Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Finney 
Ford 
Franklin 
Geary 
Gove 
Graham 
Grant 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
499 
655 
1,024 
238 
395 
431 
329 
2007 
516 
664 
1,051 
229 
413 
475 
326 
$1,000, 2012 
852,832 
415,291 
113,867 
26,671 
204,984 
53,511 
887,334 
2007 
630,808 
426,281 
58,366 
21,215 
157,702 
41,766 
520,174 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,709,082 
634,033 
111,199 
112,061 
518,947 
124,156 
2,697,064 
2007 
1,222,496 
641,989 
55,534 
92,642 
381,846 
87,929 
1,595,625 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
270 
342 
550 
127 
229 
221 
140 
2007 
303 
355 
622 
143 
266 
275 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
26,554 
17,208 
8,415 
3,108 
16,403 
8,939 
11,766 
2007 
19,953 
10,697 
4,792 
1,863 
8,149 
6,504 
7,523 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
324 
386 
532 
139 
243 
245 
172 
2007 
273 
309 
494 
134 
226 
205 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
22,342 
10,017 
5,751 
1,368 
9,750 
6,305 
8,616 
2007 
11,114 
6,179 
2,243 
644 
4,892 
3,154 
3,778 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
317 
367 
409 
103 
239 
223 
159 
2007 
267 
279 
290 
89 
209 
221 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
13,132 
6,706 
9,244 
1,651 
7,620 
3,998 
6,617 
2007 
8,388 
4,630 
3,676 
810 
3,054 
2,330 
3,541 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
89 
160 
277 
57 
116 
68 
49 
2007 
89 
124 
263 
55 
133 
87 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
415,641 
186,562 
21,619 
2,874 
70,419 
2,582 
505,826 
2007 
347,665 
252,496 
8,858 
2,531 
72,338 
4,135 
319,854 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
34 
77 
196 
48 
64 
57 
22 
2007 
40 
54 
160 
44 
83 
59 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
508 
1,005 
1,789 
623 
1,339 
971 
383 
2007 
369 
756 
1,601 
576 
2,217 
880 
1,827 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
66 
96 
109 
23 
72 
24 
31 
2007 
64 
88 
133 
24 
80 
44 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
415,134 
185,556 
19,830 
2,252 
69,081 
1,611 
505,443 
2007 
347,296 
251,740 
7,256 
1,955 
70,120 
3,256 
318,026 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
149 
269 
618 
133 
203 
154 
85 
2007 
130 
222 
578 
114 
175 
152 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
257,149 
116,672 
20,565 
2,712 
54,034 
4,396 
288,018 
2007 
147,038 
86,817 
1 1 ,284 
3,354 
37,855 
2,556 
139,754 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
453 
565 
970 
217 
350 
356 
264 
2007 
488 
651 
1,042 
218 
402 
461 
309 
$1,000, 2012 
21,178 
12,137 
6,921 
1,599 
7,897 
5,121 
10,769 
2007 
19,635 
10,160 
3,379 
1,249 
5,120 
4,208 
9,601 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
376 
429 
644 
150 
255 
266 
184 
2007 
278 
341 
497 
120 
245 
198 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
5,574 
3,237 
1,673 
537 
2,225 
1,384 
5,028 
2007 
3,905 
2,659 
1,157 
741 
1,176 
715 
2,441 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
401 
498 
807 
178 
301 
286 
233 
2007 
451 
589 
974 
209 
375 
416 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
19,305 
13,119 
5,775 
2,006 
6,901 
3,889 
9,661 
2007 
14,606 
9,861 
4,142 
1,738 
4,561 
3,472 
8,251 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
212 
199 
210 
52 
145 
143 
107 
2007 
177 
155 
155 
37 
113 
92 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
20,774 
12,430 
11,040 
1,217 
4,866 
2,152 
11,409 
2007 
15,788 
12,845 
5,554 
2,029 
2,314 
1,462 
8,523 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
58 
70 
82 
17 
78 
37 
49 
2007 
61 
51 
51 
22 
40 
39 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
922 
732 
647 
(□) 
825 
535 
1,203 
2007 
1,349 
545 
310 
98 
226 
205 
430 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
185 
223 
195 
39 
161 
154 
95 
2007 
139 
164 
144 
36 
128 
119 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
7,363 
4,353 
1,015 
313 
3,270 
2,197 
2,481 
2007 
5,341 
2,724 
469 
313 
1,713 
1,280 
2,975 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
155 
235 
290 
86 
188 
152 
67 
2007 
115 
181 
217 
83 
182 
137 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
10,698 
9,523 
7,553 
1,806 
7,502 
4,321 
4,130 
2007 
5,836 
5,896 
2,331 
1,489 
4,396 
3,763 
1,142 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
56 
59 
39 
7 
34 
27 
33 
2007 
58 
33 
22 
15 
28 
33 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
2,017 
732 
350 
(D) 
436 
435 
311 
2007 
1,751 
476 
111 
75 
277 
759 
316 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
270 
327 
441 
87 
230 
193 
171 
2007 
228 
251 
377 
95 
212 
179 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
8,035 
6,605 
3,697 
1,116 
5,225 
2,450 
3,392 
2007 
10,489 
7,132 
4,054 
1,417 
4,692 
2,898 
3,434 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
169 
246 
355 
72 
171 
146 
127 
2007 
138 
186 
320 
83 
168 
142 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
3,823 
3,299 
2,668 
726 
3,477 
1,820 
2,281 
2007 
4,839 
2,265 
2,660 
760 
2,736 
1,949 
1,535 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
207 
225 
251 
44 
152 
113 
122 
2007 
183 
193 
221 
71 
149 
119 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
4,211 
3,305 
1,029 
390 
1,747 
630 
1,111 
2007 
5,650 
4,867 
1,394 
656 
1,956 
948 
1,899 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
450 
596 
988 
231 
363 
402 
308 
2007 
447 
589 
994 
209 
367 
427 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
3,632 
2,951 
3,428 
719 
1,630 
1,579 
1,285 
2007 
2,037 
2,487 
2,194 
847 
1,281 
1,382 
1,039 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
343 
389 
577 
156 
258 
222 
181 
2007 
327 
367 
539 
138 
272 
243 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
18,517 
12,308 
6,173 
5,416 
5,982 
3,227 
16,824 
2007 
15,912 
10,677 
3,812 
2,016 
5,661 
2,944 
7,572 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
321 
350 
504 
123 
241 
207 
166 
2007 
270 
332 
453 
109 
215 
223 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
25,832 
12,995 
9,181 
3,561 
9,835 
5,354 
1 1 ,975 
2007 
16,944 
11,187 
5,760 
2,175 
8,160 
4,068 
7,893 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 287 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
