Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colleton 
Darlington 
Dillon 
Dorchester 
Edgefield 
Fairfield 
Florence 
Georgetown 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
530 
385 
228 
411 
389 
194 
632 
209 
2007 
525 
369 
222 
377 
407 
187 
675 
252 
$1,000, 2012 
36,436 
97,941 
111,891 
42,614 
38,090 
19,269 
48,014 
9,964 
2007 
21,151 
78,007 
67,178 
27,426 
37,301 
22,729 
37,847 
20,101 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
68,747 
254,392 
490,751 
103,685 
97,917 
99,324 
75,972 
47,677 
2007 
40,287 
211,400 
302,602 
72,749 
91,649 
121,547 
56,070 
79,767 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
307 
242 
107 
210 
209 
90 
358 
106 
2007 
325 
248 
144 
205 
212 
112 
452 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
3,871 
11,700 
8,097 
3,594 
2,077 
272 
9,561 
1,107 
2007 
2,850 
8,677 
5,868 
2,577 
1,863 
332 
7,528 
1,473 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
275 
225 
119 
183 
185 
82 
366 
87 
2007 
223 
224 
120 
161 
165 
64 
343 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
4,041 
11,117 
7,006 
2,474 
648 
128 
8,360 
724 
2007 
1,981 
5,966 
4,185 
1,516 
903 
77 
3,957 
458 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
224 
191 
113 
157 
150 
53 
279 
101 
2007 
215 
188 
122 
143 
129 
52 
336 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
2,857 
7,010 
4,944 
3,454 
(D) 
284 
4,628 
1,049 
2007 
1,148 
4,858 
2,941 
1,665 
(D) 
437 
2,819 
2,640 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
85 
59 
56 
100 
75 
46 
58 
19 
2007 
70 
42 
44 
77 
65 
33 
53 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
349 
4,381 
11,511 
2,544 
1,274 
2,601 
243 
138 
2007 
961 
4,331 
9,361 
3,061 
(D) 
1,578 
255 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
33 
23 
25 
52 
40 
13 
29 
6 
2007 
31 
16 
19 
29 
34 
17 
29 
5 
$1,000, 2012 
108 
134 
243 
548 
332 
108 
93 
31 
2007 
511 
64 
216 
257 
(D) 
93 
96 
16 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
63 
44 
43 
63 
48 
38 
42 
17 
2007 
51 
28 
31 
53 
44 
18 
27 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
241 
4,247 
11,268 
1,996 
943 
2,494 
150 
107 
2007 
450 
4,267 
9,145 
2,804 
819 
1,485 
159 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
266 
157 
82 
259 
227 
133 
245 
65 
2007 
242 
143 
84 
191 
205 
121 
200 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
1,505 
20,999 
38,753 
14,672 
6,960 
11,697 
1,354 
367 
2007 
1,486 
26,174 
22,171 
7,637 
3,470 
15,762 
4,191 
1,080 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
503 
368 
216 
394 
381 
189 
604 
193 
2007 
514 
366 
221 
374 
401 
182 
663 
238 
$1,000, 2012 
3,012 
6,323 
6,664 
1,965 
3,018 
454 
6,115 
1,002 
2007 
1,716 
4,173 
4,108 
1,259 
1,912 
744 
4,078 
1,298 
Utilities farms, 2012 
294 
249 
156 
268 
214 
120 
346 
99 
2007 
185 
187 
116 
172 
163 
81 
272 
92 
$1,000, 2012 
1,220 
2,140 
4,937 
1,587 
1,423 
264 
1,007 
321 
2007 
648 
1,593 
972 
730 
908 
211 
1,019 
1,079 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
380 
332 
202 
323 
294 
143 
469 
128 
2007 
478 
343 
216 
352 
388 
171 
633 
231 
$1,000, 2012 
3,164 
6,062 
13,200 
2,647 
3,983 
351 
3,957 
547 
2007 
2,992 
4,387 
3,494 
1,473 
5,076 
696 
3,574 
1,209 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
117 
179 
99 
86 
85 
50 
166 
57 
2007 
75 
125 
81 
58 
67 
31 
134 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
4,701 
7,901 
5,070 
3,065 
7,956 
1,064 
3,045 
2,429 
2007 
3,350 
5,834 
3,613 
1,336 
10,333 
726 
3,414 
5,052 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
39 
41 
21 
31 
23 
20 
34 
13 
2007 
19 
31 
21 
13 
20 
15 
29 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
1,319 
709 
372 
464 
1,050 
233 
297 
(D) 
2007 
317 
523 
263 
87 
47 
92 
319 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
74 
78 
58 
60 
33 
20 
97 
31 
2007 
40 
41 
36 
18 
37 
17 
65 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
933 
1,074 
1,417 
819 
913 
187 
539 
200 
2007 
249 
388 
372 
81 
146 
23 
162 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
99 
115 
81 
74 
64 
41 
181 
39 
2007 
84 
115 
87 
74 
40 
37 
172 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
1,317 
3,138 
3,355 
931 
1,673 
(D) 
3,377 
426 
2007 
407 
4,780 
2,548 
2,193 
586 
893 
2,309 
219 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
28 
16 
15 
17 
19 
3 
37 
12 
2007 
21 
9 
7 
6 
12 
13 
19 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
715 
338 
447 
124 
(D) 
(D) 
226 
(D) 
2007 
285 
134 
289 
23 
59 
78 
301 
18 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
106 
128 
76 
119 
79 
46 
210 
43 
2007 
101 
124 
72 
85 
76 
36 
137 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
4,933 
3,751 
1,148 
1,356 
1,715 
438 
1,536 
432 
2007 
997 
2,076 
1,813 
947 
1,031 
315 
1,545 
336 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
73 
95 
40 
97 
70 
40 
140 
32 
2007 
80 
80 
49 
65 
67 
23 
93 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
4,336 
1,896 
733 
977 
1,047 
400 
1,076 
314 
2007 
782 
1,161 
1,177 
625 
820 
242 
1,005 
316 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
64 
82 
63 
73 
32 
23 
146 
22 
2007 
56 
78 
45 
49 
38 
21 
89 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
598 
1,855 
415 
379 
668 
37 
460 
118 
2007 
215 
915 
636 
322 
211 
73 
540 
20 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
502 
367 
213 
393 
378 
185 
587 
198 
2007 
486 
332 
202 
351 
391 
170 
594 
232 
$1,000, 2012 
1,018 
1,193 
749 
649 
742 
248 
977 
308 
2007 
809 
905 
634 
516 
545 
317 
965 
368 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
199 
192 
118 
178 
158 
93 
251 
45 
2007 
192 
173 
105 
136 
140 
88 
214 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
1,479 
10,105 
4,222 
2,267 
2,194 
926 
2,792 
766 
2007 
956 
3,208 
4,544 
2,323 
3,868 
449 
1,412 
3,478 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
169 
200 
102 
161 
118 
53 
206 
71 
2007 
200 
156 
88 
110 
121 
58 
269 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
3,874 
8,532 
4,927 
2,548 
3,299 
788 
4,388 
861 
2007 
1,717 
4,304 
2,686 
1,599 
2,889 
588 
3,443 
1,829 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
