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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
361 
266 
210 
780 
803 
564 
723 
$1,000 
10,276 
5,800 
12,797 
34,204 
44,289 
52,387 
198,255 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
66 
32 
33 
57 
75 
17 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
103 
71 
42 
146 
124 
78 
83 
$5,000 to $24,999 
126 
92 
77 
293 
269 
151 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
49 
25 
112 
104 
68 
53 
$50,000 or more 
35 
22 
33 
172 
231 
250 
418 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,109 
691 
559 
2,011 
1,784 
1,206 
1,418 
$1,000 
45,629 
25,285 
26,541 
119,801 
180,840 
187,482 
351,901 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
274 
168 
143 
384 
281 
188 
255 
$5,000 to $24,999 
428 
261 
206 
691 
461 
321 
352 
$25,000 to $99,999 
313 
198 
149 
625 
569 
306 
324 
$100,000 or more 
94 
64 
61 
311 
473 
391 
487 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
860 
495 
417 
1,393 
1,240 
835 
891 
$1,000 
35,848 
18,883 
20,910 
93,508 
132,646 
142,746 
261,554 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
46 
26 
31 
39 
26 
35 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
135 
60 
55 
141 
97 
96 
101 
$5,000 to $24,999 
342 
206 
164 
508 
351 
186 
199 
$25,000 to $49,999 
164 
86 
69 
260 
213 
92 
102 
$50,000 or more 
173 
117 
98 
445 
553 
426 
457 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
567 
412 
317 
1,233 
1,127 
797 
1,051 
$1,000 
9,781 
6,402 
5,631 
26,293 
48,194 
44,736 
90,347 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
80 
57 
46 
164 
98 
56 
79 
$1,000 to $4,999 
226 
134 
117 
313 
221 
109 
208 
$5,000 to $24,999 
186 
152 
97 
466 
358 
263 
317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
40 
31 
148 
202 
93 
105 
$50,000 or more 
35 
29 
26 
142 
248 
276 
342 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,332 
1,359 
1,064 
3,579 
2,877 
1,819 
2,161 
$1,000 
30,402 
20,936 
17,564 
73,382 
92,480 
102,429 
214,104 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,034 
523 
411 
1,262 
877 
440 
513 
$5,000 to $9,999 
469 
249 
189 
569 
444 
294 
244 
$10,000 to $24,999 
579 
373 
266 
761 
499 
301 
419 
$25,000 or more 
250 
214 
198 
987 
1,057 
784 
985 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,818 
1,205 
951 
3,297 
2,703 
1,843 
2,211 
$1,000 
119,604 
69,232 
79,784 
298,543 
496,256 
520,626 
952,964 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
678 
359 
270 
857 
612 
415 
384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
604 
440 
301 
926 
611 
406 
583 
$25,000 to $49,999 
190 
155 
145 
496 
370 
213 
244 
$50,000 to $99,999 
147 
126 
101 
416 
333 
153 
249 
$100,000 or more 
199 
125 
134 
602 
777 
656 
751 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
56 
44 
52 
142 
184 
145 
150 
$1,000 
683 
1,118 
1,425 
3,945 
12,990 
7,076 
21,159 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,667 
1,116 
856 
3,032 
2,560 
1,673 
2,062 
$1,000 
82,749 
55,811 
52,310 
234,174 
325,325 
314,453 
723,190 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,434 
$1,000 
310,739 
245,994 
225,658 
1,050,786 
1,138,370 
1,248,375 
2,985,087 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,676 
166,550 
189,788 
263,818 
352,436 
611,948 
1,226,412 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,416 
829 
675 
2,377 
2,012 
1,322 
1,550 
Average net gain 
dollars 
296,153 
383,524 
474,210 
564,090 
750,648 
1,164,591 
2,294,656 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
47 
9 
7 
42 
30 
12 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
118 
46 
40 
144 
88 
42 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
81 
36 
22 
80 
82 
37 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
127 
60 
49 
173 
151 
91 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
122 
54 
54 
162 
132 
71 
123 
$50,000 or more 
921 
624 
503 
1,776 
1,529 
1,069 
1,298 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,117 
648 
514 
1,606 
1,218 
718 
884 
Average net loss 
dollars 
97,237 
1 1 1 ,030 
183,723 
180,608 
305,365 
405,591 
646,640 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
26 
20 
13 
31 
17 
8 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
178 
67 
60 
195 
103 
58 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
178 
85 
48 
191 
108 
60 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
245 
165 
139 
343 
252 
99 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
140 
78 
74 
204 
169 
106 
119 
$50,000 or more 
350 
233 
180 
642 
569 
387 
586 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,434 
$1,000 
298,375 
232,632 
218,126 
969,464 
1,080,083 
1,197,126 
2,924,993 
Average per farm 
dollars 
117,795 
157,503 
183,453 
243,400 
334,391 
586,826 
1,201,723 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,396 
825 
671 
2,327 
1,975 
1,307 
1,516 
Average net gain 
dollars 
295,042 
371,500 
466,928 
557,458 
748,963 
1,153,864 
2,297,333 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
47 
9 
12 
40 
27 
11 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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