Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oklahoma 
Adair 
Alfalfa 
Atoka 
Beaver 
Beckham 
Blaine 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
80,245 
1,129 
645 
1,103 
965 
1,016 
798 
2007 
86,565 
1,202 
695 
1,218 
952 
1,053 
862 
$1,000, 2012 
6,682,769 
153,759 
146,930 
29,056 
169,485 
48,956 
126,018 
2007 
5,223,365 
115,616 
82,715 
30,523 
152,114 
35,675 
108,519 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
83,280 
136,190 
227,798 
26,343 
175,632 
48,185 
157,918 
2007 
60,340 
96,186 
119,014 
25,060 
159,783 
33,879 
125,892 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
28,866 
452 
414 
318 
202 
334 
490 
2007 
37,256 
496 
474 
451 
229 
410 
604 
$1,000, 2012 
352,950 
2,016 
12,423 
1,034 
5,430 
3,581 
8,361 
2007 
286,976 
1,883 
10,053 
1,461 
4,975 
3,868 
7,962 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
34,979 
492 
466 
424 
254 
357 
539 
2007 
33,724 
436 
348 
446 
177 
312 
410 
$1,000, 2012 
169,206 
684 
5,506 
337 
3,834 
1,890 
3,224 
2007 
90,112 
494 
1,976 
374 
2,002 
1,283 
1,832 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
22,394 
287 
397 
199 
260 
320 
497 
2007 
18,266 
157 
289 
152 
175 
244 
371 
$1,000, 2012 
138,351 
426 
3,031 
181 
2,200 
1,966 
2,206 
2007 
78,039 
136 
1,613 
133 
1,235 
983 
1,611 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
24,658 
394 
179 
297 
202 
251 
208 
2007 
24,499 
351 
204 
351 
191 
245 
248 
$1,000, 2012 
1,696,662 
39,355 
55,155 
5,385 
58,090 
7,341 
44,517 
2007 
1,463,556 
36,381 
25,743 
6,972 
59,369 
5,903 
51,490 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
15,940 
255 
109 
225 
127 
176 
159 
2007 
15,462 
200 
104 
243 
139 
178 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
173,024 
2,335 
1,986 
1,727 
8,594 
1,947 
1,743 
2007 
187,690 
3,753 
1,247 
1,463 
8,109 
2,455 
2,108 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,687 
183 
97 
120 
110 
103 
87 
2007 
12,523 
202 
126 
157 
81 
99 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
1,523,638 
37,019 
53,169 
3,658 
49,496 
5,395 
42,774 
2007 
1,275,865 
32,628 
24,495 
5,509 
51,260 
3,447 
49,382 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
61,650 
968 
368 
913 
477 
637 
556 
2007 
57,396 
837 
363 
881 
373 
564 
532 
$1,000, 2012 
2,017,049 
82,377 
29,026 
7,936 
56,499 
9,186 
31,183 
2007 
1,307,568 
46,369 
8,434 
6,778 
46,226 
5,294 
15,210 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
77,503 
1,115 
605 
1,077 
797 
956 
753 
2007 
85,505 
1,197 
679 
1,215 
923 
1,034 
850 
$1,000, 2012 
351,180 
3,956 
7,446 
2,372 
6,621 
4,496 
6,275 
2007 
316,477 
4,884 
5,844 
2,869 
5,909 
3,654 
5,439 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
49,830 
670 
468 
629 
597 
603 
577 
2007 
40,351 
543 
400 
524 
392 
482 
462 
$1,000, 2012 
131,830 
2,395 
1,487 
763 
3,098 
1,385 
1,469 
2007 
97,967 
2,354 
1,083 
648 
2,480 
931 
1,234 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
63,685 
921 
518 
856 
718 
719 
676 
2007 
79,351 
1,126 
624 
1,113 
871 
969 
787 
$1,000, 2012 
356,726 
5,057 
6,436 
2,273 
8,050 
3,485 
6,549 
2007 
350,931 
4,205 
5,019 
3,159 
8,134 
3,389 
5,414 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
18,108 
288 
209 
266 
212 
264 
204 
2007 
16,826 
291 
231 
234 
154 
156 
210 
$1,000, 2012 
309,657 
4,924 
3,666 
1,614 
4,590 
2,380 
3,851 
2007 
255,062 
4,505 
2,698 
1,331 
4,546 
1,508 
3,113 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
8,971 
109 
110 
112 
151 
134 
111 
2007 
7,816 
100 
100 
91 
80 
85 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
63,123 
794 
(□) 
615 
1,023 
821 
1,218 
2007 
49,286 
530 
731 
220 
433 
359 
602 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
15,076 
189 
238 
122 
159 
221 
224 
2007 
12,956 
150 
237 
135 
120 
162 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
135,553 
2,222 
3,923 
383 
3,411 
1,584 
2,169 
2007 
90,772 
854 
2,152 
332 
2,641 
880 
1,120 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
26,118 
286 
313 
292 
356 
335 
424 
2007 
21,092 
191 
270 
253 
272 
254 
366 
$1,000, 2012 
237,042 
1,618 
5,880 
1,202 
4,274 
2,848 
5,441 
2007 
167,558 
1,045 
5,746 
870 
3,850 
1,662 
3,819 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
3,615 
29 
41 
23 
49 
47 
58 
2007 
2,896 
31 
45 
21 
28 
29 
32 
$1,000, 2012 
22,977 
64 
(D) 
49 
388 
215 
824 
2007 
16,351 
65 
244 
40 
260 
179 
326 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
31,100 
448 
311 
415 
418 
402 
355 
2007 
28,011 
425 
325 
409 
290 
305 
357 
$1,000, 2012 
293,742 
4,239 
3,917 
2,354 
5,979 
3,958 
3,997 
2007 
287,123 
5,252 
5,134 
2,667 
4,801 
3,106 
4,741 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
23,145 
344 
227 
297 
310 
276 
247 
2007 
21,591 
353 
249 
313 
213 
234 
260 
$1,000, 2012 
200,272 
3,473 
2,296 
1,880 
4,247 
2,710 
2,394 
2007 
187,562 
4,295 
2,738 
2,056 
2,284 
2,186 
2,699 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
18,536 
256 
198 
244 
267 
256 
229 
2007 
17,690 
262 
220 
265 
191 
192 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
93,469 
766 
1,621 
474 
1,733 
1,248 
1,602 
2007 
99,560 
957 
2,396 
611 
2,517 
921 
2,042 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
76,474 
1,094 
616 
1,067 
919 
976 
736 
2007 
79,340 
1,098 
639 
1,147 
871 
931 
780 
$1,000, 2012 
114,320 
1,473 
1,735 
1,267 
1,820 
1,258 
1,521 
2007 
106,592 
1,801 
1,305 
1,150 
2,037 
1,116 
1,364 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
44,015 
601 
397 
550 
488 
478 
491 
2007 
44,669 
595 
408 
638 
380 
421 
505 
$1,000, 2012 
292,403 
2,159 
5,271 
1,292 
4,178 
2,561 
3,216 
2007 
258,996 
4,858 
4,939 
1,520 
3,217 
1,560 
3,241 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
35,664 
465 
379 
471 
459 
403 
402 
2007 
36,002 
448 
363 
515 
365 
433 
447 
$1,000, 2012 
528,711 
6,023 
9,479 
3,811 
12,384 
5,575 
8,557 
2007 
467,223 
8,357 
6,357 
5,351 
10,432 
6,480 
7,577 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Oklahoma 265 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
