Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
18,027 
7,338 
46,030 
37,249 
21,489 
69,754 
1 1 ,736 
2007 
16,700 
6,984 
47,383 
39,284 
23,618 
78,463 
11,069 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,588,996 
679,732 
3,494,672 
7,839,554 
762,655 
9,419,263 
1,552,595 
2007 
1,215,579 
549,904 
2,711,537 
5,390,313 
545,855 
6,748,715 
970,138 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
88,145 
92,632 
75,922 
210,463 
35,490 
135,035 
132,293 
2007 
72,789 
78,738 
57,226 
137,214 
23,112 
86,011 
87,645 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
7,385 
2,714 
22,925 
14,658 
8,102 
39,174 
3,144 
2007 
7,017 
2,865 
26,303 
17,083 
10,049 
43,025 
3,021 
$1,000, 2012 
59,867 
24,141 
235,173 
519,041 
22,469 
896,548 
58,241 
2007 
34,635 
19,789 
189,325 
380,358 
19,364 
495,308 
31,959 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
7,640 
1,775 
17,647 
16,822 
5,258 
38,135 
3,940 
2007 
6,504 
1,403 
16,027 
16,386 
4,853 
35,784 
3,405 
$1,000, 2012 
21,471 
6,940 
116,536 
498,212 
8,136 
367,149 
22,200 
2007 
14,033 
5,637 
76,060 
317,784 
6,054 
263,235 
1 1 ,630 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
5,838 
2,263 
14,485 
11,669 
4,620 
38,074 
2,729 
2007 
4,716 
1,888 
13,700 
11,005 
4,371 
37,999 
2,224 
$1,000,2012 
42,525 
13,081 
152,365 
273,805 
1 1 ,538 
630,017 
27,539 
2007 
29,641 
8,990 
97,235 
200,704 
7,213 
371,941 
13,267 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,025 
2,205 
13,722 
9,641 
6,198 
19,759 
4,349 
2007 
4,826 
1,541 
1 1 ,487 
8,589 
5,845 
19,948 
3,493 
$1,000, 2012 
114,862 
21,865 
424,722 
424,941 
128,271 
454,402 
316,034 
2007 
132,323 
25,230 
323,214 
326,256 
96,910 
356,954 
215,888 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,353 
1,021 
7,395 
4,250 
3,343 
10,907 
2,837 
2007 
2,864 
789 
6,167 
4,247 
2,800 
10,799 
2,354 
$1,000, 2012 
38,315 
13,916 
57,220 
36,085 
22,374 
186,105 
55,056 
2007 
31,074 
16,178 
38,777 
37,873 
8,821 
139,475 
38,436 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,566 
1,536 
8,369 
6,686 
3,820 
11,748 
2,260 
2007 
2,836 
970 
6,815 
5,553 
3,814 
11,816 
1,803 
$1,000, 2012 
76,547 
7,950 
367,502 
388,856 
105,897 
268,297 
260,977 
2007 
101,250 
9,052 
284,437 
288,383 
88,089 
217,479 
177,453 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
11,921 
4,535 
32,768 
20,375 
15,066 
39,784 
8,484 
2007 
9,214 
3,637 
29,233 
19,927 
14,027 
38,826 
6,398 
$1,000,2012 
611,302 
210,804 
1 ,067,299 
1,106,416 
327,286 
2,066,721 
320,457 
2007 
389,568 
144,129 
727,195 
663,387 
177,847 
1,091,862 
150,962 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,874 
6,964 
44,347 
34,021 
20,838 
65,994 
10,974 
2007 
16,397 
6,734 
46,775 
38,350 
22,895 
75,533 
10,557 
$1,000, 2012 
96,270 
43,540 
190,119 
353,923 
41,919 
542,992 
101,080 
2007 
82,302 
32,656 
156,818 
265,061 
37,698 
425,000 
66,227 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,330 
4,921 
25,648 
23,406 
10,208 
48,551 
8,083 
2007 
10,076 
3,851 
19,930 
21,707 
8,187 
45,030 
6,671 
$1,000, 2012 
55,700 
24,385 
70,860 
249,395 
15,017 
257,635 
54,723 
2007 
42,687 
18,760 
52,952 
186,322 
10,698 
204,032 
32,933 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
13,556 
5,941 
36,935 
27,614 
16,324 
56,995 
8,910 
2007 
15,164 
6,308 
43,815 
35,609 
21,157 
70,221 
9,850 
$1,000, 2012 
105,173 
66,687 
221,152 
507,072 
47,045 
749,521 
104,874 
2007 
98,739 
64,724 
219,378 
439,705 
48,207 
635,867 
77,189 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
4,309 
2,293 
12,718 
11,746 
3,452 
18,931 
3,133 
2007 
4,271 
1,884 
10,571 
11,063 
3,251 
17,889 
2,716 
$1,000, 2012 
177,268 
95,703 
354,999 
1,713,124 
43,344 
878,266 
133,210 
2007 
147,213 
72,316 
293,996 
1,151,383 
32,794 
785,018 
97,820 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
1,512 
716 
3,920 
3,669 
996 
3,597 
1,810 
2007 
1,410 
562 
3,043 
3,293 
894 
3,381 
1,400 
$1,000, 2012 
14,168 
6,679 
40,125 
129,368 
8,139 
41,964 
16,900 
2007 
12,694 
4,998 
29,483 
58,442 
5,105 
29,740 
11,202 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
3,848 
1,300 
7,273 
5,890 
1,976 
26,473 
2,361 
2007 
2,910 
1,135 
5,560 
5,149 
1,614 
22,496 
1,759 
$1,000, 2012 
43,267 
20,379 
47,027 
182,475 
10,518 
293,458 
24,705 
2007 
27,481 
19,829 
29,291 
108,062 
4,001 
169,816 
15,994 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
4,901 
1,596 
1 1 ,352 
6,269 
3,356 
21,456 
4,417 
2007 
4,020 
1,230 
9,457 
5,807 
2,315 
21,257 
3,558 
$1,000, 2012 
58,932 
14,133 
123,416 
366,979 
15,677 
558,864 
137,713 
2007 
32,408 
1 1 ,363 
88,021 
260,112 
7,263 
356,370 
71,455 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
907 
374 
1,975 
2,922 
516 
5,864 
816 
2007 
815 
360 
1,592 
2,633 
443 
5,382 
626 
$1,000, 2012 
7,147 
2,635 
11,605 
60,164 
1,507 
60,509 
6,733 
2007 
7,194 
2,699 
9,579 
42,158 
1,393 
53,828 
4,634 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
4,910 
2,435 
14,016 
11,556 
4,834 
31,208 
4,756 
2007 
4,205 
1,936 
11,897 
10,448 
4,612 
28,899 
3,874 
$1,000, 2012 
66,974 
29,387 
128,243 
244,078 
27,775 
492,131 
81,727 
2007 
58,768 
26,913 
123,286 
219,629 
28,549 
523,903 
68,386 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
3,629 
1,792 
10,211 
8,565 
3,587 
25,451 
3,393 
2007 
3,137 
1,532 
9,064 
8,139 
3,616 
23,834 
3,059 
$1,000, 2012 
51,588 
22,228 
98,994 
178,824 
22,384 
368,282 
60,108 
2007 
40,956 
19,878 
94,658 
136,486 
22,060 
374,491 
49,300 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
2,736 
1,521 
7,925 
6,178 
2,624 
17,172 
2,903 
2007 
2,641 
1,223 
7,186 
6,206 
2,693 
16,838 
2,377 
$1,000, 2012 
15,386 
7,159 
29,248 
65,254 
5,391 
123,848 
21,619 
2007 
17,812 
7,035 
28,628 
83,143 
6,488 
149,411 
19,086 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
16,705 
6,873 
44,088 
35,359 
20,822 
66,940 
11,090 
2007 
14,729 
6,320 
43,406 
35,748 
21,808 
73,764 
10,073 
$1,000,2012 
33,965 
34,005 
110,161 
175,113 
21,036 
311,228 
41,580 
2007 
28,431 
30,579 
96,068 
161,799 
19,612 
307,453 
30,904 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
9,099 
4,371 
25,123 
19,177 
9,348 
42,132 
7,417 
2007 
8,162 
4,021 
23,600 
20,135 
9,843 
44,299 
6,568 
$1,000, 2012 
80,106 
65,367 
200,870 
1,035,447 
32,977 
817,857 
104,876 
2007 
77,462 
61,290 
199,637 
609,150 
43,146 
678,388 
69,688 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
6,758 
3,537 
20,793 
14,823 
7,676 
37,021 
5,663 
2007 
6,282 
3,088 
20,797 
16,262 
7,786 
39,448 
5,367 
$1,000, 2012 
139,474 
63,734 
286,504 
549,241 
68,764 
931 ,746 
155,695 
2007 
125,886 
57,311 
268,614 
430,311 
56,670 
817,853 
118,174 
284 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
