Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Winnebago 
Winneshiek 
Woodbury 
Worth 
Wright 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,139 
691 
968 
642 
1,535 
973 
640 
775 
2007 
1,257 
814 
1,103 
679 
1,418 
1,149 
683 
771 
$1,000, 2012 
415,893 
80,239 
233,575 
214,200 
276,121 
337,293 
130,268 
370,470 
2007 
209,848 
42,059 
181,823 
133,484 
162,245 
184,416 
75,713 
294,323 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
365,138 
116,120 
241,296 
333,644 
179,883 
346,653 
203,544 
478,026 
2007 
166,944 
51,670 
164,844 
196,589 
114,418 
160,502 
110,854 
381,742 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
668 
326 
681 
390 
909 
675 
400 
512 
2007 
730 
352 
810 
418 
748 
700 
390 
519 
$1,000, 2012 
23,480 
13,544 
39,935 
27,076 
32,978 
43,320 
25,898 
33,841 
2007 
12,585 
6,203 
24,360 
13,325 
13,039 
20,179 
12,915 
17,783 
Chemicals purchased farms, 201 2 
658 
297 
699 
397 
916 
688 
401 
521 
2007 
601 
239 
750 
377 
695 
619 
352 
480 
$1,000, 2012 
13,697 
4,937 
16,044 
7,317 
13,027 
17,579 
7,870 
13,901 
2007 
6,733 
1,896 
9,008 
3,921 
5,132 
7,098 
4,868 
6,738 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
681 
317 
661 
401 
878 
627 
390 
513 
2007 
653 
261 
753 
380 
725 
596 
348 
469 
$1,000, 2012 
18,270 
8,226 
30,027 
19,066 
22,820 
27,365 
17,772 
26,260 
2007 
9,105 
3,583 
16,435 
9,335 
9,112 
14,356 
8,501 
12,341 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
353 
199 
130 
85 
493 
262 
106 
126 
2007 
380 
147 
143 
121 
412 
240 
113 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
52,996 
8,967 
12,518 
17,059 
34,614 
60,108 
5,129 
21,470 
2007 
44,851 
3,666 
18,213 
16,866 
26,124 
40,875 
4,016 
43,375 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
163 
163 
60 
30 
271 
140 
54 
55 
2007 
149 
110 
54 
42 
231 
111 
55 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
1,679 
1,861 
2,858 
451 
3,269 
4,527 
304 
784 
2007 
1,842 
1,503 
285 
1,898 
2,061 
1,018 
248 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
255 
81 
85 
60 
320 
163 
79 
92 
2007 
289 
63 
100 
96 
248 
166 
71 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
51,317 
7,106 
9,660 
16,607 
31,345 
55,581 
4,825 
20,686 
2007 
43,009 
2,163 
17,928 
14,968 
24,062 
39,857 
3,768 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
531 
366 
224 
143 
806 
449 
212 
181 
2007 
529 
310 
219 
182 
646 
390 
184 
144 
$1,000, 2012 
147,853 
8,037 
24,132 
57,485 
54,432 
58,861 
9,420 
111,357 
2007 
62,250 
3,618 
31,667 
34,352 
29,491 
24,488 
4,151 
89,850 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,051 
617 
877 
569 
1,437 
912 
582 
697 
2007 
1,220 
779 
1,054 
657 
1,382 
1,115 
649 
742 
$1,000, 2012 
10,223 
4,180 
9,485 
7,988 
12,869 
11,040 
6,371 
11,516 
2007 
8,560 
2,803 
8,783 
5,759 
9,199 
7,271 
5,356 
8,663 
Utilities farms, 2012 
793 
448 
652 
447 
1,117 
741 
444 
593 
2007 
690 
338 
580 
378 
811 
576 
334 
427 
$1,000, 2012 
7,381 
1,226 
2,791 
2,595 
5,186 
3,385 
1,652 
6,128 
2007 
3,300 
904 
1,883 
1,640 
3,706 
2,278 
1,091 
6,920 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
916 
532 
762 
510 
1,290 
823 
501 
645 
2007 
1,141 
723 
965 
631 
1,304 
1,040 
616 
692 
$1,000, 2012 
14,214 
5,126 
12,203 
8,188 
18,012 
14,157 
7,688 
14,657 
2007 
9,258 
3,566 
8,807 
6,649 
14,258 
10,664 
4,849 
11,278 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
362 
172 
307 
232 
472 
318 
208 
307 
2007 
305 
123 
276 
205 
340 
283 
171 
205 
$1,000, 2012 
10,518 
2,243 
7,620 
13,270 
11,060 
8,719 
2,102 
11,396 
2007 
4,856 
956 
6,112 
6,844 
7,630 
5,272 
1,046 
13,238 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
89 
57 
85 
48 
89 
95 
20 
73 
2007 
72 
52 
72 
32 
58 
78 
33 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
9,297 
422 
563 
655 
515 
768 
278 
1,347 
2007 
1,000 
267 
1,035 
406 
213 
638 
190 
1,445 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
422 
221 
305 
200 
619 
392 
206 
255 
2007 
320 
174 
260 
167 
475 
303 
175 
209 
$1,000, 2012 
3,690 
1,800 
4,009 
2,436 
6,711 
6,929 
2,182 
4,920 
2007 
2,887 
909 
2,283 
1,685 
4,043 
2,429 
1,249 
3,480 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
390 
172 
407 
301 
532 
421 
294 
336 
2007 
425 
163 
391 
289 
482 
385 
274 
342 
$1,000, 2012 
27,283 
9,081 
45,495 
31,470 
26,482 
49,363 
27,753 
64,193 
2007 
17,239 
4,406 
21,898 
18,281 
13,430 
25,056 
14,563 
37,163 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
108 
58 
129 
63 
102 
86 
42 
64 
2007 
89 
21 
89 
55 
93 
63 
37 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
2,161 
1,050 
2,530 
1,527 
741 
3,121 
253 
1,253 
2007 
451 
215 
1,307 
762 
540 
889 
331 
882 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
664 
342 
456 
341 
884 
534 
394 
433 
2007 
581 
301 
538 
302 
633 
445 
320 
345 
$1,000, 2012 
15,228 
5,278 
8,111 
7,491 
13,969 
12,678 
6,042 
8,770 
2007 
10,615 
3,333 
7,983 
5,292 
10,684 
8,721 
5,612 
7,402 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
531 
275 
337 
262 
737 
378 
316 
310 
2007 
450 
245 
377 
210 
505 
311 
238 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
9,842 
3,553 
5,602 
4,974 
9,707 
7,412 
3,780 
5,987 
2007 
7,637 
2,452 
4,525 
2,760 
6,327 
4,631 
3,357 
4,393 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
400 
205 
265 
232 
472 
376 
238 
239 
2007 
370 
172 
333 
222 
420 
338 
227 
230 
$1,000, 2012 
5,386 
1,725 
2,509 
2,517 
4,262 
5,266 
2,262 
2,782 
2007 
2,977 
881 
3,458 
2,532 
4,357 
4,090 
2,254 
3,010 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,069 
665 
853 
576 
1,436 
882 
590 
685 
2007 
1,156 
756 
959 
596 
1,292 
975 
624 
664 
$1,000, 2012 
6,194 
2,700 
4,594 
2,944 
6,950 
5,430 
2,945 
4,302 
2007 
5,107 
3,089 
4,227 
2,615 
4,933 
4,153 
2,879 
3,491 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 201 2 
741 
436 
647 
404 
1,016 
661 
399 
548 
2007 
749 
389 
681 
423 
828 
663 
379 
496 
$1,000, 2012 
53,407 
3,424 
13,518 
7,631 
15,754 
14,468 
6,915 
35,160 
2007 
11,053 
2,645 
17,823 
5,752 
10,711 
10,049 
4,098 
30,274 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
695 
355 
642 
409 
915 
586 
396 
497 
2007 
694 
337 
617 
384 
748 
589 
383 
475 
$1,000, 2012 
30,598 
10,306 
23,845 
23,303 
27,852 
26,962 
17,868 
32,372 
2007 
17,998 
6,804 
15,530 
13,709 
17,980 
17,392 
10,753 
22,833 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
