Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Erie 
Essex 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Genesee 
Greene 
Hamilton 
Herkimer 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,044 
261 
688 
211 
549 
273 
26 
687 
2007 
1,215 
243 
604 
222 
551 
286 
20 
672 
$1,000, 2012 
115,196 
12,531 
68,240 
8,093 
191,069 
22,555 
507 
55,825 
2007 
95,521 
14,209 
50,283 
7,849 
134,678 
14,781 
295 
48,385 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
110,341 
48,011 
99,186 
38,356 
348,031 
82,621 
19,513 
81,259 
2007 
78,618 
58,473 
83,249 
35,358 
244,424 
51,681 
14,750 
72,002 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
500 
102 
291 
84 
255 
79 
6 
277 
2007 
557 
102 
249 
119 
295 
95 
6 
302 
$1,000, 2012 
6,316 
411 
3,873 
258 
13,629 
626 
20 
2,673 
2007 
4,106 
776 
2,286 
405 
7,632 
354 
(D) 
2,225 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
455 
76 
212 
78 
260 
72 
6 
250 
2007 
422 
51 
171 
68 
247 
56 
3 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
3,947 
195 
1,598 
117 
7,509 
427 
(D) 
1,117 
2007 
1,731 
206 
927 
141 
5,595 
253 
1 
700 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
461 
122 
241 
70 
272 
88 
2 
266 
2007 
449 
84 
194 
86 
272 
71 
4 
279 
$1,000, 2012 
6,279 
344 
2,174 
(D) 
10,209 
(D) 
(D) 
1,806 
2007 
5,794 
271 
1,220 
187 
6,215 
409 
(D) 
1,205 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
270 
74 
242 
51 
199 
82 
3 
183 
2007 
240 
66 
171 
58 
131 
72 
- 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
2,123 
342 
1,676 
(D) 
5,489 
(D) 
(Z) 
1,575 
2007 
2,525 
(D) 
1,570 
161 
4,872 
963 
2,290 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
119 
33 
149 
26 
84 
30 
- 
113 
2007 
109 
36 
102 
25 
61 
36 
- 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
1,409 
292 
923 
(D) 
1,930 
152 
- 
1,009 
2007 
1,179 
(D) 
899 
85 
1,563 
108 
- 
832 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
196 
53 
150 
32 
134 
59 
3 
105 
2007 
173 
38 
99 
38 
94 
55 
- 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
714 
50 
753 
(D) 
3,559 
(D) 
(Z) 
566 
2007 
1,345 
(D) 
671 
76 
3,309 
855 
1,459 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
626 
168 
451 
129 
326 
169 
8 
425 
2007 
638 
149 
344 
125 
271 
175 
12 
357 
$1,000, 2012 
23,451 
2,617 
19,756 
1,723 
53,712 
2,957 
15 
15,209 
2007 
15,787 
2,071 
13,552 
1,611 
26,393 
1,651 
34 
11,198 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,019 
258 
676 
200 
537 
261 
23 
672 
2007 
1,192 
242 
596 
221 
543 
282 
20 
658 
$1,000, 2012 
7,100 
1,110 
4,830 
778 
12,255 
1,332 
38 
4,307 
2007 
5,593 
1,014 
3,511 
611 
6,913 
1,083 
76 
3,534 
Utilities farms, 2012 
752 
194 
495 
146 
400 
199 
12 
494 
2007 
689 
150 
375 
139 
326 
181 
4 
435 
$1,000, 2012 
3,478 
530 
1,929 
314 
4,106 
698 
53 
2,232 
2007 
4,415 
510 
1,983 
366 
4,342 
608 
(D) 
2,225 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
938 
228 
583 
169 
473 
237 
17 
600 
2007 
1,111 
227 
553 
208 
521 
262 
18 
621 
$1,000, 2012 
10,571 
1,410 
6,330 
1,138 
18,479 
1,664 
20 
6,893 
2007 
11,316 
1,844 
6,526 
1,210 
14,543 
2,413 
41 
6,419 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
314 
72 
188 
42 
141 
74 
2 
206 
2007 
277 
63 
155 
45 
152 
52 
2 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
21,022 
2,202 
6,750 
636 
28,093 
3,616 
(D) 
5,602 
2007 
17,515 
2,613 
5,405 
651 
25,595 
3,278 
(D) 
4,303 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
45 
25 
28 
7 
38 
14 
4 
37 
2007 
54 
14 
24 
7 
19 
13 
- 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
767 
97 
501 
50 
600 
62 
(D) 
142 
2007 
1,141 
(D) 
238 
(D) 
251 
200 
248 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
191 
36 
164 
25 
159 
27 
- 
158 
2007 
167 
23 
108 
17 
138 
32 
- 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
1,857 
409 
1,461 
179 
6,571 
122 
- 
1,616 
2007 
2,174 
250 
841 
109 
3,099 
129 
- 
1,477 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
246 
54 
157 
42 
177 
64 
- 
161 
2007 
246 
33 
114 
33 
168 
33 
2 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
4,192 
494 
1,255 
486 
5,600 
479 
- 
1,765 
2007 
3,031 
284 
737 
174 
4,815 
200 
(D) 
847 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
64 
7 
63 
4 
55 
3 
- 
39 
2007 
59 
7 
37 
5 
45 
8 
- 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
247 
3 
887 
9 
768 
(D) 
- 
367 
2007 
1,011 
105 
373 
(D) 
1,725 
37 
- 
259 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
316 
74 
295 
60 
276 
69 
5 
260 
2007 
289 
50 
200 
45 
168 
51 
1 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
4,167 
476 
3,411 
415 
4,987 
523 
33 
2,003 
2007 
4,370 
556 
2,845 
416 
5,143 
556 
(D) 
2,357 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
231 
55 
237 
43 
221 
46 
5 
178 
2007 
222 
41 
162 
34 
127 
30 
1 
163 
$1,000, 2012 
2,838 
379 
2,336 
310 
3,432 
390 
(D) 
1,077 
2007 
2,475 
429 
1,951 
275 
3,986 
390 
(D) 
1,492 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
196 
41 
179 
34 
170 
44 
2 
190 
2007 
202 
31 
135 
35 
104 
35 
- 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
1,329 
97 
1,075 
105 
1,555 
134 
(D) 
926 
2007 
1,895 
127 
894 
141 
1,157 
166 
865 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,003 
235 
674 
194 
538 
255 
26 
661 
2007 
1,101 
224 
578 
206 
526 
273 
16 
635 
$1,000, 2012 
5,436 
960 
2,653 
951 
4,873 
1,314 
65 
3,267 
2007 
4,797 
1,299 
2,266 
784 
4,180 
1,206 
19 
3,585 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
670 
156 
379 
123 
360 
175 
14 
441 
2007 
668 
143 
372 
135 
325 
171 
4 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
14,243 
929 
9,155 
635 
14,190 
4,654 
110 
5,249 
2007 
10,215 
2,179 
6,004 
992 
13,366 
1,442 
22 
5,512 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
501 
101 
350 
96 
320 
135 
10 
385 
2007 
526 
96 
333 
96 
278 
133 
7 
374 
$1,000, 2012 
11,507 
1,418 
7,228 
988 
16,006 
1,886 
85 
5,415 
2007 
9,878 
1,316 
7,336 
884 
11,365 
1,622 
20 
7,120 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New York 263 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
