Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Howard 
Humboldt 
Ida 
Iowa 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
903 
883 
574 
547 
1,019 
1,255 
1,098 
685 
2007 
880 
877 
632 
633 
1,144 
1,214 
1,166 
773 
$1,000, 2012 
125,888 
246,056 
163,136 
230,773 
210,762 
205,668 
225,182 
86,822 
2007 
90,955 
143,646 
110,163 
127,736 
146,312 
114,660 
175,579 
56,627 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
139,410 
278,659 
284,209 
421,888 
206,832 
163,879 
205,084 
126,747 
2007 
103,358 
163,793 
174,309 
201,794 
127,895 
94,448 
150,582 
73,257 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
464 
560 
395 
379 
603 
745 
700 
315 
2007 
460 
509 
498 
413 
654 
641 
762 
340 
$1,000, 2012 
15,977 
30,375 
23,696 
23,706 
23,919 
21,261 
31,382 
1 1 ,446 
2007 
8,664 
13,649 
14,836 
12,725 
12,819 
8,842 
19,085 
6,924 
Chemicals purchased farms, 201 2 
471 
580 
405 
409 
621 
762 
732 
317 
2007 
426 
455 
441 
382 
574 
575 
690 
304 
$1,000, 2012 
9,091 
1 1 ,322 
9,170 
13,219 
11,054 
10,316 
16,490 
5,480 
2007 
4,637 
4,962 
6,179 
6,440 
7,149 
3,640 
1 1 ,430 
2,390 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
472 
573 
398 
369 
557 
689 
688 
333 
2007 
440 
494 
467 
341 
565 
547 
682 
321 
$1,000, 2012 
11,545 
21,302 
16,315 
19,087 
20,837 
13,977 
25,180 
8,283 
2007 
5,882 
9,946 
10,168 
9,674 
9,468 
5,767 
15,987 
4,163 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
219 
253 
101 
180 
278 
448 
301 
127 
2007 
198 
203 
121 
151 
253 
334 
274 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
10,392 
26,358 
16,427 
30,639 
24,392 
51,256 
18,374 
6,339 
2007 
14,527 
20,446 
13,872 
24,421 
29,071 
32,843 
19,181 
7,807 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
113 
94 
45 
100 
179 
300 
178 
82 
2007 
104 
90 
49 
62 
139 
217 
148 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
1,261 
1,144 
934 
1,251 
4,709 
2,773 
2,662 
974 
2007 
1,161 
1,913 
1 ,665 
2,165 
1,493 
2,653 
1,461 
503 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
139 
199 
71 
114 
158 
240 
178 
67 
2007 
129 
147 
89 
110 
154 
177 
175 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
9,131 
25,214 
15,493 
29,389 
19,683 
48,483 
15,712 
5,365 
2007 
13,366 
18,533 
12,207 
22,257 
27,579 
30,190 
17,720 
7,304 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
340 
362 
152 
250 
472 
742 
502 
259 
2007 
305 
281 
159 
255 
455 
583 
473 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
25,635 
51,023 
30,815 
51,660 
41,146 
30,584 
33,298 
17,432 
2007 
20,272 
30,856 
15,829 
17,602 
21,155 
14,151 
27,302 
8,949 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
822 
818 
531 
505 
930 
1,205 
1,013 
619 
2007 
851 
845 
603 
582 
1,106 
1,180 
1,123 
749 
$1,000, 2012 
5,920 
10,553 
7,002 
6,999 
8,819 
8,613 
9,941 
4,097 
2007 
4,659 
7,564 
5,914 
5,535 
7,969 
5,906 
8,589 
3,192 
Utilities farms, 2012 
547 
628 
466 
423 
692 
950 
830 
451 
2007 
439 
478 
397 
346 
590 
645 
633 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
2,020 
3,537 
1,785 
2,804 
2,900 
2,705 
3,383 
1,326 
2007 
1,433 
2,807 
1,968 
1,521 
2,244 
1,804 
2,603 
971 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
706 
726 
493 
463 
828 
1,085 
919 
543 
2007 
797 
800 
577 
561 
1,013 
1,098 
1,030 
696 
$1,000, 2012 
6,549 
11,906 
9,269 
8,547 
10,421 
11,415 
11,895 
4,841 
2007 
4,704 
8,447 
6,808 
5,901 
8,600 
7,435 
11,148 
4,060 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
209 
308 
188 
212 
282 
339 
330 
158 
2007 
165 
208 
174 
170 
226 
234 
256 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
3,205 
7,553 
2,333 
6,731 
6,975 
5,001 
9,156 
1,836 
2007 
2,585 
4,394 
2,283 
3,910 
5,585 
4,363 
4,803 
1,513 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
65 
54 
49 
42 
50 
76 
75 
58 
2007 
52 
46 
20 
16 
50 
45 
64 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
329 
552 
359 
403 
1,587 
362 
945 
229 
2007 
282 
262 
332 
144 
608 
97 
202 
217 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
251 
305 
178 
227 
358 
397 
352 
179 
2007 
211 
228 
141 
140 
304 
268 
296 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
2,009 
4,084 
2,020 
5,432 
4,382 
2,919 
2,842 
1,424 
2007 
1,381 
1,235 
860 
1,846 
2,104 
1,443 
1,592 
666 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
246 
351 
273 
284 
376 
423 
457 
163 
2007 
242 
298 
293 
296 
393 
357 
443 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
15,530 
34,136 
27,407 
36,690 
27,162 
18,298 
33,867 
11,310 
2007 
8,964 
16,799 
16,051 
21,277 
18,485 
11,960 
28,406 
6,133 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
72 
89 
56 
62 
80 
79 
81 
38 
2007 
32 
55 
38 
45 
63 
49 
115 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
817 
2,959 
719 
1,297 
785 
756 
1,767 
624 
2007 
299 
996 
314 
652 
748 
183 
959 
189 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
436 
536 
355 
346 
532 
701 
556 
346 
2007 
342 
424 
318 
338 
468 
503 
518 
254 
$1,000, 2012 
7,238 
12,108 
5,404 
9,158 
9,181 
10,150 
8,299 
4,992 
2007 
5,226 
8,748 
5,095 
7,322 
7,526 
6,895 
8,849 
4,065 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
378 
422 
265 
261 
404 
573 
416 
290 
2007 
273 
323 
211 
242 
358 
416 
390 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
5,295 
8,299 
3,377 
5,798 
5,889 
7,282 
6,307 
3,494 
2007 
3,682 
5,281 
2,354 
3,389 
4,360 
4,670 
5,270 
2,806 
Not secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
236 
321 
197 
252 
343 
392 
344 
188 
2007 
201 
279 
211 
239 
312 
296 
307 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
1,943 
3,809 
2,028 
3,359 
3,292 
2,868 
1,992 
1,498 
2007 
1,544 
3,467 
2,742 
3,933 
3,165 
2,225 
3,579 
1,259 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
853 
814 
502 
495 
953 
1,176 
1,003 
657 
2007 
786 
778 
539 
563 
1,049 
1,104 
1,030 
707 
$1,000, 2012 
4,155 
4,944 
2,749 
2,717 
5,506 
4,816 
6,159 
3,088 
2007 
2,904 
3,869 
2,386 
2,261 
4,640 
4,295 
5,539 
2,410 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 201 2 
482 
576 
419 
401 
665 
857 
735 
355 
2007 
477 
513 
453 
406 
636 
664 
770 
385 
$1,000, 2012 
5,477 
13,342 
7,665 
11,684 
11,696 
13,240 
12,204 
4,075 
2007 
4,536 
8,666 
7,267 
6,504 
8,140 
5,037 
9,903 
2,979 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
487 
570 
380 
396 
604 
775 
658 
347 
2007 
445 
487 
387 
314 
603 
652 
672 
335 
$1,000, 2012 
14,331 
24,401 
16,849 
15,445 
21,139 
17,575 
22,160 
9,249 
2007 
10,073 
14,527 
17,415 
10,936 
13,315 
10,483 
15,901 
6,491 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 285 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
