Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Goodhue 
Grant 
Hennepin 
Houston 
Hubbard 
Isanti 
Itasca 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,536 
542 
627 
920 
406 
844 
401 
2007 
1,644 
675 
582 
1,041 
468 
910 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
321,547 
130,292 
54,887 
105,607 
33,929 
49,766 
10,132 
2007 
202,976 
82,320 
47,634 
67,909 
25,995 
29,995 
8,048 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
209,340 
240,391 
87,539 
114,790 
83,570 
58,964 
25,266 
2007 
123,465 
121,955 
81,845 
65,234 
55,545 
32,961 
19,208 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
969 
234 
285 
541 
154 
453 
109 
2007 
1,023 
314 
258 
543 
172 
477 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
40,908 
24,865 
4,346 
11,132 
5,211 
9,270 
455 
2007 
17,195 
14,504 
2,994 
5,539 
3,130 
3,837 
335 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,012 
288 
314 
568 
131 
392 
107 
2007 
940 
297 
226 
507 
114 
334 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
14,844 
10,259 
1,603 
4,052 
2,342 
2,511 
167 
2007 
7,930 
4,602 
1,186 
2,224 
2,168 
1,138 
79 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
942 
245 
275 
522 
154 
401 
117 
2007 
951 
283 
218 
484 
149 
348 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
28,532 
19,869 
8,234 
7,951 
4,469 
5,751 
437 
2007 
13,079 
11,337 
7,778 
4,108 
2,426 
2,783 
185 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
508 
37 
131 
279 
123 
226 
111 
2007 
447 
37 
104 
265 
87 
172 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
22,567 
933 
1,581 
11,328 
542 
2,611 
1,077 
2007 
17,740 
3,488 
1,058 
7,876 
585 
1,641 
465 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
261 
16 
42 
171 
69 
101 
61 
2007 
201 
12 
36 
176 
62 
65 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
7,386 
118 
324 
1,074 
402 
1,920 
271 
2007 
3,226 
(D) 
174 
1,070 
378 
854 
198 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
319 
25 
96 
157 
68 
157 
71 
2007 
306 
32 
75 
129 
39 
125 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
15,181 
815 
1,257 
10,254 
140 
691 
806 
2007 
14,514 
(D) 
884 
6,805 
208 
787 
268 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
875 
64 
284 
512 
222 
449 
244 
2007 
808 
66 
241 
471 
214 
420 
237 
$1,000, 2012 
65,472 
5,253 
4,268 
18,368 
1,569 
6,027 
1,167 
2007 
39,750 
3,624 
2,788 
11,300 
1,377 
3,491 
940 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,477 
466 
591 
876 
384 
819 
391 
2007 
1,611 
639 
577 
1,022 
460 
887 
414 
$1,000, 2012 
13,937 
7,825 
2,996 
6,407 
2,652 
3,123 
1,118 
2007 
1 1 ,493 
6,084 
2,956 
4,553 
1,792 
2,251 
880 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
1,143 
338 
390 
642 
296 
573 
268 
2007 
1,034 
268 
286 
558 
228 
455 
229 
$1,000, 2012 
5,571 
1,627 
1,999 
2,554 
1,087 
1,049 
468 
2007 
4,229 
1,163 
1,819 
1,773 
799 
762 
473 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,322 
405 
503 
785 
350 
710 
339 
2007 
1,522 
577 
526 
971 
439 
813 
387 
$1,000, 2012 
19,957 
9,002 
4,001 
9,135 
2,321 
3,838 
1,053 
2007 
15,487 
5,742 
4,074 
6,757 
2,217 
3,300 
1,264 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
449 
172 
227 
253 
59 
198 
81 
2007 
433 
132 
154 
204 
68 
123 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
18,495 
5,903 
9,136 
5,851 
3,376 
2,458 
1,029 
2007 
13,210 
3,148 
11,914 
4,133 
2,717 
1,823 
1,056 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
75 
30 
27 
66 
14 
53 
11 
2007 
93 
37 
34 
45 
22 
30 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
675 
633 
597 
234 
85 
250 
137 
2007 
1,129 
352 
190 
138 
105 
125 
164 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
675 
131 
136 
375 
49 
178 
37 
2007 
632 
130 
99 
302 
76 
134 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
9,426 
3,816 
561 
3,323 
644 
684 
198 
2007 
6,416 
1,524 
315 
1,941 
521 
543 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
547 
190 
173 
254 
109 
233 
83 
2007 
601 
200 
142 
256 
89 
184 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
36,902 
22,259 
3,527 
8,568 
3,646 
2,887 
464 
2007 
18,847 
13,668 
2,252 
4,938 
2,516 
1,768 
104 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
124 
68 
62 
99 
27 
41 
22 
2007 
131 
83 
29 
86 
17 
42 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
2,946 
1,543 
246 
483 
438 
115 
16 
2007 
2,835 
1,077 
154 
167 
539 
124 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
814 
283 
214 
428 
147 
326 
136 
2007 
728 
238 
154 
387 
136 
249 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
15,833 
6,387 
3,489 
5,689 
1,785 
3,209 
1,076 
2007 
13,307 
5,099 
2,440 
4,680 
1,333 
2,706 
722 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
663 
209 
144 
328 
117 
259 
107 
2007 
583 
187 
123 
315 
111 
207 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,422 
4,041 
2,323 
3,951 
1,400 
2,169 
768 
2007 
8,784 
2,496 
1,915 
3,373 
730 
1,948 
536 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
501 
174 
125 
261 
89 
200 
79 
2007 
509 
185 
78 
240 
77 
159 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
4,411 
2,346 
1,166 
1,738 
385 
1,040 
307 
2007 
4,522 
2,603 
526 
1,307 
603 
759 
186 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,457 
496 
512 
892 
393 
827 
393 
2007 
1,531 
629 
509 
996 
437 
868 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
7,890 
3,154 
2,666 
4,207 
958 
2,590 
606 
2007 
6,054 
2,111 
2,218 
3,091 
948 
1,857 
543 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,060 
244 
318 
562 
207 
447 
202 
2007 
1,050 
291 
294 
556 
226 
407 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
17,591 
6,963 
5,637 
6,322 
2,804 
3,393 
664 
2007 
14,275 
4,794 
3,499 
4,691 
2,821 
1,845 
750 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
937 
294 
268 
566 
189 
444 
187 
2007 
995 
331 
273 
588 
205 
442 
205 
$1,000, 2012 
33,492 
14,912 
4,886 
11,541 
4,066 
7,823 
1,744 
2007 
22,839 
8,501 
5,242 
8,984 
3,140 
4,670 
1,405 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 283 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
