Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
461,606 
(X) 
362,475 
(X) 
$1 ,000 
(X) 
6,611,295 
(X) 
4,091,038 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
1.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132,754 
56,191 
119,768 
49,523 
$1,000 to $4,999 
160,439 
387,926 
131,318 
314,608 
$5,000 to $9,999 
61,732 
428,689 
45,341 
312,477 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
60,430 
932,294 
38,421 
584,326 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24,322 
830,907 
14,558 
496,996 
$50,000 or more 
21,929 
3,975,288 
13,069 
2,333,107 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12,283 
836,023 
7,169 
487,740 
$100,000 or more 
9,646 
3,139,265 
5,900 
1,845,367 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees 
farms 
560,184 
(X) 
490,372 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
21,000,745 
(X) 
13,274,530 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
56,661 
14,089 
52,418 
13,354 
$500 to $999 
50,313 
34,408 
46,034 
31,444 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
157,174 
382,850 
139,911 
338,874 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64,348 
451,144 
59,281 
418,157 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85,499 
1,377,060 
76,679 
1,226,320 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52,631 
1,858,195 
49,210 
1 ,735,259 
$50,000 or more 
93,558 
16,883,000 
66,839 
9,511,123 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles 
farms 
133,029 
(X) 
109,199 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,331,934 
(X) 
1,385,219 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
31,446 
6,971 
26,207 
5,658 
$500 to $999 
15,682 
10,446 
13,073 
8,743 
$1,000 to $4,999 
39,782 
90,114 
31,997 
75,965 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,493 
98,185 
13,193 
89,342 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15,310 
235,082 
13,463 
205,916 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,521 
258,954 
5,778 
195,744 
$50,000 or more 
8,795 
1,632,182 
5,488 
803,851 
Interest expense 
farms 
783,952 
(X) 
667,454 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
12,123,573 
(X) 
10,880,731 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.7 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
110,221 
51,338 
84,911 
39,987 
$1,000 to $4,999 
256,570 
680,135 
204,965 
552,135 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158,799 
1,122,527 
131,888 
933,714 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
153,852 
2,360,168 
144,100 
2,236,720 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60,202 
2,057,389 
60,183 
2,064,139 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28,373 
1,920,589 
27,391 
1 ,844,320 
$100,000 or more 
15,935 
3,931,428 
14,016 
3,209,716 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
597,717 
(X) 
519,095 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,599,312 
(X) 
7,185,334 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66,705 
32,512 
58,501 
27,723 
$1,000 to $4,999 
201,800 
548,941 
171,356 
467,924 
$5,000 to $9,999 
134,730 
942,992 
113,086 
794,547 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
122,488 
1,851,022 
112,218 
1 ,704,569 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43,128 
1 ,463,827 
39,515 
1,340,416 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18,790 
1,255,719 
16,376 
1 ,088,482 
$100,000 or more 
10,076 
2,504,300 
8,043 
1,761,673 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
450,469 
(X) 
413,327 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,524,261 
(X) 
3,695,397 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134,383 
58,482 
122,808 
52,846 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,091 
427,755 
153,159 
369,094 
$5,000 to $9,999 
57,122 
384,329 
55,182 
378,324 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47,478 
716,428 
51,428 
784,548 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17,169 
576,420 
18,841 
635,881 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,241 
486,956 
7,830 
521,807 
$100,000 or more 
3,985 
873,890 
4,079 
952,898 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,979,951 
(X) 
1 ,995,808 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,428,926 
(X) 
6,223,048 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
379,362 
89,592 
454,063 
105,512 
$500 to $999 
308,91 1 
223,796 
341,399 
246,963 
$1,000 to $4,999 
958,660 
2,239,456 
922,357 
2,119,792 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199,938 
1,351,632 
172,489 
1,162,779 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99,293 
1,453,805 
80,800 
1,176,774 
$25,000 or more 
33,787 
2,070,646 
24,700 
1 ,41 1 ,228 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,135,496 
(X) 
1,115,703 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,501,084 
(X) 
17,119,339 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.2 
(X) 
7.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
396,459 
160,740 
407,085 
164,687 
$1,000 to $4,999 
379,302 
865,240 
358,755 
829,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
117,886 
806,513 
116,535 
805,365 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
120,660 
1 ,867,932 
117,977 
1,838,193 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57,768 
1,989,741 
55,174 
1,914,702 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34,386 
2,341,169 
32,742 
2,268,098 
$100,000 or more 
29,035 
12,469,751 
27,435 
9,299,259 
$1 00,000 to $249,999 
19,016 
2,835,084 
19,580 
2,912,175 
$250,000 or more 
10,019 
9,634,667 
7,855 
6,387,085 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
