Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montmorency 
Muskegon 
Newaygo 
Oakland 
Oceana 
Ogemaw 
Ontonagon 
Osceola 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
151 
514 
923 
537 
609 
280 
109 
750 
2007 
140 
525 
951 
588 
648 
321 
104 
826 
$1,000, 2012 
5,526 
62,796 
96,609 
26,773 
97,509 
36,089 
1,725 
37,606 
2007 
3,602 
79,818 
80,097 
23,685 
73,834 
22,743 
1,822 
26,991 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
36,598 
122,171 
104,668 
49,857 
160,113 
128,888 
15,824 
50,142 
2007 
25,731 
152,034 
84,224 
40,281 
113,941 
70,850 
17,517 
32,677 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
51 
237 
462 
164 
369 
139 
22 
296 
2007 
63 
265 
483 
211 
404 
150 
41 
300 
$1,000, 2012 
476 
4,197 
7,278 
1,435 
6,821 
3,022 
72 
2,034 
2007 
276 
3,001 
4,380 
697 
4,558 
1,590 
107 
1,378 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
39 
214 
372 
169 
361 
110 
18 
203 
2007 
31 
199 
335 
161 
332 
106 
20 
173 
$1,000, 2012 
191 
2,997 
3,989 
721 
8,920 
754 
10 
453 
2007 
72 
3,179 
3,052 
340 
5,700 
379 
16 
414 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
51 
212 
405 
158 
319 
124 
29 
265 
2007 
49 
208 
373 
159 
301 
122 
41 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
378 
3,518 
4,954 
1,479 
4,566 
1,837 
34 
1,619 
2007 
172 
4,324 
3,766 
2,192 
2,753 
625 
29 
673 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
54 
121 
269 
104 
145 
85 
21 
192 
2007 
38 
137 
246 
93 
156 
89 
18 
208 
$1,000, 2012 
165 
2,688 
3,756 
213 
2,582 
2,161 
40 
939 
2007 
115 
9,101 
3,236 
285 
2,174 
1,274 
106 
1,166 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
23 
37 
123 
28 
69 
44 
11 
113 
2007 
18 
53 
112 
35 
71 
47 
11 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
60 
285 
2,103 
64 
1,088 
356 
29 
626 
2007 
77 
740 
1,019 
89 
859 
266 
54 
746 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
36 
99 
182 
85 
103 
50 
12 
99 
2007 
22 
100 
165 
75 
112 
52 
12 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
105 
2,403 
1,653 
149 
1,494 
1,804 
11 
313 
2007 
38 
8,361 
2,217 
196 
1,315 
1,008 
52 
420 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
93 
311 
538 
338 
262 
159 
57 
433 
2007 
84 
289 
499 
312 
255 
159 
51 
386 
$1,000, 2012 
814 
11,912 
24,692 
2,883 
18,214 
9,174 
165 
10,664 
2007 
627 
18,466 
20,951 
2,349 
13,034 
5,477 
192 
6,112 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
147 
497 
883 
509 
593 
259 
105 
708 
2007 
138 
512 
920 
570 
638 
317 
101 
786 
$1,000, 2012 
643 
3,802 
5,242 
1,519 
5,824 
2,792 
181 
2,840 
2007 
326 
4,313 
4,722 
1,888 
5,220 
1,731 
222 
1,962 
Utilities farms, 2012 
92 
355 
560 
359 
430 
184 
74 
453 
2007 
77 
261 
433 
259 
371 
152 
59 
332 
$1,000, 2012 
171 
1,914 
2,421 
973 
2,275 
1,112 
83 
1,025 
2007 
129 
1,872 
2,279 
864 
2,085 
711 
72 
852 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
114 
395 
726 
415 
498 
220 
88 
560 
2007 
132 
478 
843 
522 
587 
295 
95 
726 
$1,000, 2012 
494 
4,159 
6,759 
2,123 
7,186 
3,017 
251 
2,821 
2007 
532 
5,353 
5,543 
2,264 
5,808 
2,397 
260 
3,751 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
20 
176 
217 
210 
225 
63 
21 
150 
2007 
23 
137 
158 
144 
214 
68 
24 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
260 
11,403 
12,586 
7,532 
17,627 
3,664 
175 
3,476 
2007 
191 
11,419 
11,487 
5,173 
16,490 
2,970 
147 
2,687 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
6 
41 
62 
62 
57 
22 
5 
48 
2007 
3 
43 
58 
46 
64 
13 
4 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
42 
491 
3,339 
507 
2,940 
201 
(D) 
113 
2007 
(D) 
1,515 
676 
376 
2,061 
86 
(D) 
216 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
22 
109 
229 
52 
158 
43 
10 
153 
2007 
22 
83 
157 
24 
148 
35 
9 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
80 
1,162 
1,916 
216 
2,396 
843 
25 
814 
2007 
87 
1,192 
2,529 
122 
1,169 
312 
46 
615 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
42 
104 
223 
61 
172 
88 
29 
153 
2007 
19 
93 
187 
55 
135 
72 
17 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
341 
1,573 
4,716 
619 
5,387 
1,714 
107 
1,498 
2007 
123 
1,447 
2,574 
636 
2,888 
535 
27 
608 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
6 
41 
59 
30 
59 
22 
2 
45 
2007 
5 
26 
47 
19 
64 
13 
2 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
120 
360 
859 
193 
461 
257 
(D) 
130 
2007 
(D) 
240 
201 
89 
561 
143 
(D) 
121 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
62 
202 
335 
170 
253 
107 
32 
241 
2007 
44 
167 
261 
121 
209 
100 
29 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
565 
3,056 
4,008 
1,949 
3,865 
1,611 
238 
2,285 
2007 
382 
3,100 
4,542 
1,655 
2,986 
1,391 
184 
1,941 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
47 
177 
268 
122 
208 
82 
27 
189 
2007 
37 
136 
208 
102 
180 
88 
19 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
391 
2,016 
3,213 
1,507 
2,719 
1,048 
195 
1,758 
2007 
250 
1,687 
3,208 
1,359 
2,006 
1,009 
147 
1,447 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
32 
94 
194 
108 
118 
57 
17 
146 
2007 
21 
100 
150 
86 
108 
50 
19 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
174 
1,040 
795 
442 
1,146 
564 
43 
527 
2007 
132 
1,414 
1,334 
296 
979 
382 
36 
494 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
150 
500 
904 
501 
595 
272 
109 
723 
2007 
136 
497 
901 
534 
609 
305 
96 
783 
$1,000, 2012 
341 
2,013 
3,259 
2,168 
2,864 
1,030 
259 
2,072 
2007 
271 
2,139 
2,992 
2,421 
2,520 
933 
210 
1,744 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
74 
299 
501 
321 
318 
151 
52 
346 
2007 
58 
291 
450 
273 
344 
154 
60 
305 
$1,000, 2012 
444 
7,552 
6,835 
2,242 
5,580 
2,897 
82 
4,823 
2007 
184 
9,154 
7,166 
2,334 
3,828 
2,190 
197 
2,750 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
71 
218 
399 
181 
294 
126 
31 
324 
2007 
53 
233 
388 
216 
312 
108 
49 
280 
$1,000, 2012 
872 
5,189 
8,451 
2,530 
11,607 
3,249 
276 
3,941 
2007 
802 
6,814 
8,794 
2,386 
8,015 
3,275 
394 
4,318 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
