Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Charlotte 
Citrus 
Clay 
Collier 
Columbia 
DeSoto 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
218 
284 
559 
403 
319 
945 
836 
2007 
242 
242 
411 
374 
322 
982 
1,035 
$1,000, 2012 
20,351 
68,449 
16,470 
10,187 
156,383 
106,844 
156,534 
2007 
15,939 
42,369 
14,139 
14,104 
174,875 
55,479 
161,024 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
93,351 
241,018 
29,464 
25,278 
490,229 
113,063 
187,242 
2007 
65,863 
175,078 
34,402 
37,711 
543,092 
56,496 
155,578 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
111 
117 
207 
148 
112 
412 
349 
2007 
116 
121 
225 
192 
156 
482 
625 
$1,000, 2012 
3,207 
4,094 
669 
657 
13,313 
4,362 
16,697 
2007 
1,235 
3,286 
891 
629 
13,032 
2,668 
15,888 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
93 
133 
205 
109 
145 
314 
392 
2007 
67 
101 
155 
118 
115 
249 
581 
$1,000, 2012 
1,662 
8,819 
849 
132 
16,499 
1,518 
19,702 
2007 
1,043 
4,231 
219 
100 
15,738 
1,125 
13,328 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
76 
55 
114 
89 
78 
228 
152 
2007 
56 
44 
108 
96 
89 
184 
269 
$1,000, 2012 
1,669 
6,595 
502 
631 
11,488 
1,541 
2,977 
2007 
1,690 
1,085 
375 
782 
1 1 ,972 
617 
2,523 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
32 
66 
158 
89 
42 
192 
176 
2007 
27 
38 
114 
103 
49 
185 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
1,162 
1,270 
775 
351 
1,061 
7,829 
2,612 
2007 
197 
658 
710 
658 
1,470 
(D) 
6,669 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12 
52 
100 
52 
25 
105 
122 
2007 
9 
34 
68 
60 
24 
123 
145 
$1,000, 2012 
335 
1,221 
636 
292 
(D) 
373 
1,444 
2007 
56 
442 
185 
324 
178 
419 
2,017 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
27 
22 
81 
48 
26 
108 
80 
2007 
21 
22 
72 
70 
35 
87 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
827 
48 
139 
59 
(D) 
7,456 
1,168 
2007 
141 
216 
525 
334 
1,292 
(D) 
4,651 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
120 
196 
454 
319 
191 
739 
616 
2007 
135 
166 
313 
304 
167 
719 
556 
$1,000, 2012 
937 
3,063 
3,559 
2,420 
1,131 
57,663 
13,850 
2007 
964 
1,042 
1,903 
2,926 
1,197 
24,048 
13,107 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
205 
244 
509 
377 
259 
900 
738 
2007 
233 
234 
401 
358 
302 
955 
996 
$1,000, 2012 
1,063 
4,118 
913 
622 
5,344 
5,173 
7,995 
2007 
920 
2,110 
701 
746 
8,566 
2,037 
7,560 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
95 
160 
342 
208 
174 
506 
463 
2007 
85 
119 
222 
131 
167 
374 
578 
$1,000, 2012 
346 
1,014 
680 
393 
1,978 
3,223 
1,688 
2007 
345 
446 
478 
347 
1,991 
1,395 
1,730 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
153 
207 
414 
284 
248 
671 
608 
2007 
214 
215 
378 
336 
278 
863 
952 
$1,000, 2012 
1,445 
7,369 
1,137 
656 
6,969 
4,910 
7,136 
2007 
1,322 
2,463 
1,284 
1,454 
7,111 
3,028 
7,137 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
34 
90 
126 
72 
104 
167 
233 
2007 
21 
56 
99 
56 
88 
125 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
4,652 
5,908 
2,530 
1,732 
35,562 
3,700 
20,427 
2007 
4,063 
6,974 
4,239 
3,497 
62,376 
4,671 
16,487 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
10 
60 
54 
25 
61 
62 
223 
2007 
20 
53 
38 
19 
47 
35 
354 
$1,000, 2012 
249 
6,314 
1,031 
238 
28,418 
2,993 
31,973 
2007 
380 
9,267 
134 
212 
21,940 
975 
38,616 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
28 
47 
46 
19 
46 
71 
185 
2007 
14 
40 
26 
19 
39 
49 
312 
$1,000, 2012 
373 
2,494 
511 
197 
6,955 
656 
7,810 
2007 
167 
2,807 
55 
133 
4,425 
131 
10,874 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
26 
52 
49 
17 
45 
88 
115 
2007 
27 
33 
22 
6 
37 
56 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
754 
698 
232 
130 
3,267 
1,267 
2,399 
2007 
629 
671 
221 
(D) 
2,007 
958 
5,408 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
9 
26 
13 
20 
24 
27 
51 
2007 
5 
28 
14 
10 
20 
25 
201 
$1,000, 2012 
377 
131 
83 
54 
2,693 
279 
428 
2007 
145 
126 
29 
(D) 
1,529 
(D) 
353 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
44 
61 
122 
90 
59 
202 
192 
2007 
42 
53 
65 
68 
64 
170 
372 
$1,000, 2012 
846 
1,830 
1,140 
579 
887 
4,176 
8,525 
2007 
1,171 
1,029 
531 
457 
1,898 
1,579 
5,584 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
37 
39 
102 
62 
43 
155 
158 
2007 
34 
42 
48 
66 
51 
152 
347 
$1,000, 2012 
704 
1,429 
884 
434 
658 
2,807 
8,123 
2007 
934 
992 
421 
421 
1,019 
1,338 
5,070 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
26 
30 
57 
52 
40 
107 
86 
2007 
20 
30 
34 
29 
40 
66 
280 
$1,000, 2012 
142 
401 
257 
145 
229 
1,369 
402 
2007 
236 
37 
110 
36 
879 
241 
514 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
214 
270 
547 
391 
305 
919 
804 
2007 
231 
232 
380 
347 
285 
911 
989 
$1,000, 2012 
387 
2,399 
936 
916 
2,969 
2,916 
4,849 
2007 
466 
2,331 
741 
881 
1,928 
1,937 
3,900 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
69 
138 
262 
163 
148 
413 
389 
2007 
64 
120 
200 
164 
157 
372 
593 
$1,000, 2012 
1,223 
12,333 
924 
479 
17,849 
4,640 
7,465 
2007 
1,203 
3,843 
1,626 
1,049 
17,694 
2,774 
1 1 ,859 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
71 
80 
165 
98 
119 
262 
302 
2007 
68 
68 
171 
86 
94 
225 
301 
$1,000, 2012 
2,009 
6,628 
1,646 
982 
9,052 
8,487 
12,601 
2007 
942 
2,274 
1,879 
1,182 
7,719 
11,515 
12,222 
-continued 
268 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
