Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Indiana 
Adams 
Allen 
Bartholomew 
Benton 
Blackford 
Boone 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
58,695 
1,476 
1,725 
623 
381 
263 
607 
2007 
60,938 
1,315 
1,649 
668 
399 
250 
582 
$1,000, 2012 
9,117,075 
180,037 
145,009 
87,764 
171,101 
48,167 
128,348 
2007 
6,280,596 
129,152 
89,397 
58,118 
95,095 
29,728 
87,200 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
155,330 
121,976 
84,063 
140,874 
449,084 
183,144 
211,446 
2007 
103,065 
98,215 
54,213 
87,003 
238,334 
118,914 
149,828 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
33,039 
780 
1,023 
396 
293 
138 
355 
2007 
36,853 
825 
1,078 
456 
336 
145 
357 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,444,469 
17,304 
24,584 
17,681 
31,252 
7,918 
21,485 
2007 
888,112 
1 1 ,537 
15,335 
10,790 
19,017 
5,233 
14,740 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
31,140 
769 
942 
397 
290 
149 
365 
2007 
29,009 
615 
830 
348 
295 
131 
322 
$1,000, 2012 
564,224 
8,683 
9,657 
8,078 
12,679 
4,358 
10,422 
2007 
373,897 
4,434 
5,118 
5,118 
9,492 
2,612 
6,330 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
30,680 
836 
902 
382 
286 
159 
356 
2007 
29,538 
702 
881 
366 
309 
119 
327 
$1,000, 2012 
927,802 
14,763 
18,354 
1 1 ,228 
19,713 
5,856 
16,860 
2007 
514,775 
8,168 
10,032 
6,021 
10,506 
3,181 
8,471 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
14,009 
536 
329 
127 
47 
50 
131 
2007 
1 1 ,645 
342 
212 
92 
39 
39 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
508,824 
19,683 
6,120 
1,177 
1,869 
1,456 
2,353 
2007 
511,239 
21,467 
8,135 
1,688 
1,328 
310 
3,153 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,826 
184 
109 
60 
39 
25 
75 
2007 
5,669 
101 
79 
44 
28 
15 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
84,804 
3,417 
699 
405 
1,414 
98 
599 
2007 
57,350 
3,771 
432 
346 
99 
39 
707 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
9,346 
458 
269 
82 
23 
36 
75 
2007 
7,398 
276 
162 
58 
21 
33 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
424,019 
16,266 
5,420 
772 
456 
1,357 
1,754 
2007 
453,890 
17,696 
7,703 
1,342 
1,229 
271 
2,446 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
28,754 
907 
750 
272 
78 
98 
279 
2007 
24,908 
657 
443 
254 
61 
76 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,592,005 
52,600 
18,666 
4,253 
21,188 
6,616 
10,550 
2007 
1,092,067 
37,752 
9,548 
2,467 
3,443 
2,890 
6,289 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
54,389 
1,227 
1,579 
591 
322 
251 
567 
2007 
58,717 
1,217 
1,542 
644 
384 
241 
555 
$1,000, 2012 
457,781 
7,608 
7,880 
4,781 
8,624 
2,331 
6,682 
2007 
344,253 
6,193 
5,464 
3,848 
5,121 
1,562 
4,324 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
36,555 
754 
900 
393 
277 
159 
412 
2007 
27,459 
556 
600 
299 
211 
102 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
151,613 
3,409 
2,226 
1,645 
2,528 
561 
1,612 
2007 
106,869 
2,136 
1,173 
932 
898 
389 
1,146 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
45,575 
1,151 
1,282 
475 
311 
199 
474 
2007 
53,959 
1,122 
1,423 
604 
357 
202 
503 
$1,000, 2012 
523,094 
8,611 
9,324 
5,733 
8,903 
2,373 
7,697 
2007 
423,721 
7,347 
7,131 
5,127 
6,467 
1,820 
5,243 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
14,350 
289 
320 
169 
175 
69 
183 
2007 
1 1 ,240 
202 
183 
99 
136 
65 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
445,331 
8,406 
7,002 
3,190 
8,489 
2,003 
6,627 
2007 
320,902 
3,918 
4,257 
2,912 
3,440 
1,917 
4,135 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,528 
94 
94 
44 
29 
21 
75 
2007 
2,665 
64 
69 
36 
26 
10 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
42,078 
968 
479 
428 
204 
193 
939 
2007 
31,559 
965 
408 
407 
232 
31 
359 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
14,018 
558 
390 
178 
120 
64 
144 
2007 
10,229 
265 
227 
98 
87 
41 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
127,704 
4,239 
1,703 
1,432 
2,071 
440 
1,424 
2007 
62,518 
752 
758 
356 
943 
134 
885 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
16,307 
286 
334 
208 
168 
97 
224 
2007 
15,678 
286 
302 
201 
161 
84 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
1,052,072 
13,143 
16,668 
13,389 
30,475 
6,351 
26,922 
2007 
701,777 
8,934 
7,746 
9,560 
19,566 
5,248 
18,632 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4,107 
73 
114 
52 
59 
17 
55 
2007 
74 
85 
38 
36 
10 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
226 
802 
1,216 
4,705 
342 
974 
2007 
40,697 
207 
749 
1,057 
1,245 
46 
1,089 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
26,887 
821 
700 
303 
204 
136 
282 
2007 
20,451 
484 
422 
211 
175 
94 
194 
$1,000, 2012 
375,856 
7,521 
6,256 
4,194 
7,259 
1,824 
4,397 
2007 
316,937 
5,434 
4,328 
2,779 
5,981 
1,573 
4,126 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
22,208 
705 
569 
248 
158 
112 
212 
2007 
16,685 
418 
331 
160 
124 
79 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
275,088 
6,344 
4,696 
2,909 
4,732 
1,164 
3,239 
2007 
212,189 
4,035 
2,798 
1,635 
3,646 
976 
2,591 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
14,565 
455 
373 
147 
138 
66 
161 
2007 
12,469 
282 
263 
139 
135 
59 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
100,769 
1,176 
1,560 
1,284 
2,528 
660 
1,158 
2007 
104,748 
1,399 
1,530 
1,145 
2,335 
597 
1,535 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
56,571 
1,441 
1,657 
591 
359 
250 
568 
2007 
56,576 
1,261 
1,555 
622 
370 
233 
525 
$1,000, 2012 
260,733 
5,570 
6,545 
3,052 
2,663 
1,553 
3,456 
2007 
207,559 
3,915 
4,768 
1,775 
2,802 
1,084 
2,447 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
32,126 
778 
801 
357 
268 
145 
400 
2007 
30,546 
666 
608 
321 
288 
113 
343 
$1,000, 2012 
573,964 
7,303 
8,742 
6,288 
8,479 
3,992 
5,947 
2007 
343,714 
5,993 
4,446 
3,281 
4,613 
1,697 
5,832 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
29,395 
751 
741 
317 
258 
128 
334 
2007 
28,306 
674 
652 
326 
258 
106 
308 
$1,000, 2012 
856,800 
15,545 
13,501 
7,820 
14,790 
5,892 
10,318 
2007 
608,309 
11,495 
10,187 
5,569 
7,468 
3,425 
7,562 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Indiana 269 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
