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 
79 
69 
31 
166 
229 
206 
539 
$1,000 
924 
457 
141 
2,497 
8,299 
5,628 
18,618 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
29 
23 
13 
31 
44 
35 
59 
$1,000 to $4,999 
33 
35 
11 
65 
73 
62 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
12 
7 
6 
51 
68 
65 
202 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
12 
23 
7 
42 
$50,000 or more 
5 
4 
1 
7 
21 
37 
94 
Interest expense 
farms 
749 
349 
251 
1,394 
1,435 
1,252 
2,390 
$1,000 
6,669 
3,991 
3,288 
17,727 
28,186 
31,674 
84,722 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
378 
173 
121 
625 
554 
392 
472 
$5,000 to $24,999 
324 
146 
98 
606 
646 
557 
1,028 
$25,000 to $99,999 
42 
27 
30 
146 
207 
257 
725 
$100,000 or more 
5 
3 
2 
17 
28 
46 
165 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
598 
258 
188 
1,044 
1,034 
905 
1,787 
$1,000 
5,390 
2,594 
2,166 
13,027 
17,922 
21,043 
55,933 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
79 
33 
25 
88 
70 
41 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
182 
86 
48 
339 
280 
210 
276 
$5,000 to $24,999 
310 
121 
92 
496 
513 
447 
823 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
12 
15 
78 
113 
125 
342 
$50,000 or more 
9 
6 
8 
43 
58 
82 
277 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
412 
207 
137 
824 
919 
830 
1,662 
$1,000 
1,279 
1,398 
1,122 
4,700 
10,264 
10,631 
28,789 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
151 
75 
40 
253 
247 
148 
145 
$1,000 to $4,999 
202 
77 
62 
360 
384 
327 
512 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
45 
31 
187 
238 
260 
725 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
7 
1 
13 
30 
62 
148 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
3 
11 
20 
33 
132 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,008 
877 
647 
3,083 
2,679 
2,089 
3,410 
$1,000 
3,208 
1,746 
1,404 
7,808 
8,735 
10,706 
31,152 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,900 
803 
579 
2,780 
2,278 
1,611 
2,014 
$5,000 to $9,999 
78 
54 
56 
193 
233 
272 
646 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
17 
11 
82 
128 
146 
492 
$25,000 or more 
4 
3 
1 
28 
40 
60 
258 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
985 
488 
353 
1,807 
1,819 
1,630 
3,089 
$1,000 
10,824 
6,999 
4,260 
26,081 
45,469 
48,904 
136,544 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
785 
342 
248 
1,219 
1,058 
752 
915 
$5,000 to $24,999 
156 
115 
85 
442 
560 
543 
1,201 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
13 
10 
75 
98 
157 
420 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
7 
4 
41 
47 
101 
290 
$100,000 or more 
16 
11 
6 
30 
56 
77 
263 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
33 
25 
18 
157 
216 
212 
521 
$1,000 
286 
194 
175 
2,234 
3,802 
6,036 
20,343 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
874 
386 
320 
1,536 
1,632 
1,445 
2,896 
$1,000 
12,611 
10,716 
5,367 
30,706 
54,099 
66,168 
189,041 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,155 
947 
696 
3,296 
2,930 
2,263 
3,602 
$1,000 
14,032 
35,527 
8,404 
127,032 
361,273 
198,345 
652,731 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,511 
37,515 
12,074 
38,541 
123,301 
87,647 
181,213 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
937 
423 
328 
1,808 
1,821 
1 ,566 
2,761 
Average net gain 
dollars 
46,550 
165,598 
47,271 
96,588 
230,787 
158,775 
277,080 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
83 
44 
26 
101 
59 
23 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
247 
85 
71 
294 
170 
110 
67 
$5,000 to $9,999 
169 
77 
64 
269 
178 
107 
78 
$10,000 to $24,999 
178 
86 
60 
390 
380 
245 
237 
$25,000 to $49,999 
138 
51 
32 
253 
352 
326 
366 
$50,000 or more 
122 
80 
75 
501 
682 
755 
2,002 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,218 
524 
368 
1,488 
1,109 
697 
841 
Average net loss 
dollars 
24,290 
65,881 
19,297 
31,988 
53,192 
72,161 
133,517 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
107 
56 
25 
89 
51 
18 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
306 
108 
88 
290 
196 
106 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
245 
90 
69 
267 
176 
67 
67 
$10,000 to $24,999 
356 
135 
107 
425 
298 
134 
173 
$25,000 to $49,999 
128 
78 
46 
209 
198 
164 
149 
$50,000 or more 
76 
57 
33 
208 
190 
208 
405 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,155 
947 
696 
3,296 
2,930 
2,263 
3,602 
$1,000 
5,165 
17,265 
7,809 
119,057 
227,179 
173,823 
583,407 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,397 
18,231 
1 1 ,220 
36,122 
77,535 
76,811 
161,968 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
930 
420 
326 
1,786 
1,799 
1,547 
2,701 
Average net gain 
dollars 
38,430 
130,589 
46,026 
93,575 
159,856 
146,007 
260,078 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
86 
42 
27 
104 
59 
23 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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