Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Lexington 
McCormick 
Marion 
Marlboro 
Newberry 
Oconee 
Orangeburg 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
386 
1,011 
93 
275 
224 
594 
884 
1,056 
2007 
476 
948 
79 
308 
233 
614 
804 
1,002 
$1,000, 2012 
80,513 
218,612 
5,168 
32,541 
49,282 
110,589 
105,579 
197,140 
2007 
64,358 
134,424 
3,234 
19,281 
40,206 
79,669 
102,753 
124,138 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
208,584 
216,234 
55,568 
118,329 
220,007 
186,176 
119,433 
186,686 
2007 
135,207 
141,797 
40,940 
62,600 
172,559 
129,754 
127,802 
123,890 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
165 
484 
40 
149 
89 
321 
467 
537 
2007 
193 
537 
39 
169 
126 
378 
505 
530 
$1,000, 2012 
8,612 
7,976 
100 
4,436 
6,204 
1,988 
971 
19,561 
2007 
5,283 
3,722 
110 
3,252 
4,457 
2,247 
1,379 
11,205 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
183 
447 
35 
151 
98 
282 
409 
540 
2007 
160 
397 
29 
132 
110 
236 
347 
411 
$1,000, 2012 
8,543 
6,767 
164 
4,036 
6,180 
1,174 
565 
15,604 
2007 
4,378 
2,103 
(D) 
1,636 
3,445 
570 
339 
6,038 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
151 
335 
31 
121 
84 
251 
239 
465 
2007 
162 
291 
25 
120 
105 
219 
241 
384 
$1,000, 2012 
4,715 
4,156 
(D) 
2,405 
4,698 
1,200 
498 
9,556 
2007 
2,553 
2,413 
12 
835 
2,280 
956 
254 
5,767 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
42 
251 
23 
25 
24 
172 
219 
183 
2007 
51 
211 
9 
34 
31 
126 
215 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
5,697 
14,065 
453 
1,875 
2,156 
10,398 
13,244 
14,241 
2007 
2,906 
17,298 
(D) 
583 
5,361 
10,125 
11,788 
9,767 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
7 
94 
11 
19 
16 
89 
111 
62 
2007 
15 
58 
4 
22 
8 
61 
112 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
17 
425 
(D) 
124 
189 
438 
866 
5,258 
2007 
30 
539 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
436 
326 
984 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
38 
185 
13 
16 
13 
111 
156 
135 
2007 
40 
165 
6 
21 
27 
82 
142 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
5,680 
13,639 
(D) 
1,751 
1,967 
9,960 
12,378 
8,984 
2007 
2,876 
16,759 
(D) 
(□) 
5,329 
9,689 
1 1 ,462 
8,783 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
133 
668 
56 
96 
71 
424 
617 
472 
2007 
120 
580 
40 
109 
65 
392 
526 
316 
$1,000, 2012 
25,464 
78,525 
2,005 
6,007 
9,635 
69,013 
74,012 
66,667 
2007 
25,311 
55,218 
(D) 
3,799 
11,075 
43,852 
64,153 
39,153 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
350 
977 
91 
265 
194 
576 
856 
998 
2007 
461 
936 
75 
304 
231 
608 
798 
985 
$1,000, 2012 
5,070 
9,547 
116 
3,113 
3,173 
3,057 
2,070 
9,153 
2007 
3,258 
6,029 
154 
1,784 
2,093 
2,489 
2,686 
6,627 
Utilities farms, 2012 
202 
574 
55 
167 
117 
328 
420 
630 
2007 
146 
429 
27 
107 
109 
238 
331 
386 
$1,000, 2012 
1,310 
5,233 
237 
568 
743 
2,163 
2,023 
5,660 
2007 
1,481 
3,296 
25 
326 
577 
1,535 
1,804 
2,906 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
282 
736 
79 
210 
163 
490 
638 
826 
2007 
439 
874 
74 
286 
213 
574 
758 
941 
$1,000, 2012 
4,336 
9,123 
181 
2,194 
3,592 
3,727 
2,411 
9,030 
2007 
3,573 
6,734 
173 
1,685 
2,242 
3,821 
2,850 
6,367 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
128 
176 
24 
105 
70 
115 
145 
295 
2007 
105 
159 
7 
61 
69 
83 
128 
185 
$1,000, 2012 
3,715 
38,555 
384 
1,734 
4,322 
4,810 
2,347 
18,353 
2007 
4,180 
15,046 
101 
1,429 
2,266 
4,153 
1,567 
12,522 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
23 
81 
12 
23 
18 
41 
48 
69 
2007 
21 
43 
3 
17 
12 
19 
41 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
381 
4,076 
(D) 
460 
395 
(D) 
255 
1,303 
2007 
146 
1,284 
3 
159 
(D) 
403 
(D) 
640 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
63 
131 
10 
49 
48 
94 
96 
177 
2007 
32 
58 
2 
20 
28 
35 
55 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
1,027 
5,689 
211 
406 
1,114 
1,002 
1,202 
3,281 
2007 
268 
(D) 
(D) 
88 
284 
482 
(D) 
859 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
103 
133 
10 
85 
48 
106 
133 
220 
2007 
96 
108 
11 
71 
77 
107 
99 
221 
$1,000, 2012 
3,785 
(D) 
104 
1,930 
2,233 
761 
642 
5,846 
2007 
5,234 
811 
50 
917 
1,781 
765 
2,675 
6,061 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
19 
33 
- 
27 
13 
12 
30 
54 
2007 
25 
23 
5 
17 
3 
22 
12 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
845 
(D) 
- 
195 
104 
(D) 
84 
1,477 
2007 
674 
(D) 
1 
65 
(D) 
76 
(D) 
312 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
108 
256 
19 
82 
66 
136 
232 
355 
2007 
94 
193 
6 
61 
67 
102 
156 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
2,029 
3,966 
592 
932 
1,141 
2,196 
2,365 
4,688 
2007 
1,268 
2,966 
41 
1,079 
1,007 
1,572 
2,228 
4,090 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
74 
197 
16 
61 
45 
110 
191 
258 
2007 
72 
163 
4 
43 
47 
84 
121 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
1,180 
3,175 
584 
685 
674 
1,822 
2,191 
3,420 
2007 
790 
2,282 
(D) 
984 
623 
1,328 
1,935 
2,558 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
64 
151 
5 
59 
40 
63 
74 
199 
2007 
62 
101 
2 
38 
42 
55 
91 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
849 
791 
8 
247 
468 
375 
174 
1,268 
2007 
478 
683 
(D) 
94 
384 
244 
292 
1,532 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
367 
990 
90 
259 
218 
578 
840 
1,002 
2007 
435 
863 
68 
265 
210 
560 
750 
902 
$1,000, 2012 
868 
1,330 
112 
745 
826 
1,071 
973 
2,488 
2007 
764 
1,304 
100 
407 
524 
968 
857 
2,040 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
159 
472 
40 
96 
91 
257 
329 
423 
2007 
139 
408 
27 
99 
99 
268 
320 
320 
$1,000, 2012 
4,116 
25,601 
287 
1,505 
2,764 
6,964 
1,916 
10,233 
2007 
3,082 
15,288 
(D) 
1,239 
2,572 
5,653 
9,697 
9,783 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
144 
356 
46 
107 
99 
218 
257 
408 
2007 
134 
299 
28 
92 
99 
205 
242 
361 
$1,000, 2012 
5,171 
15,106 
390 
2,828 
3,681 
5,536 
5,005 
16,717 
2007 
2,975 
5,555 
374 
1,842 
2,278 
3,974 
2,987 
7,519 
-continued 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
