Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nemaha 
Neosho 
Ness 
Norton 
Osage 
Osborne 
Ottawa 
Pawnee 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
903 
557 
367 
1,014 
343 
525 
401 
2007 
1,054 
521 
388 
1,092 
378 
546 
438 
$1,000, 2012 
202,772 
1 KZXL J 
54,564 
131,221 
79,538 
56,364 
87,114 
346,152 
2007 
106,664 
39,233 
37,415 
81,409 
42,693 
35,258 
69,473 
299,902 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
224,554 
79,989 
97,961 
357,552 
78,440 
164,328 
165,932 
863,222 
2007 
101,199 
50,623 
71,813 
209,817 
39,096 
93,275 
127,240 
684,708 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
685 
369 
275 
219 
548 
216 
341 
240 
2007 
768 
453 
289 
225 
580 
302 
363 
288 
$1,000, 2012 
20,511 
7,806 
6,248 
11,031 
9,144 
8,669 
10,505 
14,757 
2007 
11,688 
6,357 
4,510 
8,353 
5,334 
7,236 
7,323 
1 1 ,023 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
693 
359 
360 
247 
599 
234 
363 
256 
2007 
630 
295 
254 
187 
560 
233 
284 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
8,364 
3,291 
6,441 
6,540 
5,269 
5,781 
5,305 
15,987 
2007 
4,307 
1,263 
3,131 
4,028 
2,322 
2,879 
2,112 
4,829 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
622 
296 
298 
215 
398 
235 
318 
250 
2007 
621 
258 
213 
174 
316 
220 
260 
191 
$1,000, 2012 
13,064 
5,321 
2,131 
5,918 
8,035 
3,204 
6,005 
(D) 
2007 
7,128 
2,577 
1,127 
3,030 
3,233 
1,501 
2,343 
3,831 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
295 
235 
119 
103 
252 
102 
133 
80 
2007 
318 
178 
112 
91 
248 
102 
97 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
22,512 
8,183 
5,017 
21,366 
14,534 
7,024 
19,299 
(D) 
2007 
19,158 
6,451 
6,393 
17,010 
7,462 
2,895 
24,069 
168,678 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
152 
164 
89 
81 
151 
82 
96 
53 
2007 
199 
137 
71 
67 
151 
79 
65 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
3,152 
1,409 
1,325 
1,951 
1,625 
2,290 
3,035 
575 
2007 
1,815 
814 
962 
1,940 
1,254 
723 
1,513 
300 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
185 
107 
42 
47 
152 
50 
68 
41 
2007 
166 
65 
47 
40 
145 
37 
46 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
19,360 
6,775 
3,691 
19,416 
12,910 
4,734 
16,264 
(D) 
2007 
17,343 
5,637 
5,431 
15,070 
6,208 
2,172 
22,556 
168,378 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
468 
488 
220 
195 
538 
170 
254 
128 
2007 
509 
459 
183 
142 
510 
146 
207 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
67,355 
8,543 
3,849 
41,232 
9,256 
5,668 
9,120 
82,262 
2007 
18,343 
4,831 
1,576 
20,916 
3,281 
2,146 
8,326 
68,679 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
858 
649 
467 
324 
953 
326 
492 
350 
2007 
1,040 
766 
497 
380 
1,071 
374 
535 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
10,141 
4,588 
4,920 
6,411 
4,648 
4,554 
5,270 
6,757 
2007 
7,248 
3,248 
4,213 
4,081 
3,292 
3,453 
3,751 
6,085 
Utilities farms, 2012 
682 
438 
342 
261 
655 
266 
340 
263 
2007 
610 
369 
240 
203 
502 
205 
263 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
6,275 
983 
1,002 
1,894 
1,532 
1,086 
1,232 
3,123 
2007 
2,305 
697 
581 
973 
842 
802 
660 
1,934 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
771 
578 
413 
293 
809 
284 
431 
309 
2007 
994 
721 
452 
346 
991 
352 
506 
398 
$1,000, 2012 
12,255 
4,419 
5,644 
6,179 
6,446 
4,422 
7,255 
7,559 
2007 
7,911 
3,264 
3,740 
4,666 
3,586 
3,170 
3,919 
6,693 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
295 
156 
145 
124 
190 
128 
160 
138 
2007 
289 
110 
125 
94 
167 
95 
141 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
6,666 
1,736 
1,563 
4,075 
2,428 
1,567 
3,854 
8,773 
2007 
4,726 
1,223 
1,095 
4,604 
1,225 
1,047 
2,041 
9,498 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
53 
39 
55 
45 
70 
45 
50 
45 
2007 
57 
36 
30 
33 
64 
25 
32 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
643 
242 
416 
576 
429 
282 
230 
609 
2007 
495 
253 
191 
206 
284 
223 
93 
834 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
354 
146 
193 
112 
185 
146 
154 
140 
2007 
321 
127 
132 
87 
160 
104 
111 
111 
$1,000, 2012 
2,915 
769 
1,860 
1,921 
850 
1,427 
1,600 
5,140 
2007 
1,598 
496 
923 
926 
492 
681 
947 
3,252 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
405 
190 
197 
176 
328 
161 
226 
148 
2007 
373 
201 
161 
170 
274 
156 
167 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
9,485 
2,959 
6,375 
5,813 
4,838 
4,664 
6,479 
7,625 
2007 
6,955 
2,066 
3,116 
3,322 
2,800 
2,248 
6,097 
4,182 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
75 
29 
33 
35 
47 
24 
34 
28 
2007 
62 
23 
34 
27 
42 
23 
23 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
371 
121 
354 
552 
397 
116 
232 
870 
2007 
336 
120 
226 
206 
191 
155 
108 
361 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
521 
305 
275 
190 
526 
200 
292 
236 
2007 
472 
291 
216 
170 
383 
163 
232 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
6,867 
3,233 
2,867 
4,073 
4,620 
2,875 
4,362 
5,182 
2007 
5,980 
2,606 
2,912 
3,951 
3,429 
3,150 
3,090 
3,199 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
402 
253 
207 
153 
446 
161 
212 
180 
2007 
386 
238 
166 
136 
320 
137 
174 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
4,477 
1,988 
1,842 
2,571 
3,461 
1,915 
2,794 
3,054 
2007 
3,662 
1,686 
1,992 
2,677 
2,175 
2,336 
1,806 
1,690 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
311 
171 
177 
116 
257 
124 
191 
145 
2007 
296 
195 
142 
113 
225 
101 
159 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
2,390 
1,245 
1,024 
1,502 
1,159 
959 
1,568 
2,128 
2007 
2,318 
920 
920 
1,274 
1,253 
813 
1,284 
1,508 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
851 
681 
540 
347 
979 
329 
492 
372 
2007 
987 
719 
492 
356 
1,023 
353 
501 
398 
$1,000, 2012 
2,955 
1,999 
1,712 
1,743 
3,495 
1,640 
2,165 
1,633 
2007 
2,679 
1,843 
1,448 
1,382 
2,453 
1,448 
1,708 
1,687 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
612 
421 
314 
245 
559 
220 
318 
238 
2007 
677 
408 
270 
222 
536 
231 
324 
254 
$1,000, 2012 
12,393 
1,957 
4,165 
11,897 
3,618 
3,385 
4,201 
6,591 
2007 
5,807 
1,938 
2,232 
3,755 
2,469 
2,224 
2,884 
5,137 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
545 
328 
280 
218 
479 
198 
266 
211 
2007 
543 
324 
221 
205 
473 
219 
275 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
17,332 
4,630 
7,313 
8,649 
8,383 
6,302 
8,478 
9,041 
2007 
11,698 
3,301 
3,879 
5,423 
5,630 
4,313 
5,895 
7,166 
-continued 
292 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
