Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Benito 
San 
Bernardino 
San Diego 
San Francisco 
San Joaquin 
San Luis 
Obispo 
San Mateo 
Santa Barbara 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
628 
1,249 
5,732 
6 
3,580 
2,666 
334 
1,597 
2007 
625 
1,405 
6,687 
6 
3,624 
2,784 
329 
1,597 
$1,000, 2012 
131,936 
526,895 
671,976 
96 
1,733,302 
597,782 
89,821 
999,903 
2007 
167,096 
549,885 
869,784 
(D) 
1,215,671 
517,763 
111,675 
790,553 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
210,089 
421,854 
117,232 
15,984 
484,163 
224,224 
268,926 
626,113 
2007 
267,354 
391,377 
130,071 
(D) 
335,450 
185,978 
339,439 
495,024 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
199 
434 
3,546 
- 
2,174 
1,165 
133 
909 
2007 
260 
630 
5,184 
4 
2,565 
1,439 
113 
1,072 
$1,000, 2012 
7,182 
2,191 
27,006 
- 
87,339 
21,653 
1,429 
57,440 
2007 
7,684 
3,929 
26,582 
12 
58,925 
20,732 
2,870 
41,019 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
258 
463 
3,071 
- 
2,597 
1,406 
136 
947 
2007 
274 
560 
3,468 
2 
2,561 
1,411 
89 
848 
$1,000, 2012 
6,052 
4,488 
17,622 
- 
130,807 
46,266 
2,312 
53,809 
2007 
11,723 
3,408 
19,081 
(D) 
62,061 
25,985 
2,372 
40,701 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
223 
360 
1,556 
1,565 
942 
142 
647 
2007 
197 
352 
1,778 
4 
1,481 
917 
118 
585 
$1,000, 2012 
7,533 
7,846 
64,358 
- 
76,539 
37,394 
12,498 
69,247 
2007 
6,995 
12,253 
96,597 
(□) 
36,313 
48,395 
15,952 
53,630 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
150 
315 
381 
- 
470 
391 
51 
198 
2007 
95 
223 
372 
- 
401 
397 
62 
143 
$1,000, 2012 
5,670 
22,852 
3,547 
- 
26,511 
7,809 
729 
10,884 
2007 
5,678 
37,370 
6,102 
- 
26,537 
5,920 
890 
5,852 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
83 
154 
177 
- 
287 
230 
19 
92 
2007 
60 
124 
190 
- 
202 
268 
24 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
1,494 
8,681 
1,007 
- 
5,069 
2,386 
98 
1,390 
2007 
1,523 
10,071 
1,757 
- 
5,605 
1,757 
395 
1,122 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
92 
225 
283 
- 
236 
219 
36 
133 
2007 
46 
128 
233 
- 
247 
176 
43 
82 
$1,000, 2012 
4,176 
14,171 
2,540 
- 
21,441 
5,424 
631 
9,494 
2007 
4,156 
27,299 
4,344 
- 
20,932 
4,163 
494 
4,730 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
338 
662 
1,046 
4 
947 
1,201 
167 
540 
2007 
293 
758 
1,374 
- 
923 
1,246 
172 
488 
$1,000, 2012 
10,505 
288,286 
50,660 
24 
265,248 
12,288 
3,174 
17,666 
2007 
9,956 
265,628 
45,189 
- 
218,553 
11,315 
1,897 
14,974 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
609 
1,099 
4,591 
5 
3,335 
2,508 
309 
1,401 
2007 
625 
1,326 
6,193 
3 
3,555 
2,731 
318 
1,522 
$1,000, 2012 
6,654 
12,031 
22,678 
3 
78,011 
31,498 
4,731 
36,792 
2007 
7,002 
11,856 
28,845 
(D) 
55,915 
23,182 
5,724 
28,078 
Utilities farms, 2012 
452 
1,000 
4,569 
3 
3,060 
1,991 
249 
1,248 
2007 
365 
921 
4,919 
6 
2,765 
1,699 
165 
1,116 
$1,000, 2012 
5,173 
14,532 
68,874 
(D) 
66,949 
23,011 
4,068 
35,707 
2007 
6,454 
16,393 
67,513 
(□) 
45,758 
15,573 
4,143 
30,030 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
531 
1,015 
4,401 
2 
3,008 
2,192 
279 
1,314 
2007 
563 
1,281 
6,238 
6 
3,407 
2,547 
291 
1,477 
$1,000, 2012 
8,694 
22,722 
36,369 
(D) 
101,843 
39,099 
6,981 
61,307 
2007 
9,093 
30,107 
68,793 
(D) 
86,600 
38,080 
8,370 
50,489 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
242 
520 
2,795 
1,748 
1,040 
166 
926 
2007 
228 
513 
2,548 
1 
1,541 
905 
141 
776 
$1,000, 2012 
29,249 
58,461 
233,301 
- 
289,740 
114,631 
40,453 
311,694 
2007 
38,951 
78,626 
281,127 
(D) 
222,320 
103,537 
44,680 
232,123 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
121 
224 
1,695 
2 
1,574 
878 
68 
570 
2007 
144 
209 
1,821 
1 
1,335 
766 
46 
468 
$1,000, 2012 
12,812 
7,156 
28,066 
(D) 
169,745 
90,990 
1,393 
100,718 
2007 
13,056 
7,245 
34,547 
(D) 
107,888 
71,817 
3,444 
97,997 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
128 
161 
487 
1 
1,503 
472 
20 
244 
2007 
58 
160 
378 
- 
1,174 
334 
19 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
1,599 
10,485 
3,897 
(D) 
82,074 
15,339 
280 
13,302 
2007 
1,387 
9,151 
4,180 
52,978 
12,570 
836 
14,403 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
199 
197 
361 
- 
701 
500 
99 
414 
2007 
152 
193 
414 
2 
612 
446 
114 
325 
$1,000, 2012 
10,203 
7,261 
13,196 
- 
68,574 
35,497 
1,840 
73,411 
2007 
9,672 
10,261 
20,463 
(D) 
45,274 
21,238 
2,841 
47,217 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
65 
118 
380 
- 
409 
283 
22 
247 
2007 
52 
98 
347 
- 
315 
206 
17 
185 
$1,000, 2012 
1,381 
4,253 
4,855 
- 
25,015 
9,759 
591 
10,678 
2007 
2,040 
1,530 
4,990 
10,624 
4,023 
414 
5,838 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
198 
354 
1,354 
_ 
1,396 
851 
101 
446 
2007 
146 
365 
1,396 
- 
1,283 
797 
54 
410 
$1,000, 2012 
4,123 
9,854 
20,362 
- 
67,408 
32,363 
2,229 
18,879 
2007 
5,947 
15,357 
32,603 
- 
56,595 
26,660 
2,090 
21,337 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
153 
235 
1,108 
_ 
1,105 
668 
54 
274 
2007 
117 
264 
1,178 
- 
1,035 
628 
32 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
3,267 
5,398 
17,164 
- 
51,336 
27,505 
1,569 
13,816 
2007 
5,007 
6,175 
26,542 
- 
38,859 
22,054 
1,626 
15,339 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
86 
182 
560 
- 
714 
420 
65 
254 
2007 
71 
221 
634 
- 
676 
426 
39 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
856 
4,456 
3,198 
- 
16,072 
4,858 
660 
5,064 
2007 
940 
9,183 
6,061 
- 
17,736 
4,606 
464 
5,998 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
545 
1,107 
5,447 
6 
3,331 
2,411 
264 
1,336 
2007 
534 
1,221 
6,044 
5 
3,291 
2,410 
233 
1,313 
$1,000, 2012 
5,089 
6,442 
28,232 
58 
44,249 
23,656 
2,099 
21,627 
2007 
4,953 
6,360 
28,738 
26 
31,645 
20,325 
2,286 
16,229 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
371 
642 
1,950 
1 
2,173 
1,452 
193 
914 
2007 
350 
742 
2,548 
3 
2,144 
1,496 
180 
836 
$1,000, 2012 
10,017 
48,035 
48,952 
(D) 
153,250 
56,529 
5,015 
106,743 
2007 
26,506 
40,410 
104,435 
(D) 
97,684 
68,412 
12,869 
90,637 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
331 
524 
2,149 
1 
2,198 
1,272 
151 
799 
2007 
253 
477 
2,592 
1 
2,049 
1,284 
126 
747 
$1,000, 2012 
8,497 
22,114 
38,280 
(D) 
134,448 
45,093 
4,105 
49,452 
2007 
14,475 
33,468 
45,942 
(D) 
102,066 
47,079 
4,714 
54,017 
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276 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
