Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Glades 
Gulf 
Hamilton 
Hardee 
Hendry 
Hernando 
Highlands 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
331 
34 
292 
982 
406 
799 
969 
2007 
311 
53 
322 
1,081 
430 
768 
832 
$1,000, 2012 
88,771 
866 
47,520 
173,203 
379,702 
39,356 
209,215 
2007 
58,538 
976 
20,088 
142,862 
364,171 
31,274 
229,619 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
268,191 
25,456 
162,739 
176,378 
935,227 
49,257 
215,908 
2007 
188,224 
18,416 
62,385 
132,157 
846,909 
40,721 
275,984 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
119 
15 
162 
499 
205 
278 
479 
2007 
106 
27 
151 
703 
270 
377 
583 
$1,000, 2012 
12,271 
15 
7,445 
13,633 
52,330 
2,270 
16,220 
2007 
5,754 
78 
3,315 
11,649 
45,505 
1,060 
17,641 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
136 
14 
133 
545 
237 
275 
513 
2007 
93 
14 
92 
657 
245 
306 
485 
$1,000, 2012 
6,819 
6 
5,226 
16,382 
53,435 
848 
18,067 
2007 
3,242 
(D) 
1,761 
9,724 
44,339 
349 
19,669 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
63 
11 
94 
253 
113 
153 
207 
2007 
44 
18 
62 
349 
125 
156 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
1,268 
16 
3,108 
3,762 
6,138 
884 
8,238 
2007 
909 
19 
1,007 
4,068 
10,562 
698 
9,183 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
60 
6 
78 
183 
70 
177 
216 
2007 
44 
7 
59 
184 
60 
165 
141 
$1,000, 2012 
975 
133 
1,043 
6,833 
3,981 
1,003 
6,535 
2007 
3,381 
36 
373 
6,751 
2,376 
3,547 
6,768 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
46 
- 
47 
142 
58 
111 
141 
2007 
38 
4 
42 
155 
36 
120 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
932 
- 
350 
4,207 
2,562 
653 
4,492 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
156 
4,405 
803 
(D) 
2,893 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
18 
6 
42 
59 
24 
96 
105 
2007 
14 
3 
25 
44 
33 
65 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
43 
133 
693 
2,626 
1,419 
351 
2,043 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
216 
2,346 
1,572 
(D) 
3,875 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
246 
18 
193 
671 
240 
634 
653 
2007 
219 
31 
197 
573 
207 
577 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
9,050 
(D) 
4,746 
32,601 
6,020 
8,697 
27,611 
2007 
5,231 
128 
1,313 
21,390 
6,253 
8,825 
16,347 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
299 
34 
273 
863 
373 
756 
836 
2007 
298 
51 
306 
1,018 
410 
744 
792 
$1,000, 2012 
4,900 
65 
3,482 
7,028 
20,941 
1,870 
8,067 
2007 
2,745 
179 
1,644 
5,765 
18,069 
1,252 
8,721 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
173 
25 
154 
588 
295 
459 
620 
2007 
111 
18 
94 
542 
254 
355 
459 
$1,000, 2012 
923 
78 
1,116 
2,605 
6,650 
1,303 
4,582 
2007 
727 
36 
478 
2,153 
3,967 
817 
2,452 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
253 
31 
188 
746 
330 
596 
729 
2007 
263 
47 
272 
960 
387 
702 
718 
$1,000, 2012 
4,304 
121 
7,260 
8,331 
18,748 
2,682 
10,828 
2007 
3,103 
91 
2,935 
8,374 
18,822 
2,052 
16,787 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
87 
7 
83 
309 
165 
197 
295 
2007 
79 
8 
60 
282 
143 
133 
227 
$1,000, 2012 
13,300 
(D) 
3,972 
24,302 
64,432 
11,613 
34,033 
2007 
10,508 
54 
(D) 
18,924 
73,303 
5,256 
31,610 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
64 
1 
16 
278 
150 
106 
256 
2007 
30 
3 
9 
336 
150 
75 
247 
$1,000, 2012 
11,025 
(D) 
1,826 
24,511 
71,509 
1,334 
32,616 
2007 
5,958 
(D) 
327 
21,440 
78,640 
1,378 
35,972 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
69 
36 
187 
114 
87 
165 
2007 
40 
1 
22 
222 
89 
74 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
6,987 
- 
824 
7,555 
31,019 
314 
13,440 
2007 
7,254 
(D) 
84 
10,006 
13,412 
277 
22,091 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
47 
2 
52 
134 
72 
57 
101 
2007 
24 
2 
39 
108 
39 
41 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
2,631 
(D) 
1,260 
1,292 
5,079 
675 
3,247 
2007 
1,714 
(D) 
681 
2,648 
6,558 
333 
4,427 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
26 
- 
14 
54 
48 
38 
44 
2007 
15 
1 
5 
46 
33 
17 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
887 
- 
99 
422 
4,030 
204 
1,062 
2007 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
490 
1,519 
88 
1,083 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
79 
7 
74 
274 
101 
160 
232 
2007 
73 
6 
55 
277 
110 
152 
250 
$1,000, 2012 
2,348 
(D) 
4,113 
6,335 
7,476 
1,661 
4,796 
2007 
1,549 
96 
1,047 
7,445 
5,677 
1,843 
12,047 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
58 
7 
51 
214 
72 
119 
177 
2007 
58 
6 
45 
234 
95 
122 
206 
$1,000, 2012 
1,988 
(D) 
3,711 
4,881 
6,272 
1,395 
4,239 
2007 
1,214 
66 
980 
6,536 
4,615 
1,670 
9,989 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
43 
1 
45 
130 
58 
76 
124 
2007 
43 
3 
25 
190 
62 
89 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
360 
(D) 
402 
1,454 
1,205 
266 
557 
2007 
335 
29 
67 
909 
1,062 
173 
2,058 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
294 
34 
282 
948 
368 
782 
920 
2007 
296 
52 
297 
1,032 
396 
721 
767 
$1,000, 2012 
4,413 
50 
924 
4,043 
12,882 
1,890 
5,206 
2007 
3,463 
71 
883 
3,204 
1 1 ,402 
1,743 
6,196 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
148 
9 
119 
446 
237 
372 
453 
2007 
145 
14 
111 
576 
267 
322 
481 
$1,000, 2012 
6,670 
15 
1,076 
13,568 
15,034 
2,107 
14,668 
2007 
2,840 
26 
588 
8,830 
23,767 
1,756 
18,625 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
108 
13 
101 
362 
214 
215 
381 
2007 
98 
17 
75 
370 
182 
269 
315 
$1,000, 2012 
5,898 
69 
3,468 
13,676 
24,813 
3,552 
16,223 
2007 
3,852 
103 
1,364 
12,717 
29,517 
2,210 
18,271 
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270 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
