Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
19,644 
(X) 
15,667 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,258,384 
(X) 
860,315 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,589 
1,604 
2,731 
1,222 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,990 
12,270 
4,152 
10,155 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,420 
16,805 
1,931 
13,490 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,964 
46,869 
2,422 
38,183 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,859 
64,919 
1,498 
52,231 
$50,000 or more 
3,822 
1,115,917 
2,933 
745,035 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,504 
105,090 
1,216 
84,695 
$100,000 or more 
2,318 
1,010,828 
1,717 
660,340 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
15,007 
(X) 
13,299 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,511,985 
(X) 
1,013,008 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
3.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,002 
199 
984 
218 
$500 to $999 
690 
475 
726 
496 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,549 
9,261 
2,927 
7,449 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,649 
11,482 
1,619 
1 1 ,449 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,878 
47,612 
2,163 
34,727 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,451 
51,803 
1,446 
51,771 
$50,000 or more 
3,788 
1,391,153 
3,434 
906,897 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles 
farms 
7,895 
(X) 
6,623 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
400,054 
(X) 
216,265 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
0.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,196 
285 
1,018 
235 
$500 to $999 
718 
482 
662 
437 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
5,146 
1,670 
3,978 
$5,000 to $9,999 
962 
6,490 
871 
5,989 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,028 
16,097 
1,037 
16,393 
$25,000 to $49,999 
567 
19,883 
508 
17,948 
$50,000 or more 
1,274 
351,671 
857 
171,284 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
(X) 
23,854 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,217,781 
(X) 
1,099,536 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,229 
1,022 
1,841 
857 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,906 
16,101 
4,704 
12,776 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,455 
31,401 
3,649 
26,219 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,593 
104,958 
5,959 
95,512 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,294 
112,053 
3,471 
120,435 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,835 
127,622 
2,139 
147,669 
$100,000 or more 
2,147 
824,623 
2,091 
696,068 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
20,307 
(X) 
18,896 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
941,302 
(X) 
773,509 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
541 
1,103 
512 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
11,734 
3,601 
9,917 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,540 
25,212 
3,146 
22,569 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,736 
90,723 
5,147 
82,165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,690 
91,902 
2,806 
96,969 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
97,868 
1,655 
112,487 
$100,000 or more 
1,609 
623,322 
1,438 
448,889 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
13,273 
(X) 
12,843 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
276,479 
(X) 
326,028 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
1.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,988 
1,316 
3,195 
1,361 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,701 
11,457 
3,948 
9,716 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,898 
12,406 
1,760 
12,069 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,616 
25,224 
1,751 
27,167 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
28,183 
897 
31,145 
$50,000 to $99,999 
621 
44,088 
624 
42,278 
$100,000 or more 
614 
153,806 
668 
202,291 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
71,398 
(X) 
72,181 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
827,587 
(X) 
638,682 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,785 
1,090 
5,954 
1,436 
$500 to $999 
5,092 
3,759 
6,497 
4,776 
$1,000 to $4,999 
35,260 
93,164 
35,937 
92,362 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,923 
88,293 
11,833 
80,194 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
117,579 
7,437 
112,139 
$25,000 or more 
5,562 
523,701 
4,523 
347,775 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
43,111 
(X) 
44,163 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,066,456 
(X) 
2,501,352 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.6 
(X) 
9.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
9,048 
3,901 
9,272 
4,096 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,816 
32,912 
14,123 
34,117 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,276 
35,917 
5,495 
37,509 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,691 
89,582 
5,757 
89,756 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,928 
103,036 
3,424 
120,511 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,313 
159,232 
2,387 
166,476 
$100,000 or more 
4,039 
2,641,876 
3,705 
2,048,887 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,014 
306,753 
2,032 
311,793 
$250,000 or more 
2,025 
2,335,123 
1,673 
1,737,094 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data California 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
