Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brown 
Butler 
Chase 
Chautauqua 
Cherokee 
Cheyenne 
Clark 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
510 
1,353 
252 
312 
729 
393 
283 
2007 
637 
1,427 
250 
359 
809 
422 
278 
$1,000, 2012 
104,044 
250,284 
77,996 
30,700 
70,851 
123,700 
120,590 
2007 
80,556 
197,049 
59,162 
25,468 
63,280 
65,388 
110,935 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
204,008 
184,984 
309,508 
98,398 
97,189 
314,759 
426,112 
2007 
126,462 
138,086 
236,650 
70,942 
78,219 
154,948 
399,048 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
360 
632 
119 
114 
398 
199 
106 
2007 
499 
739 
141 
125 
502 
248 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
18,135 
12,927 
1,377 
738 
13,429 
12,094 
3,004 
2007 
11,024 
9,688 
1,489 
706 
12,066 
7,941 
2,249 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
368 
657 
124 
129 
371 
233 
122 
2007 
401 
573 
105 
126 
347 
178 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
11,083 
6,827 
890 
873 
6,173 
6,433 
2,506 
2007 
5,877 
3,011 
413 
688 
3,426 
2,966 
1,075 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
317 
447 
104 
75 
330 
235 
127 
2007 
385 
376 
67 
51 
290 
206 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
15,236 
8,659 
1,339 
811 
9,098 
6,227 
1,034 
2007 
9,131 
3,790 
710 
390 
5,667 
3,238 
494 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
115 
438 
113 
123 
180 
91 
83 
2007 
149 
398 
90 
111 
192 
86 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
7,991 
109,307 
34,431 
7,824 
3,063 
20,111 
52,939 
2007 
14,649 
108,379 
35,776 
7,198 
3,755 
14,093 
64,405 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
75 
227 
49 
100 
125 
59 
37 
2007 
93 
198 
49 
71 
137 
55 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
954 
2,037 
721 
1,086 
757 
6,564 
890 
2007 
2,164 
2,032 
712 
1,077 
856 
745 
443 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
62 
292 
76 
61 
77 
42 
56 
2007 
85 
242 
53 
57 
87 
49 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
7,038 
107,269 
33,710 
6,738 
2,306 
13,547 
52,048 
2007 
12,484 
106,347 
35,064 
6,121 
2,899 
13,348 
63,962 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
236 
886 
187 
251 
500 
148 
138 
2007 
275 
814 
156 
219 
496 
150 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
6,010 
58,064 
18,758 
6,143 
9,729 
33,615 
37,945 
2007 
5,235 
25,695 
5,950 
4,110 
14,201 
7,342 
19,748 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
477 
1,255 
242 
304 
697 
352 
222 
2007 
626 
1,418 
242 
351 
801 
404 
266 
$1,000, 2012 
5,293 
7,731 
1,998 
2,022 
5,666 
8,542 
2,641 
2007 
4,900 
5,962 
1,559 
1,752 
5,423 
6,220 
2,609 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
351 
797 
171 
213 
488 
270 
186 
2007 
375 
659 
120 
187 
433 
219 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
1,443 
2,257 
631 
532 
1,327 
2,094 
878 
2007 
1,070 
1,426 
332 
408 
1,193 
1,546 
(D) 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
428 
1,020 
208 
268 
589 
294 
218 
2007 
581 
1,295 
226 
320 
756 
373 
253 
$1,000, 2012 
7,882 
8,402 
2,763 
2,017 
5,840 
6,321 
3,164 
2007 
5,902 
6,517 
1,790 
1,892 
4,705 
5,198 
3,302 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
152 
332 
78 
87 
157 
146 
86 
2007 
171 
310 
57 
89 
128 
117 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
5,052 
6,850 
2,213 
2,305 
2,547 
4,282 
3,363 
2007 
4,311 
6,435 
1,037 
2,126 
1,769 
2,443 
3,164 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
39 
120 
44 
58 
58 
42 
40 
2007 
38 
111 
28 
47 
36 
34 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
274 
989 
543 
705 
362 
575 
621 
2007 
238 
619 
442 
570 
139 
413 
1,041 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
197 
320 
78 
77 
122 
176 
107 
2007 
209 
218 
46 
72 
96 
122 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
2,428 
2,285 
888 
289 
816 
2,936 
1,707 
2007 
1,530 
1,278 
303 
325 
569 
1,984 
1,919 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
185 
449 
136 
114 
205 
146 
116 
2007 
215 
396 
119 
117 
201 
123 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
8,008 
7,034 
5,503 
1,673 
2,666 
7,431 
3,497 
2007 
4,846 
7,043 
3,809 
1,268 
2,297 
3,513 
3,160 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
47 
77 
10 
11 
41 
30 
15 
2007 
38 
59 
5 
6 
27 
38 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
677 
970 
102 
54 
481 
1,883 
235 
2007 
219 
379 
20 
11 
201 
357 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
303 
540 
152 
154 
343 
219 
140 
2007 
296 
523 
101 
125 
304 
171 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
5,961 
6,783 
2,423 
1,902 
2,931 
3,739 
1,704 
2007 
4,918 
5,953 
2,551 
1,590 
3,001 
3,277 
1,840 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
226 
455 
109 
118 
289 
157 
94 
2007 
229 
407 
63 
103 
245 
134 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
4,384 
4,385 
1,410 
1,497 
2,160 
2,533 
906 
2007 
3,006 
3,492 
1,195 
1,135 
2,104 
1,812 
641 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
179 
280 
99 
96 
200 
144 
96 
2007 
207 
303 
79 
75 
172 
123 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
1,577 
2,398 
1,013 
405 
771 
1,206 
798 
2007 
1,911 
2,461 
1,357 
455 
897 
1,466 
1,200 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
476 
1,300 
239 
300 
708 
372 
258 
2007 
578 
1,325 
223 
326 
746 
388 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
3,029 
4,201 
1,331 
1,105 
2,073 
1,889 
1,376 
2007 
2,465 
3,871 
786 
961 
1,880 
1,559 
888 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
328 
747 
196 
204 
481 
246 
170 
2007 
411 
741 
142 
210 
481 
244 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
5,541 
6,999 
2,806 
1,706 
4,650 
5,529 
3,975 
2007 
4,242 
7,002 
2,196 
1,473 
2,989 
3,297 
3,810 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
289 
618 
161 
153 
359 
206 
131 
2007 
328 
628 
117 
163 
380 
212 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
11,080 
12,168 
4,410 
3,113 
8,073 
7,810 
3,601 
2007 
8,071 
8,763 
1,997 
2,259 
6,396 
6,856 
2,447 
-continued 
284 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
