Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pittsylvania 
Powhatan 
Prince Edward 
Prince George 
Prince William 
Pulaski 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,354 
413 
167 
330 
445 
2007 
1,356 
446 
186 
345 
415 
$1,000, 2012 
77,626 
17,540 
9,603 
17,271 
23,857 
2007 
55,480 
7,733 
13,772 
6,451 
15,752 
11,541 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
57,331 
44,406 
42,469 
57,504 
52,335 
53,611 
2007 
40,914 
33,918 
30,879 
34,685 
45,658 
27,810 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
829 
100 
178 
90 
147 
212 
2007 
927 
115 
219 
106 
171 
196 
$1,000, 2012 
8,503 
608 
989 
2,449 
1,254 
1,369 
2007 
6,258 
351 
942 
1,601 
1,000 
985 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
528 
90 
119 
82 
134 
147 
2007 
461 
59 
130 
81 
98 
131 
$1,000, 2012 
2,385 
172 
173 
904 
247 
257 
2007 
1,589 
157 
140 
576 
237 
153 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
522 
65 
140 
75 
104 
87 
2007 
504 
47 
117 
69 
95 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
2,007 
394 
263 
928 
713 
301 
2007 
1,307 
141 
263 
575 
749 
206 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
320 
70 
115 
25 
100 
175 
2007 
270 
39 
75 
33 
72 
123 
$1,000, 2012 
2,957 
754 
1,538 
188 
1,075 
6,627 
2007 
2,718 
599 
1,242 
63 
592 
1,503 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
223 
33 
74 
19 
39 
108 
2007 
191 
15 
40 
19 
37 
76 
$1,000, 2012 
1,343 
392 
450 
41 
166 
766 
2007 
1,462 
44 
200 
28 
357 
376 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
152 
43 
63 
9 
70 
96 
2007 
119 
31 
47 
19 
48 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
1,613 
362 
1,088 
147 
908 
5,861 
2007 
1,255 
555 
1,042 
35 
235 
1,127 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
874 
185 
254 
71 
256 
355 
2007 
755 
129 
222 
82 
215 
286 
$1,000, 2012 
19,087 
4,191 
7,317 
377 
2,425 
5,960 
2007 
9,191 
2,527 
4,670 
293 
2,202 
1,776 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,317 
248 
392 
156 
327 
437 
2007 
1,347 
226 
438 
177 
342 
414 
$1,000, 2012 
7,726 
641 
1,158 
898 
1,126 
1,214 
2007 
6,274 
431 
959 
467 
926 
844 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
727 
145 
206 
96 
211 
272 
2007 
600 
77 
142 
77 
152 
173 
$1,000, 2012 
2,619 
268 
412 
206 
491 
392 
2007 
1,640 
192 
267 
91 
392 
282 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
1,109 
196 
328 
127 
280 
371 
2007 
1,269 
212 
412 
159 
306 
384 
$1,000, 2012 
7,123 
760 
1,431 
866 
1,377 
1,462 
2007 
6,418 
717 
1,143 
644 
1,438 
1,506 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
387 
63 
107 
32 
111 
114 
2007 
324 
47 
88 
34 
76 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
10,571 
1,009 
1,282 
532 
3,487 
1,870 
2007 
7,545 
778 
978 
218 
3,124 
1,425 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
95 
23 
16 
7 
51 
35 
2007 
57 
6 
26 
5 
17 
22 
$1,000, 2012 
947 
151 
192 
59 
423 
107 
2007 
563 
18 
53 
32 
212 
31 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
174 
22 
61 
15 
47 
76 
2007 
159 
20 
52 
16 
30 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
601 
96 
198 
77 
76 
174 
2007 
432 
56 
113 
73 
83 
155 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
360 
62 
75 
55 
63 
125 
2007 
288 
27 
66 
43 
28 
106 
$1,000, 2012 
2,628 
514 
244 
635 
643 
1,131 
2007 
1,501 
107 
155 
370 
500 
626 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
69 
9 
26 
6 
12 
15 
2007 
69 
7 
14 
15 
14 
4 
$1,000, 2012 
329 
16 
21 
97 
15 
75 
2007 
581 
4 
10 
28 
62 
5 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
373 
63 
115 
39 
94 
133 
2007 
356 
38 
110 
37 
91 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
2,499 
399 
789 
387 
874 
1,176 
2007 
2,954 
553 
864 
426 
1,485 
828 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
295 
41 
92 
25 
52 
94 
2007 
265 
35 
89 
27 
71 
75 
$1,000, 2012 
1,953 
321 
679 
230 
710 
810 
2007 
2,279 
512 
748 
354 
1,240 
666 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
197 
33 
55 
29 
56 
80 
2007 
224 
20 
66 
22 
65 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
546 
78 
110 
156 
164 
366 
2007 
675 
41 
116 
72 
245 
162 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,305 
243 
391 
159 
304 
433 
2007 
1,253 
214 
408 
171 
309 
387 
$1,000, 2012 
2,147 
615 
927 
412 
1,071 
620 
2007 
2,198 
660 
799 
645 
1,244 
598 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
650 
133 
188 
76 
217 
271 
2007 
603 
95 
193 
72 
184 
223 
$1,000, 2012 
5,498 
514 
604 
590 
1,972 
1,121 
2007 
4,311 
442 
1,174 
351 
1,505 
618 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
624 
87 
178 
76 
154 
225 
2007 
634 
84 
174 
58 
144 
171 
$1,000, 2012 
8,707 
1,181 
1,645 
1,166 
1,782 
2,294 
2007 
7,671 
890 
1,611 
1,170 
1,606 
1,474 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 307 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
