Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scott 
Shenandoah 
Smyth 
Southampton 
Spotsylvania 
Stafford 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
1,292 
980 
792 
335 
369 
215 
2007 
1,396 
1,043 
761 
342 
359 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
17,893 
108,458 
52,350 
66,149 
14,736 
6,101 
2007 
13,895 
88,971 
23,624 
38,718 
12,418 
5,665 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
13,849 
110,671 
66,099 
197,459 
39,935 
28,376 
2007 
9,954 
85,303 
31,044 
113,210 
34,590 
24,313 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
601 
494 
422 
196 
178 
101 
2007 
801 
545 
425 
212 
210 
120 
$1,000, 2012 
1,279 
2,634 
1,943 
10,353 
1,374 
618 
2007 
1,385 
2,355 
1,261 
6,369 
1,774 
697 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
490 
430 
335 
205 
132 
72 
2007 
498 
370 
246 
177 
98 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
200 
2,071 
346 
9,392 
538 
(D) 
2007 
253 
1,478 
203 
4,580 
289 
160 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
357 
347 
180 
197 
101 
71 
2007 
349 
297 
147 
187 
129 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
166 
1,515 
293 
7,472 
572 
195 
2007 
288 
882 
188 
3,394 
391 
201 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
295 
426 
292 
49 
79 
52 
2007 
235 
361 
253 
50 
78 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
2,300 
14,716 
18,010 
2,092 
787 
493 
2007 
1,051 
13,066 
6,413 
1,097 
692 
352 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
209 
229 
114 
20 
34 
15 
2007 
142 
197 
123 
32 
44 
11 
$1,000, 2012 
746 
1,349 
793 
341 
492 
53 
2007 
507 
1,203 
763 
105 
225 
19 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
139 
276 
216 
36 
56 
39 
2007 
111 
226 
153 
24 
41 
37 
$1,000, 2012 
1,554 
13,367 
17,217 
1,750 
295 
439 
2007 
544 
11,863 
5,650 
992 
466 
333 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
872 
793 
612 
108 
273 
162 
2007 
831 
755 
502 
114 
216 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
4,176 
59,535 
14,724 
7,059 
2,997 
1,002 
2007 
2,033 
41,660 
3,859 
3,309 
1,575 
641 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
1,252 
956 
756 
304 
358 
201 
2007 
1,385 
1,025 
750 
337 
356 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
1,617 
3,968 
2,048 
4,454 
1,021 
405 
2007 
1,311 
4,000 
1,634 
2,840 
902 
414 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
609 
596 
464 
208 
221 
102 
2007 
444 
523 
322 
159 
161 
105 
$1,000, 2012 
433 
2,366 
733 
1,101 
439 
241 
2007 
255 
1,291 
419 
1,089 
258 
106 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
950 
828 
618 
255 
288 
164 
2007 
1,302 
970 
682 
331 
337 
220 
$1,000, 2012 
1,470 
4,933 
2,639 
4,627 
967 
521 
2007 
2,165 
4,683 
2,265 
3,195 
1,640 
701 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
311 
277 
177 
118 
71 
41 
2007 
258 
219 
169 
90 
68 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
845 
4,616 
2,400 
5,625 
1,890 
599 
2007 
912 
3,602 
2,043 
3,452 
1,768 
411 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
82 
88 
87 
39 
21 
10 
2007 
60 
60 
56 
33 
19 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
592 
879 
526 
454 
262 
179 
2007 
140 
1,403 
252 
433 
60 
57 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
92 
280 
111 
99 
31 
13 
2007 
81 
210 
78 
57 
28 
15 
$1,000, 2012 
125 
1,590 
487 
1,381 
455 
(D) 
2007 
64 
503 
171 
861 
158 
17 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
207 
260 
221 
125 
65 
44 
2007 
171 
245 
155 
129 
60 
30 
$1,000, 2012 
423 
1,781 
2,200 
4,169 
394 
336 
2007 
273 
1,623 
833 
3,143 
248 
211 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
21 
55 
19 
30 
10 
11 
2007 
16 
30 
16 
23 
17 
6 
$1,000, 2012 
34 
296 
39 
382 
34 
(D) 
2007 
11 
114 
42 
414 
34 
9 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
337 
305 
290 
123 
92 
52 
2007 
265 
329 
226 
114 
71 
55 
$1,000, 2012 
1,665 
2,615 
2,327 
2,244 
890 
280 
2007 
1,392 
3,613 
1,591 
1,527 
830 
729 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
262 
211 
217 
72 
71 
37 
2007 
216 
262 
178 
77 
57 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
1,354 
2,047 
1,528 
819 
807 
230 
2007 
1,138 
2,929 
1,211 
829 
574 
659 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
179 
167 
166 
91 
47 
33 
2007 
162 
198 
136 
85 
44 
33 
$1,000, 2012 
312 
568 
799 
1,426 
83 
49 
2007 
254 
684 
380 
698 
256 
70 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
1,251 
933 
761 
318 
353 
203 
2007 
1,310 
953 
712 
311 
332 
209 
$1,000, 2012 
1,703 
1,967 
1,303 
1,659 
939 
429 
2007 
1,553 
1,585 
1,023 
1,116 
707 
455 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
548 
597 
478 
185 
199 
100 
2007 
550 
613 
415 
145 
158 
107 
$1,000, 2012 
862 
2,977 
2,332 
3,686 
1,177 
451 
2007 
810 
7,112 
1,430 
1,898 
1,090 
504 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
487 
492 
346 
158 
150 
78 
2007 
514 
546 
308 
147 
169 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
3,198 
6,172 
4,111 
6,927 
1,382 
812 
2007 
3,140 
6,255 
3,170 
3,911 
2,438 
727 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
