
17,107 
873 
313 
2007 
3,884 
18,323 
4,941 
13,419 
476 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
103,287 
134,066 
80,522 
262,337 
16,885 
3,353 
2007 
50,248 
76,874 
46,094 
148,214 
7,679 
2,324 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
8,109 
22,674 
10,826 
23,946 
1,021 
435 
2007 
6,520 
20,767 
9,502 
20,041 
587 
373 
$1,000, 2012 
314,180 
473,645 
330,958 
1,416,709 
28,089 
4,874 
2007 
222,744 
344,925 
223,363 
831,078 
14,053 
4,445 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,802 
4,294 
2,346 
4,878 
290 
149 
2007 
1,374 
3,421 
1,857 
4,435 
169 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
64,702 
40,871 
31,398 
92,524 
4,440 
950 
2007 
44,860 
25,001 
17,057 
59,717 
2,402 
1,241 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
12,235 
42,264 
1 1 ,994 
28,292 
1,369 
1,058 
2007 
9,573 
37,243 
10,051 
23,107 
795 
875 
$1,000, 2012 
150,975 
423,275 
217,247 
587,466 
33,133 
1 1 ,064 
2007 
138,598 
388,746 
185,028 
480,896 
19,984 
8,718 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
9,017 
33,635 
8,656 
21,027 
990 
790 
2007 
7,263 
30,015 
7,559 
17,345 
577 
709 
$1,000, 2012 
100,884 
309,650 
158,343 
376,736 
24,861 
9,100 
2007 
91,081 
277,471 
131,417 
264,321 
13,372 
6,917 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
6,904 
23,958 
7,639 
18,087 
868 
584 
2007 
5,813 
22,632 
6,590 
15,622 
510 
485 
$1,000, 2012 
50,091 
113,625 
58,904 
210,730 
8,272 
1,964 
2007 
47,517 
111,275 
53,612 
216,575 
6,612 
1,801 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
36,071 
96,504 
25,951 
45,969 
3,804 
4,119 
2007 
37,253 
101,652 
26,017 
43,473 
2,573 
3,754 
$1,000, 2012 
78,273 
193,377 
126,644 
478,972 
17,948 
23,589 
2007 
78,158 
172,858 
115,971 
316,430 
13,189 
19,974 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
17,407 
55,970 
17,707 
36,025 
2,671 
2,402 
2007 
16,015 
55,923 
16,515 
32,562 
1,769 
2,121 
$1,000, 2012 
213,194 
408,299 
262,438 
916,308 
41,406 
21,023 
2007 
344,260 
352,428 
197,827 
554,363 
29,114 
18,815 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
15,657 
46,386 
14,001 
31,280 
2,053 
1,415 
2007 
13,561 
47,749 
13,207 
28,558 
1,328 
1,336 
$1,000, 2012 
325,448 
783,039 
391,957 
1,260,049 
67,061 
16,015 
2007 
267,739 
679,390 
330,113 
790,639 
47,379 
18,058 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
