Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cumberland 
Dauphin 
Delaware 
Elk 
Erie 
Fayette 
Forest 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,415 
811 
76 
271 
1,422 
941 
56 
2007 
1,550 
836 
79 
376 
1,609 
1,220 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
152,912 
97,342 
10,119 
4,731 
76,209 
24,763 
2,063 
2007 
1 1 1 ,333 
64,312 
9,524 
4,301 
60,696 
25,593 
3,645 
Average per farm 
doilars, 2012 
108,065 
120,027 
133,146 
17,456 
53,593 
26,316 
36,833 
2007 
71,827 
76,928 
120,553 
1 1 ,438 
37,723 
20,978 
43,390 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
815 
435 
33 
129 
678 
337 
33 
2007 
832 
466 
33 
217 
789 
525 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
7,551 
3,993 
137 
280 
9,326 
1,691 
191 
2007 
5,978 
2,581 
118 
263 
4,324 
1,743 
308 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
813 
419 
25 
109 
642 
251 
22 
2007 
708 
411 
28 
105 
632 
288 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
5,000 
2,075 
78 
106 
4,405 
394 
(D) 
2007 
3,927 
1,494 
45 
82 
3,278 
606 
(D) 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
782 
376 
25 
128 
542 
272 
24 
2007 
712 
393 
25 
114 
478 
331 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
6,470 
3,316 
675 
447 
5,823 
1,388 
45 
2007 
4,672 
2,073 
859 
177 
3,625 
1,864 
33 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
458 
274 
18 
87 
255 
249 
13 
2007 
399 
214 
9 
62 
232 
207 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
14,744 
16,370 
13 
404 
825 
1,669 
31 
2007 
12,452 
8,322 
21 
96 
1,299 
766 
167 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
228 
100 
6 
25 
125 
108 
3 
2007 
181 
77 
- 
21 
111 
107 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
3,615 
10,712 
(D) 
34 
427 
306 
(D) 
2007 
3,911 
528 
(D) 
709 
241 
130 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
287 
205 
17 
69 
169 
168 
10 
2007 
272 
166 
9 
49 
145 
138 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
11,129 
5,658 
(D) 
370 
398 
1,364 
(D) 
2007 
8,541 
7,794 
21 
(D) 
590 
525 
37 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
901 
510 
41 
155 
619 
610 
37 
2007 
779 
451 
43 
176 
584 
571 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
51,643 
40,874 
410 
794 
7,348 
4,710 
672 
2007 
31,820 
24,955 
486 
818 
5,330 
3,948 
664 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,371 
785 
70 
262 
1,388 
915 
53 
2007 
1,473 
823 
70 
365 
1,506 
1,162 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
7,115 
4,021 
368 
447 
4,784 
2,329 
166 
2007 
5,374 
2,503 
450 
384 
4,013 
2,392 
229 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
935 
560 
50 
146 
856 
591 
31 
2007 
717 
452 
34 
135 
681 
438 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
4,175 
1,570 
706 
191 
2,366 
1,051 
58 
2007 
2,619 
1,140 
774 
168 
1,791 
782 
93 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,161 
693 
61 
196 
1,068 
773 
39 
2007 
1,289 
744 
55 
329 
1,355 
1,029 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
12,285 
4,976 
543 
441 
7,529 
2,614 
222 
2007 
10,161 
4,149 
513 
517 
6,696 
3,394 
366 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
301 
174 
33 
27 
408 
117 
7 
2007 
233 
152 
25 
18 
333 
123 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
9,342 
5,473 
3,957 
299 
14,283 
2,495 
271 
2007 
7,659 
3,261 
3,090 
159 
12,128 
2,405 
(D) 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
60 
53 
12 
14 
155 
30 
2 
2007 
41 
30 
6 
5 
146 
29 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
480 
386 
151 
51 
989 
120 
(D) 
2007 
398 
111 
(D) 
(D) 
1,094 
71 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
577 
298 
4 
19 
283 
100 
2007 
392 
185 
3 
20 
232 
63 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
5,080 
1,728 
(D) 
27 
1,615 
294 
- 
2007 
2,665 
943 
(D) 
30 
1,148 
249 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
386 
201 
17 
26 
262 
137 
9 
2007 
318 
206 
14 
15 
191 
117 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
6,097 
2,189 
109 
57 
2,411 
728 
20 
2007 
3,898 
2,463 
271 
52 
1,615 
456 
10 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
169 
71 
2 
4 
53 
19 
2 
2007 
84 
60 
- 
2 
48 
30 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
818 
455 
(D) 
15 
448 
104 
(D) 
2007 
236 
182 
(D) 
218 
52 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
625 
327 
18 
77 
430 
219 
12 
2007 
441 
252 
9 
57 
358 
243 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
7,865 
3,332 
93 
271 
4,306 
1,250 
39 
2007 
6,521 
2,749 
(D) 
208 
3,774 
1,661 
172 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
469 
252 
13 
55 
352 
166 
8 
2007 
344 
197 
8 
50 
302 
208 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
6,145 
2,631 
64 
215 
3,275 
906 
26 
2007 
4,858 
2,130 
119 
159 
2,863 
1,353 
131 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
364 
175 
9 
46 
218 
116 
6 
2007 
274 
148 
5 
41 
212 
144 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
1,720 
700 
29 
56 
1,031 
343 
14 
2007 
1,662 
619 
(D) 
49 
911 
308 
41 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,296 
734 
64 
264 
1,382 
916 
54 
2007 
1,406 
744 
63 
350 
1,481 
1,094 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
5,728 
3,129 
277 
571 
4,695 
2,232 
113 
2007 
4,906 
3,271 
290 
871 
4,928 
3,467 
242 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
851 
498 
39 
111 
648 
477 
28 
2007 
759 
461 
28 
125 
682 
494 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
8,518 
3,454 
2,590 
329 
5,057 
1,692 
213 
2007 
8,045 
4,114 
(D) 
434 
5,436 
1,734 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
738 
410 
23 
69 
621 
323 
18 
2007 
586 
371 
20 
66 
502 
369 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
13,913 
6,824 
289 
445 
8,818 
3,215 
134 
2007 
9,735 
6,035 
494 
423 
7,214 
3,112 
265 
--continued 
262 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
