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 
136 
215 
199 
129 
172 
370 
$1,000 
437 
318 
282 
146 
152 
479 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
72 
125 
124 
88 
121 
216 
$1,000 to $4,999 
44 
70 
57 
34 
47 
124 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18 
20 
18 
7 
4 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,035 
1,685 
1,480 
1,413 
1,348 
2,644 
$1,000 
7,124 
8,847 
8,253 
7,886 
7,403 
14,771 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
642 
1,126 
955 
917 
860 
1,616 
$5,000 to $24,999 
342 
508 
473 
448 
442 
965 
$25,000 to $99,999 
50 
50 
51 
48 
46 
62 
$100,000 or more 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
694 
1,236 
1,125 
1,163 
1,099 
2,081 
$1,000 
5,864 
7,403 
7,148 
6,976 
6,588 
12,429 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
88 
215 
189 
177 
200 
366 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
283 
535 
467 
552 
454 
838 
$5,000 to $24,999 
274 
441 
426 
386 
402 
821 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
32 
32 
30 
37 
43 
$50,000 or more 
9 
13 
11 
18 
6 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
664 
925 
787 
681 
575 
1,284 
$1,000 
1,260 
1,444 
1,104 
909 
815 
2,343 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
274 
443 
455 
396 
354 
577 
$1,000 to $4,999 
343 
430 
291 
253 
177 
613 
$5,000 to $24,999 
46 
52 
40 
32 
44 
90 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,681 
5,801 
6,009 
5,452 
5,556 
9,466 
$1,000 
3,659 
5,929 
4,916 
4,081 
3,679 
7,563 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,592 
5,687 
5,929 
5,393 
5,518 
9,351 
$5,000 to $9,999 
69 
80 
66 
51 
31 
86 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
29 
12 
6 
7 
26 
$25,000 or more 
5 
5 
2 
2 
- 
3 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,691 
3,020 
2,433 
1,921 
1,803 
3,655 
$1,000 
4,554 
4,917 
3,068 
2,033 
2,174 
5,382 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,502 
2,823 
2,335 
1,844 
1,734 
3,475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
167 
190 
91 
76 
60 
167 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
5 
7 
- 
7 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
1 
- 
1 
2 
4 
$100,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
27 
34 
38 
42 
40 
46 
$1,000 
57 
61 
54 
69 
41 
73 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,451 
2,661 
2,378 
1,963 
1,804 
3,068 
$1,000 
13,853 
17,589 
13,158 
8,564 
7,553 
16,107 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,833 
6,092 
6,311 
5,696 
5,815 
9,956 
$1,000 
7,749 
-12,162 
-21,054 
-24,530 
-24,789 
-80,840 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,735 
-1,996 
-3,336 
-4,307 
-4,263 
-8,120 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,806 
3,380 
2,855 
1,992 
1,484 
758 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,698 
10,591 
5,964 
4,557 
5,569 
10,417 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
52 
189 
434 
534 
739 
294 
$1,000 to $4,999 
198 
953 
1,500 
1,207 
509 
137 
$5,000 to $9,999 
295 
1,034 
709 
88 
69 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
801 
1,036 
127 
101 
84 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
119 
50 
42 
54 
67 
$50,000 or more 
73 
49 
35 
20 
29 
32 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,027 
2,712 
3,456 
3,704 
4,331 
9,198 
Average net loss 
dollars 
28,852 
17,685 
11,019 
9,073 
7,632 
9,647 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
45 
204 
340 
443 
701 
756 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
138 
592 
1,129 
1,443 
1,650 
3,541 
$5,000 to $9,999 
199 
584 
791 
837 
952 
2,178 
$10,000 to $24,999 
296 
776 
776 
698 
824 
2,039 
$25,000 to $49,999 
192 
377 
355 
217 
161 
537 
$50,000 or more 
157 
179 
65 
66 
43 
147 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,833 
6,092 
6,311 
5,696 
5,815 
9,956 
$1,000 
7,409 
-12,391 
-21,094 
-24,517 
-24,762 
-80,770 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,615 
-2,034 
-3,342 
-4,304 
-4,258 
-8,113 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,803 
3,374 
2,853 
1,994 
1,486 
761 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,604 
10,574 
5,966 
4,558 
5,562 
10,378 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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