Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dakota 
Dawes 
Dawson 
Deuel 
Dixon 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Dundy 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
243 
493 
806 
237 
570 
767 
396 
251 
2007 
278 
469 
728 
240 
568 
715 
362 
263 
$1,000, 2012 
70,738 
64,525 
707,579 
62,676 
176,258 
249,843 
48,352 
157,020 
2007 
47,480 
41,368 
511,143 
45,445 
125,203 
180,584 
34,120 
115,697 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
291,102 
130,882 
877,890 
264,456 
309,225 
325,741 
122,100 
625,578 
2007 
170,791 
88,205 
702,119 
189,355 
220,429 
252,565 
94,255 
439,913 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
144 
149 
434 
138 
378 
554 
249 
145 
2007 
177 
193 
438 
179 
332 
559 
223 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
13,865 
2,286 
36,904 
5,801 
18,902 
22,451 
5,319 
18,085 
2007 
8,195 
1,946 
19,490 
3,377 
8,902 
13,189 
3,042 
14,364 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
150 
259 
499 
157 
414 
579 
236 
157 
2007 
146 
216 
429 
125 
343 
527 
184 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
4,620 
1,994 
16,927 
3,340 
6,386 
1 1 ,347 
3,173 
8,198 
2007 
3,012 
881 
7,341 
1,504 
3,488 
5,974 
1,641 
5,293 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
128 
229 
432 
152 
360 
548 
199 
148 
2007 
137 
184 
388 
147 
282 
534 
181 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
9,609 
1,816 
23,638 
3,746 
12,071 
20,024 
7,139 
8,677 
2007 
5,951 
860 
12,010 
1,611 
6,050 
13,956 
8,147 
5,836 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
76 
234 
319 
43 
172 
190 
65 
110 
2007 
59 
155 
227 
30 
137 
169 
45 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
1,919 
15,896 
316,521 
(D) 
38,403 
65,759 
844 
38,041 
2007 
2,890 
8,895 
252,947 
(D) 
35,199 
62,023 
(D) 
32,752 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
46 
169 
215 
29 
120 
82 
45 
65 
2007 
39 
123 
130 
15 
90 
72 
25 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
311 
2,383 
4,903 
79 
1,217 
1,226 
410 
1,438 
2007 
328 
1,300 
2,033 
216 
1,999 
1,400 
(D) 
1,150 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
42 
110 
154 
29 
71 
137 
36 
70 
2007 
32 
56 
143 
19 
72 
113 
27 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
1,608 
13,513 
311,618 
(D) 
37,186 
64,533 
435 
36,603 
2007 
2,562 
7,595 
250,914 
(D) 
33,200 
60,622 
313 
31,602 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
145 
383 
498 
94 
339 
310 
175 
151 
2007 
121 
261 
359 
61 
235 
252 
133 
110 
$1,000, 2012 
3,100 
11,513 
155,937 
8,264 
39,814 
37,857 
1,622 
24,982 
2007 
2,214 
4,407 
116,732 
(D) 
35,543 
20,980 
(D) 
1 1 ,934 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
227 
482 
769 
206 
551 
735 
363 
240 
2007 
267 
455 
715 
232 
559 
700 
355 
254 
$1,000, 2012 
3,557 
4,036 
16,779 
3,711 
5,533 
10,016 
2,980 
7,263 
2007 
2,806 
3,451 
11,813 
3,242 
3,977 
8,149 
2,273 
6,056 
Utilities farms, 2012 
191 
357 
656 
172 
459 
610 
253 
205 
2007 
136 
267 
505 
143 
311 
518 
185 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
1,797 
2,287 
10,518 
3,007 
1,842 
3,830 
1,097 
5,196 
2007 
584 
1,221 
5,792 
887 
1,213 
2,781 
745 
2,697 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
211 
408 
682 
191 
485 
662 
276 
220 
2007 
242 
428 
673 
208 
518 
661 
327 
244 
$1,000, 2012 
4,103 
4,904 
20,898 
3,527 
6,671 
12,673 
3,635 
8,081 
2007 
3,426 
3,866 
13,166 
2,550 
4,818 
8,797 
2,989 
5,893 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
71 
145 
348 
85 
156 
253 
105 
118 
2007 
67 
125 
281 
78 
133 
231 
91 
97 
$1,000, 2012 
2,337 
1,429 
17,674 
2,112 
4,826 
7,075 
8,168 
5,428 
2007 
1,306 
1,419 
11,918 
2,236 
3,280 
5,777 
4,980 
4,809 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
19 
79 
111 
23 
38 
49 
28 
45 
2007 
18 
53 
104 
28 
36 
61 
28 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
52 
452 
1,813 
292 
300 
742 
375 
449 
2007 
61 
358 
957 
364 
193 
343 
192 
667 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
77 
143 
303 
103 
185 
278 
95 
106 
2007 
55 
116 
209 
108 
158 
235 
61 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
1,208 
1,276 
6,952 
2,473 
1,640 
3,423 
455 
3,228 
2007 
412 
1,035 
3,252 
2,405 
1,143 
3,639 
505 
1,892 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
104 
236 
462 
80 
275 
362 
120 
115 
2007 
91 
174 
367 
70 
197 
332 
94 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
15,345 
6,991 
36,092 
3,228 
20,576 
26,247 
6,647 
10,196 
2007 
8,403 
5,087 
25,039 
1,069 
9,159 
15,577 
3,055 
8,210 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
18 
20 
81 
19 
49 
80 
35 
34 
2007 
31 
23 
82 
24 
44 
92 
23 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
693 
132 
3,458 
339 
428 
1,247 
380 
921 
2007 
1,115 
74 
1,881 
173 
776 
912 
251 
283 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
136 
294 
452 
128 
330 
399 
135 
171 
2007 
102 
190 
364 
113 
234 
380 
94 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
2,400 
3,484 
10,982 
(D) 
6,382 
7,057 
1,478 
6,055 
2007 
2,475 
2,819 
9,931 
1,750 
3,818 
7,485 
1,077 
5,630 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
100 
227 
314 
107 
261 
292 
84 
122 
2007 
73 
156 
261 
85 
182 
275 
66 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
1,404 
2,322 
6,296 
(D) 
3,785 
4,269 
1,038 
3,995 
2007 
1,059 
2,107 
4,783 
1,202 
2,415 
3,775 
680 
3,671 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
80 
186 
311 
74 
201 
270 
85 
120 
2007 
75 
130 
252 
70 
150 
256 
64 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
996 
1,162 
4,686 
744 
2,597 
2,788 
440 
2,060 
2007 
1,416 
712 
5,149 
547 
1,403 
3,710 
397 
1,959 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
226 
466 
713 
221 
542 
703 
358 
237 
2007 
259 
417 
647 
214 
517 
653 
325 
243 
$1,000, 2012 
2,462 
3,204 
6,910 
1,243 
5,634 
7,527 
2,572 
3,803 
2007 
2,022 
2,723 
5,025 
(D) 
2,970 
4,521 
1,911 
2,698 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
174 
357 
627 
155 
372 
536 
224 
206 
2007 
164 
313 
535 
166 
331 
505 
183 
204 
$1,000, 2012 
3,673 
2,824 
25,576 
3,555 
6,850 
12,567 
2,466 
8,416 
2007 
2,606 
2,326 
13,849 
2,339 
4,673 
6,481 
1,891 
6,682 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
143 
302 
474 
139 
330 
489 
184 
173 
2007 
140 
287 
421 
145 
279 
443 
166 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
4,852 
5,220 
28,351 
5,002 
11,566 
20,278 
5,845 
11,712 
2007 
3,140 
5,567 
13,561 
3,192 
5,782 
12,365 
3,888 
8,649 
-continued 
278 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
