Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Highland 
Isle of Wight 
James City 
King and Queen 
King George 
King William 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
261 
213 
83 
127 
160 
135 
2007 
239 
195 
74 
153 
180 
136 
$1,000, 2012 
25,709 
36,405 
3,119 
15,401 
5,861 
15,783 
2007 
1 1 ,230 
27,815 
2,153 
11,134 
6,112 
16,687 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
98,502 
170,915 
37,582 
121,265 
36,630 
116,914 
2007 
46,989 
142,642 
29,094 
72,771 
33,957 
122,700 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
99 
120 
44 
52 
69 
80 
2007 
103 
141 
47 
105 
104 
85 
$1,000, 2012 
185 
5,875 
365 
3,975 
824 
3,528 
2007 
196 
3,955 
269 
2,374 
904 
2,326 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
100 
109 
47 
53 
60 
70 
2007 
68 
96 
29 
96 
59 
52 
$1,000, 2012 
90 
3,775 
93 
1,387 
399 
1,469 
2007 
70 
2,440 
94 
850 
276 
977 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
39 
124 
37 
62 
71 
73 
2007 
31 
110 
26 
87 
75 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
48 
3,462 
156 
1,809 
541 
1,690 
2007 
39 
1,652 
87 
951 
363 
1,044 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
116 
44 
18 
26 
31 
43 
2007 
110 
37 
12 
29 
30 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
6,970 
2,589 
58 
(D) 
155 
221 
2007 
2,703 
2,917 
36 
490 
69 
(D) 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
51 
19 
12 
17 
22 
19 
2007 
44 
19 
2 
15 
11 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
196 
117 
21 
17 
67 
53 
2007 
254 
320 
(D) 
31 
44 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
84 
32 
11 
11 
16 
28 
2007 
81 
19 
12 
17 
20 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
6,773 
2,472 
37 
(D) 
88 
168 
2007 
2,449 
2,597 
(D) 
459 
25 
41 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
204 
103 
45 
64 
79 
95 
2007 
165 
81 
43 
55 
80 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
11,590 
6,704 
374 
448 
294 
1,705 
2007 
3,698 
4,801 
510 
704 
306 
985 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
251 
196 
76 
112 
150 
127 
2007 
237 
195 
73 
150 
176 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
863 
1,876 
119 
940 
513 
947 
2007 
689 
1,596 
116 
768 
487 
790 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
170 
122 
50 
68 
105 
81 
2007 
105 
90 
31 
67 
67 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
285 
454 
73 
249 
230 
480 
2007 
158 
531 
37 
172 
184 
337 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
217 
163 
59 
99 
140 
108 
2007 
230 
184 
67 
144 
173 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
1,003 
2,193 
308 
1,193 
603 
1,027 
2007 
817 
2,173 
206 
987 
969 
1,875 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
82 
67 
25 
45 
42 
34 
2007 
56 
62 
17 
31 
51 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
904 
2,313 
824 
1,392 
627 
827 
2007 
596 
2,779 
258 
637 
557 
3,159 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
17 
22 
2 
16 
14 
10 
2007 
15 
16 
4 
8 
11 
10 
$1,000, 2012 
131 
233 
(D) 
73 
136 
(D) 
2007 
22 
112 
(D) 
29 
66 
131 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
75 
46 
7 
17 
14 
12 
2007 
53 
23 
3 
13 
11 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
195 
637 
(D) 
131 
54 
173 
2007 
47 
463 
(D) 
80 
79 
408 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
78 
68 
11 
35 
29 
36 
2007 
73 
65 
9 
60 
25 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
905 
2,519 
140 
1,851 
343 
1,044 
2007 
455 
1,720 
77 
1,269 
221 
1,925 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
7 
22 
- 
7 
10 
2 
2007 
9 
6 
- 
12 
8 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
2 
341 
- 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
2007 
21 
160 
- 
94 
60 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
106 
83 
19 
29 
60 
45 
2007 
75 
61 
12 
50 
50 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
1,035 
889 
121 
297 
438 
610 
2007 
586 
936 
82 
630 
760 
595 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
65 
57 
13 
17 
34 
31 
2007 
49 
38 
11 
39 
31 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
638 
531 
92 
234 
325 
431 
2007 
403 
459 
60 
505 
684 
464 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
65 
44 
8 
19 
44 
18 
2007 
49 
44 
5 
28 
38 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
397 
359 
29 
62 
113 
179 
2007 
183 
478 
22 
125 
76 
131 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
256 
189 
80 
121 
150 
129 
2007 
212 
164 
71 
144 
168 
128 
$1,000, 2012 
750 
544 
171 
576 
330 
588 
2007 
653 
444 
173 
457 
447 
801 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
165 
122 
34 
84 
85 
98 
2007 
137 
105 
40 
82 
93 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
755 
1,999 
250 
939 
343 
1,322 
2007 
480 
1,136 
162 
640 
367 
1,244 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
134 
91 
26 
52 
74 
53 
2007 
131 
95 
31 
91 
78 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
1,613 
3,012 
727 
1,453 
731 
1,111 
2007 
2,223 
3,101 
436 
2,267 
938 
1,531 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 303 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
