Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lancaster 
Lee 
Loudoun 
Louisa 
Lunenburg 
Madison 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
61 
1,012 
1,396 
485 
371 
522 
2007 
64 
1,044 
1,427 
534 
371 
564 
$1,000, 2012 
5,339 
21,203 
74,860 
17,174 
18,474 
28,909 
2007 
4,323 
13,978 
58,303 
14,680 
11,566 
23,270 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
87,528 
20,951 
53,625 
35,411 
49,796 
55,381 
2007 
67,548 
13,389 
40,857 
27,490 
31,174 
41,259 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
38 
520 
513 
245 
169 
268 
2007 
46 
656 
555 
273 
209 
319 
$1,000, 2012 
1,352 
1,255 
4,248 
1,542 
1,913 
3,026 
2007 
1,297 
1,565 
2,761 
1,293 
1,552 
2,373 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
37 
416 
444 
166 
149 
178 
2007 
36 
423 
395 
131 
106 
176 
$1,000, 2012 
659 
201 
2,390 
333 
890 
861 
2007 
755 
253 
828 
209 
387 
581 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
35 
309 
391 
160 
135 
170 
2007 
30 
343 
385 
153 
122 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
514 
218 
2,993 
835 
953 
1,123 
2007 
392 
285 
1,006 
735 
288 
583 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
4 
289 
424 
127 
67 
183 
2007 
11 
202 
335 
108 
51 
141 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
5,615 
2,521 
1,053 
460 
3,068 
2007 
23 
2,666 
2,431 
863 
413 
2,545 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
1 
166 
170 
67 
53 
109 
2007 
1 
115 
144 
68 
28 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
981 
1,303 
651 
280 
869 
2007 
(D) 
257 
920 
268 
118 
553 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3 
160 
318 
73 
17 
111 
2007 
11 
114 
238 
53 
27 
87 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
4,634 
1,218 
402 
181 
2,199 
2007 
(D) 
2,410 
1,511 
595 
295 
1,992 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
22 
723 
1,008 
337 
226 
421 
2007 
21 
623 
953 
307 
196 
386 
$1,000, 2012 
101 
4,870 
7,422 
3,786 
2,001 
4,911 
2007 
44 
1,486 
6,346 
3,135 
2,520 
3,091 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
61 
975 
1,339 
469 
357 
509 
2007 
64 
1,031 
1,413 
532 
367 
556 
$1,000, 2012 
566 
1,323 
3,674 
1,139 
2,231 
2,096 
2007 
171 
1,085 
3,416 
1,024 
1,106 
1,584 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
31 
550 
800 
235 
204 
294 
2007 
28 
447 
612 
182 
169 
225 
$1,000, 2012 
90 
465 
1,740 
406 
653 
738 
2007 
59 
274 
1,368 
229 
323 
471 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
52 
770 
1,112 
376 
312 
435 
2007 
59 
969 
1,295 
481 
349 
534 
$1,000, 2012 
277 
1,375 
6,042 
1,348 
1,880 
2,711 
2007 
248 
1,703 
7,578 
1,575 
1,067 
2,877 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
15 
286 
487 
123 
113 
157 
2007 
18 
266 
389 
99 
103 
118 
$1,000, 2012 
538 
1,156 
16,784 
1,973 
2,810 
3,871 
2007 
303 
896 
11,709 
1,458 
1,274 
2,975 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
9 
87 
219 
48 
23 
57 
2007 
5 
62 
164 
31 
13 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
67 
259 
1,383 
281 
976 
365 
2007 
13 
380 
1,229 
271 
132 
243 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
10 
77 
227 
48 
54 
80 
2007 
8 
92 
176 
46 
36 
72 
$1,000, 2012 
47 
162 
600 
207 
265 
215 
2007 
16 
95 
636 
168 
79 
397 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
15 
167 
191 
88 
97 
139 
2007 
29 
135 
161 
79 
74 
91 
$1,000, 2012 
354 
502 
4,873 
643 
420 
1,386 
2007 
343 
313 
3,408 
206 
238 
839 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
2 
12 
58 
16 
19 
18 
2007 
8 
15 
36 
15 
16 
13 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
23 
639 
34 
279 
37 
2007 
11 
35 
197 
17 
21 
32 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
26 
263 
319 
166 
108 
154 
2007 
25 
244 
313 
112 
97 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
314 
1,586 
3,894 
1,483 
719 
1,448 
2007 
273 
1,197 
3,940 
1,201 
892 
1,592 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
19 
205 
250 
133 
75 
100 
2007 
20 
203 
239 
94 
75 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
239 
1,277 
3,383 
1,360 
430 
1,198 
2007 
173 
1,011 
3,218 
1,015 
635 
1,401 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
14 
140 
158 
76 
59 
91 
2007 
19 
144 
153 
70 
57 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
75 
309 
511 
124 
288 
249 
2007 
100 
186 
722 
187 
257 
191 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
61 
955 
1,314 
475 
366 
508 
2007 
58 
983 
1,252 
495 
352 
520 
$1,000, 2012 
139 
1,131 
7,349 
1,078 
734 
1,478 
2007 
91 
1,114 
6,098 
982 
754 
1,472 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
43 
426 
794 
254 
172 
298 
2007 
33 
428 
706 
232 
139 
307 
$1,000, 2012 
301 
1,061 
8,311 
1,031 
1,289 
1,574 
2007 
285 
631 
5,352 
1,312 
520 
1,614 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
33 
381 
594 
177 
180 
225 
2007 
34 
430 
607 
208 
163 
263 
$1,000, 2012 
734 
2,372 
8,109 
1,778 
2,567 
2,744 
2007 
433 
2,687 
10,494 
2,475 
1,297 
3,171 
-continued 
304 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
