Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kendall 
Knox 
Lake 
La Salle 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Livingston 
Logan 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
364 
856 
349 
1,583 
379 
835 
1,349 
779 
2007 
424 
904 
396 
1,622 
421 
898 
1,319 
710 
$1,000, 2012 
84,277 
195,400 
40,006 
319,499 
89,129 
249,205 
318,997 
182,352 
2007 
68,418 
140,088 
28,938 
219,041 
64,241 
155,023 
201,233 
105,359 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
231,530 
228,272 
114,629 
201,831 
235,168 
298,449 
236,469 
234,085 
2007 
161,364 
154,964 
73,077 
135,044 
152,592 
172,631 
152,565 
148,394 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
282 
513 
127 
1,156 
239 
615 
1,077 
518 
2007 
297 
529 
177 
1,291 
260 
666 
1,060 
506 
$1,000, 2012 
12,881 
28,382 
2,337 
60,733 
14,433 
46,043 
58,481 
33,154 
2007 
10,308 
18,717 
1,313 
41,660 
10,650 
28,647 
35,894 
19,876 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
283 
524 
147 
1,186 
237 
622 
1,094 
519 
2007 
269 
507 
129 
1,168 
206 
614 
1,005 
465 
$1,000, 2012 
5,744 
16,037 
962 
30,086 
5,312 
18,936 
24,010 
17,574 
2007 
5,254 
9,999 
848 
22,635 
4,808 
13,805 
18,374 
1 1 ,697 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
270 
499 
128 
1,170 
235 
601 
1,101 
530 
2007 
287 
506 
148 
1,181 
210 
618 
986 
475 
$1,000, 2012 
10,221 
23,647 
3,513 
46,661 
1 1 ,433 
29,191 
47,971 
25,046 
2007 
8,025 
14,629 
3,595 
27,533 
6,758 
16,170 
24,433 
12,789 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
67 
198 
89 
220 
53 
143 
179 
98 
2007 
43 
198 
84 
176 
43 
123 
171 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
5,482 
11,331 
914 
15,474 
6,014 
11,638 
15,493 
4,495 
2007 
1,005 
9,023 
451 
9,634 
4,949 
6,842 
10,898 
4,008 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
27 
115 
27 
126 
22 
57 
84 
65 
2007 
9 
134 
37 
101 
15 
61 
94 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
280 
1,943 
341 
840 
94 
873 
3,184 
224 
2007 
50 
1,360 
237 
1,170 
119 
1,270 
1,620 
168 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
44 
108 
75 
127 
35 
93 
120 
57 
2007 
38 
98 
55 
88 
33 
82 
95 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
5,202 
9,388 
573 
14,634 
5,920 
10,764 
12,309 
4,271 
2007 
955 
7,664 
214 
8,464 
4,830 
5,571 
9,278 
3,840 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
105 
369 
200 
350 
87 
221 
287 
182 
2007 
99 
345 
179 
348 
94 
192 
255 
160 
$1,000, 2012 
3,643 
25,457 
5,347 
6,168 
15,275 
21,109 
37,508 
13,196 
2007 
3,559 
13,552 
2,336 
4,078 
10,528 
5,176 
18,579 
7,737 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
336 
774 
322 
1,424 
343 
755 
1,217 
675 
2007 
422 
881 
384 
1,580 
406 
880 
1,296 
693 
$1,000, 2012 
4,567 
9,222 
1,650 
16,033 
5,696 
14,879 
14,964 
8,409 
2007 
4,466 
7,780 
1,662 
13,306 
4,366 
9,185 
12,135 
6,107 
Utilities farms, 2012 
271 
545 
207 
1,135 
224 
609 
966 
520 
2007 
239 
488 
171 
929 
171 
537 
740 
380 
$1,000, 2012 
1,280 
3,267 
1,222 
3,916 
1,219 
3,123 
4,211 
1,909 
2007 
1,093 
2,245 
1,074 
2,456 
847 
1,918 
3,099 
1,412 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
315 
681 
274 
1,253 
288 
680 
1,093 
589 
2007 
405 
823 
354 
1,459 
366 
804 
1,175 
644 
$1,000, 2012 
5,307 
9,568 
2,608 
20,404 
5,656 
12,687 
17,011 
9,061 
2007 
4,145 
8,395 
2,239 
14,120 
4,251 
8,377 
12,380 
5,614 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
127 
246 
127 
526 
99 
271 
459 
264 
2007 
111 
223 
122 
402 
85 
242 
371 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
6,687 
8,989 
1 1 ,525 
10,794 
3,256 
6,061 
8,843 
6,187 
2007 
6,654 
8,112 
7,532 
5,376 
2,000 
3,796 
5,866 
3,675 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
19 
45 
23 
70 
36 
33 
51 
34 
2007 
23 
39 
34 
69 
23 
40 
41 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
301 
820 
168 
449 
462 
176 
330 
730 
2007 
188 
247 
380 
340 
194 
129 
265 
110 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
97 
266 
44 
483 
91 
249 
375 
186 
2007 
89 
250 
56 
455 
56 
241 
346 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
1,093 
3,020 
464 
5,114 
1,776 
3,349 
3,082 
2,812 
2007 
1,104 
2,485 
401 
2,474 
1,041 
2,265 
2,290 
844 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
171 
287 
92 
735 
120 
419 
591 
291 
2007 
167 
314 
81 
707 
131 
429 
519 
249 
$1,000, 2012 
16,086 
32,814 
1,646 
60,747 
7,965 
46,098 
51,592 
37,256 
2007 
12,234 
22,512 
1,400 
40,272 
5,404 
31,533 
25,982 
16,051 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
43 
76 
35 
159 
37 
57 
123 
59 
2007 
18 
68 
30 
169 
36 
74 
123 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
412 
1,291 
249 
2,610 
469 
1,401 
2,276 
1,324 
2007 
233 
1,308 
100 
1,647 
467 
687 
1,468 
592 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
157 
435 
78 
754 
193 
444 
672 
399 
2007 
169 
374 
72 
709 
159 
436 
643 
328 
$1,000, 2012 
2,755 
7,565 
1,395 
12,399 
4,056 
9,884 
10,936 
5,522 
2007 
3,386 
8,029 
945 
13,494 
4,059 
12,085 
10,643 
5,027 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
91 
344 
66 
525 
154 
308 
498 
258 
2007 
107 
287 
51 
496 
134 
270 
467 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
1,641 
5,374 
1,287 
7,553 
3,222 
6,637 
7,142 
2,795 
2007 
2,259 
4,511 
471 
6,742 
2,662 
7,394 
6,579 
2,455 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
112 
222 
29 
490 
122 
289 
419 
254 
2007 
113 
256 
51 
487 
73 
321 
423 
235 
$1,000, 2012 
1,114 
2,192 
108 
4,846 
834 
3,248 
3,794 
2,727 
2007 
1,127 
3,518 
474 
6,753 
1,398 
4,691 
4,065 
2,573 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
307 
793 
298 
1,373 
359 
712 
1,214 
688 
2007 
337 
831 
330 
1,369 
396 
754 
1,165 
597 
$1,000, 2012 
2,157 
4,308 
2,664 
8,011 
1,280 
5,402 
7,087 
3,474 
2007 
1,841 
3,648 
1,633 
6,042 
1,411 
3,753 
5,454 
2,451 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
243 
556 
216 
1,055 
206 
568 
926 
480 
2007 
269 
515 
201 
1,077 
208 
586 
958 
441 
$1,000, 2012 
5,661 
9,681 
3,341 
19,898 
4,827 
19,228 
15,203 
12,204 
2007 
4,922 
9,407 
3,026 
13,973 
2,508 
10,655 
13,474 
7,370 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
220 
533 
152 
990 
196 
565 
916 
476 
2007 
271 
484 
169 
972 
192 
518 
804 
409 
$1,000, 2012 
7,396 
16,632 
2,713 
35,086 
9,407 
27,342 
38,742 
18,775 
2007 
5,782 
14,034 
1,993 
22,420 
6,326 
14,891 
22,389 
9,972 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 279 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
