Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Prince 
George's 
Queen Anne's 
St. Mary's 
Somerset 
Talbot 
Washington 
Wicomico 
Worcester 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
632 
286 
328 
860 
510 
374 
2007 
621 
329 
305 
844 
508 
384 
$1,000, 2012 
H! HI 
1 ■siarnai 
27,604 
174,848 
69,728 
84,585 
196,095 
163,699 
2007 
20,457 
95,318 
18,154 
140,683 
45,698 
67,694 
150,638 
139,371 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
44,947 
259,812 
43,678 
611,357 
212,584 
98,355 
384,501 
437,699 
2007 
54,551 
182,953 
29,234 
427,608 
149,830 
80,206 
296,531 
362,945 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
201 
291 
435 
90 
201 
451 
230 
123 
2007 
245 
310 
460 
111 
183 
523 
235 
154 
$1,000, 2012 
2,602 
16,726 
4,405 
2,636 
11,650 
5,848 
6,537 
6,685 
2007 
2,140 
10,645 
2,406 
2,220 
5,951 
4,326 
3,261 
4,421 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
158 
306 
399 
132 
217 
453 
267 
152 
2007 
162 
299 
321 
132 
164 
443 
228 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
1,046 
9,838 
2,212 
2,425 
5,344 
4,092 
3,563 
4,456 
2007 
940 
5,402 
1,280 
1,468 
3,014 
2,538 
2,183 
2,956 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
175 
282 
404 
102 
192 
397 
212 
140 
2007 
175 
284 
394 
115 
158 
394 
206 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
1,552 
11,930 
3,004 
3,214 
6,583 
4,522 
5,785 
6,090 
2007 
2,436 
6,503 
2,082 
1,607 
3,523 
3,021 
3,441 
3,044 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
65 
98 
132 
112 
54 
305 
163 
129 
2007 
50 
93 
124 
128 
51 
222 
194 
163 
$1,000, 2012 
201 
7,542 
806 
26,178 
2,936 
4,237 
28,586 
18,038 
2007 
326 
5,938 
948 
35,550 
2,444 
5,025 
30,909 
24,776 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
19 
23 
66 
6 
13 
187 
6 
7 
2007 
18 
29 
36 
7 
12 
128 
23 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
51 
131 
347 
108 
96 
2,036 
69 
172 
2007 
100 
162 
153 
15 
61 
2,078 
25 
18 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
52 
82 
104 
108 
43 
165 
158 
123 
2007 
43 
73 
107 
122 
41 
126 
180 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
150 
7,411 
459 
26,070 
2,841 
2,201 
28,517 
17,866 
2007 
226 
5,776 
795 
35,535 
2,383 
2,946 
30,884 
24,758 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
189 
197 
341 
137 
105 
631 
242 
168 
2007 
165 
178 
296 
143 
86 
520 
243 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
1,500 
37,547 
2,105 
100,403 
16,160 
19,105 
93,048 
93,268 
2007 
1,267 
28,411 
1,642 
67,258 
11,052 
17,075 
62,835 
67,220 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
333 
493 
616 
255 
306 
830 
497 
354 
2007 
371 
509 
612 
321 
301 
825 
503 
359 
$1,000, 2012 
1,041 
6,903 
2,184 
3,009 
3,476 
5,434 
5,447 
3,484 
2007 
1,625 
4,409 
1,446 
2,527 
2,403 
3,273 
3,573 
3,339 
Utilities farms, 2012 
179 
322 
338 
193 
221 
549 
357 
242 
2007 
165 
264 
318 
198 
134 
473 
297 
224 
$1,000, 2012 
421 
2,807 
784 
3,815 
1,249 
2,232 
4,906 
2,937 
2007 
829 
1,905 
517 
2,616 
947 
1,837 
3,266 
2,740 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
262 
440 
544 
237 
267 
728 
458 
311 
2007 
349 
472 
585 
304 
280 
777 
480 
341 
$1,000, 2012 
1,118 
6,950 
2,567 
4,951 
5,156 
9,373 
8,039 
5,596 
2007 
2,457 
5,828 
2,255 
3,860 
3,591 
7,058 
7,197 
5,267 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
88 
172 
122 
95 
116 
249 
164 
132 
2007 
81 
126 
128 
89 
81 
234 
111 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
2,516 
10,885 
2,078 
5,429 
4,149 
7,583 
13,910 
4,698 
2007 
3,851 
6,273 
1,258 
4,322 
2,405 
5,968 
10,449 
4,876 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
20 
63 
38 
26 
20 
52 
45 
29 
2007 
30 
37 
22 
27 
21 
62 
39 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
384 
737 
397 
543 
280 
343 
1,752 
499 
2007 
449 
290 
185 
464 
239 
416 
305 
273 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
39 
160 
95 
142 
90 
318 
204 
149 
2007 
34 
86 
53 
79 
55 
237 
71 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
2,733 
286 
2,393 
1,091 
3,489 
2,343 
2,265 
2007 
67 
814 
128 
591 
522 
2,021 
760 
543 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
61 
137 
150 
51 
89 
275 
108 
82 
2007 
57 
131 
113 
76 
74 
247 
99 
94 
$1,000, 2012 
384 
6,667 
1,105 
1,611 
3,559 
4,167 
3,934 
5,417 
2007 
498 
4,371 
726 
1,181 
3,048 
3,266 
2,604 
3,830 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
18 
28 
51 
16 
19 
101 
24 
26 
2007 
18 
22 
35 
9 
17 
85 
21 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
315 
238 
164 
275 
813 
727 
1,189 
2007 
178 
175 
40 
160 
80 
324 
349 
239 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
47 
255 
192 
148 
131 
358 
249 
163 
2007 
72 
158 
119 
112 
82 
285 
155 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
450 
6,312 
1,787 
3,225 
2,981 
4,471 
4,856 
4,059 
2007 
1,054 
4,632 
922 
2,718 
1,645 
3,840 
2,832 
2,560 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
34 
201 
136 
118 
99 
246 
198 
117 
2007 
47 
133 
78 
92 
59 
193 
125 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
309 
5,449 
1,385 
2,928 
2,329 
3,343 
3,316 
3,230 
2007 
807 
3,864 
726 
2,317 
1,248 
2,526 
2,314 
2,059 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
27 
126 
128 
70 
76 
216 
139 
85 
2007 
44 
91 
85 
74 
48 
182 
80 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
141 
863 
402 
298 
652 
1,128 
1,540 
829 
2007 
247 
768 
196 
401 
397 
1,314 
517 
501 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
316 
497 
559 
282 
305 
759 
487 
359 
2007 
313 
468 
528 
315 
270 
695 
465 
365 
$1,000, 2012 
819 
2,576 
1,916 
1,235 
1,210 
3,317 
1,560 
1,467 
2007 
878 
1,991 
1,343 
1,152 
1,143 
2,075 
1,507 
1,338 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
149 
323 
266 
170 
179 
512 
325 
213 
2007 
174 
295 
258 
189 
144 
496 
286 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
1,314 
7,234 
1,731 
13,617 
3,629 
5,560 
11,103 
3,552 
2007 
1,462 
7,732 
976 
12,988 
3,689 
5,632 
15,166 
1 1 ,952 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
103 
291 
299 
171 
174 
431 
311 
224 
2007 
132 
264 
316 
165 
146 
459 
242 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
1,733 
13,846 
3,005 
10,006 
6,637 
9,677 
9,524 
9,199 
2007 
2,133 
9,345 
3,799 
5,060 
3,872 
8,878 
6,119 
5,544 
240 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
