Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Waseca 
Washington 
Watonwan 
Wilkin 
Winona 
Wright 
Yellow Medicine 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
805 
602 
503 
391 
1,115 
1,463 
885 
2007 
848 
729 
604 
428 
1,203 
1,531 
986 
$1,000, 2012 
210,196 
70,191 
210,065 
203,505 
205,753 
180,298 
236,467 
2007 
153,003 
54,226 
142,053 
108,743 
150,605 
109,806 
152,106 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
261,113 
116,596 
417,624 
520,474 
184,532 
123,238 
267,194 
2007 
180,428 
74,384 
235,188 
254,073 
125,191 
71,722 
154,266 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
513 
313 
335 
282 
733 
788 
595 
2007 
517 
391 
411 
280 
716 
767 
606 
$1,000, 2012 
24,041 
7,012 
28,154 
38,867 
18,833 
20,098 
32,628 
2007 
12,210 
2,894 
14,496 
18,400 
9,770 
8,903 
17,174 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
549 
304 
358 
298 
763 
839 
643 
2007 
487 
317 
384 
273 
634 
709 
588 
$1,000, 2012 
9,366 
4,273 
7,721 
17,079 
5,025 
7,749 
12,748 
2007 
5,707 
3,789 
4,790 
9,740 
4,807 
3,557 
7,354 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
511 
284 
348 
289 
704 
736 
588 
2007 
489 
319 
380 
273 
660 
731 
561 
$1,000, 2012 
18,281 
7,256 
19,976 
28,739 
12,193 
1 7,724 
28,889 
2007 
10,360 
4,319 
11,850 
13,532 
7,175 
8,271 
16,360 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
199 
139 
103 
31 
393 
417 
183 
2007 
178 
131 
126 
35 
367 
322 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
26,931 
1,300 
24,371 
161 
11,369 
8,172 
18,940 
2007 
29,201 
693 
26,308 
241 
12,874 
8,467 
21,675 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
78 
53 
37 
12 
225 
180 
77 
2007 
59 
42 
37 
15 
226 
120 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
3,209 
335 
575 
114 
2,563 
1,688 
1,697 
2007 
1,865 
144 
924 
(D) 
3,658 
1,971 
700 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
141 
98 
75 
22 
253 
292 
122 
2007 
137 
96 
104 
22 
210 
229 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
23,722 
964 
23,796 
47 
8,806 
6,484 
17,242 
2007 
27,336 
549 
25,384 
(□) 
9,216 
6,496 
20,974 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
284 
311 
157 
47 
701 
776 
267 
2007 
266 
341 
170 
61 
658 
682 
223 
$1,000, 2012 
53,400 
2,927 
48,449 
1,024 
54,079 
29,812 
41,052 
2007 
35,388 
2,400 
27,137 
508 
31,728 
19,579 
25,155 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
756 
592 
469 
367 
1,078 
1,399 
846 
2007 
832 
719 
592 
419 
1,190 
1,495 
964 
$1,000, 2012 
8,535 
3,626 
8,003 
17,109 
11,977 
10,947 
10,924 
2007 
7,677 
2,669 
6,338 
9,011 
9,461 
6,890 
8,340 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
572 
439 
387 
309 
851 
1,029 
639 
2007 
500 
369 
371 
266 
771 
813 
540 
$1,000, 2012 
2,782 
2,982 
2,697 
2,623 
4,851 
3,750 
3,516 
2007 
2,677 
1,643 
1,637 
1,416 
3,914 
2,850 
1,937 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
673 
523 
416 
332 
969 
1,227 
748 
2007 
759 
660 
566 
392 
1,111 
1,415 
888 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,073 
4,144 
9,774 
17,743 
18,285 
12,004 
13,013 
2007 
8,157 
4,430 
7,000 
9,737 
15,266 
8,109 
9,016 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
269 
195 
174 
190 
326 
398 
300 
2007 
198 
179 
153 
166 
341 
323 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
5,148 
15,268 
3,380 
9,974 
15,426 
14,212 
4,920 
2007 
4,522 
14,551 
2,802 
5,646 
13,391 
9,315 
3,592 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
32 
37 
33 
36 
78 
90 
51 
2007 
41 
48 
30 
34 
65 
58 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
304 
374 
734 
470 
1,148 
1,402 
353 
2007 
182 
326 
319 
518 
550 
294 
242 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
317 
128 
186 
129 
500 
459 
250 
2007 
235 
105 
147 
110 
429 
386 
188 
$1,000, 2012 
2,693 
582 
3,105 
4,015 
5,737 
4,717 
2,865 
2007 
1,863 
496 
1,542 
1,812 
4,607 
2,357 
1,167 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
343 
181 
259 
214 
413 
502 
431 
2007 
334 
185 
288 
219 
374 
468 
422 
$1,000, 2012 
25,256 
5,758 
29,542 
31,504 
14,574 
20,662 
34,834 
2007 
14,121 
3,404 
19,458 
16,411 
9,424 
9,209 
18,130 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
84 
47 
71 
70 
118 
124 
108 
2007 
64 
32 
70 
81 
95 
98 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
1,027 
594 
1,254 
4,627 
1,142 
1,592 
1,987 
2007 
901 
413 
1,101 
2,475 
1,040 
451 
1,157 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
424 
196 
290 
246 
574 
672 
558 
2007 
388 
178 
316 
238 
530 
505 
458 
$1,000, 2012 
8,706 
3,084 
7,252 
9,683 
9,427 
9,295 
10,763 
2007 
8,275 
2,577 
7,219 
8,410 
10,238 
7,849 
9,027 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
315 
138 
228 
185 
461 
560 
423 
2007 
295 
124 
238 
177 
400 
410 
342 
$1,000, 2012 
6,557 
2,254 
4,658 
6,762 
7,226 
7,479 
6,654 
2007 
5,031 
1,950 
3,976 
3,944 
6,736 
5,308 
4,944 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
258 
123 
192 
179 
335 
382 
366 
2007 
280 
115 
234 
186 
382 
322 
338 
$1,000, 2012 
2,149 
831 
2,594 
2,920 
2,202 
1,816 
4,108 
2007 
3,244 
627 
3,243 
4,466 
3,502 
2,541 
4,083 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
733 
553 
461 
351 
1,053 
1,382 
815 
2007 
785 
631 
545 
398 
1,134 
1,403 
908 
$1,000, 2012 
4,104 
2,672 
3,325 
4,702 
4,859 
6,074 
5,048 
2007 
3,097 
2,120 
2,275 
2,275 
3,933 
3,550 
2,981 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
539 
383 
332 
276 
757 
875 
628 
2007 
516 
370 
385 
287 
794 
814 
584 
$1,000, 2012 
8,549 
8,339 
12,328 
15,186 
16,827 
12,088 
13,987 
2007 
8,664 
7,504 
7,783 
8,610 
12,427 
10,155 
8,801 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
492 
315 
322 
287 
717 
748 
607 
2007 
510 
334 
368 
268 
736 
746 
620 
$1,000, 2012 
17,145 
5,466 
17,703 
22,027 
17,903 
19,596 
27,589 
2007 
14,885 
5,663 
14,348 
10,881 
16,481 
11,067 
18,253 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 291 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
