Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Essex 
Gloucester 
Hudson 
Hunterdon 
Mercer 
Middlesex 
Monmouth 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
13 
584 
- 
1,447 
272 
198 
823 
2007 
13 
669 
- 
1,623 
311 
236 
932 
$1,000, 2012 
1,243 
65,416 
- 
78,341 
18,382 
27,693 
91,271 
2007 
845 
74,839 
- 
75,140 
19,885 
32,931 
88,015 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
95,619 
112,014 
- 
54,140 
67,581 
139,865 
110,901 
2007 
64,999 
111,866 
46,297 
63,939 
139,538 
94,436 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
4 
323 
- 
614 
148 
119 
393 
2007 
11 
418 
- 
842 
196 
176 
606 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
6,628 
- 
4,992 
1,548 
2,533 
5,423 
2007 
10 
5,752 
- 
3,286 
748 
1,677 
2,929 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
5 
279 
- 
507 
126 
105 
337 
2007 
6 
267 
- 
464 
115 
107 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
5,862 
- 
1,324 
768 
894 
2,881 
2007 
3 
5,110 
- 
1,521 
434 
1,068 
1,624 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
9 
297 
- 
526 
133 
127 
370 
2007 
11 
313 
- 
547 
144 
141 
436 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
5,490 
- 
5,965 
1,636 
4,337 
6,316 
2007 
93 
6,877 
" 
6,489 
1,725 
11,006 
11,490 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
- 
94 
- 
361 
44 
33 
154 
2007 
- 
90 
- 
368 
47 
26 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
312 
- 
1,388 
347 
134 
4,817 
2007 
- 
596 
- 
1,643 
1,494 
43 
2,433 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
- 
31 
- 
138 
16 
9 
57 
2007 
- 
31 
- 
117 
13 
6 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
50 
- 
578 
125 
56 
1,925 
2007 
- 
116 
- 
689 
632 
10 
1,633 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
- 
75 
- 
272 
31 
29 
121 
2007 
- 
66 
- 
295 
39 
20 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
263 
- 
810 
222 
77 
2,892 
2007 
- 
479 
- 
954 
861 
32 
800 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
2 
271 
- 
912 
124 
73 
459 
2007 
5 
310 
- 
835 
115 
77 
484 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
2,766 
- 
5,327 
818 
684 
6,741 
2007 
(D) 
2,158 
- 
4,352 
1,360 
708 
7,021 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
12 
560 
_ 
1,365 
249 
188 
784 
2007 
12 
654 
- 
1,574 
298 
231 
904 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
4,688 
- 
4,504 
1,049 
1,497 
5,362 
2007 
35 
4,462 
- 
4,397 
1,207 
2,725 
4,598 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
9 
317 
- 
828 
162 
120 
517 
2007 
11 
327 
- 
700 
156 
122 
490 
$1,000, 2012 
78 
1,944 
- 
2,028 
734 
780 
2,631 
2007 
36 
2,158 
- 
1,814 
616 
839 
3,295 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
11 
428 
- 
1,096 
194 
152 
640 
2007 
12 
586 
- 
1,450 
274 
213 
828 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
5,594 
- 
4,270 
1,287 
1,990 
7,289 
2007 
117 
10,076 
- 
5,877 
1,368 
2,089 
6,624 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
10 
159 
- 
358 
107 
67 
299 
2007 
7 
163 
- 
283 
86 
69 
286 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
19,161 
- 
17,071 
4,557 
6,909 
22,900 
2007 
278 
22,233 
- 
13,296 
5,080 
6,907 
27,113 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
1 
23 
_ 
99 
15 
13 
61 
2007 
- 
24 
- 
82 
17 
14 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
808 
- 
3,724 
399 
367 
2,080 
2007 
506 
- 
4,949 
236 
237 
1,666 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
- 
99 
- 
155 
31 
17 
48 
2007 
- 
59 
- 
97 
30 
13 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
937 
- 
531 
334 
132 
256 
2007 
- 
295 
- 
338 
114 
55 
237 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
2 
97 
- 
138 
41 
42 
85 
2007 
1 
118 
- 
118 
56 
40 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
1,340 
- 
2,248 
678 
725 
1,436 
2007 
(D) 
1,716 
- 
1,003 
552 
386 
1,540 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
- 
30 
- 
53 
20 
11 
27 
2007 
- 
26 
- 
39 
23 
12 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
300 
- 
653 
239 
164 
306 
2007 
~ 
571 
- 
480 
267 
65 
334 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1 
114 
_ 
274 
59 
30 
192 
2007 
1 
124 
- 
205 
57 
36 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
1,837 
- 
4,406 
954 
529 
3,896 
2007 
(D) 
1,648 
- 
2,657 
880 
691 
2,893 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1 
80 
_ 
197 
42 
10 
132 
2007 
1 
98 
- 
155 
44 
25 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
1,411 
- 
4,058 
786 
384 
3,142 
2007 
(D) 
1,093 
- 
2,305 
739 
641 
2,489 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
1 
58 
- 
127 
39 
28 
117 
2007 
- 
59 
- 
100 
32 
18 
69 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
426 
- 
348 
168 
145 
754 
2007 
555 
- 
352 
141 
50 
404 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
11 
557 
- 
1,380 
250 
172 
780 
2007 
11 
599 
- 
1,448 
263 
202 
827 
$1,000, 2012 
87 
3,179 
- 
9,716 
1,714 
1,162 
5,907 
2007 
100 
3,216 
- 
9,281 
1,528 
1,395 
5,922 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5 
262 
- 
694 
127 
87 
418 
2007 
10 
295 
- 
674 
139 
110 
459 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
4,572 
- 
10,196 
1,321 
4,858 
13,030 
2007 
62 
7,464 
- 
13,757 
2,277 
3,042 
8,295 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5 
201 
- 
513 
109 
84 
316 
2007 
3 
231 
- 
564 
120 
97 
345 
$1,000, 2012 
57 
5,192 
- 
6,196 
1,659 
1,798 
6,514 
2007 
17 
4,254 
- 
6,403 
2,079 
2,025 
8,883 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Jersey 237 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
