Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Lake of the 
Woods 
Le Sueur 
Lincoln 
Lyon 
McLeod 
Mahnomen 
Marshall 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
EH 
1,051 
699 
904 
966 
310 
1,148 
2007 
1,091 
784 
1,011 
1,021 
374 
1,405 
$1,000, 2012 
? *13811 
183,217 
154,966 
317,923 
170,059 
69,833 
228,522 
2007 
5,512 
115,461 
108,969 
222,584 
103,249 
30,571 
134,210 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
62,227 
174,327 
221,696 
351,685 
176,045 
225,269 
199,061 
2007 
24,498 
105,830 
138,991 
220,162 
101,125 
81,740 
95,523 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
74 
555 
430 
624 
633 
173 
541 
2007 
86 
558 
414 
668 
673 
169 
595 
$1,000, 2012 
2,141 
20,691 
18,537 
32,704 
24,902 
12,044 
43,521 
2007 
838 
10,826 
10,160 
19,201 
12,882 
4,613 
23,259 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
80 
605 
479 
701 
672 
199 
571 
2007 
52 
528 
432 
590 
617 
161 
547 
$1,000, 2012 
1,188 
6,754 
7,716 
12,590 
7,818 
7,536 
23,351 
2007 
251 
4,675 
4,030 
6,819 
4,369 
1,974 
13,847 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
100 
566 
420 
648 
632 
183 
561 
2007 
71 
531 
373 
589 
639 
161 
515 
$1,000, 2012 
1,614 
17,410 
18,794 
32,987 
18,771 
9,374 
30,456 
2007 
414 
8,482 
9,851 
16,733 
8,994 
2,933 
12,758 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
32 
245 
133 
253 
237 
49 
93 
2007 
31 
208 
153 
279 
230 
51 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
103 
21,131 
16,282 
55,441 
10,848 
1,013 
1,000 
2007 
93 
16,161 
20,915 
61,533 
12,598 
1,940 
1,492 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
23 
90 
92 
107 
107 
37 
56 
2007 
17 
73 
73 
106 
107 
32 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
75 
2,023 
2,355 
2,257 
702 
177 
289 
2007 
79 
796 
1,339 
3,076 
628 
467 
1,007 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
15 
183 
70 
180 
168 
16 
46 
2007 
18 
148 
102 
216 
153 
22 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
28 
19,108 
13,926 
53,184 
10,145 
836 
711 
2007 
14 
15,366 
19,575 
58,457 
11,970 
1,473 
485 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
71 
367 
235 
347 
429 
107 
190 
2007 
65 
336 
234 
356 
412 
107 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
425 
34,138 
24,099 
63,199 
16,660 
1,528 
2,993 
2007 
245 
20,593 
16,283 
38,546 
9,823 
1,038 
2,890 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
188 
942 
636 
866 
935 
300 
1,024 
2007 
214 
1,053 
763 
998 
1,002 
355 
1,358 
$1,000, 2012 
1,477 
8,460 
6,973 
14,120 
10,018 
4,714 
19,905 
2007 
742 
6,597 
5,679 
11,647 
7,184 
2,687 
12,845 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
151 
684 
532 
699 
787 
235 
847 
2007 
93 
542 
423 
606 
653 
189 
686 
$1,000, 2012 
368 
2,500 
2,715 
3,899 
2,990 
1,322 
3,857 
2007 
166 
1,923 
1,860 
2,880 
1,928 
553 
2,018 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
167 
840 
596 
781 
855 
263 
941 
2007 
205 
976 
706 
925 
954 
326 
1,262 
$1,000, 2012 
1,488 
9,951 
8,168 
15,014 
11,648 
5,287 
16,979 
2007 
635 
7,426 
6,708 
11,326 
8,078 
2,803 
10,772 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
35 
274 
245 
334 
295 
106 
322 
2007 
24 
226 
176 
304 
263 
80 
281 
$1,000, 2012 
610 
6,455 
5,218 
7,855 
7,261 
2,137 
9,099 
2007 
290 
4,299 
3,976 
5,265 
4,268 
819 
5,755 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
7 
72 
41 
45 
95 
35 
82 
2007 
7 
38 
43 
62 
40 
11 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
8 
277 
719 
536 
818 
728 
1,255 
2007 
(D) 
1,161 
377 
491 
235 
85 
617 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
42 
296 
200 
267 
381 
107 
373 
2007 
32 
242 
179 
206 
331 
91 
329 
$1,000, 2012 
229 
1,960 
2,877 
3,286 
3,231 
1,779 
4,627 
2007 
117 
1,514 
2,002 
1,642 
2,098 
662 
2,524 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
54 
361 
277 
447 
405 
145 
405 
2007 
31 
337 
228 
453 
391 
127 
389 
$1,000, 2012 
527 
24,738 
20,262 
41,948 
30,670 
9,738 
37,234 
2007 
271 
13,635 
9,962 
18,108 
13,582 
3,432 
17,253 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
14 
91 
95 
94 
97 
68 
145 
2007 
2 
58 
54 
94 
99 
35 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
9 
1,339 
954 
1,930 
723 
1,571 
3,318 
2007 
(D) 
915 
592 
1,007 
498 
374 
1,892 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
100 
518 
411 
521 
509 
188 
573 
2007 
61 
391 
332 
464 
445 
145 
559 
$1,000, 2012 
607 
7,733 
6,681 
10,354 
8,670 
4,239 
10,347 
2007 
354 
6,787 
6,648 
11,210 
6,512 
2,378 
8,683 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
73 
402 
336 
404 
338 
143 
431 
2007 
46 
305 
261 
354 
340 
116 
430 
$1,000, 2012 
415 
4,665 
4,903 
6,589 
5,590 
2,711 
6,533 
2007 
258 
3,813 
3,898 
6,458 
4,237 
1,497 
4,829 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
53 
315 
238 
325 
355 
136 
357 
2007 
38 
265 
223 
331 
291 
99 
373 
$1,000, 2012 
192 
3,068 
1,778 
3,765 
3,080 
1,528 
3,814 
2007 
96 
2,974 
2,750 
4,752 
2,276 
881 
3,854 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
191 
989 
648 
840 
900 
283 
1,082 
2007 
214 
1,017 
729 
933 
944 
346 
1,314 
$1,000, 2012 
590 
5,990 
3,727 
5,666 
4,377 
1,606 
4,192 
2007 
620 
3,163 
2,463 
4,047 
2,994 
1,203 
3,392 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
102 
573 
434 
624 
627 
199 
597 
2007 
88 
560 
397 
659 
637 
173 
636 
$1,000, 2012 
813 
13,691 
1 1 ,244 
16,394 
10,655 
5,218 
16,387 
2007 
440 
7,303 
7,464 
12,127 
7,206 
3,077 
14,212 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
116 
629 
452 
634 
616 
207 
657 
2007 
81 
570 
408 
655 
594 
182 
748 
$1,000, 2012 
1,797 
17,063 
17,238 
27,195 
19,670 
9,266 
27,426 
2007 
630 
12,386 
10,785 
21,401 
14,333 
3,929 
16,047 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 285 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
