Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,108 
5,215 
4,397 
16,454 
16,726 
15,158 
17,581 
$1,000 
52,112 
30,606 
40,446 
156,231 
280,868 
406,017 
1,165,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,189 
2,186 
1,681 
5,283 
3,461 
1,899 
1,621 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,429 
1,806 
1,489 
5,641 
5,170 
3,838 
3,261 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,247 
1,012 
1,026 
4,245 
5,485 
5,453 
5,849 
$25,000 to $49,999 
120 
126 
106 
764 
1,448 
1,952 
2,545 
$50,000 or more 
123 
85 
95 
521 
1,162 
2,016 
4,305 
Interest expense 
farms 
47,662 
33,164 
26,789 
94,554 
83,151 
61,332 
58,643 
$1,000 
429,199 
315,059 
279,720 
1,232,006 
1 ,708,206 
1 ,920,846 
3,519,299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,783 
1 7,246 
13,083 
41,135 
26,116 
13,190 
9,324 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,762 
13,520 
1 1 ,425 
42,017 
38,803 
26,601 
20,661 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,839 
2,200 
2,096 
10,308 
16,219 
18,378 
20,724 
$100,000 or more 
278 
198 
185 
1,094 
2,013 
3,163 
7,934 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
36,078 
24,649 
19,944 
69,236 
60,564 
44,750 
41 ,828 
$1,000 
336,522 
244,499 
213,678 
903,797 
1,167,949 
1,268,347 
2,257,261 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,262 
2,780 
2,015 
6,033 
3,470 
1,824 
1,273 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
13,848 
8,967 
6,924 
21,990 
14,895 
8,104 
5,574 
$5,000 to $24,999 
15,551 
11,045 
9,328 
33,079 
29,891 
20,982 
16,645 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,650 
1,273 
1,131 
5,482 
7,905 
7,842 
7,968 
$50,000 or more 
767 
584 
546 
2,652 
4,403 
5,998 
10,368 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
26,703 
19,459 
15,998 
60,013 
55,960 
43,348 
43,628 
$1,000 
92,677 
70,560 
66,041 
328,209 
540,257 
652,499 
1 ,262,038 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,122 
6,906 
5,094 
15,313 
9,021 
4,369 
2,995 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
12,432 
9,208 
7,658 
27,880 
21,469 
12,385 
9,495 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,761 
3,026 
2,940 
14,965 
21,399 
19,709 
18,349 
$25,000 to $49,999 
260 
213 
215 
1,274 
2,827 
4,558 
6,626 
$50,000 or more 
128 
106 
91 
581 
1,244 
2,327 
6,163 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
121,913 
79,640 
60,215 
186,841 
133,061 
84,799 
75,754 
$1,000 
326,776 
240,839 
200,104 
786,623 
904,494 
894,010 
1 ,567,825 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
106,903 
67,646 
49,381 
140,218 
80,920 
39,807 
25,668 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,958 
8,545 
7,918 
30,943 
27,473 
19,540 
16,849 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,380 
2,826 
2,384 
13,084 
19,979 
17,959 
18,954 
$25,000 or more 
672 
623 
532 
2,596 
4,689 
7,493 
14,283 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
68,053 
48,457 
38,525 
133,798 
113,516 
79,997 
75,471 
$1,000 
650,897 
470,278 
484,105 
2,090,975 
3,122,702 
3,505,290 
6,469,069 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
54,068 
36,544 
27,122 
80,291 
47,586 
23,008 
16,015 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,220 
9,570 
9,136 
41,610 
44,526 
29,290 
24,075 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,419 
1,219 
1,211 
6,762 
12,448 
13,579 
1 1 ,930 
$50,000 to $99,999 
657 
615 
553 
2,810 
5,133 
8,687 
1 1 ,666 
$100,000 or more 
689 
509 
503 
2,325 
3,823 
5,433 
1 1 ,785 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
2,661 
2,289 
2,281 
10,443 
15,649 
15,800 
14,167 
$1,000 
15,674 
16,579 
21,069 
140,578 
371,012 
609,191 
802,880 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
60,634 
43,285 
35,248 
123,935 
107,790 
76,879 
72,751 
$1,000 
792,410 
634,705 
602,588 
2,728,096 
4,163,519 
4,930,771 
7,930,504 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
129,026 
84,317 
63,636 
198,085 
142,555 
91,273 
82,207 
$1,000 
2,339,537 
1,926,084 
1 ,945,733 
9,834,682 
15,832,954 
19,827,677 
33,314,530 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,132 
22,843 
30,576 
49,649 
111,066 
217,235 
405,252 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
67,270 
45,955 
37,514 
126,640 
101,418 
68,882 
61,693 
Average net gain 
dollars 
52,691 
61,495 
71,332 
98,038 
184,749 
324,545 
609,973 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,409 
2,433 
1,741 
3,639 
1,321 
490 
210 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,053 
7,637 
5,216 
12,537 
4,827 
1,699 
988 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,357 
6,437 
4,774 
12,292 
5,159 
1,896 
1,034 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
14,381 
10,086 
7,739 
23,014 
12,523 
4,840 
3,020 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10,263 
7,263 
6,027 
19,628 
13,174 
6,432 
4,263 
$50,000 or more 
13,807 
12,099 
12,017 
55,530 
64,414 
53,525 
52,178 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
61,756 
38,362 
26,122 
71,445 
41,137 
22,391 
20,514 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,512 
23,458 
27,954 
36,123 
70,591 
112,886 
210,418 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
5,214 
2,669 
1,700 
3,839 
1,480 
563 
299 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
16,618 
9,630 
5,931 
13,579 
5,294 
2,093 
1,254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,250 
7,683 
5,001 
12,277 
5,560 
2,066 
1,250 
$10,000 to $24,999 
16,025 
10,563 
7,121 
19,607 
9,765 
4,212 
3,101 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,496 
4,725 
3,613 
11,177 
7,395 
3,856 
3,185 
$50,000 or more 
4,153 
3,092 
2,756 
10,966 
1 1 ,643 
9,601 
1 1 ,425 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
129,026 
84,317 
63,636 
198,085 
142,555 
91,273 
82,207 
$1,000 
1 ,798,226 
1 ,434,223 
1,578,694 
8,244,495 
13,757,766 
17,609,053 
30,466,164 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,937 
17,010 
24,808 
41,621 
96,508 
192,927 
370,603 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
66,717 
45,614 
37,156 
125,308 
99,914 
67,471 
60,589 
Average net gain 
dollars 
45,394 
51,686 
62,524 
87,352 
168,130 
301,555 
579,417 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4,413 
2,438 
1,776 
3,605 
1,335 
488 
223 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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