Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Webb 
Wharton 
Wheeler 
Wichita 
Wilbarger 
Willacy 
Williamson 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
2,697 
696 
1,553 
551 
639 
424 
321 
2,542 
2007 
2,399 
663 
1,506 
507 
658 
461 
352 
2,728 
$1,000, 2012 
67,026 
46,089 
307,221 
117,753 
42,995 
46,504 
62,449 
124,135 
2007 
50,851 
34,208 
183,615 
119,723 
23,147 
34,724 
40,755 
160,020 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
24,852 
66,219 
197,824 
213,707 
67,286 
109,680 
194,546 
48,834 
2007 
21,197 
51,596 
121,922 
236,140 
35,178 
75,324 
115,782 
58,658 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
1,150 
45 
868 
134 
241 
202 
139 
1,115 
2007 
1,330 
47 
847 
165 
315 
271 
178 
1,281 
$1,000, 2012 
3,565 
142 
36,396 
2,384 
3,694 
4,358 
8,223 
12,887 
2007 
3,879 
397 
21,394 
1,931 
2,740 
4,820 
5,010 
9,779 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
1,042 
113 
865 
133 
291 
258 
152 
1,165 
2007 
944 
79 
709 
100 
239 
218 
157 
1,126 
$1,000, 2012 
1,295 
113 
18,534 
(D) 
1,860 
3,450 
6,096 
4,907 
2007 
760 
233 
12,355 
710 
1,157 
2,497 
4,271 
3,964 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
595 
98 
511 
134 
242 
214 
117 
857 
2007 
471 
50 
442 
136 
174 
206 
125 
734 
$1,000, 2012 
945 
192 
24,442 
1,624 
1,656 
2,866 
3,812 
7,856 
2007 
1,124 
72 
8,375 
818 
771 
1,983 
1,826 
5,916 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
636 
184 
383 
116 
197 
84 
57 
584 
2007 
617 
143 
277 
131 
154 
93 
52 
600 
$1,000, 2012 
8,401 
5,567 
7,945 
52,758 
7,424 
2,850 
404 
25,035 
2007 
4,626 
7,923 
5,351 
73,965 
2,597 
2,153 
2,036 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
487 
132 
300 
102 
117 
59 
39 
367 
2007 
448 
94 
212 
95 
92 
66 
30 
396 
$1,000, 2012 
3,087 
1,450 
2,843 
891 
1,383 
538 
223 
2,531 
2007 
2,476 
1,006 
2,001 
(D) 
668 
1,090 
396 
2,035 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
217 
78 
122 
26 
114 
33 
32 
302 
2007 
224 
64 
85 
59 
88 
41 
24 
292 
$1,000, 2012 
5,314 
4,117 
5,103 
51,867 
6,041 
2,311 
181 
22,504 
2007 
2,150 
6,918 
3,350 
(D) 
1,929 
1,063 
1,640 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
2,156 
625 
1,077 
344 
490 
247 
131 
1,946 
2007 
1,740 
421 
887 
242 
424 
219 
135 
1,881 
$1,000, 2012 
16,455 
10,637 
58,579 
35,086 
5,361 
5,764 
1,432 
17,758 
2007 
9,262 
4,185 
33,708 
27,116 
2,373 
1,954 
1,108 
14,244 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
2,577 
668 
1,521 
474 
620 
394 
272 
2,408 
2007 
2,377 
656 
1,481 
497 
645 
459 
344 
2,643 
$1,000, 2012 
4,381 
3,504 
19,457 
2,866 
2,866 
3,918 
6,572 
7,603 
2007 
4,162 
2,915 
12,783 
2,697 
2,200 
3,532 
3,873 
6,084 
Utilities farms, 2012 
1,532 
541 
1,082 
321 
437 
278 
201 
1,436 
2007 
1,107 
292 
705 
215 
289 
206 
167 
1,139 
$1,000, 2012 
1,990 
2,066 
6,693 
1,833 
858 
1,724 
1,096 
2,008 
2007 
1,581 
1,049 
3,964 
671 
550 
1,134 
496 
1,383 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
2,075 
573 
1,292 
382 
497 
331 
226 
1,884 
2007 
2,192 
596 
1,378 
452 
597 
422 
318 
2,444 
$1,000, 2012 
5,133 
3,384 
23,379 
2,866 
2,681 
4,090 
5,810 
8,349 
2007 
5,264 
3,656 
14,850 
2,918 
2,130 
3,861 
3,431 
7,099 
Flired farm labor farms, 2012 
553 
228 
537 
110 
132 
127 
113 
452 
2007 
473 
158 
396 
78 
99 
116 
108 
374 
$1,000, 2012 
5,428 
5,871 
46,515 
3,502 
3,127 
4,272 
6,831 
6,208 
2007 
5,480 
3,775 
21,644 
1,699 
1,394 
2,450 
4,148 
6,439 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
422 
140 
329 
71 
120 
64 
47 
262 
2007 
313 
98 
235 
58 
75 
74 
46 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
2,683 
2,039 
3,060 
2,393 
687 
1,019 
1,863 
3,464 
2007 
1,570 
943 
1,996 
484 
316 
519 
403 
1,019 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
535 
76 
418 
74 
171 
146 
115 
611 
2007 
453 
74 
284 
64 
114 
130 
100 
516 
$1,000, 2012 
1,758 
992 
6,417 
1,560 
2,053 
2,542 
6,093 
3,931 
2007 
1,403 
383 
3,180 
802 
1,069 
1,624 
3,488 
3,322 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
613 
169 
664 
178 
159 
138 
80 
619 
2007 
459 
132 
512 
150 
114 
115 
98 
488 
$1,000, 2012 
1,787 
2,159 
11,693 
2,438 
3,977 
3,276 
5,588 
6,597 
2007 
1,185 
1,840 
9,197 
1,945 
1,434 
2,543 
2,800 
3,657 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
70 
43 
107 
13 
47 
25 
34 
129 
2007 
50 
25 
86 
8 
22 
26 
29 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
127 
268 
2,627 
(D) 
536 
665 
1,147 
552 
2007 
87 
138 
2,146 
32 
317 
215 
642 
357 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
500 
147 
564 
176 
206 
200 
105 
593 
2007 
416 
109 
435 
128 
153 
152 
94 
522 
$1,000, 2012 
4,159 
3,062 
7,635 
1,700 
2,427 
2,002 
2,448 
4,662 
2007 
3,055 
2,273 
6,348 
1,710 
1,545 
1,999 
1,742 
(D) 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
365 
104 
290 
124 
153 
132 
54 
421 
2007 
278 
74 
245 
85 
116 
116 
57 
395 
$1,000, 2012 
3,544 
2,693 
2,866 
961 
1,610 
1,217 
942 
3,462 
2007 
2,380 
1,628 
2,616 
901 
920 
1,149 
722 
(D) 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
262 
78 
409 
93 
123 
138 
76 
294 
2007 
259 
71 
329 
92 
94 
93 
63 
314 
$1,000, 2012 
614 
369 
4,769 
740 
817 
785 
1,505 
1,200 
2007 
675 
644 
3,732 
809 
625 
850 
1,020 
1,653 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
2,579 
654 
1,358 
521 
603 
394 
277 
2,376 
2007 
2,195 
558 
1,279 
439 
592 
410 
299 
2,440 
$1,000, 2012 
5,554 
3,449 
5,040 
1,177 
1,613 
1,306 
817 
5,345 
2007 
4,631 
2,230 
3,522 
1,112 
1,140 
1,308 
1,056 
4,935 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
1,221 
285 
915 
248 
347 
268 
132 
1,127 
2007 
1,114 
205 
793 
237 
295 
248 
161 
1,127 
$1,000, 2012 
3,364 
2,644 
28,807 
2,071 
2,176 
2,402 
4,216 
6,974 
2007 
2,783 
2,197 
22,801 
1,114 
1,415 
2,131 
4,425 
6,458 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
905 
235 
779 
222 
254 
234 
108 
898 
2007 
983 
233 
742 
206 
255 
238 
128 
1,014 
$1,000, 2012 
7,986 
4,726 
24,114 
4,263 
4,524 
5,863 
4,658 
10,429 
2007 
9,305 
4,631 
19,127 
4,784 
4,049 
5,304 
2,970 
9,080 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Texas 391 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
