Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Muhlenberg 
Nelson 
Nicholas 
Ohio 
Oldham 
Owen 
Owsley 
Pendleton 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
630 
1,326 
570 
944 
419 
701 
163 
810 
2007 
636 
1,406 
603 
969 
461 
864 
195 
910 
$1,000, 2012 
52,901 
65,118 
21,243 
76,761 
18,943 
20,484 
2,186 
12,448 
2007 
35,965 
47,398 
14,592 
57,969 
20,602 
16,342 
2,008 
12,277 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
83,970 
49,108 
37,269 
81,314 
45,209 
29,221 
13,412 
15,368 
2007 
56,548 
33,712 
24,199 
59,823 
44,690 
18,915 
10,299 
13,491 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
306 
641 
227 
436 
177 
257 
84 
306 
2007 
346 
742 
312 
488 
232 
371 
101 
421 
$1,000, 2012 
4,701 
7,653 
1,420 
6,913 
1,201 
1,458 
154 
1,204 
2007 
3,781 
3,928 
1,174 
4,291 
1,255 
1,101 
211 
1,167 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
232 
496 
212 
325 
142 
221 
58 
207 
2007 
200 
455 
201 
287 
150 
227 
63 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
1,537 
2,385 
395 
2,498 
572 
325 
107 
273 
2007 
1,032 
1,268 
268 
1,709 
390 
321 
59 
240 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
232 
491 
200 
330 
142 
230 
70 
211 
2007 
204 
478 
222 
251 
145 
279 
75 
228 
$1,000, 2012 
2,534 
3,571 
448 
3,026 
1,045 
541 
103 
361 
2007 
1,492 
1,506 
327 
1,685 
1,146 
391 
72 
308 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
147 
394 
169 
204 
105 
214 
24 
171 
2007 
117 
349 
154 
190 
89 
145 
30 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
3,879 
10,078 
3,007 
13,262 
456 
4,425 
117 
418 
2007 
2,800 
7,559 
1,336 
9,801 
1,492 
2,193 
39 
370 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
90 
241 
116 
138 
54 
129 
15 
118 
2007 
80 
205 
109 
109 
59 
84 
15 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
546 
1,928 
784 
468 
200 
869 
55 
295 
2007 
204 
1,009 
824 
293 
673 
366 
(D) 
220 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
77 
231 
86 
111 
66 
108 
13 
76 
2007 
44 
188 
67 
102 
39 
80 
17 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
3,333 
8,150 
2,223 
12,795 
256 
3,556 
62 
122 
2007 
2,595 
6,550 
512 
9,508 
820 
1,827 
(D) 
150 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
369 
927 
405 
537 
283 
424 
83 
495 
2007 
302 
816 
363 
509 
266 
422 
89 
479 
$1,000, 2012 
23,344 
12,802 
4,387 
24,895 
2,091 
3,159 
312 
1,561 
2007 
12,153 
8,909 
1,676 
21,403 
1,949 
2,069 
183 
1,228 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
609 
1,283 
546 
899 
403 
678 
159 
787 
2007 
626 
1,389 
598 
956 
449 
855 
187 
892 
$1,000, 2012 
2,315 
4,138 
1,526 
2,830 
1,375 
1,585 
228 
1,140 
2007 
1,526 
3,338 
1,427 
2,238 
1,555 
1,596 
260 
1,219 
Utilities farms, 2012 
370 
858 
405 
498 
277 
469 
83 
517 
2007 
274 
695 
335 
409 
247 
429 
67 
447 
$1,000, 2012 
1,013 
1,854 
578 
1,617 
1,115 
569 
65 
457 
2007 
859 
1,230 
391 
1,681 
568 
448 
47 
440 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
494 
1,022 
456 
694 
342 
559 
113 
646 
2007 
585 
1,284 
558 
892 
403 
795 
173 
837 
$1,000, 2012 
2,520 
4,331 
1,623 
3,757 
1,654 
1,591 
199 
1,227 
2007 
3,604 
4,194 
1,564 
3,394 
1,937 
2,378 
352 
1,614 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
130 
309 
162 
125 
127 
155 
45 
143 
2007 
103 
289 
180 
105 
142 
185 
61 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
2,006 
3,433 
2,189 
2,412 
4,209 
1,010 
133 
1,081 
2007 
2,059 
2,424 
1,312 
2,761 
3,785 
1,105 
172 
718 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
35 
93 
83 
44 
66 
55 
17 
53 
2007 
38 
101 
99 
42 
62 
50 
15 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
421 
692 
1,053 
1,096 
514 
536 
115 
225 
2007 
151 
737 
1,052 
198 
452 
250 
94 
560 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
86 
234 
93 
107 
52 
96 
9 
89 
2007 
74 
189 
71 
82 
43 
80 
11 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
485 
897 
211 
517 
128 
201 
(D) 
119 
2007 
118 
503 
232 
158 
82 
96 
3 
138 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
74 
188 
106 
92 
60 
108 
30 
105 
2007 
67 
150 
65 
85 
49 
92 
20 
94 
$1,000, 2012 
1,818 
4,558 
968 
863 
628 
948 
129 
905 
2007 
1,850 
2,562 
836 
1,068 
728 
521 
42 
447 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
25 
50 
13 
44 
18 
24 
2 
25 
2007 
31 
34 
18 
36 
13 
18 
5 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
207 
145 
30 
1,062 
52 
72 
(D) 
15 
2007 
134 
66 
45 
184 
47 
41 
6 
14 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
221 
524 
237 
384 
125 
280 
48 
281 
2007 
172 
412 
229 
269 
123 
273 
45 
273 
$1,000, 2012 
2,414 
3,868 
1,576 
2,455 
1,025 
2,077 
219 
1,558 
2007 
1,780 
3,544 
1,576 
2,081 
1,244 
1,801 
182 
1,826 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
193 
420 
208 
340 
109 
236 
44 
236 
2007 
140 
349 
198 
220 
109 
234 
38 
229 
$1,000, 2012 
2,101 
3,094 
1,209 
1,977 
922 
1,777 
197 
1,328 
2007 
1,431 
2,817 
1,222 
1,615 
950 
1,532 
133 
1,498 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
96 
246 
108 
148 
53 
128 
12 
121 
2007 
100 
194 
131 
143 
52 
145 
22 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
313 
774 
367 
478 
103 
300 
23 
230 
2007 
349 
727 
354 
466 
295 
269 
49 
328 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
614 
1,299 
549 
925 
390 
684 
155 
789 
2007 
590 
1,338 
562 
918 
415 
789 
180 
850 
$1,000, 2012 
863 
2,237 
703 
1,179 
1,285 
1,034 
172 
1,151 
2007 
678 
2,106 
591 
1,030 
1,184 
914 
197 
1,015 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
295 
663 
322 
358 
218 
301 
66 
347 
2007 
280 
649 
315 
398 
247 
377 
64 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
2,845 
2,476 
1,129 
8,380 
1,592 
952 
82 
752 
2007 
1,947 
3,525 
785 
4,287 
2,786 
1,118 
88 
970 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
263 
607 
292 
417 
193 
326 
66 
357 
2007 
314 
565 
315 
366 
205 
380 
84 
439 
$1,000, 2012 
4,284 
6,154 
2,971 
6,963 
1,921 
2,986 
351 
2,433 
2007 
3,544 
6,039 
2,593 
4,294 
2,182 
2,884 
524 
2,697 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Kentucky 303 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
