Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sanilac 
Schoolcraft 
Shiawassee 
Tuscola 
Van Buren 
Washtenaw 
Wayne 
Wexford 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,467 
65 
1,033 
1,322 
1,113 
1,236 
287 
357 
2007 
1,535 
66 
1,082 
1,372 
1,232 
1,300 
313 
371 
$1,000, 2012 
304,400 
2,310 
101,056 
191,800 
162,152 
91,257 
27,405 
10,965 
2007 
172,851 
2,658 
70,706 
126,355 
129,967 
70,430 
25,842 
8,690 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
207,498 
35,544 
97,827 
145,083 
145,689 
73,833 
95,489 
30,714 
2007 
112,606 
40,269 
65,348 
92,096 
105,493 
54,177 
82,562 
23,424 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
900 
30 
560 
743 
631 
586 
155 
140 
2007 
898 
33 
637 
764 
778 
652 
153 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
45,394 
91 
18,705 
33,514 
15,095 
11,984 
1,120 
675 
2007 
24,776 
284 
10,474 
20,841 
8,427 
8,413 
1,390 
537 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
875 
29 
581 
703 
634 
586 
135 
131 
2007 
766 
25 
520 
625 
682 
533 
112 
94 
$1,000, 2012 
17,136 
42 
6,086 
13,296 
11,043 
5,573 
475 
377 
2007 
8,823 
72 
4,211 
7,744 
8,206 
3,764 
500 
130 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
921 
30 
570 
706 
437 
601 
152 
119 
2007 
796 
25 
564 
653 
459 
558 
150 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
27,400 
192 
11,950 
19,394 
9,835 
9,833 
5,336 
522 
2007 
12,177 
119 
6,990 
12,118 
7,616 
7,617 
3,967 
350 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
327 
19 
241 
269 
190 
303 
53 
74 
2007 
353 
19 
242 
272 
158 
262 
52 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
10,626 
45 
1,255 
6,756 
1,915 
4,201 
203 
483 
2007 
14,167 
17 
1,611 
6,366 
4,931 
3,128 
141 
957 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
172 
12 
83 
91 
84 
102 
10 
35 
2007 
163 
11 
98 
95 
65 
95 
18 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
4,651 
36 
638 
1,641 
341 
402 
13 
244 
2007 
5,147 
13 
895 
1,321 
559 
246 
42 
87 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
215 
7 
184 
219 
126 
227 
51 
52 
2007 
250 
11 
188 
205 
119 
209 
41 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
5,975 
9 
617 
5,115 
1,574 
3,799 
189 
239 
2007 
9,020 
4 
716 
5,044 
4,372 
2,881 
99 
870 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
597 
33 
446 
512 
386 
695 
124 
185 
2007 
551 
34 
423 
492 
362 
604 
118 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
55,921 
297 
11,369 
17,269 
17,533 
8,170 
1,171 
1,867 
2007 
23,876 
302 
7,695 
10,123 
9,680 
5,812 
916 
1,200 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,411 
63 
995 
1,262 
1,048 
1,192 
272 
336 
2007 
1,495 
64 
1,075 
1,336 
1,195 
1,272 
307 
361 
$1,000, 2012 
20,894 
135 
7,059 
12,248 
11,803 
6,262 
1,882 
1,043 
2007 
12,362 
189 
5,056 
8,403 
7,754 
5,176 
1,580 
716 
Utilities farms, 2012 
1,074 
46 
702 
879 
686 
805 
189 
190 
2007 
824 
39 
541 
673 
650 
634 
148 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
6,451 
88 
2,269 
3,745 
4,038 
2,144 
935 
374 
2007 
3,204 
51 
1,570 
2,268 
3,147 
1,880 
1,411 
212 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
1,234 
52 
864 
1,076 
903 
1,041 
234 
264 
2007 
1,389 
61 
990 
1,242 
1,104 
1,163 
274 
337 
$1,000, 2012 
24,019 
173 
10,175 
14,988 
10,059 
6,508 
1,561 
927 
2007 
15,416 
215 
7,269 
9,864 
11,042 
6,088 
2,492 
903 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
455 
15 
212 
338 
418 
310 
87 
73 
2007 
322 
13 
179 
303 
382 
250 
86 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
22,176 
386 
6,671 
11,457 
32,899 
9,575 
9,328 
1,574 
2007 
12,838 
472 
5,604 
8,462 
32,156 
7,207 
7,892 
799 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
107 
5 
69 
66 
183 
84 
24 
19 
2007 
80 
6 
57 
75 
184 
61 
17 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
1,716 
(D) 
502 
967 
3,973 
787 
220 
243 
2007 
706 
(D) 
259 
448 
1,690 
609 
221 
145 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
444 
6 
197 
247 
202 
184 
24 
41 
2007 
299 
2 
143 
191 
174 
176 
31 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
7,000 
(D) 
969 
3,080 
3,206 
1,087 
140 
126 
2007 
3,311 
(D) 
1,303 
1,784 
2,172 
858 
106 
72 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
580 
11 
295 
423 
205 
344 
69 
52 
2007 
490 
17 
270 
402 
185 
289 
62 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
24,426 
(D) 
7,019 
25,038 
16,607 
6,194 
548 
527 
2007 
12,220 
104 
4,497 
15,657 
8,173 
4,235 
826 
367 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
149 
4 
65 
179 
112 
73 
14 
22 
2007 
100 
3 
61 
150 
98 
58 
10 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
2,965 
(D) 
743 
2,718 
2,833 
618 
65 
35 
2007 
709 
(D) 
657 
1,265 
950 
288 
120 
10 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
763 
22 
430 
529 
353 
450 
82 
89 
2007 
574 
24 
398 
459 
354 
345 
62 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
15,287 
144 
5,472 
7,867 
6,880 
4,556 
980 
562 
2007 
10,171 
244 
4,417 
7,583 
5,659 
3,963 
709 
958 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
620 
20 
334 
412 
288 
340 
72 
67 
2007 
464 
19 
333 
359 
287 
282 
38 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
10,854 
(D) 
3,757 
5,499 
4,219 
3,482 
860 
452 
2007 
7,056 
214 
3,327 
4,850 
3,604 
3,244 
368 
627 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
492 
8 
258 
324 
189 
261 
35 
56 
2007 
377 
12 
240 
303 
194 
165 
47 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
4,432 
(D) 
1,715 
2,369 
2,662 
1,073 
120 
110 
2007 
3,115 
30 
1,090 
2,733 
2,055 
719 
341 
331 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,415 
62 
991 
1,261 
1,069 
1,174 
256 
357 
2007 
1,438 
63 
1,008 
1,269 
1,170 
1,195 
275 
355 
$1,000, 2012 
7,350 
111 
4,220 
6,472 
4,469 
6,580 
1,208 
974 
2007 
5,548 
179 
3,539 
5,541 
4,292 
6,094 
943 
795 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
864 
32 
555 
688 
548 
710 
145 
157 
2007 
815 
35 
603 
697 
607 
682 
155 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
15,638 
202 
6,593 
12,991 
9,963 
7,186 
2,233 
658 
2007 
12,549 
305 
5,554 
7,887 
14,074 
5,298 
2,627 
540 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
872 
27 
563 
675 
507 
606 
103 
134 
2007 
853 
31 
587 
682 
569 
608 
154 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
36,909 
253 
12,733 
24,673 
18,659 
8,637 
1,393 
1,123 
2007 
25,775 
250 
10,009 
15,466 
15,044 
8,373 
2,543 
1,410 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 283 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
