Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ohio 
Adams 
Allen 
Ashland 
Ashtabula 
Athens 
Auglaize 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
75,462 
1,351 
904 
1,034 
1,099 
722 
1,040 
2007 
75,861 
1,379 
946 
1,058 
1,127 
585 
1,059 
$1,000, 2012 
7,743,344 
34,676 
103,610 
82,060 
62,427 
13,428 
140,378 
2007 
5,459,960 
27,943 
66,968 
58,216 
47,733 
8,904 
104,471 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
102,612 
25,667 
114,613 
79,362 
56,804 
18,599 
134,979 
2007 
71,973 
20,263 
70,790 
55,025 
42,354 
15,221 
98,651 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
39,671 
619 
594 
562 
545 
224 
705 
2007 
43,627 
727 
651 
627 
614 
254 
729 
$1,000, 2012 
1,050,440 
6,228 
19,259 
10,653 
9,645 
888 
20,881 
2007 
655,238 
3,994 
11,219 
6,554 
5,181 
681 
12,796 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
37,891 
485 
607 
535 
467 
135 
724 
2007 
34,721 
428 
567 
518 
480 
128 
689 
$1,000, 2012 
433,202 
1,314 
6,915 
3,556 
3,422 
134 
8,412 
2007 
254,732 
789 
4,147 
2,288 
1,522 
112 
4,760 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
37,529 
463 
586 
562 
508 
166 
703 
2007 
36,234 
439 
617 
527 
470 
160 
676 
$1,000, 2012 
71 1 ,750 
2,599 
12,435 
6,758 
6,349 
352 
13,906 
2007 
415,876 
1,534 
6,902 
4,980 
3,266 
253 
7,051 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
19,332 
301 
140 
393 
287 
168 
222 
2007 
16,523 
289 
140 
295 
250 
123 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
473,494 
1,514 
7,746 
6,816 
1,254 
1,008 
14,637 
2007 
538,127 
1,436 
5,405 
4,594 
2,119 
398 
18,072 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
9,355 
215 
57 
198 
121 
86 
84 
2007 
7,668 
197 
51 
130 
104 
65 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
102,128 
1,032 
832 
3,487 
764 
819 
1,422 
2007 
78,925 
970 
499 
1,100 
959 
120 
675 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,880 
122 
105 
274 
225 
95 
160 
2007 
1 1 ,055 
114 
101 
224 
171 
78 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
371,366 
482 
6,914 
3,329 
491 
188 
13,214 
2007 
459,202 
467 
4,907 
3,494 
1,160 
278 
17,397 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
38,782 
779 
242 
646 
643 
447 
374 
2007 
34,423 
698 
240 
538 
567 
321 
366 
$1,000, 2012 
1,521,609 
5,435 
13,530 
18,065 
7,634 
2,183 
28,422 
2007 
959,439 
3,967 
7,493 
10,997 
7,846 
1,394 
21,607 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
71,230 
1,249 
817 
991 
1,042 
695 
972 
2007 
74,090 
1,340 
931 
1,033 
1,108 
573 
1,036 
$1,000, 2012 
419,513 
2,710 
5,420 
5,232 
5,340 
1,066 
7,202 
2007 
319,466 
2,589 
4,075 
3,879 
3,571 
797 
4,978 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
47,649 
794 
573 
665 
713 
365 
722 
2007 
38,087 
652 
467 
545 
586 
253 
597 
$1,000, 2012 
157,806 
1,157 
1,665 
1,943 
1,555 
407 
2,439 
2007 
102,485 
939 
1,079 
1,240 
1,158 
276 
1,625 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
60,146 
979 
705 
862 
882 
511 
856 
2007 
68,834 
1,253 
854 
972 
1,044 
525 
965 
$1,000, 2012 
518,932 
2,920 
6,961 
6,690 
6,434 
1,256 
8,786 
2007 
413,074 
3,609 
4,892 
5,642 
5,116 
1,386 
6,410 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
17,035 
309 
206 
251 
299 
98 
230 
2007 
14,057 
290 
143 
213 
277 
96 
218 
$1,000, 2012 
527,247 
1,178 
3,752 
3,563 
4,983 
1,226 
3,558 
2007 
411,941 
940 
3,712 
3,900 
5,882 
533 
2,922 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
4,315 
68 
41 
56 
105 
41 
32 
2007 
3,743 
100 
36 
57 
89 
28 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
53,300 
426 
227 
402 
730 
97 
91 
2007 
38,191 
447 
99 
604 
328 
86 
289 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
17,300 
174 
251 
319 
250 
54 
333 
2007 
13,110 
171 
193 
231 
218 
34 
275 
$1,000, 2012 
113,253 
448 
1,133 
2,492 
1,167 
86 
1,954 
2007 
66,116 
298 
619 
1,142 
950 
78 
1,818 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
19,786 
175 
297 
297 
234 
79 
406 
2007 
17,931 
157 
300 
285 
201 
51 
395 
$1,000, 2012 
667,793 
1,929 
1 1 ,067 
5,133 
2,700 
1,003 
14,858 
2007 
423,015 
1,097 
7,001 
3,209 
1,365 
259 
8,541 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
5,219 
44 
79 
105 
52 
16 
97 
2007 
4,478 
32 
65 
77 
59 
15 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
49,417 
59 
433 
273 
326 
8 
524 
2007 
28,753 
80 
395 
202 
296 
32 
453 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
30,215 
483 
395 
434 
424 
180 
458 
2007 
25,172 
413 
341 
368 
348 
126 
427 
$1,000, 2012 
330,779 
2,938 
5,003 
3,133 
3,380 
1,272 
4,479 
2007 
296,918 
3,121 
3,890 
3,452 
2,833 
870 
4,998 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
24,501 
406 
327 
360 
316 
153 
378 
2007 
20,578 
337 
282 
308 
289 
111 
348 
$1,000, 2012 
249,381 
2,454 
3,521 
2,288 
2,551 
1,075 
3,513 
2007 
213,350 
2,449 
2,646 
2,571 
2,114 
703 
3,615 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
15,995 
192 
197 
220 
281 
80 
246 
2007 
14,992 
201 
221 
192 
213 
64 
257 
$1,000, 2012 
81,397 
484 
1,481 
845 
829 
197 
966 
2007 
83,568 
672 
1,245 
881 
719 
168 
1,383 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
72,085 
1,320 
850 
972 
1,065 
706 
961 
2007 
70,100 
1,285 
866 
982 
1,063 
540 
960 
$1,000, 2012 
235,741 
2,228 
2,956 
3,020 
3,142 
1,564 
3,791 
2007 
164,687 
1,833 
2,336 
2,298 
2,542 
1,096 
2,093 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
39,817 
552 
439 
618 
539 
307 
587 
2007 
39,308 
581 
448 
569 
573 
269 
613 
$1,000, 2012 
479,067 
1,594 
5,109 
4,331 
4,366 
879 
6,437 
2007 
371,901 
1,271 
3,705 
3,234 
3,757 
655 
6,058 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
36,523 
535 
487 
558 
491 
212 
631 
2007 
36,878 
587 
485 
550 
593 
220 
635 
$1,000, 2012 
823,721 
5,091 
12,536 
9,406 
8,324 
1,259 
15,605 
2007 
576,916 
5,108 
7,584 
6,291 
7,408 
2,210 
9,689 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 275 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
