Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,139 
961 
1,012 
1,024 
882 
500 
903 
538 
2007 
1,087 
956 
1,031 
951 
928 
511 
893 
649 
$1,000, 2012 
615,607 
113,847 
232,308 
103,735 
223,647 
93,167 
291,247 
174,777 
2007 
339,125 
75,458 
155,810 
64,712 
137,970 
44,498 
184,516 
110,852 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
540,481 
118,468 
229,553 
101,304 
253,568 
186,333 
322,532 
324,865 
2007 
311,983 
78,931 
151,125 
68,046 
148,675 
87,080 
206,625 
170,805 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
912 
491 
621 
494 
558 
333 
647 
409 
2007 
780 
482 
593 
500 
598 
325 
654 
463 
$1,000, 2012 
30,929 
1 1 ,428 
22,201 
14,110 
29,980 
17,247 
29,239 
31,557 
2007 
13,552 
6,602 
10,246 
7,434 
15,700 
7,231 
15,530 
17,480 
Chemicals purchased farms, 201 2 
944 
515 
654 
511 
589 
339 
666 
418 
2007 
767 
463 
536 
427 
581 
301 
594 
400 
$1,000, 2012 
14,807 
9,346 
10,321 
7,424 
14,930 
8,036 
11,218 
13,070 
2007 
6,507 
3,985 
4,980 
3,627 
9,627 
3,964 
6,811 
6,482 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
879 
479 
623 
512 
540 
303 
635 
409 
2007 
728 
421 
518 
432 
548 
280 
618 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
29,635 
10,676 
19,745 
12,558 
22,266 
13,451 
22,811 
21,797 
2007 
12,640 
5,752 
8,189 
6,381 
12,445 
6,315 
11,591 
11,420 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
597 
253 
269 
236 
213 
86 
341 
114 
2007 
490 
235 
244 
166 
185 
65 
336 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
159,070 
7,214 
39,596 
8,663 
16,467 
2,807 
63,197 
14,727 
2007 
123,979 
5,508 
45,707 
6,353 
13,049 
964 
40,069 
15,466 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
218 
180 
134 
160 
119 
61 
121 
71 
2007 
168 
173 
111 
115 
96 
40 
103 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
9,227 
1,708 
1,851 
1,574 
2,636 
706 
1,848 
1,204 
2007 
4,542 
1,347 
1,284 
960 
968 
180 
2,326 
431 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
472 
120 
169 
106 
121 
38 
276 
61 
2007 
390 
89 
167 
78 
119 
33 
274 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
149,843 
5,506 
37,745 
7,088 
13,831 
2,102 
61,350 
13,523 
2007 
119,438 
4,161 
44,423 
5,393 
12,081 
783 
37,743 
15,034 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
731 
482 
412 
452 
347 
159 
463 
179 
2007 
614 
449 
385 
343 
305 
155 
422 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
215,676 
15,879 
59,820 
9,720 
35,241 
2,394 
70,793 
7,286 
2007 
90,727 
12,756 
32,094 
7,956 
16,605 
627 
38,970 
6,774 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,098 
869 
943 
949 
818 
450 
867 
496 
2007 
1,071 
934 
995 
913 
863 
484 
878 
624 
$1,000, 2012 
15,605 
5,160 
9,744 
5,997 
10,696 
4,543 
9,355 
7,594 
2007 
9,102 
3,784 
7,006 
3,619 
7,442 
2,759 
7,949 
6,024 
Utilities farms, 2012 
933 
617 
707 
658 
627 
334 
718 
413 
2007 
785 
465 
537 
452 
499 
253 
583 
365 
$1,000, 2012 
8,309 
3,004 
3,611 
1,730 
3,444 
983 
3,660 
2,244 
2007 
4,189 
1,589 
2,688 
1,146 
2,080 
674 
3,178 
1,496 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
1,005 
754 
836 
822 
730 
414 
802 
473 
2007 
992 
857 
928 
853 
819 
430 
805 
588 
$1,000, 2012 
18,846 
7,486 
10,066 
7,286 
14,408 
6,050 
12,851 
9,137 
2007 
11,065 
5,683 
7,705 
4,654 
9,350 
3,413 
9,494 
6,056 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
462 
204 
308 
243 
291 
151 
287 
184 
2007 
389 
147 
253 
171 
227 
91 
268 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
16,073 
6,682 
6,600 
4,595 
8,946 
3,689 
5,280 
3,842 
2007 
10,920 
4,665 
4,959 
2,225 
6,391 
1,497 
5,351 
2,418 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
110 
63 
88 
54 
57 
43 
55 
52 
2007 
66 
52 
59 
41 
38 
28 
49 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
1,019 
393 
876 
372 
1,355 
361 
434 
625 
2007 
463 
170 
599 
148 
382 
126 
490 
249 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
629 
285 
341 
312 
328 
190 
393 
203 
2007 
395 
240 
251 
202 
293 
142 
343 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
8,554 
2,341 
2,727 
2,413 
4,557 
3,109 
3,288 
3,418 
2007 
3,469 
1,329 
2,086 
1,237 
3,078 
1,748 
2,086 
1,709 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
682 
249 
337 
285 
359 
184 
427 
255 
2007 
601 
239 
294 
232 
335 
161 
452 
297 
$1,000, 2012 
47,523 
13,326 
21,390 
14,734 
35,608 
19,037 
30,071 
37,595 
2007 
22,614 
11,816 
10,145 
8,806 
22,590 
6,412 
18,466 
18,353 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
130 
51 
86 
55 
59 
40 
109 
72 
2007 
121 
27 
44 
37 
83 
33 
96 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
1,542 
1,458 
823 
424 
1,128 
630 
713 
2,425 
2007 
757 
391 
218 
151 
897 
306 
827 
1,973 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
752 
441 
497 
463 
451 
251 
535 
282 
2007 
602 
390 
389 
320 
399 
203 
455 
293 
$1,000, 2012 
17,761 
6,761 
7,785 
5,559 
8,488 
4,002 
9,741 
6,981 
2007 
12,847 
5,324 
7,930 
4,162 
6,978 
3,336 
9,496 
5,773 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
542 
364 
388 
384 
350 
189 
416 
203 
2007 
420 
319 
313 
258 
288 
162 
352 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
11,085 
5,375 
4,671 
3,718 
5,465 
2,378 
5,951 
4,525 
2007 
6,601 
3,697 
4,780 
3,033 
4,128 
2,033 
5,405 
3,171 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
526 
243 
292 
274 
292 
143 
347 
197 
2007 
457 
239 
238 
200 
277 
135 
329 
198 
$1,000, 2012 
6,676 
1,386 
3,114 
1,841 
3,023 
1,624 
3,790 
2,455 
2007 
6,246 
1,627 
3,150 
1,128 
2,849 
1,302 
4,091 
2,601 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,030 
915 
942 
954 
814 
454 
839 
475 
2007 
940 
888 
952 
893 
815 
451 
779 
570 
$1,000, 2012 
5,537 
4,207 
5,145 
3,772 
5,407 
2,754 
4,351 
4,045 
2007 
3,444 
3,016 
4,833 
3,052 
3,643 
2,070 
3,246 
2,950 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 201 2 
914 
565 
655 
580 
582 
294 
680 
378 
2007 
860 
511 
567 
496 
563 
313 
609 
436 
$1,000, 2012 
24,720 
8,489 
11,857 
4,376 
10,725 
4,074 
14,245 
8,434 
2007 
12,850 
3,086 
6,425 
3,762 
7,713 
3,057 
10,962 
6,233 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
831 
542 
619 
589 
545 
289 
638 
337 
2007 
636 
493 
561 
473 
520 
258 
579 
371 
$1,000, 2012 
39,735 
9,920 
19,316 
10,943 
25,385 
11,253 
22,036 
21,105 
2007 
22,236 
7,993 
13,228 
6,718 
15,081 
4,695 
14,568 
10,265 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 287 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
