Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
2,451 
863 
374 
1,214 
2007 
2,546 
825 
347 
1,374 
$1,000, 2012 
981,803 
208,805 
61,081 
711,918 
2007 
823,103 
153,200 
46,955 
622,949 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
400,572 
241,952 
163,318 
586,423 
2007 
323,293 
185,697 
135,316 
453,383 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,210 
428 
205 
577 
2007 
1,414 
479 
219 
716 
$1,000, 2012 
52,806 
15,824 
7,507 
29,475 
2007 
35,665 
11,891 
3,742 
20,033 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,313 
431 
197 
685 
2007 
1,309 
390 
170 
749 
$1,000, 2012 
32,280 
8,937 
3,727 
19,617 
2007 
23,147 
7,043 
2,417 
13,687 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,116 
371 
182 
563 
2007 
1,282 
398 
188 
696 
$1,000, 2012 
35,275 
9,902 
4,384 
20,989 
2007 
25,271 
6,694 
2,572 
16,005 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
947 
246 
64 
637 
2007 
981 
249 
57 
675 
$1,000, 2012 
94,265 
17,005 
3,187 
74,073 
2007 
102,328 
(D) 
(D) 
79,500 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
151 
61 
26 
64 
2007 
131 
69 
26 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
1,871 
(D) 
(D) 
1,065 
2007 
1,043 
365 
239 
440 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
842 
210 
43 
589 
2007 
899 
208 
42 
649 
$1,000, 2012 
92,394 
(D) 
(D) 
73,008 
2007 
101,284 
(D) 
(D) 
79,059 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,602 
546 
222 
834 
2007 
1,426 
435 
137 
854 
$1,000, 2012 
503,159 
96,037 
13,564 
393,558 
2007 
416,368 
61,765 
10,800 
343,803 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,358 
809 
368 
1,181 
2007 
2,473 
797 
338 
1,338 
$1,000, 2012 
30,861 
7,483 
3,114 
20,264 
2007 
20,685 
5,830 
1,611 
13,245 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1,850 
579 
254 
1,017 
2007 
1,539 
419 
146 
974 
$1,000, 2012 
16,595 
3,814 
1,097 
11,685 
2007 
13,032 
2,634 
789 
9,609 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
2,085 
687 
311 
1,087 
2007 
2,331 
738 
314 
1,279 
$1,000, 2012 
40,061 
10,025 
4,154 
25,882 
2007 
27,954 
7,947 
2,967 
17,039 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
898 
261 
131 
506 
2007 
647 
169 
81 
397 
$1,000, 2012 
50,307 
1 1 ,872 
9,207 
29,228 
2007 
36,460 
9,407 
4,892 
22,160 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
247 
93 
24 
130 
2007 
178 
49 
16 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
6,147 
2,124 
905 
3,118 
2007 
3,569 
1,094 
218 
2,257 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
1,021 
283 
58 
680 
2007 
376 
90 
54 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
10,348 
2,199 
595 
7,554 
2007 
2,409 
689 
253 
1,467 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
642 
201 
78 
363 
2007 
780 
283 
122 
375 
$1,000, 2012 
25,825 
6,379 
3,684 
15,762 
2007 
19,612 
7,052 
3,028 
9,533 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
173 
50 
29 
94 
2007 
155 
39 
13 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
2,839 
791 
163 
1,885 
2007 
2,139 
1,022 
54 
1,063 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1,033 
343 
90 
600 
2007 
801 
230 
91 
480 
$1,000, 2012 
18,464 
5,762 
992 
1 1 ,709 
2007 
14,590 
(D) 
(D) 
9,554 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
754 
237 
53 
464 
2007 
638 
176 
50 
412 
$1,000, 2012 
14,186 
4,377 
571 
9,238 
2007 
11,126 
2,724 
839 
7,563 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
644 
241 
63 
340 
2007 
478 
149 
68 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
4,277 
1,385 
421 
2,471 
2007 
3,465 
(D) 
(D) 
1,991 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
2,261 
790 
345 
1,126 
2007 
2,252 
713 
282 
1,257 
$1,000, 2012 
6,223 
1,867 
854 
3,502 
2007 
4,524 
1,364 
582 
2,578 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,685 
522 
231 
932 
2007 
1,577 
456 
181 
940 
$1,000, 2012 
56,347 
8,784 
3,946 
43,617 
2007 
75,351 
12,572 
1,363 
61,417 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,434 
439 
152 
843 
2007 
1,217 
325 
162 
730 
$1,000, 2012 
71,884 
15,978 
4,209 
51,697 
2007 
33,409 
9,944 
4,176 
19,288 
226 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
