Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Franklin 
Frederick 
Giles 
Gloucester 
Goochland 
Grayson 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,023 
681 
378 
136 
315 
764 
2007 
1,043 
676 
344 
159 
379 
852 
$1,000, 2012 
57,064 
33,948 
9,853 
7,181 
17,887 
30,505 
2007 
46,182 
29,430 
5,176 
6,467 
16,146 
22,394 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
55,781 
49,850 
26,066 
52,804 
56,783 
39,928 
2007 
44,279 
43,535 
15,047 
40,672 
42,601 
26,284 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
670 
257 
234 
81 
148 
427 
2007 
733 
297 
193 
103 
171 
525 
$1,000, 2012 
5,274 
1,180 
545 
1,700 
1,264 
1,582 
2007 
5,367 
978 
417 
1,280 
1,373 
1,561 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
376 
214 
217 
71 
93 
240 
2007 
364 
190 
151 
77 
100 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
1,322 
2,433 
126 
597 
429 
239 
2007 
941 
1,948 
93 
659 
383 
316 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
358 
171 
103 
72 
90 
145 
2007 
310 
157 
73 
85 
96 
180 
$1,000, 2012 
2,029 
870 
123 
825 
554 
215 
2007 
1,266 
607 
204 
652 
593 
489 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
260 
187 
116 
34 
74 
236 
2007 
266 
164 
105 
33 
86 
215 
$1,000, 2012 
1,778 
1,707 
3,107 
42 
560 
7,271 
2007 
1,349 
1,722 
799 
60 
692 
2,622 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
166 
110 
74 
8 
34 
108 
2007 
154 
98 
59 
17 
41 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
959 
487 
900 
22 
226 
527 
2007 
595 
385 
168 
47 
415 
457 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
141 
109 
73 
26 
44 
167 
2007 
137 
81 
57 
19 
54 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
819 
1,221 
2,207 
20 
334 
6,744 
2007 
753 
1,336 
631 
13 
277 
2,165 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
735 
502 
308 
80 
258 
532 
2007 
667 
428 
234 
81 
249 
559 
$1,000, 2012 
16,923 
3,892 
1,990 
255 
3,440 
5,697 
2007 
1 1 ,849 
2,232 
660 
307 
2,783 
3,944 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
997 
664 
362 
132 
302 
730 
2007 
1,026 
662 
344 
157 
365 
822 
$1,000, 2012 
4,047 
2,046 
598 
467 
1,171 
2,043 
2007 
3,192 
1,856 
622 
475 
1,100 
1,622 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
479 
394 
199 
91 
148 
321 
2007 
429 
288 
135 
96 
141 
267 
$1,000, 2012 
1,424 
1,039 
158 
157 
511 
506 
2007 
980 
475 
97 
128 
273 
271 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
848 
550 
305 
103 
229 
563 
2007 
987 
624 
317 
148 
357 
786 
$1,000, 2012 
5,189 
3,669 
796 
574 
1,767 
2,167 
2007 
4,966 
2,949 
801 
628 
1,784 
2,605 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
232 
154 
101 
32 
80 
189 
2007 
221 
92 
73 
24 
74 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
6,645 
5,721 
683 
780 
2,308 
2,307 
2007 
5,363 
6,310 
260 
485 
3,195 
2,267 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
70 
54 
22 
14 
36 
70 
2007 
61 
42 
30 
10 
27 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
473 
866 
53 
50 
574 
761 
2007 
288 
1,087 
93 
48 
211 
554 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
132 
91 
40 
14 
58 
99 
2007 
155 
59 
36 
8 
30 
88 
$1,000, 2012 
1,244 
337 
(D) 
65 
309 
261 
2007 
1,201 
256 
17 
(D) 
155 
347 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
281 
170 
103 
35 
56 
261 
2007 
236 
116 
60 
34 
43 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
1,595 
1,352 
218 
506 
847 
2,147 
2007 
1,083 
1,211 
202 
620 
307 
1,394 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
53 
26 
6 
9 
14 
26 
2007 
47 
16 
6 
3 
9 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
155 
110 
(D) 
23 
74 
94 
2007 
103 
100 
8 
(D) 
191 
19 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
334 
199 
109 
54 
86 
247 
2007 
304 
138 
62 
59 
65 
212 
$1,000, 2012 
3,160 
1,317 
631 
301 
1,283 
1,696 
2007 
3,254 
1,384 
250 
339 
722 
1,313 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
269 
136 
87 
32 
58 
195 
2007 
242 
105 
37 
42 
49 
173 
$1,000, 2012 
2,525 
1,071 
500 
201 
1,109 
1,430 
2007 
2,430 
1,013 
195 
227 
604 
1,026 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
173 
119 
62 
34 
51 
117 
2007 
172 
92 
37 
32 
41 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
634 
246 
131 
100 
174 
266 
2007 
823 
371 
55 
112 
119 
287 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
984 
659 
356 
131 
293 
722 
2007 
953 
603 
312 
149 
334 
802 
$1,000, 2012 
1,530 
1,333 
432 
346 
711 
1,991 
2007 
1,301 
1,022 
357 
242 
813 
1,460 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
562 
388 
224 
84 
162 
381 
2007 
491 
307 
211 
101 
165 
440 
$1,000, 2012 
4,276 
6,076 
372 
493 
2,085 
1,529 
2007 
3,679 
5,291 
296 
513 
1,569 
1,608 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
462 
316 
183 
56 
117 
338 
2007 
518 
283 
169 
59 
119 
379 
$1,000, 2012 
4,514 
2,911 
1,028 
841 
1,524 
2,427 
2007 
5,207 
2,993 
1,569 
671 
1,460 
3,386 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 301 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
