Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Carroll 
Cass 
Cedar 
Cerro Gordo 
Cherokee 
Chickasaw 
Clarke 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,065 
703 
955 
780 
805 
1,036 
627 
2007 
978 
763 
1,036 
844 
840 
1,037 
690 
$1,000, 2012 
448,801 
188,885 
235,816 
192,907 
280,749 
283,264 
92,866 
2007 
353,280 
117,849 
164,653 
134,478 
195,925 
177,918 
38,373 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
421,410 
268,684 
246,928 
247,317 
348,756 
273,421 
148,112 
2007 
361,226 
154,455 
158,931 
159,334 
233,244 
171,570 
55,613 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
798 
442 
571 
508 
639 
647 
296 
2007 
730 
498 
658 
543 
635 
683 
322 
$1,000, 2012 
35,420 
16,697 
30,355 
33,142 
26,918 
30,881 
6,356 
2007 
16,020 
10,007 
19,570 
20,645 
13,239 
14,515 
2,264 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
821 
458 
589 
537 
674 
673 
293 
2007 
693 
437 
615 
522 
596 
634 
253 
$1,000, 2012 
13,033 
9,200 
15,220 
11,898 
12,304 
15,157 
2,575 
2007 
7,356 
5,245 
9,635 
8,516 
5,895 
8,148 
892 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
774 
422 
557 
514 
642 
680 
288 
2007 
648 
441 
613 
484 
597 
653 
254 
$1,000, 2012 
26,991 
16,255 
21,904 
24,529 
23,122 
22,506 
4,165 
2007 
11,933 
8,936 
12,747 
14,731 
10,525 
10,204 
1,684 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
381 
197 
276 
135 
293 
258 
164 
2007 
341 
195 
239 
125 
313 
282 
156 
$1,000, 2012 
123,429 
26,079 
26,389 
12,833 
47,047 
50,764 
6,904 
2007 
129,507 
24,745 
23,726 
10,767 
57,582 
41,801 
5,854 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
136 
139 
163 
56 
161 
104 
121 
2007 
101 
132 
124 
66 
142 
106 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
3,004 
1,973 
2,269 
402 
1,676 
1,832 
1,540 
2007 
2,524 
1,056 
1,191 
328 
1,720 
2,205 
2,848 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
289 
107 
170 
98 
179 
192 
77 
2007 
273 
97 
163 
72 
213 
220 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
120,425 
24,106 
24,120 
12,431 
45,371 
48,932 
5,363 
2007 
126,983 
23,690 
22,535 
10,439 
55,861 
39,596 
3,006 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
495 
346 
435 
215 
403 
406 
333 
2007 
446 
314 
403 
198 
420 
440 
307 
$1,000, 2012 
124,081 
44,525 
34,616 
19,816 
65,983 
60,401 
34,679 
2007 
97,697 
16,495 
18,153 
12,051 
43,160 
31,872 
12,040 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
989 
662 
903 
718 
739 
976 
581 
2007 
945 
741 
1,003 
797 
827 
1,013 
673 
$1,000, 2012 
12,168 
6,620 
10,105 
8,038 
9,300 
9,936 
2,991 
2007 
9,895 
5,813 
8,010 
7,351 
7,753 
8,685 
1,958 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
852 
539 
697 
558 
676 
736 
402 
2007 
675 
403 
641 
428 
556 
636 
342 
$1,000, 2012 
5,117 
2,343 
3,551 
2,011 
4,506 
4,073 
2,243 
2007 
3,560 
1,932 
2,552 
1,809 
3,291 
2,665 
807 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
920 
584 
801 
620 
713 
871 
489 
2007 
924 
699 
943 
735 
774 
950 
638 
$1,000, 2012 
15,350 
9,595 
10,878 
8,565 
10,954 
15,023 
4,948 
2007 
12,749 
6,879 
8,478 
7,280 
8,374 
10,895 
2,827 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
411 
236 
303 
255 
304 
327 
127 
2007 
361 
197 
288 
237 
250 
316 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
9,708 
5,740 
6,808 
3,451 
5,762 
5,863 
3,473 
2007 
8,634 
4,201 
5,456 
2,797 
3,720 
5,447 
853 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
65 
57 
56 
40 
80 
69 
46 
2007 
59 
53 
52 
33 
49 
58 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
636 
299 
557 
325 
750 
3,288 
260 
2007 
308 
494 
335 
177 
482 
2,011 
84 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
437 
242 
320 
242 
392 
355 
179 
2007 
282 
188 
317 
226 
319 
328 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
6,483 
3,223 
3,819 
3,182 
4,896 
4,562 
2,325 
2007 
2,837 
2,178 
3,319 
2,407 
2,712 
2,265 
757 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
517 
300 
377 
377 
473 
422 
152 
2007 
479 
292 
457 
433 
454 
413 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
39,965 
25,770 
42,966 
43,068 
40,236 
32,591 
6,891 
2007 
22,712 
14,713 
27,293 
26,620 
18,944 
17,050 
1,502 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
109 
42 
80 
70 
108 
88 
32 
2007 
63 
48 
89 
57 
86 
83 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
778 
524 
1,301 
1,771 
862 
735 
294 
2007 
1,116 
554 
893 
990 
645 
1,041 
47 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
609 
419 
497 
420 
524 
649 
295 
2007 
537 
347 
482 
389 
452 
529 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
13,614 
6,825 
10,157 
7,471 
12,112 
11,629 
3,802 
2007 
12,553 
6,279 
9,632 
6,475 
8,259 
10,351 
3,230 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
478 
321 
358 
298 
388 
511 
241 
2007 
399 
252 
321 
278 
319 
400 
213 
$1,000, 2012 
10,174 
4,258 
6,386 
4,659 
7,339 
8,365 
2,701 
2007 
6,359 
3,464 
5,038 
3,529 
4,456 
5,594 
2,084 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
358 
266 
311 
296 
384 
378 
174 
2007 
364 
260 
345 
283 
317 
380 
164 
$1,000, 2012 
3,439 
2,567 
3,772 
2,812 
4,773 
3,264 
1,100 
2007 
6,194 
2,815 
4,595 
2,946 
3,803 
4,757 
1,146 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
966 
633 
888 
709 
706 
965 
602 
2007 
878 
677 
891 
753 
720 
923 
633 
$1,000, 2012 
5,014 
3,823 
5,347 
3,589 
3,720 
4,609 
2,114 
2007 
3,782 
3,438 
4,615 
3,893 
3,190 
3,462 
2,001 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
769 
523 
675 
505 
648 
698 
386 
2007 
718 
467 
674 
541 
651 
713 
375 
$1,000, 2012 
17,013 
11,368 
11,842 
9,220 
12,276 
1 1 ,247 
8,845 
2007 
12,619 
5,943 
10,237 
7,970 
8,153 
7,506 
1,571 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
741 
416 
599 
424 
600 
655 
321 
2007 
650 
434 
601 
449 
536 
652 
351 
$1,000, 2012 
30,953 
16,949 
25,468 
18,239 
22,615 
26,536 
4,587 
2007 
20,378 
12,385 
13,231 
12,532 
13,865 
16,800 
4,473 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
