Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
New York 
Albany 
Allegany 
Bronx 
Broome 
Cattaraugus 
Cayuga 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
35,537 
494 
784 
1 
563 
1,038 
891 
2007 
36,352 
498 
847 
1 
580 
1,122 
936 
$1,000, 2012 
4,535,138 
43,227 
54,326 
(D) 
29,055 
86,426 
229,446 
2007 
3,503,312 
18,341 
39,661 
(D) 
24,462 
61,062 
165,802 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
127,617 
87,504 
69,293 
(D) 
51,608 
83,262 
257,516 
2007 
96,372 
36,829 
46,826 
(D) 
42,176 
54,422 
177,139 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,101 
176 
303 
- 
175 
399 
507 
2007 
17,500 
201 
345 
1 
204 
510 
529 
$1,000, 2012 
264,876 
1,380 
2,254 
- 
703 
4,136 
14,559 
2007 
172,920 
647 
1,368 
(D) 
604 
2,641 
9,995 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
14,466 
140 
241 
138 
357 
489 
2007 
12,609 
130 
185 
1 
130 
309 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
151,480 
300 
1,115 
- 
320 
2,058 
6,380 
2007 
103,710 
347 
343 
(D) 
294 
819 
3,706 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
15,146 
192 
331 
135 
379 
522 
2007 
14,164 
158 
277 
1 
158 
407 
470 
$1,000, 2012 
222,731 
(D) 
1,968 
- 
662 
2,799 
11,913 
2007 
159,353 
948 
755 
(□) 
680 
2,264 
7,184 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
10,255 
176 
214 
- 
164 
320 
240 
2007 
8,447 
121 
216 
- 
148 
272 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
139,833 
(D) 
3,891 
- 
646 
3,631 
4,584 
2007 
117,208 
1,473 
3,003 
- 
989 
2,228 
6,578 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,449 
62 
107 
- 
64 
164 
129 
2007 
4,657 
56 
113 
- 
74 
158 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
72,677 
(D) 
1,012 
- 
212 
3,147 
3,032 
2007 
49,526 
132 
543 
- 
567 
1,379 
1,816 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,538 
138 
137 
- 
128 
206 
141 
2007 
5,103 
86 
132 
- 
102 
169 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
67,156 
2,024 
2,880 
- 
433 
484 
1,553 
2007 
67,683 
1,341 
2,460 
- 
422 
848 
4,763 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
21,869 
332 
498 
1 
351 
708 
499 
2007 
18,994 
246 
459 
- 
318 
588 
471 
$1,000, 2012 
1,007,295 
4,389 
15,871 
(D) 
9,129 
22,063 
61,567 
2007 
695,165 
2,844 
10,800 
4,954 
14,022 
45,973 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
34,584 
475 
754 
1 
547 
999 
878 
2007 
35,769 
479 
834 
1 
564 
1,101 
920 
$1,000, 2012 
313,194 
1,986 
3,382 
(D) 
2,348 
6,351 
13,720 
2007 
226,204 
1,735 
2,851 
(D) 
2,035 
4,386 
9,040 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
25,776 
359 
489 
1 
363 
763 
689 
2007 
21,864 
249 
435 
1 
307 
623 
573 
$1,000, 2012 
130,377 
1,228 
1,509 
(D) 
952 
2,683 
5,712 
2007 
123,576 
815 
1,245 
(D) 
896 
2,006 
4,597 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
30,573 
424 
657 
1 
464 
896 
788 
2007 
33,506 
452 
782 
1 
530 
1,017 
867 
$1,000, 2012 
424,483 
2,389 
4,220 
(D) 
3,450 
12,025 
21,357 
2007 
379,409 
2,252 
4,536 
(D) 
2,932 
7,323 
16,634 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
10,345 
141 
148 
1 
96 
197 
251 
2007 
9,273 
96 
142 
1 
84 
176 
231 
$1,000, 2012 
730,687 
9,611 
5,255 
(D) 
2,435 
8,102 
27,145 
2007 
583,051 
2,766 
3,610 
(D) 
3,235 
8,631 
22,232 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
2,535 
44 
35 
_ 
28 
53 
62 
2007 
2,222 
26 
40 
- 
25 
44 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
40,594 
497 
170 
- 
262 
288 
1,746 
2007 
27,441 
97 
141 
- 
60 
408 
1,430 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
7,451 
47 
160 
1 
66 
187 
252 
2007 
6,305 
39 
112 
- 
61 
171 
217 
$1,000, 2012 
101,449 
400 
1,798 
(D) 
430 
3,160 
6,193 
2007 
76,039 
254 
1,316 
626 
1,361 
4,688 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
8,923 
85 
166 
- 
67 
243 
308 
2007 
7,419 
72 
103 
- 
63 
195 
282 
$1,000, 2012 
130,799 
978 
1,894 
- 
480 
2,712 
4,915 
2007 
92,070 
304 
499 
- 
333 
1,074 
3,925 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,604 
11 
31 
1 
27 
53 
78 
2007 
2,123 
10 
27 
- 
14 
49 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
29,338 
202 
114 
(D) 
118 
221 
957 
2007 
24,668 
76 
79 
94 
466 
1,752 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
13,347 
149 
255 
1 
140 
352 
396 
2007 
10,998 
74 
196 
1 
128 
294 
354 
$1,000, 2012 
155,861 
1,044 
2,301 
(D) 
1,303 
3,569 
7,741 
2007 
159,396 
620 
2,084 
(D) 
1,041 
3,419 
7,135 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
9,869 
98 
200 
1 
83 
253 
296 
2007 
8,508 
53 
159 
1 
108 
219 
267 
$1,000, 2012 
106,069 
848 
1,569 
(D) 
893 
2,406 
5,244 
2007 
107,761 
455 
1,607 
(D) 
625 
1,954 
3,860 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
8,574 
107 
148 
100 
212 
285 
2007 
7,366 
51 
116 
- 
80 
188 
250 
$1,000, 2012 
49,792 
196 
731 
- 
410 
1,163 
2,497 
2007 
51,635 
165 
477 
- 
416 
1,465 
3,275 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
34,053 
477 
753 
1 
549 
1,021 
869 
2007 
33,912 
460 
807 
1 
535 
1,046 
870 
$1,000, 2012 
208,852 
2,415 
3,695 
(D) 
2,555 
5,519 
6,387 
2007 
188,015 
1,736 
3,582 
(D) 
2,210 
4,949 
5,529 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21,950 
303 
412 
1 
289 
597 
569 
2007 
21,652 
263 
416 
1 
295 
619 
596 
$1,000, 2012 
483,287 
3,012 
4,889 
(D) 
3,261 
7,110 
34,569 
2007 
375,086 
1,426 
3,448 
(D) 
3,479 
5,064 
15,402 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18,427 
252 
350 
1 
228 
503 
534 
2007 
17,736 
192 
367 
- 
233 
467 
564 
$1,000, 2012 
456,393 
2,919 
5,564 
(D) 
3,719 
9,408 
25,967 
2007 
398,834 
2,646 
5,465 
2,872 
6,398 
16,333 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New York 261 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
