Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Utah 
Beaver 
Box Elder 
Cache 
Carbon 
Daggett 
Davis 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
18,027 
277 
1,235 
1,217 
319 
51 
493 
2007 
16,700 
229 
1,113 
1,195 
294 
48 
496 
$1,000, 2012 
1,588,996 
235,145 
132,982 
117,293 
9,758 
1,660 
32,123 
2007 
1,215,579 
201,151 
112,474 
106,406 
6,063 
1,254 
30,636 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
88,145 
848,897 
107,677 
96,379 
30,589 
32,549 
65,158 
2007 
72,789 
878,389 
101,055 
89,043 
20,623 
26,132 
61,767 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
7,385 
118 
598 
569 
142 
11 
238 
2007 
7,017 
94 
599 
534 
141 
20 
235 
$1,000, 2012 
59,867 
1,987 
10,920 
4,221 
370 
39 
1,863 
2007 
34,635 
745 
8,159 
2,736 
262 
62 
1,143 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
7,640 
153 
679 
653 
138 
11 
243 
2007 
6,504 
102 
617 
594 
100 
13 
217 
$1,000, 2012 
21,471 
934 
2,829 
1,648 
81 
4 
880 
2007 
14,033 
418 
2,415 
944 
75 
3 
791 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
5,838 
94 
538 
481 
104 
17 
154 
2007 
4,716 
81 
463 
435 
84 
5 
162 
$1,000, 2012 
42,525 
754 
4,423 
2,354 
173 
11 
6,192 
2007 
29,641 
324 
2,495 
1,777 
100 
3 
4,497 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
6,025 
100 
393 
403 
115 
18 
130 
2007 
4,826 
82 
308 
385 
79 
15 
115 
$1,000, 2012 
114,862 
13,495 
12,818 
12,158 
1,137 
105 
428 
2007 
132,323 
31,944 
15,566 
20,183 
445 
185 
742 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,353 
61 
242 
232 
64 
15 
59 
2007 
2,864 
47 
194 
212 
48 
12 
58 
$1,000, 2012 
38,315 
642 
2,728 
2,893 
550 
74 
237 
2007 
31,074 
279 
2,228 
5,549 
309 
175 
292 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
3,566 
49 
218 
251 
57 
9 
89 
2007 
2,836 
52 
196 
246 
35 
7 
77 
$1,000, 2012 
76,547 
12,854 
10,090 
9,265 
587 
31 
190 
2007 
101,250 
31,665 
13,338 
14,635 
137 
10 
450 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
11,921 
196 
699 
717 
204 
33 
334 
2007 
9,214 
135 
530 
626 
156 
34 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
611,302 
155,111 
27,792 
45,896 
2,015 
417 
1,970 
2007 
389,568 
108,768 
23,106 
36,574 
680 
196 
2,089 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
16,874 
269 
1,174 
1,139 
315 
46 
478 
2007 
16,397 
225 
1,094 
1,180 
294 
48 
490 
$1,000, 2012 
96,270 
4,546 
11,521 
6,779 
930 
220 
2,012 
2007 
82,302 
4,944 
9,681 
5,460 
717 
158 
1,361 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
11,330 
218 
894 
792 
189 
42 
326 
2007 
10,076 
162 
749 
712 
156 
36 
313 
$1,000, 2012 
55,700 
6,047 
6,095 
3,129 
327 
102 
929 
2007 
42,687 
4,146 
3,559 
2,259 
196 
53 
1,912 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
13,556 
244 
1,013 
916 
255 
42 
406 
2007 
15,164 
219 
1,017 
1,125 
280 
44 
456 
$1,000, 2012 
105,173 
6,673 
11,433 
9,339 
988 
152 
1,560 
2007 
98,739 
7,342 
9,236 
7,970 
824 
121 
2,051 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
4,309 
116 
373 
385 
53 
11 
127 
2007 
4,271 
90 
382 
412 
60 
6 
149 
$1,000, 2012 
177,268 
21,373 
13,732 
12,191 
877 
198 
9,358 
2007 
147,213 
20,041 
12,366 
10,893 
511 
81 
8,626 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
1,512 
34 
151 
111 
24 
6 
49 
2007 
1,410 
37 
141 
122 
12 
2 
41 
$1,000, 2012 
14,168 
2,755 
1,192 
794 
124 
3 
294 
2007 
12,694 
2,450 
852 
1,177 
52 
(D) 
364 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
3,848 
82 
382 
372 
35 
8 
94 
2007 
2,910 
50 
287 
323 
34 
5 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
43,267 
1 1 ,928 
4,804 
1,901 
129 
(D) 
333 
2007 
27,481 
(D) 
2,960 
1,726 
211 
(D) 
122 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
4,901 
82 
446 
430 
73 
18 
131 
2007 
4,020 
74 
344 
343 
60 
8 
135 
$1,000, 2012 
58,932 
1,007 
7,630 
3,814 
1,069 
68 
1,015 
2007 
32,408 
(D) 
6,043 
2,726 
436 
62 
(D) 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
907 
24 
83 
68 
22 
2 
32 
2007 
815 
9 
73 
71 
11 
4 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
7,147 
165 
741 
404 
46 
(D) 
85 
2007 
7,194 
403 
1,062 
863 
14 
39 
(D) 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
4,910 
123 
380 
334 
101 
24 
101 
2007 
4,205 
95 
354 
343 
56 
17 
70 
$1,000, 2012 
66,974 
1,765 
6,197 
3,754 
535 
134 
1,886 
2007 
58,768 
1,427 
6,874 
4,457 
998 
187 
840 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
3,629 
96 
288 
244 
68 
14 
68 
2007 
3,137 
72 
254 
237 
35 
14 
49 
$1,000, 2012 
51,588 
1,367 
4,574 
2,915 
336 
98 
570 
2007 
40,956 
924 
4,692 
3,120 
871 
140 
577 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
2,736 
66 
216 
198 
52 
21 
57 
2007 
2,641 
62 
228 
218 
35 
10 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
15,386 
398 
1,622 
839 
200 
36 
1,317 
2007 
17,812 
503 
2,182 
1,337 
128 
46 
263 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
16,705 
270 
1,143 
1,145 
307 
48 
438 
2007 
14,729 
203 
1,004 
1,102 
275 
47 
405 
$1,000, 2012 
33,965 
1,245 
2,758 
2,147 
512 
60 
1,017 
2007 
28,431 
847 
2,171 
1,810 
263 
54 
921 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
9,099 
192 
706 
623 
144 
28 
254 
2007 
8,162 
147 
631 
626 
119 
27 
231 
$1,000, 2012 
80,106 
5,359 
8,099 
6,763 
444 
133 
2,302 
2007 
77,462 
5,320 
5,927 
4,850 
279 
41 
4,466 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
6,758 
166 
626 
542 
117 
24 
177 
2007 
6,282 
133 
545 
533 
61 
21 
170 
$1,000, 2012 
139,474 
10,271 
16,137 
10,584 
1,403 
402 
1,832 
2007 
125,886 
11,514 
10,569 
11,349 
633 
335 
3,801 
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240 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
