Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lapeer 
Leelanau 
Lenawee 
Livingston 
Luce 
Mackinac 
Macomb 
Manistee 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,133 
494 
1,618 
734 
43 
103 
502 
324 
2007 
1,317 
449 
1,686 
795 
41 
89 
475 
358 
$1,000, 2012 
83,063 
34,746 
189,765 
45,418 
3,072 
4,314 
64,185 
10,121 
2007 
64,253 
29,460 
139,926 
39,086 
2,351 
3,725 
45,386 
9,211 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
73,312 
70,336 
117,284 
61,878 
71,435 
41,884 
127,858 
31,239 
2007 
48,788 
65,613 
82,993 
49,165 
57,352 
41,856 
95,550 
25,730 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
545 
297 
736 
317 
12 
37 
272 
159 
2007 
578 
323 
791 
345 
16 
34 
270 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
11,743 
1,551 
29,996 
5,026 
(D) 
(D) 
5,806 
847 
2007 
7,022 
1,540 
19,595 
3,469 
96 
106 
3,006 
655 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
526 
329 
775 
302 
12 
24 
273 
144 
2007 
457 
294 
741 
253 
15 
13 
237 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
4,446 
4,299 
11,439 
2,544 
(D) 
(D) 
2,384 
705 
2007 
2,553 
3,580 
8,369 
1,534 
99 
15 
1,691 
802 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
508 
272 
774 
291 
17 
40 
278 
144 
2007 
447 
233 
716 
286 
15 
24 
237 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
8,511 
1,526 
19,301 
3,920 
181 
47 
7,334 
676 
2007 
5,900 
1,080 
12,877 
2,928 
328 
50 
7,071 
385 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
277 
66 
245 
171 
11 
36 
91 
53 
2007 
282 
73 
231 
166 
6 
17 
67 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
4,905 
771 
3,869 
1,165 
(D) 
254 
7,561 
(D) 
2007 
3,875 
1,245 
5,848 
1,041 
(D) 
228 
821 
351 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
96 
29 
92 
64 
2 
22 
40 
18 
2007 
97 
19 
80 
70 
5 
6 
27 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
353 
119 
921 
294 
(D) 
61 
137 
25 
2007 
365 
248 
3,008 
240 
7 
70 
40 
53 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
209 
54 
181 
133 
10 
22 
66 
48 
2007 
227 
64 
176 
127 
3 
13 
43 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
4,553 
652 
2,948 
872 
(D) 
193 
7,424 
(D) 
2007 
3,510 
997 
2,840 
801 
(D) 
159 
780 
298 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
660 
141 
498 
442 
27 
68 
208 
141 
2007 
663 
122 
475 
413 
14 
44 
176 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
6,490 
766 
23,372 
5,341 
225 
1,176 
5,491 
628 
2007 
5,231 
468 
16,241 
3,793 
84 
1,103 
1,594 
520 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,107 
473 
1,495 
712 
41 
97 
488 
295 
2007 
1,284 
447 
1,623 
768 
37 
87 
460 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
5,781 
2,173 
11,490 
3,039 
213 
325 
4,275 
853 
2007 
4,709 
2,072 
8,355 
3,121 
197 
321 
3,452 
798 
Utilities farms, 2012 
780 
378 
877 
484 
24 
59 
349 
190 
2007 
614 
252 
706 
390 
19 
36 
254 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
2,008 
1,014 
3,383 
1,174 
114 
98 
1,460 
428 
2007 
1,649 
595 
2,395 
1,119 
105 
83 
1,450 
274 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
952 
417 
1,239 
589 
32 
90 
410 
241 
2007 
1,191 
419 
1,504 
717 
35 
75 
431 
328 
$1,000, 2012 
6,744 
2,300 
13,266 
4,085 
247 
399 
4,822 
725 
2007 
5,466 
3,238 
11,785 
4,838 
272 
501 
3,486 
1,099 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
293 
212 
376 
164 
11 
16 
165 
61 
2007 
238 
188 
262 
159 
14 
11 
135 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
10,374 
9,232 
13,660 
5,102 
(D) 
476 
11,505 
1,138 
2007 
8,101 
6,945 
9,842 
5,174 
(D) 
472 
11,595 
1,035 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
65 
128 
59 
49 
3 
3 
41 
23 
2007 
56 
97 
68 
46 
5 
3 
20 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
501 
2,133 
1,700 
854 
(D) 
1 
404 
1,533 
2007 
334 
1,288 
1,021 
290 
7 
(D) 
220 
846 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
210 
95 
355 
107 
10 
17 
133 
31 
2007 
141 
80 
253 
78 
4 
7 
79 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
1,322 
632 
4,556 
854 
129 
66 
948 
(D) 
2007 
851 
448 
3,084 
782 
9 
96 
317 
157 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
298 
95 
463 
158 
19 
38 
164 
41 
2007 
267 
73 
414 
156 
8 
16 
128 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
5,193 
977 
23,986 
2,601 
244 
296 
3,219 
(D) 
2007 
3,198 
1,094 
16,450 
1,742 
114 
93 
1,831 
263 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
70 
53 
113 
32 
2 
3 
29 
11 
2007 
60 
45 
103 
32 
1 
3 
37 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
553 
209 
2,032 
232 
(D) 
2 
169 
37 
2007 
332 
196 
1,183 
82 
(D) 
(D) 
195 
29 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
393 
177 
590 
221 
17 
53 
202 
91 
2007 
360 
133 
519 
213 
13 
29 
133 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
3,631 
2,304 
8,651 
2,143 
103 
516 
2,010 
548 
2007 
4,615 
1,584 
9,599 
2,519 
173 
210 
1,564 
497 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
294 
146 
495 
153 
16 
42 
144 
76 
2007 
294 
108 
423 
144 
13 
21 
88 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
2,686 
2,020 
6,133 
1,673 
80 
310 
1,363 
443 
2007 
3,636 
1,390 
7,157 
1,931 
140 
101 
1,082 
421 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
247 
91 
315 
139 
10 
29 
130 
48 
2007 
225 
70 
282 
153 
7 
19 
92 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
946 
285 
2,517 
470 
23 
206 
647 
105 
2007 
979 
194 
2,443 
588 
33 
109 
482 
76 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,086 
462 
1,509 
706 
42 
97 
460 
322 
2007 
1,239 
422 
1,553 
731 
37 
81 
435 
323 
$1,000, 2012 
4,096 
2,110 
7,037 
3,251 
108 
192 
2,285 
904 
2007 
4,098 
1,932 
5,959 
2,973 
103 
215 
1,813 
760 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
597 
284 
702 
408 
22 
61 
284 
111 
2007 
636 
242 
711 
416 
20 
41 
250 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
6,766 
2,750 
12,028 
4,087 
135 
275 
4,511 
581 
2007 
6,319 
2,155 
7,323 
3,681 
268 
222 
5,281 
739 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
480 
282 
749 
313 
20 
37 
248 
123 
2007 
562 
260 
771 
331 
15 
35 
232 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
11,120 
3,540 
21,277 
6,399 
263 
299 
5,719 
1,083 
2007 
6,965 
4,054 
15,996 
4,691 
324 
317 
4,084 
1,403 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 279 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
