Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crow Wing 
Dakota 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Faribault 
Fillmore 
Freeborn 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
533 
892 
621 
1,091 
824 
1,553 
1,122 
2007 
609 
1,065 
723 
1,199 
952 
1,667 
1,257 
$1,000, 2012 
21,124 
178,874 
208,881 
84,617 
285,267 
275,083 
306,955 
2007 
14,526 
158,365 
143,943 
52,353 
222,951 
175,947 
203,851 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
39,632 
200,531 
336,362 
77,559 
346,197 
177,130 
273,579 
2007 
23,853 
148,700 
199,092 
43,664 
234,192 
105,547 
162,173 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
189 
600 
380 
568 
626 
942 
702 
2007 
221 
697 
412 
540 
676 
1,000 
765 
$1,000, 2012 
2,172 
28,432 
27,924 
13,244 
45,890 
37,583 
46,015 
2007 
842 
15,153 
13,969 
5,523 
27,014 
19,075 
22,533 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
174 
590 
375 
672 
656 
966 
732 
2007 
137 
596 
387 
581 
623 
878 
719 
$1,000, 2012 
434 
10,631 
10,497 
4,982 
17,075 
11,546 
14,557 
2007 
182 
6,476 
6,057 
1,957 
10,469 
7,697 
8,734 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
200 
557 
373 
590 
649 
916 
703 
2007 
174 
637 
405 
501 
672 
905 
691 
$1,000, 2012 
1,429 
20,216 
18,250 
9,598 
35,024 
24,495 
32,197 
2007 
826 
13,291 
10,072 
4,718 
21,041 
12,997 
16,234 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
147 
207 
181 
208 
162 
572 
258 
2007 
147 
243 
187 
206 
208 
445 
294 
$1,000, 2012 
1,487 
14,305 
12,049 
3,552 
19,837 
26,857 
24,385 
2007 
808 
27,709 
14,169 
4,639 
29,799 
20,484 
22,874 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
95 
93 
80 
108 
47 
316 
82 
2007 
90 
107 
78 
109 
65 
261 
111 
$1,000, 2012 
831 
858 
969 
704 
867 
5,185 
2,273 
2007 
379 
480 
941 
732 
1,975 
2,504 
1,871 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
74 
138 
124 
135 
129 
349 
195 
2007 
75 
162 
130 
125 
164 
287 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
656 
13,447 
11,080 
2,848 
18,970 
21,671 
22,112 
2007 
430 
27,229 
13,228 
3,907 
27,824 
17,980 
21,004 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
332 
390 
291 
416 
236 
897 
406 
2007 
316 
410 
313 
386 
273 
747 
457 
$1,000, 2012 
3,754 
19,060 
45,148 
8,173 
39,907 
49,275 
59,723 
2007 
2,778 
1 1 ,286 
32,613 
6,188 
31,346 
28,850 
41,641 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
525 
841 
591 
1,014 
770 
1,479 
1,068 
2007 
603 
1,034 
704 
1,157 
936 
1,642 
1,221 
$1,000, 2012 
1,537 
9,125 
9,053 
6,383 
12,783 
13,500 
11,879 
2007 
1,326 
9,758 
7,510 
4,406 
11,866 
11,225 
11,656 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
400 
641 
456 
712 
683 
1,139 
845 
2007 
318 
626 
448 
544 
621 
940 
749 
$1,000, 2012 
748 
4,072 
2,985 
2,240 
3,610 
4,920 
3,819 
2007 
518 
3,127 
2,315 
1,402 
2,756 
3,804 
2,954 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
446 
736 
518 
892 
716 
1,298 
950 
2007 
572 
939 
667 
1,087 
867 
1,536 
1,122 
$1,000, 2012 
2,160 
10,206 
1 1 ,433 
7,718 
16,313 
18,279 
15,280 
2007 
1,679 
11,138 
8,511 
5,212 
13,510 
13,463 
12,447 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
139 
303 
201 
265 
335 
466 
394 
2007 
101 
270 
207 
216 
306 
390 
334 
$1,000, 2012 
1,696 
15,978 
10,923 
2,427 
5,981 
9,750 
8,485 
2007 
1,219 
19,583 
7,632 
2,856 
5,483 
7,251 
5,647 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
13 
97 
41 
29 
45 
102 
51 
2007 
18 
61 
46 
35 
45 
95 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
47 
2,420 
547 
173 
211 
873 
762 
2007 
36 
879 
194 
274 
173 
608 
501 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
84 
312 
236 
286 
337 
602 
395 
2007 
56 
282 
209 
209 
269 
490 
328 
$1,000, 2012 
332 
2,541 
4,003 
2,332 
3,888 
5,763 
4,143 
2007 
116 
2,277 
2,393 
929 
2,005 
3,289 
2,218 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
99 
421 
247 
332 
478 
527 
507 
2007 
109 
402 
292 
274 
530 
517 
541 
$1,000, 2012 
1,316 
18,852 
29,578 
8,262 
47,979 
29,549 
47,462 
2007 
342 
13,876 
17,257 
3,624 
37,837 
17,089 
27,534 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
38 
83 
70 
78 
98 
119 
144 
2007 
24 
76 
56 
71 
106 
113 
127 
$1,000, 2012 
66 
1,101 
1,008 
483 
2,360 
980 
3,339 
2007 
31 
531 
365 
156 
1,667 
759 
1,194 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
208 
414 
295 
518 
547 
846 
640 
2007 
176 
375 
335 
373 
516 
755 
626 
$1,000, 2012 
1,552 
7,848 
7,546 
4,933 
12,195 
15,770 
1 1 ,264 
2007 
1,768 
8,412 
8,176 
3,834 
13,169 
12,544 
12,258 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
161 
297 
229 
407 
423 
666 
507 
2007 
149 
291 
235 
292 
395 
600 
463 
$1,000, 2012 
1,208 
5,889 
4,533 
3,459 
7,194 
11,501 
7,525 
2007 
1,468 
4,881 
4,897 
2,441 
6,281 
8,167 
6,986 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
122 
258 
213 
296 
356 
560 
420 
2007 
116 
232 
235 
233 
377 
536 
449 
$1,000, 2012 
343 
1,959 
3,012 
1,473 
5,001 
4,269 
3,739 
2007 
300 
3,530 
3,279 
1,392 
6,888 
4,377 
5,272 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
526 
762 
580 
1,052 
746 
1,480 
1,030 
2007 
582 
896 
655 
1,120 
865 
1,562 
1,119 
$1,000, 2012 
1,102 
5,078 
4,203 
3,584 
5,197 
6,638 
6,815 
2007 
942 
4,060 
2,887 
2,345 
3,298 
5,168 
4,614 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
265 
542 
409 
585 
580 
993 
705 
2007 
271 
638 
456 
538 
691 
993 
770 
$1,000, 2012 
1,291 
9,008 
13,733 
6,534 
17,017 
19,305 
16,829 
2007 
1,114 
10,809 
9,822 
4,290 
11,519 
11,643 
10,811 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
248 
513 
398 
594 
567 
951 
745 
2007 
271 
587 
439 
543 
641 
914 
746 
$1,000, 2012 
2,892 
15,099 
19,262 
12,258 
30,214 
27,699 
28,963 
2007 
1,685 
15,714 
12,749 
6,848 
21,543 
20,453 
21,957 
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282 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
