Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Callaway 
Camden 
Cape Girardeau 
Carroll 
Carter 
Cass 
Cedar 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,417 
533 
1,139 
1,112 
196 
1,495 
819 
2007 
1,503 
544 
1,449 
1,199 
203 
1,775 
840 
$1,000, 2012 
87,445 
19,949 
71,600 
103,355 
5,177 
86,021 
25,298 
2007 
63,033 
18,855 
69,218 
58,822 
4,422 
70,331 
24,607 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
61,712 
37,428 
62,862 
92,945 
26,415 
57,539 
30,889 
2007 
41,938 
34,659 
47,769 
49,059 
21,782 
39,623 
29,295 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
631 
216 
656 
588 
94 
640 
356 
2007 
736 
248 
886 
610 
111 
840 
388 
$1,000, 2012 
8,362 
754 
12,000 
17,566 
528 
12,026 
2,267 
2007 
5,753 
941 
10,557 
9,660 
381 
8,087 
2,085 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
475 
99 
535 
590 
50 
546 
285 
2007 
416 
104 
581 
508 
46 
482 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
3,482 
65 
4,626 
10,393 
14 
6,357 
462 
2007 
1,612 
168 
2,985 
4,046 
43 
2,548 
249 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
512 
127 
541 
583 
53 
499 
189 
2007 
454 
86 
532 
500 
38 
441 
173 
$1,000, 2012 
5,885 
138 
7,599 
14,982 
31 
8,468 
654 
2007 
3,055 
50 
6,745 
7,671 
34 
7,295 
408 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
393 
165 
285 
192 
64 
335 
276 
2007 
327 
154 
290 
176 
58 
370 
249 
$1,000, 2012 
14,080 
4,573 
6,781 
5,530 
682 
2,594 
2,351 
2007 
10,216 
5,343 
10,378 
4,099 
363 
3,104 
4,916 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
247 
99 
193 
132 
44 
214 
212 
2007 
220 
91 
187 
127 
44 
246 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
3,824 
653 
1,175 
2,255 
377 
1,787 
1,623 
2007 
1,842 
403 
810 
995 
151 
1,982 
1,077 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
185 
90 
132 
81 
31 
168 
101 
2007 
143 
86 
141 
70 
25 
158 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
10,256 
3,920 
5,606 
3,275 
306 
807 
728 
2007 
8,374 
4,940 
9,568 
3,104 
213 
1,122 
3,839 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
840 
440 
697 
398 
169 
958 
645 
2007 
820 
348 
762 
377 
137 
1,000 
576 
$1,000, 2012 
20,565 
5,942 
10,004 
7,926 
1,112 
11,493 
6,965 
2007 
14,145 
4,125 
9,150 
2,931 
1,087 
6,746 
5,883 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,349 
513 
1,107 
991 
190 
1,420 
802 
2007 
1,480 
538 
1,432 
1,166 
194 
1,755 
828 
$1,000, 2012 
4,591 
1,166 
5,222 
7,013 
471 
5,882 
2,146 
2007 
3,469 
1,141 
4,695 
5,581 
413 
5,041 
1,843 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
864 
317 
728 
683 
117 
881 
587 
2007 
772 
250 
697 
514 
90 
799 
494 
$1,000, 2012 
1,657 
564 
1,295 
1,650 
124 
1,916 
741 
2007 
1,268 
321 
1,039 
1,026 
95 
1,746 
635 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,132 
440 
905 
843 
154 
1,158 
686 
2007 
1,398 
511 
1,343 
1,079 
190 
1,610 
762 
$1,000, 2012 
5,406 
1,190 
5,860 
7,531 
347 
5,406 
2,668 
2007 
4,816 
1,616 
5,588 
4,979 
524 
6,132 
2,434 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
229 
74 
233 
217 
33 
285 
145 
2007 
188 
88 
201 
196 
29 
228 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
4,692 
1,308 
3,573 
4,093 
238 
8,464 
770 
2007 
3,840 
1,095 
3,656 
2,740 
260 
8,251 
624 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
97 
43 
60 
104 
11 
112 
60 
2007 
73 
26 
49 
80 
9 
116 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
714 
117 
127 
740 
21 
701 
172 
2007 
345 
180 
197 
239 
40 
761 
189 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
227 
99 
203 
316 
31 
309 
145 
2007 
184 
56 
182 
243 
14 
286 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
1,267 
181 
804 
1,685 
147 
1,241 
385 
2007 
604 
228 
844 
904 
7 
1,218 
275 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
261 
81 
260 
227 
37 
321 
225 
2007 
241 
89 
250 
224 
27 
317 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
5,180 
754 
4,443 
10,517 
333 
5,095 
1,047 
2007 
3,330 
480 
4,282 
4,207 
132 
4,191 
1,018 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
40 
13 
43 
60 
10 
44 
15 
2007 
33 
11 
63 
57 
5 
47 
12 
$1,000, 2012 
428 
12 
72 
452 
13 
280 
36 
2007 
192 
18 
248 
480 
7 
252 
12 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
514 
194 
435 
500 
79 
544 
385 
2007 
477 
186 
404 
452 
71 
489 
294 
$1,000, 2012 
3,871 
1,522 
4,024 
5,197 
520 
5,255 
2,209 
2007 
5,057 
1,583 
4,047 
4,884 
648 
6,194 
2,093 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
414 
156 
329 
393 
62 
413 
310 
2007 
393 
167 
314 
373 
61 
391 
253 
$1,000, 2012 
2,967 
1,260 
3,034 
4,000 
473 
3,963 
1,750 
2007 
3,701 
1,272 
2,793 
3,338 
546 
4,250 
1,736 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
277 
98 
253 
304 
34 
303 
220 
2007 
257 
91 
267 
274 
37 
309 
156 
$1,000, 2012 
904 
263 
990 
1,197 
47 
1,292 
459 
2007 
1,356 
312 
1,255 
1,546 
102 
1,944 
356 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,393 
521 
1,111 
1,085 
190 
1,473 
800 
2007 
1,418 
518 
1,363 
1,143 
196 
1,680 
794 
$1,000, 2012 
2,327 
649 
1,546 
3,120 
294 
2,938 
1,005 
2007 
2,156 
592 
1,769 
2,220 
216 
3,168 
990 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
743 
295 
633 
577 
90 
804 
491 
2007 
737 
259 
725 
564 
89 
872 
502 
$1,000, 2012 
4,937 
1,014 
3,624 
4,961 
300 
7,905 
1,420 
2007 
3,176 
973 
3,037 
3,155 
173 
5,600 
954 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
641 
224 
547 
517 
83 
578 
395 
2007 
650 
246 
609 
478 
78 
683 
347 
$1,000, 2012 
8,668 
2,075 
6,984 
10,786 
653 
8,935 
3,058 
2007 
6,432 
2,570 
9,251 
7,280 
755 
9,337 
3,507 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 297 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
