Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Jersey 
Atlantic 
Bergen 
Burlington 
Camden 
Cape May 
Cumberland 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
9,071 
402 
60 
838 
175 
152 
583 
2007 
10,327 
499 
89 
922 
225 
201 
615 
$1,000, 2012 
913,289 
101,604 
4,372 
95,122 
14,122 
7,259 
145,346 
2007 
835,211 
87,869 
7,420 
79,008 
15,562 
10,165 
122,898 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
100,682 
252,747 
72,871 
113,511 
80,695 
47,755 
249,308 
2007 
80,876 
176,090 
83,369 
85,692 
69,163 
50,573 
199,834 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,626 
251 
33 
511 
106 
91 
354 
2007 
6,287 
340 
64 
632 
144 
124 
469 
$1,000, 2012 
65,101 
5,063 
185 
8,231 
880 
630 
9,271 
2007 
43,892 
3,806 
98 
4,875 
827 
269 
6,573 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,016 
214 
29 
466 
84 
86 
353 
2007 
3,670 
232 
40 
388 
71 
72 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
38,606 
4,795 
63 
4,201 
902 
226 
6,042 
2007 
28,288 
3,061 
76 
3,055 
750 
95 
4,582 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,131 
231 
31 
420 
89 
70 
328 
2007 
4,526 
267 
57 
400 
119 
110 
367 
$1,000, 2012 
73,464 
4,722 
643 
6,812 
1,327 
569 
14,609 
2007 
86,620 
4,960 
994 
5,036 
1,680 
1,832 
16,944 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,876 
51 
11 
140 
34 
23 
61 
2007 
1,768 
55 
10 
151 
34 
28 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
14,758 
201 
80 
1,159 
(D) 
166 
230 
2007 
11,977 
145 
52 
1,151 
66 
80 
160 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
621 
13 
1 
53 
2 
7 
27 
2007 
572 
18 
2 
53 
7 
7 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
4,087 
27 
(D) 
257 
(D) 
(D) 
96 
2007 
4,681 
53 
(D) 
408 
5 
30 
60 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,473 
42 
11 
95 
33 
19 
44 
2007 
1,380 
46 
8 
113 
34 
24 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
10,671 
174 
(D) 
902 
(D) 
(D) 
133 
2007 
7,296 
92 
(D) 
743 
61 
49 
100 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,683 
124 
25 
391 
81 
64 
184 
2007 
4,669 
147 
33 
385 
89 
87 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
54,047 
819 
(D) 
4,314 
334 
489 
1,558 
2007 
41,361 
922 
409 
4,012 
414 
543 
1,126 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
8,659 
393 
56 
815 
168 
147 
570 
2007 
10,008 
489 
84 
888 
214 
190 
596 
$1,000, 2012 
55,991 
5,174 
383 
6,606 
848 
628 
7,980 
2007 
51,333 
4,207 
653 
4,982 
958 
719 
6,922 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
5,349 
273 
41 
524 
100 
78 
358 
2007 
4,949 
304 
55 
450 
104 
97 
342 
$1,000, 2012 
27,276 
2,336 
323 
2,542 
496 
304 
2,904 
2007 
25,514 
2,670 
295 
1,787 
461 
177 
2,499 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
6,948 
320 
46 
655 
141 
116 
446 
2007 
9,166 
440 
77 
800 
209 
184 
556 
$1,000, 2012 
76,015 
9,141 
280 
7,432 
1,084 
744 
15,184 
2007 
83,885 
10,117 
517 
9,841 
1,738 
949 
13,471 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
2,704 
170 
32 
280 
42 
41 
203 
2007 
2,415 
163 
39 
217 
52 
46 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
267,547 
44,615 
1,143 
29,935 
4,281 
1,674 
56,838 
2007 
237,683 
30,745 
3,098 
22,699 
5,382 
2,935 
45,498 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
565 
37 
2 
65 
11 
9 
47 
2007 
570 
46 
2 
68 
10 
12 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
21,291 
5,730 
(D) 
3,052 
478 
57 
1,289 
2007 
23,097 
8,288 
(D) 
3,551 
191 
(D) 
1,808 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
1,058 
27 
1 
139 
8 
12 
107 
2007 
747 
8 
2 
84 
8 
3 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
6,734 
175 
(D) 
1,023 
(D) 
(D) 
787 
2007 
5,759 
615 
(D) 
533 
9 
(D) 
1,062 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
1,340 
78 
5 
135 
15 
19 
163 
2007 
1,384 
79 
3 
148 
19 
15 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
23,117 
1,458 
(D) 
2,568 
112 
262 
3,161 
2007 
16,810 
815 
34 
1,916 
235 
149 
2,730 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
462 
44 
3 
44 
10 
5 
42 
2007 
398 
37 
2 
48 
9 
7 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
8,484 
1,605 
(D) 
684 
97 
(D) 
2,120 
2007 
7,817 
1,324 
(D) 
657 
151 
228 
2,049 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1,991 
135 
15 
179 
43 
26 
172 
2007 
1,652 
120 
13 
144 
30 
23 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
30,982 
2,093 
196 
2,481 
965 
264 
4,580 
2007 
24,207 
1,516 
(D) 
2,063 
415 
226 
2,085 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,398 
100 
6 
134 
27 
20 
130 
2007 
1,259 
94 
11 
112 
29 
17 
111 
$1,000, 2012 
25,466 
1,666 
176 
2,043 
687 
136 
4,068 
2007 
19,161 
1,275 
(D) 
1,760 
345 
160 
1 ,665 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1,055 
67 
12 
86 
30 
15 
75 
2007 
899 
59 
6 
75 
12 
17 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
5,516 
427 
20 
438 
277 
128 
512 
2007 
5,047 
241 
4 
302 
69 
66 
421 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
8,522 
377 
52 
787 
170 
143 
542 
2007 
9,192 
450 
69 
845 
200 
175 
552 
$1,000, 2012 
55,277 
3,142 
456 
4,996 
961 
525 
3,800 
2007 
54,754 
3,051 
555 
4,880 
950 
572 
3,309 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4,341 
217 
37 
434 
74 
63 
256 
2007 
4,734 
276 
48 
462 
94 
73 
304 
$1,000, 2012 
94,600 
10,535 
254 
9,086 
1,249 
671 
14,992 
2007 
92,214 
1 1 ,628 
511 
7,971 
1,336 
1,283 
12,078 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,429 
197 
27 
349 
54 
53 
245 
2007 
3,674 
225 
30 
320 
48 
59 
279 
$1,000, 2012 
69,905 
8,401 
387 
8,954 
975 
612 
9,402 
2007 
60,919 
5,434 
472 
5,059 
495 
935 
7,708 
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236 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
