Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Polk 
Pope 
Ramsey 
Red Lake 
Redwood 
Renville 
Rice 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,322 
931 
97 
322 
1,163 
1,061 
1,304 
2007 
1,609 
1,055 
30 
382 
1,215 
1,119 
1,494 
$1,000, 2012 
408,592 
163,494 
2,357 
44,964 
365,483 
500,838 
166,539 
2007 
251,661 
102,834 
1,552 
29,252 
269,091 
313,958 
115,272 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
309,071 
175,611 
24,296 
139,640 
314,259 
472,044 
127,714 
2007 
156,408 
97,473 
51,736 
76,575 
221,474 
280,570 
77,157 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
731 
455 
53 
182 
882 
770 
673 
2007 
746 
507 
23 
187 
900 
792 
732 
$1,000, 2012 
70,139 
24,081 
35 
9,795 
52,817 
80,756 
19,654 
2007 
36,474 
11,707 
14 
5,358 
24,821 
32,402 
9,972 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
794 
513 
52 
183 
914 
804 
747 
2007 
810 
525 
17 
200 
843 
748 
673 
$1,000, 2012 
41,008 
8,022 
22 
3,630 
18,346 
35,347 
7,487 
2007 
27,621 
5,078 
15 
2,138 
10,754 
18,000 
3,809 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
762 
467 
50 
180 
895 
759 
703 
2007 
688 
471 
26 
153 
833 
756 
680 
$1,000, 2012 
55,832 
18,659 
191 
5,849 
43,764 
55,270 
16,033 
2007 
25,470 
10,048 
166 
3,300 
23,010 
26,925 
9,028 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
124 
183 
3 
57 
269 
188 
328 
2007 
127 
154 
- 
47 
288 
216 
279 
$1,000, 2012 
4,810 
8,294 
(D) 
1,390 
42,581 
35,566 
13,827 
2007 
4,067 
11,510 
306 
59,933 
40,235 
14,527 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
76 
104 
2 
41 
77 
58 
138 
2007 
79 
82 
- 
32 
76 
62 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
711 
1,522 
(D) 
246 
1,209 
2,306 
2,280 
2007 
914 
1,979 
104 
2,389 
1,640 
1,051 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
66 
107 
2 
22 
209 
141 
212 
2007 
63 
98 
- 
21 
233 
171 
204 
$1,000, 2012 
4,099 
6,772 
(D) 
1,144 
41,372 
33,260 
11,547 
2007 
3,154 
9,530 
202 
57,544 
38,595 
13,476 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
220 
291 
4 
101 
393 
321 
564 
2007 
244 
298 
3 
101 
399 
300 
546 
$1,000, 2012 
8,488 
27,480 
(D) 
2,423 
60,816 
66,966 
32,375 
2007 
3,532 
12,086 
(D) 
1,261 
51,444 
50,999 
23,197 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,227 
839 
97 
304 
1,088 
996 
1,221 
2007 
1,558 
1,020 
29 
374 
1,189 
1,095 
1,454 
$1,000, 2012 
32,810 
8,957 
196 
3,411 
15,413 
19,793 
8,081 
2007 
20,898 
7,218 
153 
2,866 
12,475 
16,719 
7,367 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
955 
575 
36 
240 
945 
858 
877 
2007 
796 
504 
15 
215 
782 
688 
755 
$1,000, 2012 
5,819 
3,258 
126 
989 
5,693 
5,994 
2,970 
2007 
3,667 
2,566 
134 
518 
3,110 
4,130 
2,175 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,103 
719 
66 
275 
1,022 
950 
1,063 
2007 
1,470 
949 
28 
344 
1,126 
1,033 
1,377 
$1,000, 2012 
31,759 
10,974 
203 
3,207 
20,767 
27,701 
11,800 
2007 
20,582 
7,507 
250 
2,679 
13,859 
17,018 
8,443 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
526 
277 
73 
104 
398 
480 
308 
2007 
443 
216 
13 
76 
414 
378 
264 
$1,000, 2012 
28,809 
7,578 
1,031 
1,897 
7,315 
21,351 
7,891 
2007 
19,881 
5,773 
395 
1,342 
6,162 
15,952 
5,767 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
91 
44 
1 
33 
84 
99 
60 
2007 
95 
42 
1 
22 
74 
64 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
1,238 
467 
(D) 
338 
1,454 
1,950 
960 
2007 
1,125 
416 
(D) 
158 
836 
917 
848 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
382 
234 
88 
383 
479 
340 
2007 
321 
194 
- 
79 
266 
308 
309 
$1,000, 2012 
9,183 
4,280 
- 
824 
3,907 
9,947 
2,623 
2007 
5,367 
1,825 
- 
417 
2,151 
4,215 
1,590 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
595 
237 
19 
105 
651 
599 
401 
2007 
569 
252 
11 
116 
628 
610 
379 
$1,000, 2012 
53,704 
16,860 
166 
3,948 
57,784 
77,812 
19,376 
2007 
38,158 
10,442 
(D) 
2,635 
31,217 
44,517 
10,226 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
211 
81 
3 
34 
109 
156 
99 
2007 
196 
73 
- 
43 
117 
125 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
6,782 
1,397 
(D) 
641 
1,532 
4,589 
1,377 
2007 
4,173 
631 
323 
2,009 
1,572 
291 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
783 
441 
16 
171 
717 
692 
505 
2007 
647 
385 
4 
172 
629 
614 
466 
$1,000, 2012 
18,361 
8,581 
(D) 
1,753 
12,489 
19,022 
8,223 
2007 
14,655 
6,160 
(D) 
2,271 
11,103 
15,465 
6,867 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
570 
343 
5 
135 
499 
498 
403 
2007 
468 
304 
1 
126 
434 
444 
385 
$1,000, 2012 
11,723 
5,718 
38 
1,291 
8,026 
12,914 
6,173 
2007 
7,297 
3,345 
(D) 
1,543 
6,343 
8,672 
4,677 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
540 
260 
13 
97 
505 
504 
289 
2007 
464 
257 
4 
122 
474 
477 
303 
$1,000, 2012 
6,638 
2,863 
(D) 
462 
4,463 
6,107 
2,050 
2007 
7,359 
2,815 
(D) 
728 
4,760 
6,794 
2,190 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,228 
893 
14 
310 
1,069 
971 
1,224 
2007 
1,443 
968 
11 
355 
1,091 
994 
1,385 
$1,000, 2012 
7,931 
3,717 
96 
1,118 
6,192 
9,119 
5,689 
2007 
6,055 
2,567 
41 
1,021 
4,091 
4,406 
4,517 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
742 
470 
29 
193 
845 
787 
707 
2007 
797 
502 
11 
190 
863 
781 
681 
$1,000, 2012 
31,918 
10,888 
96 
3,749 
14,614 
29,656 
8,175 
2007 
19,935 
7,301 
102 
2,659 
12,116 
20,485 
6,648 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
815 
544 
23 
192 
835 
769 
682 
2007 
807 
504 
10 
206 
860 
749 
729 
$1,000, 2012 
57,269 
19,416 
71 
5,430 
34,937 
48,906 
14,655 
2007 
28,251 
10,915 
84 
3,654 
25,556 
28,147 
11,914 
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288 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
