Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nevada 
Churchill 
Clark 
Douglas 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
4,137 
672 
252 
255 
2007 
3,131 
529 
193 
179 
$1,000, 2012 
616,515 
83,060 
9,484 
19,666 
2007 
401,986 
54,641 
9,328 
14,884 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
149,025 
123,601 
37,635 
77,123 
2007 
128,389 
103,291 
48,331 
83,149 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,183 
268 
79 
72 
2007 
921 
196 
45 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
29,969 
2,001 
439 
250 
2007 
20,975 
1,182 
138 
321 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,328 
297 
80 
123 
2007 
850 
192 
42 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
15,696 
1,048 
109 
154 
2007 
11,776 
499 
67 
175 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,141 
236 
58 
39 
2007 
719 
167 
44 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
13,416 
1,469 
165 
(D) 
2007 
9,114 
580 
(D) 
82 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1,412 
216 
69 
101 
2007 
854 
140 
35 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
38,987 
4,393 
333 
1,582 
2007 
32,202 
1,450 
(D) 
1,379 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
943 
132 
45 
66 
2007 
613 
92 
13 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
13,345 
2,087 
223 
925 
2007 
9,493 
882 
(D) 
434 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
701 
109 
52 
47 
2007 
393 
80 
26 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
25,641 
2,307 
109 
656 
2007 
22,710 
567 
(D) 
946 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
3,134 
461 
193 
213 
2007 
1,965 
299 
127 
117 
$1,000, 2012 
140,663 
31,321 
1,623 
2,889 
2007 
76,549 
21,660 
1,746 
894 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
3,989 
658 
237 
245 
2007 
3,037 
514 
180 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
47,974 
5,340 
639 
1,378 
2007 
29,689 
2,798 
595 
1,334 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
2,948 
476 
145 
183 
2007 
1,897 
328 
91 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
43,068 
2,622 
362 
952 
2007 
29,122 
1,686 
392 
763 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
3,275 
557 
162 
201 
2007 
2,749 
469 
150 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
52,853 
4,977 
572 
1,681 
2007 
35,465 
4,136 
971 
1,775 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
1,420 
187 
91 
95 
2007 
827 
105 
33 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
83,050 
10,763 
3,060 
4,759 
2007 
65,134 
7,058 
1,493 
4,582 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
584 
111 
37 
45 
2007 
339 
51 
20 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
8,938 
747 
244 
236 
2007 
5,538 
310 
305 
203 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
873 
257 
37 
73 
2007 
476 
164 
10 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
16,885 
2,301 
52 
360 
2007 
7,679 
1,941 
(D) 
458 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
1,021 
200 
38 
49 
2007 
587 
101 
27 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
28,089 
3,732 
192 
512 
2007 
14,053 
1,487 
209 
380 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
290 
65 
8 
23 
2007 
169 
41 
10 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
4,440 
796 
255 
(D) 
2007 
2,402 
317 
(D) 
59 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1,369 
236 
60 
63 
2007 
795 
136 
36 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
33,133 
3,083 
427 
1,359 
2007 
19,984 
2,256 
225 
575 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
990 
186 
42 
58 
2007 
577 
108 
27 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
24,861 
1,883 
337 
1,260 
2007 
13,372 
1,367 
(D) 
510 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
868 
142 
26 
35 
2007 
510 
80 
21 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
8,272 
1,201 
89 
99 
2007 
6,612 
889 
(D) 
66 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
3,804 
638 
239 
243 
2007 
2,573 
480 
170 
161 
$1,000, 2012 
17,948 
3,268 
542 
1,110 
2007 
13,189 
1,999 
388 
652 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,671 
479 
109 
172 
2007 
1,769 
322 
85 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
41,406 
5,199 
471 
2,328 
2007 
29,114 
5,283 
511 
1,250 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,053 
320 
104 
139 
2007 
1,328 
235 
77 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
67,061 
7,565 
1,157 
2,616 
2007 
47,379 
5,831 
738 
1,876 
--continued 
226 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
