Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1 ,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
9,334 
11,568 
8,276 
6,502 
6,136 
1 1 ,426 
$1,000 
25,751 
22,513 
10,728 
8,496 
6,642 
16,802 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,737 
6,768 
5,427 
4,217 
4,137 
6,635 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,261 
3,677 
2,334 
1,921 
1,738 
4,071 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,230 
1,043 
507 
352 
261 
703 
$25,000 to $49,999 
70 
64 
7 
8 
- 
10 
$50,000 or more 
36 
16 
1 
4 
- 
7 
Interest expense 
farms 
63,010 
85,186 
66,537 
57,766 
57,157 
114,025 
$1,000 
439,823 
521,403 
374,037 
321,999 
310,258 
796,611 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,433 
52,623 
41,848 
36,188 
35,851 
64,396 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,827 
29,843 
22,974 
20,211 
20,086 
45,405 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,633 
2,579 
1,664 
1,330 
1,191 
4,007 
$100,000 or more 
117 
141 
51 
37 
29 
217 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
45,919 
64,421 
52,423 
47,124 
47,413 
92,382 
$1,000 
352,911 
437,296 
315,743 
274,267 
263,976 
678,319 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,936 
9,441 
8,512 
7,848 
8,344 
12,905 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
18,210 
27,196 
22,594 
20,616 
20,483 
35,992 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,541 
25,442 
19,904 
17,540 
17,631 
39,922 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,718 
1,732 
1,123 
887 
803 
2,756 
$50,000 or more 
514 
610 
290 
233 
152 
807 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
36,997 
45,432 
32,539 
26,114 
24,632 
52,496 
$1,000 
86,912 
84,107 
58,295 
47,732 
46,282 
118,292 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,927 
21,705 
16,438 
13,432 
12,238 
20,607 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,800 
20,109 
13,551 
10,475 
10,338 
27,172 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,132 
3,512 
2,457 
2,134 
1,987 
4,508 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
94 
84 
71 
68 
194 
$50,000 or more 
31 
12 
9 
2 
1 
15 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
150,916 
255,681 
235,851 
220,390 
225,875 
402,276 
$1,000 
419,597 
567,068 
432,545 
374,306 
367,101 
768,786 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
131,086 
232,190 
220,062 
207,519 
213,653 
372,460 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,739 
18,016 
12,504 
10,275 
10,044 
22,771 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,457 
4,798 
2,971 
2,348 
2,003 
6,117 
$25,000 or more 
634 
677 
314 
248 
175 
928 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
97,492 
140,315 
106,462 
87,554 
80,952 
171,273 
$1,000 
346,771 
332,330 
190,134 
142,680 
124,036 
408,137 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
81,289 
126,576 
98,777 
82,011 
76,259 
153,188 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,613 
12,428 
6,928 
4,944 
4,216 
16,210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,122 
926 
629 
509 
416 
1,497 
$50,000 to $99,999 
348 
253 
106 
77 
55 
323 
$100,000 or more 
120 
132 
22 
13 
6 
55 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
3,895 
3,318 
1,946 
1,331 
995 
1,554 
$1,000 
14,913 
8,750 
3,231 
2,124 
1,679 
4,286 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
82,922 
118,335 
90,134 
74,110 
67,279 
114,936 
$1,000 
766,487 
820,110 
499,975 
360,258 
306,647 
672,019 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
161,939 
271,511 
248,616 
231,388 
236,501 
428,810 
$1,000 
546,551 
-549,383 
-799,559 
-957,412 
-1 ,055,958 
-4,274,836 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,375 
-2,023 
-3,216 
-4,138 
-4,465 
-9,969 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
109,279 
154,103 
111,560 
77,558 
54,847 
28,625 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,464 
11,342 
7,602 
6,903 
8,222 
16,862 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,584 
9,016 
14,722 
19,095 
22,983 
9,135 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,155 
38,949 
56,952 
43,359 
18,515 
6,884 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,889 
48,467 
26,957 
5,241 
3,988 
3,580 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
49,972 
48,633 
7,563 
5,201 
4,852 
4,475 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25,748 
5,707 
2,999 
2,712 
2,579 
2,541 
$50,000 or more 
3,931 
3,331 
2,367 
1,950 
1,930 
2,010 
Farms with net losses 
number 
52,660 
117,408 
137,056 
153,830 
181,654 
400,185 
Average net loss 
dollars 
32,087 
19,566 
12,021 
9,704 
8,295 
1 1 ,888 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,249 
8,291 
13,797 
18,117 
24,476 
28,634 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
8,240 
27,295 
43,105 
55,188 
71,241 
133,926 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,397 
23,915 
31,547 
36,305 
41,973 
100,372 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15,073 
33,404 
32,671 
32,156 
33,602 
96,342 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10,184 
15,836 
1 1 ,780 
9,179 
7,855 
28,969 
$50,000 or more 
8,517 
8,667 
4,156 
2,885 
2,507 
1 1 ,942 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
161,939 
271,511 
248,616 
231,388 
236,501 
428,810 
$1,000 
513,277 
-561,664 
-803,369 
-957,636 
-1,054,913 
-4,270,680 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,170 
-2,069 
-3,231 
-4,139 
-4,461 
-9,959 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
108,673 
153,601 
1 1 1 ,297 
77,458 
54,863 
28,664 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,364 
11,332 
7,608 
6,912 
8,220 
16,899 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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