Figure 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses 
$1.2 
$1.0 
$0.8 
o 
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o $0-6 
m 
$0.4 
$0.2 
$0.0 
o 
o 
8 
9 
o 
o 
9 
9 
Livestock and 
poultry purchased 
or leased 
Feed purchased 
Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and 
soil conditioners oils purchased 
purchased 
Hired farm labor Interest expense 
Chemicals 
purchased 
• 2012 
02007 
02002 
Figure 7. Selected Farm Production Expenses - Percent of Total 
35% 
30% 
25% 
20% 
15 % 
10% 
5% 
0 % 
o 
o 
• 2012 
02007 
02002 
O 
Livestock and Feed purchased Fertilizer, lime, and Gasoline, fuels, and Hired farm labor Interest expense Chemicals 
poultry purchased soil conditioners oils purchased purchased 
or leased purchased 
2012 Census of Agriculture Virginia 5 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
