Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Northampton 
Northumberland 
Nottoway 
Orange 
Page 
Patrick 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
147 
98 
356 
547 
545 
566 
2007 
151 
129 
394 
518 
530 
613 
$1,000, 2012 
70,242 
17,175 
45,683 
89,804 
117,960 
18,086 
2007 
60,741 
14,016 
29,920 
50,804 
122,092 
16,112 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
477,834 
175,259 
128,322 
164,175 
216,441 
31,954 
2007 
402,260 
108,653 
75,939 
98,077 
230,363 
26,284 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
90 
68 
175 
231 
219 
357 
2007 
99 
89 
233 
249 
212 
439 
$1,000, 2012 
7,400 
4,849 
1,844 
4,877 
1,152 
1,734 
2007 
7,200 
3,878 
1,133 
2,314 
699 
2,100 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
96 
70 
142 
170 
257 
210 
2007 
91 
82 
132 
143 
184 
195 
$1,000, 2012 
8,243 
2,648 
440 
1,685 
761 
514 
2007 
5,549 
1,943 
431 
1,333 
343 
490 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
81 
65 
116 
184 
161 
131 
2007 
95 
79 
110 
131 
131 
164 
$1,000, 2012 
6,546 
2,544 
1,036 
(D) 
863 
550 
2007 
5,414 
1,469 
144 
5,698 
493 
288 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
27 
12 
98 
198 
227 
129 
2007 
5 
13 
79 
114 
219 
119 
$1,000, 2012 
1,376 
55 
7,379 
3,190 
16,601 
837 
2007 
57 
58 
6,423 
2,221 
16,771 
871 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
2 
7 
57 
110 
83 
77 
2007 
2 
7 
47 
69 
78 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
4,635 
846 
1,616 
377 
2007 
(D) 
10 
288 
836 
573 
197 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
25 
7 
59 
120 
173 
74 
2007 
3 
6 
42 
63 
161 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
2,745 
2,344 
14,985 
459 
2007 
(D) 
48 
6,135 
1,385 
16,197 
674 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
16 
31 
256 
430 
465 
397 
2007 
21 
29 
254 
338 
396 
325 
$1,000, 2012 
46 
(D) 
22,334 
14,865 
76,170 
3,746 
2007 
69 
63 
11,554 
7,509 
79,700 
1,779 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
138 
89 
348 
535 
537 
548 
2007 
151 
125 
392 
510 
525 
610 
$1,000, 2012 
3,667 
1,061 
1,568 
5,043 
3,854 
1,663 
2007 
4,003 
766 
1,573 
2,679 
4,155 
1,528 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
110 
63 
215 
333 
345 
278 
2007 
100 
63 
161 
237 
280 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
1,640 
153 
946 
1,160 
1,432 
462 
2007 
1,541 
129 
923 
1,028 
1,426 
331 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
128 
82 
295 
437 
475 
466 
2007 
148 
119 
372 
482 
505 
581 
$1,000, 2012 
5,034 
843 
2,001 
5,169 
3,525 
1,827 
2007 
5,985 
928 
1,747 
4,534 
2,865 
1,825 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
82 
33 
104 
174 
175 
146 
2007 
86 
31 
85 
140 
133 
133 
$1,000, 2012 
16,279 
1,190 
2,840 
13,951 
3,652 
2,364 
2007 
17,760 
886 
1,792 
11,111 
2,299 
3,063 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
31 
7 
20 
48 
31 
53 
2007 
30 
7 
8 
42 
19 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
2,949 
77 
499 
588 
406 
256 
2007 
2,794 
30 
(D) 
408 
125 
237 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
38 
14 
47 
101 
182 
64 
2007 
34 
6 
28 
34 
87 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
2,202 
57 
291 
794 
1,172 
361 
2007 
831 
9 
90 
(D) 
174 
277 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
71 
42 
92 
133 
144 
130 
2007 
77 
60 
53 
99 
112 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
3,565 
2,431 
488 
(D) 
1,135 
517 
2007 
2,709 
2,019 
218 
1,244 
1,329 
177 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
24 
2 
15 
19 
18 
18 
2007 
31 
7 
12 
15 
16 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
568 
(D) 
244 
65 
19 
34 
2007 
1,333 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
16 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
66 
32 
114 
183 
202 
148 
2007 
56 
52 
90 
131 
161 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
1,211 
292 
939 
2,846 
1,692 
926 
2007 
863 
909 
725 
2,531 
1,575 
1,078 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
38 
20 
97 
117 
142 
114 
2007 
27 
32 
80 
93 
115 
109 
$1,000, 2012 
674 
193 
687 
2,462 
1,344 
679 
2007 
371 
702 
644 
1,946 
1,253 
923 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
41 
19 
67 
107 
108 
90 
2007 
35 
34 
42 
84 
98 
79 
$1,000, 2012 
537 
100 
252 
385 
348 
246 
2007 
492 
208 
80 
585 
321 
155 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
134 
89 
350 
520 
525 
546 
2007 
127 
118 
369 
469 
497 
568 
$1,000, 2012 
855 
273 
565 
1,991 
1,205 
1,161 
2007 
872 
311 
752 
1,554 
1,131 
764 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
90 
55 
180 
342 
354 
291 
2007 
93 
54 
170 
303 
325 
279 
$1,000, 2012 
8,662 
523 
2,269 
10,447 
4,320 
1,133 
2007 
3,761 
549 
2,320 
4,095 
8,977 
1,288 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
78 
53 
183 
268 
292 
235 
2007 
76 
69 
182 
279 
255 
266 
$1,000, 2012 
6,164 
2,628 
2,372 
8,171 
5,299 
1,955 
2007 
3,309 
1,394 
1,949 
6,354 
5,057 
2,365 
-continued 
306 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
