Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Hampshire 
Belknap 
Carroll 
Cheshire 
Coos 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
4,391 
302 
291 
407 
293 
2007 
4,166 
270 
274 
419 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
231,196 
9,362 
9,146 
17,975 
15,241 
2007 
195,791 
8,274 
8,208 
16,615 
12,272 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
52,652 
30,999 
31,431 
44,164 
52,016 
2007 
46,997 
30,643 
29,955 
39,654 
46,840 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,817 
114 
146 
162 
100 
2007 
1,845 
119 
119 
194 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
5,459 
242 
235 
386 
534 
2007 
4,627 
183 
263 
408 
427 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,120 
63 
63 
88 
78 
2007 
900 
57 
40 
88 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
3,084 
106 
59 
191 
112 
2007 
2,367 
81 
30 
214 
85 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,492 
104 
112 
108 
97 
2007 
1,175 
80 
74 
125 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
10,679 
180 
398 
367 
325 
2007 
18,033 
242 
386 
522 
226 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,247 
94 
98 
143 
64 
2007 
994 
76 
67 
103 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
3,874 
224 
214 
429 
295 
2007 
4,470 
261 
171 
491 
49 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
526 
36 
32 
65 
35 
2007 
360 
26 
20 
52 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
1,842 
42 
32 
262 
124 
2007 
1,786 
25 
65 
184 
33 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
989 
78 
87 
104 
37 
2007 
768 
62 
60 
70 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
2,033 
182 
182 
167 
170 
2007 
2,684 
235 
106 
307 
17 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,787 
204 
200 
256 
155 
2007 
2,308 
149 
160 
217 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
44,756 
1,935 
1,150 
4,040 
3,651 
2007 
30,644 
998 
976 
3,576 
2,760 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,116 
286 
279 
388 
267 
2007 
257 
266 
401 
252 
$1,000, 2012 
499 
640 
953 
1,594 
2007 
SI 
679 
430 
1,088 
885 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
2,780 
159 
187 
269 
187 
2007 
2,029 
137 
111 
203 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
7,748 
267 
348 
552 
423 
2007 
6,869 
301 
308 
549 
337 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
3,318 
221 
207 
315 
222 
2007 
3,663 
237 
243 
376 
230 
$1,000, 2012 
20,243 
684 
715 
1,911 
1,380 
2007 
21,128 
1,173 
1,711 
2,010 
1,954 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
1,167 
55 
86 
114 
83 
2007 
860 
41 
42 
79 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
53,786 
1,471 
2,160 
3,623 
2,724 
2007 
36,176 
1,884 
1,397 
2,560 
1,996 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
344 
18 
45 
25 
21 
2007 
268 
7 
14 
22 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
3,324 
210 
173 
397 
133 
2007 
2,791 
19 
91 
(D) 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
313 
20 
23 
27 
32 
2007 
303 
12 
13 
20 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
3,353 
73 
92 
87 
456 
2007 
2,324 
51 
38 
193 
281 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
435 
19 
17 
76 
38 
2007 
373 
22 
21 
49 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
4,874 
761 
138 
728 
286 
2007 
4,445 
93 
169 
241 
232 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
149 
12 
14 
11 
4 
2007 
139 
17 
4 
10 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
950 
23 
48 
28 
38 
2007 
1,241 
84 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1,058 
64 
27 
105 
102 
2007 
875 
52 
52 
97 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
11,064 
591 
532 
738 
912 
2007 
8,718 
513 
441 
881 
604 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
790 
53 
20 
62 
68 
2007 
709 
41 
43 
83 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
9,100 
421 
446 
489 
770 
2007 
6,917 
443 
367 
523 
432 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
584 
30 
18 
65 
85 
2007 
485 
30 
31 
67 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
1,964 
170 
87 
249 
142 
2007 
1,801 
70 
74 
358 
172 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
4,119 
296 
280 
372 
283 
2007 
3,754 
244 
254 
379 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
23,589 
1,572 
1,206 
2,034 
1,186 
2007 
19,974 
1,146 
1,015 
2,324 
1,022 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,402 
147 
146 
252 
134 
2007 
2,121 
141 
127 
206 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
21,023 
524 
1,039 
1,511 
1,192 
2007 
18,815 
565 
748 
1,412 
1,040 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,415 
79 
83 
160 
115 
2007 
1,336 
76 
84 
136 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
16,015 
487 
574 
1,584 
1,524 
2007 
18,058 
481 
863 
2,266 
1,120 
--continued 
232 New Hampshire 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
