Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kidder 
LaMoure 
Logan 
McHenry 
McIntosh 
McKenzie 
McLean 
Mercer 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
559 
642 
379 
911 
471 
574 
868 
422 
2007 
590 
683 
426 
928 
513 
585 
1,001 
455 
$1,000, 2012 
101,958 
185,101 
134,146 
130,866 
96,026 
82,334 
186,833 
57,692 
2007 
58,303 
104,383 
54,545 
88,975 
54,547 
55,635 
106,580 
29,294 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
182,394 
288,319 
353,946 
143,651 
203,877 
143,438 
215,245 
136,711 
2007 
98,819 
152,830 
128,041 
95,879 
106,330 
95,102 
106,473 
64,382 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
246 
347 
177 
364 
223 
239 
424 
205 
2007 
210 
345 
178 
395 
203 
286 
524 
200 
$1,000, 2012 
12,318 
30,356 
12,357 
19,191 
1 1 ,330 
12,164 
40,380 
10,508 
2007 
5,733 
14,301 
6,327 
1 1 ,349 
7,518 
8,291 
22,039 
4,266 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
300 
378 
211 
449 
254 
281 
491 
257 
2007 
249 
356 
187 
451 
215 
268 
491 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
8,317 
16,159 
7,502 
14,118 
9,157 
7,691 
28,061 
6,200 
2007 
4,444 
8,442 
3,087 
7,865 
4,099 
4,560 
13,835 
2,408 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
272 
354 
187 
371 
237 
256 
446 
213 
2007 
232 
348 
174 
371 
210 
244 
492 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
10,514 
28,688 
11,109 
10,440 
13,934 
4,537 
19,598 
4,764 
2007 
3,545 
13,827 
3,588 
6,520 
4,113 
1,858 
8,327 
892 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
176 
126 
144 
257 
171 
205 
196 
185 
2007 
188 
139 
143 
201 
107 
187 
169 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
7,259 
6,262 
43,948 
15,668 
8,302 
5,425 
3,829 
3,054 
2007 
5,587 
5,736 
9,290 
7,076 
4,882 
4,597 
1,987 
2,084 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
168 
106 
110 
206 
131 
187 
158 
159 
2007 
168 
109 
107 
166 
85 
166 
127 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
4,217 
1,457 
4,212 
3,764 
1,645 
3,102 
2,215 
2,091 
2007 
2,819 
1,339 
1,292 
1,633 
859 
2,624 
1,140 
1,304 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
45 
50 
64 
97 
65 
60 
63 
53 
2007 
52 
53 
65 
59 
35 
52 
67 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
3,042 
4,805 
39,737 
1 1 ,904 
6,656 
2,323 
1,614 
962 
2007 
2,768 
4,396 
7,998 
5,443 
4,023 
1,973 
846 
779 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
264 
210 
195 
434 
257 
312 
298 
283 
2007 
217 
206 
191 
344 
173 
287 
273 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
10,122 
1 1 ,249 
18,582 
1 1 ,286 
8,038 
6,038 
5,487 
3,276 
2007 
4,289 
6,783 
5,993 
5,248 
3,571 
2,946 
1,768 
1,735 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
514 
589 
342 
833 
437 
537 
781 
407 
2007 
557 
640 
382 
881 
465 
568 
961 
444 
$1,000, 2012 
8,645 
13,996 
5,496 
9,944 
6,527 
6,786 
13,203 
3,839 
2007 
5,656 
8,664 
4,553 
8,091 
4,759 
6,051 
9,698 
2,790 
Utilities farms, 2012 
415 
500 
271 
666 
370 
439 
632 
329 
2007 
294 
358 
212 
481 
233 
366 
550 
272 
$1,000, 2012 
2,127 
3,273 
1,618 
2,289 
1,593 
2,134 
3,388 
962 
2007 
1,532 
1,991 
965 
1,702 
819 
1,213 
1,794 
556 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
462 
548 
308 
744 
381 
467 
702 
372 
2007 
489 
575 
354 
783 
425 
532 
893 
406 
$1,000, 2012 
9,383 
13,549 
7,083 
9,923 
7,807 
7,801 
13,416 
4,488 
2007 
5,194 
8,286 
4,828 
8,699 
4,692 
5,683 
9,841 
3,339 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
157 
244 
127 
190 
148 
224 
250 
88 
2007 
146 
169 
113 
180 
96 
156 
205 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
4,812 
4,457 
1,932 
3,425 
2,323 
3,708 
5,073 
1,597 
2007 
3,593 
3,048 
1,843 
2,413 
2,551 
2,092 
2,701 
839 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
43 
36 
29 
60 
38 
50 
51 
33 
2007 
39 
34 
22 
43 
25 
47 
42 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
622 
475 
311 
628 
340 
1,344 
1,781 
597 
2007 
269 
234 
191 
283 
151 
385 
292 
148 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
190 
253 
126 
239 
188 
194 
287 
169 
2007 
162 
181 
120 
205 
127 
152 
253 
127 
$1,000, 2012 
3,710 
3,506 
2,760 
2,447 
2,019 
1,701 
6,597 
2,723 
2007 
1,890 
1,530 
930 
1,937 
1,582 
798 
2,737 
1,182 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
268 
319 
204 
418 
262 
294 
445 
238 
2007 
223 
309 
196 
370 
233 
293 
497 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
10,597 
26,203 
10,336 
14,530 
12,387 
10,163 
22,613 
8,267 
2007 
5,962 
13,478 
4,471 
9,468 
6,365 
7,311 
14,631 
3,735 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
82 
148 
49 
89 
81 
63 
109 
28 
2007 
46 
111 
25 
72 
49 
42 
102 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
1,074 
2,136 
768 
845 
768 
545 
1,669 
296 
2007 
342 
1,255 
244 
715 
271 
278 
1,120 
225 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
331 
391 
236 
463 
292 
317 
456 
236 
2007 
241 
304 
205 
378 
228 
259 
418 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
5,451 
8,866 
4,667 
6,262 
4,310 
5,080 
6,025 
3,011 
2007 
3,520 
5,934 
3,569 
6,532 
3,434 
4,489 
6,024 
2,345 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
215 
284 
182 
359 
187 
222 
297 
170 
2007 
177 
210 
140 
290 
178 
189 
295 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
3,099 
5,294 
2,038 
3,741 
1,790 
3,009 
3,093 
2,184 
2007 
1,464 
2,849 
1,627 
3,488 
1,649 
2,469 
3,043 
1,296 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
250 
289 
171 
304 
247 
231 
341 
171 
2007 
191 
244 
163 
285 
162 
190 
329 
134 
$1,000, 2012 
2,351 
3,573 
2,629 
2,521 
2,520 
2,071 
2,932 
827 
2007 
2,056 
3,084 
1,942 
3,043 
1,784 
2,020 
2,981 
1,050 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
508 
607 
355 
849 
430 
520 
801 
382 
2007 
548 
620 
381 
858 
463 
534 
872 
421 
$1,000, 2012 
1,678 
3,349 
1,500 
3,053 
1,474 
1,412 
3,125 
1,033 
2007 
1,948 
2,361 
1,375 
2,748 
1,297 
1,449 
2,512 
1,145 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
358 
472 
261 
569 
334 
402 
557 
303 
2007 
329 
424 
248 
562 
284 
392 
607 
270 
$1,000, 2012 
5,329 
12,576 
4,176 
6,817 
5,720 
5,804 
12,589 
3,077 
2007 
4,802 
8,515 
3,292 
8,330 
4,444 
3,632 
7,273 
1,606 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
313 
474 
256 
507 
334 
370 
540 
258 
2007 
317 
415 
232 
522 
283 
402 
615 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
15,122 
21,953 
12,876 
18,567 
12,525 
1 1 ,947 
24,377 
7,404 
2007 
8,792 
14,365 
8,093 
10,797 
7,586 
11,679 
16,627 
5,537 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Dakota 255 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
