Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
133,029 
22,307 
14,667 
14,997 
16,655 
10,263 
$1,000 
2,331,934 
1,631,801 
282,036 
167,873 
109,908 
45,592 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
47,128 
1,416 
1,699 
2,820 
4,924 
3,946 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
39,782 
3,651 
3,904 
5,081 
5,998 
3,830 
$5,000 to $24,999 
29,803 
7,263 
5,930 
5,352 
4,784 
2,227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,521 
3,567 
1,763 
1,144 
685 
184 
$50,000 or more 
8,795 
6,410 
1,371 
600 
264 
76 
Interest expense 
farms 
783,952 
64,760 
58,052 
65,913 
82,913 
62,575 
$1,000 
12,123,573 
5,023,845 
1,555,299 
1,182,874 
999,624 
535,209 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
366,791 
5,555 
9,768 
16,876 
32,377 
31,887 
$5,000 to $24,999 
312,651 
18,478 
27,094 
34,551 
40,812 
26,799 
$25,000 to $99,999 
88,575 
28,702 
19,361 
13,665 
9,283 
3,693 
$100,000 or more 
15,935 
12,025 
1,829 
821 
441 
196 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
597,717 
49,651 
43,397 
47,942 
58,538 
44,016 
$1,000 
8,599,312 
3,263,236 
1 ,030,233 
806,561 
720,716 
405,589 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66,705 
944 
1,369 
2,291 
4,259 
4,412 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
201,800 
4,473 
6,913 
10,472 
17,294 
15,993 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257,218 
16,678 
21,652 
25,974 
30,155 
20,668 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43,128 
11,494 
8,551 
6,492 
5,086 
2,227 
$50,000 or more 
28,866 
16,062 
4,912 
2,713 
1,744 
716 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
450,469 
45,698 
40,466 
46,086 
56,113 
40,233 
$1,000 
3,524,261 
1,760,609 
525,066 
376,313 
278,909 
129,620 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
134,383 
2,062 
3,171 
5,318 
10,855 
12,482 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183,091 
7,246 
10,865 
16,785 
26,727 
20,177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
104,600 
18,338 
20,779 
21,449 
17,435 
7,247 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17,169 
8,963 
4,312 
2,083 
887 
269 
$50,000 or more 
1 1 ,226 
9,089 
1,339 
451 
209 
58 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,979,951 
74,555 
71,031 
86,665 
126,301 
118,219 
$1,000 
7,428,926 
1 ,942,864 
733,215 
657,861 
676,926 
440,328 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1 ,646,933 
19,409 
27,867 
40,717 
79,349 
93,285 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199,938 
15,274 
18,705 
25,593 
31,921 
18,072 
$10,000 to $24,999 
99,293 
20,929 
18,590 
17,297 
13,127 
5,955 
$25,000 or more 
33,787 
18,943 
5,869 
3,058 
1,904 
907 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,135,496 
79,026 
75,774 
93,875 
107,566 
87,025 
$1,000 
20,501,084 
13,119,498 
2,428,923 
1,747,816 
1,129,147 
488,415 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
775,761 
5,357 
13,162 
24,388 
48,239 
60,527 
$5,000 to $24,999 
238,546 
22,329 
31,829 
49,139 
50,268 
23,676 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57,768 
13,458 
17,045 
13,778 
6,291 
1,938 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34,386 
15,814 
9,669 
4,947 
2,051 
693 
$100,000 or more 
29,035 
22,068 
4,069 
1,623 
717 
191 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
73,508 
13,354 
13,563 
13,598 
13,008 
6,395 
$1,000 
2,014,080 
935,642 
516,329 
309,779 
171,449 
42,487 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
981,230 
79,064 
75,829 
93,937 
100,426 
76,725 
$1,000 
26,216,631 
12,231,230 
4,231,320 
3,181,156 
2,064,207 
984,670 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,109,303 
79,225 
75,953 
94,072 
138,883 
129,366 
$1,000 
92,281,080 
63,066,778 
17,300,676 
10,612,979 
6,240,157 
1 ,892,373 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,750 
796,046 
227,781 
112,818 
44,931 
14,628 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
972,445 
71,388 
66,785 
80,369 
111,645 
96,275 
Average net gain 
dollars 
122,072 
954,422 
287,220 
155,442 
76,960 
37,103 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,271 
31 
79 
115 
473 
933 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
183,471 
110 
257 
547 
1,943 
4,343 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114,605 
151 
308 
767 
2,706 
5,933 
$10,000 to $24,999 
159,498 
411 
1,126 
2,667 
9,612 
22,535 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113,922 
751 
1,788 
5,009 
21,298 
38,982 
$50,000 or more 
321,678 
69,934 
63,227 
71,264 
75,613 
23,549 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,136,858 
7,837 
9,168 
13,703 
27,238 
33,091 
Average net loss 
dollars 
23,245 
646,613 
205,207 
137,176 
86,350 
50,761 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
97,294 
20 
48 
113 
513 
936 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
345,438 
120 
304 
539 
1,715 
3,437 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249,577 
107 
329 
672 
1,972 
3,614 
$10,000 to $24,999 
259,724 
340 
908 
1,695 
4,779 
8,022 
$25,000 to $49,999 
101,271 
569 
1,154 
2,152 
5,452 
7,497 
$50,000 or more 
83,554 
6,681 
6,425 
8,532 
12,807 
9,585 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,109,303 
79,225 
75,953 
94,072 
138,883 
129,366 
$1,000 
78,553,368 
53,066,809 
14,935,187 
9,552,893 
6,086,761 
1,793,001 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,241 
669,824 
196,637 
101,549 
43,827 
13,860 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
964,046 
69,724 
65,523 
78,934 
109,936 
95,406 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,872 
841,105 
259,109 
146,672 
77,534 
36,652 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79,409 
63 
86 
140 
514 
965 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
98 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
