Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Buckingham 
Campbell 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Charles City 
Charlotte 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
391 
761 
221 
980 
79 
518 
2007 
411 
722 
225 
1,001 
80 
489 
$1,000, 2012 
35,232 
25,964 
24,226 
42,161 
16,626 
21,112 
2007 
31,084 
28,957 
20,240 
31,432 
8,664 
18,713 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
90,108 
34,119 
109,619 
43,021 
210,461 
40,756 
2007 
75,630 
40,107 
89,955 
31,400 
108,297 
38,268 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
188 
384 
107 
566 
37 
314 
2007 
234 
435 
144 
684 
41 
319 
$1,000, 2012 
888 
3,142 
4,799 
3,065 
2,831 
2,543 
2007 
919 
2,579 
5,514 
2,096 
1,623 
2,213 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
128 
241 
96 
293 
43 
226 
2007 
105 
207 
100 
287 
31 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
263 
445 
2,604 
725 
1,377 
834 
2007 
124 
339 
1,281 
569 
651 
372 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
105 
254 
94 
220 
42 
227 
2007 
104 
225 
84 
176 
31 
169 
$1,000, 2012 
438 
765 
2,227 
580 
2,780 
1,002 
2007 
189 
568 
1,318 
318 
826 
566 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
128 
200 
47 
381 
10 
130 
2007 
133 
136 
42 
290 
20 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
5,180 
1,998 
(D) 
12,752 
(D) 
920 
2007 
5,616 
8,812 
(D) 
12,339 
(D) 
1,735 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
87 
138 
30 
195 
4 
69 
2007 
77 
92 
28 
121 
4 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
672 
1,352 
(D) 
958 
5 
207 
2007 
233 
660 
156 
691 
2 
257 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
68 
86 
28 
242 
8 
68 
2007 
77 
63 
28 
202 
16 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
4,508 
646 
14 
11,795 
(D) 
714 
2007 
5,384 
8,153 
(D) 
11,648 
(D) 
1,479 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
312 
502 
135 
788 
42 
337 
2007 
279 
410 
134 
684 
43 
274 
$1,000, 2012 
17,018 
6,051 
758 
7,872 
1,352 
4,224 
2007 
14,976 
4,467 
717 
4,008 
(D) 
3,642 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
379 
741 
213 
956 
77 
502 
2007 
404 
715 
221 
985 
78 
489 
$1,000, 2012 
1,326 
2,132 
1,958 
2,675 
1,079 
1,797 
2007 
1,146 
1,766 
1,283 
1,931 
676 
1,537 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
230 
384 
129 
409 
54 
294 
2007 
181 
303 
123 
293 
38 
223 
$1,000, 2012 
894 
599 
326 
496 
260 
513 
2007 
383 
373 
(D) 
289 
138 
414 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
316 
602 
173 
763 
67 
426 
2007 
384 
676 
211 
901 
70 
461 
$1,000, 2012 
2,310 
2,699 
2,407 
2,720 
1,102 
1,814 
2007 
1,552 
2,821 
1,576 
2,462 
522 
1,909 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
111 
190 
58 
216 
33 
163 
2007 
109 
146 
53 
188 
29 
111 
$1,000, 2012 
1,597 
2,802 
2,743 
3,027 
1,741 
2,543 
2007 
1,208 
2,245 
2,135 
1,706 
1,208 
1,487 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
29 
47 
22 
66 
8 
35 
2007 
28 
39 
15 
47 
1 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
126 
228 
194 
620 
(D) 
281 
2007 
123 
132 
72 
407 
(D) 
351 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
82 
96 
33 
143 
14 
74 
2007 
50 
64 
17 
122 
5 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
533 
389 
347 
213 
239 
415 
2007 
248 
173 
480 
139 
105 
126 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
85 
190 
60 
357 
23 
119 
2007 
68 
139 
44 
294 
21 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
610 
648 
1,980 
1,845 
446 
544 
2007 
647 
389 
1,244 
704 
467 
434 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
18 
27 
15 
26 
9 
31 
2007 
17 
32 
9 
23 
1 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
42 
31 
(D) 
97 
(D) 
30 
2007 
18 
57 
(D) 
35 
(D) 
37 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
119 
204 
71 
274 
26 
181 
2007 
107 
175 
75 
209 
18 
147 
$1,000, 2012 
1,181 
1,438 
839 
1,820 
395 
1,371 
2007 
1,040 
1,337 
1,134 
1,441 
232 
1,105 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
85 
161 
50 
210 
21 
150 
2007 
78 
146 
57 
149 
17 
126 
$1,000, 2012 
904 
1,098 
738 
1,418 
320 
1,140 
2007 
673 
945 
795 
1,040 
214 
943 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
75 
96 
41 
163 
10 
96 
2007 
60 
101 
42 
135 
4 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
277 
341 
101 
402 
75 
231 
2007 
367 
392 
339 
401 
18 
162 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
386 
728 
219 
949 
74 
500 
2007 
381 
657 
212 
923 
75 
456 
$1,000, 2012 
1,228 
1,278 
699 
1,880 
550 
1,328 
2007 
752 
924 
756 
1,705 
(D) 
1,257 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
227 
319 
115 
527 
46 
237 
2007 
189 
308 
131 
535 
40 
221 
$1,000, 2012 
1,600 
1,320 
1,346 
1,774 
1,320 
955 
2007 
2,143 
1,976 
1,710 
1,283 
565 
1,530 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
216 
305 
106 
461 
52 
267 
2007 
190 
282 
102 
416 
40 
222 
$1,000, 2012 
2,834 
2,964 
2,307 
3,062 
2,007 
2,363 
2007 
2,682 
2,782 
1,589 
3,352 
1,038 
2,016 
-continued 
298 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
