Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oscoda 
Otsego 
Ottawa 
Presque Isle 
Roscommon 
Saginaw 
St. Clair 
St. Joseph 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
180 
1,363 
323 
58 
1,318 
1,049 
967 
2007 
182 
1,451 
289 
54 
1,533 
1,072 
1,033 
$1,000, 2012 
6,127 
440,082 
18,313 
806 
156,050 
74,112 
192,982 
2007 
4,769 
4,698 
295,168 
11,940 
590 
105,180 
48,926 
108,359 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
43,054 
34,036 
322,878 
56,697 
13,896 
118,399 
70,650 
199,568 
2007 
35,068 
25,815 
203,424 
41,315 
10,923 
68,611 
45,640 
104,898 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
49 
80 
809 
149 
12 
795 
543 
568 
2007 
63 
96 
863 
167 
22 
986 
542 
550 
$1,000, 2012 
323 
701 
20,976 
2,683 
23 
34,144 
13,469 
28,918 
2007 
250 
417 
9,437 
1,246 
21 
20,061 
7,378 
15,118 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
38 
69 
767 
146 
15 
809 
552 
505 
2007 
28 
58 
706 
115 
8 
793 
419 
439 
$1,000, 2012 
55 
300 
22,360 
986 
5 
13,398 
4,739 
16,888 
2007 
21 
106 
10,776 
711 
5 
7,861 
2,748 
7,350 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
53 
77 
712 
156 
13 
770 
572 
489 
2007 
46 
68 
651 
138 
12 
809 
487 
415 
$1,000, 2012 
175 
273 
32,586 
2,004 
27 
22,056 
10,601 
13,021 
2007 
120 
160 
21,588 
1,090 
35 
13,037 
5,732 
8,104 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
72 
58 
363 
78 
10 
167 
203 
264 
2007 
51 
47 
363 
55 
10 
171 
173 
237 
$1,000, 2012 
923 
229 
19,021 
270 
26 
1,779 
1,375 
6,351 
2007 
653 
410 
17,017 
219 
54 
1,831 
917 
5,524 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
24 
25 
143 
35 
7 
51 
78 
78 
2007 
22 
12 
117 
20 
6 
47 
72 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
330 
159 
2,835 
133 
(D) 
154 
333 
1,426 
2007 
(D) 
29 
751 
26 
25 
332 
203 
1,338 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
61 
41 
273 
54 
3 
125 
143 
225 
2007 
46 
36 
288 
41 
7 
143 
126 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
593 
71 
16,186 
136 
(D) 
1,625 
1,042 
4,925 
2007 
(D) 
381 
16,267 
193 
29 
1,499 
714 
4,186 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
112 
109 
636 
162 
40 
298 
497 
491 
2007 
96 
88 
625 
115 
30 
325 
443 
422 
$1,000, 2012 
1,821 
765 
133,627 
1,318 
112 
7,336 
3,955 
19,463 
2007 
1,454 
737 
63,450 
999 
111 
3,682 
2,366 
1 1 ,427 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
133 
174 
1,311 
312 
58 
1,256 
1,028 
902 
2007 
123 
176 
1,419 
284 
53 
1,493 
1,065 
992 
$1,000, 2012 
399 
548 
16,149 
1,650 
123 
10,859 
5,348 
10,444 
2007 
299 
490 
12,422 
1,434 
78 
8,146 
4,294 
7,492 
Utilities farms, 2012 
84 
116 
995 
226 
37 
894 
703 
564 
2007 
65 
78 
837 
157 
28 
729 
537 
473 
$1,000, 2012 
163 
285 
10,329 
579 
38 
2,976 
1,679 
5,845 
2007 
145 
141 
6,835 
378 
30 
1,886 
1,306 
3,751 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
113 
146 
1,177 
258 
46 
1,111 
893 
724 
2007 
109 
166 
1,308 
260 
48 
1,384 
984 
883 
$1,000, 2012 
513 
617 
21,479 
1,595 
110 
13,027 
6,887 
13,587 
2007 
415 
575 
21,731 
1,512 
70 
9,298 
5,505 
7,971 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
41 
26 
465 
71 
10 
374 
254 
213 
2007 
18 
26 
471 
57 
7 
271 
179 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
345 
714 
71,147 
2,310 
(D) 
8,812 
4,833 
13,289 
2007 
220 
377 
69,126 
1,370 
(D) 
7,023 
3,942 
7,277 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
3 
13 
155 
20 
5 
74 
69 
78 
2007 
4 
8 
161 
12 
2 
91 
35 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
2 
(D) 
7,500 
137 
30 
653 
514 
1,435 
2007 
24 
(D) 
3,634 
70 
(D) 
341 
935 
568 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
44 
22 
315 
70 
1 
240 
201 
309 
2007 
35 
7 
255 
47 
- 
225 
150 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
141 
83 
4,450 
428 
(D) 
1,627 
1,545 
10,501 
2007 
90 
(D) 
2,637 
163 
985 
762 
2,029 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
29 
25 
415 
95 
8 
375 
353 
300 
2007 
28 
24 
377 
65 
1 
406 
261 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
337 
395 
12,551 
1,827 
(D) 
18,239 
5,620 
20,311 
2007 
139 
148 
6,848 
679 
(D) 
10,779 
3,232 
12,819 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
5 
3 
105 
12 
2 
98 
49 
95 
2007 
4 
4 
96 
9 
- 
101 
36 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
25 
(D) 
2,056 
97 
(D) 
964 
1,089 
1,881 
2007 
32 
34 
1,786 
18 
781 
370 
1,101 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
80 
55 
514 
112 
14 
614 
348 
448 
2007 
48 
49 
442 
71 
9 
473 
292 
365 
$1,000, 2012 
458 
374 
10,362 
732 
102 
7,137 
4,294 
9,208 
2007 
334 
319 
12,327 
640 
15 
5,928 
3,769 
7,691 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
68 
38 
418 
93 
13 
512 
284 
369 
2007 
42 
42 
351 
55 
7 
383 
234 
306 
$1,000, 2012 
357 
265 
7,238 
552 
(D) 
5,213 
3,092 
5,975 
2007 
279 
229 
10,347 
415 
(D) 
3,694 
2,473 
4,533 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
40 
37 
260 
51 
1 
301 
210 
253 
2007 
23 
25 
242 
41 
2 
318 
176 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
100 
110 
3,125 
180 
(D) 
1,924 
1,202 
3,232 
2007 
55 
90 
1,981 
225 
(D) 
2,234 
1,296 
3,157 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
144 
178 
1,286 
317 
57 
1,275 
1,016 
923 
2007 
133 
173 
1,368 
281 
49 
1,423 
1,019 
965 
$1,000, 2012 
363 
527 
7,069 
862 
136 
5,983 
3,948 
6,109 
2007 
265 
444 
6,327 
749 
90 
5,238 
3,127 
3,586 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
75 
89 
815 
158 
20 
676 
508 
517 
2007 
69 
68 
836 
131 
22 
734 
489 
490 
$1,000, 2012 
200 
276 
48,420 
836 
41 
7,060 
4,216 
15,732 
2007 
309 
249 
29,226 
663 
67 
8,305 
2,544 
6,551 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
61 
81 
752 
146 
15 
728 
478 
480 
2007 
49 
79 
728 
118 
13 
756 
448 
479 
$1,000, 2012 
607 
988 
30,287 
1,783 
126 
21,227 
10,445 
18,191 
2007 
517 
791 
22,793 
1,873 
105 
13,414 
6,964 
1 1 ,904 
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282 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
