Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Labette 
Lane 
Leavenworth 
Lincoln 
Linn 
Logan 
Lyon 
McPherson 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
977 
315 
1,133 
431 
913 
325 
946 
1,147 
2007 
1,052 
284 
1,203 
473 
918 
289 
930 
1,142 
$1,000, 2012 
118,128 
202,367 
37,646 
56,073 
50,947 
68,674 
122,161 
168,187 
2007 
88,812 
161,229 
29,803 
43,805 
30,436 
39,869 
89,672 
109,719 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
120,909 
642,433 
33,227 
130,099 
55,801 
211,306 
129,134 
146,632 
2007 
84,422 
567,708 
24,774 
92,612 
33,154 
137,956 
96,421 
96,076 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
554 
156 
673 
266 
413 
184 
457 
793 
2007 
604 
153 
745 
314 
460 
172 
507 
865 
$1,000, 2012 
12,270 
4,631 
4,147 
7,394 
6,163 
9,931 
5,597 
24,349 
2007 
8,011 
3,727 
3,545 
6,453 
3,275 
6,106 
3,816 
16,164 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
513 
192 
572 
302 
422 
225 
511 
844 
2007 
384 
133 
574 
263 
366 
143 
462 
710 
$1,000, 2012 
5,835 
5,926 
1,977 
4,360 
2,698 
6,774 
4,239 
11,172 
2007 
2,131 
2,942 
1,395 
2,460 
930 
2,414 
2,076 
4,911 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
368 
174 
407 
260 
323 
209 
387 
778 
2007 
316 
126 
317 
236 
218 
155 
343 
670 
$1,000, 2012 
7,357 
2,540 
3,888 
3,875 
6,085 
4,462 
6,688 
11,151 
2007 
3,211 
1,222 
2,446 
1,711 
1,721 
2,342 
3,087 
5,737 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
355 
51 
321 
132 
227 
76 
295 
235 
2007 
326 
53 
261 
105 
199 
56 
247 
280 
$1,000, 2012 
33,156 
81,562 
1,374 
7,724 
4,646 
5,666 
39,560 
36,987 
2007 
37,771 
(D) 
895 
7,372 
3,848 
5,314 
35,462 
30,841 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
259 
24 
224 
97 
164 
49 
183 
142 
2007 
232 
29 
196 
68 
148 
32 
155 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
2,054 
272 
907 
1,188 
1,282 
997 
1,346 
1,303 
2007 
1,676 
509 
663 
1,783 
1,320 
1,181 
1,324 
1,739 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
153 
34 
160 
54 
98 
40 
158 
131 
2007 
143 
36 
117 
48 
70 
35 
131 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
31,102 
81,291 
467 
6,536 
3,364 
4,669 
38,214 
35,684 
2007 
36,095 
(D) 
233 
5,589 
2,529 
4,133 
34,137 
29,102 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
737 
91 
754 
217 
526 
122 
500 
492 
2007 
720 
80 
649 
194 
434 
92 
438 
465 
$1,000, 2012 
26,755 
75,002 
5,512 
4,635 
6,402 
4,336 
17,910 
21,878 
2007 
12,844 
(D) 
3,224 
3,691 
4,283 
1,761 
16,111 
1 1 ,883 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
940 
273 
1,093 
403 
838 
272 
887 
1,093 
2007 
1,037 
274 
1,179 
461 
897 
279 
909 
1,127 
$1,000, 2012 
5,492 
4,390 
3,045 
4,560 
3,355 
4,730 
6,360 
11,305 
2007 
4,346 
3,352 
3,065 
3,952 
2,567 
4,554 
4,038 
7,185 
Utilities farms, 2012 
676 
200 
718 
315 
528 
205 
606 
775 
2007 
544 
111 
586 
249 
421 
135 
446 
625 
$1,000, 2012 
1,534 
1,748 
1,381 
1,011 
1,046 
1,306 
1,630 
2,627 
2007 
1,054 
(D) 
1,298 
603 
820 
691 
905 
1,480 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
834 
243 
902 
376 
710 
238 
757 
960 
2007 
974 
254 
1,113 
430 
832 
245 
861 
1,044 
$1,000, 2012 
5,805 
4,403 
3,249 
5,232 
3,600 
5,450 
5,035 
11,636 
2007 
4,932 
3,729 
3,518 
3,745 
2,776 
3,735 
4,265 
7,591 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
209 
75 
205 
117 
185 
104 
200 
328 
2007 
179 
62 
184 
98 
121 
71 
172 
279 
$1,000, 2012 
3,868 
5,628 
2,371 
1,814 
2,029 
2,771 
3,394 
5,354 
2007 
1,739 
4,379 
1,861 
1,089 
1,492 
1,254 
2,990 
3,553 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
71 
34 
90 
58 
61 
51 
111 
100 
2007 
67 
27 
54 
43 
57 
34 
79 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
383 
412 
377 
275 
309 
1,216 
1,458 
576 
2007 
291 
462 
145 
110 
278 
264 
211 
332 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
237 
123 
204 
150 
161 
101 
231 
362 
2007 
151 
84 
164 
113 
103 
92 
198 
290 
$1,000, 2012 
1,269 
2,165 
519 
1,130 
827 
2,393 
1,590 
3,334 
2007 
553 
1,389 
431 
708 
319 
1,298 
1,160 
1,965 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
288 
95 
252 
211 
263 
146 
374 
460 
2007 
269 
83 
214 
185 
198 
107 
296 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
2,420 
3,103 
2,586 
5,368 
5,151 
9,477 
6,330 
7,742 
2007 
2,347 
1,732 
1,076 
3,612 
1,706 
3,064 
5,740 
4,234 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
39 
20 
36 
41 
14 
21 
54 
102 
2007 
36 
26 
14 
26 
16 
22 
42 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
71 
281 
40 
517 
110 
294 
297 
847 
2007 
125 
(D) 
33 
235 
125 
481 
98 
396 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
502 
148 
379 
235 
374 
181 
467 
603 
2007 
414 
119 
339 
227 
294 
119 
376 
523 
$1,000, 2012 
5,535 
3,046 
2,719 
3,596 
3,688 
4,141 
4,921 
6,246 
2007 
4,087 
2,361 
2,111 
3,633 
2,557 
2,827 
3,988 
5,433 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
428 
103 
311 
166 
321 
148 
351 
485 
2007 
345 
94 
261 
166 
228 
101 
292 
414 
$1,000, 2012 
3,370 
1,352 
2,157 
2,732 
3,050 
3,074 
3,413 
4,153 
2007 
2,413 
1,513 
1,509 
2,164 
1,754 
1,740 
2,375 
3,058 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
311 
88 
173 
142 
172 
108 
281 
322 
2007 
257 
77 
188 
157 
190 
88 
238 
367 
$1,000, 2012 
2,165 
1,694 
562 
864 
639 
1,068 
1,508 
2,093 
2007 
1,674 
848 
601 
1,468 
804 
1,087 
1,614 
2,374 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
942 
304 
1,114 
403 
879 
309 
909 
1,075 
2007 
986 
251 
1,121 
428 
863 
264 
870 
1,048 
$1,000, 2012 
2,823 
1,561 
2,492 
1,804 
2,586 
1,441 
2,588 
4,211 
2007 
2,339 
1,424 
2,175 
1,942 
1,859 
931 
2,218 
2,969 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
669 
180 
554 
288 
488 
209 
529 
671 
2007 
611 
149 
586 
284 
412 
187 
488 
664 
$1,000, 2012 
3,556 
5,970 
1,969 
2,780 
2,252 
4,285 
14,564 
8,770 
2007 
3,032 
4,720 
2,585 
2,491 
1,878 
2,832 
3,505 
5,046 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
521 
157 
482 
252 
394 
185 
494 
630 
2007 
500 
111 
490 
235 
328 
158 
453 
602 
$1,000, 2012 
8,266 
5,247 
4,178 
5,947 
4,953 
6,694 
8,090 
16,117 
2007 
5,675 
3,619 
3,655 
4,674 
3,504 
4,002 
5,903 
10,501 
-continued 
290 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
