Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
T raverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
796 
560 
801 
1,931 
458 
909 
643 
2007 
934 
639 
888 
1,910 
479 
976 
657 
$1,000, 2012 
215,789 
309,089 
241,129 
181,458 
173,184 
165,532 
39,173 
2007 
142,937 
177,068 
180,779 
124,185 
91,409 
107,438 
34,367 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
271,091 
551,945 
301,035 
93,971 
378,132 
182,103 
60,922 
2007 
153,038 
277,102 
203,580 
65,018 
190,832 
110,080 
52,309 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
425 
347 
490 
1,106 
271 
633 
295 
2007 
498 
385 
500 
1,031 
264 
634 
278 
$1,000, 2012 
30,609 
29,252 
34,564 
16,073 
29,421 
20,591 
4,421 
2007 
13,388 
15,769 
19,962 
7,611 
14,939 
10,037 
2,835 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
451 
361 
524 
1,181 
294 
637 
276 
2007 
499 
337 
460 
912 
251 
547 
191 
$1,000, 2012 
11,124 
11,157 
11,629 
6,201 
1 1 ,302 
6,528 
1,712 
2007 
7,118 
5,800 
6,913 
3,327 
4,490 
4,278 
1,370 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
460 
338 
481 
1,071 
280 
597 
286 
2007 
465 
345 
466 
939 
262 
574 
253 
$1,000, 2012 
21,055 
25,135 
27,577 
11,586 
26,586 
13,546 
2,630 
2007 
11,048 
13,434 
15,148 
5,335 
12,365 
6,846 
1,875 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
186 
147 
116 
557 
39 
293 
172 
2007 
204 
121 
129 
489 
39 
276 
125 
$1,000, 2012 
19,533 
30,495 
15,371 
12,714 
4,481 
5,853 
2,277 
2007 
17,075 
22,209 
15,239 
13,244 
3,506 
6,162 
4,636 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
74 
70 
60 
346 
13 
185 
118 
2007 
72 
42 
63 
299 
9 
169 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
1,038 
13,027 
658 
2,700 
111 
2,388 
858 
2007 
782 
2,378 
1,312 
1,575 
272 
1,904 
1,211 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
131 
109 
77 
276 
26 
162 
71 
2007 
148 
96 
79 
247 
30 
144 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
18,495 
17,468 
14,713 
10,014 
4,370 
3,466 
1,419 
2007 
16,292 
19,830 
13,927 
11,669 
3,234 
4,258 
3,425 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
317 
195 
197 
1,055 
64 
548 
321 
2007 
360 
155 
185 
887 
79 
513 
279 
$1,000, 2012 
43,439 
75,327 
50,276 
54,752 
3,734 
30,676 
7,810 
2007 
28,538 
40,519 
49,971 
37,692 
4,477 
17,072 
6,506 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
744 
510 
705 
1,880 
405 
865 
627 
2007 
907 
622 
864 
1,886 
475 
954 
643 
$1,000, 2012 
9,951 
15,782 
15,011 
11,666 
1 1 ,954 
9,483 
2,306 
2007 
8,562 
11,150 
11,558 
8,205 
7,729 
7,178 
2,212 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
567 
410 
581 
1,459 
333 
709 
454 
2007 
535 
338 
467 
1,110 
217 
611 
343 
$1,000, 2012 
3,528 
5,887 
3,909 
5,392 
2,008 
4,073 
1,447 
2007 
3,111 
3,274 
2,712 
3,468 
1,208 
2,823 
1,406 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
668 
456 
651 
1,657 
366 
780 
529 
2007 
845 
543 
789 
1,812 
416 
896 
606 
$1,000, 2012 
11,360 
17,908 
13,704 
14,784 
11,809 
15,267 
3,722 
2007 
8,322 
9,039 
9,463 
11,457 
7,023 
11,152 
3,117 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
261 
234 
248 
532 
163 
300 
148 
2007 
208 
190 
211 
434 
116 
270 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
7,596 
14,470 
8,579 
9,182 
7,589 
10,674 
2,605 
2007 
6,793 
1 1 ,279 
6,284 
7,101 
3,624 
6,746 
1,841 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
58 
44 
39 
87 
35 
63 
19 
2007 
44 
42 
34 
67 
15 
53 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
1,282 
1,213 
723 
391 
433 
900 
47 
2007 
542 
640 
530 
311 
87 
317 
135 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
277 
187 
206 
643 
145 
443 
164 
2007 
207 
146 
203 
464 
99 
346 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
2,544 
8,566 
3,093 
3,719 
3,990 
5,955 
902 
2007 
1,384 
2,763 
1,722 
2,302 
1,511 
3,349 
616 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
288 
263 
332 
552 
220 
320 
164 
2007 
299 
255 
313 
429 
193 
315 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
24,790 
34,698 
27,270 
6,547 
33,768 
16,552 
2,417 
2007 
14,783 
16,565 
15,688 
3,829 
14,874 
8,487 
1,615 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
64 
120 
73 
156 
89 
85 
62 
2007 
98 
88 
65 
155 
64 
86 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
881 
4,914 
1,423 
1,021 
3,007 
1,582 
672 
2007 
762 
2,123 
911 
857 
1,131 
1,100 
457 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
426 
334 
416 
930 
227 
485 
280 
2007 
361 
284 
391 
716 
213 
427 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
8,255 
9,171 
10,217 
9,290 
8,117 
8,103 
2,297 
2007 
8,159 
7,133 
8,259 
7,103 
6,114 
8,156 
2,012 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
346 
240 
305 
770 
155 
376 
238 
2007 
304 
186 
307 
605 
148 
351 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
5,249 
5,326 
7,214 
7,331 
5,232 
5,998 
1,756 
2007 
4,778 
2,939 
3,919 
5,164 
3,733 
5,359 
1,280 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
262 
223 
282 
512 
155 
304 
144 
2007 
257 
221 
303 
428 
151 
281 
130 
$1,000, 2012 
3,006 
3,845 
3,003 
1,959 
2,885 
2,105 
541 
2007 
3,381 
4,194 
4,340 
1,940 
2,381 
2,797 
732 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
759 
502 
733 
1,891 
408 
857 
616 
2007 
877 
574 
823 
1,831 
429 
906 
620 
$1,000, 2012 
4,498 
3,865 
4,984 
6,090 
3,164 
4,391 
1,664 
2007 
3,295 
2,203 
3,437 
3,539 
2,131 
3,406 
1,237 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
501 
368 
495 
1,076 
278 
617 
341 
2007 
515 
381 
484 
971 
255 
616 
301 
$1,000, 2012 
15,345 
21,249 
12,798 
12,049 
1 1 ,820 
11,357 
2,244 
2007 
10,058 
13,168 
12,981 
8,804 
6,198 
10,330 
2,498 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
487 
355 
521 
1,041 
316 
596 
321 
2007 
532 
360 
528 
980 
253 
560 
320 
$1,000, 2012 
20,542 
25,071 
22,857 
15,825 
15,979 
18,783 
4,223 
2007 
16,762 
14,169 
17,690 
13,118 
1 1 ,388 
13,039 
3,672 
-continued 
290 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
