Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennsylvania 
Adams 
Allegheny 
Armstrong 
Beaver 
Bedford 
Berks 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
59,309 
1,188 
428 
783 
646 
1,210 
2,039 
2007 
63,163 
1,289 
534 
794 
824 
1,173 
1,980 
$1,000, 2012 
6,041,767 
157,948 
1 1 ,892 
29,299 
19,075 
99,610 
415,102 
2007 
4,909,109 
202,823 
15,447 
49,229 
15,330 
73,173 
317,448 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
101,869 
132,953 
27,784 
37,419 
29,527 
82,322 
203,581 
2007 
77,721 
157,349 
28,927 
62,001 
18,605 
62,381 
160,327 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
30,203 
671 
158 
376 
232 
669 
1,234 
2007 
33,575 
764 
204 
453 
296 
672 
1,234 
$1,000, 2012 
351,184 
9,529 
450 
3,317 
838 
5,914 
27,016 
2007 
205,463 
6,119 
255 
2,649 
699 
4,403 
11,001 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
28,795 
664 
147 
321 
220 
579 
1,276 
2007 
25,980 
641 
152 
266 
215 
531 
1,119 
$1,000, 2012 
156,725 
13,080 
189 
1,140 
561 
2,936 
8,851 
2007 
1 1 1 ,666 
8,125 
280 
(D) 
261 
2,285 
(D) 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
27,675 
638 
131 
318 
249 
536 
1,191 
2007 
26,345 
602 
155 
284 
237 
524 
1,070 
$1,000, 2012 
262,539 
7,070 
900 
2,068 
854 
3,654 
15,715 
2007 
185,879 
3,714 
1,822 
1,637 
598 
2,452 
10,763 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
18,409 
343 
77 
192 
178 
398 
772 
2007 
15,367 
296 
71 
169 
146 
331 
606 
$1,000, 2012 
502,633 
7,337 
161 
890 
1,213 
8,552 
29,845 
2007 
482,913 
14,247 
177 
1,237 
472 
5,706 
29,555 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,489 
123 
26 
88 
90 
242 
327 
2007 
6,716 
88 
20 
87 
77 
207 
230 
$1,000, 2012 
114,511 
1,244 
89 
248 
909 
3,673 
9,850 
2007 
76,826 
4,175 
95 
285 
268 
1,392 
4,412 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,736 
250 
63 
124 
113 
218 
540 
2007 
10,712 
228 
57 
104 
88 
186 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
388,122 
6,092 
72 
642 
305 
4,879 
19,996 
2007 
406,087 
10,073 
83 
952 
204 
4,314 
25,143 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
37,228 
685 
247 
489 
433 
829 
1,334 
2007 
32,576 
648 
218 
402 
408 
697 
1,069 
$1,000, 2012 
1,832,951 
30,576 
1,781 
5,496 
3,611 
31,039 
111,419 
2007 
1,267,184 
61,034 
837 
4,584 
2,478 
19,584 
64,088 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
57,129 
1,155 
412 
761 
634 
1,160 
1,969 
2007 
60,621 
1,255 
495 
771 
801 
1,132 
1,918 
$1,000, 2012 
312,238 
7,922 
827 
2,773 
1,550 
5,325 
21,888 
2007 
245,604 
6,577 
1,044 
3,661 
1,489 
4,479 
12,940 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
39,053 
817 
278 
505 
388 
790 
1,462 
2007 
31,188 
661 
209 
353 
338 
645 
1,169 
$1,000, 2012 
171,362 
3,419 
623 
843 
804 
2,671 
13,856 
2007 
148,033 
4,191 
649 
1,583 
625 
2,158 
10,865 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
48,928 
977 
333 
643 
522 
1,010 
1,720 
2007 
55,090 
1,138 
444 
713 
739 
1,068 
1,775 
$1,000, 2012 
452,801 
11,593 
1,027 
3,192 
1,936 
9,817 
25,039 
2007 
476,884 
11,400 
1,654 
7,267 
2,091 
7,312 
44,622 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
14,954 
358 
102 
153 
136 
276 
590 
2007 
1 1 ,722 
327 
81 
106 
74 
249 
458 
$1,000, 2012 
671 ,592 
33,107 
2,506 
2,194 
2,478 
9,067 
65,812 
2007 
590,891 
33,935 
3,675 
10,589 
1,526 
6,340 
53,663 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,159 
78 
25 
21 
18 
66 
112 
2007 
2,532 
67 
14 
24 
21 
36 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
66,165 
1,672 
150 
94 
92 
548 
(D) 
2007 
62,941 
1,583 
80 
(D) 
46 
190 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
16,020 
383 
24 
111 
75 
302 
788 
2007 
1 1 ,359 
290 
16 
82 
63 
273 
548 
$1,000, 2012 
135,685 
2,749 
43 
334 
256 
2,417 
(D) 
2007 
97,625 
2,516 
48 
2,419 
191 
2,260 
4,271 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
14,329 
305 
46 
152 
78 
298 
710 
2007 
12,729 
353 
34 
105 
49 
270 
641 
$1,000, 2012 
180,008 
4,451 
522 
888 
372 
2,477 
9,140 
2007 
148,292 
7,733 
190 
473 
143 
2,002 
7,927 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4,685 
63 
20 
15 
22 
121 
192 
2007 
3,129 
47 
5 
16 
14 
89 
141 
$1,000, 2012 
28,417 
190 
16 
73 
81 
333 
(D) 
2007 
18,660 
300 
29 
132 
19 
241 
568 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
21,981 
493 
89 
270 
202 
420 
909 
2007 
17,056 
396 
106 
166 
154 
374 
639 
$1,000, 2012 
257,009 
6,842 
462 
1,959 
1,011 
5,135 
13,067 
2007 
220,775 
6,780 
834 
1,627 
1,037 
5,242 
10,006 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
16,632 
404 
66 
197 
156 
314 
683 
2007 
13,390 
306 
88 
122 
131 
285 
475 
$1,000, 2012 
198,016 
5,184 
405 
1,624 
731 
4,030 
9,776 
2007 
164,776 
5,151 
589 
993 
923 
4,157 
7,449 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
12,836 
235 
50 
146 
123 
264 
560 
2007 
10,361 
198 
65 
110 
67 
238 
402 
$1,000, 2012 
58,993 
1,658 
57 
335 
280 
1,105 
3,291 
2007 
56,000 
1,629 
245 
634 
114 
1,085 
2,557 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
55,523 
1,111 
407 
741 
626 
1,161 
1,849 
2007 
56,634 
1,166 
458 
736 
733 
1,062 
1,753 
$1,000, 2012 
229,885 
5,175 
1,462 
2,204 
2,076 
3,594 
12,287 
2007 
211,603 
5,460 
2,642 
2,326 
2,363 
3,186 
9,967 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
33,424 
660 
207 
410 
341 
675 
1,311 
2007 
31,282 
673 
219 
351 
316 
626 
1,132 
$1,000, 2012 
430,573 
13,238 
771 
1,834 
1,341 
6,131 
38,322 
2007 
434,697 
29,109 
1,230 
5,832 
1,290 
5,333 
25,085 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
28,723 
644 
142 
351 
263 
604 
1,104 
2007 
25,724 
627 
131 
305 
225 
538 
1,042 
$1,000, 2012 
515,339 
15,523 
980 
4,031 
2,646 
1 1 ,009 
28,625 
2007 
448,828 
18,532 
1,491 
4,393 
2,287 
10,213 
24,965 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 259 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
