Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sioux 
Story 
Tama 
Taylor 
Union 
Van Buren 
Wapello 
Warren 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,618 
966 
1,132 
639 
648 
753 
742 
1,334 
2007 
1,664 
1,077 
1,210 
779 
681 
808 
744 
1,189 
$1,000, 2012 
1,298,020 
213,392 
231,663 
123,243 
103,110 
85,510 
75,314 
95,786 
2007 
879,528 
136,886 
158,507 
84,084 
71,201 
67,503 
45,413 
55,576 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
802,238 
220,903 
204,649 
192,869 
159,121 
113,559 
101,502 
71,804 
2007 
528,563 
127,099 
130,998 
107,938 
104,554 
83,543 
61,039 
46,741 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
1,182 
605 
722 
335 
349 
371 
377 
619 
2007 
1,151 
718 
770 
395 
375 
390 
356 
559 
$1,000, 2012 
39,931 
29,800 
36,424 
11,436 
8,157 
9,735 
11,198 
12,592 
2007 
23,332 
20,170 
19,243 
5,574 
3,799 
5,497 
5,459 
5,973 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
1,250 
648 
764 
329 
336 
355 
336 
665 
2007 
1,070 
685 
704 
317 
335 
295 
261 
529 
$1,000, 2012 
24,347 
1 1 ,446 
18,628 
5,723 
5,210 
4,390 
5,179 
6,469 
2007 
11,362 
8,126 
10,016 
3,001 
2,175 
2,140 
2,554 
3,361 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
1,173 
619 
737 
330 
342 
367 
365 
670 
2007 
1,066 
691 
698 
323 
304 
310 
274 
472 
$1,000, 2012 
37,720 
20,766 
24,697 
10,703 
10,123 
6,519 
8,187 
1 1 ,740 
2007 
20,477 
13,649 
12,234 
4,538 
3,177 
3,263 
3,436 
5,122 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
791 
205 
276 
167 
207 
171 
145 
281 
2007 
802 
192 
279 
149 
182 
163 
126 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
384,503 
16,437 
19,598 
8,170 
15,600 
9,573 
5,341 
5,960 
2007 
365,013 
10,873 
23,673 
14,106 
18,830 
14,074 
5,781 
4,451 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
189 
93 
160 
124 
170 
110 
88 
185 
2007 
169 
73 
145 
106 
118 
104 
79 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
11,187 
1,413 
1,581 
2,483 
3,781 
1,481 
539 
2,633 
2007 
6,070 
372 
1,109 
1,359 
3,573 
811 
477 
957 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
661 
139 
169 
64 
99 
94 
72 
135 
2007 
712 
142 
182 
67 
90 
80 
60 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
373,315 
15,024 
18,017 
5,687 
11,818 
8,092 
4,802 
3,327 
2007 
358,942 
10,502 
22,564 
12,747 
15,257 
13,262 
5,304 
3,494 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
991 
361 
454 
323 
362 
342 
280 
576 
2007 
1,020 
353 
426 
269 
314 
295 
303 
485 
$1,000, 2012 
516,921 
26,400 
26,654 
29,511 
24,197 
22,241 
10,175 
8,677 
2007 
262,011 
11,998 
16,528 
15,766 
15,948 
19,325 
5,431 
5,004 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,519 
880 
1,054 
583 
594 
675 
698 
1,231 
2007 
1,628 
1,033 
1,176 
759 
653 
795 
713 
1,151 
$1,000, 2012 
26,745 
9,168 
9,045 
5,770 
3,891 
3,707 
4,153 
5,308 
2007 
18,678 
7,246 
7,775 
4,539 
3,009 
2,968 
3,109 
3,698 
Utilities farms, 2012 
1,348 
659 
835 
423 
416 
483 
493 
797 
2007 
1,198 
575 
701 
312 
327 
373 
323 
527 
$1,000, 2012 
13,352 
3,286 
2,935 
1,505 
1,751 
1,649 
1,424 
1,580 
2007 
7,829 
2,089 
2,383 
2,353 
1,595 
1,052 
751 
1,110 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
1,439 
792 
939 
492 
525 
598 
592 
1,041 
2007 
1,536 
955 
1,117 
657 
604 
743 
657 
1,041 
$1,000, 2012 
34,341 
11,980 
13,395 
5,994 
4,971 
4,563 
4,222 
6,808 
2007 
22,303 
7,981 
9,278 
5,591 
3,952 
3,154 
3,312 
4,755 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
712 
319 
330 
181 
134 
170 
133 
284 
2007 
673 
279 
254 
134 
125 
129 
118 
194 
$1,000, 2012 
34,110 
9,456 
5,494 
4,220 
3,056 
2,933 
1,522 
3,287 
2007 
22,472 
5,097 
4,975 
5,295 
2,368 
1,729 
1,550 
1,703 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
178 
74 
58 
65 
68 
51 
46 
97 
2007 
131 
71 
50 
53 
39 
28 
29 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
2,456 
591 
369 
462 
488 
167 
204 
588 
2007 
2,485 
371 
844 
367 
185 
116 
107 
335 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
859 
329 
352 
225 
226 
195 
186 
370 
2007 
627 
306 
330 
170 
163 
136 
102 
256 
$1,000, 2012 
14,155 
6,542 
4,264 
2,901 
2,465 
1,226 
1,190 
2,393 
2007 
10,388 
8,768 
2,708 
2,142 
933 
801 
585 
1,271 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
856 
358 
493 
180 
186 
147 
163 
239 
2007 
852 
392 
493 
177 
173 
144 
124 
200 
$1,000, 2012 
67,788 
40,869 
41,267 
20,479 
10,601 
6,223 
9,764 
14,736 
2007 
45,847 
19,796 
26,185 
7,892 
5,421 
4,764 
4,750 
6,530 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
168 
97 
73 
56 
55 
43 
42 
80 
2007 
177 
86 
73 
28 
38 
31 
28 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
3,199 
2,490 
1,063 
1,139 
1,365 
256 
508 
846 
2007 
1,700 
1,527 
502 
748 
425 
192 
516 
323 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
1,018 
483 
583 
339 
338 
369 
364 
524 
2007 
941 
446 
515 
269 
226 
264 
254 
381 
$1,000, 2012 
34,595 
9,384 
11,099 
7,382 
4,529 
4,294 
4,949 
5,426 
2007 
27,551 
7,602 
9,707 
4,597 
3,063 
2,828 
3,325 
4,477 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
767 
365 
453 
281 
286 
302 
313 
429 
2007 
705 
297 
402 
229 
175 
213 
205 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
21,948 
6,358 
8,126 
5,539 
3,203 
3,237 
3,365 
3,987 
2007 
11,512 
4,655 
6,036 
3,018 
1,928 
1,933 
2,293 
3,056 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
697 
315 
371 
187 
177 
197 
197 
281 
2007 
609 
287 
339 
180 
144 
150 
149 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
12,647 
3,026 
2,974 
1,843 
1,326 
1,056 
1,584 
1,439 
2007 
16,039 
2,947 
3,672 
1,579 
1,135 
894 
1,032 
1,421 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,472 
864 
1,045 
596 
618 
724 
719 
1,271 
2007 
1,528 
938 
1,092 
714 
625 
753 
710 
1,090 
$1,000, 2012 
8,351 
4,757 
6,085 
3,113 
2,801 
2,730 
2,831 
4,539 
2007 
5,777 
3,731 
4,791 
2,761 
2,319 
2,657 
2,084 
3,506 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
1,282 
662 
771 
391 
386 
407 
373 
687 
2007 
1,276 
735 
783 
392 
373 
360 
345 
576 
$1,000, 2012 
55,506 
10,018 
10,645 
4,737 
3,905 
5,304 
4,466 
4,837 
2007 
32,304 
7,863 
7,665 
4,813 
4,002 
2,942 
2,664 
3,954 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
1,209 
569 
644 
317 
353 
396 
389 
649 
2007 
1,073 
680 
704 
347 
366 
383 
363 
594 
$1,000, 2012 
65,785 
19,580 
22,688 
9,864 
9,472 
8,117 
8,212 
9,498 
2007 
37,822 
12,628 
15,316 
8,430 
7,680 
5,054 
6,379 
8,176 
-continued 
290 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
