Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Breckinridge 
Bullitt 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Calloway 
Campbell 
Carlisle 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,304 
488 
697 
538 
821 
504 
325 
2007 
1,509 
519 
778 
625 
888 
535 
408 
$1,000, 2012 
69,927 
10,182 
33,077 
43,464 
91,503 
10,305 
61,406 
2007 
46,160 
7,728 
24,680 
22,824 
61,867 
7,306 
42,610 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
53,625 
20,864 
47,456 
80,789 
111,454 
20,445 
188,942 
2007 
30,590 
14,890 
31,722 
36,519 
69,671 
13,657 
104,436 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
715 
203 
339 
252 
398 
209 
140 
2007 
883 
247 
439 
260 
473 
270 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
8,877 
947 
5,473 
7,730 
13,756 
373 
6,782 
2007 
5,645 
608 
3,058 
4,009 
7,885 
371 
3,901 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
514 
162 
256 
219 
376 
169 
158 
2007 
495 
166 
216 
188 
355 
175 
127 
$1,000, 2012 
3,119 
245 
1,356 
4,019 
7,273 
153 
3,841 
2007 
1,181 
177 
597 
1,630 
3,524 
83 
7,286 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
481 
159 
208 
210 
309 
170 
147 
2007 
464 
165 
195 
173 
330 
175 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
3,436 
591 
2,235 
4,149 
7,037 
205 
3,984 
2007 
1,501 
493 
962 
1,681 
3,485 
189 
2,239 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
341 
108 
134 
89 
137 
133 
57 
2007 
299 
118 
143 
94 
131 
118 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
6,546 
404 
2,655 
688 
5,645 
1,468 
5,877 
2007 
4,990 
336 
1,584 
752 
4,182 
1,389 
4,391 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
223 
67 
83 
58 
75 
79 
32 
2007 
228 
70 
105 
70 
69 
80 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
1,480 
157 
458 
287 
268 
190 
398 
2007 
1,770 
199 
520 
407 
301 
246 
430 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
167 
46 
65 
37 
81 
78 
36 
2007 
105 
67 
59 
43 
80 
59 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
5,066 
247 
2,197 
401 
5,378 
1,278 
5,479 
2007 
3,220 
137 
1,065 
344 
3,881 
1,143 
3,961 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
800 
334 
396 
269 
362 
357 
128 
2007 
797 
302 
408 
231 
312 
311 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
22,619 
1,930 
9,766 
2,497 
26,721 
1,535 
22,238 
2007 
(D) 
910 
6,791 
1,593 
19,717 
1,049 
1 1 ,452 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,256 
479 
680 
505 
797 
495 
274 
2007 
1,471 
511 
749 
603 
860 
520 
381 
$1,000, 2012 
3,832 
950 
2,109 
3,046 
4,563 
792 
2,625 
2007 
2,909 
904 
1,594 
1,970 
3,095 
590 
1,900 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
893 
277 
377 
331 
486 
328 
168 
2007 
705 
227 
294 
229 
388 
269 
141 
$1,000, 2012 
1,065 
437 
650 
901 
1,529 
461 
1,057 
2007 
787 
249 
582 
483 
987 
293 
481 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,029 
380 
513 
402 
649 
404 
223 
2007 
1,376 
476 
698 
542 
798 
486 
343 
$1,000, 2012 
3,957 
1,132 
1,760 
2,991 
5,381 
814 
2,300 
2007 
3,948 
1,120 
3,162 
2,296 
3,321 
935 
1,881 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
271 
73 
124 
115 
245 
82 
80 
2007 
306 
74 
99 
100 
199 
76 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
3,399 
649 
1,036 
3,908 
5,556 
1,089 
2,273 
2007 
2,027 
662 
1,207 
2,005 
3,846 
174 
1,756 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
78 
25 
42 
42 
89 
23 
39 
2007 
103 
26 
39 
39 
44 
29 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
868 
311 
94 
257 
2,057 
234 
316 
2007 
566 
59 
111 
179 
597 
289 
444 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
189 
43 
109 
108 
131 
53 
78 
2007 
187 
39 
86 
84 
104 
37 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
883 
141 
467 
1,851 
1,082 
75 
943 
2007 
279 
31 
211 
894 
374 
31 
359 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
216 
65 
99 
88 
133 
63 
69 
2007 
152 
45 
68 
76 
137 
40 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
3,273 
325 
1,229 
6,182 
1,762 
163 
3,542 
2007 
1,173 
162 
752 
1,778 
1,499 
46 
2,288 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
39 
13 
21 
18 
35 
12 
13 
2007 
57 
7 
16 
11 
30 
6 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
284 
13 
108 
114 
582 
16 
231 
2007 
83 
6 
62 
109 
409 
4 
153 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
563 
146 
265 
201 
347 
135 
146 
2007 
502 
117 
213 
156 
264 
114 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
3,544 
664 
2,162 
2,018 
3,818 
860 
1,994 
2007 
3,623 
715 
2,001 
1,539 
2,719 
775 
1,553 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
475 
125 
234 
160 
280 
112 
124 
2007 
432 
96 
176 
132 
232 
106 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
2,632 
561 
1,915 
1,409 
2,784 
725 
1,633 
2007 
2,970 
587 
1,667 
1,130 
2,044 
625 
1,135 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
275 
64 
98 
100 
174 
56 
59 
2007 
268 
63 
117 
87 
135 
63 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
912 
102 
247 
609 
1,035 
136 
361 
2007 
653 
128 
333 
409 
675 
150 
419 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,284 
477 
672 
523 
795 
494 
311 
2007 
1,438 
474 
714 
582 
835 
490 
364 
$1,000, 2012 
1,589 
861 
733 
605 
1,300 
989 
507 
2007 
1,494 
739 
710 
574 
1,001 
739 
372 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
645 
211 
280 
245 
406 
246 
145 
2007 
701 
225 
303 
213 
377 
246 
154 
$1,000, 2012 
2,636 
581 
1,242 
2,508 
3,441 
1,076 
2,897 
2007 
(D) 
558 
1,297 
1,332 
5,227 
350 
2,153 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
611 
174 
258 
239 
392 
219 
160 
2007 
726 
223 
301 
219 
369 
226 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
7,935 
1,361 
3,286 
3,504 
7,815 
1,285 
4,446 
2007 
6,783 
1,531 
2,721 
2,849 
5,534 
1,425 
3,649 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 293 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
