Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chariton 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Cole 
Cooper 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,120 
1,177 
673 
578 
758 
1,055 
928 
2007 
1,173 
1,265 
709 
752 
914 
1,103 
942 
$1,000, 2012 
97,167 
29,608 
59,109 
48,070 
61,702 
35,120 
79,874 
2007 
75,401 
35,058 
40,748 
29,447 
51,621 
30,485 
60,809 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
86,757 
25,156 
87,829 
83,166 
81,401 
33,289 
86,071 
2007 
64,280 
27,714 
57,472 
39,158 
56,478 
27,638 
64,553 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
618 
480 
351 
195 
278 
691 
586 
2007 
690 
594 
387 
307 
394 
774 
592 
$1,000, 2012 
14,963 
1,994 
9,078 
2,460 
7,374 
3,855 
11,718 
2007 
10,355 
2,208 
7,216 
1,983 
6,127 
2,899 
8,582 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
585 
411 
309 
186 
257 
433 
521 
2007 
533 
382 
265 
231 
301 
412 
407 
$1,000, 2012 
7,968 
316 
4,443 
1,661 
4,394 
877 
6,761 
2007 
4,358 
283 
2,338 
600 
2,513 
386 
2,543 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
556 
293 
316 
168 
239 
456 
497 
2007 
508 
268 
317 
190 
265 
397 
412 
$1,000, 2012 
11,300 
415 
5,505 
2,372 
7,311 
1,920 
8,157 
2007 
6,408 
597 
3,956 
1,477 
3,386 
910 
4,649 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
226 
421 
136 
159 
224 
322 
267 
2007 
230 
349 
128 
152 
212 
275 
229 
$1,000, 2012 
9,947 
3,712 
9,426 
19,986 
7,358 
3,433 
6,026 
2007 
17,822 
6,477 
4,568 
8,114 
10,838 
6,646 
7,242 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
171 
253 
99 
78 
127 
228 
208 
2007 
178 
221 
96 
76 
133 
202 
172 
$1,000, 2012 
1,682 
1,752 
737 
945 
1,316 
1,248 
2,154 
2007 
1,449 
1,752 
710 
541 
868 
922 
1,762 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
80 
220 
77 
97 
117 
120 
99 
2007 
79 
160 
52 
92 
112 
95 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
8,265 
1,960 
8,689 
19,041 
6,042 
2,185 
3,871 
2007 
16,373 
4,726 
3,858 
7,573 
9,970 
5,723 
5,480 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
453 
1,006 
272 
341 
446 
834 
560 
2007 
470 
892 
240 
406 
426 
755 
491 
$1,000, 2012 
13,255 
8,111 
5,557 
6,289 
6,503 
9,653 
16,479 
2007 
5,286 
10,250 
2,517 
3,669 
5,249 
7,151 
12,596 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,025 
1,148 
619 
540 
706 
1,028 
880 
2007 
1,158 
1,252 
695 
732 
903 
1,092 
930 
$1,000, 2012 
7,470 
2,364 
3,325 
1,715 
3,090 
2,501 
5,439 
2007 
5,479 
2,489 
3,251 
1,619 
2,996 
2,020 
4,057 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
705 
717 
414 
354 
485 
712 
634 
2007 
572 
629 
331 
315 
413 
645 
459 
$1,000, 2012 
1,556 
954 
1,676 
788 
978 
878 
1,501 
2007 
1,057 
742 
921 
475 
781 
606 
894 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
873 
906 
503 
430 
616 
871 
726 
2007 
1,072 
1,148 
630 
671 
836 
1,026 
863 
$1,000, 2012 
7,357 
2,290 
4,317 
2,003 
3,447 
2,777 
5,257 
2007 
5,745 
3,327 
3,319 
2,042 
3,991 
2,643 
4,951 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
194 
215 
116 
113 
138 
175 
210 
2007 
189 
220 
103 
108 
126 
158 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
3,669 
2,048 
1,463 
2,103 
2,247 
1,289 
2,969 
2007 
2,464 
988 
1,100 
2,408 
2,367 
1,032 
2,232 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
71 
79 
62 
57 
61 
36 
84 
2007 
72 
93 
29 
66 
59 
30 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
603 
266 
365 
263 
1,069 
78 
544 
2007 
397 
265 
111 
167 
214 
50 
246 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
325 
213 
137 
110 
156 
190 
309 
2007 
286 
190 
124 
130 
165 
160 
228 
$1,000, 2012 
1,442 
463 
715 
435 
1,189 
614 
1,599 
2007 
1,151 
672 
362 
514 
850 
363 
1,317 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
265 
285 
173 
116 
144 
254 
221 
2007 
247 
264 
140 
119 
174 
217 
185 
$1,000, 2012 
5,963 
1,108 
4,702 
2,759 
7,445 
1,587 
3,554 
2007 
5,387 
1,015 
4,342 
1,734 
4,048 
857 
2,478 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
39 
25 
26 
19 
21 
38 
59 
2007 
44 
21 
36 
10 
24 
28 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
288 
25 
767 
214 
194 
77 
179 
2007 
127 
18 
224 
25 
208 
28 
91 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
503 
342 
324 
174 
336 
362 
462 
2007 
431 
321 
240 
160 
287 
318 
361 
$1,000, 2012 
4,552 
2,219 
3,609 
1,608 
4,211 
2,233 
4,391 
2007 
3,921 
2,818 
3,161 
1,444 
3,484 
2,127 
4,375 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
414 
249 
269 
116 
271 
273 
361 
2007 
345 
245 
198 
129 
238 
252 
298 
$1,000, 2012 
3,332 
1,792 
2,627 
1,127 
2,493 
1,721 
3,448 
2007 
2,492 
2,147 
2,058 
984 
2,721 
1,588 
3,283 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
250 
214 
201 
116 
171 
208 
270 
2007 
271 
196 
156 
88 
168 
211 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
1,220 
428 
982 
481 
1,718 
512 
943 
2007 
1,428 
670 
1,102 
461 
764 
539 
1,092 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,097 
1,137 
654 
560 
744 
1,019 
913 
2007 
1,118 
1,187 
661 
688 
870 
1,057 
896 
$1,000, 2012 
2,538 
1,689 
1,793 
1,522 
1,828 
1,481 
1,887 
2007 
2,238 
1,459 
1,488 
1,637 
1,916 
1,483 
1,675 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
578 
666 
337 
296 
397 
635 
567 
2007 
589 
662 
358 
358 
430 
647 
528 
$1,000, 2012 
4,297 
1,633 
2,369 
1,892 
3,063 
1,867 
3,415 
2007 
3,206 
1,451 
1,874 
1,538 
2,652 
1,284 
2,881 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
559 
442 
332 
259 
336 
504 
510 
2007 
542 
493 
332 
287 
382 
615 
458 
$1,000, 2012 
11,207 
3,567 
5,561 
3,425 
5,604 
4,401 
8,844 
2007 
9,055 
4,168 
3,387 
3,666 
6,558 
4,878 
6,710 
-continued 
298 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
