Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lake 
Lawrence 
Licking 
Logan 
Lorain 
Lucas 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,374 
214 
592 
1,484 
868 
768 
330 
2007 
1,270 
259 
649 
1,427 
956 
873 
372 
$1,000, 2012 
90,105 
64,500 
7,489 
163,849 
92,649 
144,137 
45,895 
2007 
62,087 
56,421 
7,010 
112,852 
62,882 
91,008 
39,714 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
65,579 
301,403 
12,650 
110,410 
106,738 
187,679 
139,077 
2007 
48,887 
217,842 
10,801 
79,084 
65,776 
104,248 
106,758 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
630 
126 
189 
623 
470 
430 
200 
2007 
665 
169 
274 
707 
486 
491 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
13,188 
2,437 
325 
14,457 
16,484 
11,740 
7,400 
2007 
9,271 
1,477 
302 
9,674 
9,738 
6,929 
5,114 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
556 
124 
155 
602 
466 
415 
211 
2007 
504 
142 
161 
568 
464 
429 
229 
$1,000, 2012 
4,869 
7,491 
85 
6,488 
6,573 
5,827 
3,200 
2007 
3,152 
1,400 
80 
4,593 
4,320 
4,379 
2,477 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
552 
113 
163 
601 
468 
429 
212 
2007 
543 
130 
164 
577 
440 
447 
250 
$1,000, 2012 
7,839 
6,080 
237 
10,973 
11,011 
12,510 
6,196 
2007 
4,729 
5,554 
118 
6,236 
5,992 
6,263 
4,531 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
417 
39 
138 
391 
198 
175 
56 
2007 
319 
30 
169 
349 
200 
207 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
4,369 
76 
526 
12,179 
2,695 
1,793 
267 
2007 
3,647 
118 
385 
12,336 
4,033 
2,239 
423 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
215 
7 
82 
205 
80 
81 
25 
2007 
176 
15 
87 
181 
84 
71 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
1,333 
7 
293 
1,589 
361 
685 
96 
2007 
505 
44 
181 
385 
313 
896 
194 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
268 
34 
80 
255 
144 
122 
37 
2007 
200 
23 
105 
224 
137 
159 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
3,036 
69 
233 
10,590 
2,334 
1,108 
171 
2007 
3,142 
74 
203 
11,951 
3,720 
1,343 
229 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
794 
91 
413 
847 
404 
322 
99 
2007 
690 
75 
402 
780 
373 
388 
102 
$1,000, 2012 
13,382 
545 
1,639 
51,027 
9,049 
5,967 
1,129 
2007 
6,988 
423 
1,124 
23,979 
7,077 
4,440 
918 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,286 
210 
579 
1,421 
827 
735 
310 
2007 
1,245 
256 
643 
1,409 
939 
860 
358 
$1,000, 2012 
5,773 
1,767 
673 
6,710 
5,671 
6,381 
3,307 
2007 
3,944 
1,542 
781 
6,125 
3,840 
8,428 
2,866 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
825 
156 
366 
878 
516 
552 
223 
2007 
636 
146 
313 
740 
437 
500 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
2,111 
2,198 
374 
2,854 
1,613 
7,489 
1,529 
2007 
1,402 
1,497 
319 
2,014 
1,474 
2,831 
1,400 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,070 
186 
412 
1,184 
704 
641 
281 
2007 
1,145 
237 
599 
1,296 
846 
797 
339 
$1,000, 2012 
7,701 
2,503 
816 
8,873 
7,577 
9,509 
3,776 
2007 
5,490 
3,603 
982 
7,829 
5,112 
1 1 ,526 
3,788 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
278 
89 
126 
341 
197 
231 
113 
2007 
213 
98 
137 
277 
159 
195 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
3,821 
27,722 
442 
14,186 
4,026 
34,870 
8,195 
2007 
4,891 
26,291 
358 
10,907 
2,275 
25,422 
7,357 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
81 
26 
46 
90 
51 
57 
19 
2007 
54 
32 
24 
84 
52 
45 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
592 
(D) 
96 
593 
362 
457 
212 
2007 
239 
1,718 
46 
540 
250 
567 
643 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
348 
20 
32 
306 
218 
169 
50 
2007 
251 
18 
38 
250 
177 
143 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
1,664 
(D) 
64 
1,623 
1,346 
847 
361 
2007 
924 
42 
87 
1,324 
890 
1,001 
216 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
302 
26 
66 
280 
238 
260 
129 
2007 
298 
30 
52 
276 
233 
207 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
5,766 
704 
121 
9,802 
1 1 ,653 
4,704 
4,269 
2007 
4,457 
1,030 
124 
7,505 
6,724 
4,368 
3,454 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
88 
26 
25 
78 
69 
65 
27 
2007 
81 
26 
24 
73 
52 
46 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
533 
1,549 
34 
1,695 
1,031 
573 
197 
2007 
383 
347 
32 
542 
532 
226 
445 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
535 
61 
180 
503 
411 
298 
142 
2007 
440 
72 
164 
473 
352 
291 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
4,444 
3,046 
889 
4,734 
5,633 
7,234 
1,521 
2007 
4,651 
1,508 
1,103 
4,685 
4,549 
4,918 
1,779 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
434 
39 
143 
418 
349 
223 
107 
2007 
365 
55 
140 
374 
301 
240 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
3,319 
2,706 
683 
3,596 
4,463 
3,828 
1,071 
2007 
3,174 
1,276 
826 
3,210 
3,339 
3,294 
1,150 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
302 
36 
80 
230 
234 
188 
70 
2007 
276 
44 
98 
289 
196 
185 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
1,124 
340 
207 
1,137 
1,170 
3,406 
450 
2007 
1,477 
232 
277 
1,475 
1,210 
1,624 
629 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,324 
202 
581 
1,440 
834 
727 
306 
2007 
1,188 
236 
595 
1,329 
884 
834 
335 
$1,000, 2012 
4,116 
1,224 
707 
5,152 
2,965 
3,375 
1,201 
2007 
2,549 
1,251 
712 
3,152 
2,190 
2,879 
1,321 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
712 
129 
247 
713 
460 
410 
185 
2007 
694 
130 
246 
763 
489 
464 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
9,934 
5,375 
462 
12,503 
4,962 
30,860 
3,135 
2007 
5,371 
8,620 
458 
11,411 
3,885 
4,592 
2,981 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
605 
103 
224 
629 
437 
399 
180 
2007 
668 
104 
287 
683 
467 
439 
191 
$1,000, 2012 
10,141 
4,013 
1,487 
11,552 
1 1 ,236 
18,982 
5,187 
2007 
7,898 
1,713 
1,764 
9,521 
8,354 
10,455 
3,575 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
