Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delta 
Dickinson 
Eaton 
Emmet 
Genesee 
Gladwin 
Gogebic 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
283 
162 
1,163 
287 
835 
533 
62 
2007 
290 
161 
1,231 
291 
988 
557 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
12,185 
5,457 
90,254 
8,473 
75,566 
16,714 
686 
2007 
9,864 
4,048 
59,716 
6,562 
54,442 
11,232 
522 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
43,058 
33,683 
77,604 
29,522 
90,498 
31,358 
11,065 
2007 
34,012 
25,145 
48,510 
22,551 
55,104 
20,165 
12,424 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
135 
68 
589 
125 
385 
197 
22 
2007 
154 
70 
612 
144 
470 
238 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
1,297 
541 
17,207 
387 
9,425 
2,487 
70 
2007 
779 
355 
10,983 
355 
6,237 
1,630 
(D) 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
111 
52 
562 
103 
379 
157 
14 
2007 
109 
49 
505 
77 
369 
127 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
484 
236 
6,371 
169 
4,153 
515 
10 
2007 
372 
173 
4,108 
84 
2,271 
370 
1 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
131 
54 
565 
110 
385 
182 
13 
2007 
121 
54 
509 
106 
365 
179 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
553 
435 
11,378 
641 
9,582 
1,431 
32 
2007 
491 
356 
6,611 
249 
7,297 
705 
24 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
87 
43 
244 
74 
172 
173 
15 
2007 
51 
33 
230 
50 
182 
120 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
712 
152 
4,297 
269 
836 
527 
24 
2007 
281 
91 
1,371 
243 
1,513 
269 
49 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
55 
14 
130 
31 
66 
78 
6 
2007 
28 
13 
97 
14 
51 
49 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
418 
73 
647 
71 
240 
224 
4 
2007 
177 
47 
343 
25 
312 
134 
8 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
43 
32 
159 
57 
141 
116 
15 
2007 
29 
22 
154 
42 
148 
84 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
293 
79 
3,650 
198 
597 
303 
20 
2007 
104 
44 
1,027 
218 
1,202 
134 
41 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
159 
87 
526 
173 
411 
308 
34 
2007 
117 
69 
498 
138 
429 
225 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
1,696 
925 
7,803 
956 
3,753 
2,398 
79 
2007 
1,463 
640 
4,214 
672 
3,684 
1,145 
98 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
279 
157 
1,098 
272 
812 
501 
60 
2007 
288 
157 
1,209 
288 
962 
528 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
1,092 
497 
5,663 
535 
4,541 
1,509 
62 
2007 
1,171 
469 
4,729 
725 
4,312 
1,153 
43 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
204 
122 
718 
173 
544 
301 
41 
2007 
147 
84 
572 
125 
454 
227 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
471 
227 
1,818 
230 
2,005 
495 
(D) 
2007 
350 
141 
1,397 
210 
1,332 
436 
14 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
242 
140 
933 
226 
696 
410 
41 
2007 
271 
152 
1,123 
261 
879 
453 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
1,277 
549 
7,206 
599 
6,494 
1,377 
87 
2007 
1,350 
523 
5,490 
844 
4,882 
1,435 
69 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
66 
33 
236 
86 
228 
104 
16 
2007 
61 
29 
191 
38 
223 
74 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
1,101 
326 
3,228 
1,691 
10,873 
893 
35 
2007 
713 
311 
2,373 
1,099 
6,531 
508 
6 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
14 
7 
77 
10 
53 
23 
1 
2007 
14 
7 
52 
8 
68 
24 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
17 
(D) 
531 
(D) 
448 
190 
(D) 
2007 
33 
3 
244 
20 
179 
135 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
33 
33 
251 
26 
129 
71 
9 
2007 
34 
15 
183 
19 
102 
52 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
167 
75 
1,838 
62 
506 
514 
4 
2007 
168 
51 
745 
25 
388 
92 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
77 
31 
369 
63 
211 
109 
2 
2007 
64 
20 
290 
52 
183 
87 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
1,219 
476 
7,594 
712 
6,613 
992 
(D) 
2007 
307 
55 
4,953 
212 
3,364 
613 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
17 
3 
56 
3 
48 
22 
3 
2007 
8 
3 
41 
7 
37 
8 
2 
$1,000, 2012 
48 
(D) 
849 
(D) 
667 
49 
1 
2007 
15 
1 
387 
14 
825 
10 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
120 
41 
517 
117 
288 
176 
16 
2007 
96 
33 
393 
54 
285 
116 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
582 
228 
4,356 
942 
2,763 
1,038 
91 
2007 
741 
232 
4,177 
393 
3,678 
1,035 
96 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
90 
37 
427 
89 
212 
153 
15 
2007 
77 
25 
335 
51 
231 
99 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
410 
163 
3,431 
492 
1,871 
844 
82 
2007 
505 
190 
3,008 
318 
2,434 
708 
76 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
56 
25 
288 
72 
180 
78 
5 
2007 
64 
14 
245 
28 
169 
69 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
172 
64 
926 
450 
892 
194 
9 
2007 
236 
42 
1,170 
74 
1,245 
328 
20 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
276 
156 
1,129 
276 
790 
528 
62 
2007 
264 
147 
1,166 
271 
901 
518 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
742 
399 
4,657 
841 
3,174 
1,196 
102 
2007 
809 
312 
3,895 
789 
3,248 
1,053 
60 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
155 
80 
630 
152 
458 
261 
28 
2007 
147 
71 
608 
126 
484 
223 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
727 
377 
5,457 
419 
9,733 
1,104 
(D) 
2007 
823 
334 
4,038 
628 
4,702 
643 
38 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
142 
83 
565 
133 
382 
200 
28 
2007 
136 
68 
564 
137 
441 
185 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
1,218 
1,145 
10,851 
1,131 
8,105 
2,149 
117 
2007 
1,808 
823 
7,242 
960 
6,325 
1,789 
110 
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276 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
