Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Carroll 
Carter 
Casey 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
278 
786 
1,118 
1,179 
883 
243 
508 
2007 
326 
895 
1,286 
1,324 
907 
336 
629 
$1,000, 2012 
6,072 
14,066 
33,349 
168,578 
37,985 
6,337 
27,422 
2007 
5,796 
10,694 
21,685 
97,569 
26,885 
4,677 
25,944 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
21,842 
17,896 
29,829 
142,984 
43,018 
26,080 
53,981 
2007 
17,778 
1 1 ,949 
16,862 
73,692 
29,641 
13,921 
41,247 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
94 
329 
568 
670 
295 
108 
321 
2007 
154 
436 
756 
694 
349 
172 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
538 
817 
4,095 
30,430 
1,651 
535 
1,393 
2007 
399 
823 
3,214 
17,792 
1,462 
449 
1,652 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
88 
180 
387 
625 
323 
91 
232 
2007 
111 
187 
374 
537 
258 
78 
247 
$1,000, 2012 
160 
73 
918 
12,099 
607 
129 
267 
2007 
155 
76 
255 
6,032 
293 
77 
189 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
103 
170 
358 
591 
307 
110 
175 
2007 
125 
197 
431 
510 
278 
118 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
478 
239 
1,386 
15,931 
1,094 
343 
318 
2007 
116 
154 
792 
8,363 
422 
217 
242 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
94 
243 
286 
294 
301 
59 
164 
2007 
71 
174 
271 
259 
247 
64 
139 
$1,000, 2012 
330 
2,357 
2,247 
9,414 
8,416 
525 
4,322 
2007 
215 
1,911 
1,288 
5,161 
5,964 
300 
2,658 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
67 
174 
186 
176 
183 
34 
112 
2007 
50 
101 
192 
164 
154 
33 
94 
$1,000, 2012 
198 
481 
960 
1,205 
1,942 
91 
1,460 
2007 
160 
273 
674 
863 
1,904 
91 
322 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
42 
119 
162 
172 
171 
32 
84 
2007 
26 
99 
124 
138 
121 
46 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
131 
1,876 
1,287 
8,209 
6,474 
435 
2,862 
2007 
54 
1,638 
614 
4,297 
4,061 
209 
2,336 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
197 
543 
797 
634 
671 
129 
381 
2007 
180 
496 
751 
593 
556 
146 
387 
$1,000, 2012 
899 
2,952 
9,224 
17,302 
7,343 
672 
13,383 
2007 
626 
1,728 
3,861 
11,705 
2,850 
807 
12,653 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
271 
755 
1,075 
1,128 
859 
234 
497 
2007 
325 
863 
1,269 
1,288 
887 
322 
606 
$1,000, 2012 
555 
1,122 
2,462 
10,313 
2,305 
389 
1,321 
2007 
672 
914 
2,170 
6,101 
1,786 
424 
1,366 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
194 
434 
698 
801 
592 
129 
315 
2007 
185 
336 
546 
620 
447 
109 
266 
$1,000, 2012 
223 
487 
861 
2,798 
824 
147 
630 
2007 
213 
253 
455 
1,762 
645 
113 
581 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
232 
554 
883 
939 
692 
187 
381 
2007 
308 
804 
1,186 
1,181 
813 
303 
557 
$1,000, 2012 
592 
1,296 
2,647 
11,004 
2,182 
617 
1,078 
2007 
957 
1,420 
3,134 
6,819 
2,527 
487 
1,235 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
84 
159 
288 
372 
272 
62 
144 
2007 
90 
222 
246 
282 
231 
53 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
538 
2,048 
1,715 
12,496 
3,441 
1,584 
860 
2007 
378 
500 
906 
7,078 
2,300 
373 
575 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
19 
52 
107 
92 
129 
19 
54 
2007 
24 
66 
108 
84 
114 
26 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
96 
118 
705 
2,230 
1,031 
135 
239 
2007 
111 
262 
430 
1,261 
965 
297 
113 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
35 
54 
240 
290 
140 
31 
96 
2007 
40 
54 
196 
230 
142 
16 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
42 
72 
344 
2,590 
311 
48 
411 
2007 
38 
54 
195 
1,349 
197 
16 
121 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
55 
119 
210 
270 
158 
33 
156 
2007 
43 
68 
164 
217 
104 
32 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
400 
265 
2,018 
21,088 
2,159 
133 
624 
2007 
324 
216 
738 
10,131 
990 
256 
455 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
9 
11 
42 
104 
54 
7 
27 
2007 
12 
20 
49 
55 
27 
3 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
9 
25 
141 
1,452 
84 
(Z) 
171 
2007 
12 
10 
61 
1,618 
43 
8 
36 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
94 
227 
486 
608 
364 
76 
188 
2007 
109 
221 
401 
425 
304 
60 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
534 
786 
2,220 
6,693 
3,020 
495 
1,074 
2007 
784 
1,252 
2,147 
5,732 
3,227 
369 
1,384 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
82 
178 
387 
484 
293 
63 
148 
2007 
96 
178 
329 
322 
258 
52 
143 
$1,000, 2012 
490 
536 
1,769 
4,599 
2,344 
205 
859 
2007 
678 
909 
1,753 
3,709 
2,510 
278 
1,091 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
39 
106 
254 
365 
193 
41 
123 
2007 
58 
127 
228 
255 
171 
30 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
45 
250 
451 
2,093 
676 
290 
216 
2007 
106 
343 
394 
2,023 
717 
91 
293 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
269 
758 
1,095 
1,114 
837 
236 
491 
2007 
304 
815 
1,196 
1,201 
832 
310 
581 
$1,000, 2012 
400 
722 
1,137 
2,061 
1,403 
212 
489 
2007 
401 
653 
973 
1,432 
1,240 
271 
611 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
148 
327 
537 
645 
495 
93 
268 
2007 
163 
309 
596 
605 
511 
93 
271 
$1,000, 2012 
280 
687 
1,229 
10,677 
2,115 
374 
841 
2007 
396 
468 
1,065 
5,233 
1,974 
215 
2,073 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
139 
321 
480 
558 
411 
91 
222 
2007 
188 
319 
553 
600 
451 
119 
256 
$1,000, 2012 
1,217 
2,311 
3,363 
16,352 
3,865 
1,194 
2,117 
2007 
1,596 
1,923 
4,453 
11,315 
4,577 
1,000 
2,223 
-continued 
294 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
