Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Greensville 
Halifax 
Hanover 
Henrico 
Henry 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
216 
151 
935 
600 
117 
290 
2007 
222 
143 
908 
625 
178 
340 
$1,000, 2012 
11,314 
15,993 
36,216 
52,643 
8,002 
10,862 
2007 
7,680 
9,010 
27,312 
45,527 
7,978 
9,060 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
52,379 
105,917 
38,733 
87,739 
68,395 
37,457 
2007 
34,594 
63,007 
30,079 
72,843 
44,822 
26,647 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
90 
71 
511 
326 
49 
158 
2007 
125 
89 
563 
377 
91 
214 
$1,000, 2012 
299 
2,058 
3,041 
7,261 
1,086 
461 
2007 
410 
1,444 
2,751 
5,088 
715 
599 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
65 
62 
351 
255 
35 
81 
2007 
57 
78 
300 
239 
63 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
79 
3,273 
1,003 
3,155 
706 
88 
2007 
55 
1,439 
727 
2,504 
541 
47 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
62 
67 
402 
262 
48 
80 
2007 
52 
71 
364 
226 
64 
83 
$1,000, 2012 
137 
1,667 
1,390 
4,531 
977 
(D) 
2007 
100 
626 
808 
7,246 
1,600 
115 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
55 
16 
193 
136 
6 
67 
2007 
63 
13 
145 
105 
11 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
869 
110 
2,943 
1,003 
(D) 
310 
2007 
466 
54 
2,326 
612 
24 
184 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
32 
9 
120 
69 
4 
26 
2007 
36 
9 
92 
50 
8 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
181 
67 
700 
382 
(D) 
152 
2007 
118 
18 
353 
220 
18 
132 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
28 
11 
91 
81 
4 
49 
2007 
34 
7 
64 
67 
5 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
688 
42 
2,243 
621 
3 
157 
2007 
348 
36 
1,972 
392 
6 
52 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
156 
45 
501 
394 
61 
187 
2007 
152 
39 
394 
372 
87 
192 
$1,000, 2012 
5,220 
560 
6,606 
5,057 
317 
3,067 
2007 
2,697 
172 
5,122 
3,377 
280 
1,896 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
210 
139 
879 
593 
115 
282 
2007 
222 
143 
898 
625 
176 
337 
$1,000, 2012 
529 
1,576 
4,386 
3,408 
683 
530 
2007 
462 
720 
2,592 
2,500 
567 
587 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
108 
81 
541 
337 
72 
129 
2007 
97 
63 
349 
255 
68 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
226 
295 
1,003 
951 
200 
1,182 
2007 
189 
157 
594 
658 
219 
(D) 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
166 
123 
746 
482 
90 
211 
2007 
203 
133 
846 
585 
159 
317 
$1,000, 2012 
878 
1,912 
2,917 
3,640 
550 
743 
2007 
865 
1,123 
2,857 
3,591 
758 
934 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
54 
51 
320 
159 
29 
59 
2007 
42 
42 
229 
126 
33 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
1,328 
1,329 
4,811 
9,998 
1,562 
1,047 
2007 
642 
829 
4,035 
8,343 
1,654 
1,216 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
27 
14 
67 
50 
3 
16 
2007 
18 
4 
46 
46 
5 
9 
$1,000, 2012 
53 
200 
419 
1,239 
13 
174 
2007 
125 
(D) 
427 
1,463 
10 
(D) 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
24 
23 
129 
79 
22 
21 
2007 
34 
18 
62 
63 
12 
16 
$1,000, 2012 
163 
185 
394 
249 
112 
(D) 
2007 
65 
359 
76 
305 
52 
9 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
32 
44 
233 
144 
24 
57 
2007 
31 
31 
178 
136 
24 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
175 
995 
938 
2,698 
625 
185 
2007 
78 
1,011 
563 
1,472 
311 
146 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
3 
12 
39 
26 
7 
3 
2007 
7 
3 
27 
15 
7 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
3 
47 
79 
334 
(D) 
2 
2007 
13 
(□) 
47 
196 
17 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
53 
48 
289 
152 
26 
84 
2007 
51 
34 
202 
132 
22 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
304 
935 
1,988 
2,641 
226 
480 
2007 
616 
340 
1,510 
1,554 
174 
292 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
43 
24 
207 
108 
18 
74 
2007 
41 
21 
155 
96 
19 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
215 
694 
1,508 
2,070 
151 
411 
2007 
517 
147 
1,171 
986 
138 
235 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
24 
33 
164 
88 
18 
41 
2007 
40 
22 
118 
83 
9 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
88 
241 
480 
571 
74 
68 
2007 
99 
193 
339 
568 
36 
58 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
210 
148 
909 
576 
109 
281 
2007 
208 
128 
812 
579 
152 
308 
$1,000, 2012 
456 
411 
1,746 
1,683 
273 
417 
2007 
502 
295 
1,586 
2,345 
447 
359 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
104 
52 
413 
332 
73 
109 
2007 
116 
42 
314 
318 
78 
144 
$1,000, 2012 
595 
439 
2,552 
4,794 
530 
1,204 
2007 
395 
411 
1,291 
4,273 
609 
1,510 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
86 
63 
387 
253 
57 
105 
2007 
104 
53 
348 
264 
72 
145 
$1,000, 2012 
629 
1,253 
4,198 
4,362 
800 
1,121 
2007 
950 
971 
3,351 
4,073 
583 
1,052 
-continued 
302 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
