Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maryland 
Allegany 
Anne Arundel 
Baltimore 
Calvert 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Cecil 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
12,256 
291 
381 
640 
269 
658 
1,092 
496 
2007 
12,834 
302 
377 
751 
274 
574 
1,148 
583 
$1,000, 2012 
1,940,277 
4,319 
19,816 
67,583 
13,717 
214,138 
98,333 
108,030 
2007 
1,546,646 
3,738 
21,519 
64,585 
6,576 
142,006 
80,407 
77,658 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
158,312 
14,841 
52,012 
105,598 
50,994 
325,438 
90,048 
217,803 
2007 
120,512 
12,379 
57,080 
85,999 
24,002 
247,398 
70,041 
133,203 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
6,233 
115 
202 
260 
150 
441 
496 
258 
2007 
7,287 
136 
244 
396 
179 
373 
658 
331 
$1,000, 2012 
144,207 
345 
1,397 
5,282 
1,900 
13,831 
9,960 
6,667 
2007 
98,320 
372 
976 
4,167 
857 
8,827 
7,471 
4,718 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
5,960 
71 
178 
262 
135 
453 
520 
233 
2007 
5,724 
74 
172 
294 
108 
336 
531 
273 
$1,000, 2012 
78,148 
40 
646 
3,195 
1,064 
7,606 
4,634 
3,304 
2007 
50,845 
43 
757 
1,914 
321 
5,190 
3,576 
2,535 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
5,560 
92 
189 
236 
141 
428 
415 
234 
2007 
5,749 
88 
183 
291 
129 
342 
476 
273 
$1,000, 2012 
116,385 
71 
1,016 
8,671 
2,371 
8,838 
7,443 
9,745 
2007 
75,021 
78 
2,037 
7,032 
557 
6,750 
6,185 
3,543 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
3,184 
76 
60 
142 
33 
234 
283 
85 
2007 
3,087 
74 
72 
154 
48 
177 
321 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
161,816 
236 
292 
884 
195 
23,743 
2,767 
6,711 
2007 
171,246 
219 
496 
1,712 
105 
13,869 
4,354 
2,910 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
1,293 
52 
23 
57 
19 
30 
152 
41 
2007 
1,216 
45 
29 
75 
23 
32 
159 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
13,058 
153 
98 
245 
118 
295 
1,624 
2,902 
2007 
10,151 
168 
297 
1,069 
32 
295 
751 
294 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
2,296 
40 
45 
105 
19 
218 
179 
62 
2007 
2,236 
45 
50 
99 
37 
153 
211 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
148,758 
83 
194 
639 
77 
23,448 
1,143 
3,809 
2007 
161,095 
50 
199 
643 
73 
13,574 
3,603 
2,616 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
7,133 
199 
217 
404 
133 
330 
767 
275 
2007 
6,474 
166 
173 
405 
125 
243 
680 
302 
$1,000, 2012 
629,143 
820 
2,105 
4,809 
692 
105,922 
15,663 
22,084 
2007 
456,411 
358 
1,209 
3,709 
549 
60,836 
9,638 
20,304 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
11,692 
284 
374 
604 
268 
631 
1,045 
473 
2007 
12,548 
292 
367 
729 
266 
566 
1,115 
563 
$1,000, 2012 
86,919 
462 
1,288 
5,422 
873 
6,527 
6,402 
4,926 
2007 
67,511 
344 
1,839 
4,961 
639 
5,629 
5,016 
3,347 
Utilities farms, 2012 
7,682 
159 
225 
397 
187 
470 
681 
324 
2007 
6,648 
126 
192 
401 
137 
349 
652 
269 
$1,000, 2012 
46,876 
131 
525 
1,986 
275 
4,807 
2,287 
2,760 
2007 
35,814 
107 
740 
1,863 
168 
2,605 
2,089 
1,686 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
10,134 
227 
311 
519 
228 
568 
926 
393 
2007 
11,850 
274 
352 
701 
256 
539 
1,049 
537 
$1,000, 2012 
116,019 
497 
1,484 
5,550 
1,282 
10,399 
7,509 
5,133 
2007 
110,024 
600 
3,126 
6,601 
814 
6,934 
8,174 
6,242 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
3,536 
46 
119 
212 
71 
217 
254 
142 
2007 
3,058 
39 
103 
209 
48 
153 
243 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
179,692 
208 
5,396 
15,296 
670 
7,215 
15,552 
20,234 
2007 
151,232 
89 
4,173 
17,317 
599 
6,506 
11,190 
12,701 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
979 
_ 
38 
54 
33 
40 
68 
47 
2007 
876 
10 
41 
58 
14 
34 
63 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
15,863 
- 
580 
1,208 
389 
1,010 
692 
2,028 
2007 
12,131 
5 
456 
1,051 
(D) 
556 
900 
1,706 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
3,160 
28 
67 
88 
26 
309 
209 
143 
2007 
2,159 
17 
39 
99 
33 
109 
202 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
34,681 
40 
(D) 
1,163 
78 
3,340 
2,545 
2,093 
2007 
16,902 
101 
205 
715 
55 
618 
1,659 
1,126 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
2,774 
56 
50 
109 
63 
187 
212 
129 
2007 
2,727 
26 
58 
151 
38 
140 
266 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
66,526 
176 
711 
2,866 
523 
5,332 
3,998 
2,646 
2007 
55,393 
280 
709 
3,047 
215 
4,755 
4,007 
2,521 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
802 
21 
12 
29 
6 
52 
52 
39 
2007 
656 
9 
17 
30 
4 
39 
35 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
10,777 
11 
(D) 
684 
3 
489 
927 
933 
2007 
5,655 
18 
120 
440 
(D) 
312 
502 
623 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
4,268 
67 
68 
181 
59 
311 
357 
161 
2007 
3,402 
50 
79 
153 
44 
198 
312 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
76,066 
467 
983 
2,250 
556 
5,854 
6,220 
3,295 
2007 
64,323 
373 
1,727 
2,296 
557 
4,249 
4,680 
4,984 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
3,177 
54 
51 
139 
43 
227 
290 
120 
2007 
2,559 
42 
54 
109 
33 
159 
241 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
60,126 
394 
800 
1,611 
449 
4,488 
4,902 
2,379 
2007 
49,739 
265 
1,392 
1,660 
428 
3,423 
3,662 
4,048 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
2,359 
31 
36 
85 
32 
189 
189 
100 
2007 
2,073 
32 
56 
90 
26 
112 
187 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
15,940 
74 
183 
639 
107 
1,366 
1,317 
915 
2007 
14,584 
108 
335 
636 
130 
826 
1,018 
936 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
11,348 
281 
356 
594 
254 
610 
1,032 
453 
2007 
11,339 
286 
333 
660 
233 
524 
1,019 
503 
$1,000, 2012 
48,380 
622 
1,197 
2,985 
938 
2,772 
4,527 
2,282 
2007 
41,361 
586 
1,006 
2,469 
605 
2,279 
3,719 
2,407 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
6,955 
126 
200 
386 
130 
454 
627 
299 
2007 
6,792 
110 
193 
390 
123 
349 
656 
315 
$1,000, 2012 
128,776 
192 
1,808 
5,331 
1,910 
6,454 
7,207 
13,192 
2007 
134,458 
164 
1,943 
5,293 
480 
12,091 
7,247 
6,305 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
5,768 
117 
154 
242 
105 
416 
488 
222 
2007 
6,284 
122 
187 
329 
128 
343 
594 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
155,566 
592 
1,815 
4,576 
1,190 
14,192 
10,133 
9,624 
2007 
144,804 
751 
4,295 
5,464 
1,119 
8,597 
10,142 
15,827 
-continued 
238 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
