Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burke 
Burleigh 
Cass 
Cavalier 
Dickey 
Divide 
Dunn 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
488 
1,014 
968 
667 
543 
452 
628 
2007 
463 
1,026 
913 
650 
545 
503 
563 
$1,000, 2012 
63,538 
129,850 
395,869 
211,060 
178,042 
53,079 
85,589 
2007 
38,385 
61,854 
211,247 
124,401 
116,553 
45,851 
48,323 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
130,200 
128,057 
408,956 
316,432 
327,885 
117,431 
136,287 
2007 
82,905 
60,287 
231,376 
191,385 
213,858 
91,155 
85,832 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
200 
314 
605 
420 
274 
196 
254 
2007 
238 
308 
611 
415 
314 
281 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
12,309 
19,061 
71 ,572 
51,349 
27,824 
9,848 
1 1 ,792 
2007 
9,367 
6,819 
31,846 
28,557 
15,348 
10,535 
6,946 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
246 
406 
651 
454 
301 
228 
327 
2007 
235 
386 
603 
405 
288 
247 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,624 
12,940 
31,933 
27,723 
13,499 
9,171 
5,535 
2007 
4,371 
4,565 
17,635 
17,357 
8,061 
6,585 
3,341 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
215 
330 
623 
434 
305 
224 
280 
2007 
205 
314 
607 
386 
301 
224 
259 
$1,000, 2012 
4,292 
1 1 ,640 
68,103 
23,942 
24,274 
3,116 
3,792 
2007 
2,366 
3,727 
30,874 
10,611 
14,290 
2,520 
1,361 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
94 
361 
133 
30 
149 
64 
291 
2007 
55 
257 
80 
25 
120 
59 
227 
$1,000, 2012 
1,277 
12,085 
5,236 
658 
7,277 
902 
10,929 
2007 
1,236 
5,597 
3,142 
198 
7,437 
473 
4,832 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
64 
261 
98 
18 
129 
59 
251 
2007 
50 
189 
62 
16 
96 
53 
200 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
4,471 
721 
61 
2,826 
722 
4,644 
2007 
223 
1,944 
(D) 
132 
1,388 
416 
2,283 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
45 
165 
60 
17 
62 
13 
112 
2007 
8 
100 
37 
10 
44 
11 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
7,615 
4,515 
597 
4,450 
180 
6,285 
2007 
1,013 
3,653 
(D) 
66 
6,049 
57 
2,549 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
128 
620 
231 
65 
233 
96 
449 
2007 
90 
405 
167 
56 
180 
97 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
1,704 
8,041 
5,196 
821 
10,130 
1,552 
9,077 
2007 
708 
4,721 
2,710 
228 
7,915 
636 
2,664 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
417 
958 
897 
595 
496 
393 
602 
2007 
425 
977 
880 
610 
521 
466 
552 
$1,000, 2012 
4,750 
9,737 
26,687 
17,634 
1 1 ,230 
4,551 
6,284 
2007 
3,427 
5,706 
16,747 
11,204 
8,611 
5,540 
5,106 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
305 
754 
720 
508 
391 
296 
477 
2007 
211 
495 
542 
381 
293 
247 
373 
$1,000, 2012 
1,005 
2,973 
5,372 
3,169 
3,475 
1,085 
1,878 
2007 
490 
1,229 
3,118 
1,714 
2,081 
757 
1,021 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
371 
866 
836 
548 
436 
360 
541 
2007 
368 
898 
823 
563 
470 
409 
514 
$1,000, 2012 
4,898 
1 1 ,279 
30,035 
13,526 
12,163 
4,734 
8,572 
2007 
3,609 
6,561 
16,061 
8,351 
8,372 
4,673 
4,318 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
104 
252 
431 
238 
183 
144 
167 
2007 
76 
172 
357 
216 
160 
119 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
1,861 
4,761 
16,236 
5,995 
5,857 
1,597 
3,245 
2007 
1,020 
2,566 
10,795 
2,884 
4,290 
815 
1,788 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
35 
57 
50 
50 
31 
31 
44 
2007 
23 
31 
43 
39 
30 
20 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
159 
993 
478 
774 
448 
238 
987 
2007 
117 
160 
282 
435 
465 
104 
163 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
114 
302 
279 
195 
179 
91 
181 
2007 
125 
192 
255 
205 
154 
116 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
1,893 
3,653 
4,903 
5,306 
4,331 
1,360 
1,293 
2007 
1,055 
1,508 
2,776 
3,737 
2,870 
807 
861 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
210 
398 
539 
388 
269 
166 
341 
2007 
199 
311 
516 
365 
266 
214 
295 
$1,000, 2012 
9,011 
13,342 
66,826 
30,144 
24,613 
6,688 
9,055 
2007 
4,426 
6,243 
39,947 
19,480 
15,921 
5,144 
6,154 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
65 
89 
191 
91 
114 
40 
51 
2007 
37 
65 
177 
68 
75 
35 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
296 
1,675 
7,084 
2,068 
4,023 
524 
447 
2007 
176 
930 
2,598 
781 
1,203 
369 
411 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
247 
439 
610 
420 
334 
229 
354 
2007 
169 
343 
481 
328 
241 
188 
282 
$1,000, 2012 
2,687 
8,711 
17,099 
7,297 
8,792 
2,373 
5,614 
2007 
1,752 
5,105 
1 1 ,895 
6,471 
6,143 
2,545 
4,417 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
182 
325 
431 
284 
255 
165 
261 
2007 
109 
248 
344 
233 
175 
140 
228 
$1,000, 2012 
1,543 
4,893 
9,101 
3,851 
4,744 
1,454 
3,856 
2007 
865 
2,849 
5,122 
2,867 
2,725 
1,342 
2,870 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
124 
301 
452 
285 
232 
135 
236 
2007 
130 
251 
392 
249 
169 
145 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
1,144 
3,819 
7,999 
3,447 
4,048 
919 
1,758 
2007 
887 
2,255 
6,773 
3,604 
3,418 
1,203 
1,546 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
449 
957 
866 
613 
512 
421 
592 
2007 
416 
938 
787 
609 
509 
449 
518 
$1,000, 2012 
1,308 
2,804 
5,483 
3,622 
3,147 
1,294 
1,581 
2007 
1,346 
2,616 
4,039 
2,680 
3,296 
1,405 
1,529 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
250 
668 
730 
450 
331 
278 
448 
2007 
243 
519 
647 
413 
340 
281 
414 
$1,000, 2012 
4,462 
6,154 
33,627 
17,033 
16,959 
4,044 
5,507 
2007 
2,920 
3,801 
16,781 
9,713 
10,251 
2,943 
3,411 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
224 
594 
676 
473 
364 
229 
391 
2007 
242 
468 
659 
395 
337 
287 
361 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,598 
18,454 
46,181 
28,316 
19,093 
10,469 
12,175 
2007 
5,564 
8,690 
24,537 
15,150 
16,204 
9,762 
7,409 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Dakota 253 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
