Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor 
farms 
- 
1,058 
1,323 
79 
47 
13 
54 
120 
897 
$1,000 
- 
8,922 
10,645 
6,116 
3,237 
(D) 
1,927 
(D) 
5,709 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
358 
300 
5 
2 
5 
28 
45 
230 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
429 
541 
18 
8 
3 
16 
35 
335 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
222 
387 
32 
17 
4 
6 
34 
274 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
28 
71 
6 
7 
- 
- 
6 
54 
$50,000 or more 
- 
21 
24 
18 
13 
1 
4 
- 
4 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
- 
1,979 
2,070 
109 
76 
31 
38 
166 
889 
$1,000 
- 
12,510 
13,032 
4,278 
11,500 
8,537 
397 
760 
2,085 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
701 
662 
5 
3 
12 
17 
85 
431 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
836 
866 
22 
2 
6 
18 
57 
372 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
334 
424 
54 
16 
7 
1 
15 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
68 
83 
12 
13 
1 
1 
6 
12 
$50,000 or more 
- 
40 
35 
16 
42 
5 
1 
3 
2 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
- 
1,477 
4,695 
156 
67 
35 
50 
169 
972 
$1,000 
- 
27,652 
60,355 
9,279 
4,340 
220 
364 
2,416 
6,858 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
796 
2,755 
33 
10 
26 
41 
105 
728 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
177 
717 
11 
4 
7 
3 
29 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
273 
757 
34 
24 
1 
5 
12 
129 
$25,000 or more 
~ 
231 
466 
78 
29 
1 
1 
23 
38 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles ... 
farms 
- 
429 
532 
54 
26 
9 
27 
54 
206 
$1,000 
- 
3,370 
3,007 
5,439 
3,773 
(D) 
371 
(D) 
486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
194 
192 
2 
- 
5 
15 
29 
107 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
134 
217 
15 
1 
2 
3 
15 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
73 
101 
21 
10 
- 
6 
8 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
12 
12 
6 
3 
- 
2 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
- 
16 
10 
10 
12 
2 
1 
" 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
- 
3,102 
3,931 
168 
103 
87 
170 
374 
2,405 
$1,000 
- 
37,431 
56,855 
12,781 
15,805 
767 
1,424 
4,201 
25,035 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,493 
1,580 
33 
18 
30 
76 
187 
1,048 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
1,271 
1,816 
47 
15 
54 
80 
166 
1,159 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
312 
478 
60 
40 
3 
14 
15 
190 
$100,000 or more 
26 
57 
28 
30 
" 
6 
8 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
_ 
2,467 
2,950 
121 
68 
76 
150 
296 
1,945 
$1,000 
- 
31,389 
42,014 
4,336 
9,383 
678 
1,279 
3,109 
21,836 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
241 
247 
7 
- 
3 
24 
25 
142 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
790 
748 
25 
8 
22 
38 
112 
579 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
1,157 
1,561 
48 
23 
48 
74 
144 
1,055 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
180 
267 
16 
8 
3 
12 
9 
131 
$50,000 or more 
- 
99 
127 
25 
29 
- 
2 
6 
38 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
_ 
1,508 
2,305 
133 
77 
37 
78 
186 
1,168 
$1,000 
- 
6,042 
14,841 
8,445 
6,422 
89 
145 
1,093 
3,199 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
525 
628 
18 
1 
6 
28 
81 
481 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
675 
1,018 
26 
13 
29 
45 
60 
572 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
266 
563 
39 
18 
2 
5 
39 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
32 
46 
18 
18 
- 
- 
3 
6 
$50,000 or more 
- 
10 
50 
32 
27 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
- 
9,946 
9,933 
260 
169 
326 
600 
1,169 
6,817 
$1,000 
- 
18,902 
23,434 
2,952 
3,072 
1,785 
1,001 
2,330 
14,163 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
9,244 
8,963 
154 
98 
311 
570 
1,105 
6,373 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
488 
612 
35 
29 
7 
24 
29 
308 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
170 
292 
52 
19 
2 
4 
25 
99 
$25,000 or more 
- 
44 
66 
19 
23 
6 
2 
10 
37 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
- 
3,544 
6,371 
230 
143 
160 
280 
729 
3,981 
$1,000 
- 
21,373 
56,502 
33,426 
57,944 
7,006 
3,388 
3,774 
19,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,736 
4,594 
63 
26 
143 
260 
628 
3,068 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
614 
1,368 
56 
28 
5 
8 
74 
791 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
114 
244 
28 
6 
3 
4 
12 
88 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
56 
91 
24 
18 
- 
3 
9 
20 
$100,000 or more 
- 
24 
74 
59 
65 
9 
5 
6 
14 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
- 
235 
244 
10 
5 
3 
4 
12 
43 
$1,000 
- 
5,195 
2,230 
452 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
86 
85 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
- 
3,845 
4,658 
206 
123 
86 
121 
405 
2,161 
$1,000 
- 
55,054 
85,145 
35,328 
32,687 
9,994 
2,899 
5,196 
18,057 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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