Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Smith 
Stafford 
Stanton 
Stevens 
Sumner 
Thomas 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
384 
416 
497 
536 
278 
315 
1,096 
460 
2007 
380 
436 
489 
558 
328 
425 
1,099 
464 
$1,000, 2012 
315,276 
125,553 
90,228 
172,683 
152,856 
279,697 
132,171 
237,554 
2007 
247,656 
113,489 
55,025 
143,806 
135,440 
185,038 
85,073 
160,765 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
821,032 
301,810 
181,544 
322,169 
549,843 
887,928 
120,594 
516,423 
2007 
651,725 
260,296 
112,526 
257,717 
412,927 
435,385 
77,410 
346,477 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
289 
231 
363 
329 
136 
133 
746 
303 
2007 
291 
265 
354 
316 
171 
179 
803 
347 
$1,000, 2012 
20,649 
17,513 
14,851 
26,421 
13,283 
18,864 
27,339 
26,550 
2007 
12,401 
15,291 
8,102 
17,092 
11,691 
19,874 
15,921 
19,578 
Chemicals purchased farms, 201 2 
289 
264 
380 
344 
154 
141 
822 
343 
2007 
229 
221 
317 
248 
134 
139 
601 
292 
$1,000, 2012 
13,762 
12,605 
7,608 
1 1 ,938 
10,140 
13,160 
1 1 ,827 
17,844 
2007 
6,561 
8,482 
4,083 
7,144 
4,711 
6,763 
5,078 
10,207 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
281 
253 
367 
315 
155 
132 
672 
323 
2007 
250 
206 
279 
264 
123 
128 
539 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
9,684 
10,539 
7,246 
11,309 
5,729 
11,397 
11,557 
14,540 
2007 
6,182 
6,501 
2,251 
6,926 
4,298 
8,137 
5,474 
8,915 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
105 
68 
129 
94 
25 
44 
239 
103 
2007 
115 
53 
121 
98 
30 
45 
209 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
105,503 
19,361 
9,899 
43,230 
20,190 
77,802 
9,067 
53,869 
2007 
130,681 
25,772 
9,278 
52,809 
23,820 
63,235 
9,722 
40,098 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
61 
33 
99 
54 
15 
28 
155 
55 
2007 
57 
29 
97 
48 
17 
26 
133 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
870 
431 
1,590 
966 
(D) 
(D) 
1,576 
1,912 
2007 
836 
384 
1,268 
1,219 
1,698 
(D) 
602 
796 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
60 
36 
53 
58 
16 
19 
112 
67 
2007 
71 
28 
47 
64 
16 
26 
103 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
104,632 
18,931 
8,310 
42,265 
(D) 
(D) 
7,491 
51,957 
2007 
129,845 
25,388 
8,010 
51,589 
22,122 
(D) 
9,119 
39,303 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
193 
116 
250 
191 
39 
73 
500 
157 
2007 
166 
92 
220 
162 
50 
93 
499 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
94,024 
11,535 
8,640 
22,872 
43,064 
80,951 
5,766 
41,614 
2007 
38,259 
10,788 
5,373 
13,139 
30,473 
30,913 
5,480 
20,243 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
352 
356 
475 
468 
203 
272 
1,031 
415 
2007 
372 
414 
481 
545 
296 
403 
1,078 
454 
$1,000, 2012 
12,251 
9,644 
6,322 
10,664 
8,153 
13,874 
12,728 
15,609 
2007 
10,665 
9,298 
4,673 
8,339 
9,872 
16,233 
8,595 
10,944 
Utilities farms, 2012 
308 
285 
349 
346 
149 
175 
743 
334 
2007 
251 
225 
278 
278 
139 
171 
609 
288 
$1,000, 2012 
3,614 
2,328 
1,555 
3,229 
3,841 
3,894 
2,404 
4,084 
2007 
2,371 
2,602 
884 
3,275 
3,282 
2,364 
1,428 
2,477 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
331 
304 
430 
395 
190 
243 
887 
366 
2007 
348 
377 
446 
499 
256 
380 
1,021 
408 
$1,000, 2012 
9,660 
9,198 
8,133 
8,128 
9,132 
12,135 
11,950 
10,426 
2007 
8,606 
7,149 
4,619 
8,169 
8,185 
9,232 
8,413 
9,428 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
157 
157 
176 
186 
92 
110 
305 
187 
2007 
130 
120 
138 
144 
66 
100 
290 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
7,876 
5,143 
4,107 
5,763 
7,606 
9,626 
3,807 
7,735 
2007 
5,792 
3,648 
2,185 
5,923 
7,919 
7,855 
3,562 
5,572 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
58 
81 
55 
112 
32 
52 
124 
72 
2007 
40 
48 
40 
68 
36 
47 
81 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
1,342 
834 
499 
1,042 
550 
920 
1,261 
1,539 
2007 
702 
505 
145 
729 
832 
822 
243 
808 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
190 
147 
165 
179 
108 
87 
308 
216 
2007 
143 
157 
170 
111 
94 
62 
239 
178 
$1,000, 2012 
5,858 
5,593 
1,561 
4,490 
4,727 
3,627 
3,414 
8,719 
2007 
2,569 
3,619 
1,107 
1,679 
6,567 
2,949 
2,302 
5,459 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
185 
140 
241 
202 
79 
106 
410 
158 
2007 
175 
107 
208 
153 
64 
103 
346 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
12,312 
6,648 
6,693 
6,748 
4,826 
6,558 
8,874 
10,892 
2007 
5,778 
5,340 
3,980 
4,080 
2,742 
2,543 
4,010 
8,195 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
34 
41 
34 
50 
28 
30 
75 
39 
2007 
42 
42 
37 
36 
27 
38 
70 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
1,236 
1,668 
585 
784 
1,469 
898 
928 
1,420 
2007 
1,239 
1,722 
290 
478 
692 
592 
430 
1,340 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
238 
215 
268 
259 
132 
150 
518 
274 
2007 
197 
192 
235 
201 
127 
131 
487 
250 
$1,000, 2012 
5,798 
4,545 
3,426 
5,569 
4,327 
5,515 
6,418 
7,842 
2007 
6,932 
5,215 
2,970 
5,557 
4,524 
5,771 
6,337 
6,485 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
155 
153 
189 
191 
89 
109 
398 
200 
2007 
151 
135 
175 
146 
82 
97 
402 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
2,963 
2,824 
2,098 
2,918 
2,101 
3,799 
3,473 
5,378 
2007 
3,359 
3,323 
1,861 
2,266 
1,878 
3,189 
3,604 
3,735 
Not secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
178 
157 
165 
171 
110 
98 
319 
185 
2007 
140 
128 
149 
143 
97 
88 
305 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
2,834 
1,721 
1,328 
2,651 
2,225 
1,715 
2,944 
2,464 
2007 
3,573 
1,892 
1,109 
3,290 
2,646 
2,582 
2,734 
2,750 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
339 
385 
466 
503 
248 
298 
1,034 
416 
2007 
342 
395 
441 
521 
290 
369 
1,039 
414 
$1,000, 2012 
2,186 
1,661 
2,928 
3,471 
1,366 
1,263 
3,916 
2,525 
2007 
1,710 
1,399 
1,875 
2,351 
1,377 
1,265 
3,491 
1,822 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
282 
255 
331 
312 
141 
167 
670 
321 
2007 
286 
245 
335 
278 
163 
184 
619 
358 
$1,000, 2012 
9,521 
6,737 
6,173 
7,024 
14,454 
19,214 
10,916 
12,344 
2007 
7,209 
6,157 
3,212 
6,116 
14,455 
6,490 
4,588 
9,196 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
246 
233 
298 
289 
130 
146 
592 
283 
2007 
230 
184 
271 
263 
121 
141 
548 
268 
$1,000, 2012 
12,288 
10,414 
10,732 
12,385 
7,981 
12,422 
15,631 
16,190 
2007 
9,724 
6,340 
7,383 
9,066 
7,229 
8,840 
9,414 
10,302 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kansas 295 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
