Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wise 
Wythe 
York 
Chesapeake City 
Suffolk 
Virginia Beach City 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
165 
952 
47 
253 
308 
187 
2007 
178 
946 
45 
291 
311 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
2,408 
51,621 
3,490 
35,033 
54,374 
19,158 
2007 
1,576 
35,397 
2,278 
33,456 
51,048 
13,743 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
14,591 
54,224 
74,262 
138,469 
176,539 
102,449 
2007 
8,854 
37,417 
50,625 
114,969 
164,143 
78,982 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
74 
530 
16 
140 
154 
98 
2007 
93 
545 
13 
164 
166 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
113 
3,375 
23 
4,423 
6,338 
3,074 
2007 
93 
2,894 
24 
3,965 
5,623 
1,935 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
49 
412 
24 
143 
167 
88 
2007 
57 
355 
13 
120 
153 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
34 
898 
18 
2,582 
5,844 
1,631 
2007 
11 
543 
10 
2,132 
4,036 
1,123 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
54 
233 
19 
127 
147 
80 
2007 
54 
236 
14 
112 
140 
82 
$1,000, 2012 
54 
693 
193 
5,508 
8,260 
2,676 
2007 
18 
489 
(D) 
4,617 
6,100 
1,308 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
32 
378 
14 
48 
60 
33 
2007 
46 
310 
7 
35 
70 
26 
$1,000, 2012 
240 
13,329 
38 
(D) 
501 
92 
2007 
139 
8,825 
27 
2,556 
1,231 
124 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
17 
223 
1 
16 
18 
4 
2007 
32 
170 
3 
14 
26 
1 
$1,000, 2012 
63 
1,682 
(D) 
16 
18 
35 
2007 
92 
684 
21 
108 
81 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
26 
215 
13 
37 
52 
29 
2007 
23 
188 
4 
24 
54 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
176 
11,647 
(D) 
(D) 
484 
57 
2007 
47 
8,141 
6 
2,449 
1,150 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
105 
779 
23 
141 
157 
102 
2007 
118 
669 
17 
147 
169 
80 
$1,000, 2012 
607 
13,083 
(D) 
828 
2,579 
1,368 
2007 
309 
6,826 
138 
1,810 
5,392 
1,286 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
160 
915 
41 
245 
293 
163 
2007 
177 
940 
37 
282 
303 
172 
$1,000, 2012 
275 
2,944 
86 
2,192 
2,983 
1,242 
2007 
168 
2,348 
104 
2,018 
2,381 
1,021 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
91 
528 
28 
157 
181 
116 
2007 
49 
411 
16 
126 
163 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
78 
918 
203 
743 
803 
390 
2007 
44 
575 
129 
632 
743 
284 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
137 
762 
34 
209 
222 
144 
2007 
168 
865 
39 
258 
287 
155 
$1,000, 2012 
213 
3,404 
185 
1,991 
3,011 
1,323 
2007 
283 
3,417 
(D) 
2,458 
3,711 
1,566 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
43 
250 
19 
71 
85 
68 
2007 
23 
193 
10 
62 
71 
46 
$1,000, 2012 
111 
3,616 
1,110 
6,534 
14,399 
2,115 
2007 
88 
2,760 
617 
7,072 
13,024 
2,025 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
7 
78 
7 
27 
36 
29 
2007 
9 
68 
4 
18 
29 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
36 
509 
(D) 
(D) 
340 
289 
2007 
16 
311 
(D) 
224 
178 
46 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
5 
172 
35 
47 
21 
2007 
4 
122 
4 
19 
31 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
13 
735 
- 
320 
979 
431 
2007 
(D) 
285 
1 
248 
1,037 
452 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
28 
234 
6 
59 
75 
53 
2007 
11 
235 
7 
56 
99 
44 
$1,000, 2012 
197 
1,988 
15 
3,121 
2,792 
1,863 
2007 
46 
877 
49 
2,127 
2,593 
952 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
3 
34 
5 
14 
17 
15 
2007 
2 
30 
3 
5 
16 
3 
$1,000, 2012 
2 
43 
2 
60 
202 
39 
2007 
(D) 
61 
(D) 
46 
95 
7 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
36 
317 
11 
83 
116 
74 
2007 
36 
297 
6 
58 
82 
54 
$1,000, 2012 
179 
2,367 
91 
1,077 
1,424 
1,003 
2007 
130 
1,910 
(D) 
1,087 
1,141 
603 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
28 
238 
7 
62 
69 
53 
2007 
20 
225 
4 
45 
57 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
151 
1,864 
71 
779 
894 
804 
2007 
91 
1,434 
(D) 
636 
647 
445 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
24 
202 
8 
60 
66 
51 
2007 
26 
175 
3 
33 
54 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
28 
502 
20 
297 
530 
199 
2007 
38 
476 
(D) 
451 
494 
158 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
152 
934 
43 
238 
292 
172 
2007 
163 
904 
38 
241 
272 
151 
$1,000, 2012 
165 
1,504 
122 
998 
1,321 
586 
2007 
137 
1,310 
139 
733 
1,151 
446 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
65 
584 
32 
140 
166 
105 
2007 
67 
586 
22 
124 
161 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
90 
2,216 
1,097 
1,858 
2,597 
1,036 
2007 
92 
1,967 
414 
1,731 
2,613 
564 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
56 
450 
10 
92 
147 
66 
2007 
74 
493 
10 
118 
139 
62 
$1,000, 2012 
242 
4,959 
200 
2,031 
3,938 
1,374 
2007 
359 
4,994 
99 
2,509 
3,969 
1,051 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 311 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
