Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
674 
832 
804 
519 
18 
813 
2007 
720 
867 
921 
601 
13 
865 
$1,000, 2012 
226,180 
44,331 
278,387 
22,917 
214 
273,380 
2007 
123,264 
30,107 
146,642 
17,688 
152 
179,460 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
335,579 
53,282 
346,252 
44,157 
11,867 
336,261 
2007 
171,200 
34,725 
159,221 
29,432 
11,656 
207,468 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
439 
445 
460 
212 
6 
552 
2007 
432 
461 
444 
225 
1 
571 
$1,000, 2012 
35,810 
6,260 
45,215 
1,891 
1 
32,605 
2007 
17,757 
3,596 
21,402 
1,500 
(D) 
17,548 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
466 
449 
537 
219 
3 
593 
2007 
441 
385 
453 
170 
- 
537 
$1,000, 2012 
17,510 
2,280 
23,711 
986 
(Z) 
11,092 
2007 
8,631 
1,105 
11,863 
513 
7,442 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
450 
408 
488 
197 
6 
584 
2007 
398 
403 
409 
178 
- 
544 
$1,000, 2012 
29,384 
4,863 
37,053 
1,137 
2 
29,071 
2007 
14,582 
2,327 
14,754 
532 
“ 
15,166 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
80 
208 
120 
149 
6 
165 
2007 
75 
163 
99 
146 
1 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
7,738 
1,948 
5,839 
1,933 
(D) 
41,679 
2007 
5,426 
922 
4,517 
2,108 
(D) 
35,281 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
38 
69 
75 
90 
- 
77 
2007 
35 
76 
49 
95 
1 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
3,011 
289 
791 
612 
- 
2,128 
2007 
170 
191 
328 
704 
(D) 
2,187 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
53 
152 
61 
75 
6 
119 
2007 
52 
103 
64 
71 
- 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
4,727 
1,659 
5,048 
1,321 
(D) 
39,551 
2007 
5,256 
731 
4,189 
1,404 
33,093 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
128 
435 
219 
273 
10 
263 
2007 
128 
397 
196 
233 
7 
255 
$1,000, 2012 
20,496 
4,515 
17,673 
5,170 
(D) 
58,168 
2007 
7,446 
3,049 
6,592 
3,537 
8 
34,087 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
626 
806 
754 
502 
18 
762 
2007 
699 
850 
903 
593 
10 
854 
$1,000, 2012 
11,550 
2,553 
17,202 
2,271 
39 
10,764 
2007 
8,845 
2,242 
11,447 
1,890 
10 
8,052 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
494 
581 
580 
370 
9 
613 
2007 
370 
474 
479 
301 
4 
519 
$1,000, 2012 
2,753 
1,216 
4,084 
848 
15 
3,881 
2007 
1,422 
900 
2,196 
513 
9 
2,314 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
572 
714 
664 
432 
14 
702 
2007 
644 
817 
843 
551 
8 
782 
$1,000, 2012 
13,837 
4,093 
19,637 
1,800 
22 
13,747 
2007 
8,505 
3,430 
1 1 ,563 
1,712 
16 
9,713 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
237 
177 
267 
87 
3 
266 
2007 
208 
179 
240 
94 
1 
251 
$1,000, 2012 
10,399 
4,105 
18,676 
1,443 
44 
6,410 
2007 
5,365 
2,942 
8,865 
801 
(D) 
4,137 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
55 
39 
60 
18 
1 
58 
2007 
48 
58 
50 
20 
2 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
734 
174 
758 
58 
(D) 
498 
2007 
286 
124 
564 
48 
(D) 
353 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
199 
222 
187 
123 
275 
2007 
171 
185 
155 
94 
1 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
3,626 
1,296 
3,526 
375 
- 
3,111 
2007 
1,604 
608 
2,066 
162 
(D) 
2,003 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
325 
245 
375 
148 
2 
423 
2007 
293 
222 
330 
118 
1 
398 
$1,000, 2012 
36,422 
2,643 
46,111 
1,309 
(D) 
32,332 
2007 
21,427 
1,329 
24,462 
764 
(D) 
18,227 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
77 
36 
138 
30 
- 
94 
2007 
74 
45 
108 
22 
1 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
3,037 
332 
5,131 
114 
- 
1,087 
2007 
1,054 
279 
2,459 
61 
(D) 
1,391 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
412 
283 
425 
237 
2 
522 
2007 
347 
261 
407 
192 
1 
452 
$1,000, 2012 
10,128 
2,350 
10,338 
1,257 
(D) 
10,488 
2007 
10,588 
2,640 
9,195 
1,253 
(D) 
1 1 ,346 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
323 
213 
308 
186 
2 
400 
2007 
270 
206 
299 
162 
1 
359 
$1,000, 2012 
6,043 
1,820 
5,893 
918 
(D) 
7,156 
2007 
5,351 
1,908 
5,450 
898 
(D) 
6,890 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
238 
137 
296 
129 
358 
2007 
244 
148 
278 
116 
1 
331 
$1,000, 2012 
4,085 
530 
4,445 
339 
- 
3,333 
2007 
5,237 
733 
3,745 
355 
(D) 
4,456 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
622 
805 
740 
509 
17 
742 
2007 
664 
820 
853 
562 
11 
794 
$1,000, 2012 
5,036 
3,102 
4,898 
1,060 
15 
4,837 
2007 
2,954 
2,518 
3,839 
1,192 
21 
3,336 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
445 
419 
499 
285 
13 
601 
2007 
399 
391 
480 
281 
5 
572 
$1,000, 2012 
17,720 
2,603 
18,535 
1,265 
11 
13,610 
2007 
7,372 
2,097 
10,861 
1,101 
36 
9,064 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
482 
425 
501 
270 
1 
605 
2007 
388 
429 
450 
285 
5 
563 
$1,000, 2012 
28,254 
5,089 
28,024 
3,572 
(D) 
27,173 
2007 
13,737 
3,937 
15,055 
2,755 
18 
17,534 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
