Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bates 
Benton 
Bollinger 
Boone 
Buchanan 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,169 
800 
788 
1,171 
727 
509 
1,035 
2007 
1,345 
822 
853 
1,322 
881 
607 
1,048 
$1,000, 2012 
101,784 
63,276 
27,044 
54,399 
46,624 
92,983 
41,102 
2007 
73,509 
45,204 
23,881 
43,254 
35,026 
59,070 
34,643 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
87,070 
79,095 
34,320 
46,455 
64,132 
182,677 
39,712 
2007 
54,654 
54,992 
27,996 
32,719 
39,757 
97,315 
33,057 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
649 
329 
498 
508 
443 
315 
362 
2007 
793 
409 
560 
564 
512 
409 
418 
$1,000, 2012 
16,214 
4,914 
4,095 
7,614 
7,997 
18,941 
5,038 
2007 
12,479 
3,328 
4,330 
5,452 
6,367 
13,286 
3,688 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
532 
241 
308 
430 
430 
265 
353 
2007 
550 
177 
247 
376 
438 
279 
311 
$1,000, 2012 
7,019 
1,416 
1,382 
3,861 
4,661 
9,506 
2,331 
2007 
2,654 
622 
811 
1,630 
2,713 
4,407 
1,089 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
457 
242 
268 
446 
387 
266 
346 
2007 
418 
239 
260 
410 
417 
283 
290 
$1,000, 2012 
11,827 
2,444 
1,913 
5,638 
7,199 
11,514 
4,687 
2007 
5,667 
1,101 
1,424 
3,002 
4,353 
7,033 
2,300 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
346 
248 
191 
282 
134 
75 
193 
2007 
341 
203 
211 
268 
151 
76 
190 
$1,000, 2012 
6,207 
8,374 
2,558 
3,740 
1,924 
403 
2,694 
2007 
7,635 
6,766 
2,381 
2,896 
920 
310 
4,936 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
258 
190 
121 
182 
91 
49 
145 
2007 
259 
155 
160 
167 
113 
42 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
2,055 
1,929 
701 
1,215 
478 
273 
1,641 
2007 
2,049 
927 
714 
867 
401 
97 
1,103 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
120 
98 
86 
140 
61 
31 
73 
2007 
120 
84 
77 
135 
52 
44 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
4,152 
6,444 
1,856 
2,524 
1,446 
130 
1,053 
2007 
5,586 
5,838 
1,667 
2,030 
519 
213 
3,833 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
816 
601 
542 
666 
309 
238 
489 
2007 
808 
558 
497 
638 
346 
234 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
15,485 
24,861 
5,412 
6,042 
2,926 
1,657 
5,079 
2007 
9,155 
16,427 
3,523 
6,209 
1,702 
860 
6,404 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,118 
776 
767 
1,111 
657 
485 
933 
2007 
1,330 
811 
848 
1,286 
857 
602 
1,030 
$1,000, 2012 
7,432 
3,199 
2,263 
3,278 
3,225 
9,753 
2,934 
2007 
5,576 
2,894 
2,228 
3,399 
2,849 
6,685 
2,601 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
798 
527 
449 
761 
418 
337 
598 
2007 
699 
410 
389 
626 
380 
335 
398 
$1,000, 2012 
1,752 
1,058 
579 
1,263 
997 
4,162 
935 
2007 
1,285 
776 
372 
1,041 
551 
2,186 
615 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
958 
634 
645 
878 
562 
437 
779 
2007 
1,257 
767 
797 
1,190 
789 
578 
955 
$1,000, 2012 
7,222 
3,122 
2,314 
3,599 
3,763 
9,214 
3,556 
2007 
6,458 
2,645 
2,402 
3,911 
3,524 
6,001 
2,845 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
262 
172 
142 
254 
135 
175 
174 
2007 
243 
129 
116 
217 
141 
137 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
3,725 
1,661 
868 
4,403 
1,063 
5,880 
1,602 
2007 
2,816 
1,014 
507 
3,624 
1,028 
3,442 
1,143 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
82 
64 
57 
100 
63 
65 
52 
2007 
85 
43 
34 
74 
60 
37 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
591 
2,313 
96 
952 
524 
715 
183 
2007 
463 
149 
69 
369 
252 
260 
137 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
233 
140 
111 
208 
204 
109 
240 
2007 
191 
85 
95 
193 
194 
95 
148 
$1,000, 2012 
1,299 
843 
343 
851 
1,210 
2,381 
1,313 
2007 
634 
245 
172 
602 
811 
883 
451 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
332 
212 
162 
197 
162 
120 
184 
2007 
319 
184 
156 
209 
165 
123 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
7,448 
2,473 
956 
4,985 
4,125 
7,254 
3,679 
2007 
5,291 
1,778 
1,436 
3,403 
3,473 
5,525 
2,178 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
59 
34 
34 
53 
24 
35 
25 
2007 
37 
22 
20 
36 
26 
28 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
900 
103 
57 
248 
107 
1,073 
45 
2007 
322 
52 
160 
110 
137 
629 
75 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
579 
406 
327 
342 
263 
229 
370 
2007 
561 
317 
289 
363 
282 
223 
345 
$1,000, 2012 
6,261 
3,426 
2,063 
2,979 
2,889 
4,657 
3,203 
2007 
6,482 
3,439 
1,956 
3,565 
2,460 
3,825 
3,043 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
444 
323 
246 
269 
211 
188 
316 
2007 
439 
255 
227 
298 
227 
173 
304 
$1,000, 2012 
4,411 
2,641 
1,611 
2,157 
2,129 
2,872 
2,567 
2007 
4,514 
2,459 
1,392 
2,647 
1,768 
2,382 
2,415 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
361 
254 
189 
165 
136 
150 
185 
2007 
344 
205 
176 
222 
172 
151 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
1,849 
786 
452 
822 
761 
1,785 
636 
2007 
1,969 
979 
564 
918 
693 
1,442 
628 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,147 
775 
768 
1,126 
694 
491 
1,001 
2007 
1,261 
772 
814 
1,243 
823 
580 
988 
$1,000, 2012 
2,934 
1,241 
1,016 
2,160 
1,731 
1,398 
1,744 
2007 
2,435 
1,266 
964 
1,978 
1,612 
1,207 
1,509 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
730 
511 
431 
650 
356 
275 
480 
2007 
779 
454 
402 
634 
397 
320 
428 
$1,000, 2012 
5,468 
1,829 
1,131 
2,787 
2,283 
4,476 
2,080 
2007 
4,156 
2,705 
1,147 
2,062 
2,273 
2,530 
1,632 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
583 
353 
375 
512 
332 
262 
443 
2007 
671 
357 
376 
566 
417 
327 
399 
$1,000, 2012 
11,260 
4,695 
3,761 
5,718 
5,086 
8,587 
3,724 
2007 
9,237 
4,275 
3,484 
5,739 
4,335 
7,913 
4,380 
-continued 
296 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
