Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rooks 
Rush 
Russell 
Saline 
Scott 
Sedgwick 
Seward 
Shawnee 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
440 
528 
504 
674 
269 
1,344 
363 
826 
2007 
419 
481 
522 
749 
277 
1,419 
342 
885 
$1,000, 2012 
77,688 
58,382 
45,189 
66,942 
973,158 
107,646 
435,166 
39,958 
2007 
71,771 
39,677 
28,473 
55,478 
730,947 
81,307 
337,423 
29,338 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
176,563 
110,573 
89,660 
99,320 
3,617,689 
80,094 
1,198,805 
48,375 
2007 
171,292 
82,489 
54,546 
74,070 
2,638,797 
57,299 
986,616 
33,151 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
249 
260 
246 
389 
162 
801 
139 
423 
2007 
268 
290 
270 
466 
165 
939 
141 
506 
$1,000, 2012 
11,689 
7,261 
6,275 
10,846 
10,598 
19,156 
12,520 
5,946 
2007 
7,744 
4,560 
3,937 
7,768 
9,402 
13,238 
11,438 
3,849 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
271 
300 
285 
427 
186 
805 
158 
415 
2007 
239 
255 
250 
379 
161 
714 
133 
465 
$1,000, 2012 
9,045 
5,316 
3,661 
4,571 
11,208 
7,625 
10,077 
3,181 
2007 
4,011 
2,885 
1,812 
3,429 
5,871 
4,506 
6,174 
1,952 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
262 
265 
240 
376 
176 
705 
139 
305 
2007 
191 
222 
194 
318 
131 
625 
119 
292 
$1,000, 2012 
5,521 
3,469 
2,115 
4,630 
6,391 
10,161 
(D) 
5,796 
2007 
2,380 
1,328 
955 
2,461 
3,754 
5,824 
4,667 
3,035 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
138 
101 
112 
181 
74 
285 
73 
192 
2007 
111 
90 
88 
150 
66 
256 
67 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
10,968 
7,728 
5,861 
10,582 
519,155 
2,723 
(D) 
2,752 
2007 
20,759 
8,445 
3,538 
11,577 
445,461 
4,342 
187,488 
1,318 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
114 
57 
72 
128 
32 
165 
30 
98 
2007 
92 
65 
65 
90 
22 
129 
21 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
1,821 
921 
1,013 
(D) 
(D) 
1,063 
717 
670 
2007 
2,100 
864 
927 
1,532 
1,021 
640 
504 
322 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
62 
55 
52 
86 
51 
164 
53 
109 
2007 
47 
41 
39 
90 
52 
156 
56 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
9,147 
6,807 
4,848 
(D) 
(D) 
1,660 
(D) 
2,083 
2007 
18,658 
7,581 
2,611 
10,044 
444,439 
3,701 
186,984 
997 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
187 
182 
218 
291 
107 
684 
119 
449 
2007 
164 
153 
149 
278 
115 
608 
113 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
7,662 
5,482 
4,129 
7,341 
328,163 
9,307 
131,531 
3,000 
2007 
9,327 
2,597 
1,525 
6,126 
198,980 
9,730 
70,962 
1,892 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
398 
440 
440 
626 
246 
1,257 
291 
780 
2007 
401 
463 
494 
729 
264 
1,379 
310 
857 
$1,000, 2012 
4,966 
4,922 
3,993 
5,286 
8,674 
11,209 
8,938 
3,387 
2007 
4,690 
3,612 
3,031 
4,335 
7,331 
8,009 
12,091 
2,810 
Utilities farms, 2012 
315 
340 
312 
459 
203 
784 
234 
512 
2007 
228 
258 
198 
333 
143 
705 
163 
411 
$1,000, 2012 
1,223 
1,320 
938 
971 
5,471 
2,293 
4,079 
764 
2007 
726 
639 
642 
638 
3,684 
1,790 
2,528 
595 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
342 
380 
393 
561 
229 
1,032 
261 
651 
2007 
374 
425 
451 
676 
250 
1,287 
288 
798 
$1,000, 2012 
5,484 
4,500 
3,609 
5,722 
11,935 
10,583 
9,507 
3,617 
2007 
4,306 
3,108 
3,392 
4,297 
8,666 
8,427 
8,639 
3,349 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
148 
140 
161 
193 
136 
364 
102 
134 
2007 
115 
112 
110 
168 
105 
326 
86 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
2,657 
1,871 
1,417 
2,286 
20,523 
5,533 
10,158 
1,912 
2007 
2,113 
1,385 
952 
2,464 
15,305 
4,527 
9,410 
2,374 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
64 
79 
76 
69 
61 
119 
86 
43 
2007 
37 
47 
32 
55 
46 
102 
34 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
1,129 
385 
307 
265 
1,469 
807 
2,218 
160 
2007 
475 
1,052 
305 
151 
1,512 
255 
1,104 
130 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
175 
134 
107 
207 
120 
320 
90 
114 
2007 
144 
146 
77 
131 
95 
244 
83 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
2,226 
2,587 
1,342 
1,466 
7,274 
1,803 
4,027 
523 
2007 
2,002 
1,314 
702 
1,128 
3,476 
985 
3,412 
524 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
196 
185 
156 
252 
92 
452 
110 
211 
2007 
167 
145 
150 
239 
83 
379 
73 
208 
$1,000, 2012 
6,452 
6,176 
4,305 
4,677 
10,499 
8,144 
9,691 
1,978 
2007 
4,579 
2,254 
2,332 
3,946 
5,029 
4,431 
3,413 
1,703 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
23 
45 
22 
52 
33 
64 
37 
36 
2007 
28 
31 
30 
33 
27 
83 
28 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
355 
331 
152 
431 
1,616 
410 
3,975 
55 
2007 
261 
175 
173 
209 
498 
604 
1,296 
144 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
248 
249 
207 
311 
154 
508 
152 
249 
2007 
209 
196 
146 
284 
141 
499 
122 
244 
$1,000, 2012 
3,498 
2,535 
2,731 
2,896 
7,441 
5,242 
3,732 
2,125 
2007 
4,489 
2,418 
2,002 
2,681 
7,689 
5,534 
5,135 
1,824 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
192 
202 
156 
230 
104 
378 
90 
184 
2007 
174 
149 
111 
227 
98 
402 
81 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
2,317 
1,855 
1,994 
1,781 
3,941 
3,319 
1,170 
1,489 
2007 
2,016 
1,444 
1,299 
1,777 
2,965 
3,686 
2,980 
1,006 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
152 
131 
111 
176 
110 
295 
121 
135 
2007 
141 
128 
87 
154 
96 
314 
81 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
1,180 
680 
737 
1,115 
3,499 
1,922 
2,562 
636 
2007 
2,473 
974 
703 
904 
4,724 
1,848 
2,155 
818 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
421 
487 
481 
639 
248 
1,246 
325 
795 
2007 
380 
445 
478 
694 
247 
1,260 
287 
809 
$1,000, 2012 
1,592 
1,568 
1,594 
1,988 
2,725 
3,871 
1,105 
2,192 
2007 
1,365 
1,225 
1,516 
1,700 
1,444 
3,587 
1,509 
1,903 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
252 
271 
275 
413 
184 
708 
213 
456 
2007 
263 
260 
237 
347 
184 
745 
179 
455 
$1,000, 2012 
3,223 
2,931 
2,759 
2,984 
20,016 
8,780 
10,683 
2,571 
2007 
2,545 
2,681 
1,660 
2,568 
12,845 
5,517 
8,157 
1,935 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
260 
297 
267 
370 
167 
611 
179 
369 
2007 
229 
234 
217 
354 
139 
651 
126 
400 
$1,000, 2012 
7,951 
6,526 
5,129 
7,792 
15,071 
13,222 
10,246 
5,113 
2007 
5,922 
3,289 
3,563 
5,526 
10,328 
9,398 
8,485 
3,719 
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294 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
