Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
88,637 
726 
467 
1,011 
744 
622 
1,215 
2007 
92,856 
766 
610 
1,032 
731 
666 
1,251 
$1,000, 2012 
23,711,880 
162,930 
87,183 
172,647 
44,241 
241,230 
291,122 
2007 
15,443,759 
98,309 
59,578 
103,386 
28,214 
154,392 
178,952 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
267,517 
224,421 
186,688 
170,769 
59,464 
387,830 
239,607 
2007 
166,319 
128,341 
97,669 
100,181 
38,597 
231,820 
143,047 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
56,317 
473 
265 
521 
342 
370 
823 
2007 
58,664 
502 
327 
473 
362 
390 
832 
$1,000, 2012 
2,587,059 
17,753 
8,752 
16,238 
7,044 
21,242 
38,585 
2007 
1,344,600 
9,025 
4,876 
6,873 
3,934 
9,271 
19,399 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
57,741 
493 
282 
574 
299 
394 
854 
2007 
53,136 
448 
279 
419 
244 
371 
750 
$1,000, 2012 
1,152,179 
10,427 
5,573 
7,315 
2,595 
9,513 
17,683 
2007 
618,336 
7,518 
2,624 
3,272 
1,631 
5,366 
10,247 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
55,666 
465 
276 
536 
276 
360 
829 
2007 
52,703 
438 
275 
425 
243 
349 
738 
$1,000, 2012 
1,966,439 
16,056 
9,061 
12,322 
4,204 
18,852 
28,359 
2007 
989,162 
7,272 
3,924 
4,727 
2,277 
9,190 
12,480 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
24,040 
216 
153 
332 
169 
190 
310 
2007 
22,679 
200 
132 
256 
141 
185 
275 
$1,000, 2012 
3,435,345 
18,161 
10,394 
22,405 
2,373 
43,302 
30,182 
2007 
3,290,203 
14,532 
12,413 
18,080 
2,568 
36,810 
35,477 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,791 
169 
114 
214 
134 
83 
177 
2007 
10,743 
155 
95 
177 
114 
85 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
239,793 
1,796 
1,567 
5,072 
1,513 
1,487 
2,145 
2007 
180,644 
1,736 
1,179 
2,888 
(D) 
2,264 
663 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
15,123 
90 
58 
178 
55 
137 
188 
2007 
15,086 
83 
56 
120 
46 
124 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
3,195,553 
16,365 
8,827 
17,332 
861 
41,815 
28,037 
2007 
3,109,559 
12,796 
1 1 ,234 
15,192 
(D) 
34,547 
34,814 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
38,194 
385 
231 
510 
367 
260 
507 
2007 
35,808 
348 
216 
428 
298 
302 
476 
$1,000, 2012 
5,377,863 
26,093 
16,919 
38,045 
5,073 
57,813 
40,844 
2007 
3,058,988 
12,981 
9,752 
21,372 
2,072 
34,899 
17,456 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
81,746 
668 
431 
940 
685 
562 
1,141 
2007 
89,899 
749 
580 
979 
706 
639 
1,228 
$1,000, 2012 
866,990 
6,927 
4,217 
9,133 
2,613 
8,565 
10,363 
2007 
666,373 
4,443 
3,435 
5,820 
2,208 
6,016 
8,106 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
63,853 
512 
361 
704 
439 
462 
888 
2007 
51,903 
415 
297 
517 
330 
376 
687 
$1,000, 2012 
329,138 
2,839 
1,469 
3,121 
1,109 
2,913 
3,706 
2007 
234,210 
1,892 
1,004 
2,164 
666 
2,091 
2,451 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
73,361 
588 
391 
842 
574 
520 
1,042 
2007 
83,411 
692 
536 
913 
656 
604 
1,135 
$1,000, 2012 
1,099,865 
9,635 
4,939 
12,336 
3,201 
10,247 
15,369 
2007 
792,166 
6,597 
4,017 
9,126 
2,749 
6,938 
11,231 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
27,906 
201 
155 
284 
120 
218 
371 
2007 
23,287 
175 
118 
242 
113 
159 
286 
$1,000, 2012 
697,719 
7,110 
3,132 
7,559 
1,639 
6,467 
8,257 
2007 
492,091 
4,438 
1,923 
5,223 
653 
5,732 
5,925 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
6,634 
69 
22 
57 
34 
76 
103 
2007 
5,005 
64 
40 
58 
34 
50 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
80,086 
869 
229 
390 
416 
377 
597 
2007 
50,828 
452 
236 
302 
229 
554 
207 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
32,495 
265 
187 
371 
212 
198 
507 
2007 
25,512 
220 
148 
278 
121 
156 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
390,011 
3,002 
1,382 
4,195 
649 
2,482 
7,388 
2007 
216,307 
1,415 
781 
2,010 
621 
1,243 
4,777 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
35,423 
283 
169 
304 
163 
268 
576 
2007 
34,668 
275 
157 
279 
131 
256 
561 
$1,000, 2012 
3,071,550 
19,292 
10,485 
14,591 
5,088 
35,940 
55,034 
2007 
1,712,297 
11,574 
5,759 
7,245 
2,373 
18,451 
26,891 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
7,599 
77 
45 
50 
30 
51 
135 
2007 
6,163 
59 
23 
68 
12 
36 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
130,029 
1,696 
431 
214 
161 
752 
2,004 
2007 
70,584 
888 
90 
471 
49 
403 
612 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
48,464 
393 
265 
562 
365 
362 
687 
2007 
41,181 
379 
237 
437 
261 
310 
496 
$1,000, 2012 
928,806 
7,702 
3,986 
9,303 
3,771 
9,128 
1 1 ,862 
2007 
762,070 
6,971 
3,695 
6,754 
2,416 
7,974 
10,279 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
37,667 
312 
203 
460 
328 
291 
508 
2007 
30,888 
307 
200 
363 
222 
245 
338 
$1,000, 2012 
629,337 
5,438 
2,819 
6,904 
2,584 
6,542 
8,025 
2007 
449,215 
4,218 
2,382 
4,826 
1,709 
4,983 
6,291 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
29,547 
235 
177 
333 
180 
226 
422 
2007 
27,436 
235 
153 
247 
175 
191 
352 
$1,000, 2012 
299,469 
2,264 
1,167 
2,398 
1,187 
2,586 
3,838 
2007 
312,855 
2,753 
1,313 
1,929 
707 
2,990 
3,987 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
81,527 
679 
444 
966 
719 
579 
1,090 
2007 
82,855 
687 
573 
962 
695 
609 
1,088 
$1,000, 2012 
437,312 
3,890 
2,304 
4,439 
2,114 
3,959 
6,362 
2007 
353,029 
3,169 
2,133 
3,622 
2,100 
3,056 
4,702 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
59,161 
506 
317 
625 
387 
416 
873 
2007 
57,702 
457 
339 
519 
359 
394 
797 
$1,000, 2012 
1,161,488 
11,477 
3,910 
11,042 
2,191 
9,678 
14,528 
2007 
792,516 
5,142 
2,916 
6,326 
1,667 
6,398 
8,713 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
55,052 
452 
293 
604 
387 
424 
785 
2007 
51,922 
440 
318 
521 
330 
384 
730 
$1,000, 2012 
2,098,284 
14,660 
10,755 
15,856 
5,394 
19,107 
31,374 
2007 
1,356,932 
10,326 
6,744 
10,448 
5,346 
12,186 
25,146 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 279 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
