Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clinton 
Columbiana 
Coshocton 
Crawford 
Cuyahoga 
Darke 
Defiance 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
759 
1,045 
1,122 
634 
114 
1,693 
1,030 
2007 
799 
1,056 
1,032 
682 
127 
1,772 
1,141 
$1,000, 2012 
110,523 
80,699 
68,168 
156,436 
8,960 
431,186 
88,365 
2007 
65,331 
61,541 
48,476 
96,404 
13,218 
343,190 
64,441 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
145,616 
77,224 
60,755 
246,744 
78,600 
254,687 
85,791 
2007 
81,766 
58,278 
46,973 
141,355 
104,076 
193,674 
56,478 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
508 
542 
504 
419 
48 
1,153 
583 
2007 
561 
585 
457 
458 
53 
1,259 
714 
$1,000, 2012 
26,250 
7,265 
7,191 
28,138 
142 
31,321 
14,536 
2007 
13,878 
4,824 
4,611 
14,862 
163 
20,623 
1 1 ,039 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
508 
506 
442 
432 
47 
1,181 
617 
2007 
470 
459 
384 
414 
55 
1,142 
597 
$1,000, 2012 
10,662 
3,651 
2,097 
11,769 
135 
13,540 
6,724 
2007 
5,622 
1,976 
1,717 
5,325 
160 
8,478 
4,447 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
504 
512 
433 
426 
47 
1,152 
615 
2007 
490 
455 
372 
437 
43 
1,184 
633 
$1,000, 2012 
13,023 
4,929 
3,847 
16,294 
979 
22,902 
1 1 ,939 
2007 
7,700 
3,045 
2,807 
8,563 
1,835 
12,553 
7,089 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
127 
311 
420 
144 
19 
458 
109 
2007 
122 
271 
314 
147 
21 
410 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
4,912 
7,214 
4,985 
8,628 
34 
48,016 
3,072 
2007 
2,171 
9,007 
4,085 
11,161 
(D) 
78,608 
3,879 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
77 
144 
227 
47 
3 
159 
46 
2007 
52 
125 
144 
47 
11 
143 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
1,606 
1,304 
1,037 
561 
(D) 
5,744 
1,148 
2007 
234 
344 
566 
845 
17 
2,101 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
78 
197 
262 
111 
16 
359 
75 
2007 
81 
183 
227 
115 
14 
310 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
3,306 
5,910 
3,948 
8,066 
(D) 
42,272 
1,925 
2007 
1,937 
8,663 
3,520 
10,316 
(D) 
76,507 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
262 
709 
745 
232 
63 
674 
215 
2007 
247 
623 
604 
232 
71 
657 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
5,955 
21,917 
20,663 
18,827 
588 
186,767 
14,661 
2007 
2,999 
13,675 
1 1 ,728 
14,383 
473 
1 1 1 ,207 
8,486 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
711 
1,023 
1,082 
602 
96 
1,586 
900 
2007 
791 
1,045 
1,014 
669 
118 
1,719 
1,071 
$1,000, 2012 
6,432 
4,645 
4,104 
11,077 
546 
14,067 
5,091 
2007 
4,519 
3,566 
3,696 
5,774 
1,267 
10,922 
3,792 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
483 
698 
723 
417 
83 
1,192 
531 
2007 
421 
575 
532 
366 
72 
1,017 
439 
$1,000, 2012 
1,659 
2,185 
1,667 
1,931 
537 
9,693 
1,562 
2007 
1,144 
1,723 
964 
1,162 
476 
5,691 
757 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
603 
890 
929 
501 
81 
1,391 
782 
2007 
750 
992 
960 
641 
113 
1,619 
967 
$1,000, 2012 
8,142 
7,314 
5,350 
10,348 
488 
18,463 
5,930 
2007 
5,204 
6,530 
4,901 
5,535 
1,378 
13,949 
4,916 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
144 
268 
192 
144 
38 
398 
189 
2007 
151 
181 
159 
119 
42 
405 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
2,723 
4,947 
3,845 
5,512 
3,343 
20,252 
2,306 
2007 
1,974 
4,448 
3,376 
4,256 
5,329 
12,490 
1,852 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
53 
55 
47 
34 
11 
91 
27 
2007 
35 
51 
51 
26 
10 
62 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
437 
627 
414 
1,905 
(D) 
1,010 
339 
2007 
161 
355 
248 
454 
99 
643 
92 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
228 
273 
238 
155 
6 
519 
190 
2007 
199 
193 
171 
124 
10 
398 
161 
$1,000, 2012 
2,619 
1,878 
1,119 
3,420 
(D) 
3,716 
1,553 
2007 
1,078 
945 
726 
1,619 
(D) 
1,571 
1,031 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
236 
256 
210 
250 
25 
564 
271 
2007 
239 
217 
169 
247 
20 
561 
265 
$1,000, 2012 
12,375 
3,109 
2,682 
18,760 
239 
19,941 
6,343 
2007 
8,296 
1,913 
1,886 
10,606 
231 
13,249 
5,255 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
60 
90 
46 
49 
3 
147 
87 
2007 
53 
84 
58 
45 
5 
129 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
562 
259 
257 
3,953 
(D) 
1,662 
625 
2007 
351 
314 
161 
695 
72 
878 
403 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
332 
424 
435 
308 
22 
837 
391 
2007 
316 
391 
339 
283 
28 
775 
374 
$1,000, 2012 
5,796 
3,468 
3,431 
6,024 
132 
1 1 ,790 
5,222 
2007 
4,883 
3,216 
3,354 
5,733 
321 
10,430 
5,057 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
278 
346 
365 
247 
17 
733 
325 
2007 
260 
322 
295 
222 
20 
669 
324 
$1,000, 2012 
4,686 
2,578 
2,712 
4,332 
94 
9,304 
4,030 
2007 
3,575 
2,433 
2,676 
3,744 
244 
7,825 
3,475 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
177 
232 
230 
184 
15 
411 
191 
2007 
212 
229 
168 
166 
12 
434 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
1,110 
890 
719 
1,692 
38 
2,486 
1,192 
2007 
1,308 
783 
678 
1,989 
77 
2,605 
1,582 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
713 
1,002 
1,094 
598 
92 
1,625 
998 
2007 
733 
987 
979 
626 
114 
1,656 
1,072 
$1,000, 2012 
3,363 
2,245 
2,463 
2,890 
434 
6,249 
3,055 
2007 
2,179 
1,884 
1,797 
1,496 
441 
3,894 
2,156 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
402 
604 
620 
369 
70 
966 
432 
2007 
411 
584 
517 
396 
62 
1,010 
439 
$1,000, 2012 
5,612 
5,045 
4,054 
6,960 
941 
21,797 
5,405 
2007 
3,170 
4,119 
2,417 
4,780 
712 
38,005 
4,192 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
396 
516 
540 
392 
44 
964 
496 
2007 
431 
521 
496 
372 
47 
1,014 
522 
$1,000, 2012 
12,449 
8,441 
8,293 
14,290 
428 
36,665 
11,133 
2007 
8,675 
6,469 
5,219 
8,157 
669 
23,880 
7,538 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 277 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
