Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
9,071 
24,721 
35,537 
50,218 
30,961 
75,462 
80,245 
2007 
10,327 
20,930 
36,352 
52,913 
31,970 
75,861 
86,565 
$1,000, 2012 
913,289 
2,459,316 
4,535,138 
10,061,152 
7,296,140 
7,743,344 
6,682,769 
2007 
835,211 
1,904,465 
3,503,312 
8,309,765 
4,239,872 
5,459,960 
5,223,365 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
100,682 
99,483 
127,617 
200,350 
235,656 
102,612 
83,280 
2007 
80,876 
90,992 
96,372 
157,046 
132,620 
71,973 
60,340 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,626 
6,145 
16,101 
29,487 
14,647 
39,671 
28,866 
2007 
6,287 
6,158 
17,500 
33,805 
15,800 
43,627 
37,256 
$1,000,2012 
65,101 
67,627 
264,876 
555,515 
1,256,230 
1,050,440 
352,950 
2007 
43,892 
57,807 
172,920 
376,476 
674,950 
655,238 
286,976 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,016 
6,001 
14,466 
26,183 
16,844 
37,891 
34,979 
2007 
3,670 
4,962 
12,609 
25,209 
15,841 
34,721 
33,724 
$1,000, 2012 
38,606 
38,897 
151,480 
416,980 
799,532 
433,202 
169,206 
2007 
28,288 
29,835 
103,710 
228,484 
428,021 
254,732 
90,112 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,131 
5,825 
15,146 
20,137 
15,540 
37,529 
22,394 
2007 
4,526 
4,729 
14,164 
20,277 
14,931 
36,234 
18,266 
$1,000,2012 
73,464 
41,194 
222,731 
386,436 
891,976 
711,750 
138,351 
2007 
86,620 
28,983 
159,353 
249,975 
397,673 
415,876 
78,039 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,876 
4,962 
10,255 
12,827 
7,183 
19,332 
24,658 
2007 
1,768 
4,054 
8,447 
12,342 
6,074 
16,523 
24,499 
$1,000, 2012 
14,758 
137,673 
139,833 
1,397,510 
291,801 
473,494 
1,696,662 
2007 
11,977 
187,501 
117,208 
1,666,076 
204,142 
538,127 
1 ,463,556 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
621 
3,043 
5,449 
5,806 
5,772 
9,355 
15,940 
2007 
572 
2,569 
4,657 
5,004 
4,901 
7,668 
15,462 
$1,000, 2012 
4,087 
33,048 
72,677 
136,342 
101,420 
102,128 
173,024 
2007 
4,681 
66,729 
49,526 
131,277 
59,706 
78,925 
187,690 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,473 
2,530 
6,538 
8,692 
2,666 
12,880 
12,687 
2007 
1,380 
2,066 
5,103 
8,677 
2,022 
11,055 
12,523 
$1,000, 2012 
10,671 
104,625 
67,156 
1,261,168 
190,381 
371,366 
1 ,523,638 
2007 
7,296 
120,772 
67,683 
1,534,800 
144,436 
459,202 
1 ,275,865 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,683 
16,204 
21,869 
29,837 
1 1 ,830 
38,782 
61,650 
2007 
4,669 
12,073 
18,994 
28,263 
9,597 
34,423 
57,396 
$1,000,2012 
54,047 
1,124,762 
1 ,007,295 
4,121,552 
324,796 
1,521,609 
2,017,049 
2007 
41,361 
697,004 
695,165 
3,183,993 
158,337 
959,439 
1,307,568 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
8,659 
22,758 
34,584 
48,292 
28,056 
71,230 
77,503 
2007 
10,008 
20,343 
35,769 
51,860 
30,303 
74,090 
85,505 
$1,000,2012 
55,991 
130,982 
313,194 
417,600 
538,408 
419,513 
351,180 
2007 
51,333 
112,281 
226,204 
332,524 
374,451 
319,466 
316,477 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
5,349 
13,231 
25,776 
30,066 
22,365 
47,649 
49,830 
2007 
4,949 
10,958 
21,864 
24,777 
16,951 
38,087 
40,351 
$1,000, 2012 
27,276 
90,770 
130,377 
186,984 
122,072 
157,806 
131,830 
2007 
25,514 
69,630 
123,576 
137,087 
66,925 
102,485 
97,967 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
6,948 
16,324 
30,573 
39,692 
25,081 
60,146 
63,685 
2007 
9,166 
18,129 
33,506 
48,659 
27,431 
68,834 
79,351 
$1,000, 2012 
76,015 
143,564 
424,483 
430,051 
547,670 
518,932 
356,726 
2007 
83,885 
131,980 
379,409 
338,501 
351,705 
413,074 
350,931 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
2,704 
5,429 
10,345 
14,469 
9,300 
17,035 
18,108 
2007 
2,415 
4,773 
9,273 
12,284 
7,881 
14,057 
16,826 
$1,000, 2012 
267,547 
252,521 
730,687 
765,886 
280,464 
527,247 
309,657 
2007 
237,683 
218,193 
583,051 
623,130 
169,978 
411,941 
255,062 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
565 
2,664 
2,535 
5,677 
2,143 
4,315 
8,971 
2007 
570 
2,085 
2,222 
4,683 
1,681 
3,743 
7,816 
$1,000, 2012 
21,291 
36,841 
40,594 
148,205 
33,848 
53,300 
63,123 
2007 
23,097 
31,486 
27,441 
115,346 
14,459 
38,191 
49,286 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
1,058 
3,285 
7,451 
9,252 
9,374 
17,300 
15,076 
2007 
747 
2,292 
6,305 
5,323 
8,094 
13,110 
12,956 
$1,000, 2012 
6,734 
43,647 
101,449 
129,481 
177,138 
113,253 
135,553 
2007 
5,759 
37,507 
76,039 
44,513 
89,324 
66,116 
90,772 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
1,340 
6,032 
8,923 
12,693 
15,102 
19,786 
26,118 
2007 
1,384 
4,028 
7,419 
11,718 
14,636 
17,931 
21,092 
$1,000, 2012 
23,117 
79,549 
130,799 
276,600 
938,732 
667,793 
237,042 
2007 
16,810 
54,226 
92,070 
196,528 
573,719 
423,015 
167,558 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
462 
1,063 
2,604 
2,356 
4,109 
5,219 
3,615 
2007 
398 
745 
2,123 
1,898 
3,407 
4,478 
2,896 
$1,000, 2012 
8,484 
9,404 
29,338 
33,183 
102,962 
49,417 
22,977 
2007 
7,817 
10,440 
24,668 
17,262 
45,619 
28,753 
16,351 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1,991 
5,345 
13,347 
14,368 
17,125 
30,215 
31,100 
2007 
1,652 
3,890 
10,998 
12,480 
14,137 
25,172 
28,011 
$1,000, 2012 
30,982 
92,053 
155,861 
207,217 
334,271 
330,779 
293,742 
2007 
24,207 
86,921 
159,396 
176,525 
258,449 
296,918 
287,123 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,398 
3,939 
9,869 
10,683 
12,292 
24,501 
23,145 
2007 
1,259 
3,040 
8,508 
9,754 
10,305 
20,578 
21,591 
$1,000, 2012 
25,466 
67,520 
106,069 
156,900 
189,874 
249,381 
200,272 
2007 
19,161 
55,623 
107,761 
130,361 
129,772 
213,350 
187,562 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,055 
3,063 
8,574 
7,916 
12,006 
15,995 
18,536 
2007 
899 
2,368 
7,366 
7,164 
10,446 
14,992 
17,690 
$1,000, 2012 
5,516 
24,534 
49,792 
50,316 
144,397 
81,397 
93,469 
2007 
5,047 
31,298 
51,635 
46,163 
128,676 
83,568 
99,560 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
8,522 
19,154 
34,053 
47,883 
28,617 
72,085 
76,474 
2007 
9,192 
15,110 
33,912 
48,424 
28,777 
70,100 
79,340 
$1,000,2012 
55,277 
36,159 
208,852 
142,392 
129,909 
235,741 
114,320 
2007 
54,754 
29,117 
188,015 
127,148 
110,963 
164,687 
106,592 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4,341 
9,046 
21,950 
24,030 
20,415 
39,817 
44,015 
2007 
4,734 
8,603 
21,652 
24,253 
19,135 
39,308 
44,669 
$1,000, 2012 
94,600 
133,673 
483,287 
445,561 
526,330 
479,067 
292,403 
2007 
92,214 
121,552 
375,086 
496,197 
321,157 
371,901 
258,996 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,429 
6,913 
18,427 
21,337 
19,422 
36,523 
35,664 
2007 
3,674 
6,058 
17,736 
20,422 
18,468 
36,878 
36,002 
$1,000, 2012 
69,905 
177,631 
456,393 
587,362 
944,912 
823,721 
528,711 
2007 
60,919 
166,065 
398,834 
400,776 
545,888 
576,916 
467,223 
--continued 
282 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
