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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
540 
545 
312 
222 
157 
638 
$1,000 
1,411 
1,580 
422 
402 
200 
1,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
235 
262 
193 
110 
105 
345 
$1,000 to $4,999 
246 
212 
94 
90 
45 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
62 
25 
22 
7 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,210 
2,569 
1,615 
1,149 
906 
4,158 
$1,000 
25,092 
29,143 
14,642 
13,089 
8,874 
56,775 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
866 
1,072 
730 
484 
424 
1,574 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,106 
1,227 
752 
534 
398 
2,019 
$25,000 to $99,999 
229 
250 
132 
123 
83 
535 
$100,000 or more 
9 
20 
1 
8 
1 
30 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,732 
2,067 
1,295 
953 
766 
3,424 
$1,000 
22,068 
26,200 
12,774 
11,889 
8,152 
51,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
132 
160 
119 
70 
91 
231 
$1,000 to $4,999 
411 
550 
395 
294 
220 
811 
$5,000 to $24,999 
974 
1,128 
673 
470 
374 
1,866 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
158 
96 
98 
76 
408 
$50,000 or more 
48 
71 
12 
21 
5 
108 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,005 
1,063 
694 
461 
327 
1,673 
$1,000 
3,024 
2,943 
1,868 
1,200 
722 
5,135 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
356 
395 
311 
182 
143 
541 
$1,000 to $4,999 
447 
474 
259 
212 
148 
881 
$5,000 to $24,999 
197 
188 
117 
67 
36 
239 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
6 
7 
- 
- 
6 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
6,587 
9,375 
7,195 
5,436 
4,319 
13,814 
$1,000 
31,392 
40,557 
25,504 
17,505 
13,481 
52,025 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,601 
7,046 
5,731 
4,489 
3,635 
11,082 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,376 
1,645 
1,122 
698 
543 
1,942 
$10,000 to $24,999 
510 
567 
304 
218 
121 
626 
$25,000 or more 
100 
117 
38 
31 
20 
164 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,437 
4,385 
2,969 
2,263 
1,826 
6,870 
$1,000 
19,440 
20,736 
7,683 
5,767 
4,180 
27,759 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,459 
3,577 
2,611 
2,019 
1,638 
5,610 
$5,000 to $24,999 
884 
702 
323 
212 
173 
1,118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
61 
62 
25 
26 
10 
100 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
24 
10 
4 
3 
27 
$100,000 or more 
11 
20 
- 
2 
2 
15 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
72 
68 
58 
41 
21 
46 
$1,000 
317 
224 
91 
87 
44 
68 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,455 
4,075 
2,474 
1,765 
1,362 
4,384 
$1,000 
31,511 
27,651 
15,769 
11,859 
9,725 
41,058 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
7,150 
10,265 
7,846 
5,904 
4,718 
14,629 
$1,000 
-31,563 
-101,220 
-53,949 
-54,372 
-38,630 
-310,189 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,414 
-9,861 
-6,876 
-9,209 
-8,188 
-21,204 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,450 
5,215 
2,825 
1,208 
470 
871 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,054 
10,812 
8,250 
8,625 
32,677 
28,919 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
80 
309 
449 
379 
221 
91 
$1,000 to $4,999 
465 
1,351 
1,611 
681 
149 
180 
$5,000 to $9,999 
608 
1,703 
603 
41 
22 
123 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,945 
1,641 
99 
54 
27 
230 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,219 
133 
27 
26 
25 
142 
$50,000 or more 
133 
78 
36 
27 
26 
105 
Farms with net losses 
number 
2,700 
5,050 
5,021 
4,696 
4,248 
13,758 
Average net loss 
dollars 
46,391 
31,209 
15,386 
13,797 
12,709 
24,377 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
87 
271 
469 
426 
308 
337 
$1,000 to $4,999 
336 
1,010 
1,468 
1,450 
1,452 
2,917 
$5,000 to $9,999 
385 
878 
1,103 
1,032 
1,001 
3,071 
$10,000 to $24,999 
736 
1,464 
1,198 
1,079 
990 
3,964 
$25,000 to $49,999 
526 
736 
524 
470 
335 
2,006 
$50,000 or more 
630 
691 
259 
239 
162 
1,463 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
7,150 
10,265 
7,846 
5,904 
4,718 
14,629 
$1,000 
-31,945 
-101,243 
-53,942 
-54,341 
-38,603 
-310,124 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,468 
-9,863 
-6,875 
-9,204 
-8,182 
-21,199 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,434 
5,210 
2,822 
1,208 
468 
871 
Average net gain 
dollars 
21,052 
10,826 
8,250 
8,616 
32,813 
28,924 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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