Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rappahannock 
Richmond 
Roanoke 
Rockbridge 
Rockingham 
Russell 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
397 
90 
280 
833 
1,902 
995 
2007 
416 
124 
345 
805 
1,970 
1,019 
$1,000, 2012 
13,088 
15,717 
5,655 
32,532 
549,802 
37,478 
2007 
10,487 
11,099 
5,168 
20,031 
413,264 
17,835 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
32,967 
174,637 
20,196 
39,055 
289,065 
37,667 
2007 
25,208 
89,509 
14,981 
24,883 
209,779 
17,502 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
131 
65 
129 
373 
1,012 
522 
2007 
201 
93 
172 
408 
998 
614 
$1,000, 2012 
324 
3,439 
346 
2,040 
8,394 
1,536 
2007 
564 
2,345 
322 
1,614 
6,249 
1,233 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
143 
65 
91 
328 
977 
375 
2007 
121 
75 
121 
289 
867 
374 
$1,000, 2012 
242 
1,626 
85 
702 
5,663 
268 
2007 
166 
771 
143 
311 
3,968 
158 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
113 
62 
71 
201 
783 
220 
2007 
104 
71 
69 
197 
688 
216 
$1,000, 2012 
227 
1,759 
556 
542 
5,922 
133 
2007 
(D) 
2,136 
392 
373 
3,626 
122 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
109 
14 
52 
251 
1,020 
328 
2007 
90 
16 
49 
183 
865 
230 
$1,000, 2012 
610 
44 
176 
2,656 
101,178 
10,734 
2007 
329 
39 
193 
1,251 
79,087 
3,311 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
74 
12 
18 
143 
476 
191 
2007 
50 
10 
25 
130 
328 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
465 
44 
69 
979 
7,917 
920 
2007 
173 
26 
121 
663 
4,644 
370 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
50 
5 
40 
136 
703 
174 
2007 
54 
12 
28 
75 
677 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
145 
(Z) 
107 
1,677 
93,262 
9,813 
2007 
155 
13 
72 
588 
74,443 
2,942 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
279 
33 
179 
626 
1,582 
818 
2007 
245 
42 
188 
520 
1,521 
662 
$1,000, 2012 
2,561 
290 
921 
10,865 
302,327 
11,037 
2007 
1,025 
199 
596 
3,656 
208,572 
3,911 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
390 
87 
266 
806 
1,825 
970 
2007 
408 
121 
340 
785 
1,951 
1,011 
$1,000, 2012 
925 
1,131 
529 
2,054 
16,322 
1,831 
2007 
707 
801 
580 
1,504 
16,542 
1,272 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
213 
52 
127 
473 
1,395 
525 
2007 
179 
63 
123 
340 
1,157 
346 
$1,000, 2012 
368 
237 
162 
659 
8,939 
502 
2007 
298 
191 
167 
432 
7,440 
245 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
311 
76 
210 
689 
1,639 
781 
2007 
381 
112 
323 
736 
1,831 
938 
$1,000, 2012 
1,055 
803 
422 
2,777 
23,438 
2,200 
2007 
1,205 
1,092 
733 
2,693 
18,451 
2,029 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
112 
26 
57 
215 
702 
244 
2007 
102 
30 
39 
152 
543 
199 
$1,000, 2012 
2,419 
3,067 
997 
2,741 
25,814 
2,467 
2007 
1,573 
1,501 
485 
1,882 
14,315 
1,197 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
58 
5 
20 
60 
112 
69 
2007 
49 
8 
17 
53 
100 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
430 
16 
44 
302 
1,680 
346 
2007 
275 
(D) 
51 
127 
1,576 
203 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
69 
13 
11 
120 
850 
104 
2007 
63 
14 
24 
106 
582 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
137 
56 
(D) 
510 
9,546 
155 
2007 
(D) 
72 
13 
323 
4,042 
120 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
64 
41 
34 
226 
586 
241 
2007 
52 
42 
41 
161 
587 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
479 
1,455 
193 
1,078 
6,289 
1,271 
2007 
195 
832 
71 
758 
7,510 
667 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
5 
7 
3 
31 
202 
19 
2007 
6 
2 
7 
26 
154 
18 
$1,000, 2012 
19 
7 
(D) 
58 
917 
17 
2007 
23 
(D) 
7 
73 
768 
15 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
95 
38 
42 
259 
905 
301 
2007 
95 
45 
47 
214 
701 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
827 
385 
318 
1,735 
11,718 
2,091 
2007 
1,165 
332 
483 
2,016 
10,910 
1,342 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
72 
24 
29 
183 
653 
247 
2007 
76 
23 
39 
174 
511 
181 
$1,000, 2012 
689 
288 
259 
1,481 
8,753 
1,542 
2007 
1,080 
213 
413 
1,737 
7,497 
971 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
48 
23 
25 
145 
532 
171 
2007 
58 
34 
24 
105 
423 
152 
$1,000, 2012 
138 
96 
59 
254 
2,965 
548 
2007 
84 
119 
70 
279 
3,412 
371 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
381 
86 
272 
801 
1,850 
943 
2007 
382 
113 
305 
751 
1,850 
949 
$1,000, 2012 
1,531 
332 
532 
1,848 
5,014 
996 
2007 
1,180 
326 
491 
1,676 
4,338 
926 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
217 
43 
126 
488 
1,364 
517 
2007 
197 
62 
140 
454 
1,331 
453 
$1,000, 2012 
934 
1,070 
360 
1,965 
16,640 
1,895 
2007 
1,532 
443 
442 
1,342 
25,870 
1,085 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
183 
38 
103 
400 
1,220 
444 
2007 
175 
64 
108 
345 
1,172 
416 
$1,000, 2012 
1,721 
1,216 
497 
3,928 
26,824 
3,258 
2007 
3,561 
1,070 
668 
3,343 
22,487 
2,961 
-continued 
308 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
