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 
122 
77 
63 
215 
177 
100 
92 
$1,000 
3,323 
243 
210 
1,684 
1,311 
4,438 
7,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
67 
43 
29 
85 
38 
16 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
31 
25 
20 
86 
57 
18 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19 
6 
12 
26 
75 
39 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
2 
13 
4 
10 
13 
$50,000 or more 
3 
2 
- 
5 
3 
17 
36 
Interest expense 
farms 
949 
718 
507 
1,433 
1,042 
499 
365 
$1,000 
9,239 
6,512 
4,870 
17,367 
15,958 
12,758 
18,282 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
509 
408 
254 
682 
386 
128 
60 
$5,000 to $24,999 
334 
252 
202 
530 
467 
197 
116 
$25,000 to $99,999 
103 
56 
51 
212 
173 
163 
145 
$100,000 or more 
3 
2 
- 
9 
16 
11 
44 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
737 
523 
381 
1,069 
729 
363 
247 
$1,000 
7,518 
5,768 
4,197 
14,193 
12,194 
8,924 
12,041 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
57 
35 
90 
38 
15 
13 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
280 
188 
135 
351 
204 
75 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
288 
228 
164 
450 
332 
155 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
70 
25 
27 
125 
96 
70 
57 
$50,000 or more 
19 
25 
20 
53 
59 
48 
73 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
520 
398 
297 
831 
665 
318 
241 
$1,000 
1,721 
744 
673 
3,174 
3,764 
3,834 
6,241 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
234 
181 
115 
269 
145 
36 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
210 
185 
146 
405 
317 
114 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
68 
31 
36 
135 
178 
123 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
1 
- 
16 
19 
32 
44 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
- 
6 
6 
13 
28 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,785 
1,951 
1,342 
3,699 
2,144 
861 
542 
$1,000 
3,152 
2,239 
1,838 
5,342 
4,984 
3,294 
5,887 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,737 
1,909 
1,304 
3,589 
1,971 
674 
215 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
34 
27 
91 
133 
140 
174 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
7 
6 
17 
35 
44 
111 
$25,000 or more 
2 
1 
5 
2 
5 
3 
42 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,419 
986 
688 
2,065 
1,461 
689 
475 
$1,000 
7,957 
3,830 
3,183 
17,182 
14,724 
16,632 
27,661 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,163 
823 
544 
1,561 
863 
277 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
205 
139 
116 
433 
466 
264 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
14 
25 
44 
79 
65 
76 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12 
7 
1 
12 
41 
57 
83 
$100,000 or more 
9 
3 
2 
15 
12 
26 
60 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
29 
5 
15 
74 
47 
50 
53 
$1,000 
85 
21 
56 
317 
825 
1,272 
4,698 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,397 
941 
689 
1,994 
1,381 
666 
471 
$1,000 
17,369 
12,464 
9,755 
31,680 
35,555 
31,559 
44,865 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,815 
2,230 
911 
579 
$1,000 
73,658 
34,646 
42,925 
121,402 
137,538 
117,686 
184,055 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,426 
16,975 
31,060 
31,822 
61,676 
129,183 
317,885 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,319 
909 
701 
2,072 
1,346 
588 
430 
Average net gain 
dollars 
76,162 
60,822 
78,894 
78,735 
129,681 
244,272 
504,263 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
131 
78 
45 
125 
33 
14 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
360 
213 
152 
397 
120 
25 
13 
$5,000 to $9,999 
222 
161 
135 
270 
131 
26 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
240 
208 
127 
494 
246 
58 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
84 
91 
262 
213 
82 
30 
$50,000 or more 
258 
165 
151 
524 
603 
383 
353 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,578 
1,132 
681 
1,743 
884 
323 
149 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,984 
18,235 
18,179 
23,945 
41,870 
80,328 
219,986 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
117 
87 
55 
116 
38 
12 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
415 
315 
173 
365 
123 
34 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
350 
195 
155 
341 
127 
32 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
415 
343 
156 
458 
235 
75 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
188 
127 
91 
256 
163 
55 
24 
$50,000 or more 
93 
65 
51 
207 
198 
115 
81 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,815 
2,230 
911 
579 
$1,000 
34,303 
5,159 
14,708 
56,805 
84,099 
98,976 
172,915 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,841 
2,528 
10,643 
14,890 
37,713 
108,646 
298,645 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,319 
904 
702 
2,055 
1,319 
573 
425 
Average net gain 
dollars 
47,417 
28,931 
38,420 
48,664 
92,931 
221 ,458 
487,633 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
127 
78 
45 
126 
32 
14 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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