Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Perry 
Pike 
Powell 
Pulaski 
Robertson 
Rockcastle 
Rowan 
Russell 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
49 
56 
229 
1,713 
251 
677 
356 
726 
2007 
57 
70 
236 
1,808 
289 
727 
386 
805 
$1,000, 2012 
1,694 
1,665 
3,552 
64,650 
4,933 
13,609 
6,266 
45,139 
2007 
1,061 
709 
3,075 
36,242 
4,108 
8,543 
5,399 
36,603 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
34,581 
29,731 
15,513 
37,741 
19,652 
20,103 
17,602 
62,175 
2007 
18,610 
10,123 
13,031 
20,045 
14,216 
11,751 
13,987 
45,469 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
20 
15 
95 
951 
91 
297 
150 
407 
2007 
24 
26 
105 
1,229 
128 
394 
213 
541 
$1,000, 2012 
23 
46 
225 
7,403 
268 
1,329 
414 
3,169 
2007 
31 
25 
300 
5,108 
276 
1,041 
504 
2,527 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
20 
15 
64 
620 
71 
169 
84 
279 
2007 
18 
20 
66 
583 
77 
155 
112 
272 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
53 
47 
1,868 
65 
365 
151 
407 
2007 
8 
9 
(D) 
664 
64 
84 
79 
245 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
22 
21 
85 
542 
90 
171 
110 
226 
2007 
19 
20 
81 
553 
94 
154 
109 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
14 
23 
161 
2,545 
116 
331 
250 
990 
2007 
9 
13 
135 
1,063 
107 
188 
101 
495 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
19 
20 
43 
518 
81 
182 
85 
208 
2007 
26 
18 
36 
414 
54 
107 
71 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
158 
90 
121 
11,182 
566 
911 
341 
11,540 
2007 
333 
43 
110 
4,313 
249 
549 
466 
14,021 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
13 
11 
22 
348 
54 
111 
40 
129 
2007 
17 
9 
17 
262 
39 
68 
45 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
80 
42 
100 
3,333 
376 
455 
89 
849 
2007 
49 
22 
46 
1,106 
148 
315 
151 
1,080 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
11 
13 
28 
258 
38 
90 
52 
108 
2007 
17 
12 
23 
208 
24 
54 
33 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
78 
48 
22 
7,849 
190 
456 
252 
10,692 
2007 
284 
21 
65 
3,207 
101 
234 
314 
12,941 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
37 
49 
142 
1,332 
164 
458 
208 
498 
2007 
39 
41 
114 
1,172 
142 
412 
193 
490 
$1,000, 2012 
868 
262 
541 
15,165 
724 
2,706 
918 
15,667 
2007 
217 
129 
292 
6,228 
436 
1,504 
812 
8,090 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
49 
53 
226 
1,659 
247 
657 
342 
701 
2007 
55 
64 
233 
1,780 
275 
699 
379 
788 
$1,000, 2012 
103 
105 
374 
4,073 
445 
1,206 
435 
2,170 
2007 
68 
69 
325 
2,908 
404 
1,061 
512 
1,510 
Utilities farms, 2012 
33 
33 
142 
1,087 
173 
356 
214 
447 
2007 
20 
28 
117 
876 
153 
321 
173 
410 
$1,000, 2012 
44 
31 
125 
1,663 
156 
421 
209 
770 
2007 
29 
22 
72 
923 
127 
260 
174 
593 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
36 
42 
195 
1,324 
203 
498 
255 
551 
2007 
48 
55 
223 
1,656 
257 
647 
338 
735 
$1,000, 2012 
94 
62 
346 
3,988 
452 
980 
416 
1,872 
2007 
68 
131 
376 
3,944 
856 
1,571 
690 
1,829 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
16 
9 
61 
345 
78 
147 
85 
196 
2007 
11 
9 
67 
349 
90 
120 
82 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
130 
58 
328 
2,926 
233 
1,251 
1,151 
2,119 
2007 
44 
42 
223 
1,463 
289 
226 
757 
1,087 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
8 
11 
20 
125 
30 
40 
23 
55 
2007 
4 
6 
30 
133 
33 
50 
25 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
13 
84 
40 
784 
145 
373 
35 
206 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
135 
746 
133 
141 
98 
314 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
9 
2 
10 
288 
41 
69 
29 
155 
2007 
2 
2 
19 
199 
30 
88 
26 
175 
$1,000, 2012 
58 
(D) 
7 
622 
66 
83 
43 
495 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
234 
30 
52 
77 
325 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
12 
16 
13 
355 
37 
118 
32 
146 
2007 
6 
6 
20 
274 
17 
70 
32 
125 
$1,000, 2012 
14 
(D) 
219 
3,212 
697 
637 
674 
1,140 
2007 
24 
12 
173 
1,333 
122 
151 
87 
409 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
2 
3 
5 
80 
7 
30 
8 
12 
2007 
1 
3 
6 
55 
3 
7 
5 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
4 
12 
383 
10 
51 
4 
55 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
149 
2 
30 
14 
70 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
14 
14 
101 
586 
111 
265 
107 
313 
2007 
12 
9 
88 
544 
101 
195 
99 
278 
$1,000, 2012 
14 
(D) 
638 
3,874 
504 
1,732 
488 
2,068 
2007 
103 
42 
494 
3,432 
529 
798 
510 
2,491 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
6 
12 
84 
473 
88 
214 
79 
265 
2007 
10 
6 
82 
453 
83 
157 
87 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
10 
(D) 
574 
3,328 
391 
1,247 
318 
1,549 
2007 
91 
11 
375 
2,670 
348 
648 
440 
1,787 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
12 
5 
44 
298 
61 
134 
64 
144 
2007 
7 
7 
42 
316 
55 
104 
45 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
5 
53 
64 
546 
112 
485 
169 
519 
2007 
12 
31 
119 
762 
181 
150 
70 
704 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
41 
52 
225 
1,630 
246 
657 
350 
702 
2007 
50 
64 
219 
1,686 
276 
661 
347 
767 
$1,000, 2012 
80 
43 
215 
1,841 
251 
545 
321 
794 
2007 
59 
57 
153 
1,750 
300 
499 
335 
862 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
24 
21 
94 
788 
119 
281 
147 
339 
2007 
27 
24 
95 
857 
122 
272 
157 
421 
$1,000, 2012 
70 
24 
151 
3,121 
234 
688 
418 
1,678 
2007 
52 
60 
179 
1,984 
183 
387 
182 
1,734 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
17 
16 
99 
750 
113 
289 
120 
266 
2007 
17 
16 
92 
775 
111 
282 
132 
328 
$1,000, 2012 
353 
51 
711 
7,637 
714 
1,994 
669 
2,838 
2007 
143 
46 
550 
7,685 
525 
1,873 
1,106 
3,412 
-continued 
304 Kentucky 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
