Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clay 
Clayton 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Dallas 
Davis 
Decatur 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
720 
1,577 
1,244 
900 
1,001 
917 
711 
2007 
798 
1,655 
1,314 
855 
912 
910 
738 
$1,000, 2012 
277,978 
309,160 
305,159 
334,262 
189,080 
100,569 
89,545 
2007 
191,660 
185,310 
181,864 
211,027 
136,438 
57,206 
47,475 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
386,080 
196,043 
245,305 
371,403 
188,891 
109,672 
125,943 
2007 
240,175 
111,970 
138,405 
246,815 
149,603 
62,863 
64,330 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
521 
864 
894 
674 
590 
475 
317 
2007 
568 
900 
888 
587 
579 
485 
364 
$1,000, 2012 
29,798 
33,310 
44,375 
44,804 
27,105 
10,844 
8,197 
2007 
16,461 
14,195 
23,053 
19,839 
12,579 
4,904 
3,967 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
540 
896 
916 
681 
622 
394 
280 
2007 
516 
858 
830 
539 
534 
321 
238 
$1,000, 2012 
12,028 
12,669 
20,624 
16,847 
9,094 
4,000 
2,735 
2007 
6,012 
7,198 
12,005 
8,893 
6,450 
2,244 
1,125 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
515 
850 
853 
654 
571 
453 
299 
2007 
539 
799 
828 
516 
521 
355 
249 
$1,000, 2012 
23,855 
22,011 
31,144 
30,026 
19,746 
6,918 
4,985 
2007 
12,468 
11,163 
14,854 
13,750 
10,706 
2,920 
2,283 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
178 
463 
399 
321 
207 
258 
198 
2007 
198 
418 
382 
260 
142 
262 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
48,764 
39,757 
47,498 
42,691 
14,637 
9,371 
22,303 
2007 
47,143 
34,744 
26,627 
48,475 
17,678 
8,594 
9,375 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
79 
268 
221 
192 
139 
176 
130 
2007 
90 
235 
174 
130 
66 
196 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
5,557 
4,707 
3,155 
3,686 
2,278 
1,763 
3,094 
2007 
6,527 
3,233 
2,058 
1,538 
409 
1,590 
933 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
130 
271 
241 
178 
100 
123 
100 
2007 
151 
233 
263 
161 
95 
125 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
43,207 
35,050 
44,343 
39,005 
12,359 
7,607 
19,209 
2007 
40,617 
31,511 
24,569 
46,936 
17,269 
7,004 
8,442 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
272 
791 
610 
472 
389 
524 
361 
2007 
275 
717 
546 
402 
292 
483 
352 
$1,000, 2012 
62,610 
81,912 
29,840 
63,510 
28,817 
31,537 
19,486 
2007 
40,856 
36,835 
14,307 
38,354 
13,713 
13,883 
10,021 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
658 
1,462 
1,177 
859 
877 
837 
648 
2007 
782 
1,599 
1,285 
846 
893 
875 
720 
$1,000, 2012 
8,457 
15,287 
13,465 
13,642 
6,902 
3,740 
3,694 
2007 
6,843 
9,980 
9,384 
7,230 
5,776 
3,276 
2,567 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
547 
1,097 
923 
711 
649 
638 
446 
2007 
446 
918 
805 
534 
456 
488 
356 
$1,000, 2012 
3,574 
5,176 
3,688 
4,082 
2,392 
2,074 
1,597 
2007 
2,533 
3,773 
2,430 
2,647 
2,239 
1,431 
885 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
608 
1,304 
1,064 
786 
766 
732 
534 
2007 
698 
1,473 
1,184 
787 
806 
818 
657 
$1,000, 2012 
11,336 
15,968 
16,637 
13,810 
9,741 
6,638 
4,161 
2007 
6,675 
12,369 
10,642 
8,580 
7,992 
4,270 
3,085 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
236 
448 
414 
325 
310 
194 
170 
2007 
192 
399 
411 
263 
203 
159 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
10,702 
10,350 
5,851 
7,445 
12,328 
2,506 
3,511 
2007 
7,977 
5,905 
5,188 
4,928 
14,637 
1,827 
1,484 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
68 
62 
52 
103 
73 
59 
65 
2007 
46 
92 
57 
52 
68 
45 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
4,324 
540 
452 
766 
482 
440 
346 
2007 
2,537 
335 
232 
376 
1,328 
143 
210 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
274 
578 
470 
387 
333 
300 
237 
2007 
231 
479 
420 
248 
249 
192 
138 
$1,000, 2012 
4,134 
5,953 
4,714 
5,165 
3,702 
1,963 
2,122 
2007 
2,151 
3,429 
3,023 
2,045 
4,513 
802 
545 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
317 
444 
651 
459 
298 
199 
165 
2007 
353 
492 
627 
398 
305 
163 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
32,539 
28,678 
50,007 
55,585 
30,142 
6,192 
4,806 
2007 
20,064 
14,890 
32,556 
32,047 
18,442 
3,016 
2,402 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
58 
115 
155 
90 
82 
45 
34 
2007 
71 
77 
128 
59 
58 
25 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
932 
1,207 
2,253 
2,242 
1,565 
1,574 
589 
2007 
1,271 
573 
1,494 
1,779 
1,038 
236 
52 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
402 
855 
750 
535 
474 
449 
338 
2007 
382 
696 
632 
423 
329 
358 
289 
$1,000, 2012 
7,310 
15,091 
14,637 
11,675 
7,058 
4,744 
4,267 
2007 
7,167 
13,112 
12,015 
9,986 
5,131 
3,914 
2,927 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
277 
692 
578 
427 
335 
387 
271 
2007 
290 
563 
451 
326 
227 
302 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
4,393 
10,826 
9,702 
7,581 
4,222 
3,679 
3,112 
2007 
4,466 
9,060 
7,054 
5,411 
3,276 
2,395 
2,015 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
265 
495 
503 
347 
305 
241 
205 
2007 
236 
417 
431 
289 
216 
218 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
2,917 
4,265 
4,935 
4,095 
2,835 
1,065 
1,155 
2007 
2,701 
4,052 
4,961 
4,576 
1,856 
1,519 
912 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
662 
1,495 
1,114 
810 
912 
885 
685 
2007 
700 
1,471 
1,150 
741 
817 
864 
677 
$1,000, 2012 
4,048 
7,141 
6,528 
6,185 
4,243 
2,897 
2,366 
2007 
2,620 
6,379 
5,480 
3,541 
3,274 
3,048 
2,221 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
542 
985 
900 
686 
610 
521 
392 
2007 
534 
984 
881 
578 
505 
492 
402 
$1,000, 2012 
13,566 
14,109 
13,445 
15,787 
11,125 
5,132 
4,381 
2007 
8,880 
10,430 
8,574 
8,556 
10,941 
2,697 
4,325 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
498 
901 
855 
598 
519 
503 
339 
2007 
451 
912 
802 
506 
463 
464 
353 
$1,000, 2012 
21,879 
29,557 
31,743 
31,739 
18,938 
8,584 
7,998 
2007 
14,018 
20,336 
18,922 
15,039 
1 1 ,993 
7,766 
4,514 
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282 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
