Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lancaster 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Loup 
McPherson 
Madison 
Merrick 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,080 
1,836 
1,168 
149 
138 
118 
753 
492 
2007 
863 
1,698 
1,053 
152 
137 
143 
699 
473 
$1,000, 2012 
307,304 
152,456 
675,769 
31,600 
26,183 
24,858 
255,550 
216,224 
2007 
194,406 
87,433 
355,287 
26,638 
24,002 
22,939 
187,034 
158,038 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
284,541 
83,037 
578,569 
212,079 
189,733 
210,663 
339,375 
439,480 
2007 
225,268 
51,492 
337,404 
175,250 
175,195 
160,412 
267,573 
334,118 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
660 
954 
496 
68 
62 
23 
493 
331 
2007 
596 
904 
516 
75 
59 
44 
471 
338 
$1,000, 2012 
22,705 
18,450 
41,591 
4,891 
1,069 
692 
22,667 
22,114 
2007 
12,176 
8,375 
28,828 
2,195 
688 
550 
13,111 
13,258 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
721 
1,006 
503 
68 
49 
25 
516 
346 
2007 
547 
856 
501 
60 
65 
24 
419 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
10,134 
12,224 
15,692 
1,659 
427 
271 
10,683 
7,985 
2007 
4,212 
5,430 
11,531 
950 
197 
84 
6,033 
4,289 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
643 
812 
484 
69 
63 
31 
491 
316 
2007 
504 
687 
464 
70 
75 
33 
443 
312 
$1,000, 2012 
14,292 
23,019 
21,488 
2,366 
559 
389 
15,666 
13,248 
2007 
6,961 
9,664 
15,724 
1,406 
371 
143 
8,596 
8,134 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
475 
400 
449 
51 
64 
67 
241 
148 
2007 
346 
266 
329 
54 
45 
82 
180 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
67,988 
3,517 
276,753 
2,269 
6,054 
6,224 
77,698 
46,326 
2007 
60,108 
4,837 
109,154 
5,230 
8,740 
6,425 
75,495 
47,990 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
333 
218 
290 
39 
49 
52 
171 
109 
2007 
230 
167 
236 
44 
32 
61 
101 
96 
$1,000, 2012 
7,126 
1,673 
7,555 
1,729 
795 
1,363 
3,967 
(D) 
2007 
4,746 
1,682 
6,743 
1,537 
459 
889 
2,703 
1,355 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
245 
226 
232 
15 
28 
31 
126 
71 
2007 
189 
138 
164 
27 
21 
38 
107 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
60,862 
1,844 
269,198 
541 
5,259 
4,861 
73,731 
(D) 
2007 
55,362 
3,155 
102,410 
3,693 
8,281 
5,536 
72,792 
46,634 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
757 
858 
798 
111 
110 
101 
424 
295 
2007 
495 
544 
564 
86 
98 
103 
302 
224 
$1,000, 2012 
94,783 
12,949 
164,389 
3,606 
5,892 
6,079 
47,328 
35,405 
2007 
51,184 
9,984 
67,894 
2,977 
2,736 
4,531 
31,941 
37,027 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,027 
1,704 
1,100 
141 
132 
113 
734 
469 
2007 
846 
1,659 
1,030 
150 
131 
142 
695 
466 
$1,000, 2012 
13,785 
9,386 
21,819 
2,790 
2,468 
1,429 
12,455 
12,885 
2007 
8,450 
6,141 
16,719 
2,130 
1,314 
1,429 
7,165 
6,569 
Utilities farms, 2012 
908 
1,111 
842 
111 
106 
99 
611 
405 
2007 
604 
767 
663 
99 
94 
103 
442 
372 
$1,000, 2012 
5,299 
2,684 
12,324 
1,395 
550 
486 
3,621 
7,447 
2007 
2,971 
1,759 
8,654 
752 
334 
361 
2,248 
2,963 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
974 
1,360 
950 
118 
127 
102 
670 
412 
2007 
795 
1,516 
965 
143 
129 
134 
639 
436 
$1,000, 2012 
15,269 
13,138 
20,580 
2,513 
1,777 
1,620 
11,463 
16,242 
2007 
9,392 
7,604 
18,242 
1,954 
1,481 
1,422 
7,669 
7,188 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
304 
420 
308 
38 
60 
33 
254 
187 
2007 
273 
310 
312 
50 
58 
41 
199 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
5,824 
7,385 
10,918 
1,256 
1,256 
779 
4,840 
7,160 
2007 
4,349 
5,544 
9,813 
1,459 
1,375 
756 
3,621 
5,138 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
82 
141 
149 
18 
19 
19 
51 
48 
2007 
63 
126 
93 
22 
15 
7 
46 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
608 
442 
1,961 
(□) 
149 
223 
314 
264 
2007 
434 
440 
1,172 
133 
268 
9 
134 
148 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
363 
365 
359 
39 
54 
40 
251 
176 
2007 
286 
270 
271 
47 
48 
53 
179 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
4,385 
2,178 
8,246 
491 
582 
370 
2,573 
3,118 
2007 
2,119 
1,255 
3,063 
316 
358 
322 
1,788 
1,280 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
550 
492 
525 
67 
89 
73 
401 
210 
2007 
400 
395 
445 
80 
80 
84 
321 
198 
$1,000, 2012 
22,318 
14,649 
25,057 
2,798 
1,843 
2,249 
21,193 
16,490 
2007 
11,535 
7,045 
25,317 
2,975 
1,928 
2,541 
12,299 
7,892 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
82 
107 
87 
12 
11 
3 
55 
78 
2007 
61 
79 
98 
19 
13 
13 
54 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
621 
488 
1,523 
(D) 
14 
12 
495 
1,930 
2007 
539 
341 
1,097 
66 
17 
81 
228 
1,038 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
641 
726 
666 
92 
83 
75 
457 
293 
2007 
458 
518 
505 
72 
83 
81 
314 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
10,199 
8,722 
14,637 
1,672 
1,026 
1,574 
8,696 
6,441 
2007 
7,559 
6,175 
12,164 
1,836 
1,625 
1,905 
6,227 
5,803 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
488 
586 
503 
68 
51 
65 
344 
223 
2007 
358 
428 
386 
55 
62 
65 
234 
189 
$1,000, 2012 
5,565 
6,235 
9,334 
1,161 
750 
1,130 
4,894 
3,414 
2007 
4,038 
4,197 
7,431 
1,184 
960 
1,075 
3,265 
2,643 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
447 
344 
401 
59 
56 
34 
317 
198 
2007 
315 
300 
337 
46 
55 
62 
204 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
4,634 
2,487 
5,303 
511 
276 
445 
3,802 
3,027 
2007 
3,521 
1,978 
4,733 
652 
665 
829 
2,962 
3,159 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
995 
1,745 
1,059 
132 
120 
107 
695 
462 
2007 
816 
1,563 
940 
131 
123 
129 
628 
436 
$1,000, 2012 
7,603 
12,333 
11,367 
1,712 
1,382 
1,164 
7,005 
4,410 
2007 
4,828 
7,280 
8,052 
1,225 
1,057 
1,140 
4,435 
2,958 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
818 
1,056 
805 
100 
118 
84 
576 
356 
2007 
636 
817 
690 
109 
102 
107 
475 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
11,491 
10,890 
27,425 
1,833 
1,136 
1,295 
8,853 
14,759 
2007 
7,590 
5,558 
17,863 
1,032 
1,511 
1,240 
6,044 
6,365 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
689 
824 
620 
71 
75 
64 
488 
329 
2007 
541 
733 
571 
95 
83 
76 
418 
320 
$1,000, 2012 
20,627 
20,533 
33,236 
3,808 
2,039 
1,927 
16,362 
13,038 
2007 
12,320 
1 1 ,490 
21,102 
2,584 
2,560 
1,610 
10,535 
8,077 
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282 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
