Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Napa 
Nevada 
Orange 
Placer 
Plumas 
Riverside 
Sacramento 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,685 
742 
312 
1,355 
141 
2,949 
1,352 
2007 
1,638 
690 
325 
1,488 
142 
3,463 
1,393 
$1,000, 2012 
502,222 
18,056 
187,048 
55,458 
22,774 
939,539 
302,141 
2007 
344,210 
19,425 
247,927 
55,571 
11,522 
825,129 
265,205 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
298,054 
24,334 
599,513 
40,928 
161,519 
318,596 
223,477 
2007 
210,140 
28,152 
762,853 
37,346 
81,142 
238,270 
190,384 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
980 
264 
172 
488 
21 
1,391 
526 
2007 
1,322 
223 
185 
588 
27 
2,013 
545 
$1,000, 2012 
8,543 
273 
9,555 
2,514 
181 
42,851 
12,008 
2007 
9,547 
224 
14,367 
2,108 
197 
36,509 
11,055 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,210 
276 
163 
547 
28 
1,440 
618 
2007 
1,239 
212 
157 
519 
31 
1,576 
501 
$1,000, 2012 
19,239 
145 
8,029 
2,023 
86 
46,472 
16,613 
2007 
15,655 
130 
9,197 
1,261 
83 
30,614 
1 1 ,874 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
585 
242 
115 
347 
35 
849 
458 
2007 
709 
191 
113 
319 
30 
933 
414 
$1,000, 2012 
15,180 
224 
15,152 
1,387 
222 
45,655 
7,123 
2007 
8,210 
223 
29,505 
2,500 
86 
35,586 
8,276 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
87 
200 
43 
391 
60 
365 
415 
2007 
65 
205 
28 
328 
55 
377 
307 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
525 
696 
2,147 
(D) 
12,214 
1 1 ,324 
2007 
208 
976 
1,288 
2,322 
2,711 
14,648 
6,341 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
42 
101 
10 
211 
46 
189 
176 
2007 
34 
107 
5 
184 
30 
188 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
187 
294 
19 
701 
169 
5,220 
1,948 
2007 
147 
474 
48 
685 
(□) 
5,979 
1,479 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
57 
140 
39 
255 
40 
243 
301 
2007 
38 
133 
25 
184 
33 
243 
183 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
232 
677 
1,445 
(D) 
6,994 
9,376 
2007 
62 
503 
1,240 
1,637 
(D) 
8,669 
4,863 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
245 
511 
103 
923 
109 
1,112 
845 
2007 
191 
503 
91 
1,047 
111 
1,393 
837 
$1,000, 2012 
1,469 
2,737 
1,541 
7,083 
3,520 
181,604 
51,925 
2007 
1,179 
2,513 
1,495 
6,451 
1,374 
142,309 
45,782 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,373 
677 
261 
1,284 
130 
2,467 
1,243 
2007 
1,561 
670 
284 
1,436 
138 
3,243 
1,361 
$1,000, 2012 
10,297 
972 
6,313 
3,280 
908 
39,193 
12,837 
2007 
6,485 
1,436 
5,297 
3,530 
454 
29,347 
11,937 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1,175 
535 
237 
1,023 
98 
2,277 
959 
2007 
1,085 
441 
201 
982 
71 
2,314 
836 
$1,000, 2012 
8,268 
1,014 
7,476 
3,309 
(D) 
66,517 
1 1 ,434 
2007 
5,738 
929 
7,637 
2,823 
425 
49,972 
8,280 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,315 
539 
250 
1,106 
109 
2,242 
1,060 
2007 
1,506 
640 
266 
1,311 
121 
3,127 
1,269 
$1,000, 2012 
20,550 
1,465 
8,044 
4,352 
(D) 
61,094 
18,571 
2007 
19,022 
2,345 
13,666 
5,352 
829 
59,002 
16,791 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
916 
182 
174 
280 
34 
1,252 
410 
2007 
715 
132 
138 
246 
28 
1,197 
354 
$1,000, 2012 
129,633 
2,585 
65,079 
10,124 
2,429 
171,746 
58,559 
2007 
88,771 
2,028 
97,723 
9,275 
863 
159,307 
56,365 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
1,007 
87 
79 
127 
8 
854 
256 
2007 
847 
85 
29 
105 
8 
869 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
92,553 
961 
19,767 
1,261 
(D) 
85,538 
27,855 
2007 
64,843 
671 
9,124 
909 
(D) 
78,711 
24,497 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
369 
70 
23 
141 
13 
364 
329 
2007 
288 
57 
21 
126 
13 
338 
205 
$1,000, 2012 
17,946 
98 
1,108 
935 
(D) 
20,109 
11,615 
2007 
10,927 
424 
1,687 
1,050 
(D) 
16,349 
8,051 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
179 
78 
76 
157 
46 
336 
337 
2007 
142 
65 
83 
138 
22 
285 
266 
$1,000, 2012 
20,792 
691 
5,924 
3,840 
4,486 
31,739 
11,192 
2007 
4,722 
538 
8,165 
3,122 
1,345 
27,882 
10,655 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
157 
34 
34 
80 
2 
190 
85 
2007 
161 
14 
26 
70 
- 
215 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
81 
4,440 
709 
(D) 
8,810 
2,958 
2007 
1,997 
22 
3,788 
453 
4,134 
1,539 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
560 
196 
75 
281 
38 
791 
343 
2007 
490 
157 
40 
292 
42 
863 
375 
$1,000, 2012 
59,139 
2,289 
2,081 
3,421 
636 
25,735 
11,667 
2007 
42,599 
2,891 
4,238 
4,934 
901 
36,301 
14,738 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
470 
177 
51 
230 
31 
608 
244 
2007 
429 
139 
25 
261 
34 
715 
278 
$1,000, 2012 
55,379 
2,099 
1,402 
2,900 
486 
17,237 
9,456 
2007 
38,919 
2,500 
991 
4,295 
496 
26,496 
1 1 ,443 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
220 
74 
34 
107 
19 
382 
198 
2007 
203 
86 
25 
158 
26 
461 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
3,761 
190 
678 
521 
150 
8,498 
2,210 
2007 
3,681 
391 
3,248 
639 
405 
9,804 
3,295 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,593 
688 
244 
1,278 
137 
2,787 
1,166 
2007 
1,547 
638 
225 
1,319 
129 
3,156 
1,153 
$1,000, 2012 
37,110 
2,614 
2,846 
4,259 
(D) 
22,557 
9,822 
2007 
28,417 
2,169 
2,820 
4,485 
791 
23,099 
8,432 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
812 
398 
182 
762 
85 
1,307 
756 
2007 
873 
332 
175 
748 
87 
1,589 
757 
$1,000, 2012 
52,239 
1,382 
28,997 
4,812 
(D) 
77,706 
26,637 
2007 
35,890 
1,904 
37,929 
4,995 
618 
81,359 
20,592 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
968 
242 
122 
507 
82 
1,237 
510 
2007 
962 
290 
105 
493 
55 
1,339 
571 
$1,000, 2012 
63,103 
1,662 
4,810 
4,248 
976 
45,535 
21,375 
2007 
69,679 
2,970 
5,599 
5,211 
890 
43,316 
27,180 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 275 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
