Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cowlitz 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Franklin 
Garfield 
Grant 
Grays Harbor 
Island 
Total farm production expenses farms, 2012 
492 
849 
255 
883 
211 
1,552 
557 
377 
2007 
481 
955 
232 
891 
239 
1,858 
628 
458 
$1,000, 2012 
31,573 
181,943 
5,897 
657,161 
38,879 
1,546,504 
33,561 
13,813 
2007 
27,547 
147,764 
5,079 
384,404 
26,815 
973,877 
27,589 
16,392 
Average per farm dollars, 2012 
64,173 
214,303 
23,124 
744,237 
184,261 
996,459 
60,253 
36,638 
2007 
57,271 
154,727 
21,893 
431,430 
112,198 
524,153 
43,932 
35,790 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased farms, 2012 
145 
468 
61 
546 
103 
969 
147 
146 
2007 
139 
568 
63 
610 
114 
1,153 
216 
177 
$1,000, 2012 
2,086 
10,059 
97 
57,234 
6,906 
110,847 
2,062 
481 
2007 
700 
7,316 
244 
39,499 
4,852 
89,626 
1,364 
465 
Chemicals purchased farms, 2012 
199 
554 
86 
610 
130 
1,033 
174 
127 
2007 
169 
581 
66 
596 
118 
1,120 
194 
121 
$1,000, 2012 
1,615 
13,618 
172 
41,823 
5,246 
97,634 
887 
168 
2007 
712 
9,655 
86 
29,950 
2,638 
60,373 
471 
63 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased farms, 2012 
102 
319 
61 
435 
100 
726 
103 
125 
2007 
82 
289 
61 
414 
92 
744 
137 
129 
$1,000, 2012 
2,049 
5,332 
44 
25,534 
2,537 
51,029 
862 
252 
2007 
1,312 
2,517 
142 
20,509 
1,448 
34,193 
488 
546 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
167 
120 
70 
178 
40 
292 
172 
128 
2007 
128 
106 
48 
163 
24 
353 
160 
116 
$1,000, 2012 
857 
515 
(D) 
35,813 
305 
138,151 
591 
1,171 
2007 
1,107 
1,122 
83 
13,369 
(□) 
134,287 
1,085 
2,225 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
69 
43 
36 
79 
30 
155 
86 
53 
2007 
64 
35 
21 
66 
18 
163 
85 
66 
$1,000, 2012 
92 
239 
299 
1,587 
280 
4,498 
207 
641 
2007 
128 
260 
57 
1,437 
101 
2,451 
477 
270 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms, 2012 
117 
84 
43 
124 
10 
198 
113 
85 
2007 
76 
78 
31 
116 
8 
241 
116 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
764 
276 
(D) 
34,226 
25 
133,653 
384 
530 
2007 
980 
862 
27 
11,932 
(D) 
131,836 
608 
1,955 
Feed purchased farms, 2012 
347 
156 
158 
297 
71 
513 
372 
278 
2007 
347 
163 
132 
304 
71 
623 
383 
293 
$1,000, 2012 
5,304 
1,258 
921 
81,861 
1,034 
187,028 
4,603 
3,407 
2007 
7,017 
1,714 
530 
27,189 
614 
91,544 
3,670 
3,296 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms, 2012 
453 
774 
243 
786 
185 
1,437 
521 
349 
2007 
470 
923 
225 
869 
231 
1,809 
617 
444 
$1,000, 2012 
2,012 
9,401 
504 
26,267 
3,901 
58,495 
2,208 
770 
2007 
1,634 
7,329 
499 
17,934 
2,283 
38,606 
1,974 
794 
Utilities farms, 2012 
229 
569 
122 
692 
136 
1,322 
273 
210 
2007 
200 
552 
107 
698 
84 
1,413 
305 
207 
$1,000, 2012 
1,581 
2,920 
321 
26,622 
690 
49,008 
1,064 
431 
2007 
587 
2,765 
173 
19,639 
315 
36,564 
956 
512 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms, 2012 
303 
697 
175 
715 
153 
1,331 
409 
282 
2007 
433 
877 
220 
833 
201 
1,718 
546 
401 
$1,000, 2012 
1,869 
11,309 
579 
43,263 
3,254 
94,553 
2,340 
1,294 
2007 
1,904 
9,862 
530 
28,664 
2,457 
63,013 
3,423 
1,871 
Hired farm labor farms, 2012 
97 
442 
61 
479 
87 
814 
143 
112 
2007 
118 
397 
37 
427 
71 
745 
145 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
6,426 
67,906 
615 
117,447 
3,632 
317,235 
10,307 
2,209 
2007 
8,208 
48,085 
454 
73,394 
1,931 
184,640 
5,197 
2,187 
Contract labor farms, 2012 
31 
78 
29 
153 
18 
295 
41 
50 
2007 
41 
86 
12 
116 
10 
238 
35 
38 
$1,000, 2012 
350 
2,346 
139 
16,288 
182 
23,898 
345 
441 
2007 
159 
1,665 
25 
4,253 
(D) 
9,944 
(D) 
141 
Customwork and custom hauling farms, 2012 
46 
125 
18 
324 
73 
577 
75 
37 
2007 
39 
98 
17 
338 
46 
505 
60 
36 
$1,000, 2012 
279 
1,274 
35 
25,786 
1,543 
32,231 
331 
247 
2007 
125 
437 
36 
14,667 
365 
23,881 
(D) 
256 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms, 2012 
52 
149 
40 
303 
51 
586 
74 
50 
2007 
44 
131 
38 
275 
51 
545 
75 
47 
$1,000, 2012 
2,115 
6,228 
717 
62,052 
2,964 
88,114 
1,264 
445 
2007 
373 
4,242 
807 
33,603 
4,883 
55,725 
570 
357 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles farms, 2012 
36 
97 
10 
154 
46 
247 
27 
18 
2007 
13 
111 
7 
144 
30 
258 
19 
24 
$1,000, 2012 
70 
905 
(D) 
5,055 
518 
11,456 
276 
26 
2007 
190 
729 
23 
3,659 
278 
12,704 
196 
105 
Interest expense farms, 2012 
124 
368 
62 
369 
115 
735 
176 
67 
2007 
101 
313 
52 
358 
81 
763 
164 
81 
$1,000, 2012 
1,735 
6,091 
426 
18,446 
1,801 
36,541 
2,122 
726 
2007 
1,004 
7,640 
669 
16,212 
1,703 
29,299 
1,877 
867 
Secured by real estate farms, 2012 
100 
228 
41 
230 
71 
528 
150 
53 
2007 
85 
249 
43 
228 
51 
543 
139 
63 
$1,000, 2012 
1,294 
4,831 
301 
10,912 
1,323 
26,173 
1,369 
616 
2007 
892 
5,529 
482 
7,646 
1,047 
17,562 
1,439 
634 
Not secured by real estate farms, 2012 
54 
237 
41 
270 
71 
475 
99 
25 
2007 
60 
178 
37 
263 
61 
513 
95 
43 
$1,000, 2012 
440 
1,260 
125 
7,534 
478 
10,367 
753 
111 
2007 
112 
2,111 
187 
8,566 
655 
11,737 
437 
232 
Property taxes paid farms, 2012 
467 
821 
245 
810 
196 
1,421 
533 
348 
2007 
437 
866 
205 
806 
211 
1,696 
572 
411 
$1,000, 2012 
1,492 
4,515 
483 
9,558 
965 
17,727 
1,807 
854 
2007 
1,123 
4,453 
343 
7,315 
1,065 
17,526 
1,472 
1,093 
All other production expenses (see text) farms, 2012 
231 
474 
131 
594 
130 
1,079 
241 
219 
2007 
238 
475 
91 
606 
109 
1,171 
286 
239 
$1,000, 2012 
1,733 
38,264 
330 
64,112 
3,403 
232,555 
2,490 
892 
2007 
1,395 
38,232 
435 
34,547 
1,797 
91,953 
3,494 
1,613 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) farms, 2012 
146 
445 
87 
510 
116 
1,008 
168 
139 
2007 
242 
452 
82 
532 
106 
1,036 
241 
144 
$1,000, 2012 
2,634 
12,579 
705 
43,992 
2,809 
98,740 
2,209 
904 
2007 
4,941 
11,955 
920 
28,211 
2,217 
61,538 
3,087 
1,111 
-continued 
252 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
