Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Shelby 
Stark 
Stephenson 
Tazewell 
Union 
Vermilion 
Wabash 
Warren 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,282 
348 
1,087 
942 
623 
956 
213 
605 
2007 
1,185 
372 
1,178 
998 
620 
1,014 
225 
644 
$1,000, 2012 
167,204 
90,999 
287,872 
1 74,029 
31,853 
197,402 
37,868 
181,675 
2007 
112,755 
57,762 
173,252 
113,067 
23,288 
131,939 
28,520 
114,414 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
130,424 
261,491 
264,832 
184,744 
51,128 
206,488 
177,782 
300,289 
2007 
95,152 
155,274 
147,073 
113,293 
37,561 
130,117 
126,754 
177,662 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
841 
254 
655 
608 
218 
606 
131 
464 
2007 
787 
266 
686 
696 
252 
690 
168 
490 
$1,000, 2012 
33,491 
18,980 
37,241 
35,738 
4,301 
42,071 
8,715 
31,496 
2007 
18,979 
9,627 
19,843 
21,563 
3,162 
25,908 
7,048 
15,049 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
832 
252 
681 
615 
239 
615 
135 
484 
2007 
640 
257 
672 
617 
205 
629 
126 
449 
$1,000, 2012 
13,398 
7,359 
15,454 
17,672 
2,851 
17,668 
3,707 
17,567 
2007 
8,356 
5,165 
10,895 
12,356 
1,665 
12,918 
2,863 
8,077 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
836 
248 
624 
596 
202 
607 
132 
464 
2007 
685 
265 
626 
621 
181 
651 
145 
457 
$1,000, 2012 
26,150 
14,124 
26,100 
23,119 
3,453 
33,011 
6,221 
22,600 
2007 
12,995 
7,314 
13,187 
12,526 
1,884 
1 7,880 
3,943 
11,414 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
184 
51 
320 
138 
92 
145 
30 
147 
2007 
187 
69 
321 
145 
61 
122 
21 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
6,380 
1,608 
24,933 
6,944 
397 
3,941 
140 
8,542 
2007 
11,660 
1,108 
10,123 
6,963 
823 
2,101 
46 
5,780 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
102 
30 
180 
74 
59 
71 
17 
93 
2007 
124 
37 
207 
86 
50 
69 
17 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
967 
395 
4,743 
1,099 
303 
375 
119 
797 
2007 
1,035 
235 
1,607 
471 
238 
235 
38 
785 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
105 
28 
200 
81 
47 
94 
17 
93 
2007 
109 
38 
161 
82 
20 
67 
10 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
5,413 
1,213 
20,190 
5,845 
94 
3,566 
21 
7,745 
2007 
10,626 
872 
8,516 
6,492 
585 
1,867 
9 
4,994 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
394 
81 
566 
270 
208 
272 
48 
220 
2007 
384 
115 
586 
276 
204 
267 
53 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
17,183 
2,702 
46,079 
13,609 
1,501 
4,264 
1,056 
14,919 
2007 
9,292 
1,654 
23,910 
9,510 
1,430 
3,452 
570 
14,623 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,197 
307 
1,043 
845 
577 
867 
200 
568 
2007 
1,163 
362 
1,137 
962 
602 
980 
222 
633 
$1,000, 2012 
10,757 
4,779 
15,507 
9,731 
2,730 
1 1 ,268 
2,801 
10,407 
2007 
7,618 
3,519 
10,892 
6,847 
1,996 
8,982 
2,266 
7,294 
Utilities farms, 2012 
838 
236 
811 
575 
337 
648 
149 
444 
2007 
541 
218 
698 
499 
229 
483 
119 
404 
$1,000, 2012 
2,779 
926 
4,235 
2,351 
823 
2,316 
554 
2,274 
2007 
1,647 
688 
3,161 
1,817 
524 
1,465 
396 
1,747 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
999 
260 
944 
725 
483 
764 
182 
518 
2007 
1,069 
342 
1,045 
874 
567 
892 
198 
581 
$1,000, 2012 
12,561 
4,114 
1 7,808 
11,211 
2,404 
13,016 
2,740 
10,710 
2007 
8,785 
2,930 
1 1 ,880 
6,441 
2,395 
9,590 
2,345 
7,646 
Flired farm labor farms, 2012 
312 
94 
321 
265 
150 
357 
54 
229 
2007 
209 
99 
286 
257 
108 
238 
57 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
5,982 
2,208 
13,800 
4,706 
5,039 
6,202 
1,761 
5,744 
2007 
4,466 
1,650 
9,564 
4,576 
3,412 
4,915 
1,074 
4,219 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
38 
13 
37 
34 
59 
47 
16 
34 
2007 
54 
20 
36 
36 
36 
52 
17 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
240 
486 
126 
273 
170 
353 
156 
287 
2007 
305 
72 
400 
73 
238 
336 
105 
155 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
235 
126 
422 
260 
84 
237 
37 
248 
2007 
193 
100 
341 
203 
61 
213 
36 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
1,246 
1,366 
5,187 
3,495 
614 
3,675 
621 
2,885 
2007 
788 
1,069 
3,600 
1,456 
285 
1,516 
131 
2,019 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
370 
173 
441 
322 
67 
332 
75 
279 
2007 
316 
168 
404 
316 
54 
359 
77 
268 
$1,000, 2012 
16,592 
19,257 
41,385 
22,543 
1,772 
33,665 
4,142 
27,201 
2007 
10,989 
13,012 
27,536 
11,609 
914 
21,690 
3,152 
16,254 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
94 
58 
52 
84 
28 
80 
17 
73 
2007 
84 
56 
67 
80 
24 
87 
25 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
983 
2,724 
564 
852 
59 
1,463 
278 
2,454 
2007 
897 
1,181 
374 
732 
225 
1,099 
569 
935 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
586 
172 
582 
397 
216 
484 
125 
369 
2007 
437 
185 
511 
354 
129 
407 
108 
323 
$1,000, 2012 
6,813 
3,805 
12,390 
6,790 
1,936 
9,325 
2,365 
11,126 
2007 
6,004 
3,602 
10,643 
5,173 
1,672 
7,043 
1,752 
7,459 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
456 
133 
419 
269 
180 
340 
106 
278 
2007 
345 
136 
397 
245 
115 
292 
78 
246 
$1,000, 2012 
4,968 
2,725 
8,564 
4,584 
1,467 
6,107 
1,650 
6,711 
2007 
3,893 
2,480 
6,348 
3,110 
1,247 
3,646 
938 
3,899 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
316 
102 
358 
273 
113 
320 
80 
257 
2007 
286 
132 
323 
240 
70 
298 
70 
250 
$1,000, 2012 
1,845 
1,081 
3,826 
2,206 
469 
3,217 
714 
4,414 
2007 
2,111 
1,121 
4,294 
2,063 
425 
3,397 
814 
3,560 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,198 
310 
972 
865 
613 
878 
203 
529 
2007 
1,096 
321 
1,051 
879 
552 
895 
218 
549 
$1,000, 2012 
4,610 
2,161 
6,701 
4,582 
1,660 
4,096 
826 
3,985 
2007 
3,261 
1,675 
4,869 
3,470 
1,104 
3,994 
594 
2,882 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
660 
214 
719 
553 
241 
615 
121 
466 
2007 
629 
271 
746 
593 
235 
593 
141 
469 
$1,000, 2012 
8,038 
4,398 
20,361 
10,413 
2,143 
1 1 ,067 
1,784 
9,477 
2007 
6,712 
3,494 
12,375 
7,957 
1,559 
9,048 
1,664 
8,860 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
643 
220 
686 
535 
263 
594 
118 
416 
2007 
614 
232 
651 
574 
254 
562 
140 
400 
$1,000, 2012 
19,109 
10,149 
29,018 
20,220 
3,311 
22,968 
4,839 
17,633 
2007 
12,785 
5,103 
19,342 
11,885 
3,619 
19,366 
3,565 
1 1 ,089 
--continued 
284 Illinois 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
