Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
77,857 
452 
3 
461 
2,056 
663 
782 
2007 
81,033 
525 
7 
479 
2,048 
631 
814 
$1,000, 2012 
35,455,667 
43,044 
257 
27,281 
365,905 
26,174 
505,021 
2007 
26,962,641 
54,232 
(D) 
24,865 
275,797 
20,228 
309,793 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
455,395 
95,229 
85,533 
59,179 
177,969 
39,478 
645,807 
2007 
332,737 
103,300 
(D) 
51,909 
134,667 
32,057 
380,582 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
38,958 
104 
1 
158 
1,136 
145 
571 
2007 
48,395 
182 
- 
180 
1,353 
164 
592 
$1,000, 2012 
1,806,062 
2,995 
(D) 
587 
33,658 
295 
46,508 
2007 
1,314,175 
1,268 
467 
27,604 
242 
31,827 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
44,536 
193 
- 
223 
1,340 
223 
619 
2007 
44,599 
216 
1 
210 
1,274 
189 
585 
$1,000, 2012 
2,190,674 
3,562 
- 
877 
39,353 
408 
48,467 
2007 
1,369,132 
1,334 
(D) 
626 
26,119 
300 
32,098 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
27,527 
105 
109 
855 
146 
506 
2007 
26,247 
108 
- 
78 
779 
129 
498 
$1,000, 2012 
1,317,934 
1,156 
- 
346 
12,273 
192 
20,257 
2007 
991,450 
2,184 
" 
289 
6,235 
180 
13,842 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,585 
122 
- 
117 
248 
204 
75 
2007 
10,881 
105 
1 
101 
228 
142 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
1,254,286 
719 
- 
678 
2,243 
1,729 
4,124 
2007 
1,264,818 
1,484 
(D) 
854 
3,213 
1,015 
1,338 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,850 
75 
- 
54 
127 
129 
45 
2007 
5,951 
80 
1 
66 
102 
93 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
255,730 
456 
- 
367 
1,092 
756 
728 
2007 
186,901 
435 
(D) 
402 
685 
731 
292 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,673 
66 
- 
72 
167 
108 
34 
2007 
6,356 
34 
- 
46 
172 
68 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
998,556 
264 
- 
310 
1,152 
974 
3,396 
2007 
1,077,917 
1,048 
- 
452 
2,528 
284 
1,047 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
30,014 
297 
1 
282 
665 
448 
149 
2007 
29,596 
290 
2 
296 
690 
424 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
6,069,374 
4,095 
(D) 
2,121 
8,052 
6,413 
1,895 
2007 
4,274,263 
3,205 
(D) 
2,242 
4,697 
4,422 
3,408 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
70,844 
396 
3 
433 
1,908 
624 
745 
2007 
78,163 
512 
7 
470 
1,980 
618 
777 
$1,000, 2012 
1,552,328 
2,621 
1 
1,123 
26,269 
2,002 
35,059 
2007 
1,124,340 
3,660 
(D) 
1,138 
18,239 
1,235 
22,130 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
60,680 
296 
2 
339 
1,652 
438 
641 
2007 
55,511 
260 
3 
264 
1,495 
335 
611 
$1,000, 2012 
1,684,343 
1,469 
(D) 
1,305 
19,487 
854 
23,118 
2007 
1,231,547 
1,736 
(D) 
819 
12,745 
634 
15,630 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
63,106 
341 
2 
353 
1,692 
505 
677 
2007 
74,487 
463 
7 
434 
1,876 
568 
752 
$1,000, 2012 
2,042,434 
2,125 
(D) 
1,802 
27,873 
1,348 
44,119 
2007 
1,782,730 
3,062 
(D) 
1,926 
22,659 
1,822 
22,493 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
33,955 
132 
124 
781 
176 
373 
2007 
29,661 
118 
3 
120 
671 
106 
343 
$1,000, 2012 
5,877,973 
10,492 
- 
4,591 
66,947 
3,564 
89,073 
2007 
5,015,513 
15,576 
7 
3,854 
48,914 
2,456 
43,355 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
25,067 
98 
2 
139 
520 
85 
235 
2007 
22,586 
114 
- 
126 
467 
91 
211 
$1,000, 2012 
3,378,012 
3,079 
(D) 
3,836 
13,120 
1,412 
45,354 
2007 
2,265,515 
4,941 
2,292 
9,106 
914 
13,810 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
19,644 
59 
2 
66 
672 
74 
464 
2007 
15,667 
63 
2 
58 
536 
50 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
1,258,384 
478 
(D) 
781 
21,270 
444 
37,387 
2007 
860,315 
1,890 
(D) 
549 
15,075 
134 
24,113 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
15,007 
112 
2 
85 
345 
116 
308 
2007 
13,299 
123 
1 
73 
302 
102 
304 
$1,000, 2012 
1,511,985 
2,430 
(D) 
2,387 
16,149 
1,863 
34,209 
2007 
1,013,008 
2,854 
(D) 
1,821 
13,603 
2,048 
26,093 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
7,895 
46 
- 
38 
197 
21 
161 
2007 
6,623 
25 
1 
30 
236 
16 
144 
$1,000, 2012 
400,054 
235 
- 
114 
3,779 
79 
10,680 
2007 
216,265 
298 
(D) 
160 
4,218 
84 
5,657 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
26,459 
137 
3 
126 
726 
149 
408 
2007 
23,854 
147 
1 
109 
657 
121 
337 
$1,000, 2012 
1,217,781 
2,673 
49 
1,761 
24,333 
1,412 
18,575 
2007 
1,099,536 
3,454 
(D) 
2,488 
16,588 
1,392 
13,405 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
20,307 
110 
1 
106 
602 
122 
217 
2007 
18,896 
112 
- 
92 
528 
98 
201 
$1,000, 2012 
941,302 
2,341 
(D) 
1,479 
21,316 
1,256 
12,522 
2007 
773,509 
2,480 
1,896 
13,680 
1,041 
7,747 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
13,273 
53 
2 
49 
327 
57 
288 
2007 
12,843 
83 
1 
52 
319 
68 
237 
$1,000, 2012 
276,479 
332 
(D) 
282 
3,017 
156 
6,054 
2007 
326,028 
974 
(D) 
592 
2,908 
350 
5,657 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
71,398 
404 
3 
436 
1,910 
617 
636 
2007 
72,181 
445 
7 
423 
1,826 
572 
640 
$1,000, 2012 
827,587 
2,914 
15 
2,929 
18,149 
2,288 
7,993 
2007 
638,682 
2,468 
40 
2,471 
13,075 
2,198 
6,144 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
43,111 
241 
2 
254 
1,167 
316 
571 
2007 
44,163 
247 
3 
254 
1,158 
296 
593 
$1,000, 2012 
3,066,456 
2,000 
(D) 
2,044 
32,949 
1,871 
38,202 
2007 
2,501,352 
4,820 
(D) 
2,871 
33,707 
1,151 
34,452 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
39,342 
165 
- 
236 
1,060 
273 
548 
2007 
37,834 
233 
3 
215 
943 
261 
458 
$1,000, 2012 
2,256,892 
4,651 
- 
3,539 
39,434 
3,136 
38,824 
2007 
1,800,646 
6,774 
(D) 
3,840 
28,354 
2,184 
23,314 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 271 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
