Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dickinson 
Doniphan 
Douglas 
Edwards 
Elk 
Ellis 
Ellsworth 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,011 
422 
945 
292 
315 
645 
435 
2007 
1,046 
573 
1,040 
371 
361 
687 
408 
$1,000, 2012 
136,849 
60,201 
42,411 
101,166 
37,975 
92,109 
39,285 
2007 
104,646 
44,433 
36,457 
141,471 
25,023 
92,346 
24,875 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
135,360 
142,657 
44,880 
346,458 
120,555 
142,805 
90,310 
2007 
100,044 
77,545 
35,055 
381,323 
69,316 
134,420 
60,968 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
571 
304 
499 
177 
111 
313 
221 
2007 
680 
431 
627 
215 
161 
379 
231 
$1,000, 2012 
15,240 
12,456 
5,356 
16,739 
1,753 
4,828 
6,037 
2007 
11,154 
8,039 
3,882 
12,740 
1,442 
3,856 
3,653 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
634 
298 
494 
194 
149 
395 
248 
2007 
558 
362 
474 
176 
146 
373 
188 
$1,000, 2012 
8,201 
6,110 
3,101 
11,318 
902 
3,851 
3,273 
2007 
5,265 
4,037 
1,876 
4,914 
393 
2,494 
1,256 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
549 
244 
365 
176 
91 
329 
210 
2007 
466 
330 
297 
169 
67 
311 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
7,544 
8,514 
5,587 
8,587 
1,012 
2,302 
1,934 
2007 
3,473 
5,869 
3,174 
4,464 
488 
1,091 
852 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
289 
93 
225 
69 
86 
135 
108 
2007 
253 
105 
181 
60 
99 
160 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
41,874 
793 
3,038 
7,985 
1 1 ,422 
26,159 
3,338 
2007 
37,470 
581 
3,591 
63,043 
6,276 
46,932 
3,448 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
154 
76 
130 
47 
66 
90 
85 
2007 
124 
83 
117 
33 
71 
106 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
1,323 
621 
857 
1,335 
1,921 
708 
1,258 
2007 
1,406 
406 
786 
282 
640 
983 
998 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
185 
31 
123 
40 
31 
62 
43 
2007 
157 
37 
86 
42 
44 
72 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
40,551 
172 
2,182 
6,650 
9,501 
25,451 
2,080 
2007 
36,065 
175 
2,805 
62,761 
5,636 
45,949 
2,450 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
511 
172 
523 
110 
227 
341 
205 
2007 
461 
225 
512 
91 
242 
315 
156 
$1,000, 2012 
17,186 
1,741 
4,230 
8,598 
7,982 
24,123 
2,725 
2007 
12,255 
1,347 
3,215 
17,706 
6,173 
14,330 
1,466 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
921 
376 
885 
252 
304 
562 
387 
2007 
1,017 
561 
1,008 
353 
358 
672 
379 
$1,000, 2012 
7,334 
4,221 
2,884 
8,617 
1,577 
4,494 
3,847 
2007 
5,738 
3,914 
2,965 
6,963 
1,442 
4,327 
2,629 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
669 
282 
586 
196 
208 
403 
264 
2007 
485 
285 
466 
186 
180 
361 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
1,760 
911 
986 
2,375 
603 
1,153 
752 
2007 
1,086 
731 
784 
2,034 
(D) 
719 
483 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
815 
328 
726 
235 
270 
489 
335 
2007 
960 
502 
948 
336 
337 
606 
353 
$1,000, 2012 
8,688 
5,306 
3,777 
6,677 
2,141 
4,905 
3,373 
2007 
6,134 
3,743 
3,508 
6,005 
1,540 
4,298 
2,622 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
304 
126 
185 
106 
65 
176 
116 
2007 
218 
130 
167 
91 
66 
153 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
3,986 
3,159 
2,903 
3,905 
2,085 
3,035 
1,775 
2007 
3,680 
1,625 
2,443 
4,520 
988 
3,103 
795 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
81 
27 
70 
41 
42 
75 
41 
2007 
51 
48 
62 
27 
37 
42 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
596 
203 
162 
1,349 
263 
485 
155 
2007 
150 
247 
233 
578 
153 
113 
212 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
275 
152 
132 
104 
72 
171 
110 
2007 
198 
167 
120 
94 
53 
156 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
2,501 
2,397 
444 
3,221 
469 
1,296 
1,475 
2007 
1,181 
1,320 
225 
2,296 
180 
787 
540 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
376 
147 
214 
118 
117 
278 
156 
2007 
316 
194 
182 
132 
117 
256 
144 
$1,000, 2012 
7,218 
6,821 
2,865 
7,169 
3,042 
8,364 
4,101 
2007 
3,616 
5,484 
2,240 
4,433 
1,766 
2,744 
2,087 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
103 
24 
29 
35 
10 
39 
38 
2007 
60 
22 
11 
28 
8 
28 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
324 
117 
86 
1,607 
280 
130 
722 
2007 
336 
142 
318 
521 
(D) 
118 
176 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
457 
182 
326 
148 
152 
239 
184 
2007 
405 
236 
294 
150 
126 
227 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
5,537 
2,992 
2,582 
5,202 
1,466 
2,469 
1,750 
2007 
5,139 
2,874 
2,555 
4,414 
1,479 
2,500 
1,699 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
368 
131 
235 
129 
113 
170 
133 
2007 
304 
181 
237 
109 
104 
175 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
3,137 
1,794 
1,830 
2,806 
839 
1,766 
1,100 
2007 
2,789 
1,694 
1,881 
2,386 
876 
1,521 
1,168 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
281 
132 
178 
90 
97 
158 
119 
2007 
268 
165 
163 
108 
74 
158 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
2,401 
1,198 
752 
2,396 
627 
703 
650 
2007 
2,349 
1,180 
674 
2,028 
602 
979 
531 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
967 
389 
914 
280 
303 
593 
423 
2007 
973 
503 
960 
344 
345 
623 
379 
$1,000, 2012 
3,142 
1,789 
2,293 
2,046 
1,252 
1,622 
1,470 
2007 
2,788 
1,734 
2,395 
1,402 
1,116 
1,534 
1,233 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
589 
264 
479 
178 
198 
374 
260 
2007 
565 
345 
509 
207 
212 
399 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
5,718 
2,670 
2,117 
5,770 
1,727 
2,893 
2,560 
2007 
5,180 
2,746 
3,055 
5,437 
1,179 
3,400 
1,724 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
514 
206 
378 
157 
172 
300 
249 
2007 
507 
245 
475 
178 
182 
303 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
12,973 
8,163 
4,711 
9,503 
2,856 
5,379 
5,052 
2007 
8,600 
5,209 
5,073 
6,058 
1,974 
4,683 
2,528 
-continued 
286 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
