Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Surry 
Sussex 
Tazewell 
Warren 
Washington 
Westmoreland 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
127 
123 
584 
346 
1,602 
152 
2007 
121 
151 
576 
387 
1,791 
171 
$1,000, 2012 
20,954 
24,599 
26,695 
8,371 
75,731 
35,328 
2007 
20,326 
22,410 
20,038 
7,964 
43,167 
27,747 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
164,992 
199,989 
45,710 
24,194 
47,273 
232,423 
2007 
167,980 
148,408 
34,788 
20,579 
24,102 
162,266 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
90 
74 
276 
152 
738 
107 
2007 
88 
92 
295 
162 
913 
124 
$1,000, 2012 
3,281 
3,395 
1,235 
407 
3,066 
5,147 
2007 
3,246 
2,847 
1,112 
351 
2,566 
5,266 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
83 
78 
214 
109 
638 
110 
2007 
70 
74 
176 
100 
633 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
2,209 
2,062 
145 
89 
831 
2,081 
2007 
1,035 
1,549 
188 
105 
535 
1,434 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
82 
73 
136 
87 
381 
99 
2007 
79 
76 
102 
89 
378 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
2,128 
3,068 
156 
76 
795 
3,439 
2007 
892 
1,406 
117 
85 
537 
2,853 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
17 
16 
260 
123 
521 
22 
2007 
14 
6 
200 
118 
482 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
1,371 
(D) 
7,608 
653 
22,058 
177 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
7,384 
853 
9,311 
46 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
12 
8 
123 
53 
269 
14 
2007 
4 
2 
101 
64 
261 
7 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
13 
900 
185 
1,858 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
474 
390 
1,440 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
11 
10 
191 
78 
349 
11 
2007 
12 
4 
137 
75 
294 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
6,708 
468 
20,200 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
6,910 
463 
7,871 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
60 
47 
486 
251 
1,182 
52 
2007 
50 
55 
400 
254 
1,169 
50 
$1,000, 2012 
3,821 
(D) 
6,923 
1,892 
21,372 
912 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
2,519 
1,636 
8,032 
331 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
125 
113 
566 
329 
1,543 
145 
2007 
119 
150 
565 
373 
1,783 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
1,199 
1,774 
1,660 
557 
3,466 
2,491 
2007 
817 
1,603 
1,134 
587 
2,716 
1,379 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
92 
76 
331 
162 
896 
111 
2007 
71 
60 
212 
130 
760 
74 
$1,000, 2012 
377 
383 
491 
220 
1,749 
1,054 
2007 
406 
691 
265 
140 
1,082 
399 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
107 
99 
442 
252 
1,238 
139 
2007 
117 
143 
508 
358 
1,633 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
1,456 
1,962 
2,055 
734 
4,450 
2,395 
2007 
1,328 
1,635 
1,736 
1,251 
4,774 
2,762 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
37 
42 
123 
75 
362 
70 
2007 
35 
44 
106 
63 
351 
60 
$1,000, 2012 
1,042 
1,836 
1,345 
1,041 
4,324 
6,855 
2007 
1,822 
2,458 
753 
881 
3,238 
6,493 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
9 
10 
61 
12 
133 
18 
2007 
9 
8 
51 
15 
117 
20 
$1,000, 2012 
99 
255 
336 
70 
926 
1,459 
2007 
89 
148 
146 
61 
457 
881 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
20 
20 
40 
42 
182 
32 
2007 
14 
13 
61 
40 
155 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
237 
235 
53 
71 
760 
1,044 
2007 
621 
716 
170 
89 
392 
878 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
42 
49 
160 
66 
395 
62 
2007 
32 
51 
126 
60 
316 
67 
$1,000, 2012 
1,012 
1,773 
1,669 
148 
1,934 
2,177 
2007 
794 
1,100 
1,356 
284 
1,368 
1,831 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
12 
14 
15 
4 
36 
16 
2007 
7 
7 
17 
6 
39 
14 
$1,000, 2012 
189 
(D) 
24 
2 
37 
53 
2007 
12 
28 
118 
4 
84 
382 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
49 
45 
155 
78 
521 
65 
2007 
39 
49 
138 
63 
484 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
633 
626 
918 
806 
4,116 
837 
2007 
308 
604 
1,101 
497 
3,530 
723 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
35 
23 
111 
60 
357 
39 
2007 
25 
31 
105 
45 
371 
39 
$1,000, 2012 
425 
317 
663 
679 
3,023 
505 
2007 
193 
312 
819 
389 
2,612 
378 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
25 
33 
84 
36 
313 
45 
2007 
23 
34 
81 
40 
267 
48 
$1,000, 2012 
207 
309 
255 
127 
1,093 
332 
2007 
115 
293 
283 
108 
918 
345 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
117 
112 
547 
324 
1,529 
146 
2007 
115 
133 
523 
332 
1,628 
165 
$1,000, 2012 
573 
502 
779 
943 
2,523 
639 
2007 
302 
(D) 
824 
563 
1,990 
501 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
76 
59 
333 
162 
827 
101 
2007 
71 
73 
321 
176 
826 
86 
$1,000, 2012 
1,326 
1,524 
1,298 
661 
3,326 
4,566 
2007 
505 
1,282 
1,113 
578 
2,556 
1,588 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
56 
67 
258 
140 
716 
103 
2007 
72 
78 
238 
145 
730 
101 
$1,000, 2012 
1,658 
1,735 
2,756 
1,064 
7,397 
3,397 
2007 
1,653 
2,034 
1,812 
2,254 
5,127 
2,013 
-continued 
310 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
