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 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,895 
2,416 
821 
723 
927 
594 
$1,000 
400,054 
355,190 
17,223 
10,726 
7,797 
3,442 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,914 
117 
77 
87 
199 
184 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,150 
244 
189 
216 
346 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
is wpl 
639 
365 
295 
321 
151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
307 
101 
88 
39 
16 
$50,000 or more 
A Wm 
1,109 
89 
37 
22 
9 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
4,583 
1,888 
2,111 
3,040 
2,230 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
850,775 
72,811 
59,645 
56,159 
30,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,135 
293 
299 
505 
1,040 
848 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,048 
933 
756 
928 
1,350 
1,045 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,129 
1,611 
676 
576 
596 
318 
$100,000 or more 
2,147 
1,746 
157 
102 
54 
19 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
20,307 
3,122 
1,337 
1,512 
2,352 
1,747 
$1,000 
941,302 
622,970 
60,348 
49,285 
49,341 
26,634 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,166 
40 
39 
55 
124 
105 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,137 
142 
107 
218 
534 
455 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,276 
605 
509 
683 
1,116 
878 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,690 
486 
315 
294 
366 
226 
$50,000 or more 
3,038 
1,849 
367 
262 
212 
83 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
13,273 
3,197 
1,143 
1,218 
1,474 
1,018 
$1,000 
276,479 
227,806 
12,463 
10,360 
6,818 
4,139 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,988 
105 
132 
152 
338 
333 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,701 
303 
348 
488 
696 
445 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,514 
1,005 
532 
492 
408 
233 
$25,000 to $49,999 
835 
611 
97 
69 
31 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1,235 
1,173 
34 
17 
1 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
71,398 
5,743 
2,871 
3,682 
6,304 
6,072 
$1,000 
827,587 
449,632 
54,652 
48,778 
55,426 
38,636 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
45,137 
578 
504 
1,018 
2,766 
3,687 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,923 
479 
604 
1,060 
1,950 
1,504 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,776 
1,203 
1,089 
1,176 
1,267 
695 
$25,000 or more 
5,562 
3,483 
674 
428 
321 
186 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
43,111 
6,333 
3,181 
4,098 
4,411 
3,338 
$1,000 
3,066,456 
2,606,113 
154,501 
122,683 
69,384 
28,209 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
22,864 
213 
309 
877 
1,621 
1,930 
$5,000 to $24,999 
10,967 
980 
1,248 
1,976 
2,162 
1,189 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,928 
850 
713 
592 
357 
132 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,313 
1,012 
536 
410 
189 
76 
$100,000 or more 
4,039 
3,278 
375 
243 
82 
11 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,305 
444 
186 
140 
156 
73 
$1,000 
54,690 
44,041 
4,902 
2,631 
1,696 
590 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
39,342 
6,357 
3,185 
4,117 
4,529 
3,639 
$1,000 
2,256,892 
1,719,456 
151,713 
119,498 
85,756 
42,896 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
77,857 
6,367 
3,197 
4,132 
6,951 
6,698 
$1,000 
8,523,285 
7,915,153 
627,451 
315,351 
185,122 
70,129 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,474 
1,243,153 
196,262 
76,319 
26,632 
10,470 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
36,283 
5,299 
2,646 
3,263 
5,172 
4,864 
Average net gain 
dollars 
314,056 
1,747,641 
304,061 
155,265 
77,336 
40,839 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,602 
8 
4 
9 
20 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,785 
9 
8 
29 
106 
196 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,597 
20 
21 
47 
146 
263 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,723 
33 
42 
138 
459 
1,055 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,813 
60 
74 
248 
973 
1,886 
$50,000 or more 
15,763 
5,169 
2,497 
2,792 
3,468 
1,432 
Farms with net losses 
number 
41,574 
1,068 
551 
869 
1,779 
1,834 
Average net loss 
dollars 
69,072 
1,259,922 
321,406 
220,113 
120,774 
70,073 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,982 
- 
2 
6 
31 
45 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,924 
6 
8 
36 
87 
154 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,815 
6 
9 
36 
124 
170 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,269 
30 
45 
72 
296 
395 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,478 
50 
42 
108 
313 
368 
$50,000 or more 
7,106 
976 
445 
611 
928 
702 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
77,857 
6,367 
3,197 
4,132 
6,951 
6,698 
$1,000 
8,177,199 
7,637,078 
587,687 
297,718 
176,246 
68,669 
Average per farm 
dollars 
105,028 
1,199,478 
183,825 
72,052 
25,356 
10,252 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
36,052 
5,243 
2,592 
3,224 
5,129 
4,851 
Average net gain 
dollars 
308,890 
1,727,332 
297,712 
152,978 
76,672 
40,730 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
124 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
