Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Illinois 
Adams 
Alexander 
Bond 
Boone 
Brown 
Bureau 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
75,087 
1,298 
144 
661 
479 
413 
1,056 
2007 
76,860 
1,295 
143 
673 
540 
422 
1,189 
$1,000, 2012 
13,459,269 
153,055 
17,389 
77,493 
86,019 
41,616 
303,976 
2007 
9,045,080 
111,421 
8,307 
57,778 
65,702 
28,389 
234,989 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1 79,249 
117,916 
120,754 
117,236 
179,580 
100,766 
287,856 
2007 
117,683 
86,039 
58,088 
85,851 
121,671 
67,272 
197,636 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
46,234 
824 
65 
387 
298 
204 
772 
2007 
49,671 
844 
83 
435 
312 
236 
865 
$1,000, 2012 
2,405,662 
25,828 
3,257 
15,211 
13,142 
6,828 
49,903 
2007 
1,480,395 
16,258 
1,466 
12,772 
7,584 
4,831 
36,240 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
46,445 
808 
77 
375 
311 
201 
788 
2007 
43,618 
702 
80 
360 
285 
208 
794 
$1,000, 2012 
1,094,846 
10,397 
2,913 
6,646 
6,213 
3,952 
23,571 
2007 
731,968 
7,120 
982 
5,694 
4,119 
3,015 
16,450 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
45,073 
825 
72 
368 
299 
207 
770 
2007 
43,539 
763 
73 
361 
281 
202 
778 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,769,348 
18,816 
2,872 
10,209 
10,012 
5,246 
34,745 
2007 
1,001,039 
9,962 
1,226 
6,364 
6,570 
3,017 
19,996 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,350 
299 
16 
103 
114 
61 
143 
2007 
1 1 ,350 
233 
11 
137 
128 
58 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
689,855 
11,751 
45 
1,145 
887 
1,148 
10,758 
2007 
588,949 
12,724 
12 
1,045 
1,928 
1,039 
12,107 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,746 
198 
11 
70 
49 
44 
70 
2007 
6,443 
151 
6 
102 
72 
47 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
81,200 
2,319 
39 
371 
195 
471 
883 
2007 
57,009 
1,631 
9 
354 
349 
361 
1,214 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,350 
141 
6 
45 
78 
23 
90 
2007 
6,404 
115 
7 
47 
73 
22 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
608,656 
9,432 
5 
774 
691 
678 
9,875 
2007 
531,940 
11,094 
3 
691 
1,579 
678 
10,892 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
24,338 
571 
50 
254 
244 
106 
241 
2007 
23,374 
491 
54 
228 
249 
125 
304 
$1,000, 2012 
1,246,112 
17,867 
261 
5,690 
3,841 
4,569 
18,959 
2007 
705,155 
16,982 
170 
2,760 
2,495 
1,761 
1 1 ,338 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
68,361 
1,212 
131 
608 
461 
377 
952 
2007 
74,841 
1,270 
135 
653 
533 
405 
1,159 
$1,000, 2012 
736,736 
9,363 
1,200 
4,949 
4,462 
1,835 
16,313 
2007 
562,346 
6,543 
755 
4,420 
4,000 
1,722 
14,143 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
48,102 
837 
91 
442 
353 
225 
739 
2007 
37,566 
616 
55 
312 
311 
154 
680 
$1,000, 2012 
199,753 
2,888 
413 
1,290 
1,416 
730 
4,780 
2007 
141,827 
2,007 
152 
1,067 
1,177 
484 
3,936 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
58,721 
1,052 
116 
523 
401 
296 
872 
2007 
68,871 
1,155 
131 
615 
490 
374 
1,049 
$1,000, 2012 
773,786 
9,673 
1,288 
5,297 
5,631 
2,338 
17,179 
2007 
591,737 
6,793 
880 
4,474 
4,792 
1,919 
15,226 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
20,222 
258 
55 
177 
136 
67 
357 
2007 
16,369 
243 
24 
110 
121 
66 
321 
$1,000, 2012 
594,616 
4,639 
1,123 
2,507 
6,358 
1,781 
25,986 
2007 
483,699 
4,187 
424 
1,590 
7,948 
722 
24,608 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,796 
65 
27 
36 
16 
16 
65 
2007 
3,043 
43 
11 
15 
16 
12 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
37,835 
277 
114 
139 
67 
100 
713 
2007 
20,393 
96 
17 
58 
193 
35 
226 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
18,642 
345 
21 
158 
149 
94 
401 
2007 
15,123 
248 
20 
126 
112 
69 
352 
$1,000, 2012 
205,031 
3,045 
240 
1,107 
1,991 
689 
5,724 
2007 
112,968 
1,364 
214 
660 
1,348 
368 
3,928 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
24,489 
377 
27 
181 
197 
105 
453 
2007 
23,595 
362 
28 
218 
172 
106 
495 
$1,000, 2012 
1,891,268 
17,070 
724 
10,483 
17,084 
5,119 
47,602 
2007 
1,210,803 
9,739 
435 
8,273 
10,197 
3,227 
36,047 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
5,639 
86 
10 
65 
29 
28 
94 
2007 
5,170 
70 
3 
70 
26 
18 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
119,908 
1,141 
371 
699 
714 
360 
4,049 
2007 
70,328 
1,174 
11 
438 
668 
232 
2,560 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
34,206 
611 
56 
332 
208 
174 
548 
2007 
28,707 
483 
41 
268 
201 
150 
515 
$1,000, 2012 
565,142 
8,562 
1,247 
4,855 
4,644 
3,086 
10,391 
2007 
498,091 
7,458 
813 
3,321 
4,614 
2,761 
10,279 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
25,736 
490 
47 
284 
146 
142 
387 
2007 
21,058 
388 
36 
212 
154 
131 
345 
$1,000, 2012 
377,420 
6,401 
1,000 
3,968 
2,880 
2,442 
6,148 
2007 
299,322 
5,177 
594 
2,305 
2,771 
1,970 
5,817 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
20,531 
381 
31 
173 
126 
83 
313 
2007 
19,133 
293 
20 
180 
117 
98 
341 
$1,000, 2012 
187,722 
2,161 
247 
887 
1,764 
644 
4,242 
2007 
198,769 
2,281 
219 
1,017 
1,843 
791 
4,463 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
69,056 
1,224 
143 
619 
417 
399 
928 
2007 
68,109 
1,159 
130 
627 
457 
394 
982 
$1,000, 2012 
321,273 
4,276 
414 
1,887 
2,819 
1,249 
6,470 
2007 
245,586 
3,518 
246 
1,576 
2,351 
1,428 
4,874 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
42,633 
773 
62 
329 
325 
169 
711 
2007 
42,358 
690 
74 
351 
339 
162 
788 
$1,000, 2012 
808,097 
7,461 
907 
5,378 
6,738 
2,584 
26,834 
2007 
599,794 
5,496 
503 
3,266 
5,717 
1,828 
23,032 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
41,378 
722 
59 
365 
262 
181 
656 
2007 
39,068 
693 
58 
372 
290 
172 
635 
$1,000, 2012 
1,405,671 
15,399 
1,295 
9,390 
8,088 
3,763 
28,752 
2007 
937,711 
12,316 
1,031 
6,479 
4,643 
2,661 
19,630 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 273 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
