Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
995 
610 
1,150 
3,033 
515 
870 
637 
2007 
1,094 
692 
1,384 
3,296 
630 
945 
676 
$1,000, 2012 
357,234 
207,923 
187,419 
372,958 
55,097 
51,840 
221,441 
2007 
252,685 
123,810 
130,568 
244,649 
35,890 
40,350 
134,816 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
359,029 
340,857 
162,973 
122,967 
106,984 
59,586 
347,631 
2007 
230,973 
178,917 
94,341 
74,226 
56,968 
42,698 
199,432 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
751 
400 
709 
1,507 
229 
359 
457 
2007 
774 
365 
757 
1,407 
237 
412 
426 
$1,000, 2012 
31,829 
35,165 
26,858 
48,809 
11,073 
4,182 
15,481 
2007 
17,131 
18,480 
12,633 
23,806 
6,047 
2,618 
8,185 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
785 
430 
729 
1,705 
243 
294 
498 
2007 
671 
340 
706 
1,538 
240 
264 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
13,211 
19,276 
12,016 
19,162 
4,888 
1,092 
6,907 
2007 
7,258 
10,604 
6,791 
11,583 
3,260 
561 
3,306 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
754 
421 
668 
1,498 
227 
326 
436 
2007 
716 
348 
668 
1,336 
187 
330 
377 
$1,000, 2012 
30,019 
28,912 
19,125 
36,421 
7,344 
3,333 
14,683 
2007 
16,040 
12,639 
10,215 
17,627 
3,214 
1,567 
7,219 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
312 
70 
288 
639 
86 
303 
226 
2007 
310 
64 
300 
569 
70 
248 
204 
$1,000, 2012 
56,058 
2,442 
9,907 
17,631 
1,529 
2,250 
35,723 
2007 
64,192 
1,958 
11,811 
17,284 
1,175 
1,765 
22,935 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
102 
44 
143 
413 
36 
185 
118 
2007 
95 
38 
171 
322 
52 
165 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
8,340 
165 
1,957 
3,507 
636 
1,006 
9,619 
2007 
2,557 
1,037 
1,740 
4,515 
323 
823 
3,624 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
256 
41 
177 
326 
60 
162 
157 
2007 
249 
33 
157 
319 
29 
133 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
47,717 
2,277 
7,950 
14,124 
893 
1,244 
26,104 
2007 
61,635 
921 
10,071 
12,769 
853 
942 
19,311 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
415 
139 
567 
1,231 
145 
537 
342 
2007 
424 
136 
608 
1,128 
114 
557 
312 
$1,000, 2012 
99,889 
8,902 
30,003 
74,152 
1,890 
13,888 
72,592 
2007 
58,264 
10,097 
21,143 
53,596 
829 
9,396 
37,018 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
948 
571 
1,081 
2,854 
467 
852 
612 
2007 
1,081 
673 
1,357 
3,211 
605 
940 
667 
$1,000, 2012 
13,506 
14,668 
10,709 
22,407 
5,477 
3,864 
8,707 
2007 
10,780 
10,448 
8,195 
17,389 
3,992 
3,112 
5,741 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
817 
479 
784 
2,037 
331 
651 
522 
2007 
682 
349 
721 
1,612 
275 
550 
427 
$1,000, 2012 
5,224 
2,832 
3,426 
9,784 
1,064 
1,731 
3,664 
2007 
3,063 
1,484 
2,647 
6,965 
671 
1,225 
2,656 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
902 
545 
934 
2,485 
412 
738 
567 
2007 
1,012 
619 
1,237 
3,037 
560 
893 
608 
$1,000, 2012 
17,468 
15,981 
13,276 
27,851 
4,599 
4,271 
10,975 
2007 
12,290 
9,890 
10,867 
19,342 
3,403 
4,415 
6,978 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
383 
301 
306 
683 
104 
209 
248 
2007 
318 
226 
300 
584 
88 
177 
194 
$1,000, 2012 
9,534 
9,618 
10,205 
21,900 
1,473 
4,675 
9,406 
2007 
7,411 
7,028 
9,293 
14,808 
822 
5,452 
5,398 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
71 
60 
66 
113 
28 
34 
50 
2007 
59 
37 
65 
114 
29 
37 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
980 
742 
968 
1,630 
116 
133 
302 
2007 
1,315 
377 
376 
794 
228 
142 
3,759 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
440 
191 
362 
745 
140 
193 
224 
2007 
311 
151 
376 
579 
136 
168 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
4,480 
3,999 
3,876 
7,834 
1,789 
862 
3,356 
2007 
3,024 
2,684 
2,749 
4,592 
1,219 
560 
2,471 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
522 
309 
375 
854 
165 
272 
305 
2007 
520 
273 
406 
748 
131 
209 
270 
$1,000, 2012 
35,801 
33,592 
20,797 
30,471 
5,428 
2,098 
16,977 
2007 
21,534 
17,583 
11,622 
14,878 
3,699 
1,662 
9,619 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
131 
133 
81 
243 
39 
49 
73 
2007 
113 
84 
78 
203 
47 
31 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
1,362 
3,489 
1,287 
3,691 
528 
95 
991 
2007 
2,513 
1,357 
963 
2,266 
367 
65 
802 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
646 
359 
493 
1,350 
256 
334 
365 
2007 
545 
313 
494 
1,157 
220 
292 
323 
$1,000, 2012 
12,929 
9,138 
9,329 
18,050 
3,022 
2,988 
8,066 
2007 
10,946 
7,181 
8,400 
14,615 
2,713 
3,135 
6,168 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
478 
275 
396 
1,040 
193 
260 
270 
2007 
381 
249 
381 
905 
177 
253 
244 
$1,000, 2012 
8,235 
4,963 
6,331 
12,034 
1,717 
1,978 
5,394 
2007 
7,061 
3,001 
5,213 
9,262 
1,631 
2,186 
3,755 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
424 
252 
306 
796 
151 
211 
248 
2007 
380 
238 
346 
760 
142 
176 
228 
$1,000, 2012 
4,694 
4,175 
2,997 
6,016 
1,305 
1,010 
2,672 
2007 
3,884 
4,180 
3,187 
5,354 
1,082 
949 
2,413 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
878 
573 
1,101 
2,920 
493 
846 
575 
2007 
971 
628 
1,281 
3,101 
583 
911 
628 
$1,000, 2012 
4,883 
3,616 
6,023 
8,132 
1,772 
2,241 
2,756 
2007 
3,644 
2,407 
5,291 
5,822 
1,598 
1,573 
2,131 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
756 
426 
667 
1,557 
262 
484 
479 
2007 
765 
394 
768 
1,520 
249 
491 
463 
$1,000, 2012 
20,062 
15,552 
9,616 
25,033 
3,106 
4,137 
10,855 
2007 
13,280 
9,594 
7,573 
19,279 
2,653 
3,103 
10,430 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
734 
427 
641 
1,617 
269 
434 
434 
2007 
696 
419 
687 
1,520 
311 
452 
405 
$1,000, 2012 
32,239 
20,304 
18,271 
40,325 
7,490 
6,369 
22,934 
2007 
19,943 
11,406 
13,536 
23,310 
5,026 
5,248 
15,816 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 287 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
