Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Clay 
Cloud 
Coffey 
Comanche 
Cowley 
Crawford 
Decatur 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
541 
461 
667 
234 
990 
846 
293 
2007 
583 
466 
681 
253 
1,027 
911 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
88,391 
56,620 
60,135 
46,699 
94,095 
75,275 
123,337 
2007 
58,218 
46,251 
38,584 
39,595 
63,603 
50,666 
109,031 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
163,385 
122,820 
90,157 
199,568 
95,046 
88,978 
420,946 
2007 
99,859 
99,251 
56,658 
156,500 
61,931 
55,615 
359,840 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
363 
281 
362 
109 
535 
445 
212 
2007 
373 
318 
360 
119 
561 
525 
217 
$1,000, 2012 
13,066 
9,122 
6,664 
3,363 
11,676 
11,832 
1 1 ,862 
2007 
7,893 
9,935 
4,194 
1,912 
6,265 
9,134 
7,679 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
393 
316 
364 
124 
582 
407 
223 
2007 
312 
271 
308 
92 
490 
334 
172 
$1,000, 2012 
8,059 
5,734 
3,492 
2,461 
6,477 
5,514 
6,952 
2007 
3,521 
2,926 
1,845 
1,006 
2,606 
2,223 
3,654 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
360 
269 
291 
125 
438 
342 
204 
2007 
301 
259 
246 
71 
345 
320 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
8,746 
5,625 
5,982 
1,331 
7,670 
7,991 
5,434 
2007 
3,453 
2,777 
2,975 
370 
2,512 
3,541 
2,843 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
128 
145 
147 
88 
282 
277 
75 
2007 
134 
129 
136 
94 
252 
226 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
10,427 
2,146 
13,714 
9,861 
17,150 
7,715 
34,956 
2007 
11,144 
3,253 
9,704 
19,728 
16,246 
6,130 
52,793 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
86 
109 
74 
69 
180 
208 
58 
2007 
95 
92 
76 
67 
170 
177 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
1,033 
1,060 
630 
1,852 
2,392 
2,372 
623 
2007 
922 
1,067 
359 
1,367 
1,977 
1,423 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
61 
65 
93 
35 
144 
102 
34 
2007 
60 
53 
86 
37 
115 
91 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
9,395 
1,085 
13,084 
8,009 
14,759 
5,343 
34,333 
2007 
10,223 
2,186 
9,346 
18,361 
14,269 
4,707 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
281 
261 
310 
142 
603 
563 
140 
2007 
257 
204 
274 
128 
552 
560 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
11,894 
4,009 
6,310 
7,159 
12,883 
10,045 
26,641 
2007 
7,286 
3,096 
2,924 
3,692 
11,125 
6,619 
16,772 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
497 
441 
614 
213 
934 
792 
268 
2007 
557 
453 
661 
239 
1,004 
896 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
5,415 
6,506 
3,272 
3,118 
7,198 
4,720 
5,052 
2007 
4,018 
4,518 
2,832 
2,210 
4,239 
4,306 
4,021 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
374 
314 
428 
181 
634 
510 
208 
2007 
273 
252 
316 
133 
455 
422 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
1,776 
1,007 
959 
828 
1,387 
1,159 
1,191 
2007 
908 
743 
693 
380 
916 
1,014 
936 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
444 
384 
527 
201 
798 
671 
240 
2007 
523 
429 
614 
227 
923 
820 
269 
$1,000, 2012 
6,291 
5,794 
3,767 
3,041 
7,775 
5,646 
6,002 
2007 
4,602 
4,183 
3,000 
1,747 
4,220 
4,724 
4,122 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
165 
154 
123 
85 
223 
154 
101 
2007 
124 
130 
99 
75 
218 
129 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
3,618 
2,294 
1,459 
1,326 
2,973 
3,999 
3,701 
2007 
2,239 
1,832 
1,265 
1,361 
2,374 
1,624 
3,381 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
50 
43 
60 
35 
79 
59 
43 
2007 
26 
25 
41 
29 
60 
63 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
266 
237 
295 
324 
404 
407 
452 
2007 
224 
125 
124 
217 
197 
410 
298 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
179 
125 
145 
85 
235 
154 
108 
2007 
136 
119 
107 
65 
183 
132 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
1,832 
1,011 
2,183 
1,145 
1,551 
1,521 
1,909 
2007 
1,084 
1,034 
423 
651 
744 
547 
749 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
226 
198 
237 
118 
332 
257 
123 
2007 
188 
202 
228 
110 
303 
254 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
5,734 
3,768 
4,272 
6,367 
5,096 
4,990 
8,244 
2007 
3,402 
3,644 
2,497 
1,955 
3,182 
2,508 
3,013 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
52 
44 
30 
16 
44 
22 
38 
2007 
28 
36 
18 
10 
48 
33 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
945 
348 
212 
210 
154 
1,295 
716 
2007 
273 
327 
201 
45 
183 
295 
404 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
279 
280 
366 
127 
404 
375 
172 
2007 
228 
213 
264 
116 
362 
330 
141 
$1,000, 2012 
4,139 
3,210 
3,316 
2,085 
4,196 
3,636 
2,673 
2007 
3,513 
3,017 
2,612 
1,859 
3,807 
3,327 
2,311 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
218 
222 
298 
87 
316 
289 
130 
2007 
166 
174 
221 
81 
274 
265 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
2,667 
2,157 
2,477 
1,233 
2,508 
2,216 
1,760 
2007 
2,422 
2,146 
1,541 
947 
2,600 
2,189 
1,637 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
172 
170 
187 
92 
249 
202 
98 
2007 
154 
124 
176 
85 
240 
202 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
1,472 
1,052 
840 
852 
1,687 
1,421 
913 
2007 
1,090 
871 
1,071 
912 
1,207 
1,138 
674 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
505 
442 
650 
224 
945 
820 
268 
2007 
541 
421 
647 
228 
939 
855 
283 
$1,000, 2012 
2,201 
2,044 
1,583 
1,289 
3,232 
1,892 
1,195 
2007 
1,793 
1,787 
1,492 
864 
2,333 
1,680 
1,214 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
355 
320 
349 
168 
580 
503 
203 
2007 
310 
306 
334 
142 
566 
500 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
3,982 
3,766 
2,655 
2,793 
4,272 
2,913 
6,358 
2007 
2,865 
3,056 
1,803 
1,597 
2,654 
2,585 
4,844 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
304 
292 
340 
132 
537 
364 
191 
2007 
267 
261 
298 
115 
495 
369 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
10,053 
8,232 
4,495 
4,185 
10,845 
7,931 
7,835 
2007 
6,495 
6,152 
3,349 
2,739 
6,662 
4,949 
4,646 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 285 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
