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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
73,508 
(X) 
67,427 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,014,080 
(X) 
1,556,963 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,385 
1,029 
2,864 
733 
$500 to $999 
3,575 
2,514 
3,185 
2,323 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,650 
48,345 
17,140 
46,619 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,221 
72,311 
1 1 ,289 
80,387 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15,351 
244,508 
15,678 
250,625 
$25,000 or more 
21,326 
1 ,645,374 
17,271 
1,176,276 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10,255 
356,301 
9,275 
324,040 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,727 
458,628 
5,346 
365,281 
$100,000 or more 
4,344 
830,444 
2,650 
486,954 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
981,230 
(X) 
963,340 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
26,216,631 
(X) 
20,185,540 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.0 
(X) 
8.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
53,326 
13,754 
66,311 
16,918 
$500 to $999 
56,879 
38,350 
65,279 
45,670 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
293,139 
753,213 
312,807 
802,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
165,217 
1,122,930 
160,756 
1,109,621 
$10,000 to $24,999 
182,837 
2,818,946 
178,505 
2,781,287 
$25,000 or more 
229,832 
21,469,438 
179,682 
15,430,008 
$25,000 to $49,999 
105,940 
3,655,811 
89,091 
3,071,659 
$50,000 to $99,999 
66,313 
4,473,029 
51,983 
3,550,709 
$100,000 or more 
57,579 
13,340,598 
38,608 
8,807,639 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
Item 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) ... 
2,109,303 
92,281,080 
2,204,792 
74,581,098 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
43,750 
(X) 
33,827 
Farms with net gains ^ 
972,445 
118,707,879 
1,037,041 
92,793,203 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
122,072 
(X) 
89,479 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
79,271 
37,769 
102,871 
48,868 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,471 
501,874 
221,477 
597,359 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114,605 
830,942 
128,828 
931,210 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159,498 
2,610,444 
170,636 
2,784,542 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113,922 
4,078,674 
119,233 
4,277,334 
$50,000 or more 
321,678 
110,648,175 
293,996 
84,153,889 
Farms with net losses 
1,136,858 
26,426,799 
1,167,751 
18,212,104 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
23,245 
(X) 
15,596 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
97,294 
48,948 
134,307 
68,177 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
345,438 
990,392 
426,570 
1,186,542 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249,577 
1,802,627 
247,156 
1,771,484 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259,724 
4,064,395 
225,863 
3,508,974 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101,271 
3,503,547 
76,927 
2,642,891 
$50,000 or more 
83,554 
16,016,889 
56,928 
9,034,037 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
2,109,303 
78,553,368 
2,204,792 
64,197,836 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
37,241 
(X) 
29,117 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
964,046 
105,921,490 
1,025,783 
83,150,709 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
109,872 
(X) 
81,061 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
79,409 
37,859 
103,330 
49,052 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
184,122 
503,709 
222,713 
601,028 
$5,000 to $9,999 
115,319 
836,621 
129,906 
939,508 
$10,000 to $24,999 
161,555 
2,646,653 
173,780 
2,838,890 
$25,000 to $49,999 
117,399 
4,207,585 
122,964 
4,413,901 
$50,000 or more 
306,242 
97,689,064 
273,090 
74,308,331 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
1,145,257 
27,368,122 
1,179,009 
18,952,873 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
23,897 
(X) 
16,075 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
97,521 
49,068 
135,011 
68,495 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
346,165 
992,338 
428,133 
1,191,080 
$5,000 to $9,999 
250,531 
1 ,809,967 
248,731 
1,783,013 
$10,000 to $24,999 
261,427 
4,093,179 
228,206 
3,548,458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
102,545 
3,548,797 
78,919 
2,715,135 
$50,000 or more 
87,068 
16,874,774 
60,009 
9,646,693 
2007 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
