Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Rock 
Roseau 
St. Louis 
Scott 
Sherburne 
Sibley 
Stearns 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
689 
977 
685 
847 
455 
949 
3,501 
2007 
696 
1,182 
761 
795 
549 
1,029 
3,368 
$1,000, 2012 
294,420 
104,972 
14,984 
82,157 
77,988 
290,191 
587,141 
2007 
221,872 
66,007 
14,815 
50,900 
52,978 
181,523 
407,510 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
427,314 
107,443 
21,875 
96,998 
171,402 
305,786 
167,707 
2007 
318,782 
55,843 
19,468 
64,025 
96,498 
176,407 
120,995 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
521 
413 
190 
482 
232 
690 
2,365 
2007 
510 
465 
276 
437 
293 
687 
2,059 
$1,000, 2012 
23,571 
19,692 
517 
8,992 
12,167 
36,954 
41,024 
2007 
11,863 
12,303 
593 
4,070 
5,716 
17,864 
21,623 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
540 
448 
124 
487 
222 
711 
2,476 
2007 
486 
394 
104 
391 
199 
666 
1,862 
$1,000, 2012 
8,262 
10,489 
177 
3,091 
4,419 
13,035 
17,499 
2007 
5,310 
4,917 
49 
1,719 
3,233 
8,161 
10,400 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
499 
422 
180 
453 
231 
709 
2,277 
2007 
453 
399 
219 
376 
254 
672 
1,920 
$1,000, 2012 
21,756 
11,393 
853 
7,498 
7,556 
28,694 
33,261 
2007 
10,528 
4,257 
734 
3,821 
5,524 
15,021 
18,157 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
258 
126 
209 
222 
108 
293 
1,252 
2007 
285 
146 
210 
190 
110 
291 
1,086 
$1,000, 2012 
65,529 
2,591 
900 
9,884 
6,042 
20,372 
48,750 
2007 
75,909 
3,272 
782 
5,974 
4,014 
21,397 
40,555 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
106 
84 
99 
83 
39 
132 
650 
2007 
93 
94 
106 
82 
36 
111 
549 
$1,000, 2012 
2,967 
1,043 
282 
384 
331 
1,771 
11,290 
2007 
1,992 
734 
238 
380 
97 
945 
4,530 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
206 
60 
149 
153 
78 
210 
758 
2007 
234 
68 
135 
133 
83 
222 
674 
$1,000, 2012 
62,562 
1,548 
618 
9,500 
5,711 
18,601 
37,460 
2007 
73,917 
2,538 
544 
5,594 
3,917 
20,452 
36,025 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
375 
266 
421 
428 
231 
466 
2,270 
2007 
390 
278 
444 
363 
238 
469 
1,894 
$1,000, 2012 
81,066 
9,842 
3,091 
12,143 
5,781 
65,837 
200,234 
2007 
55,121 
6,377 
3,102 
6,758 
3,692 
27,899 
133,568 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
665 
904 
664 
798 
441 
921 
3,367 
2007 
694 
1,154 
752 
763 
539 
1,017 
3,322 
$1,000, 2012 
8,622 
8,953 
1,695 
4,797 
4,488 
13,449 
32,482 
2007 
6,761 
6,168 
1,378 
3,358 
2,996 
12,090 
25,338 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
594 
690 
437 
573 
293 
776 
2,843 
2007 
499 
550 
404 
433 
292 
679 
2,200 
$1,000, 2012 
3,878 
2,370 
697 
1,884 
2,460 
4,194 
15,863 
2007 
2,626 
1,495 
543 
1,249 
1,864 
2,856 
1 1 ,048 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
608 
781 
551 
707 
367 
867 
3,092 
2007 
665 
1,084 
712 
726 
518 
978 
3,182 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,532 
7,870 
1,394 
5,537 
5,729 
16,567 
42,876 
2007 
8,136 
6,302 
1,754 
4,784 
4,720 
13,097 
33,658 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
303 
261 
131 
229 
122 
345 
1,197 
2007 
215 
204 
132 
182 
100 
287 
1,035 
$1,000, 2012 
7,373 
4,674 
1,673 
4,367 
7,113 
11,340 
32,090 
2007 
5,053 
2,021 
1,708 
2,652 
6,038 
10,910 
26,839 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
63 
49 
39 
51 
19 
63 
197 
2007 
43 
73 
30 
37 
20 
51 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
823 
457 
259 
513 
730 
982 
2,039 
2007 
365 
259 
100 
269 
170 
478 
1,315 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
304 
241 
70 
253 
112 
339 
1,494 
2007 
275 
216 
60 
165 
83 
295 
1,112 
$1,000, 2012 
3,820 
2,245 
225 
1,199 
2,245 
3,506 
14,875 
2007 
2,338 
1,371 
104 
666 
843 
3,703 
8,635 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
361 
267 
85 
302 
139 
435 
1,099 
2007 
348 
214 
84 
222 
140 
423 
907 
$1,000, 2012 
28,125 
10,323 
352 
10,970 
6,085 
43,149 
26,002 
2007 
16,681 
4,282 
384 
5,635 
3,298 
20,613 
13,432 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
64 
95 
20 
62 
28 
121 
438 
2007 
75 
64 
20 
33 
30 
91 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
1,086 
1,019 
56 
625 
800 
1,364 
3,194 
2007 
915 
502 
85 
257 
215 
768 
1,849 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
459 
458 
191 
307 
153 
513 
1,799 
2007 
391 
440 
204 
206 
142 
494 
1,346 
$1,000, 2012 
10,156 
4,955 
935 
3,218 
4,050 
10,157 
23,441 
2007 
9,164 
4,633 
1,298 
3,400 
3,097 
10,429 
21,650 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
333 
349 
156 
229 
115 
401 
1,485 
2007 
300 
342 
166 
167 
112 
400 
1,072 
$1,000, 2012 
6,469 
3,206 
709 
2,299 
2,482 
6,710 
16,166 
2007 
5,114 
2,890 
1,008 
2,109 
1,956 
6,345 
13,899 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
312 
269 
103 
173 
98 
348 
1,051 
2007 
266 
269 
123 
123 
98 
327 
886 
$1,000, 2012 
3,688 
1,749 
226 
919 
1,568 
3,446 
7,275 
2007 
4,050 
1,742 
290 
1,291 
1,141 
4,084 
7,751 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
643 
947 
673 
792 
433 
902 
3,385 
2007 
638 
1,114 
702 
743 
501 
970 
3,197 
$1,000, 2012 
3,663 
3,183 
1,176 
3,733 
2,170 
6,596 
13,366 
2007 
2,070 
2,904 
956 
2,665 
1,440 
4,657 
8,516 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
518 
481 
326 
467 
240 
677 
2,327 
2007 
543 
475 
397 
399 
258 
703 
2,143 
$1,000, 2012 
15,156 
4,917 
985 
3,707 
6,151 
13,994 
40,142 
2007 
9,033 
4,944 
1,244 
3,623 
6,115 
11,580 
30,928 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
516 
519 
290 
426 
225 
686 
2,221 
2007 
454 
566 
337 
421 
230 
658 
2,018 
$1,000, 2012 
24,418 
13,590 
1,958 
7,783 
7,050 
25,004 
61,396 
2007 
15,362 
8,414 
1,922 
6,758 
5,120 
21,510 
44,514 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 289 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
