Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Big Stone 
Blue Earth 
Brown 
Carlton 
Carver 
Cass 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
400 
1,070 
1,055 
501 
789 
546 
2007 
452 
1,247 
1,129 
485 
800 
563 
$1,000, 2012 
109,351 
369,680 
283,852 
10,807 
96,110 
36,192 
2007 
68,199 
265,037 
200,211 
8,264 
69,344 
23,384 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
273,377 
345,495 
269,054 
21,572 
121,813 
66,285 
2007 
150,883 
212,540 
177,335 
17,038 
86,681 
41,535 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
261 
662 
774 
165 
451 
171 
2007 
306 
742 
770 
171 
467 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
19,440 
37,069 
34,817 
463 
13,397 
1,884 
2007 
10,697 
19,357 
18,393 
407 
8,543 
1,071 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
284 
724 
811 
100 
472 
142 
2007 
269 
718 
744 
56 
424 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
8,182 
13,239 
12,055 
118 
4,025 
296 
2007 
4,011 
7,850 
8,284 
40 
3,223 
244 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
266 
679 
782 
146 
463 
166 
2007 
270 
722 
718 
140 
448 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
15,544 
27,269 
25,533 
251 
10,089 
1,016 
2007 
7,790 
16,661 
14,032 
138 
6,013 
542 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
51 
248 
256 
148 
191 
193 
2007 
59 
267 
283 
130 
202 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
4,845 
52,129 
40,615 
495 
3,884 
7,055 
2007 
3,512 
52,771 
42,680 
417 
3,324 
4,392 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
28 
78 
83 
94 
92 
135 
2007 
29 
66 
106 
80 
96 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
642 
2,060 
1,781 
288 
603 
2,113 
2007 
228 
4,312 
2,782 
246 
596 
884 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
35 
207 
197 
77 
110 
105 
2007 
34 
218 
207 
61 
125 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
4,203 
50,069 
38,833 
207 
3,282 
4,942 
2007 
3,285 
48,460 
39,898 
172 
2,728 
3,509 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
95 
349 
410 
343 
397 
354 
2007 
106 
375 
392 
282 
390 
334 
$1,000, 2012 
12,819 
102,880 
66,481 
2,220 
13,158 
1 1 ,633 
2007 
8,332 
66,285 
38,570 
1,677 
7,119 
5,878 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
384 
982 
1,006 
483 
747 
540 
2007 
438 
1,220 
1,102 
479 
791 
555 
$1,000, 2012 
6,492 
12,593 
11,647 
1,118 
6,417 
2,605 
2007 
4,565 
11,050 
9,797 
924 
5,659 
1,774 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
311 
766 
812 
388 
579 
390 
2007 
265 
731 
704 
287 
501 
327 
$1,000, 2012 
1,436 
4,486 
6,680 
554 
2,567 
1,016 
2007 
1,089 
3,705 
3,340 
301 
1,844 
563 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
357 
890 
943 
438 
659 
452 
2007 
401 
1,125 
1,028 
458 
742 
532 
$1,000, 2012 
7,995 
17,006 
15,529 
1,183 
7,450 
1,984 
2007 
5,775 
12,086 
11,780 
1,159 
7,045 
2,035 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
128 
343 
329 
80 
233 
110 
2007 
107 
303 
293 
76 
220 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
2,849 
10,505 
9,192 
378 
6,338 
1,785 
2007 
2,294 
8,869 
7,296 
247 
4,817 
1,522 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
25 
69 
61 
13 
20 
21 
2007 
25 
42 
49 
14 
51 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
263 
921 
689 
19 
223 
131 
2007 
357 
362 
519 
34 
259 
61 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
113 
326 
394 
76 
237 
88 
2007 
123 
273 
269 
56 
222 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
1,571 
3,999 
3,385 
96 
1,440 
401 
2007 
842 
2,462 
2,233 
90 
1,125 
211 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
200 
457 
513 
136 
257 
131 
2007 
210 
539 
490 
79 
257 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
13,637 
49,960 
26,646 
642 
1 1 ,574 
1,502 
2007 
8,906 
30,988 
17,807 
219 
7,875 
855 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
52 
105 
123 
19 
68 
28 
2007 
56 
119 
82 
16 
53 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
989 
2,241 
1,506 
9 
336 
233 
2007 
445 
1,800 
612 
10 
301 
93 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
245 
575 
597 
190 
310 
237 
2007 
226 
552 
539 
147 
275 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
5,247 
10,983 
10,475 
1,447 
5,632 
2,053 
2007 
4,592 
11,416 
9,986 
1,101 
5,487 
1,854 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
195 
425 
453 
165 
225 
190 
2007 
179 
398 
414 
136 
202 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
3,351 
5,967 
7,059 
1,301 
4,009 
1,568 
2007 
2,427 
6,277 
5,860 
912 
3,654 
1,335 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
168 
399 
405 
75 
193 
118 
2007 
180 
378 
387 
59 
170 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
1,896 
5,016 
3,416 
146 
1,623 
485 
2007 
2,165 
5,139 
4,126 
190 
1,832 
519 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
368 
987 
971 
494 
744 
532 
2007 
421 
1,132 
1,034 
455 
739 
537 
$1,000, 2012 
2,177 
5,282 
4,583 
1,159 
3,631 
996 
2007 
1,653 
4,536 
3,554 
914 
2,551 
858 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
269 
701 
740 
261 
501 
303 
2007 
288 
786 
753 
252 
448 
283 
$1,000, 2012 
5,865 
19,119 
14,019 
654 
5,949 
1,602 
2007 
3,339 
14,838 
1 1 ,327 
586 
4,161 
1,431 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
277 
715 
733 
240 
459 
240 
2007 
303 
792 
697 
235 
487 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
12,789 
27,777 
24,299 
1,826 
12,879 
4,022 
2007 
8,709 
22,947 
17,186 
1,666 
9,131 
2,865 
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280 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
