Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 
125 
198 
166 
122 
123 
491 
$1,000 
326 
404 
230 
157 
93 
619 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66 
115 
108 
78 
94 
286 
$1,000 to $4,999 
42 
60 
44 
35 
27 
170 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17 
21 
14 
9 
2 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
966 
1,553 
1,311 
1,156 
934 
3,738 
$1,000 
6,209 
7,613 
5,965 
5,000 
4,076 
26,020 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
601 
1,059 
894 
790 
659 
2,141 
$5,000 to $24,999 
323 
462 
396 
358 
264 
1,395 
$25,000 to $99,999 
42 
31 
21 
8 
11 
199 
$100,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
663 
1,118 
958 
935 
736 
3,031 
$1,000 
5,046 
6,243 
4,925 
4,190 
3,444 
23,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
83 
196 
183 
162 
144 
470 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
283 
496 
414 
461 
351 
1,143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
256 
400 
347 
306 
232 
1,225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
18 
8 
6 
9 
143 
$50,000 or more 
8 
8 
6 
- 
- 
50 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
605 
885 
718 
579 
407 
1,744 
$1,000 
1,163 
1,370 
1,040 
810 
632 
2,894 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
238 
425 
410 
306 
225 
903 
$1,000 to $4,999 
329 
408 
270 
247 
153 
714 
$5,000 to $24,999 
37 
52 
37 
26 
29 
123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,525 
5,285 
5,305 
4,545 
3,991 
13,470 
$1,000 
3,275 
4,986 
4,056 
3,039 
2,411 
12,548 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,454 
5,196 
5,252 
4,512 
3,968 
13,221 
$5,000 to $9,999 
55 
75 
42 
25 
18 
185 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
13 
10 
9 
8 
4 
53 
$25,000 or more 
3 
4 
2 
- 
1 
11 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,610 
2,855 
2,263 
1,760 
1,547 
4,593 
$1,000 
4,511 
4,448 
2,782 
1,692 
1,648 
7,524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,424 
2,677 
2,176 
1,704 
1,497 
4,316 
$5,000 to $24,999 
162 
173 
80 
56 
43 
258 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
4 
7 
- 
7 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
7 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
28 
32 
31 
38 
29 
70 
$1,000 
60 
61 
49 
61 
25 
102 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,365 
2,479 
2,139 
1,698 
1,366 
4,356 
$1,000 
13,572 
16,379 
12,067 
7,634 
5,509 
22,560 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,662 
5,573 
5,591 
4,782 
4,246 
14,007 
$1,000 
3,549 
-12,547 
-23,094 
-23,834 
-22,459 
-74,589 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,333 
-2,251 
-4,131 
-4,984 
-5,289 
-5,325 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,664 
3,041 
2,417 
1,461 
761 
3,022 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,484 
10,154 
4,887 
3,711 
3,253 
12,434 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
54 
162 
404 
457 
428 
740 
$1,000 to $4,999 
183 
873 
1,286 
845 
258 
1,063 
$5,000 to $9,999 
275 
929 
573 
75 
36 
426 
$10,000 to $24,999 
732 
943 
117 
54 
22 
422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
365 
96 
28 
19 
8 
227 
$50,000 or more 
55 
38 
9 
11 
9 
144 
Farms with net losses 
number 
998 
2,532 
3,174 
3,321 
3,485 
10,985 
Average net loss 
dollars 
28,931 
17,151 
10,997 
8,809 
7,155 
10,211 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
44 
181 
317 
381 
545 
1,023 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
136 
556 
1,037 
1,298 
1,341 
4,136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
181 
555 
720 
800 
808 
2,487 
$10,000 to $24,999 
291 
729 
723 
618 
663 
2,401 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
345 
320 
177 
104 
716 
$50,000 or more 
161 
166 
57 
47 
24 
222 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,662 
5,573 
5,591 
4,782 
4,246 
14,007 
$1,000 
3,274 
-12,832 
-23,140 
-23,835 
-22,446 
-74,492 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,230 
-2,302 
-4,139 
-4,984 
-5,286 
-5,318 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,661 
3,035 
2,415 
1,461 
761 
3,029 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,402 
10,124 
4,884 
3,719 
3,254 
12,407 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
55 
163 
406 
456 
429 
750 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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