Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
77,064 
1,243 
1,080 
676 
408 
1,869 
690 
2007 
85,260 
1,424 
1,208 
678 
481 
2,170 
789 
$1,000, 2012 
4,778,105 
52,127 
14,534 
49,658 
107,099 
20,000 
2007 
3,930,240 
38,554 
53,185 
12,736 
46,674 
82,258 
14,655 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
62,002 
41,937 
46,880 
21,501 
121,712 
57,303 
28,985 
2007 
46,097 
27,075 
44,027 
18,785 
97,036 
37,907 
18,575 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
35,651 
625 
555 
235 
246 
1,043 
294 
2007 
44,729 
858 
735 
263 
264 
1,383 
427 
$1,000, 2012 
472,174 
4,867 
3,553 
676 
7,473 
10,316 
1,679 
2007 
308,598 
4,145 
3,102 
448 
5,351 
7,614 
1,272 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
29,242 
440 
474 
173 
240 
862 
252 
2007 
27,108 
412 
462 
129 
216 
799 
268 
$1,000, 2012 
178,990 
1,003 
138 
3,760 
3,259 
263 
2007 
100,920 
500 
78 
2,309 
1,204 
246 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
27,198 
326 
222 
202 
624 
244 
2007 
27,313 
407 
362 
181 
189 
681 
301 
$1,000, 2012 
242,500 
1,287 
765 
277 
4,792 
3,878 
548 
2007 
133,724 
587 
687 
142 
2,588 
1,784 
458 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
21,345 
324 
269 
216 
73 
645 
241 
2007 
18,470 
289 
308 
153 
91 
568 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
598,201 
4,148 
10,987 
3,337 
4,218 
8,740 
3,261 
2007 
523,127 
3,146 
14,456 
2,550 
4,012 
8,880 
1,774 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
13,387 
199 
181 
123 
40 
429 
165 
2007 
1 1 ,737 
179 
197 
87 
53 
377 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
124,223 
1,443 
1,454 
726 
276 
3,140 
2,285 
2007 
171,651 
1,087 
1,088 
449 
238 
2,216 
827 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,237 
170 
133 
130 
51 
334 
111 
2007 
9,159 
148 
154 
91 
45 
266 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
473,978 
2,706 
9,532 
2,610 
3,942 
5,600 
975 
2007 
351,475 
2,059 
13,367 
2,101 
3,774 
6,663 
947 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
50,685 
889 
767 
471 
177 
1,422 
486 
2007 
46,766 
867 
788 
374 
199 
1,380 
450 
$1,000, 2012 
1,176,273 
17,613 
16,781 
2,167 
14,376 
36,846 
3,991 
2007 
793,669 
12,143 
16,689 
1,579 
18,231 
26,159 
1,669 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
74,307 
1,181 
1,027 
661 
382 
1,820 
650 
2007 
83,309 
1,388 
1,172 
667 
466 
2,144 
781 
$1,000, 2012 
268,528 
2,997 
2,925 
1,181 
2,578 
5,582 
1,723 
2007 
203,942 
2,652 
1,774 
1,067 
1,880 
4,768 
1,325 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
49,293 
774 
656 
469 
237 
1,337 
457 
2007 
40,616 
675 
563 
333 
216 
1,155 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
108,946 
1,451 
941 
564 
621 
2,724 
576 
2007 
79,696 
1,152 
1,203 
377 
452 
2,352 
449 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
60,318 
957 
862 
540 
304 
1,505 
549 
2007 
77,321 
1,285 
1,112 
626 
435 
1,972 
719 
$1,000, 2012 
279,056 
3,041 
2,168 
1,201 
2,327 
6,211 
1,703 
2007 
284,408 
3,163 
3,033 
1,342 
1,929 
6,856 
1,621 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
19,586 
339 
274 
160 
101 
500 
200 
2007 
18,846 
287 
266 
131 
99 
549 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
377,169 
2,537 
2,293 
734 
1,984 
5,492 
1,435 
2007 
322,169 
1,432 
3,766 
605 
1,601 
4,360 
1,138 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
7,683 
124 
129 
49 
33 
198 
71 
2007 
7,370 
111 
88 
43 
23 
186 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
76,523 
1,140 
1,516 
170 
114 
2,165 
333 
2007 
56,810 
616 
473 
221 
108 
1,430 
448 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
12,695 
207 
165 
93 
76 
378 
128 
2007 
1 1 ,023 
195 
171 
86 
52 
412 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
55,440 
774 
295 
99 
458 
2,591 
232 
2007 
32,431 
597 
1,070 
106 
196 
1,565 
181 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
12,478 
208 
179 
80 
77 
307 
94 
2007 
9,563 
131 
142 
50 
80 
235 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
258,029 
2,499 
1,442 
427 
2,399 
4,271 
1,105 
2007 
128,975 
705 
805 
226 
1,896 
1,631 
393 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
3,034 
21 
42 
11 
28 
60 
23 
2007 
2,435 
20 
39 
9 
13 
55 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
21,866 
52 
182 
10 
197 
203 
24 
2007 
15,849 
337 
69 
39 
64 
198 
29 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
30,514 
557 
407 
263 
163 
762 
289 
2007 
26,249 
497 
351 
223 
158 
748 
284 
$1,000, 2012 
248,538 
4,178 
2,465 
1,758 
1,866 
6,338 
1,740 
2007 
240,331 
3,631 
2,546 
1,810 
1,857 
5,676 
2,259 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
25,135 
490 
346 
216 
133 
643 
239 
2007 
22,047 
433 
298 
202 
141 
644 
244 
$1,000, 2012 
197,099 
3,533 
2,028 
1,364 
1,421 
5,394 
1,459 
2007 
186,194 
2,882 
2,061 
1,533 
1,375 
4,190 
1,897 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
15,151 
286 
188 
143 
84 
365 
145 
2007 
14,118 
292 
174 
110 
89 
400 
164 
$1,000, 2012 
51,438 
646 
437 
394 
446 
944 
281 
2007 
54,137 
749 
485 
277 
482 
1,486 
362 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
74,278 
1,213 
1,043 
664 
390 
1,809 
658 
2007 
79,174 
1,342 
1,132 
637 
452 
2,035 
732 
$1,000, 2012 
113,653 
1,352 
1,194 
1,140 
734 
2,684 
724 
2007 
102,439 
1,128 
1,027 
1,015 
810 
2,494 
677 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
38,352 
630 
529 
321 
194 
1,106 
345 
2007 
39,330 
662 
583 
295 
212 
1,175 
394 
$1,000, 2012 
302,219 
3,386 
2,122 
654 
1,760 
5,799 
663 
2007 
603,152 
2,697 
1,983 
1,132 
3,390 
5,288 
717 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
34,475 
517 
473 
307 
198 
881 
323 
2007 
37,692 
619 
520 
319 
229 
996 
367 
$1,000, 2012 
478,771 
4,891 
4,100 
2,152 
5,662 
10,550 
2,803 
2007 
481,580 
6,541 
4,668 
2,747 
3,703 
1 1 ,624 
3,483 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 291 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
