Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Centre 
Chester 
Clarion 
Clearfield 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Crawford 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,192 
1,730 
652 
533 
469 
944 
1,351 
2007 
1,146 
1,733 
872 
473 
537 
962 
1,468 
$1,000, 2012 
83,222 
550,692 
27,905 
13,517 
52,002 
62,498 
99,814 
2007 
55,853 
508,292 
20,073 
10,224 
33,858 
41,628 
86,950 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
69,817 
318,319 
42,799 
25,360 
110,878 
66,205 
73,881 
2007 
48,737 
293,302 
23,020 
21,616 
63,050 
43,273 
59,230 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
664 
858 
321 
274 
250 
497 
644 
2007 
658 
952 
386 
292 
284 
466 
771 
$1,000, 2012 
5,087 
65,898 
3,199 
1,170 
1,875 
6,039 
9,443 
2007 
3,932 
8,803 
1,781 
629 
1,605 
4,060 
6,076 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
614 
843 
275 
220 
242 
510 
593 
2007 
526 
759 
243 
180 
212 
426 
556 
$1,000, 2012 
3,015 
10,271 
643 
248 
853 
3,255 
2,364 
2007 
2,079 
7,943 
451 
198 
720 
2,318 
1,971 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
625 
806 
278 
236 
241 
440 
583 
2007 
514 
810 
264 
222 
207 
378 
583 
$1,000, 2012 
4,227 
22,539 
2,017 
850 
1,735 
4,419 
4,791 
2007 
2,195 
16,146 
877 
441 
1,054 
2,871 
3,091 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
356 
498 
152 
144 
185 
223 
388 
2007 
315 
370 
142 
99 
137 
133 
396 
$1,000, 2012 
2,633 
9,700 
1,892 
573 
3,864 
3,335 
2,544 
2007 
2,786 
1 1 ,343 
660 
650 
5,080 
2,062 
4,461 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
168 
225 
58 
59 
85 
101 
203 
2007 
131 
181 
65 
48 
53 
45 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
1,121 
3,391 
170 
225 
838 
1,839 
731 
2007 
1,210 
2,651 
245 
161 
335 
406 
1,203 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
247 
355 
108 
106 
139 
158 
244 
2007 
228 
263 
102 
68 
105 
92 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
1,511 
6,309 
1,722 
348 
3,026 
1,495 
1,813 
2007 
1,576 
8,691 
415 
489 
4,744 
1,656 
3,258 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
801 
1,199 
408 
280 
312 
383 
903 
2007 
643 
1,048 
370 
201 
266 
278 
890 
$1,000, 2012 
21,838 
49,350 
5,266 
2,833 
22,720 
12,095 
23,885 
2007 
13,128 
34,347 
3,726 
1,907 
9,045 
5,754 
22,690 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,156 
1,652 
627 
526 
460 
875 
1,313 
2007 
1,116 
1,675 
829 
461 
513 
915 
1,442 
$1,000, 2012 
5,214 
28,062 
2,283 
1,227 
2,456 
4,269 
6,188 
2007 
3,556 
25,237 
1,580 
829 
1,986 
3,054 
4,950 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
791 
1,218 
398 
312 
311 
514 
898 
2007 
575 
1,021 
321 
223 
248 
419 
740 
$1,000, 2012 
2,110 
29,903 
688 
478 
728 
1,864 
2,653 
2007 
1,534 
31,786 
658 
366 
625 
1,086 
2,662 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
989 
1,476 
547 
440 
390 
744 
1,120 
2007 
1,019 
1,506 
763 
425 
450 
823 
1,318 
$1,000, 2012 
7,746 
46,911 
2,883 
1,335 
3,223 
5,215 
10,024 
2007 
6,293 
91,955 
3,064 
1,435 
3,097 
4,225 
7,757 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
318 
788 
116 
104 
148 
181 
263 
2007 
193 
580 
96 
62 
72 
134 
235 
$1,000, 2012 
9,253 
160,757 
2,659 
1,450 
4,426 
5,860 
13,098 
2007 
5,047 
152,463 
1,755 
1,082 
2,582 
4,646 
11,255 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
69 
172 
27 
22 
22 
75 
84 
2007 
39 
161 
20 
12 
14 
53 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
453 
18,310 
97 
53 
91 
1,905 
813 
2007 
268 
14,896 
97 
34 
38 
657 
736 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
330 
497 
100 
43 
159 
206 
350 
2007 
211 
333 
83 
33 
77 
151 
274 
$1,000, 2012 
2,626 
7,837 
490 
256 
682 
1,878 
2,122 
2007 
1,291 
7,136 
273 
157 
578 
1,497 
2,061 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
283 
451 
104 
100 
118 
229 
344 
2007 
255 
452 
87 
42 
109 
182 
312 
$1,000, 2012 
3,038 
14,889 
770 
337 
1,267 
2,615 
4,408 
2007 
2,049 
11,008 
349 
193 
955 
1,984 
2,094 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
82 
211 
14 
15 
78 
49 
72 
2007 
59 
151 
17 
15 
28 
34 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
282 
6,146 
144 
111 
261 
199 
453 
2007 
126 
4,201 
75 
45 
198 
58 
309 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
450 
720 
204 
120 
205 
298 
529 
2007 
318 
503 
160 
85 
150 
214 
462 
$1,000, 2012 
4,919 
17,251 
1,290 
406 
2,805 
3,231 
4,227 
2007 
3,991 
13,171 
1,048 
483 
2,346 
2,067 
4,182 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
334 
495 
165 
95 
166 
212 
410 
2007 
260 
359 
131 
62 
121 
165 
366 
$1,000, 2012 
3,909 
14,497 
956 
299 
2,347 
2,151 
3,019 
2007 
3,211 
10,430 
808 
326 
1,770 
1,575 
3,007 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
273 
466 
120 
55 
142 
172 
282 
2007 
207 
312 
93 
53 
103 
125 
295 
$1,000, 2012 
1,010 
2,755 
334 
107 
458 
1,079 
1,208 
2007 
780 
2,741 
239 
156 
577 
492 
1,175 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,096 
1,519 
636 
515 
423 
891 
1,318 
2007 
1,014 
1,479 
814 
429 
456 
874 
1,394 
$1,000, 2012 
4,377 
12,591 
1,799 
1,228 
1,569 
2,813 
4,575 
2007 
3,433 
9,834 
2,218 
997 
1,468 
2,515 
4,605 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
697 
1,110 
322 
231 
303 
500 
775 
2007 
609 
1,066 
328 
186 
252 
390 
770 
$1,000, 2012 
6,405 
50,277 
1,784 
962 
3,446 
3,506 
8,225 
2007 
4,145 
68,024 
1,462 
778 
2,481 
2,774 
8,050 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
566 
871 
281 
224 
258 
388 
641 
2007 
482 
799 
288 
160 
195 
321 
542 
$1,000, 2012 
9,939 
30,597 
3,839 
1,986 
3,723 
5,853 
1 1 ,572 
2007 
10,237 
26,767 
2,913 
1,583 
4,299 
3,718 
9,738 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 261 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
