Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Gray 
Greeley 
Greenwood 
Hamilton 
Harper 
Harvey 
Haskell 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
418 
262 
551 
397 
482 
744 
187 
2007 
473 
303 
539 
431 
495 
829 
248 
$1,000, 2012 
867,560 
121,495 
89,624 
351,815 
99,692 
124,618 
955,741 
2007 
626,338 
89,228 
73,911 
220,310 
99,804 
84,821 
642,603 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,075,502 
463,723 
162,657 
886,185 
206,831 
167,497 
5,110,914 
2007 
1,324,182 
294,483 
137,126 
511,160 
201,624 
102,317 
2,591,141 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
233 
146 
259 
152 
278 
502 
123 
2007 
247 
153 
250 
148 
308 
582 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
16,784 
10,725 
2,790 
6,603 
9,722 
18,491 
12,010 
2007 
14,812 
7,543 
2,146 
5,181 
7,497 
10,593 
12,787 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
261 
182 
285 
186 
304 
497 
137 
2007 
231 
131 
250 
116 
185 
490 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
14,466 
7,651 
1,982 
5,889 
3,491 
9,153 
8,539 
2007 
8,137 
3,446 
807 
3,189 
1,119 
4,369 
6,732 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
224 
170 
214 
175 
310 
459 
131 
2007 
204 
118 
140 
102 
211 
431 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
8,422 
5,027 
2,310 
2,979 
3,616 
10,496 
7,051 
2007 
6,272 
2,551 
1,060 
1,851 
1,660 
5,316 
6,298 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
77 
41 
203 
58 
137 
222 
28 
2007 
94 
16 
182 
56 
137 
200 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
313,204 
20,282 
31,532 
109,292 
22,419 
24,226 
523,639 
2007 
356,865 
27,977 
31,439 
86,018 
44,848 
23,589 
375,167 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
38 
28 
122 
45 
82 
91 
15 
2007 
34 
7 
99 
38 
73 
101 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
5,933 
3,010 
8,461 
17,288 
3,245 
3,555 
(D) 
2007 
14,267 
(D) 
1,339 
8,807 
999 
973 
461 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
56 
22 
112 
21 
83 
153 
22 
2007 
74 
9 
105 
25 
83 
129 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
307,271 
17,272 
23,070 
92,004 
19,173 
20,671 
(D) 
2007 
342,598 
(D) 
30,100 
77,212 
43,849 
22,616 
374,705 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
143 
56 
405 
102 
244 
391 
53 
2007 
126 
36 
345 
99 
222 
385 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
382,955 
34,563 
16,479 
147,625 
16,866 
15,045 
307,318 
2007 
147,345 
13,781 
12,554 
64,885 
14,145 
9,102 
156,634 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
357 
226 
528 
308 
438 
711 
173 
2007 
451 
285 
531 
398 
478 
817 
237 
$1,000, 2012 
17,796 
7,075 
4,330 
9,408 
6,725 
8,236 
15,895 
2007 
17,959 
5,884 
2,828 
7,858 
4,843 
5,366 
16,952 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
289 
171 
382 
206 
316 
478 
150 
2007 
244 
100 
250 
140 
252 
429 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
7,117 
2,227 
1,194 
5,362 
1,142 
2,039 
7,369 
2007 
4,627 
1,021 
661 
3,141 
999 
1,277 
4,778 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
321 
206 
460 
245 
383 
613 
168 
2007 
435 
246 
496 
355 
428 
749 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
19,990 
6,313 
4,487 
13,038 
7,117 
8,160 
14,859 
2007 
12,116 
4,811 
3,007 
9,507 
5,046 
5,903 
12,125 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
174 
76 
160 
129 
156 
210 
108 
2007 
153 
70 
121 
106 
133 
193 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
21,931 
6,170 
5,995 
14,262 
2,833 
3,883 
24,538 
2007 
17,915 
3,826 
3,666 
11,581 
1,809 
3,354 
17,193 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
89 
39 
83 
55 
53 
82 
52 
2007 
57 
41 
50 
25 
51 
70 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
2,085 
524 
719 
795 
1,015 
535 
2,472 
2007 
1,745 
868 
397 
327 
677 
404 
1,662 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
174 
116 
155 
109 
144 
242 
74 
2007 
128 
94 
110 
77 
120 
189 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
22,117 
3,749 
1,648 
2,723 
2,493 
2,227 
4,500 
2007 
5,824 
4,312 
650 
4,766 
1,242 
1,220 
3,033 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
122 
92 
254 
103 
166 
288 
50 
2007 
100 
50 
203 
83 
161 
283 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
6,469 
5,307 
7,524 
8,142 
9,134 
7,034 
4,841 
2007 
5,429 
4,234 
6,515 
3,024 
4,285 
3,265 
2,949 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
53 
38 
30 
27 
37 
60 
34 
2007 
49 
24 
22 
21 
39 
51 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
2,200 
606 
151 
758 
1,250 
1,123 
1,806 
2007 
2,003 
465 
113 
624 
380 
335 
1,145 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
253 
124 
283 
190 
223 
364 
114 
2007 
204 
110 
231 
148 
216 
345 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
8,776 
3,176 
3,063 
5,560 
4,381 
3,915 
4,621 
2007 
9,580 
3,429 
2,724 
6,435 
4,544 
4,539 
1 1 ,793 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
147 
90 
207 
163 
166 
267 
84 
2007 
134 
77 
173 
110 
161 
273 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
2,971 
1,969 
2,241 
3,525 
2,244 
2,245 
1,999 
2007 
4,418 
2,075 
1,232 
2,891 
1,570 
2,665 
9,014 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
196 
81 
175 
122 
121 
233 
78 
2007 
148 
73 
139 
92 
148 
227 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
5,805 
1,208 
822 
2,035 
2,138 
1,670 
2,621 
2007 
5,162 
1,354 
1,492 
3,545 
2,974 
1,874 
2,778 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
390 
236 
513 
378 
455 
705 
169 
2007 
427 
265 
483 
399 
442 
752 
224 
$1,000, 2012 
2,739 
1,328 
2,032 
2,819 
2,327 
2,182 
1,364 
2007 
3,157 
1,018 
1,688 
1,639 
1,849 
1,878 
1,512 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
269 
159 
362 
194 
322 
472 
148 
2007 
265 
138 
323 
186 
256 
482 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
20,509 
6,773 
3,390 
16,562 
5,162 
7,874 
14,919 
2007 
12,550 
4,062 
3,655 
10,283 
4,861 
4,312 
1 1 ,843 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
258 
140 
304 
187 
286 
438 
130 
2007 
241 
117 
280 
139 
252 
448 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
26,711 
7,026 
4,638 
8,605 
7,526 
12,574 
20,817 
2007 
15,477 
4,666 
4,259 
8,808 
4,353 
7,168 
16,735 
-continued 
288 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
