Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Ada 
Adams 
Bannock 
Bear Lake 
Benewah 
Bingham 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
24,816 
1,233 
234 
819 
493 
274 
1,265 
2007 
25,349 
1,323 
258 
937 
445 
292 
1,328 
$1,000, 2012 
6,642,131 
207,309 
1 1 ,248 
50,214 
23,859 
20,137 
393,443 
2007 
4,604,040 
129,821 
9,050 
31,552 
14,806 
16,096 
294,930 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
267,655 
168,134 
48,068 
61,311 
48,396 
73,494 
311,022 
2007 
181,626 
98,126 
35,079 
33,673 
33,273 
55,124 
222,086 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
11,413 
539 
73 
250 
114 
97 
586 
2007 
11,049 
625 
73 
285 
91 
114 
591 
$1,000, 2012 
593,119 
6,384 
257 
7,303 
837 
4,124 
68,857 
2007 
370,237 
4,206 
198 
3,715 
437 
3,889 
42,317 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
13,407 
692 
94 
336 
176 
127 
624 
2007 
1 1 ,849 
690 
86 
363 
130 
129 
585 
$1,000, 2012 
267,849 
3,178 
79 
2,315 
445 
2,375 
32,796 
2007 
160,030 
2,618 
46 
616 
135 
1,373 
18,364 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
9,235 
354 
52 
237 
167 
82 
438 
2007 
7,693 
328 
58 
191 
97 
72 
407 
$1,000, 2012 
252,294 
3,316 
71 
2,540 
347 
1,302 
28,998 
2007 
147,784 
3,324 
(D) 
1,284 
166 
867 
19,515 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,669 
409 
57 
268 
180 
47 
486 
2007 
6,598 
363 
73 
230 
131 
42 
423 
$1,000, 2012 
633,046 
46,019 
2,515 
2,010 
2,790 
133 
16,175 
2007 
584,795 
20,416 
2,044 
2,745 
1,517 
96 
25,898 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,155 
122 
38 
137 
123 
27 
243 
2007 
3,473 
134 
41 
102 
84 
25 
208 
$1,000, 2012 
102,481 
(D) 
229 
780 
1,428 
110 
2,035 
2007 
128,710 
2,181 
353 
470 
874 
42 
3,194 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,718 
322 
27 
175 
90 
28 
314 
2007 
4,074 
277 
43 
156 
68 
23 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
530,564 
(D) 
2,285 
1,230 
1,362 
23 
14,140 
2007 
456,085 
18,235 
1,691 
2,276 
643 
54 
22,705 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
14,615 
803 
161 
500 
313 
127 
832 
2007 
13,075 
755 
156 
538 
201 
107 
808 
$1,000, 2012 
1,921,092 
85,302 
2,210 
4,874 
5,024 
385 
25,696 
2007 
1,137,906 
35,071 
1,936 
2,883 
2,810 
322 
24,440 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
23,293 
1,118 
218 
774 
468 
250 
1,182 
2007 
24,734 
1,283 
254 
901 
437 
265 
1,309 
$1,000, 2012 
318,433 
6,515 
819 
4,491 
2,790 
1,630 
22,836 
2007 
220,007 
4,891 
721 
3,387 
1,955 
1,393 
17,073 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
18,239 
877 
147 
572 
335 
148 
996 
2007 
16,234 
918 
169 
494 
245 
113 
985 
$1,000, 2012 
260,561 
4,684 
249 
3,318 
1,141 
293 
24,239 
2007 
174,139 
3,745 
177 
1,510 
568 
201 
15,422 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
19,949 
927 
187 
642 
409 
194 
1,034 
2007 
23,032 
1,178 
231 
837 
413 
254 
1,241 
$1,000, 2012 
416,317 
8,947 
1,027 
4,249 
2,635 
1,992 
30,138 
2007 
330,249 
8,422 
905 
3,813 
1,824 
1,776 
25,099 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
7,862 
275 
54 
175 
156 
92 
493 
2007 
6,588 
255 
46 
155 
114 
55 
431 
$1,000, 2012 
592,484 
17,756 
1,126 
5,497 
1,872 
1,335 
39,483 
2007 
499,505 
19,845 
(D) 
2,168 
1,065 
1,189 
30,618 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,089 
185 
38 
69 
33 
37 
149 
2007 
2,584 
168 
28 
64 
26 
28 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
68,784 
1,314 
234 
505 
121 
657 
2,387 
2007 
41,669 
1,447 
67 
211 
72 
227 
1,505 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
7,377 
485 
43 
136 
86 
42 
358 
2007 
5,570 
382 
32 
75 
58 
28 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
171,744 
3,523 
178 
643 
291 
403 
8,035 
2007 
115,139 
3,907 
118 
355 
189 
254 
4,683 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
7,408 
182 
82 
181 
219 
48 
470 
2007 
5,761 
191 
76 
139 
138 
42 
370 
$1,000, 2012 
339,276 
4,593 
737 
5,460 
1,659 
1,064 
42,377 
2007 
232,167 
3,648 
507 
3,307 
971 
1,485 
26,914 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,948 
60 
15 
27 
18 
17 
125 
2007 
1,540 
54 
12 
34 
28 
10 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
76,389 
146 
11 
660 
87 
83 
9,522 
2007 
31,256 
409 
16 
297 
75 
71 
3,183 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
9,261 
302 
69 
266 
194 
88 
517 
2007 
7,976 
269 
68 
227 
128 
69 
446 
$1,000, 2012 
233,928 
5,242 
719 
2,158 
1,598 
1,755 
16,235 
2007 
220,279 
5,351 
628 
2,194 
1,418 
1,376 
17,472 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
6,867 
230 
58 
201 
155 
64 
371 
2007 
6,149 
227 
50 
174 
101 
51 
354 
$1,000, 2012 
144,491 
2,889 
522 
1,579 
1,312 
1,506 
9,952 
2007 
128,104 
3,071 
483 
1,435 
1,112 
743 
9,403 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
5,671 
161 
41 
140 
111 
47 
361 
2007 
5,150 
151 
38 
147 
78 
46 
306 
$1,000, 2012 
89,437 
2,353 
197 
578 
285 
249 
6,283 
2007 
92,175 
2,280 
145 
760 
306 
633 
8,069 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
23,238 
1,175 
228 
768 
463 
251 
1,166 
2007 
23,098 
1,242 
218 
845 
415 
247 
1,198 
$1,000, 2012 
78,925 
2,831 
478 
1,460 
670 
565 
4,254 
2007 
62,915 
2,800 
357 
1,533 
553 
515 
4,190 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
14,447 
613 
137 
404 
314 
135 
798 
2007 
13,926 
652 
146 
429 
225 
97 
832 
$1,000, 2012 
417,889 
7,560 
537 
2,731 
1,552 
2,041 
21,416 
2007 
275,962 
9,720 
864 
1,534 
1,053 
1,062 
18,237 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
11,503 
422 
109 
339 
257 
131 
570 
2007 
11,141 
501 
116 
338 
209 
119 
572 
$1,000, 2012 
479,356 
9,447 
1,375 
4,905 
4,028 
2,524 
31,669 
2007 
387,357 
7,909 
1,542 
3,569 
2,726 
1,871 
23,047 
--continued 
250 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
