Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Baker 
Benton 
Clackamas 
Clatsop 
Columbia 
Coos 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
35,439 
645 
886 
3,745 
199 
751 
654 
2007 
38,553 
688 
906 
3,989 
229 
805 
746 
$1,000, 2012 
4,389,377 
82,686 
89,265 
282,207 
8,431 
45,404 
46,386 
2007 
3,734,859 
61,811 
67,962 
319,005 
7,920 
39,742 
33,597 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
123,857 
128,195 
100,751 
75,356 
42,367 
60,458 
70,927 
2007 
96,876 
89,841 
75,013 
79,971 
34,585 
49,369 
45,036 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,181 
223 
429 
1,809 
58 
188 
238 
2007 
19,781 
249 
505 
2,392 
77 
286 
325 
$1,000, 2012 
323,200 
8,642 
8,713 
11,241 
87 
1,210 
965 
2007 
245,374 
4,300 
8,311 
9,492 
224 
1,012 
1,311 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
17,614 
316 
433 
2,018 
82 
266 
264 
2007 
17,556 
301 
410 
2,162 
73 
272 
306 
$1,000, 2012 
224,851 
3,775 
6,930 
9,784 
111 
593 
409 
2007 
165,957 
1,352 
3,594 
8,818 
47 
365 
746 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
10,440 
179 
262 
1,058 
52 
145 
140 
2007 
10,999 
156 
293 
1,213 
41 
173 
168 
$1,000, 2012 
170,362 
2,628 
2,022 
15,074 
87 
(D) 
272 
2007 
158,305 
(D) 
1,914 
24,179 
91 
(D) 
357 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
10,191 
243 
267 
1,054 
50 
204 
232 
2007 
9,557 
267 
226 
890 
53 
215 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
293,739 
11,095 
(D) 
8,711 
387 
1,548 
6,611 
2007 
281,444 
(D) 
666 
6,976 
208 
425 
2,355 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4,937 
140 
101 
429 
33 
93 
125 
2007 
4,840 
173 
108 
398 
32 
105 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
42,659 
2,042 
275 
1,181 
349 
1,137 
535 
2007 
33,064 
2,264 
308 
803 
179 
148 
351 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,774 
141 
197 
761 
24 
143 
138 
2007 
6,048 
129 
156 
622 
26 
151 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
251,080 
9,053 
(D) 
7,531 
38 
411 
6,077 
2007 
248,380 
(D) 
358 
6,173 
29 
277 
2,004 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
21,341 
456 
541 
2,160 
140 
512 
452 
2007 
21,691 
466 
477 
2,148 
156 
511 
422 
$1,000, 2012 
628,524 
11,764 
10,973 
31,039 
2,812 
2,521 
1 1 ,405 
2007 
454,733 
9,331 
5,481 
25,318 
2,445 
2,421 
6,349 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
33,439 
629 
807 
3,515 
183 
706 
627 
2007 
37,614 
665 
878 
3,896 
223 
794 
736 
$1,000, 2012 
232,078 
5,170 
4,841 
10,851 
451 
1,712 
3,070 
2007 
190,604 
(D) 
4,026 
11,241 
466 
(D) 
2,189 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
23,168 
503 
495 
2,112 
127 
405 
464 
2007 
22,381 
464 
433 
1,951 
122 
381 
468 
$1,000, 2012 
151,809 
2,824 
1,995 
8,901 
303 
795 
1,589 
2007 
114,150 
2,116 
1,801 
7,251 
240 
709 
1,348 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
27,970 
571 
667 
2,862 
156 
576 
528 
2007 
34,977 
626 
821 
3,633 
210 
701 
686 
$1,000, 2012 
332,597 
6,364 
6,151 
19,308 
841 
5,323 
3,909 
2007 
312,176 
5,410 
7,478 
25,626 
893 
5,152 
4,483 
Flired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
10,768 
180 
275 
1,102 
51 
203 
236 
2007 
10,300 
176 
231 
1,122 
53 
185 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
836,191 
6,791 
19,371 
85,352 
(D) 
(D) 
6,318 
2007 
817,277 
5,818 
16,944 
119,422 
712 
6,002 
4,561 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
5,056 
103 
124 
554 
22 
75 
97 
2007 
4,741 
82 
110 
563 
11 
84 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
148,416 
818 
3,703 
13,003 
105 
797 
1,340 
2007 
90,683 
402 
2,725 
13,578 
139 
466 
900 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
6,334 
168 
135 
469 
31 
107 
104 
2007 
5,523 
131 
120 
430 
19 
94 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
87,227 
1,593 
2,263 
2,564 
45 
180 
462 
2007 
74,390 
905 
1,539 
3,694 
15 
969 
595 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
6,948 
239 
136 
448 
27 
81 
122 
2007 
6,447 
234 
103 
470 
23 
65 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
265,330 
8,055 
4,173 
7,672 
350 
1,254 
2,139 
2007 
193,669 
6,400 
3,360 
10,121 
381 
764 
1,032 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2,496 
45 
53 
242 
8 
22 
24 
2007 
2,389 
48 
42 
195 
13 
23 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
43,262 
515 
1,944 
3,270 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
2007 
27,875 
154 
1,312 
1,847 
54 
(D) 
58 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
10,941 
274 
198 
968 
41 
164 
247 
2007 
10,649 
254 
199 
956 
40 
182 
235 
$1,000, 2012 
205,853 
4,645 
3,316 
14,879 
420 
1,273 
3,313 
2007 
196,025 
4,293 
3,105 
16,567 
595 
1,404 
3,066 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
8,541 
209 
151 
798 
27 
122 
198 
2007 
8,598 
193 
163 
798 
35 
161 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
153,634 
3,423 
2,323 
12,161 
297 
1,034 
2,648 
2007 
134,588 
2,908 
2,000 
12,225 
499 
1,236 
2,682 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
5,839 
170 
108 
486 
23 
86 
128 
2007 
6,142 
170 
108 
512 
22 
88 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
52,220 
1,222 
993 
2,718 
123 
240 
665 
2007 
61,436 
1,385 
1,106 
4,342 
96 
168 
384 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
33,366 
595 
836 
3,603 
193 
734 
620 
2007 
34,871 
643 
844 
3,674 
207 
752 
687 
$1,000, 2012 
112,834 
2,039 
(D) 
11,205 
434 
2,090 
1,839 
2007 
101,411 
1,917 
2,080 
10,490 
436 
1,822 
1,832 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18,761 
433 
456 
1,705 
95 
342 
377 
2007 
20,311 
456 
427 
1,863 
109 
388 
417 
$1,000, 2012 
333,104 
5,969 
5,168 
29,352 
(D) 
(D) 
2,675 
2007 
310,787 
4,283 
3,626 
24,384 
976 
7,290 
2,415 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
15,977 
391 
380 
1,476 
76 
324 
306 
2007 
17,422 
403 
382 
1,714 
100 
363 
393 
$1,000, 2012 
347,050 
9,562 
6,878 
21,706 
1,024 
2,118 
4,324 
2007 
316,142 
7,042 
6,356 
20,435 
1,002 
2,238 
6,109 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Oregon 249 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
