Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Smith 
Stewart 
Sullivan 
Sumner 
Tipton 
Trousdale 
Unicoi 
Union 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
850 
350 
1,074 
1,355 
520 
290 
93 
408 
2007 
981 
353 
1,280 
1,673 
610 
338 
86 
494 
$1,000, 2012 
18,760 
8,449 
22,227 
44,512 
55,667 
6,499 
1,563 
5,100 
2007 
15,730 
6,670 
19,774 
35,803 
42,387 
4,979 
1,295 
5,424 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
22,070 
24,139 
20,696 
32,850 
107,053 
22,411 
16,801 
12,500 
2007 
16,034 
18,895 
15,448 
21,401 
69,487 
14,732 
15,060 
10,979 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
402 
173 
477 
521 
251 
155 
42 
217 
2007 
509 
211 
631 
813 
328 
184 
47 
328 
$1,000, 2012 
1,793 
1,194 
1,267 
3,914 
12,979 
652 
37 
525 
2007 
1,605 
1,132 
1,266 
2,860 
9,072 
575 
54 
727 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
455 
135 
381 
499 
266 
165 
35 
166 
2007 
441 
113 
413 
514 
254 
165 
33 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
563 
331 
234 
1,663 
9,346 
238 
6 
43 
2007 
423 
240 
259 
979 
6,503 
110 
11 
67 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
248 
121 
253 
371 
207 
91 
26 
141 
2007 
241 
121 
288 
377 
190 
118 
34 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
540 
399 
335 
2,000 
8,558 
170 
4 
63 
2007 
508 
251 
588 
1,929 
6,682 
117 
7 
73 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
227 
84 
301 
349 
93 
100 
18 
106 
2007 
257 
104 
239 
360 
92 
71 
19 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
1,889 
247 
4,593 
7,302 
263 
525 
(D) 
404 
2007 
1,252 
272 
4,243 
4,294 
273 
204 
(D) 
291 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
158 
48 
175 
199 
55 
66 
10 
78 
2007 
152 
56 
136 
212 
57 
38 
12 
73 
$1,000, 2012 
755 
178 
614 
833 
133 
189 
(D) 
269 
2007 
670 
137 
478 
1,155 
150 
116 
(D) 
228 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
107 
39 
167 
194 
49 
49 
9 
37 
2007 
138 
57 
134 
190 
37 
41 
15 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
1,134 
69 
3,979 
6,469 
130 
336 
19 
135 
2007 
582 
136 
3,765 
3,139 
123 
88 
(D) 
64 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
711 
242 
817 
971 
262 
233 
58 
301 
2007 
696 
222 
849 
1,072 
296 
224 
49 
325 
$1,000, 2012 
4,063 
1,266 
5,956 
7,536 
1,216 
1,561 
617 
1,507 
2007 
2,823 
1,003 
3,328 
5,283 
1,040 
1,038 
(D) 
1,214 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
827 
346 
1,025 
1,303 
486 
284 
89 
400 
2007 
969 
342 
1,245 
1,635 
592 
332 
86 
492 
$1,000, 2012 
1,488 
805 
1,354 
3,370 
3,781 
527 
91 
455 
2007 
1,320 
509 
1,354 
2,910 
2,502 
557 
77 
449 
Utilities farms, 2012 
501 
158 
573 
673 
280 
185 
34 
204 
2007 
451 
130 
498 
652 
198 
158 
31 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
550 
228 
563 
1,030 
795 
192 
46 
162 
2007 
387 
102 
456 
928 
1,035 
220 
29 
113 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
661 
268 
825 
1,031 
377 
219 
62 
307 
2007 
895 
309 
1,145 
1,490 
528 
307 
76 
446 
$1,000, 2012 
1,759 
809 
1,744 
2,989 
3,383 
541 
105 
576 
2007 
1,945 
699 
2,017 
3,165 
2,551 
678 
133 
686 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
148 
77 
255 
269 
151 
68 
12 
61 
2007 
164 
55 
254 
280 
133 
61 
26 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
696 
1,121 
1,865 
4,245 
3,224 
276 
(D) 
236 
2007 
636 
533 
1,316 
3,290 
2,204 
193 
252 
219 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
68 
22 
58 
90 
45 
33 
2 
25 
2007 
53 
24 
49 
107 
32 
22 
5 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
993 
85 
160 
445 
512 
187 
(D) 
43 
2007 
586 
170 
191 
503 
337 
115 
16 
38 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
109 
20 
109 
202 
75 
34 
1 
38 
2007 
117 
40 
128 
188 
75 
28 
6 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
250 
30 
218 
471 
745 
(D) 
(D) 
35 
2007 
251 
44 
166 
414 
600 
57 
2 
31 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
183 
71 
231 
258 
140 
68 
18 
71 
2007 
117 
46 
199 
201 
157 
57 
14 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
1,006 
314 
583 
1,744 
4,856 
230 
19 
140 
2007 
607 
208 
526 
1,093 
4,112 
108 
44 
104 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
32 
5 
18 
37 
21 
8 
1 
22 
2007 
30 
11 
33 
48 
17 
8 
- 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
40 
7 
53 
185 
1,156 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
2007 
42 
19 
37 
77 
772 
5 
7 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
253 
129 
210 
374 
179 
97 
13 
93 
2007 
260 
103 
228 
351 
144 
72 
12 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
1,471 
814 
947 
2,475 
1,735 
601 
45 
351 
2007 
1,647 
742 
1,602 
2,868 
1,815 
322 
67 
738 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
190 
108 
170 
304 
128 
77 
10 
76 
2007 
204 
78 
202 
288 
92 
56 
9 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
1,044 
643 
636 
1,954 
996 
498 
41 
300 
2007 
1,219 
543 
1,168 
2,344 
880 
266 
53 
611 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
134 
61 
89 
162 
106 
44 
4 
47 
2007 
154 
62 
117 
203 
106 
38 
6 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
427 
171 
311 
521 
740 
102 
5 
51 
2007 
428 
198 
434 
524 
936 
56 
13 
127 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
824 
346 
1,055 
1,310 
493 
274 
91 
400 
2007 
910 
337 
1,188 
1,546 
560 
327 
80 
476 
$1,000, 2012 
982 
504 
1,294 
2,044 
924 
439 
109 
381 
2007 
969 
391 
1,263 
2,215 
916 
411 
64 
451 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
420 
153 
520 
592 
263 
161 
29 
158 
2007 
445 
175 
577 
680 
234 
154 
35 
187 
$1,000, 2012 
677 
294 
1,062 
3,099 
2,193 
284 
18 
173 
2007 
728 
355 
1,161 
2,994 
1,971 
270 
71 
216 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
392 
144 
416 
515 
225 
120 
28 
164 
2007 
399 
169 
473 
585 
249 
127 
27 
222 
$1,000, 2012 
3,256 
1,217 
2,821 
5,286 
5,249 
1,138 
118 
1,158 
2007 
2,593 
1,429 
2,790 
4,957 
3,359 
878 
100 
1,228 
-continued 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
