Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fleming 
Floyd 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallatin 
Garrard 
Grant 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,087 
87 
579 
178 
185 
805 
812 
2007 
1,129 
76 
625 
156 
204 
821 
959 
$1,000, 2012 
49,711 
833 
22,558 
37,339 
5,572 
36,560 
13,716 
2007 
32,263 
936 
16,172 
26,783 
4,633 
25,078 
11,400 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
45,732 
9,575 
38,960 
209,770 
30,120 
45,416 
16,892 
2007 
28,577 
12,317 
25,875 
171,683 
22,710 
30,545 
11,887 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
520 
25 
208 
84 
78 
295 
241 
2007 
582 
39 
229 
82 
108 
383 
362 
$1,000, 2012 
3,673 
39 
1,012 
5,784 
710 
1,698 
614 
2007 
2,544 
75 
665 
4,658 
434 
1,351 
617 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
416 
23 
207 
92 
67 
270 
220 
2007 
329 
25 
166 
71 
75 
236 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
1,016 
(D) 
318 
3,749 
210 
306 
171 
2007 
395 
16 
237 
2,099 
100 
159 
104 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
463 
24 
196 
93 
88 
276 
224 
2007 
374 
38 
194 
69 
81 
258 
263 
$1,000, 2012 
1,428 
31 
692 
4,680 
312 
381 
302 
2007 
671 
66 
505 
3,281 
239 
311 
223 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
363 
25 
168 
22 
46 
298 
237 
2007 
324 
18 
127 
19 
37 
256 
173 
$1,000, 2012 
8,851 
35 
5,798 
1,728 
273 
12,064 
1,067 
2007 
5,074 
18 
4,081 
1,538 
183 
6,889 
509 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
214 
10 
106 
12 
23 
193 
164 
2007 
211 
10 
86 
11 
27 
153 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
1,518 
21 
1,202 
310 
115 
1,514 
538 
2007 
1,549 
12 
456 
66 
98 
1,194 
269 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
208 
18 
86 
20 
28 
157 
110 
2007 
163 
10 
57 
14 
17 
145 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
7,333 
14 
4,596 
1,418 
158 
10,551 
530 
2007 
3,526 
6 
3,625 
1,472 
85 
5,695 
240 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
759 
53 
375 
51 
124 
608 
564 
2007 
706 
54 
319 
44 
124 
542 
497 
$1,000, 2012 
12,979 
150 
3,502 
7,377 
500 
7,066 
2,454 
2007 
6,028 
97 
2,054 
5,229 
373 
3,427 
1,489 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,049 
81 
562 
163 
181 
792 
786 
2007 
1,105 
73 
609 
150 
203 
809 
945 
$1,000, 2012 
2,986 
68 
1,246 
2,086 
498 
2,334 
1,264 
2007 
2,315 
148 
1,054 
1,372 
415 
1,780 
1,113 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
782 
37 
398 
96 
132 
548 
556 
2007 
644 
36 
315 
65 
117 
444 
481 
$1,000, 2012 
1,283 
61 
531 
618 
166 
727 
577 
2007 
1,046 
93 
370 
365 
123 
623 
403 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
845 
58 
468 
134 
164 
638 
646 
2007 
1,022 
66 
571 
141 
195 
761 
902 
$1,000, 2012 
3,387 
78 
1,593 
1,677 
546 
2,590 
1,320 
2007 
3,717 
91 
1,749 
1,579 
556 
2,505 
1,738 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
334 
11 
162 
53 
55 
212 
190 
2007 
291 
13 
151 
41 
60 
210 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
2,771 
149 
1,722 
2,189 
545 
1,892 
899 
2007 
1,950 
144 
1,786 
995 
297 
1,383 
792 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
154 
8 
63 
19 
18 
93 
48 
2007 
128 
5 
63 
18 
21 
108 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
1,394 
28 
814 
208 
211 
961 
245 
2007 
712 
(D) 
428 
128 
243 
603 
266 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
264 
1 
66 
43 
17 
131 
118 
2007 
199 
1 
68 
20 
25 
102 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
817 
(D) 
141 
498 
38 
169 
152 
2007 
510 
(D) 
224 
118 
61 
146 
102 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
218 
15 
78 
48 
35 
130 
110 
2007 
117 
8 
45 
41 
27 
86 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
1,725 
42 
1,227 
2,710 
403 
664 
583 
2007 
629 
18 
250 
2,082 
277 
492 
162 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
41 
- 
10 
19 
11 
27 
20 
2007 
48 
- 
16 
10 
14 
20 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
178 
- 
12 
287 
90 
52 
33 
2007 
96 
- 
23 
137 
(D) 
13 
40 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
537 
19 
234 
79 
60 
334 
345 
2007 
491 
17 
154 
63 
67 
285 
293 
$1,000, 2012 
3,784 
31 
1,880 
1,874 
367 
2,827 
1,991 
2007 
3,587 
40 
1,046 
1,395 
525 
2,780 
2,332 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
447 
10 
177 
72 
48 
289 
273 
2007 
412 
17 
121 
47 
59 
242 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
2,936 
18 
1,527 
1,611 
222 
2,366 
1,639 
2007 
2,898 
27 
799 
1,030 
442 
2,339 
2,021 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
309 
17 
116 
35 
41 
164 
154 
2007 
286 
8 
91 
38 
33 
137 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
848 
14 
353 
263 
144 
461 
352 
2007 
689 
13 
247 
365 
83 
441 
311 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,030 
75 
555 
172 
178 
774 
788 
2007 
1,040 
66 
562 
146 
193 
772 
866 
$1,000, 2012 
1,341 
53 
772 
343 
287 
1,244 
1,074 
2007 
1,165 
75 
747 
254 
(D) 
1,127 
890 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
603 
38 
306 
115 
89 
435 
363 
2007 
602 
36 
259 
71 
103 
431 
370 
$1,000, 2012 
2,096 
61 
1,298 
1,529 
416 
1,584 
971 
2007 
1,824 
47 
954 
1,554 
311 
1,488 
620 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
542 
18 
258 
74 
107 
400 
337 
2007 
536 
26 
279 
70 
109 
431 
399 
$1,000, 2012 
6,128 
46 
2,180 
4,332 
912 
3,811 
2,297 
2007 
5,306 
96 
2,641 
2,527 
911 
3,627 
2,554 
-continued 
296 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
