Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Baraga 
Barry 
Bay 
Benzie 
Berrien 
Branch 
Calhoun 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
57 
1,031 
766 
181 
1,063 
1,054 
1,023 
2007 
76 
1,164 
851 
205 
1,300 
1,129 
1,178 
$1,000, 2012 
1,638 
106,949 
108,883 
8,962 
142,329 
137,658 
120,040 
2007 
1,108 
82,067 
64,747 
8,420 
112,830 
104,104 
79,229 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
28,737 
103,733 
142,145 
49,512 
133,894 
130,605 
117,341 
2007 
14,579 
70,504 
76,083 
41,071 
86,793 
92,209 
67,257 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
23 
371 
472 
96 
627 
515 
543 
2007 
33 
419 
533 
118 
850 
556 
599 
$1,000, 2012 
201 
9,246 
24,159 
513 
13,975 
20,342 
16,835 
2007 
47 
5,960 
12,478 
378 
8,502 
10,959 
9,323 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
23 
364 
496 
97 
660 
514 
520 
2007 
25 
300 
452 
99 
784 
472 
493 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
3,696 
8,324 
723 
11,590 
7,799 
5,687 
2007 
16 
2,363 
4,998 
795 
10,073 
4,921 
3,794 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
25 
375 
502 
78 
531 
486 
542 
2007 
25 
346 
489 
96 
625 
482 
524 
$1,000, 2012 
75 
6,845 
14,531 
438 
13,659 
17,188 
12,590 
2007 
46 
4,239 
6,926 
295 
8,042 
6,502 
7,370 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
16 
287 
92 
35 
142 
229 
230 
2007 
14 
248 
64 
50 
157 
185 
231 
$1,000, 2012 
89 
4,242 
367 
945 
2,739 
6,743 
4,465 
2007 
34 
7,637 
375 
1,065 
3,160 
10,650 
3,817 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7 
130 
25 
8 
65 
75 
85 
2007 
9 
110 
24 
21 
46 
60 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
39 
2,374 
82 
65 
559 
648 
861 
2007 
25 
969 
52 
98 
247 
1,572 
594 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
10 
190 
74 
33 
87 
188 
168 
2007 
8 
166 
53 
37 
124 
136 
164 
$1,000, 2012 
50 
1,868 
285 
881 
2,180 
6,095 
3,604 
2007 
9 
6,668 
323 
967 
2,913 
9,078 
3,223 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
33 
586 
167 
70 
327 
449 
493 
2007 
33 
531 
139 
84 
327 
368 
480 
$1,000, 2012 
251 
27,975 
2,040 
633 
7,179 
19,142 
18,952 
2007 
83 
21,404 
1,575 
485 
4,406 
15,927 
11,255 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
57 
986 
741 
180 
1,036 
982 
982 
2007 
73 
1,129 
833 
201 
1,259 
1,077 
1,158 
$1,000, 2012 
142 
5,175 
9,012 
564 
7,902 
8,888 
7,192 
2007 
136 
4,281 
5,727 
553 
7,481 
7,058 
5,774 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
41 
622 
528 
141 
724 
662 
672 
2007 
33 
454 
417 
119 
675 
449 
545 
$1,000, 2012 
60 
2,848 
2,215 
239 
2,808 
3,473 
2,983 
2007 
65 
1,862 
1,290 
215 
2,356 
2,254 
1,963 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
51 
794 
636 
158 
864 
813 
841 
2007 
69 
1,021 
779 
185 
1,173 
972 
1,066 
$1,000, 2012 
137 
7,338 
11,249 
707 
11,769 
10,032 
9,380 
2007 
139 
7,275 
5,837 
863 
10,526 
7,839 
6,886 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
15 
203 
206 
58 
404 
250 
261 
2007 
7 
173 
174 
45 
379 
174 
208 
$1,000, 2012 
197 
10,501 
6,038 
1,775 
31,100 
8,465 
9,786 
2007 
210 
7,065 
5,600 
1,626 
28,585 
8,690 
7,382 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
_ 
74 
57 
23 
131 
90 
97 
2007 
1 
48 
55 
29 
139 
37 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
586 
327 
119 
2,481 
708 
598 
2007 
(D) 
364 
266 
95 
1,857 
91 
256 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
3 
216 
168 
18 
242 
280 
228 
2007 
12 
130 
126 
18 
255 
206 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
4,336 
1,258 
296 
2,721 
2,439 
2,242 
2007 
(D) 
2,271 
464 
167 
2,834 
3,000 
1,054 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
10 
246 
298 
27 
271 
299 
299 
2007 
9 
197 
293 
19 
315 
248 
267 
$1,000, 2012 
86 
6,288 
12,947 
232 
8,808 
12,275 
9,476 
2007 
73 
4,389 
7,995 
123 
7,305 
8,494 
5,400 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1 
50 
89 
17 
75 
65 
56 
2007 
- 
42 
62 
9 
72 
46 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
591 
1,059 
70 
609 
1,746 
753 
2007 
368 
339 
51 
488 
813 
280 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
11 
383 
351 
56 
413 
524 
450 
2007 
15 
287 
269 
64 
356 
357 
365 
$1,000, 2012 
138 
5,657 
5,076 
661 
7,625 
7,008 
6,175 
2007 
64 
4,160 
3,715 
639 
5,071 
6,633 
4,347 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
10 
332 
284 
51 
322 
434 
377 
2007 
12 
248 
207 
55 
281 
304 
295 
$1,000, 2012 
83 
4,445 
3,384 
579 
5,943 
5,273 
4,502 
2007 
(D) 
2,593 
2,342 
558 
3,805 
4,491 
2,863 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
6 
171 
195 
23 
226 
287 
225 
2007 
9 
174 
187 
43 
209 
220 
209 
$1,000, 2012 
55 
1,212 
1,692 
81 
1,682 
1,735 
1,673 
2007 
(D) 
1,567 
1,374 
82 
1,265 
2,142 
1,484 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
55 
1,001 
735 
176 
1,023 
1,012 
979 
2007 
73 
1,074 
783 
195 
1,196 
1,062 
1,071 
$1,000, 2012 
136 
3,543 
4,349 
418 
4,388 
4,198 
4,665 
2007 
133 
3,045 
2,951 
421 
3,840 
4,026 
3,857 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
33 
484 
397 
95 
598 
546 
544 
2007 
33 
474 
393 
97 
654 
473 
573 
$1,000, 2012 
65 
8,080 
5,930 
628 
12,977 
7,212 
8,261 
2007 
42 
5,385 
4,211 
648 
8,307 
6,247 
6,469 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
22 
459 
431 
89 
547 
538 
536 
2007 
22 
433 
431 
89 
683 
528 
538 
$1,000, 2012 
212 
12,518 
16,334 
1,027 
12,262 
14,201 
11,661 
2007 
180 
9,899 
7,605 
1,102 
11,170 
10,723 
10,610 
-continued 
274 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
