Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marin 
Mariposa 
Mendocino 
Merced 
Modoc 
Mono 
Monterey 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
323 
364 
1,220 
2,486 
437 
72 
1,179 
2007 
255 
302 
1,136 
2,607 
448 
84 
1,199 
$1,000, 2012 
87,044 
21,977 
136,299 
2,452,624 
97,747 
10,510 
2,194,732 
2007 
49,885 
13,104 
127,099 
1,754,503 
59,810 
7,997 
1,629,133 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
269,487 
60,377 
111,721 
986,575 
223,678 
145,975 
1,861,520 
2007 
195,627 
43,392 
1 1 1 ,883 
672,997 
133,504 
95,206 
1,358,743 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
100 
51 
479 
1,520 
153 
9 
531 
2007 
80 
36 
585 
1,768 
172 
12 
673 
$1,000, 2012 
371 
74 
2,490 
108,116 
8,614 
408 
171,526 
2007 
393 
29 
3,837 
81,549 
5,215 
298 
106,271 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
72 
60 
478 
1,756 
156 
18 
610 
2007 
49 
71 
415 
1,816 
160 
14 
577 
$1,000, 2012 
141 
99 
4,515 
110,992 
5,816 
146 
199,895 
2007 
145 
53 
3,814 
65,225 
3,093 
118 
124,076 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
101 
42 
375 
1,194 
174 
18 
480 
2007 
72 
24 
324 
1,148 
160 
14 
547 
$1,000, 2012 
441 
50 
1,776 
55,188 
3,280 
135 
140,054 
2007 
221 
20 
1,871 
34,964 
1,532 
89 
104,103 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
105 
124 
247 
472 
123 
12 
203 
2007 
76 
78 
150 
426 
125 
14 
183 
$1,000, 2012 
1,951 
7,728 
1,360 
102,178 
4,449 
250 
7,894 
2007 
1,418 
1,965 
1,228 
74,706 
5,237 
247 
8,784 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
81 
79 
151 
236 
92 
7 
127 
2007 
54 
46 
85 
232 
90 
7 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
1,597 
1,183 
935 
25,889 
3,362 
53 
1,234 
2007 
957 
448 
1,000 
11,578 
1,174 
28 
1,212 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
42 
70 
124 
270 
44 
8 
124 
2007 
34 
44 
77 
232 
54 
10 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
353 
6,545 
426 
76,289 
1,087 
197 
6,659 
2007 
461 
1,517 
228 
63,128 
4,063 
219 
7,572 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
222 
272 
609 
878 
285 
46 
507 
2007 
172 
227 
467 
835 
219 
45 
479 
$1,000, 2012 
36,133 
2,730 
4,706 
889,640 
9,360 
860 
15,917 
2007 
21,352 
2,613 
5,579 
597,600 
2,567 
840 
11,143 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
299 
322 
1,149 
2,381 
410 
67 
1,136 
2007 
246 
289 
1,100 
2,560 
447 
78 
1,173 
$1,000, 2012 
3,126 
920 
5,875 
103,203 
9,199 
1,307 
92,755 
2007 
1,573 
823 
6,148 
70,097 
5,384 
762 
64,257 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
252 
208 
842 
2,145 
350 
60 
871 
2007 
160 
158 
666 
2,026 
313 
48 
783 
$1,000, 2012 
2,955 
524 
3,889 
98,598 
7,308 
1,162 
72,338 
2007 
1,451 
377 
3,762 
65,729 
3,921 
756 
56,200 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
262 
262 
951 
2,171 
369 
55 
1,008 
2007 
222 
259 
1,025 
2,424 
414 
68 
1,113 
$1,000, 2012 
5,315 
847 
7,926 
130,072 
7,619 
1,177 
111,811 
2007 
4,291 
1,077 
9,764 
118,550 
5,052 
1,159 
111,834 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
182 
88 
498 
1,253 
166 
27 
634 
2007 
98 
58 
371 
1,156 
111 
22 
571 
$1,000, 2012 
18,186 
1,830 
44,378 
272,448 
15,569 
1,370 
488,785 
2007 
7,413 
668 
36,105 
225,931 
6,869 
1,211 
374,149 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
67 
54 
363 
861 
47 
6 
368 
2007 
34 
26 
290 
709 
60 
2 
364 
$1,000, 2012 
1,361 
482 
14,134 
98,388 
525 
149 
328,747 
2007 
532 
185 
12,754 
52,704 
533 
(D) 
259,965 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
81 
66 
252 
1,243 
170 
13 
177 
2007 
50 
23 
162 
1,018 
110 
12 
164 
$1,000, 2012 
1,254 
790 
4,206 
111,668 
2,290 
296 
39,564 
2007 
740 
74 
2,295 
75,602 
1,635 
80 
34,884 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
150 
116 
203 
748 
153 
27 
432 
2007 
104 
73 
121 
653 
160 
17 
402 
$1,000, 2012 
4,864 
2,447 
7,023 
63,650 
8,335 
(D) 
220,481 
2007 
3,034 
2,465 
3,641 
62,892 
6,592 
435 
115,423 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
20 
10 
102 
330 
32 
5 
202 
2007 
16 
8 
78 
293 
33 
3 
184 
$1,000, 2012 
133 
157 
737 
18,131 
1,000 
(D) 
27,875 
2007 
157 
48 
1,132 
10,507 
726 
(D) 
20,248 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
114 
97 
373 
1,162 
197 
29 
394 
2007 
74 
69 
312 
1,075 
184 
19 
376 
$1,000, 2012 
1,924 
817 
12,707 
75,879 
5,078 
526 
42,108 
2007 
1,614 
880 
12,746 
65,556 
4,548 
526 
42,034 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
50 
64 
312 
919 
155 
11 
247 
2007 
37 
58 
252 
866 
148 
15 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
1,309 
641 
11,515 
59,872 
3,758 
388 
25,584 
2007 
660 
615 
10,993 
45,606 
3,098 
469 
22,099 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
84 
61 
186 
637 
106 
24 
224 
2007 
56 
34 
152 
609 
126 
13 
235 
$1,000, 2012 
615 
177 
1,191 
16,007 
1,320 
138 
16,524 
2007 
955 
265 
1,753 
19,950 
1,450 
57 
19,935 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
260 
325 
1,139 
2,239 
426 
67 
962 
2007 
182 
279 
1,031 
2,370 
398 
68 
965 
$1,000, 2012 
3,817 
1,407 
8,758 
44,393 
3,285 
556 
26,767 
2007 
1,274 
919 
7,908 
31,581 
2,407 
487 
19,759 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
223 
204 
695 
1,613 
328 
51 
754 
2007 
180 
166 
607 
1,702 
300 
45 
773 
$1,000, 2012 
5,074 
1,076 
11,819 
170,080 
6,021 
1,692 
208,216 
2007 
4,276 
908 
14,515 
121,310 
4,499 
899 
176,003 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
177 
134 
571 
1,600 
258 
48 
679 
2007 
118 
118 
564 
1,482 
234 
31 
595 
$1,000, 2012 
4,876 
2,176 
15,225 
159,244 
8,528 
1,069 
104,546 
2007 
4,079 
1,241 
20,929 
116,891 
5,975 
1,489 
80,059 
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274 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
