Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Canyon 
Caribou 
Cassia 
Clark 
Clearwater 
Custer 
Elmore 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
2,331 
436 
668 
72 
256 
272 
349 
2007 
2,368 
454 
644 
81 
241 
261 
381 
$1,000, 2012 
439,846 
76,811 
821,687 
27,525 
12,670 
21,066 
323,749 
2007 
349,705 
45,666 
500,494 
23,659 
9,039 
15,112 
245,545 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
188,694 
176,173 
1,230,071 
382,289 
49,494 
77,450 
927,648 
2007 
147,680 
100,586 
777,164 
292,089 
37,504 
57,900 
644,474 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,054 
168 
302 
24 
123 
116 
143 
2007 
1,015 
146 
299 
25 
111 
89 
130 
$1,000, 2012 
38,834 
14,232 
44,557 
4,905 
2,245 
1,497 
14,332 
2007 
21,637 
6,983 
30,635 
3,372 
951 
867 
11,307 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,366 
211 
338 
29 
112 
104 
167 
2007 
1,217 
194 
293 
25 
102 
90 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
19,792 
4,280 
19,193 
1,759 
399 
272 
8,002 
2007 
15,082 
1,686 
12,281 
1,494 
232 
149 
4,478 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
873 
164 
269 
19 
56 
82 
125 
2007 
700 
137 
210 
12 
61 
57 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
14,329 
5,363 
21,587 
1,158 
477 
508 
6,236 
2007 
8,575 
2,978 
11,063 
(D) 
305 
268 
4,312 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
756 
142 
231 
31 
48 
91 
135 
2007 
693 
79 
201 
23 
44 
95 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
29,117 
5,349 
175,035 
1,041 
353 
1,091 
(D) 
2007 
41,966 
3,609 
106,691 
1,632 
112 
1,182 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
344 
93 
141 
26 
21 
62 
72 
2007 
280 
60 
117 
16 
22 
64 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
6,724 
1,388 
11,663 
463 
243 
833 
1,775 
2007 
8,814 
847 
17,733 
292 
74 
513 
3,545 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
533 
88 
126 
10 
32 
40 
87 
2007 
487 
37 
117 
11 
23 
52 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
22,393 
3,961 
163,372 
578 
110 
257 
(D) 
2007 
33,151 
2,762 
88,958 
1,340 
38 
669 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,486 
204 
404 
49 
147 
196 
222 
2007 
1,388 
166 
348 
43 
119 
150 
201 
$1,000, 2012 
104,389 
4,311 
306,324 
1,424 
1,595 
3,675 
125,134 
2007 
83,339 
3,958 
160,372 
1,609 
680 
1,526 
74,744 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,186 
403 
636 
69 
227 
263 
338 
2007 
2,324 
427 
627 
79 
233 
258 
367 
$1,000, 2012 
22,656 
5,773 
25,776 
2,138 
949 
2,183 
(D) 
2007 
16,187 
3,518 
15,924 
1,578 
806 
1,364 
5,662 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1,798 
293 
565 
57 
139 
223 
305 
2007 
1,625 
249 
476 
49 
109 
198 
259 
$1,000, 2012 
15,041 
3,352 
23,799 
2,709 
642 
1,853 
1 1 ,209 
2007 
10,821 
1,920 
18,078 
1,542 
153 
1,447 
8,798 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,846 
346 
583 
58 
192 
220 
297 
2007 
2,147 
397 
585 
69 
218 
238 
347 
$1,000, 2012 
31,431 
6,510 
33,999 
2,001 
890 
2,027 
10,942 
2007 
21,406 
4,969 
27,031 
2,507 
1,038 
1,887 
10,826 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
658 
170 
334 
26 
43 
83 
106 
2007 
509 
136 
266 
30 
39 
66 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
62,615 
6,233 
51,000 
1,670 
1,314 
2,787 
20,824 
2007 
49,508 
4,087 
41,683 
2,460 
1,418 
1,500 
19,748 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
344 
67 
124 
8 
25 
43 
59 
2007 
276 
38 
104 
6 
16 
45 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
9,269 
882 
5,346 
702 
115 
354 
1,942 
2007 
6,622 
383 
3,803 
(D) 
(D) 
523 
793 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
862 
102 
260 
22 
27 
78 
110 
2007 
680 
64 
178 
12 
25 
44 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
15,143 
889 
1 5,566 
387 
120 
927 
7,772 
2007 
10,108 
813 
8,758 
229 
(D) 
345 
5,454 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
600 
172 
270 
32 
53 
85 
104 
2007 
421 
128 
207 
27 
47 
70 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
22,393 
6,883 
26,588 
1,953 
1,551 
784 
9,591 
2007 
13,947 
2,724 
19,966 
3,210 
965 
695 
4,989 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
177 
49 
97 
9 
15 
11 
30 
2007 
111 
27 
89 
11 
9 
14 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
2,936 
3,549 
6,807 
681 
44 
61 
3,821 
2007 
1,425 
1,157 
4,182 
259 
(D) 
138 
1,396 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
814 
218 
320 
47 
71 
83 
151 
2007 
744 
137 
264 
29 
66 
81 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
13,795 
3,923 
20,404 
2,106 
907 
1,327 
5,615 
2007 
15,598 
2,857 
17,380 
976 
660 
1,743 
(D) 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
587 
158 
237 
33 
61 
61 
117 
2007 
605 
100 
217 
17 
57 
69 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
8,941 
2,330 
9,781 
1,442 
603 
1,085 
2,438 
2007 
9,466 
1,534 
9,731 
540 
441 
1,283 
(D) 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
479 
136 
219 
29 
34 
51 
86 
2007 
461 
90 
177 
22 
42 
49 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
4,854 
1,592 
10,623 
665 
304 
243 
3,177 
2007 
6,132 
1,322 
7,649 
436 
219 
460 
3,526 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
2,169 
407 
611 
64 
251 
250 
328 
2007 
2,181 
412 
581 
69 
223 
244 
349 
$1,000, 2012 
6,528 
1,366 
3,204 
298 
485 
528 
2,729 
2007 
5,591 
1,253 
2,827 
195 
379 
410 
1,096 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,274 
298 
440 
51 
138 
171 
218 
2007 
1,255 
252 
426 
54 
122 
163 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
31,577 
3,916 
42,501 
2,593 
584 
1,193 
17,226 
2007 
27,893 
2,773 
19,818 
1,615 
1,151 
1,066 
10,554 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
943 
221 
375 
51 
85 
126 
183 
2007 
858 
185 
366 
40 
97 
107 
182 
$1,000, 2012 
35,041 
6,491 
37,196 
3,284 
940 
2,991 
14,232 
2007 
25,799 
5,464 
29,660 
3,668 
1,049 
3,138 
13,400 
--continued 
252 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
