Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Thomas 
Thurston 
Valley 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Wheeler 
York 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
87 
367 
402 
821 
518 
423 
198 
541 
2007 
103 
372 
391 
762 
573 
430 
205 
549 
$1,000, 2012 
18,113 
167,279 
183,072 
145,765 
201,745 
192,229 
249,126 
292,349 
2007 
11,973 
125,168 
1 1 1 ,223 
96,421 
135,044 
117,763 
187,526 
195,442 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
208,192 
455,802 
455,402 
177,546 
389,468 
454,442 
1,258,211 
540,387 
2007 
116,243 
336,474 
284,457 
126,537 
235,678 
273,867 
914,763 
355,996 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
14 
267 
257 
527 
372 
267 
91 
411 
2007 
18 
254 
254 
493 
396 
260 
112 
426 
$1,000, 2012 
416 
17,877 
14,000 
13,292 
20,758 
12,194 
4,688 
29,041 
2007 
99 
8,784 
8,708 
6,268 
12,395 
7,724 
4,423 
13,626 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
12 
272 
281 
553 
401 
301 
106 
443 
2007 
15 
226 
240 
447 
370 
244 
121 
381 
$1,000, 2012 
274 
7,969 
7,185 
7,324 
8,910 
6,730 
1,193 
16,614 
2007 
80 
3,420 
2,874 
3,366 
4,652 
3,334 
1,004 
8,375 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
11 
254 
253 
475 
360 
261 
82 
405 
2007 
9 
222 
237 
415 
350 
236 
85 
397 
$1,000, 2012 
360 
12,027 
9,463 
14,788 
13,531 
8,220 
2,984 
22,939 
2007 
(D) 
5,409 
5,563 
5,865 
8,210 
4,427 
1,976 
12,521 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
43 
106 
174 
182 
194 
135 
99 
108 
2007 
46 
80 
177 
139 
185 
100 
84 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
2,971 
46,861 
54,330 
32,244 
43,549 
(D) 
(D) 
49,562 
2007 
2,025 
55,683 
40,844 
32,823 
34,550 
50,470 
96,962 
61,869 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
41 
58 
142 
96 
117 
112 
82 
55 
2007 
37 
38 
128 
67 
102 
73 
65 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
889 
583 
2,798 
583 
2,574 
1,859 
5,103 
1,022 
2007 
616 
320 
2,086 
651 
3,948 
953 
(D) 
1,084 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
15 
78 
65 
110 
102 
41 
35 
76 
2007 
19 
56 
90 
81 
113 
40 
50 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
2,083 
46,278 
51,532 
31,660 
40,975 
(D) 
(D) 
48,539 
2007 
1,410 
55,363 
38,758 
32,173 
30,602 
49,517 
(D) 
60,786 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
72 
159 
265 
423 
325 
273 
159 
220 
2007 
80 
124 
250 
291 
300 
198 
121 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
3,981 
29,939 
26,532 
20,531 
39,018 
43,900 
89,944 
45,893 
2007 
2,451 
16,276 
12,211 
13,180 
22,720 
19,904 
43,516 
22,823 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
85 
347 
394 
787 
494 
400 
182 
531 
2007 
101 
361 
388 
742 
567 
425 
203 
546 
$1,000, 2012 
1,218 
5,223 
9,263 
6,378 
8,796 
7,478 
6,651 
19,812 
2007 
904 
3,792 
5,936 
4,420 
5,397 
5,069 
5,876 
12,437 
Utilities farms, 2012 
68 
297 
345 
593 
433 
319 
160 
461 
2007 
63 
204 
298 
398 
379 
255 
158 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
583 
1,514 
3,410 
2,014 
2,844 
1,477 
2,757 
5,806 
2007 
299 
737 
1,909 
1,212 
1,883 
1,158 
2,271 
3,163 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
78 
332 
371 
690 
464 
360 
170 
500 
2007 
89 
325 
365 
675 
538 
383 
197 
521 
$1,000, 2012 
1,115 
6,712 
9,937 
8,085 
9,138 
7,619 
7,333 
17,441 
2007 
958 
5,076 
6,059 
5,814 
8,313 
5,195 
6,745 
11,038 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
35 
137 
147 
225 
177 
137 
84 
272 
2007 
47 
110 
130 
177 
163 
122 
87 
231 
$1,000, 2012 
1,230 
2,937 
5,065 
4,380 
6,568 
3,500 
4,346 
11,154 
2007 
977 
2,305 
3,550 
3,239 
4,145 
2,749 
6,636 
5,148 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
13 
32 
90 
64 
35 
40 
34 
66 
2007 
18 
16 
60 
44 
46 
27 
25 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
671 
1,037 
448 
230 
222 
900 
1,487 
2007 
216 
117 
428 
295 
177 
116 
511 
358 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
20 
133 
176 
217 
192 
145 
78 
179 
2007 
9 
94 
108 
166 
175 
119 
77 
145 
$1,000, 2012 
323 
2,310 
2,732 
1,837 
4,050 
2,226 
1,747 
2,436 
2007 
45 
1,016 
795 
830 
1,887 
1,388 
1,112 
1,342 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
55 
209 
225 
333 
287 
204 
109 
315 
2007 
54 
177 
204 
236 
267 
171 
98 
295 
$1,000, 2012 
2,329 
19,016 
12,078 
15,431 
21,874 
7,885 
8,373 
35,275 
2007 
1,393 
10,333 
9,819 
7,051 
13,134 
4,675 
3,599 
17,802 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
1 
39 
55 
59 
56 
31 
21 
73 
2007 
3 
29 
39 
37 
53 
28 
25 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
796 
1,636 
262 
746 
412 
286 
2,172 
2007 
(D) 
502 
231 
166 
457 
529 
181 
1,463 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
45 
223 
266 
377 
306 
247 
142 
345 
2007 
59 
173 
228 
277 
281 
183 
123 
338 
$1,000, 2012 
1,344 
4,372 
9,976 
5,109 
8,690 
(D) 
(D) 
10,037 
2007 
959 
4,388 
4,900 
3,852 
6,360 
4,392 
5,289 
8,899 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
39 
182 
210 
264 
232 
182 
118 
257 
2007 
43 
132 
169 
218 
213 
131 
90 
245 
$1,000, 2012 
1,068 
3,076 
6,355 
3,249 
5,700 
(D) 
(□) 
6,346 
2007 
520 
1,764 
1,903 
2,579 
3,324 
2,142 
2,225 
5,232 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
25 
128 
172 
238 
187 
148 
83 
234 
2007 
42 
109 
170 
182 
201 
119 
90 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
276 
1,296 
3,621 
1,860 
2,991 
3,432 
4,497 
3,691 
2007 
439 
2,624 
2,998 
1,274 
3,036 
2,250 
3,064 
3,667 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
74 
342 
376 
761 
484 
384 
186 
501 
2007 
83 
338 
363 
694 
539 
386 
174 
493 
$1,000, 2012 
754 
3,868 
5,838 
7,330 
5,733 
3,510 
2,707 
6,059 
2007 
825 
2,812 
2,774 
3,876 
3,774 
2,369 
1,805 
4,622 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
62 
265 
327 
521 
381 
310 
155 
439 
2007 
78 
234 
304 
444 
405 
278 
162 
451 
$1,000, 2012 
1,078 
5,189 
10,591 
6,312 
7,309 
6,195 
9,140 
16,621 
2007 
678 
4,517 
4,623 
4,163 
6,990 
4,266 
5,621 
9,956 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
42 
248 
266 
448 
354 
284 
133 
422 
2007 
53 
212 
264 
366 
351 
271 
133 
384 
$1,000, 2012 
1,360 
11,545 
12,232 
15,113 
15,626 
10,232 
6,896 
20,429 
2007 
1,329 
5,634 
6,838 
7,023 
10,162 
6,314 
6,137 
13,655 
286 Nebraska 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
