Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bexar 
Blanco 
Borden 
Bosque 
Bowie 
Brazoria 
Brazos 
Brewster 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
2,457 
792 
114 
1,265 
1,619 
3,091 
1,412 
202 
2007 
2,496 
888 
116 
1,399 
1,610 
2,580 
1,350 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
85,152 
28,761 
13,431 
63,620 
65,153 
123,023 
91,081 
15,622 
2007 
77,263 
25,807 
9,509 
48,803 
48,792 
70,991 
59,247 
13,761 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
34,657 
36,315 
117,819 
50,293 
40,243 
39,800 
64,505 
77,335 
2007 
30,955 
29,062 
81,970 
34,884 
30,305 
27,516 
43,887 
87,096 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
834 
259 
26 
473 
627 
965 
608 
22 
2007 
866 
270 
32 
556 
662 
843 
648 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
3,428 
576 
611 
4,223 
3,343 
9,449 
2,843 
156 
2007 
3,677 
760 
379 
2,007 
2,579 
4,504 
3,032 
151 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
873 
268 
36 
501 
602 
1,208 
631 
32 
2007 
760 
239 
48 
451 
490 
821 
529 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
1,741 
180 
1,083 
1,020 
987 
8,092 
1,621 
43 
2007 
1,863 
450 
823 
680 
785 
2,879 
1,407 
91 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
617 
158 
40 
380 
296 
524 
344 
21 
2007 
597 
135 
36 
352 
211 
361 
242 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
2,681 
219 
1,253 
5,418 
985 
6,651 
1,015 
15 
2007 
2,959 
1,365 
480 
514 
881 
1,989 
1,358 
22 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
511 
187 
31 
316 
320 
782 
352 
65 
2007 
427 
202 
29 
324 
366 
613 
322 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
5,771 
1,213 
1,103 
5,164 
10,967 
10,958 
25,281 
1,726 
2007 
7,718 
1,205 
819 
5,502 
6,500 
6,182 
9,547 
2,385 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
313 
123 
27 
211 
201 
537 
242 
43 
2007 
254 
136 
21 
220 
237 
386 
247 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
1,349 
877 
865 
2,505 
1,673 
3,373 
3,838 
(D) 
2007 
772 
1,021 
386 
2,131 
3,231 
2,506 
1,943 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
273 
87 
10 
148 
148 
347 
173 
40 
2007 
230 
93 
14 
141 
184 
307 
120 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
4,422 
336 
238 
2,659 
9,294 
7,585 
21,443 
(D) 
2007 
6,947 
184 
433 
3,370 
3,269 
3,677 
7,604 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
1,963 
661 
59 
1,055 
1,165 
2,420 
1,175 
154 
2007 
1,665 
637 
66 
990 
1,107 
1,906 
1,017 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
8,893 
4,247 
915 
8,941 
24,772 
21,068 
28,009 
2,436 
2007 
7,745 
2,655 
1,312 
1 1 ,562 
15,506 
12,485 
1 7,332 
1,352 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
2,324 
743 
106 
1,225 
1,557 
2,877 
1,316 
193 
2007 
2,440 
872 
112 
1,373 
1,585 
2,547 
1,321 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
4,221 
1,809 
1,626 
3,670 
3,473 
8,630 
3,170 
1,180 
2007 
4,005 
2,039 
1,030 
3,450 
3,659 
6,199 
3,118 
886 
Utilities farms, 2012 
1,325 
499 
84 
829 
823 
1,653 
809 
119 
2007 
928 
398 
60 
665 
593 
990 
577 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
3,230 
1,330 
655 
2,467 
1,635 
4,011 
1,604 
632 
2007 
2,037 
807 
240 
1,282 
979 
1,956 
1,269 
322 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
1,786 
583 
93 
969 
1,202 
2,229 
1,070 
152 
2007 
2,242 
811 
106 
1,304 
1,461 
2,307 
1,191 
143 
$1,000, 2012 
4,930 
2,188 
953 
3,992 
3,685 
10,734 
5,285 
1,279 
2007 
5,839 
3,049 
832 
5,614 
4,080 
8,685 
3,875 
1,021 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
400 
161 
52 
299 
283 
509 
291 
58 
2007 
292 
165 
39 
244 
242 
414 
259 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
17,084 
6,917 
1,606 
11,152 
3,697 
12,820 
6,346 
2,597 
2007 
12,153 
4,345 
700 
4,891 
2,342 
7,703 
6,222 
2,049 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
214 
128 
26 
184 
172 
382 
234 
58 
2007 
194 
117 
21 
187 
171 
235 
184 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
1,207 
1,063 
191 
1,022 
1,284 
3,688 
1,620 
390 
2007 
791 
1,039 
226 
1,283 
662 
1,106 
768 
331 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
292 
115 
23 
257 
246 
365 
270 
23 
2007 
300 
105 
26 
229 
205 
165 
178 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
933 
264 
101 
1,304 
1,709 
1,986 
2,289 
249 
2007 
1,512 
335 
191 
812 
1,050 
439 
1,419 
244 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
448 
182 
43 
272 
343 
727 
297 
61 
2007 
296 
154 
34 
216 
239 
520 
254 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
3,201 
873 
1,215 
2,242 
1,064 
5,728 
2,506 
2,374 
2007 
1,854 
1,012 
922 
1,239 
975 
4,670 
1,488 
1,682 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
78 
40 
11 
45 
46 
120 
61 
7 
2007 
64 
33 
4 
43 
42 
89 
48 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
214 
179 
84 
259 
116 
1,072 
185 
25 
2007 
98 
73 
54 
223 
80 
423 
146 
62 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
356 
150 
51 
344 
459 
741 
326 
52 
2007 
358 
141 
48 
325 
339 
467 
276 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
3,324 
1,940 
716 
3,722 
3,067 
4,948 
2,949 
665 
2007 
2,778 
1,140 
677 
3,629 
3,401 
4,168 
2,178 
1,545 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
272 
101 
37 
252 
307 
519 
195 
31 
2007 
265 
99 
29 
259 
253 
321 
198 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
2,919 
1,720 
445 
3,177 
2,309 
3,326 
1,833 
543 
2007 
2,266 
954 
409 
3,202 
2,165 
3,239 
1,484 
1,306 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
164 
85 
35 
174 
262 
400 
203 
37 
2007 
219 
75 
37 
155 
212 
309 
163 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
405 
220 
271 
545 
758 
1,621 
1,116 
121 
2007 
512 
185 
268 
427 
1,235 
929 
694 
239 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
2,353 
748 
103 
1,216 
1,543 
2,847 
1,319 
177 
2007 
2,175 
801 
100 
1,283 
1,499 
2,236 
1,201 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
4,482 
2,615 
721 
3,241 
2,207 
5,173 
2,675 
662 
2007 
4,189 
2,102 
266 
2,873 
2,177 
4,245 
2,670 
861 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
919 
347 
68 
598 
678 
1,348 
681 
130 
2007 
822 
389 
63 
613 
698 
1,060 
660 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
19,812 
3,149 
598 
5,784 
2,161 
8,015 
3,682 
1,191 
2007 
18,044 
3,433 
558 
3,245 
3,136 
3,357 
3,418 
759 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
671 
318 
61 
529 
588 
976 
504 
88 
2007 
743 
325 
67 
614 
548 
859 
567 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
5,140 
3,325 
2,500 
5,583 
5,562 
10,767 
6,658 
1,872 
2007 
6,498 
3,660 
1,364 
7,327 
6,807 
7,108 
5,206 
1,254 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 363 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
