Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Crawford 
Dade 
Dallas 
Daviess 
DeKalb 
Dent 
Douglas 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
679 
734 
1,188 
1,199 
863 
673 
984 
2007 
679 
883 
1,369 
1,169 
978 
651 
1,124 
$1,000, 2012 
17,606 
54,980 
47,900 
93,133 
62,640 
19,578 
35,930 
2007 
12,962 
41,713 
43,325 
63,971 
49,884 
13,161 
28,992 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
25,929 
74,905 
40,320 
77,676 
72,585 
29,091 
36,515 
2007 
19,089 
47,240 
31,647 
54,723 
51,006 
20,216 
25,794 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
340 
363 
522 
501 
372 
301 
459 
2007 
361 
508 
652 
516 
399 
319 
529 
$1,000, 2012 
1,374 
6,274 
2,826 
8,220 
7,968 
1,734 
2,327 
2007 
1,412 
5,162 
2,541 
5,233 
4,815 
1,393 
2,597 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
183 
354 
323 
527 
350 
177 
312 
2007 
153 
384 
246 
409 
309 
145 
224 
$1,000, 2012 
150 
2,363 
397 
4,897 
4,666 
130 
218 
2007 
121 
1,651 
134 
2,211 
2,010 
76 
198 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
138 
212 
291 
482 
322 
158 
198 
2007 
123 
220 
215 
402 
288 
132 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
212 
3,645 
711 
6,303 
5,870 
176 
324 
2007 
215 
1,790 
236 
3,647 
3,061 
131 
236 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
221 
284 
439 
215 
193 
239 
314 
2007 
174 
280 
444 
164 
247 
191 
297 
$1,000, 2012 
1,727 
6,239 
6,525 
3,551 
9,848 
2,478 
6,395 
2007 
1,223 
5,653 
9,096 
4,641 
12,085 
1,108 
3,374 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
149 
220 
278 
143 
122 
171 
221 
2007 
130 
221 
288 
117 
184 
134 
193 
$1,000, 2012 
1,073 
2,813 
2,651 
935 
1,315 
1,849 
2,037 
2007 
976 
1,650 
1,296 
1,665 
1,155 
769 
1,425 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
94 
95 
227 
105 
94 
105 
131 
2007 
72 
96 
219 
71 
102 
85 
132 
$1,000, 2012 
654 
3,426 
3,874 
2,616 
8,533 
630 
4,358 
2007 
247 
4,004 
7,800 
2,976 
10,930 
339 
1,949 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
549 
586 
985 
491 
453 
543 
839 
2007 
437 
610 
984 
433 
444 
416 
806 
$1,000, 2012 
4,905 
11,686 
18,135 
32,097 
7,039 
5,595 
10,911 
2007 
2,195 
8,092 
14,981 
18,625 
5,884 
2,617 
8,392 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
667 
714 
1,151 
1,092 
811 
654 
953 
2007 
669 
879 
1,343 
1,123 
959 
642 
1,115 
$1,000, 2012 
1,470 
4,255 
3,207 
6,236 
3,728 
1,487 
2,596 
2007 
1,216 
3,318 
2,470 
4,309 
3,361 
1,263 
2,557 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
426 
556 
759 
697 
603 
388 
623 
2007 
312 
499 
643 
510 
468 
287 
508 
$1,000, 2012 
406 
1,007 
1,090 
2,313 
1,575 
493 
996 
2007 
288 
738 
789 
1,445 
966 
292 
704 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
583 
617 
976 
895 
717 
541 
788 
2007 
628 
821 
1,258 
1,050 
901 
594 
1,028 
$1,000, 2012 
1,709 
4,387 
3,089 
5,876 
4,442 
1,638 
3,096 
2007 
1,726 
3,567 
3,475 
4,235 
3,783 
1,474 
3,153 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
159 
186 
227 
208 
194 
127 
212 
2007 
108 
187 
204 
166 
139 
104 
178 
$1,000, 2012 
906 
2,615 
2,022 
2,132 
1,492 
1,167 
1,750 
2007 
713 
1,253 
1,159 
5,345 
991 
712 
1,348 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
40 
58 
104 
95 
85 
44 
65 
2007 
27 
75 
92 
57 
47 
50 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
120 
(D) 
682 
525 
395 
159 
297 
2007 
91 
146 
350 
213 
215 
150 
239 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
69 
160 
231 
296 
204 
101 
192 
2007 
71 
194 
198 
192 
164 
81 
167 
$1,000, 2012 
187 
1,128 
738 
1,172 
1,927 
220 
331 
2007 
128 
768 
400 
771 
1,017 
172 
285 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
174 
216 
246 
200 
185 
134 
192 
2007 
117 
223 
192 
157 
203 
122 
146 
$1,000, 2012 
887 
2,603 
1,106 
5,428 
5,217 
899 
935 
2007 
609 
1,952 
831 
2,964 
4,236 
496 
528 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
21 
26 
39 
39 
46 
15 
30 
2007 
20 
26 
28 
32 
25 
16 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
16 
(D) 
74 
81 
93 
32 
57 
2007 
33 
42 
29 
225 
22 
10 
36 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
267 
352 
493 
590 
444 
268 
445 
2007 
203 
357 
516 
420 
378 
229 
368 
$1,000, 2012 
1,786 
3,647 
3,951 
5,829 
3,848 
1,875 
2,994 
2007 
1,403 
4,152 
3,742 
3,809 
3,546 
1,439 
2,781 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
221 
284 
402 
511 
354 
212 
365 
2007 
169 
286 
418 
357 
324 
176 
307 
$1,000, 2012 
1,534 
2,741 
3,007 
3,822 
2,922 
1,455 
2,601 
2007 
1,141 
3,428 
2,970 
2,940 
2,714 
1,106 
2,275 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
131 
230 
318 
302 
257 
158 
216 
2007 
115 
207 
295 
219 
221 
139 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
252 
906 
943 
2,007 
926 
420 
393 
2007 
262 
723 
772 
869 
832 
332 
506 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
662 
714 
1,160 
1,167 
840 
656 
971 
2007 
644 
833 
1,315 
1,118 
920 
609 
1,068 
$1,000, 2012 
839 
1,429 
1,395 
2,542 
1,624 
675 
1,026 
2007 
887 
1,403 
1,256 
2,116 
1,574 
792 
997 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
407 
477 
715 
526 
519 
363 
545 
2007 
332 
532 
707 
541 
461 
330 
563 
$1,000, 2012 
912 
2,736 
1,954 
5,933 
2,909 
820 
1,677 
2007 
701 
2,027 
1,835 
4,184 
2,316 
1,035 
1,566 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
320 
392 
550 
498 
469 
321 
385 
2007 
314 
428 
580 
482 
473 
292 
412 
$1,000, 2012 
2,552 
6,176 
5,960 
10,155 
6,036 
2,248 
3,238 
2007 
2,343 
5,625 
4,453 
7,934 
4,171 
2,328 
3,512 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 299 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
