Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Charles 
Dorchester 
Frederick 
Garrett 
Harford 
Howard 
Kent 
Montgomery 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
382 
423 
1,308 
667 
582 
293 
367 
540 
2007 
418 
424 
1,442 
677 
704 
335 
377 
561 
$1,000, 2012 
16,661 
138,071 
133,433 
27,657 
47,980 
30,860 
91,136 
58,686 
2007 
12,599 
131,466 
117,082 
20,570 
42,541 
28,866 
80,183 
38,835 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
43,615 
326,408 
102,013 
41,465 
82,440 
105,323 
248,327 
108,678 
2007 
30,142 
310,062 
81,194 
30,384 
60,428 
86,167 
212,687 
69,225 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
204 
189 
632 
398 
282 
104 
249 
231 
2007 
262 
208 
795 
389 
366 
173 
258 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
2,389 
9,621 
11,957 
2,190 
4,475 
1,505 
1 1 ,302 
4,298 
2007 
1,660 
7,300 
8,963 
1,812 
3,530 
1,551 
7,808 
2,942 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
165 
214 
590 
254 
239 
116 
248 
198 
2007 
174 
186 
635 
213 
277 
131 
210 
214 
$1,000, 2012 
1,382 
5,656 
5,855 
468 
2,353 
944 
5,644 
2,381 
2007 
702 
3,598 
4,170 
255 
1,437 
887 
4,090 
1,589 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
179 
199 
571 
265 
225 
90 
234 
158 
2007 
196 
194 
630 
260 
256 
125 
228 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
1,545 
6,462 
7,385 
1,013 
3,267 
3,430 
7,060 
5,388 
2007 
1,073 
3,764 
5,579 
588 
2,284 
2,773 
4,744 
2,378 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
93 
89 
395 
261 
157 
54 
38 
126 
2007 
69 
100 
346 
188 
150 
77 
56 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
327 
23,563 
6,442 
3,187 
1,302 
345 
2,010 
1,288 
2007 
517 
27,738 
5,201 
1,822 
1,828 
509 
3,363 
687 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
51 
6 
230 
135 
73 
24 
24 
49 
2007 
39 
6 
208 
97 
80 
31 
26 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
137 
30 
2,760 
395 
323 
122 
629 
219 
2007 
86 
10 
1,899 
469 
1,054 
231 
608 
273 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
61 
84 
237 
163 
98 
43 
16 
91 
2007 
42 
99 
181 
119 
92 
60 
37 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
190 
23,533 
3,682 
2,792 
979 
224 
1,381 
1,069 
2007 
430 
27,727 
3,303 
1,353 
774 
279 
2,755 
414 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
219 
120 
919 
481 
407 
189 
90 
373 
2007 
190 
121 
847 
361 
413 
215 
103 
319 
$1,000, 2012 
1,251 
47,391 
30,513 
6,328 
5,848 
2,296 
15,653 
4,635 
2007 
1,038 
46,299 
26,292 
3,677 
4,721 
2,405 
14,920 
3,693 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
365 
380 
1,263 
641 
553 
280 
329 
518 
2007 
405 
420 
1,415 
669 
692 
333 
369 
546 
$1,000, 2012 
1,314 
5,043 
7,802 
2,632 
2,783 
1,562 
5,469 
3,437 
2007 
930 
3,850 
6,383 
1,596 
2,734 
1,433 
3,827 
2,388 
Utilities farms, 2012 
233 
256 
864 
392 
335 
159 
244 
355 
2007 
180 
202 
758 
334 
336 
161 
190 
288 
$1,000, 2012 
299 
3,939 
3,293 
917 
1,366 
1,048 
2,440 
1,652 
2007 
242 
3,180 
3,150 
570 
1,223 
778 
1,573 
1,185 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
314 
359 
1,067 
562 
475 
209 
283 
446 
2007 
398 
396 
1,332 
623 
641 
309 
348 
507 
$1,000, 2012 
1,425 
7,285 
11,550 
3,158 
4,258 
1,641 
6,773 
4,325 
2007 
1,648 
5,604 
11,401 
3,167 
5,550 
2,303 
6,538 
3,809 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
93 
151 
362 
149 
150 
111 
147 
174 
2007 
69 
114 
344 
130 
155 
88 
111 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
2,043 
6,597 
14,316 
1,364 
9,076 
8,398 
9,931 
12,148 
2007 
1,052 
6,166 
13,881 
1,312 
5,515 
7,926 
15,090 
8,313 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
17 
46 
113 
41 
43 
20 
41 
85 
2007 
23 
23 
95 
34 
48 
27 
36 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
36 
929 
1,241 
183 
856 
217 
337 
1,226 
2007 
88 
2,062 
750 
102 
549 
(D) 
472 
531 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
40 
156 
364 
191 
118 
24 
128 
72 
2007 
34 
64 
301 
157 
108 
32 
104 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
86 
2,018 
3,983 
609 
1,129 
362 
1,843 
450 
2007 
71 
998 
2,773 
421 
598 
450 
1,268 
399 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
62 
97 
356 
146 
118 
47 
91 
98 
2007 
58 
94 
344 
152 
118 
53 
102 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
959 
3,474 
6,395 
1,065 
2,679 
886 
5,515 
2,457 
2007 
1,048 
3,698 
4,929 
825 
1,754 
793 
4,160 
3,129 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
21 
23 
113 
28 
41 
10 
37 
35 
2007 
28 
35 
71 
32 
27 
10 
22 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
66 
289 
844 
43 
376 
63 
1,370 
665 
2007 
56 
583 
566 
30 
165 
(D) 
281 
201 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
104 
191 
428 
218 
167 
99 
137 
177 
2007 
100 
143 
400 
144 
187 
84 
118 
122 
$1,000, 2012 
1,229 
4,079 
7,508 
1,977 
2,254 
2,762 
4,831 
3,659 
2007 
775 
3,205 
8,347 
1,190 
3,405 
2,127 
3,897 
2,307 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
84 
134 
315 
158 
120 
63 
97 
133 
2007 
75 
114 
307 
91 
153 
64 
88 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
933 
3,189 
6,448 
1,633 
1,738 
2,420 
3,967 
2,486 
2007 
618 
1,596 
6,603 
862 
2,792 
1,782 
2,909 
1,837 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
54 
114 
233 
112 
89 
60 
81 
87 
2007 
64 
82 
217 
99 
118 
54 
78 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
295 
891 
1,060 
344 
516 
343 
864 
1,173 
2007 
157 
1,609 
1,744 
328 
613 
345 
988 
470 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
348 
391 
1,178 
645 
545 
265 
346 
486 
2007 
353 
386 
1,264 
627 
626 
291 
342 
473 
$1,000, 2012 
1,396 
1,770 
5,349 
1,077 
2,189 
1,740 
2,575 
2,865 
2007 
936 
1,483 
5,311 
1,603 
2,235 
1,701 
1,608 
1,989 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
183 
239 
768 
339 
337 
166 
213 
351 
2007 
163 
212 
812 
345 
377 
180 
212 
300 
$1,000, 2012 
914 
9,954 
9,001 
1,448 
3,770 
3,660 
8,385 
7,812 
2007 
766 
11,940 
9,387 
1,601 
5,012 
2,792 
6,544 
3,296 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
146 
240 
561 
299 
234 
112 
201 
227 
2007 
187 
208 
687 
359 
348 
135 
215 
273 
$1,000, 2012 
1,550 
9,482 
12,584 
4,068 
4,727 
2,590 
8,962 
5,855 
2007 
2,140 
8,357 
16,038 
3,641 
8,575 
2,854 
6,110 
6,144 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maryland 239 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
