Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Inyo 
Kern 
Kings 
Lake 
Lassen 
Los Angeles 
Madera 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
125 
1,938 
1,056 
838 
448 
1,294 
1,507 
2007 
94 
2,117 
1,129 
845 
459 
1,734 
1,708 
$1,000, 2012 
16,828 
3,394,697 
1,591,497 
74,236 
73,976 
208,532 
1,144,550 
2007 
12,042 
2,419,092 
1,043,310 
60,528 
52,763 
288,150 
739,200 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
134,622 
1,751,650 
1,507,099 
88,587 
165,125 
161,153 
759,489 
2007 
128,109 
1,142,698 
924,101 
71,631 
114,952 
166,177 
432,787 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
32 
887 
636 
291 
145 
444 
716 
2007 
26 
1,116 
723 
530 
135 
587 
1,029 
$1,000, 2012 
565 
179,664 
64,247 
1,521 
4,191 
11,555 
58,831 
2007 
804 
136,598 
49,502 
2,417 
2,196 
13,609 
37,738 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
25 
1,057 
722 
369 
159 
430 
1,020 
2007 
28 
1,113 
681 
340 
147 
433 
1,115 
$1,000, 2012 
124 
248,270 
86,303 
3,410 
4,645 
16,269 
83,874 
2007 
198 
164,309 
46,411 
3,047 
1,920 
10,507 
45,437 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
31 
755 
512 
252 
122 
431 
506 
2007 
16 
681 
503 
230 
139 
414 
477 
$1,000, 2012 
87 
85,073 
41,886 
1,694 
685 
17,899 
26,187 
2007 
250 
64,804 
27,359 
1,839 
688 
28,291 
8,727 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
53 
386 
191 
94 
141 
201 
185 
2007 
27 
299 
178 
80 
160 
269 
249 
$1,000, 2012 
1,085 
88,369 
104,841 
264 
3,069 
1,260 
36,448 
2007 
1,219 
59,074 
63,833 
184 
2,606 
2,530 
31,820 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
36 
219 
112 
44 
90 
88 
105 
2007 
21 
158 
113 
41 
116 
119 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
732 
4,910 
91,894 
181 
891 
582 
17,524 
2007 
452 
8,103 
20,969 
117 
918 
533 
4,800 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
27 
246 
116 
55 
75 
153 
111 
2007 
13 
179 
89 
54 
75 
192 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
352 
83,459 
12,947 
84 
2,178 
678 
18,924 
2007 
767 
50,971 
42,864 
67 
1,689 
1,997 
27,020 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
97 
861 
424 
277 
291 
611 
506 
2007 
66 
805 
426 
264 
310 
1,019 
582 
$1,000, 2012 
3,809 
341,371 
515,810 
1,517 
6,507 
15,532 
159,266 
2007 
1,715 
267,831 
285,130 
1,258 
3,983 
15,872 
129,545 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
107 
1,802 
1,011 
796 
430 
1,140 
1,378 
2007 
89 
2,029 
1,108 
820 
456 
1,632 
1,657 
$1,000, 2012 
854 
147,659 
74,769 
3,069 
5,349 
10,952 
68,476 
2007 
1,076 
96,626 
52,679 
3,161 
4,768 
11,018 
35,558 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
72 
1,571 
928 
524 
312 
951 
1,231 
2007 
52 
1,444 
887 
449 
281 
903 
1,242 
$1,000, 2012 
853 
245,677 
72,816 
2,825 
3,638 
9,466 
86,043 
2007 
569 
178,069 
45,826 
1,656 
2,467 
11,931 
43,145 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
92 
1,638 
910 
666 
354 
923 
1,281 
2007 
79 
1,932 
1,057 
756 
421 
1,498 
1,613 
$1,000, 2012 
1,562 
225,273 
95,561 
4,191 
5,091 
8,759 
82,955 
2007 
801 
165,314 
80,810 
3,965 
4,364 
20,542 
52,667 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
57 
1,004 
498 
301 
104 
584 
813 
2007 
32 
858 
474 
248 
96 
526 
758 
$1,000, 2012 
3,149 
463,843 
153,584 
15,340 
18,026 
52,566 
143,685 
2007 
1,726 
340,948 
128,323 
14,362 
12,712 
93,356 
128,657 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
10 
804 
382 
246 
38 
189 
682 
2007 
12 
721 
331 
179 
41 
190 
718 
$1,000, 2012 
312 
568,491 
69,679 
14,725 
(D) 
10,121 
103,792 
2007 
62 
334,785 
55,367 
6,567 
1,819 
18,089 
59,583 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
12 
669 
510 
153 
106 
99 
591 
2007 
14 
564 
409 
141 
90 
133 
543 
$1,000, 2012 
224 
102,354 
58,472 
2,122 
1,167 
1,719 
64,050 
2007 
190 
71,568 
32,560 
1,287 
1,219 
3,554 
39,140 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
74 
535 
315 
70 
115 
257 
250 
2007 
55 
486 
289 
47 
110 
253 
263 
$1,000, 2012 
1,981 
114,383 
38,451 
2,812 
3,869 
6,139 
31,699 
2007 
1,376 
62,875 
24,719 
1,714 
4,660 
14,031 
17,948 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
20 
388 
191 
43 
40 
99 
190 
2007 
4 
270 
157 
52 
18 
82 
160 
$1,000, 2012 
80 
46,481 
16,017 
755 
(D) 
1,650 
1 1 ,388 
2007 
32 
17,601 
12,678 
594 
181 
1,225 
6,045 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
32 
896 
472 
288 
161 
350 
675 
2007 
25 
750 
462 
192 
169 
345 
567 
$1,000, 2012 
608 
123,882 
47,267 
5,966 
7,751 
5,334 
51,382 
2007 
369 
94,390 
44,370 
6,483 
3,825 
5,626 
29,195 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
9 
636 
374 
245 
125 
264 
523 
2007 
8 
548 
357 
165 
139 
256 
473 
$1,000, 2012 
457 
92,407 
34,113 
4,954 
6,953 
4,527 
43,197 
2007 
194 
62,818 
30,606 
5,570 
2,310 
3,538 
23,040 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
23 
544 
289 
125 
96 
154 
369 
2007 
19 
442 
288 
96 
89 
213 
312 
$1,000, 2012 
150 
31,475 
13,155 
1,012 
798 
807 
8,185 
2007 
174 
31,572 
13,764 
914 
1,515 
2,088 
6,155 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
86 
1,744 
972 
824 
425 
1,094 
1,438 
2007 
68 
1,888 
1,032 
804 
419 
1,488 
1,576 
$1,000, 2012 
258 
61,446 
25,391 
5,232 
(D) 
6,827 
25,473 
2007 
503 
47,171 
15,939 
4,175 
2,047 
7,292 
20,829 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
86 
1,393 
699 
384 
268 
612 
1,011 
2007 
60 
1,368 
686 
361 
266 
849 
1,076 
$1,000, 2012 
1,276 
352,462 
126,403 
8,793 
3,433 
32,484 
111,002 
2007 
1,151 
317,129 
77,806 
7,817 
3,306 
30,676 
53,165 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
51 
1,228 
619 
375 
252 
448 
964 
2007 
39 
1,185 
595 
362 
237 
529 
887 
$1,000, 2012 
870 
197,213 
100,759 
7,475 
7,430 
10,348 
106,731 
2007 
858 
146,813 
66,079 
9,298 
5,058 
13,871 
56,254 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 273 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
