Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grand 
T raverse 
Gratiot 
Hillsdale 
Houghton 
Huron 
Ingham 
Ionia 
Iosco 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
504 
878 
1,530 
177 
1,205 
944 
1,109 
283 
2007 
522 
1,036 
1,674 
155 
1,394 
947 
1,183 
316 
$1,000, 2012 
28,588 
245,236 
132,739 
3,134 
494,642 
109,562 
305,500 
14,036 
2007 
20,120 
150,351 
112,744 
2,988 
288,452 
75,667 
160,017 
12,470 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
56,721 
279,312 
86,758 
17,707 
410,492 
116,061 
275,473 
49,598 
2007 
38,544 
145,127 
67,350 
19,278 
206,924 
79,902 
135,264 
39,462 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
295 
513 
623 
76 
770 
462 
584 
123 
2007 
319 
628 
680 
76 
846 
491 
642 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
2,634 
29,745 
19,018 
282 
55,224 
18,269 
21,499 
1,380 
2007 
1,408 
16,217 
10,601 
174 
30,679 
9,268 
12,220 
1,337 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
288 
505 
614 
69 
766 
457 
595 
92 
2007 
256 
491 
575 
48 
687 
383 
532 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
2,578 
10,922 
6,541 
66 
25,260 
5,690 
8,971 
195 
2007 
1,928 
6,717 
4,921 
42 
13,152 
3,767 
4,555 
310 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
256 
499 
617 
73 
756 
436 
573 
102 
2007 
210 
539 
608 
62 
771 
390 
549 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
1,563 
21,038 
18,480 
189 
32,507 
12,251 
16,843 
811 
2007 
993 
10,642 
12,001 
149 
15,477 
6,468 
7,190 
616 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
100 
192 
347 
43 
301 
246 
312 
65 
2007 
117 
210 
290 
26 
324 
180 
312 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
344 
13,050 
6,974 
36 
52,448 
1,271 
22,967 
560 
2007 
531 
19,079 
8,679 
84 
46,469 
1,477 
17,215 
1,015 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
22 
85 
126 
12 
107 
98 
155 
37 
2007 
32 
78 
139 
8 
96 
71 
140 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
65 
1,981 
896 
18 
10,565 
419 
7,837 
502 
2007 
106 
6,955 
3,724 
49 
6,999 
863 
6,510 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
85 
151 
262 
35 
244 
175 
211 
42 
2007 
90 
144 
200 
21 
262 
133 
206 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
279 
11,069 
6,077 
17 
41,882 
852 
15,129 
57 
2007 
426 
12,124 
4,955 
35 
39,469 
614 
10,705 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
190 
324 
629 
94 
425 
495 
594 
160 
2007 
183 
318 
561 
72 
448 
477 
518 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
1,952 
56,310 
14,945 
431 
129,616 
10,687 
76,085 
3,316 
2007 
1,023 
29,017 
17,121 
391 
51,353 
7,633 
43,021 
2,757 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
478 
812 
1,390 
163 
1,139 
905 
1,064 
274 
2007 
502 
1,003 
1,602 
151 
1,360 
924 
1,157 
306 
$1,000, 2012 
2,381 
12,215 
7,843 
377 
23,763 
7,566 
12,739 
1,116 
2007 
1,746 
8,149 
5,597 
336 
15,959 
5,415 
7,027 
974 
Utilities farms, 2012 
351 
595 
824 
107 
884 
648 
775 
183 
2007 
288 
496 
621 
76 
683 
482 
588 
143 
$1,000, 2012 
825 
4,381 
2,945 
171 
6,573 
2,288 
6,025 
507 
2007 
548 
2,388 
3,087 
107 
4,140 
1,652 
3,481 
317 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
397 
727 
1,094 
125 
1,016 
772 
935 
221 
2007 
477 
922 
1,419 
131 
1,260 
854 
1,077 
287 
$1,000, 2012 
2,433 
16,133 
8,859 
296 
30,114 
9,083 
16,649 
1,317 
2007 
2,211 
9,548 
9,120 
349 
20,503 
6,148 
11,376 
1,142 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
154 
265 
316 
47 
388 
273 
277 
50 
2007 
140 
208 
236 
33 
328 
251 
223 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
3,680 
15,364 
12,418 
334 
29,409 
11,983 
28,543 
888 
2007 
2,887 
11,011 
12,375 
268 
20,165 
9,804 
16,078 
582 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
78 
83 
97 
7 
76 
99 
82 
15 
2007 
60 
53 
57 
10 
71 
67 
57 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
910 
1,923 
366 
16 
2,211 
658 
1,112 
24 
2007 
840 
674 
700 
(D) 
1,438 
644 
1,935 
34 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
87 
212 
281 
15 
369 
193 
341 
53 
2007 
74 
159 
259 
12 
260 
126 
249 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
384 
7,131 
2,027 
27 
12,290 
1,688 
5,396 
396 
2007 
547 
2,476 
1,765 
27 
6,118 
646 
1,759 
348 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
91 
275 
350 
13 
454 
267 
368 
70 
2007 
72 
268 
306 
9 
463 
222 
303 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
1,598 
20,844 
11,034 
144 
32,874 
8,365 
11,620 
665 
2007 
539 
10,156 
7,026 
42 
22,075 
5,222 
7,485 
578 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
51 
117 
85 
6 
139 
66 
97 
15 
2007 
30 
91 
79 
2 
123 
35 
64 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
642 
2,916 
1,132 
8 
2,178 
1,320 
1,434 
198 
2007 
122 
1,280 
482 
(□) 
1,085 
378 
1,038 
86 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
185 
438 
645 
46 
634 
356 
477 
98 
2007 
137 
412 
521 
36 
531 
275 
387 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
1,688 
9,825 
6,518 
174 
21,645 
5,624 
9,233 
828 
2007 
1,346 
8,475 
8,050 
254 
15,858 
4,769 
9,948 
742 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
147 
373 
564 
35 
517 
271 
382 
82 
2007 
106 
343 
445 
24 
407 
223 
309 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
1,392 
6,588 
4,908 
145 
14,374 
4,172 
6,196 
672 
2007 
1,032 
5,512 
5,667 
199 
8,318 
3,856 
7,106 
534 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
98 
223 
322 
21 
391 
221 
293 
47 
2007 
78 
238 
303 
21 
365 
160 
235 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
296 
3,237 
1,610 
29 
7,271 
1,452 
3,037 
156 
2007 
315 
2,964 
2,382 
55 
7,540 
913 
2,842 
208 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
487 
837 
1,486 
175 
1,142 
879 
1,077 
275 
2007 
487 
974 
1,579 
149 
1,275 
878 
1,099 
295 
$1,000, 2012 
1,732 
4,716 
4,814 
322 
8,810 
5,490 
5,392 
639 
2007 
1,751 
3,980 
4,374 
248 
7,679 
4,507 
4,320 
681 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
247 
475 
684 
73 
699 
564 
668 
123 
2007 
259 
517 
676 
71 
782 
536 
586 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
3,245 
18,720 
8,826 
261 
29,718 
7,328 
60,990 
1,197 
2007 
1,697 
10,542 
6,846 
499 
16,303 
7,869 
11,369 
950 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
264 
484 
676 
60 
790 
459 
638 
108 
2007 
242 
538 
633 
54 
803 
442 
583 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
3,102 
21,996 
14,218 
261 
54,468 
11,044 
26,740 
1,906 
2007 
3,015 
16,953 
11,539 
455 
30,850 
9,698 
17,279 
1,810 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 277 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
