Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Knox 
Laclede 
Lafayette 
Lawrence 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Linn 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
1,657 
695 
1,398 
1,174 
1,849 
729 
1,162 
1,039 
2007 
1,947 
696 
1,264 
1,299 
1,873 
750 
1,108 
1,077 
$1,000, 2012 
119,229 
85,090 
52,003 
125,636 
195,733 
84,595 
90,943 
67,344 
2007 
76,318 
44,962 
36,491 
85,056 
139,568 
50,952 
52,181 
40,817 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
71,955 
122,431 
37,198 
107,016 
105,859 
116,042 
78,264 
64,817 
2007 
39,197 
64,600 
28,869 
65,478 
74,516 
67,936 
47,094 
37,899 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
730 
403 
601 
729 
857 
419 
690 
490 
2007 
999 
381 
676 
863 
1,002 
436 
669 
526 
$1,000, 2012 
11,622 
10,761 
5,291 
20,907 
7,844 
14,211 
13,601 
9,564 
2007 
8,872 
7,019 
3,406 
12,760 
6,613 
8,432 
7,538 
5,430 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
584 
355 
344 
703 
702 
383 
627 
419 
2007 
607 
272 
261 
678 
616 
312 
438 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
5,010 
5,156 
919 
10,452 
1,913 
8,413 
5,107 
4,678 
2007 
2,273 
2,175 
188 
5,189 
1,022 
2,734 
2,458 
1,526 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
574 
332 
327 
672 
518 
385 
600 
408 
2007 
549 
280 
234 
676 
416 
331 
472 
349 
$1,000, 2012 
7,695 
7,824 
1,237 
14,852 
2,633 
10,461 
8,767 
6,362 
2007 
4,331 
4,358 
252 
7,879 
1,426 
4,864 
4,623 
2,905 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
479 
162 
418 
291 
650 
129 
294 
236 
2007 
505 
133 
382 
302 
572 
112 
198 
256 
$1,000, 2012 
12,625 
12,743 
6,437 
8,607 
35,472 
5,484 
5,390 
8,345 
2007 
6,064 
4,640 
4,640 
7,267 
24,283 
5,059 
1,997 
4,617 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
353 
98 
304 
197 
393 
60 
167 
182 
2007 
360 
95 
250 
218 
390 
56 
126 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
3,598 
1,152 
3,439 
1,553 
10,191 
434 
1,263 
1,595 
2007 
2,825 
1,228 
1,604 
1,157 
3,300 
1,127 
705 
1,377 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
214 
101 
173 
139 
338 
88 
164 
102 
2007 
228 
63 
176 
134 
271 
64 
100 
93 
$1,000, 2012 
9,027 
11,591 
2,997 
7,054 
25,280 
5,050 
4,127 
6,750 
2007 
3,239 
3,412 
3,037 
6,110 
20,983 
3,932 
1,292 
3,241 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
1,124 
305 
1,173 
661 
1,489 
291 
582 
490 
2007 
1,126 
253 
892 
675 
1,350 
250 
468 
480 
$1,000, 2012 
32,826 
14,432 
16,792 
9,396 
88,748 
10,186 
15,984 
6,983 
2007 
17,534 
6,214 
10,164 
10,669 
48,863 
4,812 
8,755 
4,550 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
1,583 
635 
1,338 
1,108 
1,790 
682 
1,091 
950 
2007 
1,920 
677 
1,251 
1,276 
1,843 
739 
1,078 
1,052 
$1,000, 2012 
6,196 
5,127 
3,202 
7,557 
7,978 
4,615 
5,540 
4,867 
2007 
5,236 
2,867 
2,871 
5,930 
7,398 
3,222 
3,551 
3,706 
Utilities farms, 2012 
1,061 
458 
855 
777 
1,253 
469 
781 
660 
2007 
932 
345 
659 
706 
1,021 
332 
534 
547 
$1,000, 2012 
2,680 
1,327 
1,122 
2,337 
4,054 
1,313 
1,732 
1,533 
2007 
1,687 
870 
900 
1,550 
2,958 
814 
1,058 
1,010 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
1,339 
530 
1,060 
959 
1,454 
592 
942 
806 
2007 
1,790 
627 
1,189 
1,186 
1,711 
698 
1,009 
984 
$1,000, 2012 
7,493 
4,876 
3,722 
10,039 
8,143 
4,818 
7,203 
5,188 
2007 
6,739 
3,564 
3,700 
6,668 
9,249 
4,180 
5,592 
4,287 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
267 
172 
264 
273 
387 
130 
232 
208 
2007 
273 
116 
227 
230 
374 
104 
165 
188 
$1,000, 2012 
6,295 
2,176 
1,687 
7,434 
12,390 
2,415 
5,465 
2,731 
2007 
5,342 
1,264 
1,359 
3,146 
13,622 
2,230 
4,221 
1,595 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
100 
69 
90 
104 
159 
48 
56 
72 
2007 
102 
43 
85 
70 
140 
43 
52 
61 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
615 
388 
748 
844 
250 
450 
368 
2007 
193 
251 
252 
482 
1,091 
382 
134 
164 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
345 
181 
205 
384 
439 
222 
230 
262 
2007 
322 
132 
196 
332 
350 
147 
167 
171 
$1,000, 2012 
1,271 
1,609 
703 
2,580 
2,054 
1,732 
970 
1,261 
2007 
896 
495 
528 
1,860 
1,149 
485 
511 
433 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
404 
196 
266 
337 
424 
208 
246 
252 
2007 
380 
147 
239 
332 
372 
134 
199 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
4,535 
6,661 
2,247 
11,439 
4,230 
8,394 
5,042 
5,120 
2007 
3,766 
3,662 
1,089 
6,282 
1,931 
5,468 
3,103 
3,143 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 201 2 
34 
54 
40 
68 
89 
52 
41 
82 
2007 
49 
37 
35 
62 
80 
26 
31 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
561 
44 
772 
340 
634 
118 
293 
2007 
283 
181 
112 
463 
486 
682 
480 
237 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
756 
383 
540 
581 
893 
370 
416 
505 
2007 
693 
281 
465 
526 
765 
260 
330 
404 
$1,000, 2012 
6,946 
5,533 
4,097 
7,342 
7,582 
5,916 
4,335 
4,191 
2007 
6,900 
3,706 
3,763 
6,919 
6,824 
3,088 
4,009 
3,418 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
614 
312 
440 
471 
729 
286 
346 
404 
2007 
556 
228 
380 
421 
633 
230 
270 
321 
$1,000, 2012 
5,452 
3,732 
3,197 
5,443 
5,965 
4,435 
3,291 
3,104 
2007 
5,184 
2,169 
2,718 
4,646 
5,032 
1,926 
3,065 
2,269 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
403 
206 
296 
357 
518 
250 
225 
296 
2007 
421 
177 
302 
351 
478 
144 
188 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
1,494 
1,801 
899 
1,899 
1,618 
1,482 
1,044 
1,087 
2007 
1,716 
1,538 
1,045 
2,272 
1,793 
1,162 
944 
1,148 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
1,628 
685 
1,343 
1,143 
1,820 
704 
1,135 
1,018 
2007 
1,835 
662 
1,199 
1,233 
1,776 
702 
1,051 
1,020 
$1,000, 2012 
3,154 
2,090 
1,598 
3,190 
2,917 
1,950 
2,049 
2,264 
2007 
3,201 
1,527 
1,382 
2,564 
2,467 
1,386 
2,074 
1,722 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
937 
373 
766 
709 
1,140 
403 
550 
594 
2007 
1,029 
335 
661 
755 
1,075 
376 
513 
560 
$1,000, 2012 
9,664 
3,599 
2,519 
7,982 
8,592 
3,802 
9,190 
3,596 
2007 
3,001 
2,168 
1,884 
5,428 
10,185 
3,114 
2,077 
2,075 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
724 
363 
569 
595 
824 
360 
515 
504 
2007 
817 
326 
526 
651 
894 
305 
473 
489 
$1,000, 2012 
11,687 
9,447 
4,715 
14,142 
11,700 
7,488 
7,495 
7,028 
2007 
9,889 
5,873 
4,932 
10,253 
10,880 
6,902 
5,263 
6,788 
-continued 
302 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
