Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Florida 
Alachua 
Baker 
Bay 
Bradford 
Brevard 
Broward 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
47,740 
1,662 
381 
115 
470 
513 
615 
2007 
47,463 
1,532 
344 
133 
479 
531 
547 
$1,000, 2012 
6,484,515 
92,443 
8,767 
3,952 
12,495 
37,983 
42,465 
2007 
5,762,883 
81,424 
13,185 
4,229 
13,612 
36,584 
50,097 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
135,830 
55,622 
23,010 
34,366 
26,585 
74,041 
69,049 
2007 
121,418 
53,149 
38,329 
31,798 
28,418 
68,896 
91,585 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
22,118 
804 
188 
53 
236 
279 
282 
2007 
27,041 
852 
202 
71 
276 
345 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
546,306 
8,643 
306 
251 
687 
2,361 
1,781 
2007 
439,145 
5,885 
363 
(D) 
809 
3,226 
2,140 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
21,563 
673 
149 
48 
211 
289 
270 
2007 
20,462 
538 
105 
42 
188 
299 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
564,650 
3,629 
90 
(D) 
117 
1,553 
1,479 
2007 
376,699 
3,370 
90 
(D) 
97 
2,333 
1,409 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
12,464 
431 
99 
40 
127 
157 
146 
2007 
13,124 
381 
102 
36 
116 
152 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
344,167 
4,701 
55 
146 
105 
2,190 
2,616 
2007 
379,703 
5,309 
750 
58 
73 
1,637 
6,043 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
9,474 
307 
91 
27 
91 
104 
76 
2007 
8,322 
220 
77 
17 
74 
68 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
163,843 
4,664 
444 
95 
1,221 
1,590 
303 
2007 
175,186 
3,660 
2,433 
50 
2,841 
1,560 
318 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,623 
192 
37 
9 
60 
70 
30 
2007 
5,111 
136 
38 
14 
32 
47 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
61,772 
1,181 
172 
35 
621 
(D) 
110 
2007 
59,350 
682 
823 
42 
438 
(D) 
123 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,138 
142 
63 
22 
43 
49 
48 
2007 
4,460 
102 
55 
3 
51 
40 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
102,071 
3,483 
273 
60 
600 
(D) 
193 
2007 
115,836 
2,978 
1,610 
8 
2,403 
(D) 
196 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
30,765 
1,086 
279 
83 
330 
264 
288 
2007 
27,297 
986 
243 
78 
322 
221 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
750,800 
11,547 
3,559 
446 
5,300 
3,670 
3,253 
2007 
547,947 
7,946 
2,798 
227 
3,958 
3,448 
3,214 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
43,804 
1,520 
371 
101 
450 
464 
530 
2007 
45,826 
1,457 
335 
123 
453 
510 
509 
$1,000, 2012 
325,053 
5,367 
615 
367 
756 
2,273 
2,110 
2007 
266,387 
4,460 
588 
357 
704 
1,714 
1,739 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
28,263 
956 
183 
75 
237 
320 
397 
2007 
22,600 
672 
120 
56 
198 
260 
295 
$1,000, 2012 
133,415 
2,787 
315 
140 
281 
706 
1,428 
2007 
107,341 
2,143 
339 
84 
275 
808 
1,329 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
35,660 
1,163 
256 
87 
338 
388 
486 
2007 
42,144 
1,322 
285 
120 
417 
477 
477 
$1,000, 2012 
379,424 
6,624 
434 
464 
674 
2,442 
2,397 
2007 
421,996 
6,359 
832 
891 
923 
3,499 
5,178 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
13,291 
413 
52 
17 
63 
127 
234 
2007 
10,081 
234 
36 
15 
63 
120 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
1,276,025 
20,240 
525 
1,116 
929 
9,280 
14,422 
2007 
1,208,631 
16,382 
2,547 
1,062 
1,071 
7,239 
17,579 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
7,234 
181 
20 
2 
15 
65 
71 
2007 
6,865 
142 
9 
1 
19 
61 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
560,600 
3,569 
80 
(D) 
150 
1,425 
1,361 
2007 
546,016 
4,001 
42 
(D) 
184 
1,372 
2,108 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
5,787 
173 
21 
3 
42 
44 
55 
2007 
5,453 
119 
7 
3 
25 
53 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
219,396 
682 
131 
(D) 
94 
1,060 
521 
2007 
194,711 
949 
(D) 
(D) 
66 
559 
185 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
5,713 
210 
13 
3 
39 
55 
46 
2007 
4,322 
134 
7 
- 
35 
54 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
159,519 
1,631 
132 
1 
124 
2,933 
1,118 
2007 
141,937 
1,699 
25 
- 
140 
2,915 
1,166 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,282 
50 
8 
3 
6 
11 
48 
2007 
1,994 
37 
6 
1 
10 
20 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
62,131 
763 
24 
5 
5 
131 
552 
2007 
28,979 
615 
(D) 
(D) 
53 
78 
183 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
11,709 
407 
82 
30 
66 
80 
152 
2007 
10,609 
260 
67 
13 
89 
95 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
225,460 
5,140 
899 
343 
386 
1,805 
3,264 
2007 
203,987 
4,651 
749 
417 
659 
1,473 
882 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
9,001 
315 
74 
29 
52 
67 
113 
2007 
8,921 
214 
58 
12 
73 
81 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
188,363 
4,120 
753 
331 
284 
1,673 
2,958 
2007 
165,996 
3,756 
615 
414 
552 
1,144 
619 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
5,924 
214 
40 
7 
33 
40 
66 
2007 
6,260 
153 
32 
5 
43 
58 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
37,097 
1,020 
146 
12 
102 
132 
305 
2007 
37,991 
896 
134 
3 
107 
329 
263 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
45,663 
1,596 
375 
113 
458 
492 
585 
2007 
43,882 
1,421 
319 
117 
442 
487 
484 
$1,000, 2012 
189,340 
4,129 
800 
207 
639 
1,872 
2,101 
2007 
180,155 
3,577 
517 
191 
720 
1,639 
2,222 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21,812 
729 
127 
51 
153 
200 
257 
2007 
22,097 
631 
116 
51 
171 
236 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
584,387 
8,328 
359 
188 
1,029 
2,692 
3,759 
2007 
544,062 
10,418 
1,040 
165 
1,040 
3,083 
4,400 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
15,760 
505 
83 
39 
119 
169 
202 
2007 
14,751 
450 
88 
32 
127 
171 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
437,976 
8,635 
557 
336 
1,006 
2,432 
1,737 
2007 
390,420 
6,586 
1,037 
288 
1,175 
3,946 
2,378 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Florida 267 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
