Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Missouri 
Adair 
Andrew 
Atchison 
Audrain 
Barry 
Barton 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
99,171 
822 
826 
395 
1,015 
1,427 
940 
2007 
107,825 
944 
988 
501 
1,102 
1,606 
1,046 
$1,000, 2012 
8,290,499 
35,806 
52,238 
106,471 
156,313 
311,231 
101,002 
2007 
6,135,205 
28,654 
42,848 
66,306 
110,070 
245,390 
76,761 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
83,598 
43,559 
63,242 
269,546 
154,003 
218,102 
107,448 
2007 
56,900 
30,354 
43,368 
132,347 
99,882 
152,796 
73,385 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
50,007 
334 
438 
306 
685 
685 
555 
2007 
57,932 
411 
529 
382 
716 
775 
610 
$1,000, 2012 
953,730 
4,607 
8,841 
20,885 
27,526 
4,489 
16,185 
2007 
671,131 
3,740 
7,061 
13,464 
16,825 
3,728 
1 1 ,225 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
41,110 
302 
441 
309 
646 
652 
483 
2007 
36,523 
261 
458 
346 
540 
598 
442 
$1,000, 2012 
486,213 
2,087 
4,942 
12,157 
12,654 
1,917 
5,854 
2007 
250,883 
1,093 
2,908 
6,857 
6,513 
879 
3,379 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
37,610 
306 
433 
296 
661 
411 
442 
2007 
33,347 
275 
441 
326 
574 
279 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
635,310 
3,590 
6,481 
15,334 
17,088 
1,893 
10,206 
2007 
366,266 
1,856 
4,946 
9,637 
9,291 
451 
5,050 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
27,112 
218 
143 
62 
250 
566 
287 
2007 
25,620 
202 
149 
79 
258 
550 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
906,474 
2,989 
2,897 
1,755 
17,007 
74,716 
12,528 
2007 
761,333 
3,177 
2,437 
1,407 
17,283 
44,235 
14,149 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
18,367 
190 
94 
49 
173 
304 
223 
2007 
17,469 
161 
97 
67 
164 
298 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
209,880 
2,114 
494 
1,107 
1,553 
4,369 
4,361 
2007 
142,362 
1,853 
504 
566 
1,523 
1,931 
1,831 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12,517 
62 
59 
18 
143 
341 
101 
2007 
11,591 
69 
68 
24 
129 
341 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
696,594 
875 
2,403 
648 
15,454 
70,347 
8,167 
2007 
618,971 
1,324 
1,933 
841 
15,760 
42,305 
12,318 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
63,616 
474 
409 
122 
500 
1,263 
594 
2007 
59,938 
454 
388 
158 
517 
1,181 
604 
$1,000, 2012 
1,989,225 
4,480 
4,665 
9,663 
21,495 
179,245 
17,497 
2007 
1,383,506 
2,320 
2,417 
897 
13,000 
138,530 
1 1 ,426 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
94,220 
768 
774 
363 
966 
1,391 
889 
2007 
106,121 
910 
966 
484 
1,083 
1,598 
1,030 
$1,000, 2012 
507,282 
3,053 
3,923 
6,087 
7,838 
7,403 
6,557 
2007 
412,227 
2,562 
3,220 
4,893 
6,179 
8,343 
5,068 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
63,618 
590 
520 
307 
735 
980 
666 
2007 
52,812 
422 
438 
274 
620 
894 
637 
$1,000, 2012 
162,386 
1,051 
1,143 
1,439 
2,403 
4,576 
2,121 
2007 
117,628 
725 
869 
844 
1,641 
4,132 
1,627 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
79,184 
648 
653 
330 
882 
1,157 
754 
2007 
98,832 
828 
901 
449 
1,018 
1,503 
960 
$1,000, 2012 
514,423 
2,931 
4,456 
6,939 
9,336 
7,267 
7,018 
2007 
453,315 
3,036 
4,229 
5,358 
7,683 
6,634 
5,622 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
20,702 
178 
134 
157 
288 
370 
201 
2007 
18,263 
144 
134 
134 
208 
339 
154 
$1,000, 2012 
405,792 
1,543 
1,454 
4,352 
5,287 
7,392 
4,144 
2007 
325,526 
915 
1,411 
2,831 
3,038 
6,376 
2,099 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
7,575 
52 
65 
45 
61 
131 
64 
2007 
6,225 
33 
40 
39 
62 
112 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
56,130 
213 
244 
490 
770 
1,076 
443 
2007 
32,556 
134 
193 
249 
261 
632 
174 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
22,052 
160 
215 
154 
302 
414 
252 
2007 
18,323 
150 
242 
155 
256 
253 
209 
$1,000, 2012 
134,066 
524 
888 
1,904 
1,874 
4,795 
2,024 
2007 
76,874 
343 
792 
1,154 
1,115 
1,012 
1,290 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
22,674 
157 
203 
150 
325 
353 
295 
2007 
20,767 
147 
186 
183 
322 
294 
266 
$1,000, 2012 
473,645 
2,430 
4,629 
12,107 
13,015 
1,559 
4,963 
2007 
344,925 
2,297 
4,387 
10,054 
11,577 
1,007 
3,785 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
4,294 
28 
28 
53 
88 
52 
42 
2007 
3,421 
14 
37 
30 
70 
45 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
40,871 
89 
196 
931 
1,214 
707 
558 
2007 
25,001 
20 
433 
301 
719 
116 
136 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
42,264 
356 
330 
196 
519 
607 
459 
2007 
37,243 
309 
327 
189 
431 
565 
478 
$1,000, 2012 
423,275 
2,819 
2,997 
3,821 
7,287 
5,828 
4,940 
2007 
388,746 
2,631 
3,593 
3,143 
6,580 
5,768 
5,669 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
33,635 
273 
255 
130 
376 
501 
362 
2007 
30,015 
258 
275 
135 
326 
485 
385 
$1,000, 2012 
309,650 
2,071 
2,444 
2,477 
4,719 
4,791 
3,279 
2007 
277,471 
2,061 
2,970 
1,864 
4,254 
4,552 
3,927 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
23,958 
219 
188 
141 
366 
320 
285 
2007 
22,632 
178 
178 
142 
294 
312 
325 
$1,000, 2012 
113,625 
748 
553 
1,344 
2,568 
1,037 
1,661 
2007 
111,275 
570 
623 
1,278 
2,326 
1,216 
1,742 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
96,504 
802 
803 
378 
960 
1,400 
913 
2007 
101,652 
904 
934 
457 
1,043 
1,523 
995 
$1,000, 2012 
193,377 
1,424 
1,757 
2,211 
3,050 
2,404 
1,825 
2007 
172,858 
1,603 
1,664 
1,574 
2,298 
2,206 
1,935 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
55,970 
456 
421 
281 
684 
878 
601 
2007 
55,923 
478 
500 
323 
649 
908 
611 
$1,000, 2012 
408,299 
1,974 
2,722 
6,396 
8,469 
5,964 
4,138 
2007 
352,428 
2,202 
2,290 
3,644 
6,067 
21,342 
4,125 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
46,386 
409 
363 
272 
587 
674 
472 
2007 
47,749 
407 
424 
297 
602 
742 
555 
$1,000, 2012 
783,039 
4,982 
4,413 
12,099 
15,052 
11,134 
10,035 
2007 
679,390 
5,036 
5,793 
9,967 
9,883 
10,534 
8,475 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 295 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
