Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Michigan 
Alcona 
Alger 
Allegan 
Alpena 
Antrim 
Arenac 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
52,194 
235 
93 
1,396 
458 
415 
421 
2007 
56,014 
281 
86 
1,595 
573 
411 
488 
$1,000, 2012 
6,942,117 
10,631 
2,788 
499,507 
21,042 
24,255 
36,018 
2007 
4,786,767 
7,683 
2,429 
311,129 
17,431 
20,319 
25,035 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
133,006 
45,239 
29,982 
357,813 
45,944 
58,445 
85,552 
2007 
85,457 
27,343 
28,241 
195,065 
30,420 
49,438 
51,302 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
26,149 
91 
42 
682 
212 
199 
168 
2007 
29,252 
100 
39 
860 
253 
225 
188 
$1,000, 2012 
785,135 
795 
210 
25,207 
1,817 
2,343 
6,318 
2007 
453,795 
308 
135 
15,861 
1,464 
1,723 
4,440 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
25,051 
73 
39 
650 
173 
187 
162 
2007 
22,986 
69 
29 
713 
139 
164 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
362,470 
209 
57 
12,016 
638 
2,318 
1,979 
2007 
229,101 
70 
35 
8,568 
435 
1,627 
1,266 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
24,913 
93 
37 
620 
195 
164 
168 
2007 
23,690 
79 
30 
663 
184 
174 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
600,433 
456 
103 
23,149 
1,040 
1,526 
3,248 
2007 
356,913 
296 
59 
13,519 
549 
1,304 
1,828 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,053 
53 
34 
363 
130 
86 
59 
2007 
11,151 
35 
29 
383 
125 
62 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
326,573 
438 
164 
39,541 
365 
858 
302 
2007 
308,543 
714 
131 
28,077 
561 
672 
622 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,980 
21 
18 
177 
49 
27 
27 
2007 
4,442 
19 
11 
147 
68 
15 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
79,605 
168 
92 
4,087 
205 
87 
186 
2007 
68,144 
539 
12 
1,958 
351 
80 
123 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,785 
38 
21 
261 
97 
71 
39 
2007 
8,184 
20 
21 
305 
82 
52 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
246,968 
270 
73 
35,454 
161 
771 
116 
2007 
240,399 
175 
119 
26,119 
210 
593 
499 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
24,389 
123 
59 
721 
267 
159 
110 
2007 
22,314 
116 
54 
749 
244 
148 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
1,240,433 
2,368 
524 
188,878 
3,769 
1,910 
5,058 
2007 
740,126 
1,575 
402 
98,289 
3,376 
1,210 
2,181 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
49,756 
225 
86 
1,343 
445 
393 
383 
2007 
54,468 
273 
84 
1,551 
554 
395 
474 
$1,000, 2012 
397,260 
826 
252 
16,046 
1,877 
1,797 
3,129 
2007 
300,854 
718 
180 
13,086 
1,718 
1 ,566 
2,470 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
33,863 
160 
71 
968 
301 
231 
212 
2007 
26,811 
111 
46 
871 
225 
189 
173 
$1,000, 2012 
159,587 
324 
125 
10,900 
692 
845 
692 
2007 
114,239 
221 
111 
7,650 
492 
603 
596 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
42,041 
184 
79 
1,133 
366 
318 
298 
2007 
50,239 
252 
77 
1,449 
509 
364 
429 
$1,000, 2012 
482,696 
1,179 
277 
21,304 
1,747 
1,637 
3,427 
2007 
391,491 
1,105 
307 
18,238 
2,005 
2,287 
2,664 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
13,620 
60 
16 
405 
98 
131 
76 
2007 
11,315 
34 
22 
407 
84 
92 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
744,744 
1,017 
336 
53,713 
1,414 
4,983 
3,037 
2007 
606,717 
472 
416 
45,309 
1,836 
4,096 
2,074 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,906 
9 
5 
133 
26 
49 
17 
2007 
3,234 
20 
7 
110 
23 
38 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
71,648 
124 
(D) 
5,066 
93 
427 
177 
2007 
42,587 
60 
(D) 
2,142 
135 
163 
37 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
10,726 
33 
9 
330 
103 
51 
85 
2007 
8,304 
34 
10 
226 
82 
30 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
147,478 
302 
42 
4,605 
554 
335 
643 
2007 
94,519 
123 
55 
5,328 
381 
350 
464 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
13,999 
57 
27 
362 
124 
65 
106 
2007 
12,378 
53 
18 
378 
109 
50 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
470,091 
770 
179 
19,655 
2,782 
814 
2,952 
2007 
294,570 
432 
105 
15,110 
596 
690 
2,132 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
3,758 
12 
2 
122 
23 
18 
32 
2007 
3,040 
7 
7 
105 
14 
29 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
53,824 
28 
(D) 
3,314 
87 
157 
157 
2007 
29,011 
36 
(D) 
1,716 
50 
285 
130 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
20,346 
89 
26 
494 
182 
151 
168 
2007 
16,625 
67 
22 
487 
160 
102 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
293,485 
545 
91 
11,800 
1,810 
1,600 
1,517 
2007 
261,676 
414 
72 
10,098 
1,479 
1,268 
1,045 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
16,443 
75 
15 
391 
159 
123 
138 
2007 
13,502 
56 
13 
385 
133 
86 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
208,958 
425 
76 
8,162 
1,389 
1,142 
1,154 
2007 
180,621 
299 
46 
6,911 
1,020 
918 
713 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
11,124 
48 
17 
280 
92 
74 
80 
2007 
9,981 
42 
14 
304 
104 
61 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
84,527 
120 
16 
3,638 
420 
457 
363 
2007 
81,054 
115 
26 
3,187 
459 
351 
332 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
50,155 
229 
89 
1,344 
448 
398 
402 
2007 
52,283 
256 
82 
1,492 
549 
383 
463 
$1,000, 2012 
217,503 
560 
218 
7,066 
1,080 
1,229 
1,215 
2007 
188,916 
555 
142 
6,441 
1,141 
1,106 
1,381 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
27,265 
105 
46 
770 
224 
187 
157 
2007 
27,134 
99 
45 
879 
237 
183 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
588,760 
691 
181 
57,246 
1,278 
1,476 
2,168 
2007 
373,709 
585 
250 
21,699 
1,213 
1,369 
1,706 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
25,205 
107 
35 
670 
217 
148 
178 
2007 
25,510 
116 
38 
769 
210 
176 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
697,008 
1,404 
268 
30,467 
2,772 
2,903 
4,811 
2007 
534,770 
1,578 
372 
28,164 
2,680 
2,767 
3,355 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 273 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
