Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pickaway 
Pike 
Portage 
Preble 
Putnam 
Richland 
Ross 
Sandusky 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
803 
490 
847 
1,088 
1,272 
1,010 
980 
737 
2007 
832 
538 
862 
1,181 
1,316 
1,009 
1,009 
781 
$1,000, 2012 
129,814 
20,776 
37,631 
139,836 
167,017 
92,897 
66,820 
93,600 
2007 
80,953 
1 1 ,279 
31,020 
95,064 
114,124 
56,107 
43,116 
64,018 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
161,661 
42,399 
44,429 
128,526 
131,303 
91,977 
68,184 
127,001 
2007 
97,299 
20,965 
35,986 
80,494 
86,720 
55,606 
42,731 
81,969 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
476 
206 
377 
640 
1,021 
598 
441 
474 
2007 
481 
228 
418 
759 
1,130 
553 
452 
545 
$1,000, 2012 
22,204 
4,562 
4,044 
22,722 
28,389 
12,733 
13,921 
19,661 
2007 
16,249 
1,682 
3,176 
13,689 
17,727 
6,666 
8,461 
12,054 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
499 
168 
360 
633 
1,056 
556 
442 
502 
2007 
422 
159 
330 
645 
1,028 
441 
380 
491 
$1,000, 2012 
9,792 
1,238 
1,272 
8,618 
12,053 
4,966 
4,919 
9,278 
2007 
6,793 
528 
903 
5,598 
8,467 
2,314 
2,816 
6,332 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
478 
158 
380 
613 
1,049 
542 
396 
493 
2007 
449 
140 
365 
658 
1,067 
466 
355 
501 
$1,000, 2012 
16,225 
2,101 
3,247 
12,715 
19,850 
7,486 
7,703 
13,199 
2007 
8,713 
780 
2,296 
7,476 
10,925 
4,041 
4,126 
6,999 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
129 
147 
273 
282 
183 
323 
189 
149 
2007 
143 
119 
204 
241 
172 
214 
176 
138 
$1,000, 2012 
1,773 
577 
1,020 
5,579 
10,247 
7,541 
1,714 
2,459 
2007 
1,472 
417 
681 
10,216 
10,103 
4,296 
1,641 
841 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
59 
103 
98 
136 
62 
171 
126 
71 
2007 
53 
76 
73 
109 
50 
101 
104 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
817 
304 
197 
392 
3,844 
1,278 
834 
400 
2007 
594 
205 
183 
719 
2,002 
844 
600 
215 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
81 
60 
213 
192 
140 
201 
100 
97 
2007 
104 
62 
161 
172 
136 
144 
91 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
955 
273 
823 
5,187 
6,403 
6,262 
880 
2,059 
2007 
878 
212 
498 
9,497 
8,100 
3,452 
1,041 
626 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
258 
291 
524 
549 
267 
608 
430 
237 
2007 
291 
269 
452 
484 
253 
501 
426 
264 
$1,000, 2012 
16,781 
1,827 
5,113 
16,685 
27,266 
20,791 
3,996 
3,070 
2007 
5,527 
1,131 
3,463 
8,302 
19,817 
9,019 
2,608 
2,317 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
758 
466 
823 
1,038 
1,205 
977 
927 
690 
2007 
806 
525 
856 
1,170 
1,297 
999 
991 
768 
$1,000, 2012 
7,722 
1,489 
2,533 
7,272 
9,827 
5,397 
4,801 
5,172 
2007 
5,725 
1,154 
2,266 
5,028 
7,130 
3,910 
3,675 
4,063 
Utilities farms, 2012 
568 
277 
503 
737 
938 
659 
586 
531 
2007 
435 
197 
410 
609 
752 
514 
433 
442 
$1,000, 2012 
2,088 
365 
1,192 
2,360 
2,610 
2,038 
1,229 
1,588 
2007 
1,204 
204 
1,197 
1,561 
1,901 
1,425 
846 
974 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
652 
389 
701 
902 
1,106 
856 
771 
620 
2007 
740 
487 
785 
1,101 
1,232 
934 
918 
709 
$1,000, 2012 
8,379 
1,629 
3,502 
10,765 
1 1 ,834 
7,566 
5,009 
7,293 
2007 
5,940 
1,440 
3,697 
6,872 
8,161 
5,397 
4,832 
5,196 
Flired farm labor farms, 2012 
224 
92 
210 
296 
260 
202 
216 
165 
2007 
179 
72 
160 
246 
251 
146 
154 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
7,438 
980 
4,980 
8,978 
6,035 
2,841 
3,122 
4,688 
2007 
3,904 
357 
3,501 
4,923 
4,377 
3,378 
2,272 
4,960 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
62 
23 
77 
65 
52 
61 
58 
43 
2007 
64 
13 
53 
66 
41 
44 
41 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
454 
101 
820 
925 
449 
565 
248 
753 
2007 
818 
15 
538 
205 
209 
321 
142 
262 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
242 
66 
197 
284 
421 
301 
205 
175 
2007 
171 
43 
121 
241 
308 
220 
166 
163 
$1,000, 2012 
1,337 
235 
798 
1,307 
2,317 
1,556 
788 
960 
2007 
744 
94 
407 
876 
1,526 
849 
567 
742 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
254 
90 
203 
353 
554 
272 
185 
280 
2007 
218 
49 
134 
353 
484 
199 
155 
266 
$1,000, 2012 
17,331 
2,549 
1,631 
15,942 
15,282 
5,786 
7,303 
12,241 
2007 
11,401 
942 
2,273 
10,626 
9,248 
4,405 
3,356 
8,551 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
63 
25 
29 
78 
122 
115 
61 
54 
2007 
46 
13 
46 
85 
102 
47 
51 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
1,409 
77 
225 
507 
729 
829 
313 
217 
2007 
719 
45 
362 
393 
329 
372 
163 
477 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
344 
167 
290 
499 
589 
494 
373 
359 
2007 
294 
138 
221 
430 
515 
357 
277 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
5,380 
1,240 
1,929 
6,155 
7,896 
5,677 
5,299 
4,254 
2007 
5,049 
1,045 
1,773 
5,431 
6,975 
4,157 
3,268 
3,815 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
264 
137 
217 
395 
503 
371 
302 
283 
2007 
205 
118 
180 
345 
446 
270 
227 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
3,787 
862 
1,467 
4,560 
6,248 
4,292 
4,139 
3,234 
2007 
2,917 
774 
1,364 
3,964 
5,063 
3,110 
2,513 
2,720 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
212 
93 
173 
268 
292 
294 
175 
190 
2007 
209 
88 
124 
293 
289 
236 
187 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
1,593 
378 
461 
1,594 
1,648 
1,385 
1,160 
1,020 
2007 
2,132 
271 
409 
1,467 
1,912 
1,047 
755 
1,095 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
753 
474 
802 
1,039 
1,185 
977 
929 
701 
2007 
742 
488 
793 
1,076 
1,201 
936 
921 
733 
$1,000, 2012 
3,991 
1,006 
2,275 
3,917 
3,944 
3,082 
3,084 
2,750 
2007 
2,134 
802 
2,109 
2,507 
2,251 
2,097 
1,835 
1,683 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
436 
205 
447 
607 
651 
558 
469 
451 
2007 
453 
199 
465 
675 
693 
522 
441 
455 
$1,000, 2012 
7,511 
798 
3,049 
15,388 
8,289 
4,045 
3,373 
6,017 
2007 
4,561 
642 
2,378 
11,361 
4,977 
3,460 
2,508 
4,753 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
397 
209 
374 
575 
769 
533 
476 
429 
2007 
402 
200 
374 
620 
812 
478 
457 
439 
$1,000, 2012 
14,694 
2,704 
4,255 
14,962 
20,074 
10,690 
8,918 
10,960 
2007 
9,451 
1,967 
3,995 
9,387 
12,678 
7,233 
6,005 
6,219 
--continued 
284 Ohio 2012 Census of Agricuiture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
