Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cass 
Charlevoix 
Cheboygan 
Chippewa 
Clare 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
798 
297 
313 
409 
460 
1,128 
49 
2007 
811 
336 
347 
401 
450 
1,231 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
139,970 
8,957 
11,016 
11,464 
17,878 
199,709 
724 
2007 
89,544 
7,816 
8,235 
8,994 
15,945 
130,620 
732 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
175,401 
30,157 
35,194 
28,028 
38,865 
177,047 
14,770 
2007 
110,412 
23,263 
23,733 
22,430 
35,434 
106,109 
18,761 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
429 
143 
121 
104 
164 
594 
14 
2007 
444 
182 
154 
176 
164 
726 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
16,680 
953 
493 
259 
1,181 
22,197 
15 
2007 
8,147 
603 
325 
550 
699 
12,943 
14 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
406 
130 
88 
78 
126 
619 
9 
2007 
354 
129 
93 
55 
96 
623 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
8,380 
436 
197 
36 
325 
7,260 
2 
2007 
4,652 
355 
106 
40 
121 
5,807 
5 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
382 
126 
108 
134 
155 
613 
12 
2007 
362 
117 
109 
142 
128 
659 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
11,618 
386 
212 
196 
800 
15,932 
9 
2007 
5,743 
409 
196 
226 
332 
9,243 
7 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
183 
74 
79 
115 
165 
302 
20 
2007 
164 
62 
75 
95 
124 
251 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
5,487 
247 
272 
891 
1,249 
7,984 
40 
2007 
7,387 
181 
185 
437 
2,350 
3,916 
20 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
80 
29 
25 
58 
70 
116 
2 
2007 
53 
25 
24 
47 
64 
88 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
1,488 
125 
102 
473 
293 
4,261 
(D) 
2007 
929 
42 
111 
106 
280 
1,670 
2 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
127 
59 
62 
78 
131 
227 
19 
2007 
134 
45 
55 
67 
76 
179 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
3,999 
122 
170 
418 
956 
3,723 
(D) 
2007 
6,458 
139 
74 
331 
2,070 
2,246 
18 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
392 
144 
164 
220 
272 
496 
36 
2007 
297 
151 
145 
184 
218 
471 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
36,728 
1,005 
1,496 
2,898 
4,329 
46,217 
166 
2007 
20,345 
759 
996 
1,877 
3,597 
20,317 
146 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
764 
292 
306 
389 
428 
1,084 
49 
2007 
785 
325 
334 
398 
422 
1,204 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
8,596 
706 
962 
1,060 
1,347 
10,058 
60 
2007 
5,058 
788 
770 
862 
1,231 
7,533 
61 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
506 
188 
200 
270 
276 
755 
38 
2007 
396 
150 
133 
209 
190 
614 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
3,293 
350 
347 
615 
582 
4,559 
49 
2007 
2,162 
269 
208 
335 
423 
2,836 
47 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
634 
247 
245 
332 
369 
959 
44 
2007 
726 
303 
301 
381 
390 
1,119 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
7,696 
1,011 
1,150 
1,235 
1,488 
14,224 
52 
2007 
6,040 
1,039 
1,213 
1,168 
1,725 
10,922 
47 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
178 
58 
77 
114 
89 
304 
10 
2007 
144 
52 
57 
93 
62 
237 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
9,766 
904 
1,314 
880 
1,815 
19,837 
39 
2007 
7,800 
878 
1,264 
587 
1,338 
14,101 
174 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
68 
21 
20 
21 
27 
60 
1 
2007 
52 
15 
11 
17 
20 
65 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
590 
104 
41 
57 
249 
929 
(D) 
2007 
497 
(D) 
(D) 
92 
203 
630 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
208 
36 
25 
52 
79 
313 
7 
2007 
145 
20 
25 
39 
44 
284 
2 
$1,000, 2012 
4,450 
63 
240 
104 
135 
4,343 
7 
2007 
1,567 
(D) 
218 
105 
113 
6,152 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
225 
45 
44 
97 
93 
335 
1 
2007 
201 
41 
38 
79 
86 
308 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
7,989 
612 
273 
718 
495 
15,589 
(D) 
2007 
6,276 
109 
359 
537 
326 
11,288 
(D) 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
48 
5 
11 
10 
25 
87 
2 
2007 
48 
5 
6 
17 
20 
90 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
1,444 
12 
184 
27 
174 
1,506 
(D) 
2007 
427 
2 
(D) 
27 
180 
887 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
326 
101 
102 
159 
148 
445 
19 
2007 
251 
74 
71 
127 
122 
421 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
6,151 
758 
1,042 
981 
1,557 
9,620 
134 
2007 
4,630 
739 
401 
804 
1,390 
8,219 
91 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
278 
81 
83 
127 
112 
359 
15 
2007 
217 
62 
57 
107 
90 
350 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
5,182 
462 
676 
754 
1,011 
6,160 
114 
2007 
3,543 
460 
325 
621 
880 
5,721 
(D) 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
162 
49 
58 
115 
79 
226 
12 
2007 
150 
41 
39 
89 
90 
246 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
969 
296 
366 
228 
547 
3,460 
20 
2007 
1,087 
279 
76 
183 
510 
2,498 
(D) 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
766 
288 
302 
405 
452 
1,094 
45 
2007 
762 
314 
324 
381 
426 
1,157 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
3,825 
821 
766 
885 
1,126 
5,410 
91 
2007 
3,585 
758 
719 
817 
958 
4,442 
78 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
421 
153 
147 
205 
238 
598 
34 
2007 
390 
145 
130 
175 
196 
639 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
7,277 
590 
2,028 
622 
1,026 
14,044 
57 
2007 
5,230 
785 
877 
529 
957 
11,385 
37 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
407 
87 
110 
205 
174 
621 
13 
2007 
379 
89 
108 
201 
183 
642 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
14,056 
1,117 
1,026 
1,548 
1,924 
17,394 
(D) 
2007 
9,398 
913 
1,094 
1,612 
2,281 
15,435 
33 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
