Table 65. Summary by 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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
538 
544 
307 
205 
151 
688 
$1,000 
1,371 
1,604 
431 
366 
180 
2,162 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
239 
255 
195 
110 
105 
354 
$1,000 to $4,999 
243 
217 
86 
73 
39 
269 
$5,000 to $24,999 
47 
63 
26 
22 
7 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
8 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,164 
2,544 
1,580 
1,106 
866 
4,379 
$1,000 
24,711 
28,833 
14,272 
11,829 
8,293 
60,350 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
856 
1,058 
710 
473 
411 
1,651 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,073 
1,220 
740 
520 
381 
2,119 
$25,000 to $99,999 
226 
247 
129 
108 
73 
575 
$100,000 or more 
9 
19 
1 
5 
1 
34 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,698 
2,044 
1,261 
926 
734 
3,595 
$1,000 
21,805 
25,849 
12,392 
10,759 
7,586 
54,890 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
129 
156 
111 
70 
89 
248 
$1,000 to $4,999 
408 
542 
387 
291 
221 
835 
$5,000 to $24,999 
947 
1,119 
660 
464 
353 
1,955 
$25,000 to $49,999 
166 
156 
91 
83 
66 
442 
$50,000 or more 
48 
71 
12 
18 
5 
115 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
996 
1,057 
686 
423 
310 
1,776 
$1,000 
2,905 
2,985 
1,879 
1,070 
706 
5,460 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
353 
386 
305 
186 
135 
568 
$1,000 to $4,999 
447 
477 
255 
176 
135 
943 
$5,000 to $24,999 
193 
188 
119 
61 
40 
251 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
6 
7 
- 
- 
8 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,481 
9,263 
7,068 
5,282 
4,207 
14,517 
$1,000 
30,850 
40,362 
24,968 
17,139 
13,108 
54,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,535 
6,932 
5,638 
4,360 
3,538 
1 1 ,632 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,343 
1,658 
1,100 
680 
536 
2,037 
$10,000 to $24,999 
505 
556 
292 
211 
115 
676 
$25,000 or more 
98 
117 
38 
31 
18 
172 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,406 
4,333 
2,955 
2,207 
1,790 
7,122 
$1,000 
19,568 
20,177 
7,722 
5,495 
4,006 
29,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,435 
3,505 
2,601 
1,976 
1,610 
5,811 
$5,000 to $24,999 
875 
723 
316 
202 
165 
1,162 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
63 
28 
23 
10 
103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
24 
10 
4 
3 
29 
$100,000 or more 
12 
18 
- 
2 
2 
17 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
70 
71 
59 
41 
21 
46 
$1,000 
315 
229 
93 
87 
44 
68 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,391 
4,049 
2,454 
1,718 
1,313 
4,643 
$1,000 
30,917 
27,875 
15,188 
9,788 
9,073 
45,681 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,043 
10,137 
7,718 
5,736 
4,590 
15,396 
$1,000 
-28,295 
-100,187 
-50,200 
-53,262 
-35,658 
-323,810 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,017 
-9,883 
-6,504 
-9,286 
-7,769 
-21,032 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,396 
5,140 
2,763 
1,158 
459 
1,194 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,021 
10,884 
9,306 
6,667 
32,587 
27,209 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79 
300 
439 
376 
220 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
453 
1,324 
1,584 
645 
146 
292 
$5,000 to $9,999 
596 
1,680 
584 
46 
27 
175 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,932 
1,613 
93 
49 
19 
313 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,207 
144 
28 
22 
25 
170 
$50,000 or more 
129 
79 
35 
20 
22 
129 
Farms with net losses 
number 
2,647 
4,997 
4,955 
4,578 
4,131 
14,202 
Average net loss 
dollars 
45,601 
31,245 
15,321 
13,321 
12,253 
25,088 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
85 
261 
464 
428 
301 
359 
$1,000 to $4,999 
334 
992 
1,440 
1,427 
1,423 
3,023 
$5,000 to $9,999 
384 
858 
1,099 
1,018 
963 
3,150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
721 
1,460 
1,187 
1,047 
972 
4,048 
$25,000 to $49,999 
513 
729 
514 
449 
328 
2,066 
$50,000 or more 
610 
697 
251 
209 
144 
1,556 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,043 
10,137 
7,718 
5,736 
4,590 
15,396 
$1,000 
-28,687 
-100,203 
-50,196 
-53,232 
-35,631 
-323,745 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,073 
-9,885 
-6,504 
-9,280 
-7,763 
-21,028 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,380 
5,135 
2,760 
1,158 
457 
1,194 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,017 
10,899 
9,309 
6,658 
32,725 
27,212 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
77 
297 
439 
383 
218 
115 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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