Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bedford 
Bland 
Botetourt 
Brunswick 
Buchanan 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,369 
362 
584 
312 
103 
2007 
1,428 
387 
638 
367 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
32,967 
8,365 
18,596 
21,056 
668 
2007 
28,956 
7,759 
14,446 
12,952 
763 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
24,081 
23,109 
31,842 
67,487 
6,484 
2007 
20,277 
20,049 
22,643 
35,290 
7,126 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
716 
223 
261 
124 
37 
2007 
856 
243 
318 
160 
51 
$1,000, 2012 
3,418 
728 
1,478 
1,762 
(□) 
2007 
3,115 
682 
1,279 
1,295 
31 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
445 
127 
231 
87 
23 
2007 
396 
117 
207 
92 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
704 
101 
475 
1,314 
(D) 
2007 
393 
77 
302 
868 
4 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
337 
69 
166 
95 
20 
2007 
363 
65 
154 
107 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
1,056 
76 
296 
739 
3 
2007 
521 
66 
343 
458 
17 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
353 
114 
166 
41 
21 
2007 
312 
93 
135 
49 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
2,196 
1,107 
2,143 
1,397 
26 
2007 
1,298 
967 
752 
230 
35 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
221 
70 
104 
29 
11 
2007 
191 
52 
88 
42 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
1,014 
298 
504 
(D) 
6 
2007 
726 
254 
376 
(D) 
11 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
185 
63 
94 
20 
12 
2007 
167 
52 
68 
9 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
1,182 
809 
1,640 
(D) 
20 
2007 
572 
713 
377 
(D) 
24 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,086 
288 
444 
153 
75 
2007 
959 
263 
389 
174 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
8,189 
2,327 
3,820 
4,188 
167 
2007 
4,818 
1,410 
2,773 
1,673 
108 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,324 
353 
574 
291 
93 
2007 
1,415 
384 
637 
357 
98 
$1,000, 2012 
2,708 
745 
1,282 
2,422 
74 
2007 
2,987 
660 
1,130 
1,786 
(D) 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
650 
151 
322 
172 
48 
2007 
546 
135 
232 
138 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
744 
149 
490 
581 
(D) 
2007 
651 
142 
332 
485 
16 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,086 
308 
492 
242 
74 
2007 
1,313 
362 
602 
338 
100 
$1,000, 2012 
3,062 
816 
1,809 
1,827 
72 
2007 
4,401 
1,073 
1,739 
1,110 
196 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
268 
61 
121 
90 
12 
2007 
248 
51 
115 
86 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
2,521 
420 
1,916 
2,745 
76 
2007 
2,268 
852 
1,721 
1,803 
42 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
63 
17 
43 
24 
1 
2007 
48 
12 
36 
21 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
346 
44 
298 
239 
(D) 
2007 
162 
22 
255 
143 
1 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
136 
35 
50 
35 
1 
2007 
137 
37 
61 
31 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
315 
36 
153 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
323 
53 
112 
83 
(D) 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
316 
93 
136 
84 
12 
2007 
256 
86 
109 
68 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
1,834 
184 
726 
1,117 
(D) 
2007 
790 
190 
488 
386 
(D) 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
41 
7 
22 
8 
- 
2007 
34 
9 
25 
7 
2 
$1,000, 2012 
91 
32 
113 
(D) 
- 
2007 
79 
10 
55 
28 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
374 
106 
151 
84 
17 
2007 
332 
93 
135 
75 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
2,112 
568 
1,102 
512 
70 
2007 
2,927 
593 
970 
611 
100 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
272 
81 
109 
64 
13 
2007 
285 
65 
89 
63 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
1,794 
469 
820 
336 
(D) 
2007 
2,471 
489 
737 
452 
94 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
197 
60 
89 
46 
7 
2007 
188 
63 
92 
52 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
318 
99 
282 
176 
(D) 
2007 
456 
105 
232 
159 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,333 
359 
565 
293 
98 
2007 
1,306 
360 
590 
342 
103 
$1,000, 2012 
1,863 
718 
1,042 
976 
70 
2007 
2,006 
530 
988 
870 
109 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
704 
203 
322 
122 
44 
2007 
702 
188 
306 
142 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
1,808 
314 
1,454 
1,004 
28 
2007 
2,216 
432 
1,207 
1,124 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
556 
165 
250 
122 
40 
2007 
572 
161 
235 
113 
35 
$1,000, 2012 
4,960 
1,575 
2,885 
2,063 
164 
2007 
5,265 
1,419 
2,219 
1,452 
335 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 297 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
