Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Renville 
Richland 
Rolette 
Sargent 
Sheridan 
Sioux 
Slope 
Stark 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
854 
649 
537 
370 
176 
221 
837 
2007 
370 
943 
662 
493 
390 
204 
238 
865 
$1,000, 2012 
89,806 
351,734 
68,580 
164,802 
74,982 
47,885 
49,475 
116,607 
2007 
63,401 
221,413 
43,401 
96,963 
34,508 
25,581 
30,702 
64,529 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
295,415 
411,866 
105,669 
306,893 
202,655 
272,072 
223,870 
139,315 
2007 
171,353 
234,796 
65,560 
196,679 
88,482 
125,399 
129,001 
74,600 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
235 
517 
250 
293 
162 
67 
108 
292 
2007 
271 
646 
239 
314 
162 
67 
122 
339 
$1,000, 2012 
20,382 
60,499 
14,087 
26,690 
14,828 
4,532 
10,433 
24,878 
2007 
14,196 
32,360 
8,218 
14,373 
6,445 
1,864 
5,801 
11,168 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
238 
577 
301 
317 
193 
74 
117 
380 
2007 
229 
624 
291 
310 
152 
63 
101 
380 
$1,000, 2012 
14,258 
26,352 
8,427 
13,350 
1 1 ,043 
2,015 
6,442 
12,890 
2007 
8,976 
16,456 
4,765 
7,972 
4,124 
594 
3,251 
6,120 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
235 
546 
251 
311 
176 
75 
107 
340 
2007 
245 
630 
220 
289 
158 
79 
96 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
8,808 
54,695 
6,588 
25,511 
10,186 
2,101 
2,056 
7,045 
2007 
5,648 
26,308 
2,575 
13,197 
3,013 
901 
1,106 
2,575 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
38 
154 
151 
73 
84 
95 
89 
328 
2007 
37 
135 
142 
92 
83 
72 
66 
244 
$1,000, 2012 
662 
6,338 
1,084 
7,271 
1,090 
6,024 
2,156 
6,499 
2007 
360 
6,263 
2,047 
3,205 
1,132 
4,417 
2,118 
6,875 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
23 
99 
115 
53 
79 
80 
73 
246 
2007 
28 
83 
118 
72 
76 
57 
61 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
217 
1,732 
754 
3,204 
929 
1,971 
1,301 
2,976 
2007 
255 
635 
912 
805 
1,085 
1,494 
1,123 
2,472 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
18 
84 
54 
27 
22 
31 
29 
135 
2007 
9 
63 
34 
32 
14 
28 
11 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
445 
4,605 
330 
4,068 
161 
4,053 
855 
3,523 
2007 
105 
5,628 
1,135 
2,400 
48 
2,923 
995 
4,404 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
70 
277 
289 
139 
120 
145 
119 
512 
2007 
71 
232 
267 
163 
120 
128 
81 
388 
$1,000, 2012 
695 
9,550 
2,458 
8,819 
2,780 
7,190 
3,455 
7,911 
2007 
517 
1 1 ,640 
1,720 
4,425 
674 
2,806 
2,244 
4,280 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
295 
798 
587 
492 
332 
159 
198 
799 
2007 
357 
912 
624 
473 
361 
201 
234 
835 
$1,000, 2012 
6,083 
27,852 
6,340 
9,912 
5,801 
3,524 
3,927 
7,846 
2007 
4,653 
19,527 
4,866 
7,326 
3,641 
2,291 
2,823 
5,684 
Utilities farms, 2012 
275 
648 
448 
383 
271 
144 
169 
608 
2007 
209 
610 
323 
307 
189 
120 
113 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
1,545 
4,223 
1,731 
3,009 
1,599 
1,056 
705 
2,327 
2007 
809 
2,734 
946 
1,792 
589 
488 
411 
1,142 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
284 
703 
502 
424 
284 
146 
186 
710 
2007 
330 
854 
562 
427 
329 
172 
208 
755 
$1,000, 2012 
7,382 
27,716 
6,206 
11,213 
5,981 
4,522 
3,876 
8,858 
2007 
5,343 
16,857 
3,905 
6,808 
3,058 
2,017 
2,737 
6,089 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
94 
330 
159 
200 
101 
64 
67 
161 
2007 
110 
317 
128 
160 
86 
51 
55 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
2,002 
15,813 
1,964 
6,251 
1,215 
1,420 
1,979 
2,888 
2007 
1,090 
11,017 
1,033 
5,170 
485 
573 
1,078 
1,736 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
27 
59 
39 
29 
10 
24 
23 
41 
2007 
33 
42 
20 
31 
21 
20 
11 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
749 
816 
209 
289 
224 
108 
237 
836 
2007 
303 
826 
99 
223 
102 
140 
74 
396 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
149 
229 
126 
162 
133 
60 
77 
221 
2007 
131 
236 
128 
148 
89 
50 
52 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
2,806 
5,468 
1,227 
4,781 
1,339 
1,676 
1,322 
2,509 
2007 
1,586 
2,686 
917 
1,804 
425 
513 
524 
1,251 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
199 
468 
322 
249 
181 
111 
127 
345 
2007 
211 
533 
305 
265 
172 
129 
109 
344 
$1,000, 2012 
12,386 
62,556 
6,612 
19,104 
8,767 
5,294 
6,309 
14,865 
2007 
8,545 
39,346 
4,314 
13,084 
4,674 
3,907 
3,609 
6,481 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
76 
170 
63 
84 
53 
18 
18 
52 
2007 
56 
185 
60 
77 
36 
16 
17 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
1,630 
6,154 
720 
2,194 
892 
225 
122 
528 
2007 
700 
2,906 
276 
1,038 
291 
81 
53 
221 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
205 
547 
288 
300 
187 
129 
137 
463 
2007 
195 
514 
257 
274 
156 
103 
89 
377 
$1,000, 2012 
3,171 
13,877 
3,256 
9,241 
4,090 
4,779 
2,102 
5,892 
2007 
4,078 
12,758 
2,934 
6,077 
1,923 
2,202 
1,458 
4,681 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
159 
413 
178 
218 
136 
80 
87 
326 
2007 
151 
379 
181 
182 
110 
70 
57 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
1,774 
7,921 
1,678 
4,296 
2,255 
3,089 
1,178 
3,399 
2007 
2,188 
5,909 
1,375 
3,147 
1,038 
1,498 
731 
2,551 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
158 
381 
213 
209 
115 
102 
104 
337 
2007 
138 
390 
190 
207 
111 
83 
67 
288 
$1,000, 2012 
1,398 
5,957 
1,578 
4,944 
1,835 
1,690 
923 
2,493 
2007 
1,889 
6,848 
1,560 
2,930 
886 
704 
727 
2,130 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
276 
775 
553 
510 
344 
131 
205 
796 
2007 
333 
848 
544 
447 
363 
151 
222 
776 
$1,000, 2012 
1,249 
6,303 
1,595 
3,160 
1,410 
986 
894 
2,229 
2007 
1,211 
4,801 
1,633 
2,427 
1,250 
705 
1,013 
2,071 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
239 
625 
339 
360 
246 
129 
160 
612 
2007 
255 
657 
348 
322 
223 
160 
149 
501 
$1,000, 2012 
5,997 
23,521 
6,074 
14,007 
3,737 
2,432 
3,461 
8,606 
2007 
5,385 
14,928 
3,151 
8,040 
2,681 
2,083 
2,402 
3,758 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
241 
581 
333 
355 
252 
120 
149 
525 
2007 
254 
629 
303 
318 
225 
147 
140 
495 
$1,000, 2012 
15,263 
40,501 
10,951 
18,342 
10,409 
4,857 
6,266 
15,516 
2007 
9,759 
22,328 
4,760 
9,982 
5,704 
4,042 
5,027 
9,706 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Dakota 257 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
