Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Blaine 
Boise 
Bonner 
Bonneville 
Boundary 
Butte 
Camas 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
186 
105 
686 
893 
370 
214 
114 
2007 
193 
105 
687 
926 
373 
222 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
30,785 
2,933 
1 1 ,864 
175,566 
24,790 
27,325 
18,696 
2007 
24,670 
3,175 
14,102 
147,149 
26,382 
19,645 
9,457 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
165,509 
27,932 
1 7,295 
196,602 
67,001 
127,685 
163,999 
2007 
127,826 
30,239 
20,526 
158,908 
70,729 
88,489 
90,930 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
83 
30 
263 
464 
188 
135 
52 
2007 
66 
22 
326 
374 
189 
93 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
3,627 
(D) 
620 
29,431 
2,537 
3,856 
2,086 
2007 
1,906 
64 
632 
18,007 
2,284 
1,532 
377 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
87 
50 
251 
541 
186 
122 
67 
2007 
61 
32 
264 
412 
174 
99 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
893 
35 
136 
11,400 
1,443 
1,156 
244 
2007 
400 
29 
130 
6,887 
1,630 
304 
54 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
76 
28 
187 
320 
138 
118 
60 
2007 
52 
11 
174 
256 
125 
80 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
1,680 
173 
378 
8,714 
1,097 
1,132 
1,880 
2007 
1,164 
(D) 
805 
5,324 
898 
507 
284 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
57 
43 
185 
239 
95 
61 
10 
2007 
46 
21 
159 
184 
79 
65 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
1,011 
122 
861 
15,939 
(D) 
631 
89 
2007 
1,644 
85 
648 
30,816 
200 
754 
230 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
32 
22 
89 
92 
57 
47 
5 
2007 
29 
9 
91 
77 
39 
49 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
309 
62 
314 
945 
263 
526 
80 
2007 
271 
56 
503 
3,435 
107 
628 
218 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
32 
21 
131 
171 
50 
21 
6 
2007 
21 
15 
93 
130 
48 
23 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
702 
60 
548 
14,993 
(D) 
106 
9 
2007 
1,373 
29 
145 
27,381 
93 
126 
12 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
78 
83 
427 
442 
201 
113 
42 
2007 
76 
63 
402 
379 
181 
119 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
1,927 
646 
1,704 
22,456 
1,920 
1,631 
573 
2007 
1,641 
353 
1,835 
14,869 
838 
1,081 
211 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
173 
98 
660 
843 
360 
201 
103 
2007 
188 
102 
668 
905 
364 
211 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
2,765 
259 
1,013 
11,371 
1,877 
2,383 
2,026 
2007 
1,962 
253 
1,162 
7,327 
1,972 
1,894 
1,335 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
163 
67 
407 
634 
256 
193 
88 
2007 
138 
58 
323 
590 
170 
168 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
2,918 
154 
522 
7,047 
790 
4,419 
1,207 
2007 
1,666 
118 
503 
4,744 
529 
2,984 
577 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
161 
78 
536 
687 
310 
195 
89 
2007 
181 
91 
617 
835 
352 
197 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
3,631 
246 
1,088 
11,408 
1,898 
2,881 
2,258 
2007 
2,575 
320 
2,079 
12,583 
2,588 
2,117 
1,812 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
81 
19 
133 
292 
107 
84 
37 
2007 
68 
16 
104 
226 
82 
60 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
5,420 
(D) 
1,775 
15,621 
6,384 
1,950 
2,195 
2007 
4,994 
904 
1,786 
13,905 
8,371 
1,841 
1,834 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
21 
9 
63 
60 
52 
24 
19 
2007 
21 
10 
54 
61 
34 
32 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
142 
8 
192 
762 
469 
176 
212 
2007 
534 
(D) 
203 
581 
1,215 
153 
113 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
87 
18 
80 
224 
68 
95 
50 
2007 
55 
6 
52 
181 
45 
56 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
1,126 
11 
132 
3,150 
637 
1,562 
1,991 
2007 
445 
(D) 
172 
4,493 
505 
858 
699 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
61 
27 
105 
263 
106 
62 
21 
2007 
36 
18 
74 
216 
79 
60 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
1,865 
(D) 
432 
18,049 
1,934 
951 
1,033 
2007 
1,418 
(D) 
336 
1 1 ,937 
1,210 
920 
736 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
16 
4 
33 
70 
21 
27 
3 
2007 
9 
1 
35 
51 
17 
14 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
139 
(D) 
17 
3,195 
(D) 
130 
(D) 
2007 
71 
(D) 
168 
498 
205 
237 
63 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
80 
32 
156 
270 
123 
137 
51 
2007 
71 
24 
153 
226 
101 
102 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
1,490 
214 
1,162 
7,946 
785 
1,897 
409 
2007 
1,937 
175 
1,410 
6,796 
1,181 
1,849 
452 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
69 
25 
128 
203 
91 
113 
42 
2007 
58 
15 
133 
160 
77 
80 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
1,154 
(D) 
1,022 
4,918 
566 
1,368 
314 
2007 
1,252 
119 
1,237 
3,092 
918 
1,434 
328 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
50 
16 
95 
141 
71 
91 
27 
2007 
47 
15 
69 
158 
56 
62 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
337 
(D) 
139 
3,028 
218 
529 
95 
2007 
684 
56 
173 
3,704 
263 
414 
125 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
168 
100 
651 
848 
344 
212 
107 
2007 
175 
103 
644 
863 
336 
213 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
522 
195 
1,009 
2,343 
819 
756 
(D) 
2007 
797 
163 
1,130 
1,682 
862 
676 
227 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
111 
61 
288 
473 
208 
147 
64 
2007 
100 
54 
327 
447 
187 
144 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
1,628 
218 
823 
6,737 
1,742 
1,813 
1,467 
2007 
1,516 
189 
1,103 
6,700 
1,894 
1,939 
453 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
99 
44 
243 
387 
203 
131 
61 
2007 
98 
41 
239 
374 
179 
112 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
4,023 
309 
1,409 
13,221 
2,814 
3,754 
1,994 
2007 
3,000 
543 
1,542 
9,995 
3,327 
2,459 
1,269 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Idaho 251 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
