Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
46,030 
226 
946 
207 
407 
2007 
47,383 
248 
895 
209 
455 
$1,000, 2012 
3,494,672 
132,582 
47,518 
3,243 
81,565 
2007 
2,711,537 
108,165 
35,142 
2,449 
64,908 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
75,922 
586,646 
50,230 
15,666 
200,405 
2007 
57,226 
436,147 
39,265 
11,719 
142,654 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
22,925 
112 
410 
83 
203 
2007 
26,303 
134 
441 
96 
234 
$1,000, 2012 
235,173 
5,785 
2,220 
264 
1,936 
2007 
189,325 
4,246 
1,635 
235 
1,498 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
17,647 
140 
230 
62 
161 
2007 
16,027 
133 
230 
55 
153 
$1,000, 2012 
116,536 
4,659 
1,956 
78 
801 
2007 
76,060 
3,076 
366 
53 
544 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
14,485 
112 
202 
51 
137 
2007 
13,700 
116 
211 
39 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
152,365 
6,758 
949 
76 
1,102 
2007 
97,235 
4,155 
632 
33 
696 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
13,722 
73 
224 
39 
111 
2007 
11,487 
60 
206 
34 
95 
$1,000, 2012 
424,722 
23,333 
1,542 
156 
27,239 
2007 
323,214 
18,943 
1,410 
81 
16,907 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
7,395 
6 
120 
26 
61 
2007 
6,167 
4 
122 
21 
64 
$1,000, 2012 
57,220 
(D) 
633 
77 
489 
2007 
38,777 
6 
736 
45 
238 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
8,369 
70 
130 
23 
66 
2007 
6,815 
57 
105 
16 
40 
$1,000, 2012 
367,502 
(D) 
909 
79 
26,751 
2007 
284,437 
18,937 
673 
37 
16,669 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
32,768 
92 
688 
113 
246 
2007 
29,233 
81 
570 
112 
241 
$1,000, 2012 
1,067,299 
58,253 
4,872 
624 
30,452 
2007 
727,195 
39,384 
3,092 
462 
26,543 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
44,347 
217 
897 
206 
386 
2007 
46,775 
237 
890 
206 
449 
$1,000, 2012 
190,119 
3,438 
3,268 
332 
2,314 
2007 
156,818 
2,986 
2,004 
212 
2,498 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
25,648 
174 
490 
85 
222 
2007 
19,930 
153 
374 
55 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
70,860 
2,365 
1,258 
109 
1,454 
2007 
52,952 
2,087 
862 
77 
1,262 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
36,935 
198 
752 
164 
318 
2007 
43,815 
233 
821 
195 
426 
$1,000, 2012 
221,152 
5,118 
4,839 
332 
2,446 
2007 
219,378 
4,566 
4,339 
406 
2,566 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
12,718 
108 
332 
45 
101 
2007 
10,571 
102 
251 
19 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
354,999 
8,002 
13,749 
485 
5,364 
2007 
293,996 
11,238 
8,736 
130 
4,203 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
3,920 
32 
161 
18 
34 
2007 
3,043 
33 
107 
6 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
40,125 
756 
1,432 
20 
647 
2007 
29,483 
1,398 
1,884 
(D) 
323 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
7,273 
92 
132 
5 
101 
2007 
5,560 
48 
119 
10 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
47,027 
1,728 
485 
2 
1,197 
2007 
29,291 
329 
361 
(D) 
237 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
11,352 
72 
166 
51 
100 
2007 
9,457 
83 
110 
49 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
123,416 
3,967 
1,064 
112 
546 
2007 
88,021 
3,441 
425 
86 
593 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1,975 
22 
33 
9 
21 
2007 
1,592 
23 
24 
13 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
11,605 
200 
159 
17 
44 
2007 
9,579 
672 
49 
19 
18 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
14,016 
105 
197 
52 
133 
2007 
11,897 
99 
151 
27 
112 
$1,000, 2012 
128,243 
2,255 
2,118 
157 
1,115 
2007 
123,286 
1,780 
1,939 
161 
1,732 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
10,211 
82 
153 
40 
93 
2007 
9,064 
60 
121 
18 
89 
$1,000, 2012 
98,994 
1,806 
1,856 
131 
772 
2007 
94,658 
1,089 
1,794 
131 
1,504 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
7,925 
68 
107 
24 
70 
2007 
7,186 
70 
88 
21 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
29,248 
449 
262 
25 
343 
2007 
28,628 
692 
145 
30 
228 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
44,088 
211 
903 
201 
389 
2007 
43,406 
228 
805 
192 
414 
$1,000, 2012 
110,161 
980 
3,727 
310 
775 
2007 
96,068 
822 
2,981 
304 
797 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
25,123 
154 
516 
83 
209 
2007 
23,600 
167 
448 
79 
198 
$1,000, 2012 
200,870 
4,985 
3,880 
168 
4,131 
2007 
199,637 
9,043 
4,427 
138 
4,492 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
20,793 
139 
382 
91 
193 
2007 
20,797 
125 
343 
79 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
286,504 
7,012 
5,053 
687 
3,121 
2007 
268,614 
4,016 
5,206 
536 
3,683 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 295 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
