Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
30,961 
392 
855 
563 
197 
863 
348 
2007 
31,970 
426 
921 
591 
243 
899 
353 
$1,000, 2012 
7,296,140 
72,585 
245,276 
153,709 
33,421 
151,126 
77,329 
2007 
4,239,872 
47,693 
126,727 
82,052 
15,871 
102,061 
54,028 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
235,656 
185,165 
286,873 
273,017 
169,649 
175,117 
222,209 
2007 
132,620 
111,955 
137,597 
138,836 
65,311 
113,527 
153,053 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
14,647 
155 
408 
284 
68 
370 
135 
2007 
15,800 
171 
461 
315 
75 
457 
172 
$1,000, 2012 
1,256,230 
13,678 
37,875 
26,303 
3,267 
30,440 
12,132 
2007 
674,950 
7,440 
18,924 
14,013 
1,427 
19,732 
5,875 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,844 
174 
458 
309 
89 
434 
154 
2007 
15,841 
169 
459 
329 
75 
466 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
799,532 
7,558 
26,263 
20,100 
2,785 
21,726 
6,553 
2007 
428,021 
3,848 
1 1 ,278 
9,662 
812 
15,511 
2,894 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
15,540 
171 
462 
312 
80 
376 
146 
2007 
14,931 
180 
437 
299 
78 
435 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
891,976 
4,067 
43,396 
22,846 
1,151 
17,618 
2,684 
2007 
397,673 
1,897 
19,433 
7,455 
322 
9,377 
1,076 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,183 
113 
121 
132 
104 
125 
117 
2007 
6,074 
103 
129 
117 
96 
94 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
291,801 
2,429 
2,079 
4,224 
4,395 
2,094 
12,053 
2007 
204,142 
6,058 
2,015 
3,912 
1,522 
850 
15,594 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
5,772 
86 
102 
120 
100 
88 
110 
2007 
4,901 
77 
103 
87 
79 
67 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
101,420 
1,897 
806 
2,145 
2,621 
1,368 
1,916 
2007 
59,706 
1,165 
1,138 
870 
981 
664 
1,402 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2,666 
47 
49 
45 
25 
50 
39 
2007 
2,022 
47 
46 
46 
28 
37 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
190,381 
532 
1,273 
2,079 
1,774 
726 
10,136 
2007 
144,436 
4,892 
877 
3,042 
541 
187 
14,191 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,830 
181 
240 
232 
153 
228 
190 
2007 
9,597 
148 
242 
188 
123 
174 
140 
$1,000, 2012 
324,796 
5,997 
3,037 
6,364 
4,913 
4,396 
9,690 
2007 
158,337 
4,026 
1,550 
1,352 
1,897 
1,203 
6,996 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
28,056 
355 
755 
506 
189 
755 
315 
2007 
30,303 
395 
872 
561 
232 
838 
333 
$1,000, 2012 
538,408 
5,033 
17,585 
13,579 
2,615 
10,256 
4,970 
2007 
374,451 
4,056 
11,087 
7,814 
1,800 
8,830 
3,609 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
22,365 
270 
586 
430 
155 
614 
265 
2007 
16,951 
205 
506 
335 
133 
459 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
122,072 
1,020 
3,652 
2,360 
750 
2,743 
1,311 
2007 
66,925 
631 
1,913 
1,274 
328 
1,479 
713 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
25,081 
309 
674 
470 
168 
649 
280 
2007 
27,431 
340 
783 
518 
210 
739 
302 
$1,000, 2012 
547,670 
6,906 
17,879 
11,568 
2,551 
10,272 
4,851 
2007 
351,705 
3,439 
10,980 
7,610 
1,767 
7,932 
3,372 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
9,300 
122 
268 
200 
59 
234 
104 
2007 
7,881 
97 
230 
145 
53 
241 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
280,464 
2,536 
10,002 
5,271 
1,115 
4,800 
3,237 
2007 
169,978 
1,220 
4,541 
2,574 
659 
3,137 
2,105 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
2,143 
49 
46 
40 
24 
46 
16 
2007 
1,681 
41 
44 
23 
16 
49 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
33,848 
681 
865 
557 
306 
615 
136 
2007 
14,459 
489 
459 
197 
96 
366 
113 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
9,374 
114 
256 
161 
60 
216 
85 
2007 
8,094 
100 
226 
167 
60 
213 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
177,138 
2,159 
6,095 
2,063 
702 
4,773 
1,249 
2007 
89,324 
802 
2,763 
1,842 
205 
2,568 
902 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
15,102 
166 
404 
311 
122 
384 
181 
2007 
14,636 
175 
391 
292 
118 
391 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
938,732 
7,191 
33,706 
16,353 
3,748 
17,783 
8,573 
2007 
573,719 
4,991 
17,534 
10,263 
2,278 
13,389 
3,584 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4,109 
40 
114 
103 
16 
87 
35 
2007 
3,407 
40 
120 
87 
13 
77 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
102,962 
940 
4,622 
2,184 
241 
1,434 
512 
2007 
45,619 
442 
2,254 
902 
55 
992 
188 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
17,125 
228 
457 
307 
108 
450 
185 
2007 
14,137 
187 
426 
267 
102 
382 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
334,271 
3,810 
10,945 
6,942 
1,922 
5,614 
3,593 
2007 
258,449 
3,665 
8,088 
5,501 
1,150 
6,701 
3,118 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
12,292 
170 
323 
230 
68 
326 
136 
2007 
10,305 
153 
308 
189 
59 
285 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
189,874 
2,415 
6,209 
2,891 
947 
3,112 
2,076 
2007 
129,772 
2,052 
4,625 
2,241 
542 
3,569 
1,922 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
12,006 
151 
319 
212 
83 
310 
143 
2007 
10,446 
138 
311 
206 
76 
286 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
144,397 
1,395 
4,736 
4,051 
975 
2,501 
1,517 
2007 
128,676 
1,613 
3,463 
3,260 
609 
3,131 
1,196 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
28,617 
373 
781 
520 
183 
807 
332 
2007 
28,777 
389 
837 
530 
215 
807 
331 
$1,000, 2012 
129,909 
1,771 
4,840 
2,644 
371 
2,745 
1,060 
2007 
110,963 
1,431 
3,786 
2,001 
379 
2,745 
1,062 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
20,415 
257 
557 
383 
148 
478 
258 
2007 
19,135 
232 
538 
366 
162 
488 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
526,330 
6,810 
22,435 
10,351 
2,588 
13,817 
4,724 
2007 
321,157 
3,259 
10,122 
5,679 
1,172 
7,250 
2,826 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
19,422 
231 
541 
355 
127 
467 
201 
2007 
18,468 
219 
500 
331 
136 
453 
203 
$1,000, 2012 
944,912 
8,132 
30,051 
22,285 
4,650 
20,322 
9,359 
2007 
545,888 
4,589 
15,761 
9,562 
3,399 
11,773 
6,554 
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252 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
