Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Des Moines 
Dickinson 
Dubuque 
Emmet 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Franklin 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,382 
663 
441 
1,462 
475 
1,286 
944 
853 
2007 
1,470 
646 
566 
1,483 
532 
1,398 
991 
923 
$1,000, 2012 
395,712 
84,918 
129,789 
317,397 
223,043 
333,255 
216,505 
345,471 
2007 
266,422 
55,046 
96,654 
209,075 
155,844 
221,347 
136,209 
262,770 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
286,333 
128,082 
294,306 
217,098 
469,564 
259,141 
229,348 
405,007 
2007 
181,239 
85,211 
170,767 
140,981 
292,939 
158,331 
137,446 
284,692 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
970 
401 
307 
992 
326 
782 
580 
580 
2007 
1,026 
398 
393 
981 
374 
885 
614 
629 
$1,000, 2012 
41,229 
13,466 
17,780 
24,996 
19,950 
35,840 
31,413 
37,140 
2007 
17,099 
8,807 
10,947 
13,566 
16,713 
19,152 
15,178 
19,851 
Chemicals purchased farms, 201 2 
962 
400 
333 
1,017 
340 
797 
599 
607 
2007 
969 
367 
407 
886 
330 
776 
591 
577 
$1,000, 2012 
15,217 
7,697 
7,172 
9,803 
7,676 
14,798 
1 1 ,698 
15,304 
2007 
8,340 
4,534 
4,367 
5,286 
3,970 
8,709 
6,375 
8,996 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
965 
403 
304 
965 
323 
776 
568 
570 
2007 
935 
378 
377 
900 
325 
800 
561 
574 
$1,000, 2012 
27,731 
10,047 
13,650 
17,322 
16,599 
25,461 
23,670 
27,329 
2007 
12,508 
6,290 
8,106 
8,820 
9,370 
13,996 
1 1 ,520 
14,859 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
562 
99 
78 
587 
139 
332 
202 
205 
2007 
612 
104 
96 
533 
149 
394 
220 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
78,857 
5,089 
18,606 
89,523 
40,157 
50,095 
27,367 
43,082 
2007 
73,663 
2,800 
21,592 
59,327 
40,395 
32,622 
22,556 
60,284 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
251 
53 
40 
315 
75 
152 
81 
59 
2007 
221 
63 
46 
238 
53 
164 
58 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
3,154 
550 
415 
6,365 
1,326 
2,418 
1,202 
809 
2007 
1,763 
370 
799 
2,424 
842 
2,028 
1,526 
636 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
410 
61 
48 
390 
81 
224 
155 
161 
2007 
450 
60 
60 
382 
118 
298 
180 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
75,703 
4,539 
18,190 
83,158 
38,831 
47,677 
26,165 
42,273 
2007 
71,899 
2,431 
20,794 
56,903 
39,554 
30,594 
21,030 
59,648 
Feed purchased farms, 201 2 
795 
196 
131 
874 
187 
507 
331 
307 
2007 
816 
185 
141 
768 
202 
568 
313 
285 
$1,000, 2012 
90,711 
8,524 
19,946 
75,756 
67,009 
82,019 
31,389 
98,104 
2007 
53,029 
3,555 
9,608 
44,178 
36,055 
48,564 
17,597 
66,582 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,315 
584 
393 
1,409 
429 
1,151 
852 
782 
2007 
1,439 
627 
550 
1,461 
513 
1,342 
960 
889 
$1,000, 2012 
15,854 
3,864 
6,198 
12,893 
6,324 
11,633 
8,164 
9,634 
2007 
12,472 
3,279 
4,257 
10,689 
5,155 
11,072 
7,175 
9,149 
Utilities farms, 2012 
1,109 
398 
333 
1,114 
357 
905 
631 
656 
2007 
988 
318 
327 
944 
326 
840 
542 
558 
$1,000, 2012 
5,737 
1,303 
1,718 
5,030 
3,227 
4,652 
2,762 
4,437 
2007 
4,975 
781 
1,643 
3,967 
1,767 
3,780 
2,039 
3,571 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
1,218 
499 
376 
1,288 
402 
1,028 
758 
702 
2007 
1,336 
579 
520 
1,390 
474 
1,220 
901 
832 
$1,000, 2012 
22,074 
4,648 
6,474 
16,823 
8,916 
15,984 
9,881 
13,008 
2007 
14,744 
3,598 
5,045 
14,174 
5,976 
13,225 
7,411 
10,229 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
467 
152 
155 
468 
196 
396 
288 
296 
2007 
444 
129 
160 
395 
177 
420 
254 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
8,427 
1,890 
3,428 
6,472 
5,743 
10,922 
5,736 
7,286 
2007 
5,737 
1,056 
3,157 
6,022 
3,275 
7,247 
4,656 
6,717 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
100 
47 
41 
66 
42 
95 
53 
101 
2007 
68 
25 
43 
55 
40 
81 
52 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
755 
434 
189 
751 
673 
855 
714 
1,554 
2007 
295 
115 
130 
252 
172 
742 
538 
1,180 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
590 
196 
176 
658 
193 
459 
287 
382 
2007 
490 
181 
149 
535 
142 
394 
217 
301 
$1,000, 2012 
5,703 
1,999 
2,382 
5,185 
2,890 
4,279 
2,482 
5,233 
2007 
3,711 
1,290 
2,131 
3,614 
1,536 
3,106 
1,059 
3,930 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
569 
208 
204 
535 
223 
496 
358 
429 
2007 
555 
216 
253 
497 
232 
534 
393 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
35,307 
14,172 
19,118 
19,354 
22,576 
35,983 
35,074 
52,803 
2007 
18,758 
10,321 
13,201 
11,856 
14,721 
25,514 
19,047 
29,291 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
153 
59 
42 
146 
38 
112 
81 
81 
2007 
148 
49 
45 
104 
28 
97 
71 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
1,928 
1,383 
1,494 
1,140 
692 
2,889 
2,009 
1,859 
2007 
944 
755 
337 
794 
190 
787 
1,083 
1,528 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
879 
308 
251 
800 
303 
694 
499 
463 
2007 
793 
253 
244 
684 
273 
656 
445 
461 
$1,000, 2012 
20,673 
4,023 
4,702 
13,565 
7,522 
14,822 
9,400 
8,945 
2007 
19,090 
2,857 
4,585 
11,154 
7,900 
11,814 
7,654 
11,516 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
756 
232 
185 
635 
228 
562 
387 
329 
2007 
644 
173 
181 
565 
217 
492 
327 
334 
$1,000, 2012 
14,767 
3,010 
3,399 
9,513 
4,597 
11,271 
6,564 
5,878 
2007 
11,619 
1,846 
2,989 
7,524 
4,032 
7,640 
4,038 
6,827 
Not secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
519 
171 
163 
474 
176 
445 
298 
322 
2007 
523 
187 
153 
402 
192 
439 
307 
334 
$1,000, 2012 
5,906 
1,013 
1,303 
4,052 
2,925 
3,551 
2,836 
3,067 
2007 
7,472 
1,011 
1,596 
3,630 
3,868 
4,173 
3,616 
4,689 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,290 
612 
405 
1,351 
427 
1,187 
880 
756 
2007 
1,351 
574 
476 
1,337 
471 
1,227 
873 
816 
$1,000, 2012 
7,305 
2,970 
1,851 
6,111 
2,929 
6,854 
4,417 
4,620 
2007 
5,931 
2,366 
1,701 
5,925 
2,649 
5,394 
3,736 
4,133 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 201 2 
1,018 
382 
316 
1,033 
357 
828 
590 
599 
2007 
1,041 
352 
340 
998 
391 
903 
602 
610 
$1,000, 2012 
18,202 
3,410 
5,080 
12,674 
10,160 
16,168 
10,328 
15,134 
2007 
15,126 
2,643 
5,847 
9,453 
6,000 
15,625 
8,584 
10,955 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
959 
367 
302 
874 
332 
829 
585 
588 
2007 
906 
344 
308 
825 
331 
849 
534 
528 
$1,000, 2012 
37,224 
9,554 
10,902 
26,666 
17,292 
31,794 
20,963 
24,658 
2007 
28,560 
5,964 
7,980 
17,879 
14,118 
23,875 
14,035 
17,662 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 283 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
