Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Leon 
Levy 
Liberty 
Madison 
Manatee 
Marion 
Martin 
Miami-Dade 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
284 
1,053 
80 
669 
689 
3,870 
587 
2,954 
2007 
324 
1,018 
53 
678 
794 
3,496 
492 
2,498 
$1,000, 2012 
11,213 
73,603 
1,721 
58,305 
251,412 
286,353 
131,415 
436,927 
2007 
8,051 
60,791 
1,054 
41,822 
215,262 
218,645 
91,048 
489,314 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
39,483 
69,898 
21,517 
87,153 
364,894 
73,993 
223,875 
147,910 
2007 
24,847 
59,716 
19,886 
61,685 
271,111 
62,541 
185,056 
195,882 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
125 
411 
36 
322 
264 
1,307 
227 
2,041 
2007 
175 
450 
21 
400 
434 
1,508 
251 
2,150 
$1,000, 2012 
579 
7,891 
85 
3,760 
33,515 
6,880 
4,416 
37,152 
2007 
260 
4,626 
42 
3,704 
18,357 
4,474 
6,585 
36,547 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
112 
309 
19 
272 
294 
1,322 
257 
2,115 
2007 
108 
291 
15 
269 
355 
1,142 
206 
1,657 
$1,000, 2012 
156 
5,523 
15 
1,830 
21,359 
4,907 
12,124 
42,014 
2007 
80 
1,643 
28 
633 
20,966 
1,888 
6,435 
30,897 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
73 
276 
12 
185 
161 
753 
125 
1,009 
2007 
77 
226 
8 
227 
207 
607 
102 
1,031 
$1,000, 2012 
261 
3,665 
8 
1,696 
23,457 
3,177 
12,255 
35,151 
2007 
274 
2,901 
(D) 
778 
13,949 
2,372 
3,500 
96,082 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
70 
227 
27 
127 
148 
943 
133 
183 
2007 
58 
202 
8 
142 
142 
754 
81 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
235 
2,062 
(D) 
5,265 
1,392 
15,267 
(D) 
898 
2007 
151 
2,814 
127 
2,529 
727 
27,294 
(D) 
1,556 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
28 
119 
15 
82 
95 
479 
79 
55 
2007 
37 
126 
6 
109 
86 
441 
45 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
76 
907 
59 
2,473 
1,188 
5,092 
(D) 
170 
2007 
101 
1,264 
(D) 
509 
581 
10,326 
(D) 
109 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
51 
128 
14 
61 
74 
579 
79 
159 
2007 
28 
96 
4 
50 
67 
431 
41 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
159 
1,155 
(D) 
2,791 
204 
10,176 
936 
729 
2007 
50 
1,550 
(D) 
2,021 
146 
16,969 
(D) 
1,447 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
190 
788 
61 
436 
483 
3,333 
389 
488 
2007 
205 
719 
38 
397 
487 
2,786 
303 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
1,244 
10,094 
364 
24,214 
9,904 
45,325 
12,938 
4,943 
2007 
937 
6,435 
131 
16,851 
8,137 
35,784 
9,065 
2,758 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
270 
1,003 
78 
644 
640 
3,630 
524 
2,713 
2007 
319 
1,000 
52 
656 
775 
3,396 
460 
2,442 
$1,000, 2012 
854 
4,761 
153 
2,728 
14,509 
10,929 
4,608 
23,106 
2007 
576 
4,608 
128 
2,035 
11,157 
10,597 
3,563 
18,056 
Utilities farms, 2012 
182 
689 
44 
397 
430 
2,539 
351 
1,897 
2007 
144 
512 
22 
319 
395 
1,645 
213 
1,562 
$1,000, 2012 
521 
2,124 
83 
1,127 
6,875 
8,342 
1,963 
10,046 
2007 
268 
2,305 
21 
878 
4,381 
5,055 
1,234 
8,539 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
203 
793 
51 
494 
551 
2,997 
442 
2,272 
2007 
286 
876 
43 
592 
687 
3,071 
394 
2,318 
$1,000, 2012 
1,135 
5,049 
148 
3,428 
12,651 
20,300 
3,427 
31,136 
2007 
918 
5,570 
214 
3,035 
19,131 
20,452 
4,848 
28,112 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
97 
281 
29 
171 
217 
1,178 
186 
1,318 
2007 
51 
174 
13 
141 
197 
732 
141 
982 
$1,000, 2012 
2,904 
9,288 
161 
4,552 
60,218 
82,546 
23,994 
132,061 
2007 
1,792 
10,433 
(D) 
3,913 
51,960 
44,916 
19,338 
154,160 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
36 
163 
3 
61 
131 
572 
67 
714 
2007 
35 
130 
1 
35 
137 
391 
47 
552 
$1,000, 2012 
296 
4,303 
(D) 
(□) 
22,292 
12,856 
13,323 
24,638 
2007 
169 
4,113 
(D) 
223 
28,944 
6,495 
14,157 
16,505 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
16 
136 
9 
63 
103 
496 
58 
215 
2007 
18 
80 
1 
81 
96 
313 
45 
246 
$1,000, 2012 
108 
1,687 
27 
(D) 
7,173 
3,373 
4,622 
4,589 
2007 
38 
456 
(D) 
302 
5,442 
2,318 
5,487 
2,275 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
16 
163 
5 
91 
113 
308 
104 
312 
2007 
22 
125 
11 
69 
101 
203 
61 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
156 
2,346 
13 
1,001 
5,275 
5,879 
1,643 
18,886 
2007 
146 
2,080 
69 
578 
6,434 
1,286 
2,858 
9,861 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
13 
52 
3 
26 
61 
150 
26 
228 
2007 
9 
30 
1 
18 
38 
85 
14 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
30 
564 
12 
(D) 
4,769 
660 
(D) 
3,229 
2007 
35 
246 
(D) 
16 
1,795 
327 
(D) 
1,235 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
69 
295 
24 
188 
188 
1,226 
122 
644 
2007 
44 
233 
16 
160 
184 
856 
104 
499 
$1,000, 2012 
875 
4,897 
99 
1,140 
5,624 
19,797 
7,453 
12,133 
2007 
610 
3,616 
66 
1,706 
4,714 
13,854 
2,349 
13,007 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
48 
210 
21 
141 
145 
985 
102 
485 
2007 
34 
166 
14 
125 
154 
742 
91 
424 
$1,000, 2012 
828 
3,201 
(D) 
881 
4,141 
17,529 
7,209 
9,827 
2007 
541 
2,364 
61 
1,380 
3,333 
11,791 
2,091 
8,359 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
40 
171 
13 
83 
91 
600 
38 
337 
2007 
27 
132 
5 
99 
105 
441 
41 
265 
$1,000, 2012 
46 
1,696 
(D) 
258 
1,483 
2,268 
244 
2,306 
2007 
68 
1,252 
5 
326 
1,381 
2,063 
258 
4,648 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
273 
995 
76 
651 
651 
3,773 
558 
2,761 
2007 
288 
899 
50 
639 
724 
3,210 
440 
2,278 
$1,000, 2012 
983 
2,514 
126 
2,667 
4,278 
12,863 
2,287 
13,089 
2007 
1,030 
2,750 
74 
1,279 
4,813 
12,799 
2,696 
10,243 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
129 
561 
32 
253 
336 
2,126 
313 
1,072 
2007 
141 
491 
18 
305 
416 
1,781 
240 
1,078 
$1,000, 2012 
876 
6,835 
287 
3,009 
18,122 
33,253 
22,965 
43,856 
2007 
766 
6,194 
68 
3,361 
14,354 
28,733 
7,292 
59,481 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
80 
361 
32 
219 
240 
1,275 
157 
987 
2007 
81 
340 
22 
240 
265 
1,110 
176 
823 
$1,000, 2012 
865 
5,606 
410 
3,274 
15,506 
21,731 
11,354 
27,327 
2007 
1,056 
5,083 
153 
3,274 
14,581 
23,299 
4,530 
18,988 
-continued 
272 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
