Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pocahontas 
Polk 
Pottawattamie 
Poweshiek 
Ringgold 
Sac 
Scott 
Shelby 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
742 
773 
1,188 
852 
651 
914 
759 
869 
2007 
806 
738 
1,158 
938 
733 
802 
861 
871 
$1,000, 2012 
265,290 
102,157 
370,549 
216,179 
103,571 
377,217 
204,830 
262,116 
2007 
155,857 
85,873 
220,902 
104,671 
59,644 
308,829 
124,249 
164,604 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
357,534 
132,156 
311,910 
253,731 
159,095 
412,710 
269,869 
301,629 
2007 
193,372 
116,359 
190,762 
111,589 
81,370 
385,074 
144,308 
188,982 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
570 
441 
853 
548 
353 
651 
533 
698 
2007 
659 
460 
794 
557 
345 
606 
626 
699 
$1,000, 2012 
34,839 
18,213 
43,604 
28,596 
9,872 
29,089 
23,724 
37,271 
2007 
20,371 
12,478 
19,742 
12,643 
4,192 
15,445 
14,661 
17,882 
Chemicals purchased farms, 201 2 
575 
481 
884 
561 
363 
660 
558 
705 
2007 
608 
424 
733 
515 
284 
518 
607 
653 
$1,000, 2012 
14,263 
7,163 
23,087 
15,697 
4,745 
17,508 
11,194 
17,316 
2007 
7,967 
5,522 
9,583 
7,422 
2,072 
7,617 
8,351 
8,443 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
571 
437 
860 
540 
347 
656 
525 
685 
2007 
617 
409 
724 
506 
276 
543 
584 
632 
$1,000, 2012 
25,584 
14,164 
39,184 
21,242 
6,883 
24,247 
17,505 
27,105 
2007 
13,487 
10,251 
22,039 
8,897 
2,616 
12,898 
10,612 
12,693 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
139 
133 
273 
230 
210 
245 
175 
231 
2007 
149 
125 
249 
187 
163 
250 
224 
206 
$1,000, 2012 
32,805 
3,247 
70,144 
13,131 
13,236 
69,722 
11,131 
29,128 
2007 
25,026 
5,854 
58,732 
9,372 
11,058 
95,646 
11,328 
31,970 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
48 
71 
154 
173 
172 
103 
97 
134 
2007 
50 
62 
118 
117 
118 
76 
119 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
1,435 
499 
2,571 
3,644 
3,846 
1,598 
1,246 
9,708 
2007 
808 
489 
1,346 
1,937 
4,607 
1,008 
1,010 
17,086 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
110 
89 
153 
110 
84 
177 
111 
140 
2007 
118 
81 
160 
104 
63 
187 
152 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
31,370 
2,748 
67,573 
9,488 
9,390 
68,124 
9,885 
19,420 
2007 
24,219 
5,365 
57,386 
7,435 
6,451 
94,639 
10,319 
14,884 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
197 
277 
446 
379 
359 
375 
333 
368 
2007 
203 
238 
432 
358 
277 
336 
362 
322 
$1,000, 2012 
61,553 
4,295 
49,531 
31,184 
27,992 
111,151 
46,785 
33,208 
2007 
26,972 
4,378 
25,665 
13,326 
14,553 
85,219 
15,465 
23,656 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
658 
690 
1,098 
789 
587 
841 
727 
805 
2007 
781 
713 
1,131 
897 
707 
782 
837 
855 
$1,000, 2012 
9,758 
5,131 
13,263 
7,807 
4,290 
12,686 
8,360 
9,596 
2007 
7,097 
4,823 
9,328 
5,346 
3,275 
9,154 
6,881 
7,066 
Utilities farms, 2012 
542 
495 
891 
595 
420 
737 
583 
717 
2007 
539 
355 
680 
464 
297 
510 
566 
561 
$1,000, 2012 
2,900 
1,700 
4,315 
5,093 
2,235 
4,398 
2,799 
3,634 
2007 
2,280 
1,273 
2,689 
2,542 
1,499 
3,818 
1,968 
2,373 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
601 
592 
1,001 
696 
527 
770 
667 
771 
2007 
713 
651 
1,075 
836 
654 
713 
787 
800 
$1,000, 2012 
12,174 
6,991 
17,222 
1 1 ,752 
5,701 
14,815 
8,652 
13,636 
2007 
8,082 
5,580 
12,238 
7,169 
4,249 
10,210 
6,994 
8,521 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
329 
199 
433 
276 
174 
294 
228 
323 
2007 
272 
184 
309 
218 
132 
263 
239 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
8,526 
6,454 
12,338 
8,822 
3,589 
10,844 
7,927 
5,544 
2007 
4,767 
4,350 
5,157 
4,616 
1,917 
8,306 
4,687 
6,408 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
64 
46 
105 
58 
73 
106 
30 
90 
2007 
25 
57 
79 
57 
46 
34 
48 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
497 
382 
1,403 
936 
461 
1,091 
533 
984 
2007 
583 
652 
398 
295 
335 
685 
353 
645 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
286 
204 
454 
298 
231 
392 
263 
366 
2007 
230 
174 
369 
215 
131 
247 
249 
290 
$1,000, 2012 
3,659 
2,295 
6,914 
3,020 
2,004 
6,171 
5,208 
3,735 
2007 
1,476 
1,487 
2,456 
1,148 
543 
2,900 
1,807 
1,939 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
364 
226 
526 
358 
202 
459 
366 
497 
2007 
414 
205 
498 
313 
165 
419 
417 
458 
$1,000, 2012 
36,655 
18,769 
53,941 
30,861 
9,618 
43,336 
35,703 
49,114 
2007 
19,302 
15,153 
28,603 
14,758 
3,738 
28,326 
21,808 
23,045 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
85 
41 
97 
74 
39 
123 
75 
95 
2007 
64 
58 
84 
49 
18 
85 
79 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
1,142 
741 
1,059 
847 
330 
1,532 
1,699 
1,954 
2007 
834 
640 
1,004 
505 
157 
651 
810 
566 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
421 
325 
600 
454 
347 
507 
368 
517 
2007 
414 
283 
496 
358 
251 
401 
398 
437 
$1,000, 2012 
7,674 
4,999 
12,691 
8,544 
4,671 
11,977 
7,974 
11,077 
2007 
5,924 
4,796 
9,499 
5,009 
3,441 
12,077 
8,041 
7,771 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
302 
231 
435 
362 
274 
413 
267 
401 
2007 
283 
222 
377 
271 
208 
317 
266 
313 
$1,000, 2012 
4,723 
3,393 
8,651 
6,368 
3,182 
8,090 
5,293 
6,553 
2007 
3,044 
2,620 
5,885 
2,937 
2,330 
7,202 
4,739 
3,866 
Not secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
276 
177 
358 
284 
202 
285 
219 
363 
2007 
296 
175 
339 
211 
138 
249 
285 
288 
$1,000, 2012 
2,951 
1,605 
4,041 
2,176 
1,489 
3,887 
2,681 
4,523 
2007 
2,880 
2,176 
3,613 
2,071 
1,111 
4,874 
3,303 
3,905 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
670 
687 
1,019 
791 
615 
823 
665 
790 
2007 
706 
686 
997 
831 
680 
708 
730 
752 
$1,000, 2012 
3,279 
3,336 
7,187 
4,360 
2,908 
4,289 
4,042 
5,099 
2007 
2,942 
2,869 
4,696 
3,042 
2,545 
3,336 
3,511 
3,184 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 201 2 
522 
444 
825 
565 
417 
676 
521 
616 
2007 
588 
402 
725 
537 
378 
593 
617 
607 
$1,000, 2012 
9,981 
4,277 
14,666 
24,288 
5,037 
14,361 
11,595 
13,713 
2007 
8,746 
5,766 
9,073 
8,581 
3,454 
12,543 
6,971 
8,443 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
507 
378 
716 
535 
369 
636 
483 
606 
2007 
483 
346 
612 
455 
332 
479 
545 
527 
$1,000, 2012 
27,845 
10,992 
31,897 
23,889 
8,733 
28,996 
17,916 
25,441 
2007 
13,725 
9,800 
15,515 
11,581 
6,158 
17,961 
14,270 
15,073 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 289 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
