Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kansas 
Allen 
Anderson 
Atchison 
Barber 
Barton 
Bourbon 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
61,773 
650 
707 
611 
378 
694 
903 
2007 
65,531 
611 
715 
711 
427 
678 
928 
$1,000, 2012 
16,726,876 
39,330 
70,609 
55,297 
79,873 
242,013 
56,282 
2007 
12,364,531 
27,935 
52,538 
47,449 
65,393 
243,450 
42,969 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
270,780 
60,508 
99,872 
90,502 
211,304 
348,722 
62,328 
2007 
188,682 
45,720 
73,480 
66,735 
153,145 
359,070 
46,303 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
34,859 
303 
469 
444 
190 
423 
406 
2007 
39,479 
365 
501 
549 
247 
445 
494 
$1,000, 2012 
1,179,717 
4,990 
10,255 
10,806 
7,655 
16,041 
4,902 
2007 
840,338 
4,380 
7,176 
8,149 
7,286 
10,691 
3,484 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
36,820 
301 
398 
409 
239 
464 
384 
2007 
32,028 
243 
381 
442 
162 
351 
351 
$1,000, 2012 
703,310 
2,529 
5,575 
4,722 
3,388 
10,232 
2,064 
2007 
358,384 
1,470 
2,865 
2,663 
1,368 
4,980 
1,024 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
31,220 
252 
342 
329 
224 
422 
282 
2007 
26,613 
213 
309 
349 
166 
330 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
673,173 
3,689 
8,005 
6,967 
3,329 
8,763 
3,256 
2007 
358,008 
2,038 
3,959 
4,574 
1,837 
4,022 
1,298 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
16,190 
173 
220 
183 
134 
165 
271 
2007 
15,145 
128 
201 
201 
129 
148 
269 
$1,000, 2012 
5,440,898 
5,050 
7,934 
2,886 
16,564 
83,502 
14,894 
2007 
5,192,954 
2,851 
10,373 
7,899 
19,469 
138,726 
13,412 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
10,480 
118 
156 
122 
95 
115 
197 
2007 
9,558 
90 
119 
136 
78 
98 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
206,584 
1,543 
1,583 
823 
1,050 
1,609 
2,316 
2007 
150,517 
817 
1,171 
1,798 
1,316 
798 
1,179 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,352 
74 
99 
84 
60 
71 
129 
2007 
7,797 
51 
107 
86 
69 
66 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
5,234,314 
3,507 
6,351 
2,063 
15,514 
81,893 
12,577 
2007 
5,042,438 
2,034 
9,202 
6,101 
18,153 
137,927 
12,234 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
32,131 
401 
441 
389 
228 
327 
618 
2007 
29,672 
330 
386 
386 
233 
250 
571 
$1,000, 2012 
4,207,051 
5,861 
8,198 
4,598 
12,383 
63,163 
10,769 
2007 
2,237,287 
2,965 
4,144 
3,634 
10,103 
43,127 
5,474 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
56,700 
614 
678 
588 
352 
634 
848 
2007 
63,693 
599 
708 
704 
417 
653 
916 
$1,000, 2012 
710,412 
3,646 
4,756 
4,517 
5,998 
9,328 
3,165 
2007 
574,447 
2,692 
3,515 
3,947 
4,427 
6,618 
2,862 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
40,691 
413 
473 
429 
271 
490 
575 
2007 
32,620 
303 
356 
400 
214 
346 
471 
$1,000, 2012 
214,947 
966 
1,085 
1,023 
1,053 
3,500 
1,170 
2007 
140,364 
726 
758 
711 
694 
1,909 
886 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
49,119 
504 
574 
510 
308 
581 
688 
2007 
58,985 
554 
636 
660 
391 
583 
856 
$1,000, 2012 
723,144 
2,704 
4,607 
4,716 
4,825 
12,228 
3,452 
2007 
550,628 
2,751 
3,957 
4,524 
4,348 
7,582 
3,341 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
16,943 
120 
139 
134 
151 
215 
207 
2007 
14,437 
118 
144 
115 
138 
158 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
531,492 
767 
2,191 
2,845 
3,033 
8,365 
1,760 
2007 
412,164 
967 
1,989 
1,086 
1,864 
7,237 
1,168 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
6,346 
46 
66 
30 
64 
78 
85 
2007 
4,906 
49 
41 
25 
37 
69 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
66,431 
162 
509 
192 
730 
1,149 
327 
2007 
42,624 
225 
420 
53 
293 
344 
447 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
17,040 
113 
214 
168 
159 
170 
152 
2007 
13,720 
99 
145 
136 
103 
138 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
264,947 
682 
1,486 
815 
3,732 
3,059 
539 
2007 
166,577 
391 
931 
453 
1,235 
1,438 
485 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
22,083 
219 
286 
196 
166 
275 
269 
2007 
19,820 
178 
247 
183 
170 
227 
234 
$1,000, 2012 
621,585 
3,114 
4,695 
3,118 
7,200 
5,975 
2,380 
2007 
383,968 
1,542 
3,717 
2,528 
3,471 
5,241 
1,777 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4,195 
29 
27 
37 
37 
68 
26 
2007 
3,450 
19 
33 
20 
22 
42 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
64,997 
160 
200 
79 
748 
1,170 
52 
2007 
41,787 
38 
270 
88 
417 
342 
49 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
29,657 
306 
372 
284 
197 
303 
450 
2007 
25,569 
249 
313 
280 
178 
233 
370 
$1,000, 2012 
428,576 
2,003 
4,904 
3,928 
4,052 
4,105 
3,113 
2007 
408,926 
2,227 
3,811 
3,262 
3,320 
3,587 
3,423 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
22,715 
236 
276 
244 
138 
212 
378 
2007 
19,799 
213 
246 
215 
125 
175 
312 
$1,000, 2012 
267,921 
1,491 
2,919 
2,924 
1,765 
2,752 
2,343 
2007 
231,594 
1,475 
1,859 
2,349 
1,635 
1,797 
2,286 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
18,075 
181 
240 
170 
140 
207 
224 
2007 
16,687 
168 
200 
186 
123 
146 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
1 60,655 
513 
1,985 
1,004 
2,287 
1,353 
771 
2007 
177,333 
752 
1,952 
912 
1,684 
1,790 
1,137 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
58,526 
633 
684 
585 
355 
658 
892 
2007 
60,184 
568 
669 
667 
370 
625 
871 
$1,000, 2012 
227,644 
1,513 
2,329 
1,800 
1,591 
3,035 
2,290 
2007 
191,132 
1,392 
1,953 
1,630 
1,572 
2,511 
1,820 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
37,242 
368 
423 
393 
258 
431 
503 
2007 
36,406 
327 
440 
451 
238 
401 
528 
$1,000, 2012 
668,553 
1,494 
3,880 
2,284 
3,593 
8,398 
2,149 
2007 
464,941 
1,280 
2,700 
2,248 
3,690 
5,096 
2,019 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
32,086 
298 
350 
302 
217 
399 
381 
2007 
30,850 
255 
349 
361 
240 
324 
393 
$1,000, 2012 
941,626 
3,233 
7,233 
7,152 
6,362 
13,567 
4,449 
2007 
669,721 
2,895 
6,457 
5,189 
4,979 
7,961 
3,901 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 283 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
