Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Black Hawk 
Boone 
Bremer 
Buchanan 
Buena Vista 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
924 
938 
982 
1,075 
858 
1,096 
826 
2007 
942 
925 
995 
1,174 
924 
1,214 
845 
$1,000, 2012 
240,518 
199,199 
224,592 
310,648 
386,529 
316,191 
278,045 
2007 
134,786 
118,926 
122,177 
204,007 
277,747 
195,634 
189,456 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
260,301 
212,365 
228,708 
288,975 
450,500 
288,495 
336,616 
2007 
143,085 
128,569 
122,791 
173,771 
300,591 
161,149 
224,209 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
663 
559 
651 
753 
638 
676 
558 
2007 
676 
582 
704 
858 
671 
753 
578 
$1,000, 2012 
31,500 
32,245 
31,522 
41,049 
32,000 
33,563 
35,096 
2007 
14,060 
17,714 
14,153 
21,025 
17,609 
17,493 
19,289 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
671 
579 
656 
738 
642 
685 
577 
2007 
626 
534 
640 
725 
599 
686 
535 
$1,000, 2012 
12,677 
12,869 
13,074 
15,844 
14,935 
15,920 
13,841 
2007 
7,201 
7,293 
6,253 
9,159 
7,500 
8,682 
7,101 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
661 
532 
653 
771 
636 
652 
561 
2007 
628 
530 
656 
746 
623 
657 
518 
$1,000, 2012 
22,110 
23,349 
23,558 
29,350 
24,819 
27,003 
26,479 
2007 
10,877 
12,520 
9,672 
14,489 
13,618 
12,452 
12,531 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
247 
178 
242 
347 
248 
252 
202 
2007 
198 
169 
260 
370 
234 
281 
160 
$1,000, 2012 
25,802 
21,924 
17,698 
36,265 
64,027 
38,725 
42,842 
2007 
16,665 
10,373 
17,408 
31,808 
70,318 
30,093 
45,755 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
118 
81 
105 
161 
81 
112 
72 
2007 
86 
87 
88 
130 
63 
121 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
1,624 
832 
1,203 
1,574 
1,165 
1,352 
1,154 
2007 
796 
850 
1,230 
1,673 
1,137 
774 
1,137 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
162 
125 
170 
259 
194 
171 
161 
2007 
134 
118 
189 
295 
190 
192 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
24,178 
21,092 
16,495 
34,691 
62,862 
37,372 
41,689 
2007 
15,868 
9,523 
16,178 
30,135 
69,181 
29,319 
44,617 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
346 
342 
382 
527 
332 
423 
259 
2007 
338 
298 
395 
562 
333 
427 
252 
$1,000, 2012 
44,686 
25,249 
40,758 
61,384 
133,302 
79,661 
61,079 
2007 
20,172 
7,946 
21,099 
39,312 
93,494 
44,045 
39,915 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
858 
851 
931 
1,012 
789 
1,020 
713 
2007 
908 
883 
979 
1,159 
893 
1,177 
818 
$1,000, 2012 
8,503 
7,703 
9,450 
12,706 
11,612 
10,184 
10,351 
2007 
8,174 
7,161 
6,506 
10,169 
8,547 
8,162 
8,652 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
653 
618 
691 
812 
663 
765 
609 
2007 
570 
488 
612 
770 
542 
652 
471 
$1,000, 2012 
2,305 
2,673 
2,808 
4,881 
4,428 
4,598 
3,415 
2007 
1,857 
2,275 
1,904 
3,315 
3,678 
3,497 
2,149 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
775 
705 
832 
936 
722 
910 
644 
2007 
850 
779 
932 
1,077 
796 
1,121 
725 
$1,000, 2012 
11,431 
10,428 
12,311 
15,454 
13,428 
13,226 
12,233 
2007 
8,067 
8,824 
6,862 
10,713 
9,412 
9,298 
7,913 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
295 
286 
317 
357 
327 
343 
327 
2007 
238 
258 
247 
337 
268 
284 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
7,700 
6,280 
4,536 
7,861 
8,880 
9,713 
6,067 
2007 
4,797 
5,809 
2,525 
5,314 
5,905 
5,866 
4,590 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
62 
50 
49 
85 
77 
81 
70 
2007 
50 
52 
37 
59 
45 
61 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
467 
403 
430 
679 
1,009 
2,060 
479 
2007 
293 
490 
332 
327 
1,060 
1,054 
600 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
355 
277 
391 
444 
361 
405 
331 
2007 
298 
265 
288 
377 
253 
302 
211 
$1,000, 2012 
5,092 
2,890 
3,263 
3,616 
6,553 
4,168 
4,876 
2007 
2,380 
1,941 
1,522 
2,047 
2,133 
2,114 
1,491 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
456 
323 
421 
494 
435 
464 
372 
2007 
424 
339 
409 
503 
458 
476 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
43,871 
29,600 
35,495 
44,883 
36,351 
45,344 
34,905 
2007 
21,280 
18,652 
16,127 
25,385 
22,503 
27,452 
18,360 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
94 
65 
51 
119 
103 
94 
88 
2007 
78 
57 
70 
106 
63 
65 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
1,761 
2,398 
551 
3,036 
1,369 
1,832 
1,557 
2007 
517 
743 
615 
1,244 
442 
607 
691 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
478 
424 
527 
674 
498 
597 
471 
2007 
431 
396 
437 
601 
452 
539 
389 
$1,000, 2012 
8,542 
8,320 
13,673 
14,533 
10,973 
12,003 
8,716 
2007 
8,171 
7,736 
7,741 
13,901 
8,644 
9,799 
8,229 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
358 
321 
419 
529 
364 
478 
345 
2007 
309 
298 
335 
444 
296 
401 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
5,498 
6,069 
10,220 
9,878 
6,914 
7,889 
6,104 
2007 
5,053 
4,576 
4,928 
7,966 
4,707 
5,491 
4,827 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
291 
235 
320 
447 
324 
365 
295 
2007 
289 
272 
316 
449 
306 
384 
287 
$1,000, 2012 
3,043 
2,250 
3,453 
4,655 
4,059 
4,113 
2,612 
2007 
3,119 
3,160 
2,814 
5,934 
3,936 
4,308 
3,402 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
819 
856 
888 
987 
774 
1,013 
746 
2007 
835 
826 
897 
1,024 
790 
1,117 
758 
$1,000, 2012 
4,673 
4,076 
5,393 
6,349 
4,341 
5,453 
4,183 
2007 
3,954 
3,413 
3,676 
5,135 
3,795 
4,219 
3,616 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
637 
593 
671 
774 
643 
721 
609 
2007 
635 
580 
617 
837 
673 
716 
572 
$1,000, 2012 
9,398 
8,794 
10,073 
12,757 
18,503 
12,739 
11,926 
2007 
6,322 
6,038 
5,782 
10,664 
9,087 
10,801 
8,577 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
617 
547 
629 
727 
586 
669 
557 
2007 
562 
506 
593 
724 
558 
680 
499 
$1,000, 2012 
22,917 
19,395 
23,881 
30,757 
33,957 
21,109 
23,656 
2007 
15,471 
13,069 
12,226 
21,312 
19,129 
15,114 
14,713 
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280 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
