Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Anderson 
Andrews 
Angelina 
Aransas 
Archer 
Armstrong 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
248,809 
2,001 
169 
975 
100 
531 
281 
2007 
247,437 
1,771 
175 
1,109 
94 
513 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
25,404,943 
59,190 
12,668 
43,757 
2,518 
75,194 
26,045 
2007 
19,223,099 
42,671 
12,764 
29,926 
2,130 
54,501 
29,092 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
102,106 
29,580 
74,961 
44,879 
25,181 
141,609 
92,686 
2007 
77,689 
24,094 
72,938 
26,985 
22,661 
106,241 
99,972 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
93,004 
929 
56 
389 
37 
229 
60 
2007 
104,083 
992 
44 
469 
34 
256 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
1,136,833 
3,579 
576 
889 
83 
2,613 
1,650 
2007 
931,140 
3,824 
617 
1,126 
86 
2,540 
1,714 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
97,404 
823 
36 
379 
40 
217 
118 
2007 
85,148 
716 
36 
318 
24 
210 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
649,134 
1,397 
551 
199 
26 
1,167 
1,284 
2007 
492,500 
588 
527 
189 
11 
776 
922 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
62,815 
328 
45 
195 
14 
205 
106 
2007 
52,335 
281 
25 
160 
12 
188 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
714,294 
869 
578 
196 
5 
1,061 
762 
2007 
483,493 
802 
527 
133 
3 
638 
505 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
61,054 
457 
29 
238 
15 
187 
79 
2007 
55,194 
374 
36 
244 
28 
176 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
6,860,573 
7,825 
848 
6,025 
(D) 
17,987 
4,435 
2007 
6,017,794 
5,659 
1,864 
4,621 
300 
9,977 
9,314 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
39,929 
305 
16 
132 
8 
151 
49 
2007 
36,667 
283 
25 
122 
18 
139 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
418,586 
3,227 
474 
1,434 
(D) 
3,004 
366 
2007 
420,373 
4,831 
(D) 
1,727 
(D) 
2,087 
1,403 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
29,879 
206 
20 
142 
9 
68 
42 
2007 
25,541 
153 
20 
137 
12 
63 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
6,441,987 
4,599 
373 
4,590 
(D) 
14,983 
4,068 
2007 
5,597,421 
829 
(D) 
2,894 
(D) 
7,890 
7,912 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
185,019 
1,461 
77 
712 
89 
431 
152 
2007 
158,144 
1,171 
85 
764 
79 
369 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
7,272,692 
14,543 
1,109 
23,711 
299 
25,433 
3,212 
2007 
4,226,444 
8,268 
654 
12,986 
276 
16,370 
3,061 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
234,425 
1,923 
135 
941 
99 
494 
255 
2007 
242,625 
1,745 
171 
1,093 
94 
509 
283 
$1,000, 2012 
1,164,301 
4,510 
871 
1,545 
202 
3,766 
1,982 
2007 
1,053,222 
3,206 
1,527 
1,662 
119 
3,359 
1,956 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
148,085 
1,021 
106 
512 
55 
359 
157 
2007 
107,727 
662 
78 
355 
35 
246 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
671,586 
1,644 
725 
1,098 
84 
1,483 
512 
2007 
445,871 
818 
872 
764 
43 
1,282 
320 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
187,141 
1,474 
117 
725 
64 
440 
209 
2007 
224,498 
1,631 
164 
1,005 
87 
459 
263 
$1,000, 2012 
1,197,249 
5,224 
1,392 
1,789 
514 
4,147 
1,827 
2007 
1,132,765 
5,049 
1,451 
2,046 
341 
4,301 
1,777 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
56,401 
418 
43 
174 
13 
174 
56 
2007 
45,081 
310 
34 
96 
15 
169 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,544,572 
5,790 
1,040 
1,655 
(D) 
3,741 
1,003 
2007 
1,169,767 
3,976 
829 
887 
520 
3,345 
718 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
36,840 
268 
20 
106 
4 
127 
52 
2007 
28,743 
220 
22 
84 
13 
105 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
362,075 
1,489 
281 
548 
16 
1,287 
310 
2007 
207,267 
892 
211 
218 
(D) 
657 
376 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
44,841 
310 
21 
145 
8 
194 
65 
2007 
35,639 
221 
13 
69 
8 
147 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
455,884 
1,266 
(D) 
852 
10 
2,155 
882 
2007 
320,740 
926 
225 
177 
9 
1,434 
1,422 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
59,188 
392 
42 
134 
19 
219 
107 
2007 
45,190 
294 
39 
102 
10 
203 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
792,133 
1,550 
1,577 
377 
78 
3,663 
3,907 
2007 
503,722 
813 
1,328 
351 
60 
3,160 
2,437 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,255 
76 
5 
42 
1 
38 
13 
2007 
7,823 
52 
7 
26 
1 
21 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
109,047 
128 
(D) 
89 
(D) 
270 
32 
2007 
64,684 
67 
223 
46 
(D) 
226 
70 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
65,779 
484 
50 
190 
16 
231 
122 
2007 
54,057 
398 
32 
184 
15 
169 
94 
$1,000, 2012 
734,330 
3,131 
814 
1,668 
60 
1,908 
1,779 
2007 
676,379 
3,114 
631 
1,177 
(D) 
2,490 
1,870 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
45,951 
321 
25 
124 
16 
133 
100 
2007 
39,185 
298 
16 
130 
11 
113 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
508,885 
2,287 
449 
1,334 
56 
1,122 
1,207 
2007 
426,140 
2,255 
340 
903 
(D) 
1,523 
1,189 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
37,625 
294 
35 
106 
3 
140 
72 
2007 
33,826 
242 
18 
118 
11 
115 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
225,445 
844 
365 
334 
3 
787 
572 
2007 
250,239 
859 
291 
274 
(D) 
967 
681 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
235,242 
1,929 
153 
949 
95 
489 
262 
2007 
221,113 
1,595 
138 
1,017 
77 
453 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
553,870 
3,608 
380 
1,735 
201 
1,506 
635 
2007 
489,194 
2,833 
282 
1,463 
195 
1,301 
753 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
112,929 
773 
81 
361 
36 
303 
157 
2007 
106,733 
691 
69 
389 
34 
277 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
1,186,370 
2,636 
1,410 
1,382 
89 
3,007 
1,832 
2007 
1,008,116 
1,837 
997 
2,081 
101 
2,647 
1,878 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
94,120 
703 
58 
345 
27 
276 
147 
2007 
93,398 
669 
61 
354 
29 
226 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
1,540,070 
6,964 
1,522 
3,729 
373 
5,707 
2,362 
2007 
1,467,205 
7,311 
2,313 
3,553 
463 
8,354 
2,844 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 361 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
