Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Nebraska 
Adams 
Antelope 
Arthur 
Banner 
Blaine 
Boone 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
49,969 
567 
767 
85 
193 
117 
646 
2007 
47,712 
485 
716 
68 
218 
114 
619 
$1,000, 2012 
19,175,997 
295,929 
456,795 
29,209 
110,339 
29,832 
389,192 
2007 
12,325,329 
181,272 
269,879 
16,148 
59,817 
23,599 
252,421 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
383,758 
521,920 
595,561 
343,629 
571,706 
254,978 
602,465 
2007 
258,328 
373,756 
376,926 
237,474 
274,392 
207,011 
407,788 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
29,992 
382 
503 
25 
76 
23 
511 
2007 
30,276 
372 
524 
24 
87 
37 
489 
$1,000, 2012 
1,609,182 
27,655 
44,809 
2,107 
2,960 
1,073 
32,739 
2007 
914,427 
12,500 
26,686 
541 
1,998 
889 
18,389 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
32,209 
393 
529 
17 
121 
27 
520 
2007 
27,697 
338 
454 
19 
78 
36 
428 
$1,000, 2012 
757,437 
13,567 
15,566 
294 
1,909 
284 
14,697 
2007 
404,471 
6,931 
7,326 
132 
1,146 
349 
7,300 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
29,283 
381 
499 
28 
103 
27 
481 
2007 
26,847 
349 
474 
22 
73 
30 
440 
$1,000, 2012 
1,101,425 
19,636 
22,777 
617 
2,042 
385 
18,040 
2007 
596,673 
10,021 
12,936 
143 
1,049 
459 
9,725 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
16,094 
128 
249 
54 
49 
61 
233 
2007 
13,253 
98 
200 
36 
43 
51 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
5,117,496 
82,953 
120,813 
3,472 
45,311 
5,798 
99,444 
2007 
4,066,702 
(D) 
83,410 
2,212 
28,621 
4,212 
84,550 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
10,656 
71 
154 
45 
38 
54 
142 
2007 
8,516 
49 
115 
32 
30 
43 
138 
$1,000, 2012 
251,297 
1,161 
5,874 
1,966 
654 
1,181 
9,084 
2007 
175,943 
787 
11,310 
(□) 
272 
1,415 
5,089 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,217 
65 
151 
26 
20 
22 
129 
2007 
6,927 
56 
131 
12 
21 
12 
125 
$1,000, 2012 
4,866,199 
81,793 
114,939 
1,506 
44,657 
4,616 
90,360 
2007 
3,890,759 
(□) 
72,099 
(D) 
28,350 
2,797 
79,461 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
28,254 
271 
426 
78 
113 
94 
381 
2007 
21,335 
181 
321 
51 
80 
86 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
3,981,917 
54,666 
100,979 
4,715 
28,115 
7,497 
106,260 
2007 
2,045,635 
37,005 
45,439 
2,400 
9,789 
5,503 
60,301 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
47,390 
556 
733 
81 
176 
117 
628 
2007 
46,873 
481 
698 
66 
212 
114 
613 
$1,000, 2012 
906,596 
17,502 
25,022 
2,942 
3,444 
2,717 
18,533 
2007 
608,153 
10,234 
15,801 
1,274 
1,978 
2,147 
10,387 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
38,872 
450 
646 
76 
142 
88 
581 
2007 
30,941 
356 
500 
48 
122 
86 
479 
$1,000, 2012 
383,300 
4,425 
10,313 
845 
2,035 
557 
7,236 
2007 
217,214 
2,012 
4,649 
317 
1,298 
477 
3,350 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
42,783 
502 
691 
77 
165 
95 
605 
2007 
43,662 
452 
661 
61 
189 
109 
581 
$1,000, 2012 
934,764 
14,677 
19,829 
2,311 
4,923 
1,877 
15,887 
2007 
624,920 
8,340 
14,287 
1,399 
2,760 
1,939 
10,841 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
17,338 
218 
321 
47 
74 
46 
250 
2007 
14,603 
166 
257 
41 
51 
40 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
565,334 
8,180 
11,933 
2,665 
3,922 
1,792 
10,843 
2007 
417,067 
4,955 
8,929 
2,145 
2,290 
1,338 
9,007 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
5,576 
58 
67 
28 
39 
23 
65 
2007 
4,435 
53 
62 
18 
33 
25 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
64,230 
683 
860 
(□) 
745 
(D) 
662 
2007 
39,369 
270 
1,036 
113 
549 
364 
406 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
17,107 
175 
310 
35 
72 
35 
270 
2007 
13,419 
132 
256 
21 
44 
26 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
262,337 
3,425 
5,914 
493 
2,087 
325 
3,266 
2007 
148,214 
1,090 
3,293 
259 
672 
169 
2,973 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
23,946 
267 
400 
58 
75 
65 
365 
2007 
20,041 
250 
330 
46 
52 
69 
296 
$1,000, 2012 
1,416,709 
22,336 
34,438 
3,246 
4,118 
2,451 
24,151 
2007 
831,078 
10,785 
18,127 
1,828 
1,472 
1,696 
11,155 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4,878 
85 
84 
3 
16 
1 
50 
2007 
4,435 
89 
67 
4 
15 
11 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
92,524 
1,898 
1,482 
(D) 
132 
(D) 
585 
2007 
59,717 
1,360 
696 
51 
288 
107 
630 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
28,292 
320 
483 
65 
124 
77 
411 
2007 
23,107 
257 
382 
39 
93 
74 
343 
$1,000, 2012 
587,466 
6,387 
13,967 
1,505 
2,934 
1,330 
11,831 
2007 
480,896 
5,377 
9,844 
1,086 
1,937 
1,274 
8,047 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
21,027 
218 
349 
47 
85 
54 
298 
2007 
17,345 
160 
304 
34 
74 
58 
263 
$1,000, 2012 
376,736 
4,384 
9,503 
1,064 
1,679 
1,052 
7,823 
2007 
264,321 
2,348 
5,750 
571 
1,140 
847 
4,271 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
18,087 
200 
334 
44 
89 
52 
288 
2007 
15,622 
189 
249 
25 
64 
51 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
210,730 
2,004 
4,464 
441 
1,256 
278 
4,008 
2007 
216,575 
3,029 
4,094 
514 
797 
427 
3,775 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
45,969 
528 
694 
78 
180 
109 
576 
2007 
43,473 
435 
662 
63 
200 
100 
565 
$1,000, 2012 
478,972 
5,681 
9,041 
1,514 
1,758 
1,225 
8,171 
2007 
316,430 
(□) 
5,346 
705 
1,640 
1,310 
5,069 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
36,025 
430 
591 
75 
135 
92 
497 
2007 
32,562 
379 
525 
55 
126 
92 
477 
$1,000, 2012 
916,308 
12,256 
19,050 
2,206 
3,904 
2,309 
16,846 
2007 
554,363 
7,729 
12,074 
1,543 
2,331 
1,365 
10,291 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
31,280 
343 
531 
69 
119 
78 
490 
2007 
28,558 
314 
426 
45 
100 
73 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
1,260,049 
19,588 
26,100 
2,646 
4,019 
2,366 
21,037 
2007 
790,639 
8,797 
18,010 
1,507 
3,016 
2,602 
14,995 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nebraska 275 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
