Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iron 
Isabella 
Jackson 
Kalamazoo 
Kalkaska 
Kent 
Keweenaw 
Lake 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
117 
928 
1,073 
734 
224 
1,159 
6 
200 
2007 
111 
1,018 
1,184 
854 
221 
1,193 
8 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
3,539 
89,212 
75,410 
198,134 
8,088 
209,122 
78 
5,253 
2007 
2,212 
59,610 
55,027 
145,162 
6,494 
156,134 
136 
3,120 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
30,248 
96,134 
70,279 
269,937 
36,109 
180,433 
13,062 
26,267 
2007 
19,925 
58,556 
46,476 
169,979 
29,385 
130,875 
17,044 
16,776 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
43 
466 
471 
362 
97 
591 
- 
71 
2007 
37 
525 
572 
463 
116 
654 
2 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
473 
13,542 
13,184 
15,371 
877 
12,192 
- 
444 
2007 
247 
7,274 
7,508 
8,969 
517 
8,071 
(D) 
141 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
24 
446 
451 
367 
70 
571 
56 
2007 
22 
429 
459 
365 
57 
536 
- 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
139 
4,806 
4,707 
6,482 
401 
12,373 
- 
151 
2007 
66 
2,448 
2,826 
4,144 
213 
9,721 
- 
25 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
34 
465 
452 
389 
96 
542 
- 
75 
2007 
34 
444 
436 
361 
81 
515 
4 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
177 
8,489 
7,608 
21,481 
836 
32,148 
- 
315 
2007 
95 
3,794 
4,490 
14,224 
386 
19,563 
2 
95 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
29 
253 
297 
167 
57 
293 
- 
49 
2007 
25 
234 
261 
165 
53 
277 
2 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
102 
5,511 
2,205 
3,797 
51 
4,463 
- 
105 
2007 
49 
4,929 
4,176 
8,496 
63 
3,678 
(D) 
83 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
11 
100 
146 
59 
14 
119 
- 
20 
2007 
17 
89 
102 
70 
20 
107 
2 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
85 
1,184 
607 
1,115 
21 
1,103 
- 
56 
2007 
32 
325 
727 
1,271 
23 
646 
(D) 
60 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
21 
184 
202 
126 
47 
211 
- 
33 
2007 
15 
163 
184 
125 
45 
194 
- 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
17 
4,327 
1,598 
2,682 
30 
3,361 
- 
50 
2007 
18 
4,604 
3,449 
7,226 
40 
3,033 
- 
23 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
60 
432 
579 
369 
113 
656 
6 
124 
2007 
59 
403 
548 
340 
99 
550 
6 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
249 
12,076 
8,058 
23,848 
556 
21,085 
17 
792 
2007 
169 
7,816 
5,440 
18,701 
477 
14,466 
9 
625 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
111 
889 
1,034 
690 
203 
1,101 
6 
193 
2007 
108 
983 
1,144 
838 
212 
1,170 
8 
183 
$1,000, 2012 
288 
5,986 
5,380 
9,956 
523 
12,030 
15 
420 
2007 
293 
4,318 
4,276 
9,066 
628 
8,233 
34 
283 
Utilities farms, 2012 
77 
580 
698 
484 
133 
789 
2 
142 
2007 
67 
509 
528 
433 
105 
640 
4 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
107 
1,850 
2,066 
6,812 
450 
4,813 
(D) 
176 
2007 
76 
1,273 
1,280 
5,584 
233 
4,130 
2 
100 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
99 
752 
876 
600 
162 
935 
4 
157 
2007 
106 
926 
1,053 
788 
192 
1,086 
8 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
308 
7,375 
5,792 
16,152 
967 
12,051 
10 
475 
2007 
250 
5,648 
5,163 
9,277 
754 
10,722 
16 
392 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
22 
214 
260 
233 
48 
362 
- 
40 
2007 
22 
195 
174 
218 
34 
325 
- 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
710 
5,103 
5,245 
35,511 
1,413 
35,745 
- 
562 
2007 
354 
4,742 
3,185 
28,573 
1,524 
30,435 
" 
287 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
8 
60 
50 
76 
16 
119 
_ 
7 
2007 
3 
43 
44 
57 
13 
93 
- 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
58 
305 
380 
1,256 
93 
9,684 
- 
66 
2007 
(D) 
325 
353 
593 
76 
3,921 
- 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
9 
205 
173 
141 
26 
196 
- 
27 
2007 
4 
180 
167 
131 
13 
190 
- 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
3 
1,352 
1,358 
8,224 
62 
5,760 
- 
46 
2007 
20 
1,161 
895 
3,768 
53 
7,635 
- 
34 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
29 
245 
271 
181 
18 
317 
- 
30 
2007 
20 
240 
224 
200 
11 
269 
2 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
340 
6,767 
5,204 
9,127 
345 
8,663 
- 
240 
2007 
89 
3,720 
3,493 
5,935 
66 
7,092 
(D) 
62 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
5 
108 
37 
75 
6 
82 
- 
6 
2007 
2 
60 
39 
76 
5 
63 
- 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
3 
587 
400 
1,445 
15 
1,033 
- 
22 
2007 
(D) 
226 
274 
1,053 
4 
549 
- 
(D) 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
29 
391 
397 
300 
65 
365 
4 
61 
2007 
25 
334 
349 
291 
67 
312 
5 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
93 
4,191 
3,825 
6,338 
607 
5,686 
9 
436 
2007 
125 
3,870 
4,052 
5,859 
524 
6,240 
30 
212 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
21 
331 
309 
237 
55 
282 
2 
53 
2007 
21 
273 
278 
245 
60 
232 
1 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
73 
3,068 
2,601 
4,695 
421 
4,558 
(D) 
373 
2007 
110 
2,565 
2,843 
3,990 
398 
5,299 
(D) 
148 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
17 
214 
214 
156 
30 
193 
2 
26 
2007 
14 
207 
223 
160 
30 
178 
4 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
20 
1,123 
1,224 
1,643 
186 
1,128 
(D) 
62 
2007 
15 
1,305 
1,209 
1,868 
126 
941 
(D) 
64 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
111 
906 
1,034 
700 
212 
1,094 
6 
192 
2007 
108 
952 
1,120 
776 
197 
1,108 
6 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
210 
3,704 
4,147 
4,085 
491 
5,822 
5 
568 
2007 
187 
3,469 
3,633 
3,577 
445 
5,208 
8 
420 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
56 
506 
603 
444 
80 
631 
4 
98 
2007 
53 
479 
568 
465 
80 
635 
4 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
279 
7,568 
5,852 
28,249 
402 
25,574 
(D) 
436 
2007 
183 
4,597 
3,982 
17,344 
533 
16,470 
12 
316 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
40 
463 
509 
400 
73 
557 
2 
87 
2007 
39 
456 
520 
432 
75 
545 
5 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
391 
9,808 
7,517 
18,721 
1,057 
15,408 
(D) 
1,115 
2007 
225 
7,871 
8,925 
13,224 
664 
12,335 
11 
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278 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
