Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
2007 
80,992 
538 
475 
1,202 
674 
919 
$1,000, 2012 
15,520,275 
15,101 
42,566 
199,527 
24,014 
126,517 
2007 
10,320,405 
12,377 
29,004 
110,785 
16,475 
93,452 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
208,208 
32,062 
107,491 
180,242 
41,909 
132,064 
2007 
127,425 
23,006 
61,061 
92,167 
24,444 
101,689 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
43,267 
121 
192 
472 
211 
539 
2007 
44,332 
154 
214 
405 
265 
571 
$1,000, 2012 
1,967,178 
1,191 
3,353 
20,461 
2,736 
1 1 ,254 
2007 
999,236 
1,152 
1,686 
8,491 
1,618 
6,995 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
45,191 
95 
184 
519 
186 
558 
2007 
40,143 
63 
169 
410 
148 
471 
$1,000, 2012 
783,570 
942 
944 
10,448 
1,017 
3,662 
2007 
449,837 
311 
514 
4,004 
522 
2,897 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
42,915 
138 
188 
471 
205 
554 
2007 
40,295 
99 
183 
410 
175 
505 
$1,000, 2012 
1,548,460 
768 
9,241 
19,105 
1,518 
8,077 
2007 
786,553 
432 
2,621 
8,920 
610 
4,380 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
18,527 
103 
90 
262 
166 
308 
2007 
17,464 
99 
94 
195 
146 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
1,301,768 
587 
902 
10,828 
1,861 
16,156 
2007 
1,304,042 
543 
656 
5,456 
1,040 
8,840 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
9,241 
61 
24 
157 
94 
188 
2007 
8,243 
64 
28 
121 
99 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
163,055 
212 
246 
4,805 
777 
2,694 
2007 
115,218 
156 
46 
1,884 
375 
1,446 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
11,859 
60 
80 
149 
96 
161 
2007 
11,354 
50 
71 
92 
57 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
1,138,713 
374 
656 
6,023 
1,084 
13,463 
2007 
1,188,825 
387 
610 
3,572 
665 
7,394 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
32,486 
261 
187 
477 
342 
569 
2007 
30,806 
241 
225 
414 
296 
529 
$1,000, 2012 
2,961,840 
2,203 
2,746 
38,130 
3,076 
30,765 
2007 
1,944,488 
1,602 
4,022 
25,006 
1,721 
27,275 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
70,481 
458 
379 
1,051 
546 
919 
2007 
79,261 
531 
462 
1,163 
654 
901 
$1,000, 2012 
798,828 
1,976 
2,275 
11,115 
2,257 
6,456 
2007 
618,971 
1,493 
2,417 
7,501 
2,060 
4,677 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
54,750 
350 
246 
742 
436 
720 
2007 
45,581 
265 
237 
600 
356 
603 
$1,000, 2012 
274,491 
537 
757 
5,176 
1,025 
3,806 
2007 
187,999 
376 
702 
2,814 
564 
3,196 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
63,055 
385 
328 
893 
494 
843 
2007 
74,306 
509 
424 
1,103 
612 
868 
$1,000, 2012 
964,212 
1,592 
2,166 
16,094 
2,162 
8,815 
2007 
693,634 
1,405 
1,531 
7,861 
2,426 
7,438 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
22,595 
69 
105 
282 
98 
293 
2007 
19,337 
77 
94 
195 
86 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
692,816 
1,016 
10,162 
14,946 
1,011 
8,430 
2007 
521,852 
1,273 
7,530 
9,034 
455 
6,469 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
4,418 
16 
42 
56 
27 
37 
2007 
3,848 
13 
18 
54 
25 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
53,564 
68 
247 
270 
83 
375 
2007 
41,671 
(D) 
351 
803 
46 
334 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
23,685 
64 
53 
217 
116 
353 
2007 
18,993 
60 
47 
180 
88 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
274,752 
166 
155 
3,620 
1,039 
3,500 
2007 
157,929 
(D) 
342 
1,182 
404 
1,302 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
27,660 
92 
87 
328 
127 
314 
2007 
26,132 
79 
90 
246 
123 
276 
$1,000, 2012 
1,831,867 
1,301 
2,652 
17,178 
1,464 
5,732 
2007 
1,019,476 
675 
1,193 
7,462 
808 
3,441 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
7,490 
25 
8 
79 
24 
118 
2007 
6,325 
15 
19 
71 
15 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
127,745 
116 
124 
3,167 
29 
856 
2007 
75,977 
132 
117 
1,520 
26 
334 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
37,420 
168 
125 
516 
204 
449 
2007 
32,517 
141 
121 
372 
207 
371 
$1,000, 2012 
655,486 
1,035 
1,261 
10,176 
1,832 
5,226 
2007 
584,665 
1,359 
1,560 
5,831 
1,655 
4,588 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
28,875 
130 
97 
415 
161 
355 
2007 
25,282 
113 
99 
301 
160 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
438,508 
830 
857 
7,410 
1,380 
4,068 
2007 
347,297 
1,001 
1,096 
3,605 
1,107 
3,149 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
23,479 
81 
65 
291 
119 
262 
2007 
22,100 
80 
76 
238 
125 
229 
$1,000, 2012 
216,978 
205 
405 
2,766 
452 
1,157 
2007 
237,368 
357 
464 
2,226 
547 
1,439 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
70,138 
455 
371 
1,074 
561 
926 
2007 
75,030 
507 
435 
1,124 
623 
879 
$1,000, 2012 
340,686 
640 
1,346 
4,348 
1,305 
3,886 
2007 
241,383 
635 
1,305 
2,569 
1,256 
2,770 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
45,648 
244 
202 
578 
311 
574 
2007 
45,424 
243 
235 
522 
299 
578 
$1,000, 2012 
943,011 
964 
4,235 
14,466 
1,598 
9,523 
2007 
692,692 
684 
2,459 
12,333 
1,263 
8,517 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
44,590 
232 
187 
540 
251 
551 
2007 
44,410 
221 
179 
511 
303 
550 
$1,000, 2012 
1,541,585 
1,832 
2,879 
18,750 
2,862 
11,671 
2007 
1,054,788 
2,186 
2,513 
1 1 ,976 
3,376 
10,504 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 279 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
