Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grant 
Greeley 
Hall 
Hamilton 
Harlan 
Hayes 
Hitchcock 
Holt 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
80 
389 
593 
572 
360 
235 
299 
1,279 
2007 
84 
334 
608 
550 
384 
275 
272 
1,171 
$1,000, 2012 
23,909 
169,667 
264,925 
227,615 
171,914 
143,276 
60,254 
538,216 
2007 
14,287 
94,601 
172,025 
158,483 
101,695 
93,105 
42,880 
298,291 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
298,858 
436,162 
446,754 
397,929 
477,538 
609,684 
201,517 
420,810 
2007 
170,085 
283,237 
282,936 
288,151 
264,832 
338,562 
157,649 
254,731 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
2 
241 
396 
429 
217 
138 
197 
596 
2007 
14 
188 
446 
450 
266 
185 
169 
607 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
14,418 
31,086 
25,441 
18,080 
13,453 
10,316 
50,854 
2007 
198 
7,098 
17,136 
14,775 
13,233 
8,933 
5,839 
31,384 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
9 
268 
413 
439 
235 
153 
229 
644 
2007 
21 
180 
376 
412 
255 
169 
157 
547 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
4,893 
1 1 ,923 
16,741 
8,156 
5,748 
5,859 
18,953 
2007 
32 
2,221 
5,860 
8,660 
5,425 
4,011 
3,936 
10,553 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
7 
249 
386 
403 
213 
144 
205 
560 
2007 
9 
176 
383 
433 
241 
172 
158 
519 
$1,000, 2012 
16 
8,232 
19,116 
19,934 
10,249 
6,839 
4,685 
24,381 
2007 
(□) 
4,256 
9,852 
11,830 
6,291 
4,160 
2,155 
17,682 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
44 
193 
199 
109 
125 
70 
104 
571 
2007 
42 
111 
156 
110 
105 
76 
67 
452 
$1,000, 2012 
5,564 
34,181 
56,911 
35,983 
56,591 
36,880 
6,831 
106,413 
2007 
2,224 
22,971 
61,152 
41,271 
27,654 
25,166 
8,108 
47,487 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
39 
159 
117 
68 
93 
59 
74 
383 
2007 
36 
84 
85 
47 
75 
55 
56 
322 
$1,000, 2012 
913 
3,498 
1,506 
1,039 
1,448 
(D) 
1,256 
12,632 
2007 
961 
1,251 
810 
416 
1,134 
770 
860 
7,957 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
19 
56 
104 
69 
56 
18 
48 
284 
2007 
14 
49 
86 
75 
43 
37 
25 
219 
$1,000, 2012 
4,652 
30,683 
55,405 
34,943 
55,143 
(D) 
5,576 
93,781 
2007 
1,264 
21,720 
60,342 
40,855 
26,519 
24,395 
7,249 
39,531 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
71 
266 
321 
250 
221 
117 
178 
892 
2007 
65 
167 
260 
190 
186 
116 
118 
644 
$1,000, 2012 
6,276 
46,061 
43,222 
26,286 
28,604 
34,516 
4,842 
104,954 
2007 
2,917 
22,812 
18,217 
15,560 
8,823 
17,214 
4,658 
39,591 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
76 
379 
579 
553 
346 
208 
280 
1,232 
2007 
84 
326 
603 
543 
379 
265 
266 
1,162 
$1,000, 2012 
1,734 
9,817 
12,224 
14,877 
9,021 
7,396 
3,727 
37,880 
2007 
1,045 
5,274 
8,405 
10,114 
6,985 
5,176 
3,519 
25,947 
Utilities farms, 2012 
50 
302 
483 
469 
279 
177 
242 
1,000 
2007 
55 
221 
468 
438 
279 
176 
169 
821 
$1,000, 2012 
528 
3,031 
7,314 
5,978 
2,789 
3,055 
1,762 
15,364 
2007 
318 
1,396 
3,933 
3,312 
1,302 
2,261 
799 
7,399 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
56 
350 
524 
502 
316 
210 
271 
1,118 
2007 
77 
303 
583 
517 
358 
243 
250 
1,088 
$1,000, 2012 
1,381 
8,300 
14,524 
14,286 
7,939 
5,998 
5,269 
31,623 
2007 
1,231 
5,301 
8,350 
9,211 
6,311 
4,988 
2,729 
18,497 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
32 
144 
250 
272 
135 
100 
114 
484 
2007 
36 
102 
196 
210 
117 
94 
72 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
1,446 
3,872 
10,739 
6,860 
4,202 
3,576 
1,800 
19,206 
2007 
1,499 
3,189 
4,808 
4,282 
3,844 
2,742 
1,036 
15,777 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
19 
69 
82 
77 
45 
30 
40 
181 
2007 
16 
23 
64 
68 
41 
33 
31 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
85 
657 
856 
757 
299 
318 
386 
3,443 
2007 
220 
107 
347 
366 
270 
298 
140 
1,682 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
19 
167 
164 
198 
147 
85 
97 
460 
2007 
23 
102 
129 
165 
138 
79 
80 
366 
$1,000, 2012 
119 
2,342 
3,674 
4,930 
1,641 
1,810 
694 
6,808 
2007 
118 
1,069 
1,467 
1,544 
1,360 
1,412 
691 
4,828 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
38 
240 
336 
299 
195 
112 
158 
725 
2007 
40 
151 
284 
291 
173 
114 
92 
587 
$1,000, 2012 
2,861 
13,786 
22,435 
24,214 
8,422 
9,903 
5,055 
46,193 
2007 
976 
6,517 
13,691 
13,617 
6,471 
5,505 
2,788 
30,703 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
6 
47 
69 
89 
41 
21 
18 
107 
2007 
2 
37 
96 
81 
48 
25 
16 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
119 
527 
2,490 
2,474 
856 
448 
406 
3,907 
2007 
(D) 
449 
1,345 
1,256 
1,944 
220 
86 
2,679 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
36 
240 
338 
338 
228 
148 
184 
738 
2007 
46 
181 
296 
342 
197 
127 
132 
597 
$1,000, 2012 
893 
6,774 
8,156 
7,972 
4,024 
5,082 
2,591 
22,155 
2007 
917 
3,285 
6,087 
8,998 
4,126 
5,258 
2,010 
15,585 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
24 
175 
236 
234 
156 
112 
134 
560 
2007 
36 
135 
191 
245 
141 
110 
91 
440 
$1,000, 2012 
658 
4,684 
5,159 
5,223 
2,328 
3,233 
1,784 
15,148 
2007 
525 
2,054 
2,499 
4,525 
2,169 
2,653 
1,306 
8,767 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
26 
158 
216 
249 
165 
92 
117 
488 
2007 
34 
124 
219 
251 
153 
79 
95 
431 
$1,000, 2012 
235 
2,090 
2,996 
2,748 
1,695 
1,850 
806 
7,008 
2007 
392 
1,231 
3,589 
4,473 
1,957 
2,604 
705 
6,818 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
73 
340 
520 
518 
308 
219 
267 
1,169 
2007 
74 
298 
541 
512 
342 
244 
245 
1,061 
$1,000, 2012 
967 
3,446 
5,902 
6,125 
3,337 
2,905 
2,600 
13,878 
2007 
1,132 
2,235 
3,861 
4,200 
2,972 
1,918 
1,816 
9,201 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
49 
291 
448 
466 
247 
155 
223 
987 
2007 
69 
229 
451 
459 
273 
174 
185 
875 
$1,000, 2012 
1,908 
9,330 
14,353 
14,760 
7,705 
5,351 
3,431 
32,207 
2007 
1,427 
6,422 
7,515 
9,486 
4,684 
3,845 
2,569 
19,295 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
55 
258 
394 
429 
227 
149 
213 
789 
2007 
46 
215 
374 
379 
248 
166 
171 
769 
$1,000, 2012 
2,462 
9,747 
18,763 
20,870 
10,286 
7,602 
5,652 
37,807 
2007 
1,493 
7,214 
10,488 
11,597 
6,839 
6,058 
3,635 
26,903 
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280 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
