Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Kanabec 
Kandiyohi 
Kittson 
Koochiching 
Lac qui Parle 
Lake 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
826 
648 
1,310 
544 
187 
852 
44 
2007 
969 
701 
1,386 
677 
214 
932 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
251,412 
25,658 
368,269 
119,133 
6,968 
214,678 
478 
2007 
199,581 
20,141 
257,899 
70,905 
4,495 
117,321 
328 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
304,373 
39,596 
281,121 
218,995 
37,263 
251,969 
10,871 
2007 
205,966 
28,732 
186,074 
104,734 
21,002 
125,881 
9,642 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
606 
252 
653 
231 
48 
590 
14 
2007 
717 
299 
686 
274 
68 
558 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
33,656 
3,137 
36,865 
20,494 
476 
36,405 
9 
2007 
18,407 
2,459 
15,572 
13,739 
320 
16,916 
(D) 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
641 
226 
720 
265 
45 
610 
7 
2007 
688 
206 
676 
278 
45 
530 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
11,376 
785 
15,308 
13,322 
138 
12,478 
1 
2007 
7,020 
657 
7,700 
8,190 
62 
5,237 
1 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
599 
254 
633 
256 
55 
570 
14 
2007 
676 
241 
597 
243 
62 
531 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
28,607 
2,200 
31,206 
18,880 
212 
31,292 
26 
2007 
16,498 
1,182 
12,826 
6,288 
139 
14,611 
2 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
172 
220 
267 
54 
42 
131 
15 
2007 
191 
218 
250 
58 
39 
135 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
28,007 
1,560 
20,655 
651 
195 
14,021 
20 
2007 
35,966 
1,141 
28,012 
539 
(D) 
12,791 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
68 
138 
140 
51 
29 
89 
5 
2007 
74 
128 
104 
44 
26 
77 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
626 
654 
2,948 
519 
169 
1,090 
(D) 
2007 
670 
344 
6,370 
396 
94 
466 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
124 
126 
163 
15 
18 
77 
13 
2007 
136 
128 
170 
20 
16 
67 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
27,381 
906 
17,708 
133 
26 
12,931 
(D) 
2007 
35,296 
797 
21,642 
143 
(D) 
12,325 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
250 
376 
458 
89 
86 
186 
23 
2007 
309 
384 
428 
104 
102 
201 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
48,136 
3,559 
120,082 
3,084 
1,013 
25,236 
45 
2007 
39,349 
2,203 
89,340 
948 
726 
15,478 
(D) 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
790 
629 
1,168 
467 
184 
782 
43 
2007 
961 
694 
1,349 
652 
214 
906 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
10,084 
2,176 
15,679 
9,720 
652 
10,963 
67 
2007 
9,089 
1,841 
17,421 
6,587 
514 
6,691 
36 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
654 
433 
857 
360 
125 
609 
25 
2007 
645 
407 
694 
315 
113 
512 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
3,234 
830 
4,590 
2,331 
294 
2,740 
14 
2007 
2,806 
653 
4,220 
1,009 
159 
1,493 
3 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
715 
543 
1,059 
401 
146 
693 
35 
2007 
922 
661 
1,272 
597 
207 
835 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
13,967 
2,389 
16,970 
8,575 
489 
14,269 
63 
2007 
10,278 
2,305 
13,953 
5,747 
568 
7,977 
47 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
285 
122 
355 
141 
21 
306 
12 
2007 
295 
100 
324 
161 
25 
250 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
6,587 
1,101 
19,224 
5,792 
863 
4,704 
90 
2007 
6,753 
802 
16,970 
3,210 
(D) 
2,327 
(D) 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
60 
28 
104 
58 
8 
72 
2 
2007 
56 
28 
71 
52 
- 
51 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
710 
114 
1,095 
560 
27 
374 
(D) 
2007 
919 
106 
1,971 
330 
- 
198 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
264 
188 
391 
190 
21 
278 
4 
2007 
267 
143 
268 
160 
19 
225 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
3,370 
366 
4,776 
4,071 
604 
2,905 
3 
2007 
2,577 
302 
3,054 
2,156 
(D) 
1,264 
1 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
452 
180 
369 
193 
39 
402 
3 
2007 
503 
161 
372 
190 
28 
368 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
35,216 
1,861 
36,050 
15,434 
598 
29,512 
(D) 
2007 
21,951 
780 
17,988 
9,854 
(D) 
15,112 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
113 
30 
105 
66 
4 
133 
1 
2007 
130 
35 
81 
56 
4 
66 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
1,681 
154 
4,137 
1,728 
28 
1,621 
(D) 
2007 
1,655 
71 
1,262 
752 
(D) 
493 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
448 
261 
637 
243 
79 
553 
7 
2007 
531 
261 
528 
250 
55 
411 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
8,658 
2,039 
14,026 
5,345 
533 
11,095 
32 
2007 
10,395 
2,753 
10,507 
4,661 
363 
7,699 
(D) 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
327 
207 
516 
165 
57 
426 
6 
2007 
374 
218 
410 
174 
50 
319 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
5,339 
1,429 
10,222 
3,268 
(D) 
7,575 
(D) 
2007 
5,834 
2,130 
6,378 
2,492 
(D) 
4,866 
(D) 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
342 
150 
366 
166 
57 
347 
2 
2007 
409 
143 
359 
162 
32 
302 
2 
$1,000, 2012 
3,319 
609 
3,804 
2,077 
(D) 
3,520 
(D) 
2007 
4,561 
623 
4,128 
2,169 
(D) 
2,833 
(D) 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
738 
639 
1,253 
513 
183 
786 
43 
2007 
856 
670 
1,280 
637 
204 
859 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
4,791 
1,772 
7,296 
1,758 
236 
4,024 
73 
2007 
4,213 
1,473 
4,814 
1,781 
223 
2,665 
32 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
572 
337 
741 
277 
73 
562 
18 
2007 
690 
388 
682 
310 
100 
517 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
13,331 
1,617 
20,311 
7,388 
609 
13,039 
19 
2007 
11,705 
1,413 
12,288 
5,114 
584 
6,371 
14 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
571 
310 
664 
301 
84 
582 
15 
2007 
651 
353 
716 
298 
83 
558 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
24,875 
3,704 
26,898 
15,944 
852 
25,900 
(D) 
2007 
20,353 
2,833 
19,858 
8,344 
528 
14,447 
28 
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284 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
