Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dinwiddie 
Essex 
Fairfax 
Fauquier 
Floyd 
Fluvanna 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
383 
98 
148 
1,258 
863 
303 
2007 
374 
102 
166 
1,222 
864 
327 
$1,000, 2012 
18,354 
21,713 
6,179 
81,290 
36,372 
7,073 
2007 
14,657 
12,937 
5,541 
76,060 
40,539 
6,006 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
47,921 
221,561 
41,752 
64,619 
42,146 
23,344 
2007 
39,190 
126,832 
33,381 
62,242 
46,920 
18,365 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
180 
56 
53 
490 
500 
111 
2007 
206 
52 
81 
570 
544 
188 
$1,000, 2012 
1,765 
5,761 
79 
5,089 
2,418 
612 
2007 
2,114 
3,214 
95 
3,334 
2,671 
694 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
169 
49 
51 
383 
248 
75 
2007 
130 
42 
56 
390 
219 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
1,161 
2,045 
40 
1,417 
409 
123 
2007 
1,049 
1,117 
54 
1,478 
673 
126 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
146 
46 
59 
342 
202 
85 
2007 
145 
52 
51 
339 
181 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
1,167 
2,328 
416 
2,327 
1,545 
352 
2007 
1,002 
1,296 
654 
1,912 
2,487 
261 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
74 
14 
36 
365 
272 
83 
2007 
64 
14 
24 
303 
204 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
602 
(D) 
115 
2,912 
5,553 
357 
2007 
383 
(D) 
79 
6,711 
5,184 
254 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
51 
11 
6 
194 
174 
46 
2007 
37 
7 
8 
184 
128 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
315 
(D) 
49 
1,450 
685 
246 
2007 
115 
6 
27 
2,599 
441 
119 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
33 
3 
30 
230 
142 
45 
2007 
29 
12 
17 
168 
105 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
287 
8 
66 
1,461 
4,868 
111 
2007 
268 
(D) 
51 
4,112 
4,743 
135 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
217 
36 
91 
1,009 
616 
205 
2007 
204 
33 
78 
851 
513 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
2,216 
305 
640 
14,245 
8,643 
992 
2007 
1,353 
241 
532 
8,827 
6,321 
687 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
350 
95 
121 
1,220 
834 
290 
2007 
369 
99 
148 
1,203 
858 
324 
$1,000, 2012 
2,416 
1,389 
181 
4,866 
2,262 
639 
2007 
1,387 
942 
(D) 
4,034 
1,971 
505 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
205 
59 
83 
808 
382 
127 
2007 
148 
48 
63 
597 
279 
99 
$1,000, 2012 
395 
279 
233 
2,110 
538 
233 
2007 
283 
166 
177 
1,800 
414 
88 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
292 
77 
104 
1,055 
708 
237 
2007 
355 
85 
138 
1,099 
795 
314 
$1,000, 2012 
1,600 
1,662 
279 
6,443 
2,438 
861 
2007 
1,494 
999 
617 
8,464 
2,580 
948 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
101 
45 
53 
423 
203 
64 
2007 
77 
22 
45 
363 
187 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
1,570 
1,235 
2,693 
17,089 
4,970 
808 
2007 
1,757 
887 
1,497 
14,810 
7,420 
794 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
23 
17 
18 
169 
56 
29 
2007 
12 
8 
5 
138 
44 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
160 
59 
120 
2,193 
236 
163 
2007 
123 
95 
29 
2,108 
178 
62 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
62 
16 
12 
190 
94 
39 
2007 
30 
11 
7 
181 
62 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
159 
363 
17 
1,371 
443 
87 
2007 
86 
63 
21 
588 
217 
25 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
115 
36 
15 
227 
262 
54 
2007 
87 
30 
7 
170 
194 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
2,029 
2,526 
69 
3,674 
1,193 
322 
2007 
819 
1,674 
(D) 
2,382 
941 
125 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
30 
6 
- 
67 
24 
10 
2007 
21 
11 
7 
55 
23 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
108 
(D) 
- 
313 
62 
29 
2007 
70 
(D) 
14 
126 
255 
29 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
107 
52 
35 
402 
224 
84 
2007 
94 
31 
18 
316 
221 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
703 
621 
198 
5,409 
1,488 
489 
2007 
736 
579 
113 
4,937 
2,332 
450 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
59 
30 
19 
283 
170 
72 
2007 
80 
23 
10 
234 
172 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
581 
394 
167 
4,659 
1,102 
443 
2007 
591 
345 
90 
4,066 
1,742 
379 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
66 
35 
19 
233 
123 
41 
2007 
51 
23 
14 
202 
139 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
122 
228 
31 
749 
386 
46 
2007 
145 
234 
23 
870 
590 
71 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
370 
95 
136 
1,179 
842 
291 
2007 
336 
99 
149 
1,098 
812 
290 
$1,000, 2012 
900 
468 
599 
5,928 
1,700 
693 
2007 
873 
518 
465 
4,879 
1,551 
440 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
170 
66 
73 
775 
484 
143 
2007 
153 
48 
55 
663 
447 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
1,404 
1,441 
502 
5,906 
2,475 
312 
2007 
1,129 
624 
737 
9,669 
5,344 
518 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
139 
52 
39 
533 
324 
122 
2007 
145 
40 
48 
572 
370 
125 
$1,000, 2012 
2,343 
2,556 
344 
8,135 
3,126 
910 
2007 
2,297 
993 
472 
10,126 
3,410 
798 
-continued 
300 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
