Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bell 
Boone 
Bourbon 
Boyd 
Boyle 
Bracken 
Breathitt 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
81 
608 
907 
214 
620 
587 
120 
2007 
69 
682 
918 
260 
649 
618 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
782 
16,966 
126,959 
3,417 
34,508 
12,306 
1,947 
2007 
614 
17,876 
141,091 
4,335 
25,151 
9,776 
2,013 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
9,649 
27,904 
139,976 
15,968 
55,659 
20,963 
16,224 
2007 
8,904 
26,211 
153,694 
16,672 
38,753 
15,819 
10,115 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
28 
233 
372 
74 
209 
197 
55 
2007 
34 
303 
414 
105 
276 
260 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
38 
862 
3,060 
124 
1,660 
1,245 
81 
2007 
41 
981 
2,204 
104 
838 
754 
111 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
26 
218 
390 
72 
217 
192 
55 
2007 
18 
206 
318 
72 
167 
192 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
6 
346 
1,237 
23 
651 
250 
97 
2007 
(D) 
247 
605 
17 
123 
403 
32 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
22 
210 
354 
67 
195 
195 
48 
2007 
19 
242 
343 
76 
212 
183 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
8 
1,141 
3,950 
61 
631 
448 
40 
2007 
12 
1,352 
2,845 
51 
312 
226 
40 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
28 
142 
365 
80 
221 
169 
30 
2007 
13 
127 
325 
46 
172 
129 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
210 
720 
22,105 
714 
1 1 ,248 
810 
116 
2007 
31 
550 
28,032 
714 
9,557 
463 
92 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
16 
85 
258 
38 
125 
131 
22 
2007 
6 
81 
202 
21 
101 
96 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
79 
450 
6,266 
131 
1,430 
359 
63 
2007 
18 
362 
15,787 
(D) 
469 
319 
54 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
19 
77 
183 
52 
127 
56 
11 
2007 
8 
55 
163 
33 
90 
54 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
131 
270 
15,839 
583 
9,817 
450 
52 
2007 
13 
188 
12,245 
(D) 
9,089 
144 
38 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
51 
405 
718 
164 
470 
389 
69 
2007 
48 
374 
617 
164 
387 
320 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
114 
2,331 
15,111 
607 
6,551 
1,691 
368 
2007 
53 
1,622 
11,812 
574 
3,172 
1,032 
390 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
79 
585 
880 
213 
610 
555 
115 
2007 
69 
668 
896 
255 
633 
591 
191 
$1,000, 2012 
55 
1,354 
6,121 
297 
1,588 
1,243 
279 
2007 
78 
1,195 
4,712 
331 
1,843 
1,044 
273 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
36 
409 
676 
133 
415 
402 
56 
2007 
21 
343 
583 
122 
302 
327 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
40 
643 
3,193 
135 
654 
487 
59 
2007 
12 
616 
2,167 
102 
472 
379 
66 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
63 
481 
730 
170 
502 
443 
85 
2007 
64 
622 
837 
241 
589 
561 
183 
$1,000, 2012 
76 
1,299 
6,606 
343 
1,992 
1,116 
158 
2007 
79 
1,980 
7,804 
756 
2,066 
1,364 
274 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
14 
146 
411 
55 
171 
156 
28 
2007 
9 
136 
333 
67 
161 
146 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
53 
2,438 
30,146 
130 
1,897 
699 
322 
2007 
11 
2,727 
23,295 
188 
1,263 
691 
274 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
7 
62 
182 
17 
79 
62 
12 
2007 
3 
45 
177 
24 
64 
77 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
21 
379 
3,314 
57 
678 
668 
146 
2007 
65 
211 
3,103 
361 
417 
378 
15 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
5 
82 
231 
12 
115 
68 
4 
2007 
6 
55 
186 
18 
108 
70 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
1 
115 
3,172 
10 
294 
123 
9 
2007 
11 
66 
648 
28 
253 
81 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
5 
68 
168 
34 
101 
87 
13 
2007 
10 
57 
128 
14 
57 
63 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
36 
489 
3,355 
84 
1,315 
869 
(D) 
2007 
51 
511 
2,498 
18 
427 
280 
35 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4 
18 
69 
7 
17 
24 
3 
2007 
3 
17 
35 
4 
11 
13 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
2 
45 
291 
17 
52 
32 
1 
2007 
(D) 
59 
228 
4 
37 
9 
11 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
15 
201 
408 
62 
258 
256 
25 
2007 
15 
187 
375 
87 
221 
200 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
33 
1,673 
6,647 
360 
2,217 
1,367 
(D) 
2007 
109 
1,635 
6,854 
590 
2,151 
1,324 
127 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
11 
163 
314 
50 
211 
205 
16 
2007 
14 
158 
320 
72 
194 
168 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
26 
1,284 
4,720 
278 
1,682 
1,163 
(D) 
2007 
88 
1,384 
4,867 
476 
1,482 
1,038 
116 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
9 
100 
232 
37 
140 
116 
22 
2007 
7 
74 
183 
51 
112 
117 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
7 
389 
1,927 
82 
535 
203 
19 
2007 
21 
251 
1,987 
114 
669 
286 
11 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
79 
601 
868 
195 
604 
566 
117 
2007 
64 
637 
847 
244 
616 
574 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
56 
1,415 
2,461 
276 
1,087 
807 
93 
2007 
48 
1,467 
2,109 
281 
855 
829 
179 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
25 
332 
578 
112 
369 
241 
44 
2007 
12 
277 
540 
129 
332 
251 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
34 
1,715 
16,191 
177 
1,993 
450 
39 
2007 
8 
2,658 
42,177 
217 
1,365 
519 
89 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
29 
284 
462 
103 
322 
264 
50 
2007 
18 
311 
535 
128 
314 
291 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
89 
2,379 
12,879 
501 
3,844 
2,182 
296 
2007 
31 
3,752 
22,294 
678 
3,280 
3,377 
333 
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292 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
