Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chesterfield 
Clarke 
Craig 
Culpeper 
Cumberland 
Dickenson 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
197 
477 
207 
731 
262 
147 
2007 
220 
496 
193 
667 
285 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
9,263 
26,435 
6,046 
44,563 
37,706 
2,132 
2007 
5,919 
29,292 
4,573 
29,991 
27,528 
1,234 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
47,023 
55,420 
29,210 
60,962 
143,915 
14,504 
2007 
26,902 
59,056 
23,696 
44,964 
96,588 
7,260 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
91 
174 
123 
280 
110 
64 
2007 
103 
174 
120 
342 
149 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
664 
1,109 
485 
3,316 
824 
68 
2007 
357 
980 
412 
2,441 
615 
64 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
81 
179 
84 
241 
92 
52 
2007 
52 
157 
63 
223 
92 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
203 
656 
77 
988 
320 
14 
2007 
143 
445 
31 
574 
202 
9 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
70 
146 
60 
229 
69 
48 
2007 
55 
129 
42 
195 
91 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
372 
826 
94 
2,561 
326 
11 
2007 
346 
883 
80 
993 
179 
(D) 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
39 
135 
101 
198 
67 
37 
2007 
43 
141 
64 
172 
81 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
467 
1,087 
859 
1,635 
4,412 
281 
2007 
281 
4,737 
411 
1,920 
4,882 
77 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
20 
71 
73 
109 
44 
25 
2007 
24 
98 
40 
100 
41 
23 
$1,000, 2012 
41 
620 
347 
718 
925 
61 
2007 
37 
2,905 
136 
594 
140 
44 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
27 
80 
43 
119 
29 
24 
2007 
23 
63 
32 
91 
48 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
426 
467 
513 
917 
3,486 
220 
2007 
244 
1,832 
275 
1,326 
4,741 
32 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
140 
370 
171 
567 
190 
114 
2007 
122 
364 
120 
458 
181 
125 
$1,000, 2012 
2,178 
4,447 
1,199 
6,296 
23,201 
290 
2007 
1,376 
3,718 
839 
4,265 
11,572 
255 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
190 
463 
203 
702 
254 
142 
2007 
216 
488 
190 
655 
282 
166 
$1,000, 2012 
459 
1,413 
515 
2,748 
949 
136 
2007 
440 
1,604 
426 
2,136 
1,043 
119 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
119 
326 
119 
474 
137 
65 
2007 
84 
253 
87 
324 
130 
57 
$1,000, 2012 
270 
767 
163 
1,413 
536 
44 
2007 
166 
581 
91 
637 
549 
(D) 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
147 
401 
177 
588 
202 
108 
2007 
209 
461 
176 
614 
270 
141 
$1,000, 2012 
424 
2,074 
511 
3,468 
1,094 
194 
2007 
864 
2,586 
598 
3,588 
1,522 
225 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
51 
159 
58 
221 
76 
32 
2007 
35 
125 
59 
162 
73 
21 
$1,000, 2012 
1,291 
5,733 
735 
8,047 
1,517 
74 
2007 
502 
5,340 
345 
4,587 
1,156 
(D) 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
19 
59 
17 
69 
20 
12 
2007 
6 
40 
17 
57 
18 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
643 
521 
40 
1,077 
249 
26 
2007 
88 
397 
61 
278 
122 
14 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
22 
69 
23 
105 
65 
13 
2007 
9 
64 
15 
100 
45 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
394 
22 
699 
406 
5 
2007 
13 
502 
11 
475 
228 
4 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
29 
94 
56 
164 
57 
18 
2007 
20 
80 
44 
112 
55 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
305 
877 
408 
1,770 
800 
396 
2007 
64 
954 
172 
1,352 
409 
42 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
1 
20 
10 
29 
9 
8 
2007 
5 
15 
6 
24 
8 
2 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
58 
12 
199 
10 
16 
2007 
3 
51 
17 
75 
5 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
45 
157 
54 
199 
69 
51 
2007 
38 
120 
52 
200 
79 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
457 
2,421 
240 
2,670 
767 
231 
2007 
262 
2,422 
427 
3,016 
787 
139 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
35 
127 
43 
152 
49 
38 
2007 
33 
93 
42 
146 
62 
31 
$1,000, 2012 
319 
2,176 
191 
2,222 
583 
192 
2007 
214 
1,989 
368 
2,513 
672 
125 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
20 
83 
28 
116 
38 
32 
2007 
20 
69 
32 
136 
48 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
137 
245 
49 
448 
184 
39 
2007 
48 
433 
59 
503 
115 
14 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
181 
463 
200 
691 
258 
146 
2007 
191 
442 
184 
608 
270 
157 
$1,000, 2012 
479 
1,602 
414 
2,628 
722 
263 
2007 
450 
1,383 
347 
1,688 
666 
163 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
112 
293 
139 
447 
141 
73 
2007 
83 
285 
99 
365 
156 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
978 
2,451 
271 
5,051 
1,574 
84 
2007 
564 
2,709 
306 
1,967 
3,591 
48 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
83 
235 
107 
330 
132 
54 
2007 
72 
178 
85 
292 
142 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
863 
2,501 
924 
4,183 
1,762 
269 
2007 
571 
4,143 
967 
4,041 
1,897 
388 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 299 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
