Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
35,439 
59,309 
1,243 
25,266 
31,989 
68,050 
248,809 
2007 
38,553 
63,163 
1,219 
25,867 
31,169 
79,280 
247,437 
$1,000, 2012 
4,389,377 
6,041,767 
68,335 
2,575,752 
8,104,502 
3,174,788 
25,404,943 
2007 
3,734,859 
4,909,109 
65,062 
2,012,179 
4,989,172 
2,620,841 
19,223,099 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
123,857 
101,869 
54,976 
101,945 
253,353 
46,654 
102,106 
2007 
96,876 
77,721 
53,373 
77,789 
160,068 
33,058 
77,689 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,181 
30,203 
674 
12,682 
16,365 
32,670 
93,004 
2007 
19,781 
33,575 
707 
14,472 
16,491 
44,443 
104,083 
$1,000, 2012 
323,200 
351,184 
2,960 
196,212 
989,154 
411,915 
1,136,833 
2007 
245,374 
205,463 
3,175 
143,408 
524,327 
301,586 
931,140 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
17,614 
28,795 
460 
11,277 
19,279 
28,305 
97,404 
2007 
17,556 
25,980 
399 
9,803 
17,398 
28,400 
85,148 
$1,000, 2012 
224,851 
156,725 
1,760 
146,452 
485,145 
196,390 
649,134 
2007 
165,957 
111,666 
1,441 
73,930 
257,553 
126,529 
492,500 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
10,440 
27,675 
542 
8,855 
16,967 
21,102 
62,815 
2007 
10,999 
26,345 
499 
8,374 
15,733 
22,444 
52,335 
$1,000,2012 
170,362 
262,539 
3,661 
114,251 
790,063 
242,027 
714,294 
2007 
158,305 
185,879 
3,319 
81,099 
376,934 
173,849 
483,493 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
10,191 
18,409 
349 
4,977 
11,987 
17,664 
61,054 
2007 
9,557 
15,367 
203 
4,097 
10,196 
16,930 
55,194 
$1,000, 2012 
293,739 
502,633 
1,023 
209,463 
978,174 
283,304 
6,860,573 
2007 
281,444 
482,913 
748 
170,676 
881,582 
213,700 
6,017,794 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,937 
8,489 
136 
2,355 
8,959 
10,870 
39,929 
2007 
4,840 
6,716 
90 
1,977 
7,637 
10,548 
36,667 
$1,000, 2012 
42,659 
114,511 
314 
19,545 
205,411 
62,754 
418,586 
2007 
33,064 
76,826 
214 
14,017 
160,850 
47,611 
420,373 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,774 
12,736 
287 
3,309 
5,537 
9,202 
29,879 
2007 
6,048 
10,712 
143 
2,613 
4,644 
8,552 
25,541 
$1,000, 2012 
251,080 
388,122 
709 
189,918 
772,763 
220,551 
6,441,987 
2007 
248,380 
406,087 
534 
156,659 
720,732 
166,089 
5,597,421 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
21,341 
37,228 
693 
14,754 
18,795 
48,003 
185,019 
2007 
21,691 
32,576 
583 
12,517 
15,462 
49,442 
158,144 
$1,000, 2012 
628,524 
1,832,951 
6,287 
917,181 
1,282,133 
679,459 
7,272,692 
2007 
454,733 
1,267,184 
5,171 
761,414 
617,725 
547,993 
4,226,444 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
33,439 
57,129 
1,180 
24,168 
30,123 
65,298 
234,425 
2007 
37,614 
60,621 
1,174 
25,395 
30,430 
77,402 
242,625 
$1,000, 2012 
232,078 
312,238 
5,296 
134,969 
447,956 
197,953 
1,164,301 
2007 
190,604 
245,604 
3,950 
102,948 
310,328 
160,637 
1 ,053,222 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
23,168 
39,053 
753 
14,055 
24,712 
36,426 
148,085 
2007 
22,381 
31,188 
652 
9,803 
19,055 
32,708 
107,727 
$1,000, 2012 
151,809 
171,362 
2,133 
64,481 
152,299 
69,757 
671,586 
2007 
114,150 
148,033 
1,946 
41,332 
94,296 
54,900 
445,871 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
27,970 
48,928 
987 
18,992 
27,138 
51,907 
187,141 
2007 
34,977 
55,090 
1,081 
23,986 
28,563 
71,411 
224,498 
$1,000, 2012 
332,597 
452,801 
6,234 
143,665 
496,936 
204,677 
1,197,249 
2007 
312,176 
476,884 
6,347 
122,381 
339,058 
210,755 
1,132,765 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
10,768 
14,954 
394 
5,851 
9,938 
15,071 
56,401 
2007 
10,300 
11,722 
324 
4,310 
8,465 
14,575 
45,081 
$1,000, 2012 
836,191 
671,592 
19,889 
227,501 
267,349 
252,642 
1,544,572 
2007 
817,277 
590,891 
16,165 
173,196 
177,684 
214,487 
1,169,767 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
5,056 
3,159 
119 
1,929 
2,708 
4,834 
36,840 
2007 
4,741 
2,532 
97 
1,320 
2,132 
5,020 
28,743 
$1,000, 2012 
148,416 
66,1 65 
1,255 
37,916 
34,274 
53,765 
362,075 
2007 
90,683 
62,941 
1,112 
21,872 
18,850 
47,410 
207,267 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
6,334 
16,020 
92 
3,074 
10,854 
8,730 
44,841 
2007 
5,523 
1 1 ,359 
56 
1,912 
8,921 
8,662 
35,639 
$1,000, 2012 
87,227 
135,685 
1,041 
36,792 
184,128 
38,401 
455,884 
2007 
74,390 
97,625 
1,360 
17,399 
99,590 
27,353 
320,740 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
6,948 
14,329 
147 
4,393 
15,907 
13,327 
59,188 
2007 
6,447 
12,729 
193 
3,915 
14,161 
1 1 ,522 
45,190 
$1,000, 2012 
265,330 
180,008 
1,263 
69,102 
855,798 
141,734 
792,133 
2007 
193,669 
148,292 
2,582 
62,216 
499,619 
105,705 
503,722 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,496 
4,685 
57 
896 
3,177 
2,538 
1 1 ,255 
2007 
2,389 
3,129 
52 
717 
2,684 
2,559 
7,823 
$1,000, 2012 
43,262 
28,417 
269 
14,409 
50,236 
16,730 
109,047 
2007 
27,875 
18,660 
328 
6,579 
29,097 
14,261 
64,684 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
10,941 
21,981 
312 
6,330 
18,383 
19,863 
65,779 
2007 
10,649 
17,056 
221 
4,820 
14,920 
19,067 
54,057 
$1,000, 2012 
205,853 
257,009 
2,649 
78,517 
392,136 
160,109 
734,330 
2007 
196,025 
220,775 
3,159 
58,971 
306,448 
158,689 
676,379 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
8,541 
16,632 
205 
4,713 
13,991 
15,669 
45,951 
2007 
8,598 
13,390 
157 
3,808 
1 1 ,342 
15,374 
39,185 
$1,000, 2012 
153,634 
198,016 
1,933 
58,493 
258,250 
122,949 
508,885 
2007 
134,588 
164,776 
2,685 
44,652 
182,119 
120,778 
426,140 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
5,839 
12,836 
169 
3,389 
1 1 ,806 
9,843 
37,625 
2007 
6,142 
10,361 
117 
2,788 
10,269 
10,756 
33,826 
$1,000, 2012 
52,220 
58,993 
716 
20,024 
133,887 
37,159 
225,445 
2007 
61,436 
56,000 
474 
14,319 
124,328 
37,912 
250,239 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
33,366 
55,523 
1,135 
24,271 
29,318 
65,947 
235,242 
2007 
34,871 
56,634 
1,062 
23,544 
27,952 
73,873 
221,113 
$1,000, 2012 
112,834 
229,885 
7,365 
43,314 
197,123 
99,159 
553,870 
2007 
101,411 
211,603 
6,421 
37,423 
148,940 
97,014 
489,194 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18,761 
33,424 
727 
10,663 
22,538 
32,590 
112,929 
2007 
20,311 
31,282 
607 
9,304 
20,702 
36,296 
106,733 
$1,000, 2012 
333,104 
430,573 
5,250 
141,529 
501,598 
126,766 
1,186,370 
2007 
310,787 
434,697 
7,837 
137,337 
307,143 
165,974 
1,008,116 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
15,977 
28,723 
425 
8,627 
20,210 
27,476 
94,120 
2007 
17,422 
25,724 
378 
7,764 
18,112 
31,582 
93,398 
$1,000, 2012 
347,050 
515,339 
6,851 
178,090 
875,143 
338,142 
1,540,070 
2007 
316,142 
448,828 
5,877 
121,045 
592,234 
297,137 
1 ,467,205 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
