Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elko 
Esmeralda 
Eureka 
Humboldt 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
552 
38 
101 
359 
2007 
456 
19 
86 
254 
$1,000, 2012 
78,495 
9,382 
23,064 
90,547 
2007 
43,300 
5,759 
17,847 
56,228 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
142,201 
246,887 
228,354 
252,220 
2007 
94,957 
303,080 
207,523 
221,371 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
81 
17 
55 
117 
2007 
80 
13 
49 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
913 
1,066 
4,075 
8,437 
2007 
815 
747 
2,221 
3,959 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
95 
18 
52 
134 
2007 
98 
13 
40 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
338 
559 
762 
5,156 
2007 
(D) 
133 
614 
1,990 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
70 
15 
59 
116 
2007 
40 
11 
36 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
275 
(D) 
571 
3,879 
2007 
(D) 
136 
282 
2,408 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
204 
4 
32 
126 
2007 
160 
5 
25 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
8,695 
24 
373 
2,455 
2007 
4,546 
(D) 
864 
2,404 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
167 
1 
32 
95 
2007 
138 
2 
19 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
3,118 
(D) 
355 
1,761 
2007 
1,834 
(D) 
692 
1,649 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
77 
4 
9 
45 
2007 
56 
4 
10 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
5,577 
(D) 
18 
695 
2007 
2,711 
(D) 
172 
754 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
467 
23 
59 
232 
2007 
348 
5 
40 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
21,154 
(D) 
2,276 
6,347 
2007 
7,636 
65 
1,495 
3,843 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
535 
38 
101 
345 
2007 
441 
19 
86 
252 
$1,000, 2012 
6,327 
425 
2,007 
9,745 
2007 
4,224 
483 
1,453 
4,902 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
372 
32 
96 
292 
2007 
299 
16 
64 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
3,476 
2,835 
2,436 
10,504 
2007 
1,767 
1,248 
1,910 
7,941 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
439 
32 
96 
298 
2007 
409 
18 
81 
234 
$1,000, 2012 
5,412 
1,304 
2,497 
9,913 
2007 
4,153 
696 
1,887 
5,465 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
136 
31 
61 
133 
2007 
136 
8 
40 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
8,450 
878 
2,784 
1 1 ,883 
2007 
7,249 
431 
2,829 
8,388 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
91 
5 
27 
43 
2007 
65 
6 
20 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
1,920 
36 
297 
1,148 
2007 
919 
152 
352 
331 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
64 
9 
39 
48 
2007 
42 
5 
29 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
868 
(D) 
465 
1,479 
2007 
707 
272 
372 
1,769 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
194 
2 
27 
112 
2007 
119 
8 
21 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
7,884 
(D) 
(D) 
3,651 
2007 
2,655 
429 
596 
2,081 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
24 
5 
6 
33 
2007 
22 
2 
9 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
75 
98 
(D) 
1,478 
2007 
69 
(D) 
144 
632 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
174 
19 
53 
153 
2007 
120 
11 
43 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
4,454 
286 
1,424 
6,346 
2007 
3,320 
291 
852 
3,785 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
130 
13 
38 
114 
2007 
81 
8 
40 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
3,374 
132 
1,257 
4,510 
2007 
2,572 
173 
662 
2,190 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
103 
16 
29 
115 
2007 
79 
9 
30 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
1,080 
154 
167 
1,836 
2007 
748 
117 
190 
1,595 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
481 
35 
98 
324 
2007 
332 
19 
82 
221 
$1,000, 2012 
2,072 
180 
908 
1,564 
2007 
1,503 
144 
447 
2,287 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
347 
21 
90 
252 
2007 
266 
15 
74 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
6,180 
184 
1,656 
6,562 
2007 
3,395 
443 
1,529 
4,043 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
220 
26 
87 
202 
2007 
179 
13 
51 
130 
$1,000, 2012 
8,275 
1,540 
3,295 
14,681 
2007 
6,162 
699 
2,136 
7,815 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nevada 227 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
