Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Edgar 
Edwards 
Effingham 
Fayette 
Ford 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallatin 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
673 
365 
1,302 
1,240 
546 
711 
970 
203 
2007 
670 
365 
1,150 
1,132 
524 
785 
1,005 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
170,838 
35,707 
156,300 
100,841 
153,454 
64,983 
173,792 
70,673 
2007 
113,146 
24,650 
90,305 
71,032 
80,466 
46,760 
99,109 
55,048 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
253,846 
97,829 
120,046 
81,324 
281,051 
91,397 
179,167 
348,141 
2007 
168,875 
67,535 
78,526 
62,749 
153,560 
59,566 
98,616 
262,133 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
472 
180 
817 
669 
411 
311 
628 
153 
2007 
498 
208 
778 
681 
402 
395 
667 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
31,253 
8,128 
23,124 
22,676 
27,596 
15,167 
26,534 
16,621 
2007 
21,168 
5,439 
12,011 
14,120 
14,390 
8,091 
18,870 
1 1 ,247 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
482 
175 
775 
634 
411 
293 
626 
148 
2007 
444 
170 
590 
547 
380 
285 
609 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
12,129 
3,509 
9,657 
9,040 
12,536 
9,052 
13,384 
7,862 
2007 
10,452 
2,681 
5,045 
6,402 
7,367 
4,446 
8,994 
5,379 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
467 
159 
767 
584 
405 
265 
620 
149 
2007 
458 
162 
643 
543 
370 
269 
600 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
25,459 
5,764 
16,057 
15,293 
24,672 
7,181 
19,269 
11,211 
2007 
13,483 
2,995 
7,157 
9,075 
10,349 
5,620 
1 1 ,624 
6,968 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
75 
57 
315 
186 
71 
110 
197 
16 
2007 
73 
35 
211 
159 
49 
103 
185 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
1,054 
437 
14,267 
2,824 
4,126 
1,125 
24,322 
124 
2007 
1,499 
574 
11,971 
2,578 
4,489 
2,496 
6,701 
799 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
50 
30 
126 
98 
26 
64 
121 
12 
2007 
39 
19 
91 
98 
19 
56 
114 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
465 
243 
1,508 
599 
395 
419 
3,578 
105 
2007 
1,020 
161 
885 
462 
133 
257 
1,105 
69 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
42 
33 
214 
113 
48 
70 
107 
6 
2007 
39 
19 
150 
88 
31 
60 
103 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
588 
194 
12,759 
2,225 
3,731 
706 
20,744 
19 
2007 
479 
413 
1 1 ,086 
2,116 
4,356 
2,239 
5,596 
730 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
156 
115 
570 
437 
98 
239 
358 
49 
2007 
189 
80 
425 
364 
93 
204 
398 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
2,631 
38,649 
7,092 
16,649 
8,461 
23,585 
(D) 
2007 
9,709 
1,280 
17,942 
3,984 
5,383 
4,048 
6,137 
1,023 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
630 
314 
1,192 
1,110 
472 
657 
886 
186 
2007 
665 
358 
1,134 
1,108 
513 
756 
984 
198 
$1,000, 2012 
9,038 
2,497 
8,150 
7,325 
7,737 
3,468 
7,712 
5,567 
2007 
7,156 
2,015 
5,172 
4,884 
4,762 
3,640 
6,621 
3,815 
Utilities farms, 2012 
493 
163 
853 
693 
374 
394 
619 
144 
2007 
366 
125 
551 
498 
304 
249 
521 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
495 
2,812 
1,802 
1,815 
1,095 
2,165 
(D) 
2007 
1,477 
453 
1,627 
1,754 
1,045 
622 
1,378 
790 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
552 
240 
1,004 
899 
434 
523 
743 
171 
2007 
612 
329 
1,068 
1,009 
473 
696 
927 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
8,727 
2,959 
9,376 
6,145 
7,722 
3,341 
9,425 
4,288 
2007 
7,318 
2,505 
6,348 
5,672 
4,889 
3,488 
6,597 
3,465 
Flired farm labor farms, 2012 
208 
48 
269 
244 
175 
113 
197 
71 
2007 
152 
44 
176 
182 
145 
111 
182 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
6,343 
1,169 
4,416 
4,833 
4,966 
2,343 
4,462 
4,425 
2007 
3,978 
(D) 
2,984 
3,731 
2,938 
1,503 
1,994 
4,219 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
33 
22 
29 
43 
13 
54 
45 
15 
2007 
38 
18 
28 
26 
26 
22 
42 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
382 
86 
148 
291 
108 
348 
350 
74 
2007 
130 
46 
78 
220 
128 
271 
118 
106 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
164 
65 
225 
211 
149 
124 
262 
59 
2007 
175 
31 
164 
141 
127 
98 
222 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
1,552 
383 
1,159 
1,359 
1,614 
554 
1,609 
2,030 
2007 
1,182 
74 
727 
687 
1,242 
1,073 
1,294 
827 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
264 
90 
427 
258 
241 
109 
299 
80 
2007 
255 
72 
310 
218 
211 
126 
285 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
31,267 
3,406 
1 1 ,780 
7,628 
24,636 
5,098 
19,260 
7,354 
2007 
17,661 
2,444 
8,037 
5,202 
11,691 
4,741 
12,515 
7,801 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
62 
15 
84 
77 
53 
31 
72 
24 
2007 
45 
10 
58 
38 
45 
27 
68 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
2,673 
135 
1,169 
923 
1,456 
262 
1,158 
840 
2007 
1,539 
127 
322 
312 
720 
218 
857 
549 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
348 
128 
510 
559 
270 
284 
484 
93 
2007 
287 
115 
356 
383 
249 
218 
417 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
7,675 
1,201 
5,101 
4,718 
5,031 
3,022 
9,999 
2,883 
2007 
6,155 
(D) 
3,670 
4,520 
4,042 
2,424 
7,096 
4,298 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
261 
95 
418 
457 
174 
239 
390 
66 
2007 
210 
95 
260 
321 
156 
168 
355 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
4,670 
694 
3,637 
3,466 
3,434 
2,050 
6,886 
1,803 
2007 
3,348 
516 
2,405 
2,989 
2,333 
1,396 
5,040 
2,649 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
226 
88 
259 
326 
197 
103 
301 
60 
2007 
201 
78 
238 
236 
189 
154 
233 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
3,006 
507 
1,464 
1,252 
1,597 
971 
3,113 
1,080 
2007 
2,807 
(D) 
1,264 
1,531 
1,710 
1,027 
2,056 
1,649 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
621 
347 
1,246 
1,198 
465 
691 
890 
183 
2007 
574 
338 
1,019 
1,059 
426 
718 
916 
202 
$1,000, 2012 
3,362 
769 
2,936 
2,824 
2,784 
1,161 
4,172 
1,581 
2007 
3,302 
697 
2,137 
2,170 
1,719 
1,186 
3,584 
754 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
410 
169 
698 
534 
390 
316 
522 
113 
2007 
439 
152 
571 
511 
359 
279 
525 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
14,562 
2,139 
7,498 
6,068 
10,007 
3,306 
6,384 
3,291 
2007 
6,938 
1,413 
5,078 
5,721 
5,311 
2,894 
4,729 
3,007 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
406 
140 
628 
582 
337 
338 
532 
132 
2007 
381 
144 
502 
522 
304 
297 
511 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
19,611 
4,336 
12,790 
13,542 
14,431 
6,455 
13,323 
8,154 
2007 
12,258 
2,759 
9,874 
8,783 
7,774 
6,532 
11,265 
6,205 
--continued 
276 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
