Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Belmont 
Brown 
Butler 
Carroll 
Champaign 
Clark 
Clermont 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
700 
1,379 
865 
733 
873 
785 
822 
2007 
681 
1,487 
949 
774 
931 
744 
898 
$1,000, 2012 
20,377 
65,222 
63,380 
33,586 
96,470 
125,661 
52,780 
2007 
14,711 
50,176 
35,411 
25,910 
74,511 
108,073 
27,361 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
29,109 
47,297 
73,272 
45,820 
110,504 
160,077 
64,209 
2007 
21,602 
33,743 
37,314 
33,476 
80,033 
145,259 
30,469 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
238 
671 
418 
342 
493 
402 
329 
2007 
252 
902 
472 
372 
523 
414 
424 
$1,000, 2012 
606 
15,817 
9,074 
2,990 
16,727 
19,611 
8,869 
2007 
650 
1 1 ,634 
4,607 
1,695 
1 1 ,878 
11,774 
4,806 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
177 
605 
410 
291 
490 
421 
275 
2007 
125 
629 
361 
258 
455 
356 
262 
$1,000, 2012 
116 
4,768 
4,027 
1,012 
6,119 
6,971 
5,483 
2007 
72 
2,888 
1,502 
533 
4,687 
4,313 
1,337 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
148 
595 
382 
290 
481 
387 
298 
2007 
129 
626 
367 
284 
449 
361 
314 
$1,000, 2012 
140 
7,605 
6,797 
2,075 
11,656 
12,063 
5,471 
2007 
461 
4,855 
2,973 
1,127 
7,889 
9,238 
2,536 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
226 
298 
217 
238 
200 
190 
203 
2007 
167 
218 
225 
207 
189 
168 
160 
$1,000, 2012 
7,599 
899 
2,837 
1,634 
3,794 
8,364 
899 
2007 
2,421 
1,683 
2,497 
1,419 
3,089 
19,509 
813 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
141 
195 
77 
132 
87 
110 
92 
2007 
116 
136 
106 
111 
91 
86 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
653 
366 
487 
593 
721 
343 
2007 
528 
404 
391 
443 
457 
491 
420 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
119 
150 
171 
143 
134 
115 
133 
2007 
84 
100 
144 
131 
133 
104 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
245 
2,471 
1,147 
3,201 
7,643 
556 
2007 
1,894 
1,278 
2,106 
976 
2,632 
19,018 
393 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
528 
708 
529 
506 
416 
380 
489 
2007 
437 
629 
523 
468 
435 
326 
467 
$1,000, 2012 
3,669 
3,944 
5,645 
6,559 
6,737 
16,139 
3,106 
2007 
3,398 
2,259 
3,421 
4,376 
5,994 
6,340 
1,878 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
695 
1,323 
829 
723 
809 
717 
783 
2007 
668 
1,471 
930 
767 
894 
711 
873 
$1,000, 2012 
1,270 
4,117 
3,345 
2,618 
5,804 
6,347 
3,118 
2007 
1,308 
3,734 
2,272 
1,911 
4,284 
4,077 
1,855 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
426 
923 
556 
476 
579 
471 
480 
2007 
329 
741 
478 
408 
489 
366 
398 
$1,000, 2012 
434 
1,344 
1,445 
1,119 
1,762 
2,323 
1,092 
2007 
350 
1,085 
1,205 
597 
1,309 
1,396 
667 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
579 
1,086 
700 
611 
697 
587 
597 
2007 
623 
1,358 
848 
730 
829 
638 
823 
$1,000, 2012 
1,712 
5,131 
4,698 
3,510 
6,708 
7,823 
3,371 
2007 
1,782 
5,155 
3,426 
3,211 
5,917 
6,500 
2,789 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
96 
302 
219 
138 
219 
213 
227 
2007 
82 
321 
153 
99 
173 
166 
163 
$1,000, 2012 
760 
1,803 
3,801 
3,698 
6,260 
9,700 
4,733 
2007 
757 
1,230 
2,227 
3,086 
4,204 
17,300 
1,420 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
28 
110 
61 
29 
48 
65 
64 
2007 
20 
115 
35 
32 
36 
52 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
133 
558 
528 
169 
586 
679 
(D) 
2007 
113 
535 
429 
197 
364 
1,034 
427 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
86 
262 
139 
152 
226 
208 
113 
2007 
61 
181 
107 
121 
196 
157 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
335 
817 
616 
487 
2,304 
1,475 
1,014 
2007 
102 
503 
209 
367 
1,202 
1,256 
138 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
114 
286 
210 
172 
262 
216 
107 
2007 
87 
275 
182 
145 
266 
231 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
613 
7,171 
9,996 
1,647 
12,636 
14,240 
3,895 
2007 
384 
4,913 
3,116 
1,735 
10,128 
9,766 
2,404 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
25 
60 
55 
49 
52 
49 
30 
2007 
22 
87 
24 
54 
50 
59 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
59 
268 
138 
180 
873 
670 
(D) 
2007 
49 
203 
91 
106 
696 
848 
98 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
168 
581 
262 
274 
371 
340 
271 
2007 
132 
484 
273 
249 
325 
260 
247 
$1,000, 2012 
817 
5,070 
3,370 
2,198 
5,414 
5,613 
4,524 
2007 
794 
4,309 
2,756 
2,111 
5,015 
5,166 
2,682 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
119 
497 
206 
227 
296 
266 
229 
2007 
108 
424 
216 
217 
255 
192 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
650 
3,981 
2,245 
1,749 
4,296 
4,105 
3,653 
2007 
618 
3,225 
2,284 
1,671 
3,491 
3,285 
2,159 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
100 
310 
143 
141 
228 
171 
130 
2007 
71 
272 
162 
145 
187 
177 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
168 
1,089 
1,125 
449 
1,118 
1,508 
871 
2007 
176 
1,083 
471 
439 
1,523 
1,881 
523 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
676 
1,330 
812 
716 
819 
747 
799 
2007 
642 
1,357 
878 
733 
841 
670 
824 
$1,000, 2012 
1,138 
2,754 
3,078 
1,445 
2,833 
3,300 
2,462 
2007 
1,150 
2,323 
2,356 
1,402 
2,012 
2,037 
1,804 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
374 
649 
500 
388 
499 
444 
419 
2007 
340 
672 
480 
409 
507 
420 
391 
$1,000, 2012 
975 
3,158 
3,984 
2,245 
6,256 
10,344 
3,144 
2007 
920 
2,868 
2,324 
2,038 
5,844 
7,520 
1,708 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
290 
666 
356 
348 
440 
379 
325 
2007 
258 
694 
445 
338 
475 
366 
353 
$1,000, 2012 
2,228 
10,557 
7,291 
5,986 
1 1 ,702 
10,592 
7,252 
2007 
2,437 
8,460 
5,383 
3,495 
9,234 
7,903 
4,087 
--continued 
276 Ohio 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
