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 
137 
175 
164 
123 
101 
242 
$1,000 
703 
615 
253 
173 
147 
440 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
62 
87 
106 
81 
63 
130 
$1,000 to $4,999 
51 
75 
40 
32 
30 
88 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19 
9 
18 
10 
8 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,122 
1,402 
1,064 
873 
817 
2,915 
$1,000 
11,210 
11,032 
8,201 
6,936 
6,170 
26,954 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
545 
766 
566 
432 
435 
1,327 
$5,000 to $24,999 
474 
561 
439 
396 
352 
1,392 
$25,000 to $99,999 
99 
73 
59 
45 
29 
190 
$100,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
1 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
828 
1,055 
847 
722 
682 
2,414 
$1,000 
9,387 
9,501 
7,017 
6,177 
5,535 
24,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
83 
114 
74 
84 
75 
213 
$1,000 to $4,999 
253 
379 
326 
233 
244 
699 
$5,000 to $24,999 
406 
490 
399 
364 
339 
1,321 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
56 
41 
39 
18 
139 
$50,000 or more 
15 
16 
7 
2 
6 
42 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
652 
725 
545 
359 
320 
1,292 
$1,000 
1,823 
1,531 
1,185 
758 
636 
2,867 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
265 
344 
228 
160 
165 
513 
$1,000 to $4,999 
288 
304 
254 
165 
127 
706 
$5,000 to $24,999 
94 
76 
61 
30 
28 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
1 
2 
4 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,510 
3,919 
3,609 
3,164 
3,425 
10,175 
$1,000 
5,520 
6,432 
4,904 
4,386 
4,266 
16,380 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,299 
3,720 
3,488 
3,047 
3,340 
9,711 
$5,000 to $9,999 
164 
154 
97 
81 
67 
331 
$10,000 to $24,999 
35 
39 
23 
34 
15 
109 
$25,000 or more 
12 
6 
1 
2 
3 
24 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,596 
2,172 
1,687 
1,370 
1,263 
4,262 
$1,000 
7,691 
7,369 
3,692 
2,648 
2,148 
11,792 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,214 
1,835 
1,517 
1,245 
1,166 
3,664 
$5,000 to $24,999 
334 
295 
156 
118 
88 
560 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
32 
13 
7 
8 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
5 
1 
- 
1 
5 
$100,000 or more 
1 
5 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
68 
68 
43 
21 
23 
67 
$1,000 
320 
129 
60 
42 
63 
87 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,390 
1,689 
1,258 
1,036 
982 
2,564 
$1,000 
14,029 
13,486 
8,007 
5,722 
5,282 
15,215 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,707 
4,136 
3,792 
3,305 
3,583 
10,565 
$1,000 
5,682 
-17,269 
-21,039 
-25,137 
-23,526 
-123,053 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,099 
-4,175 
-5,548 
-7,606 
-6,566 
-11,647 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,745 
2,303 
1,597 
1,024 
710 
836 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,916 
12,158 
6,596 
3,963 
5,128 
11,816 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
48 
139 
197 
295 
321 
282 
$1,000 to $4,999 
167 
530 
739 
606 
275 
217 
$5,000 to $9,999 
207 
673 
500 
46 
34 
112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
701 
782 
103 
49 
50 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
550 
114 
41 
21 
18 
59 
$50,000 or more 
72 
65 
17 
7 
12 
47 
Farms with net losses 
number 
962 
1,833 
2,195 
2,281 
2,873 
9,729 
Average net loss 
dollars 
35,662 
24,697 
14,384 
12,800 
9,456 
13,663 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
36 
109 
163 
228 
366 
778 
$1,000 to $4,999 
110 
368 
582 
685 
1,064 
2,891 
$5,000 to $9,999 
124 
309 
466 
520 
649 
2,112 
$10,000 to $24,999 
294 
503 
611 
557 
573 
2,616 
$25,000 to $49,999 
197 
346 
279 
210 
168 
932 
$50,000 or more 
201 
198 
94 
81 
53 
400 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,707 
4,136 
3,792 
3,305 
3,583 
10,565 
$1,000 
4,515 
-17,542 
-21,090 
-25,151 
-23,476 
-122,970 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,668 
-4,241 
-5,562 
-7,610 
-6,552 
-11,639 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,718 
2,296 
1,593 
1,025 
712 
837 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,868 
12,117 
6,615 
3,961 
5,112 
11,812 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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