Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
37,249 
713 
185 
1,509 
890 
536 
1,929 
308 
2007 
39,284 
782 
192 
1,630 
979 
512 
2,101 
283 
$1,000, 2012 
7,839,554 
338,575 
18,915 
784,532 
183,961 
16,534 
54,736 
37,522 
2007 
5,390,313 
262,417 
14,476 
367,143 
161,263 
15,365 
58,327 
33,756 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
210,463 
474,860 
102,243 
519,902 
206,697 
30,846 
28,375 
121,825 
2007 
137,214 
335,572 
75,395 
225,241 
164,722 
30,011 
27,762 
119,281 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 201 2 
14,658 
369 
77 
627 
567 
161 
668 
149 
2007 
17,083 
399 
60 
767 
798 
153 
773 
145 
$1,000, 2012 
519,041 
46,118 
2,217 
51,705 
4,176 
494 
1,380 
6,468 
2007 
380,358 
37,204 
1,234 
29,898 
3,613 
383 
1,201 
5,591 
Chemicals purchased farms, 201 2 
16,822 
450 
120 
762 
674 
132 
789 
183 
2007 
16,386 
407 
87 
749 
764 
90 
875 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
498,212 
36,135 
1,624 
61,501 
15,113 
128 
1,134 
4,938 
2007 
317,784 
22,620 
992 
34,478 
14,004 
277 
877 
3,234 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
11,669 
349 
67 
362 
317 
141 
481 
128 
2007 
11,005 
284 
58 
352 
370 
101 
499 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
273,805 
15,609 
1,037 
28,169 
1,169 
375 
679 
2,776 
2007 
200,704 
11,458 
814 
22,155 
1,301 
603 
1,331 
2,078 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
9,641 
80 
40 
453 
108 
128 
617 
59 
2007 
8,589 
93 
56 
318 
122 
106 
535 
28 
$1,000, 2012 
424,941 
10,914 
929 
(D) 
430 
435 
3,318 
468 
2007 
326,256 
12,717 
589 
6,161 
333 
315 
3,229 
635 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
4,250 
45 
19 
179 
28 
54 
252 
35 
2007 
4,247 
44 
35 
154 
17 
55 
237 
19 
$1,000, 2012 
36,085 
1,550 
468 
766 
90 
138 
516 
347 
2007 
37,873 
1,098 
301 
853 
78 
154 
557 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
6,686 
46 
26 
324 
87 
92 
447 
33 
2007 
5,553 
58 
29 
192 
110 
72 
376 
17 
$1,000, 2012 
388,856 
9,364 
461 
(D) 
340 
297 
2,802 
121 
2007 
288,383 
11,619 
288 
5,308 
255 
162 
2,672 
(D) 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
20,375 
144 
129 
903 
202 
372 
1,295 
118 
2007 
19,927 
185 
109 
839 
173 
324 
1,281 
82 
$1,000, 2012 
1,106,416 
42,616 
1,726 
82,274 
1,760 
3,367 
14,972 
1,161 
2007 
663,387 
25,991 
1,529 
12,183 
890 
2,458 
14,621 
887 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
34,021 
604 
163 
1,398 
863 
491 
1,754 
256 
2007 
38,350 
755 
189 
1,596 
972 
504 
2,029 
277 
$1,000, 2012 
353,923 
20,426 
1,582 
35,675 
7,621 
913 
2,679 
3,301 
2007 
265,061 
13,983 
1,535 
17,338 
4,961 
1,016 
2,646 
2,713 
Utilities farms, 2012 
23,406 
479 
115 
1,166 
722 
296 
931 
167 
2007 
21,707 
426 
99 
1,105 
781 
274 
793 
142 
$1,000, 2012 
249,395 
17,659 
355 
35,448 
3,831 
708 
1,313 
785 
2007 
186,322 
12,079 
242 
23,203 
3,742 
642 
1,460 
462 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
27,614 
531 
139 
1,225 
779 
376 
1,307 
209 
2007 
35,609 
697 
170 
1,519 
932 
453 
1,882 
258 
$1,000, 2012 
507,072 
25,628 
1,716 
(D) 
8,032 
1,116 
3,423 
3,297 
2007 
439,705 
20,332 
1,530 
28,858 
8,675 
1,535 
5,636 
3,233 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
11,746 
317 
44 
449 
572 
116 
371 
86 
2007 
11,063 
251 
42 
466 
647 
106 
368 
71 
$1,000, 2012 
1,713,124 
47,513 
2,247 
187,357 
66,194 
4,809 
9,032 
5,461 
2007 
1,151,383 
35,016 
1,624 
104,726 
57,253 
3,243 
10,477 
4,223 
Contract labor farms, 201 2 
3,669 
72 
11 
190 
167 
37 
178 
32 
2007 
3,293 
74 
16 
138 
170 
36 
220 
25 
$1,000, 2012 
129,368 
3,893 
92 
17,088 
3,953 
178 
998 
558 
2007 
58,442 
1,373 
151 
5,047 
2,955 
295 
1,255 
230 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 201 2 
5,890 
207 
40 
241 
158 
42 
175 
66 
2007 
5,149 
141 
17 
195 
133 
30 
170 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
182,475 
10,040 
287 
28,887 
1,587 
143 
455 
1,864 
2007 
108,062 
7,204 
56 
8,050 
978 
118 
201 
3,953 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 201 2 
6,269 
211 
55 
219 
133 
66 
153 
66 
2007 
5,807 
138 
48 
171 
94 
54 
173 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
366,979 
22,542 
1,453 
32,202 
4,624 
363 
1,299 
915 
2007 
260,112 
21,576 
1,552 
15,827 
1,588 
588 
935 
975 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
2,922 
113 
23 
157 
121 
14 
64 
40 
2007 
2,633 
90 
15 
127 
109 
8 
84 
27 
$1,000, 2012 
60,164 
2,417 
388 
9,597 
1,059 
25 
201 
632 
2007 
42,158 
2,077 
59 
4,673 
779 
3 
207 
561 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
11,556 
279 
76 
464 
406 
125 
393 
88 
2007 
10,448 
267 
63 
425 
368 
82 
369 
90 
$1,000, 2012 
244,078 
8,314 
1,069 
23,761 
5,373 
1,189 
4,070 
1,295 
2007 
219,629 
10,268 
838 
15,102 
6,245 
852 
4,502 
1,686 
Secured by real estate farms, 201 2 
8,565 
170 
53 
351 
309 
98 
317 
59 
2007 
8,139 
161 
52 
335 
294 
70 
303 
68 
$1,000, 2012 
178,824 
4,557 
685 
19,646 
4,245 
978 
3,411 
977 
2007 
136,486 
3,631 
538 
8,168 
4,967 
734 
3,737 
1,003 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
6,178 
207 
39 
234 
215 
56 
167 
50 
2007 
6,206 
191 
25 
236 
206 
39 
212 
59 
$1,000, 2012 
65,254 
3,756 
384 
4,115 
1,129 
211 
660 
319 
2007 
83,143 
6,637 
300 
6,934 
1,278 
118 
765 
683 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
35,359 
661 
177 
1,437 
840 
509 
1,869 
291 
2007 
35,748 
689 
174 
1,494 
907 
460 
1,911 
261 
$1,000, 2012 
175,113 
5,713 
589 
10,604 
5,522 
1,216 
5,709 
1,205 
2007 
161,799 
4,641 
554 
9,644 
5,095 
1,208 
4,925 
1,400 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 201 2 
19,177 
434 
114 
842 
543 
217 
816 
152 
2007 
20,135 
417 
114 
791 
646 
240 
876 
137 
$1,000, 2012 
1,035,447 
23,037 
1,604 
48,179 
53,517 
1,076 
4,076 
2,397 
2007 
609,150 
23,877 
1,179 
29,799 
48,851 
1,828 
4,823 
1,895 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
14,823 
368 
73 
566 
513 
150 
486 
156 
2007 
16,262 
405 
75 
572 
572 
166 
653 
150 
$1,000, 2012 
549,241 
25,909 
1,917 
51,631 
1 1 ,534 
1,379 
3,181 
3,680 
2007 
430,311 
20,758 
1,212 
31,491 
12,561 
1,343 
6,089 
3,423 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Washington 251 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
