Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Contra Costa 
Del Norte 
El Dorado 
Fresno 
Glenn 
Humboldt 
Imperial 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
602 
121 
1,358 
5,683 
1,311 
930 
421 
2007 
634 
85 
1,268 
6,081 
1,242 
852 
452 
$1,000, 2012 
80,019 
31,190 
38,139 
4,003,281 
493,164 
181,245 
1,650,321 
2007 
62,302 
27,789 
35,236 
3,028,036 
299,929 
132,066 
1,119,951 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
132,922 
257,771 
28,084 
704,431 
376,174 
194,887 
3,920,003 
2007 
98,269 
326,932 
27,788 
497,950 
241,489 
155,007 
2,477,769 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
193 
38 
525 
3,387 
834 
296 
293 
2007 
251 
32 
598 
4,342 
802 
267 
348 
$1,000, 2012 
2,299 
545 
509 
216,341 
37,479 
1,032 
159,170 
2007 
2,712 
623 
506 
155,531 
30,470 
1,225 
80,861 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
241 
22 
685 
4,247 
959 
227 
284 
2007 
264 
15 
603 
4,540 
858 
145 
308 
$1,000, 2012 
5,931 
(D) 
721 
297,669 
39,710 
892 
109,151 
2007 
4,097 
957 
850 
189,193 
27,593 
(D) 
54,693 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
167 
39 
441 
1,894 
583 
274 
281 
2007 
163 
25 
364 
1,777 
538 
189 
253 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
521 
406 
146,570 
11,514 
(D) 
89,130 
2007 
2,330 
860 
637 
75,107 
9,405 
3,442 
30,388 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
104 
40 
304 
501 
218 
266 
71 
2007 
112 
21 
243 
444 
166 
206 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
260 
1,698 
218,172 
14,343 
(D) 
264,679 
2007 
1,346 
2,224 
1,115 
292,315 
7,541 
5,472 
270,978 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
64 
24 
128 
248 
126 
151 
7 
2007 
70 
11 
136 
177 
100 
124 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
220 
586 
7,687 
1,393 
(D) 
2,246 
2007 
537 
(D) 
894 
13,107 
1,652 
1,695 
1,917 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
56 
21 
236 
306 
133 
156 
68 
2007 
54 
15 
134 
293 
81 
101 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
2,565 
40 
1,113 
210,485 
12,950 
2,276 
262,433 
2007 
809 
(D) 
221 
279,208 
5,889 
3,777 
269,062 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
301 
91 
735 
1,234 
436 
587 
105 
2007 
304 
70 
663 
1,234 
388 
519 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
6,120 
8,440 
3,782 
672,601 
44,361 
35,459 
249,952 
2007 
4,543 
6,184 
3,216 
454,294 
29,784 
23,817 
182,138 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
552 
108 
1,232 
5,347 
1,261 
858 
382 
2007 
609 
85 
1,239 
5,953 
1,216 
817 
444 
$1,000, 2012 
3,957 
1,716 
1,601 
181,428 
29,316 
5,903 
72,015 
2007 
3,506 
1,051 
2,186 
138,155 
19,194 
6,779 
39,719 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
421 
76 
954 
4,757 
1,090 
583 
380 
2007 
369 
40 
749 
4,622 
943 
469 
344 
$1,000, 2012 
3,694 
1,464 
1,660 
226,012 
24,617 
5,199 
62,501 
2007 
2,933 
1,412 
1,512 
164,655 
13,513 
4,798 
39,174 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
458 
68 
1,026 
4,809 
1,122 
755 
381 
2007 
562 
81 
1,170 
5,730 
1,159 
761 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
5,154 
2,763 
2,333 
219,633 
37,044 
14,356 
69,195 
2007 
4,315 
1,980 
3,909 
176,286 
23,227 
15,735 
47,058 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
249 
44 
365 
2,897 
544 
319 
270 
2007 
168 
20 
299 
2,825 
463 
236 
267 
$1,000, 2012 
17,077 
9,725 
7,059 
451,165 
69,288 
41,400 
162,027 
2007 
12,676 
8,141 
5,231 
419,707 
35,025 
39,133 
107,600 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
146 
2 
226 
2,912 
470 
117 
179 
2007 
114 
9 
230 
2,669 
364 
74 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
5,727 
(D) 
3,287 
491,107 
36,701 
11,804 
98,805 
2007 
5,049 
196 
2,380 
325,159 
17,949 
(D) 
50,330 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
82 
28 
103 
1,899 
533 
186 
237 
2007 
71 
7 
79 
1,719 
423 
117 
214 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
169 
312 
188,093 
22,433 
981 
80,155 
2007 
876 
225 
187 
122,347 
17,068 
1,347 
56,025 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
150 
21 
84 
1,085 
380 
277 
259 
2007 
131 
11 
67 
1,047 
343 
227 
244 
$1,000, 2012 
7,894 
1,197 
761 
105,615 
31,808 
11,108 
108,420 
2007 
4,922 
674 
779 
88,534 
17,773 
6,386 
58,062 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
56 
4 
55 
725 
166 
68 
104 
2007 
52 
4 
90 
571 
143 
32 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
140 
59,504 
9,134 
724 
20,274 
2007 
720 
19 
190 
23,872 
4,673 
876 
10,011 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
190 
39 
352 
2,351 
622 
269 
183 
2007 
155 
26 
307 
2,153 
451 
222 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
4,719 
2,072 
4,760 
139,862 
21,719 
6,614 
20,365 
2007 
4,563 
1,983 
5,121 
102,776 
13,588 
7,187 
23,344 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
146 
31 
294 
1,860 
450 
189 
92 
2007 
118 
23 
268 
1,776 
333 
144 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
3,911 
1,919 
4,307 
107,983 
15,905 
5,399 
11,098 
2007 
3,495 
1,415 
4,521 
71,574 
10,055 
6,077 
8,231 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
97 
15 
130 
1,185 
319 
171 
138 
2007 
99 
15 
155 
1,107 
267 
151 
154 
$1,000, 2012 
807 
153 
453 
31,879 
5,814 
1,215 
9,267 
2007 
1,068 
568 
600 
31,202 
3,534 
1,111 
15,113 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
507 
119 
1,308 
5,245 
1,165 
827 
354 
2007 
502 
76 
1,151 
5,529 
1,079 
737 
365 
$1,000, 2012 
3,311 
743 
5,592 
81,126 
10,571 
4,344 
12,482 
2007 
3,518 
477 
4,564 
55,344 
8,530 
3,776 
6,856 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
339 
61 
629 
3,335 
846 
583 
319 
2007 
346 
43 
614 
3,473 
832 
492 
339 
$1,000, 2012 
6,535 
938 
3,517 
308,381 
53,126 
11,076 
72,000 
2007 
4,195 
783 
2,853 
244,760 
24,596 
9,491 
62,715 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
229 
51 
501 
3,333 
763 
421 
320 
2007 
262 
35 
516 
2,872 
657 
404 
282 
$1,000, 2012 
6,148 
1,681 
4,248 
272,948 
36,944 
10,105 
49,223 
2007 
5,112 
1,768 
4,717 
150,314 
27,673 
7,420 
26,653 
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272 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
