Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Erie 
Fairfield 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallia 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
755 
345 
1,184 
504 
388 
825 
957 
2007 
726 
403 
1,112 
585 
429 
763 
993 
$1,000, 2012 
90,906 
60,507 
88,684 
99,306 
38,586 
140,911 
19,205 
2007 
62,214 
37,337 
58,544 
61,073 
32,848 
108,836 
15,037 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
120,405 
175,382 
74,902 
197,036 
99,447 
170,801 
20,068 
2007 
85,694 
92,648 
52,647 
104,399 
76,568 
142,642 
15,143 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
383 
211 
586 
307 
190 
494 
364 
2007 
438 
286 
580 
363 
233 
526 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
14,025 
9,298 
15,337 
19,851 
6,446 
20,678 
2,054 
2007 
7,788 
4,670 
9,678 
13,941 
3,678 
13,500 
1,122 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
369 
224 
564 
310 
208 
506 
277 
2007 
342 
246 
485 
308 
187 
454 
247 
$1,000, 2012 
7,674 
3,506 
6,633 
8,007 
3,408 
7,581 
391 
2007 
3,056 
2,707 
3,325 
5,574 
1,816 
4,405 
164 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
391 
220 
565 
316 
201 
534 
258 
2007 
372 
269 
479 
313 
219 
463 
226 
$1,000, 2012 
1 1 ,390 
8,818 
9,625 
12,091 
4,911 
14,023 
784 
2007 
8,524 
6,979 
5,304 
7,075 
4,050 
7,640 
303 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
172 
99 
295 
92 
75 
192 
242 
2007 
129 
77 
239 
94 
62 
186 
240 
$1,000, 2012 
3,170 
622 
4,832 
2,092 
276 
15,768 
1,384 
2007 
4,347 
1,081 
3,648 
814 
227 
26,009 
1,224 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
76 
32 
125 
53 
25 
60 
167 
2007 
44 
18 
110 
55 
20 
46 
145 
$1,000, 2012 
273 
161 
438 
1,705 
103 
1,173 
827 
2007 
235 
120 
372 
224 
40 
(D) 
735 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
120 
77 
216 
52 
58 
152 
123 
2007 
100 
64 
166 
48 
46 
153 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
2,896 
461 
4,393 
387 
173 
14,595 
556 
2007 
4,112 
961 
3,276 
589 
187 
(D) 
488 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
396 
146 
629 
155 
178 
299 
669 
2007 
300 
129 
556 
219 
186 
273 
637 
$1,000, 2012 
8,842 
2,140 
9,462 
8,218 
1,245 
21,847 
3,889 
2007 
5,948 
1,479 
5,780 
1,332 
1,542 
12,265 
2,983 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
720 
336 
1,141 
472 
354 
745 
911 
2007 
713 
395 
1,085 
567 
412 
730 
978 
$1,000, 2012 
5,272 
3,171 
6,176 
5,606 
2,246 
8,149 
1,413 
2007 
3,554 
2,571 
4,888 
4,323 
2,946 
5,256 
1,527 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
513 
266 
728 
358 
228 
535 
587 
2007 
362 
227 
528 
326 
184 
409 
435 
$1,000, 2012 
1,739 
1,437 
2,034 
1,349 
962 
1,711 
762 
2007 
1,129 
1,381 
907 
873 
761 
1,504 
481 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
606 
297 
931 
411 
290 
639 
744 
2007 
666 
379 
1,015 
517 
362 
682 
900 
$1,000, 2012 
5,763 
4,294 
7,276 
6,270 
2,711 
8,974 
1,550 
2007 
4,111 
3,037 
5,053 
4,284 
2,038 
5,941 
1,736 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
197 
102 
265 
156 
101 
229 
165 
2007 
164 
88 
225 
148 
88 
173 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
8,339 
1 1 ,828 
3,879 
4,903 
6,219 
6,846 
991 
2007 
6,951 
4,079 
3,428 
2,407 
6,612 
4,989 
1,083 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
93 
20 
73 
27 
26 
31 
60 
2007 
51 
16 
54 
25 
38 
36 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
675 
355 
238 
446 
563 
310 
323 
2007 
696 
140 
305 
49 
640 
257 
182 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
186 
83 
285 
139 
65 
242 
110 
2007 
129 
83 
204 
126 
52 
161 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
860 
511 
1,883 
1,624 
251 
1,875 
285 
2007 
829 
306 
578 
753 
181 
1,776 
128 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
210 
134 
262 
208 
84 
336 
121 
2007 
182 
160 
232 
208 
103 
290 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
10,404 
5,867 
8,011 
15,890 
3,461 
18,097 
674 
2007 
6,279 
3,537 
5,406 
10,145 
2,680 
12,102 
237 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
43 
37 
47 
36 
37 
102 
22 
2007 
42 
44 
42 
34 
29 
80 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
437 
663 
620 
1,366 
295 
844 
50 
2007 
370 
289 
552 
268 
178 
544 
76 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
298 
149 
453 
249 
141 
400 
321 
2007 
221 
153 
327 
242 
120 
342 
256 
$1,000, 2012 
3,056 
1,370 
4,902 
4,211 
1,398 
4,812 
1,885 
2007 
2,774 
1,555 
3,713 
3,556 
1,486 
5,171 
1,335 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
228 
117 
368 
189 
103 
326 
256 
2007 
166 
114 
260 
189 
84 
280 
204 
$1,000, 2012 
2,208 
953 
3,538 
3,157 
958 
3,380 
1,486 
2007 
1,876 
1,055 
2,571 
2,241 
1,045 
3,786 
999 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
151 
74 
239 
141 
83 
216 
154 
2007 
133 
100 
198 
150 
84 
216 
163 
$1,000, 2012 
848 
417 
1,364 
1,055 
440 
1,432 
399 
2007 
898 
500 
1,142 
1,315 
441 
1,386 
336 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
711 
324 
1,138 
454 
357 
785 
941 
2007 
645 
367 
1,021 
529 
379 
715 
924 
$1,000, 2012 
3,407 
1,386 
3,770 
2,362 
2,217 
3,531 
1,714 
2007 
1,772 
1,373 
2,446 
1,848 
1,413 
1,938 
1,577 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
428 
215 
643 
349 
201 
435 
446 
2007 
405 
242 
565 
347 
219 
433 
447 
$1,000, 2012 
5,853 
5,241 
4,005 
5,020 
1,976 
5,865 
1,057 
2007 
4,086 
2,153 
3,533 
3,831 
2,599 
5,541 
875 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
390 
204 
542 
314 
165 
424 
384 
2007 
339 
233 
535 
330 
182 
400 
434 
$1,000, 2012 
11,146 
7,039 
10,891 
1 1 ,842 
3,735 
14,261 
2,260 
2007 
6,878 
3,469 
6,532 
6,739 
2,858 
8,951 
3,005 
--continued 
278 Ohio 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
