Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Blair 
Bradford 
Bucks 
Butler 
Cambria 
Cameron 
Carbon 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
525 
1,629 
827 
1,061 
551 
36 
195 
2007 
523 
1,457 
934 
1,116 
656 
34 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
91,230 
114,386 
69,265 
43,977 
23,554 
1,000 
8,499 
2007 
67,616 
96,791 
67,272 
36,424 
20,090 
768 
7,906 
Average per farm 
doilars, 2012 
173,772 
70,219 
83,755 
41,449 
42,747 
27,789 
43,582 
2007 
129,284 
66,432 
72,025 
32,638 
30,624 
22,577 
38,193 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
323 
613 
411 
560 
302 
16 
108 
2007 
328 
573 
537 
657 
371 
27 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
4,105 
4,564 
4,196 
4,969 
2,005 
67 
695 
2007 
2,605 
3,308 
3,617 
2,933 
1,830 
67 
591 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
312 
572 
393 
498 
282 
21 
112 
2007 
269 
398 
410 
479 
297 
16 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
2,824 
1,744 
2,113 
1,258 
962 
(D) 
369 
2007 
1,929 
956 
1,974 
916 
903 
(D) 
367 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
300 
593 
390 
475 
276 
13 
95 
2007 
278 
419 
442 
493 
296 
11 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
3,119 
2,875 
3,935 
3,253 
1,517 
36 
572 
2007 
2,193 
1,708 
5,703 
3,070 
1,286 
13 
1,101 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
183 
424 
213 
323 
146 
16 
40 
2007 
129 
327 
191 
273 
142 
15 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
2,639 
8,598 
4,074 
2,634 
1,423 
106 
124 
2007 
1,683 
12,698 
1,632 
1,636 
1,520 
115 
104 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
94 
254 
69 
131 
78 
4 
19 
2007 
62 
169 
76 
120 
47 
4 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
1,501 
3,022 
498 
384 
489 
32 
59 
2007 
502 
2,018 
335 
347 
156 
95 
24 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
121 
242 
170 
235 
90 
12 
25 
2007 
89 
184 
136 
190 
103 
11 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
1,138 
5,576 
3,576 
2,250 
934 
74 
65 
2007 
1,182 
10,680 
1,297 
1,288 
1,364 
20 
80 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
376 
925 
490 
654 
289 
26 
82 
2007 
319 
792 
479 
587 
278 
19 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
30,397 
39,165 
7,004 
4,926 
4,236 
156 
423 
2007 
19,251 
31,962 
5,383 
4,768 
2,741 
234 
432 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
507 
1,564 
809 
1,044 
523 
34 
186 
2007 
519 
1,411 
905 
1,082 
626 
34 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
5,332 
6,659 
4,313 
3,678 
2,313 
83 
773 
2007 
3,129 
5,531 
4,254 
3,503 
1,653 
66 
564 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
376 
1,065 
572 
732 
352 
22 
111 
2007 
314 
742 
507 
565 
288 
21 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
2,658 
4,176 
1,992 
1,366 
708 
25 
213 
2007 
1,877 
3,331 
2,831 
1,051 
460 
28 
160 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
428 
1,279 
680 
905 
448 
29 
159 
2007 
480 
1,315 
818 
1,016 
573 
33 
178 
$1,000, 2012 
10,173 
10,278 
5,120 
4,213 
2,750 
208 
827 
2007 
7,839 
9,200 
6,274 
4,276 
2,384 
70 
796 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
164 
327 
280 
213 
93 
7 
38 
2007 
143 
288 
265 
174 
82 
7 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
8,599 
7,552 
13,958 
5,325 
2,514 
105 
2,021 
2007 
7,294 
6,222 
13,864 
4,065 
2,046 
13 
1,893 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
31 
47 
64 
48 
13 
1 
12 
2007 
18 
51 
76 
47 
16 
- 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
387 
221 
1,715 
401 
42 
(D) 
294 
2007 
238 
1,358 
2,113 
284 
105 
69 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
188 
327 
135 
133 
83 
7 
21 
2007 
130 
226 
92 
151 
48 
6 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
2,759 
2,605 
957 
726 
331 
21 
33 
2007 
2,013 
2,253 
441 
410 
324 
12 
82 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
134 
333 
186 
228 
107 
7 
62 
2007 
131 
233 
170 
192 
93 
7 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
3,956 
3,589 
2,968 
2,081 
752 
(D) 
316 
2007 
2,899 
1,453 
2,935 
1,069 
667 
2 
213 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
60 
73 
51 
42 
29 
1 
4 
2007 
20 
49 
36 
39 
27 
- 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
588 
445 
245 
314 
75 
(D) 
3 
2007 
195 
226 
252 
137 
61 
3 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
238 
508 
284 
259 
135 
12 
55 
2007 
172 
425 
251 
226 
118 
11 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
4,087 
4,613 
4,479 
1,568 
1,174 
31 
476 
2007 
5,104 
4,852 
3,779 
2,064 
1,427 
(D) 
434 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
192 
411 
199 
187 
108 
5 
40 
2007 
140 
347 
204 
175 
90 
10 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
3,154 
3,368 
3,322 
1,216 
964 
21 
410 
2007 
3,729 
3,406 
2,800 
1,683 
965 
(D) 
327 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
139 
269 
174 
141 
69 
10 
29 
2007 
101 
263 
145 
155 
72 
6 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
933 
1,245 
1,158 
352 
210 
10 
66 
2007 
1,375 
1,446 
979 
381 
462 
(D) 
107 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
494 
1,585 
756 
1,033 
523 
36 
188 
2007 
473 
1,329 
812 
1,062 
594 
31 
182 
$1,000, 2012 
1,975 
5,274 
5,541 
3,517 
1,287 
79 
801 
2007 
1,928 
4,364 
4,976 
3,473 
1,533 
61 
706 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
338 
882 
493 
575 
235 
24 
109 
2007 
317 
743 
502 
540 
238 
14 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
7,633 
12,027 
6,657 
3,750 
1,465 
55 
559 
2007 
7,436 
7,369 
7,244 
2,770 
1,149 
30 
392 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
285 
782 
340 
521 
241 
14 
82 
2007 
262 
619 
356 
503 
234 
12 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
8,093 
13,330 
5,700 
6,348 
2,621 
67 
1,002 
2007 
7,158 
9,349 
5,916 
5,460 
2,624 
108 
829 
--continued 
260 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
