Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mason 
Massac 
Menard 
Mercer 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Moultrie 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
490 
412 
369 
715 
563 
1,021 
757 
553 
2007 
447 
400 
411 
785 
678 
1,029 
740 
520 
$1,000, 2012 
150,487 
32,755 
66,837 
138,916 
79,642 
190,353 
146,607 
93,438 
2007 
74,606 
16,898 
45,602 
100,248 
50,313 
108,359 
87,626 
53,496 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
307,117 
79,503 
181,129 
194,288 
141,461 
186,438 
193,668 
168,966 
2007 
166,904 
42,245 
110,955 
127,704 
74,208 
105,305 
118,414 
102,878 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
350 
178 
233 
412 
383 
642 
514 
378 
2007 
325 
189 
237 
491 
447 
669 
527 
330 
$1,000, 2012 
33,374 
5,673 
13,885 
23,799 
13,072 
37,270 
28,297 
19,178 
2007 
18,109 
3,282 
9,075 
15,667 
8,318 
19,846 
16,608 
10,467 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
337 
180 
234 
424 
365 
660 
522 
353 
2007 
303 
162 
232 
433 
380 
560 
478 
301 
$1,000, 2012 
14,210 
2,716 
6,744 
1 1 ,574 
5,316 
12,977 
1 1 ,706 
9,072 
2007 
9,227 
1,136 
4,480 
9,124 
2,708 
8,279 
7,924 
4,498 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
355 
149 
217 
393 
328 
625 
517 
360 
2007 
323 
137 
209 
421 
360 
620 
478 
306 
$1,000, 2012 
17,816 
4,726 
11,061 
15,948 
1 1 ,253 
24,781 
20,493 
13,835 
2007 
9,404 
1,975 
6,064 
10,945 
5,295 
13,150 
11,129 
7,554 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
50 
51 
64 
155 
90 
152 
122 
85 
2007 
37 
56 
60 
138 
113 
151 
114 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
6,030 
316 
711 
6,658 
2,110 
7,368 
12,044 
735 
2007 
797 
336 
1,137 
5,130 
1,875 
5,034 
6,140 
300 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
31 
34 
39 
98 
50 
86 
83 
37 
2007 
25 
45 
43 
88 
78 
98 
66 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
209 
288 
195 
1,253 
525 
788 
701 
292 
2007 
108 
261 
284 
844 
484 
827 
378 
73 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
28 
21 
32 
85 
53 
88 
63 
60 
2007 
18 
19 
26 
66 
44 
70 
58 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
5,821 
27 
516 
5,404 
1,584 
6,580 
1 1 ,343 
444 
2007 
689 
75 
853 
4,285 
1,391 
4,207 
5,762 
227 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
93 
149 
132 
274 
217 
306 
251 
211 
2007 
78 
133 
122 
263 
269 
322 
232 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
13,426 
4,124 
1,566 
22,129 
9,179 
23,728 
12,315 
2,745 
2007 
1,588 
1,335 
2,019 
7,151 
6,738 
8,678 
4,886 
1,378 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
453 
381 
317 
672 
513 
959 
703 
489 
2007 
431 
391 
396 
765 
668 
1,013 
724 
501 
$1,000, 2012 
8,545 
2,162 
4,132 
6,023 
5,415 
9,780 
8,470 
5,836 
2007 
5,395 
1,576 
3,025 
6,161 
3,615 
7,105 
6,172 
3,763 
Utilities farms, 2012 
346 
220 
215 
445 
348 
694 
467 
350 
2007 
267 
168 
173 
401 
324 
497 
370 
250 
$1,000, 2012 
3,643 
650 
781 
2,059 
1,512 
2,850 
1,802 
(D) 
2007 
2,274 
394 
568 
1,567 
898 
1,771 
1,358 
618 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
369 
294 
254 
571 
455 
830 
581 
425 
2007 
395 
353 
370 
706 
616 
938 
669 
437 
$1,000, 2012 
9,977 
2,325 
3,302 
6,859 
5,883 
8,675 
7,114 
5,078 
2007 
5,094 
1,774 
2,958 
6,037 
4,095 
7,829 
4,930 
3,245 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
169 
71 
109 
185 
121 
283 
197 
165 
2007 
109 
59 
84 
178 
111 
186 
199 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
4,919 
1,814 
2,669 
3,341 
4,801 
7,497 
4,588 
(D) 
2007 
2,382 
632 
1,825 
2,472 
3,735 
4,293 
3,433 
2,050 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
35 
31 
29 
28 
36 
42 
46 
33 
2007 
12 
20 
26 
13 
21 
35 
41 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
512 
297 
179 
120 
116 
239 
379 
188 
2007 
76 
57 
227 
82 
79 
286 
293 
52 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
124 
114 
109 
205 
105 
236 
212 
199 
2007 
75 
77 
61 
154 
90 
168 
169 
160 
$1,000, 2012 
3,941 
699 
672 
2,203 
1,029 
1,827 
1,952 
2,541 
2007 
419 
430 
299 
1,056 
315 
734 
1,271 
684 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
177 
64 
123 
248 
163 
344 
243 
176 
2007 
147 
65 
111 
278 
169 
318 
229 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
13,699 
3,009 
12,874 
19,223 
9,210 
26,710 
18,599 
14,300 
2007 
7,950 
1,428 
7,202 
16,058 
3,518 
15,712 
10,015 
10,022 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
65 
18 
20 
45 
32 
87 
62 
42 
2007 
57 
21 
24 
53 
38 
56 
45 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
3,144 
284 
1,271 
739 
1,026 
3,277 
2,271 
1,361 
2007 
779 
62 
159 
558 
451 
886 
427 
726 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
279 
150 
169 
397 
219 
490 
421 
252 
2007 
212 
109 
136 
362 
210 
379 
316 
211 
$1,000, 2012 
7,748 
1,592 
2,604 
7,020 
3,324 
9,003 
7,141 
4,183 
2007 
4,328 
1,049 
2,632 
7,764 
3,831 
5,230 
5,611 
3,307 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
197 
110 
115 
294 
180 
375 
330 
177 
2007 
152 
82 
96 
256 
172 
295 
251 
163 
$1,000, 2012 
5,198 
1,135 
1,635 
4,644 
2,357 
5,646 
5,358 
2,832 
2007 
2,358 
622 
1,372 
4,899 
2,460 
3,082 
3,599 
1,914 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
192 
88 
113 
240 
128 
328 
240 
177 
2007 
156 
69 
87 
267 
139 
263 
190 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
2,549 
458 
969 
2,375 
967 
3,357 
1,782 
1,351 
2007 
1,970 
427 
1,259 
2,865 
1,372 
2,148 
2,012 
1,393 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
442 
394 
328 
645 
519 
963 
709 
510 
2007 
405 
367 
344 
690 
630 
948 
651 
473 
$1,000, 2012 
2,821 
965 
1,383 
3,404 
1,659 
3,176 
3,370 
2,801 
2007 
1,756 
725 
1,180 
3,602 
1,569 
2,738 
2,408 
1,618 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
301 
174 
221 
442 
278 
584 
453 
313 
2007 
273 
164 
196 
467 
363 
537 
454 
309 
$1,000, 2012 
6,681 
1,404 
3,002 
7,817 
4,740 
11,195 
6,066 
6,841 
2007 
5,028 
710 
2,753 
6,875 
3,275 
6,789 
5,021 
3,216 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
314 
193 
186 
431 
276 
607 
421 
308 
2007 
285 
153 
194 
449 
268 
582 
390 
329 
$1,000, 2012 
15,270 
3,934 
7,123 
14,301 
1 1 ,457 
18,846 
16,264 
10,021 
2007 
8,773 
3,541 
3,867 
9,077 
6,092 
12,512 
12,423 
5,615 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
