Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,021 
(X) 
376 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
10,348 
(X) 
2,409 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
100 
49 
103 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
246 
750 
179 
420 
$5,000 to $9,999 
348 
2,376 
43 
291 
$10,000 to $24,999 
248 
3,842 
27 
420 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
1,942 
16 
545 
$50,000 or more 
17 
1,389 
8 
677 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
(D) 
5 
339 
$100,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
3 
338 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
642 
(X) 
780 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
25,825 
(X) 
19,612 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
2.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
14 
5 
92 
24 
$500 to $999 
36 
25 
64 
44 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
198 
549 
180 
450 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
685 
118 
815 
$10,000 to $24,999 
124 
2,025 
133 
2,004 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
2,196 
87 
3,146 
$50,000 or more 
115 
20,342 
106 
13,129 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
173 
(X) 
155 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,839 
(X) 
2,139 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
28 
7 
16 
3 
$500 to $999 
11 
6 
14 
9 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53 
114 
37 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
178 
37 
238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30 
470 
33 
496 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
483 
11 
345 
$50,000 or more 
13 
1,580 
7 
956 
Interest expense farms 
1,033 
(X) 
801 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
18,464 
(X) 
14,590 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.9 
(X) 
1.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
79 
39 
94 
44 
$1,000 to $4,999 
248 
612 
211 
526 
$5,000 to $9,999 
215 
1,609 
108 
738 
$10,000 to $24,999 
282 
4,423 
221 
3,494 
$25,000 to $49,999 
113 
3,782 
95 
3,286 
$50,000 to $99,999 
75 
5,232 
52 
3,568 
$100,000 or more 
21 
2,767 
20 
2,935 
Secured by real estate farms 
754 
(X) 
638 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
14,186 
(X) 
11,126 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
41 
23 
75 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
149 
370 
162 
395 
$5,000 to $9,999 
179 
1,293 
106 
728 
$10,000 to $24,999 
217 
3,425 
171 
2,724 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
2,737 
67 
2,226 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
4,821 
40 
2,738 
$100,000 or more 
13 
1,518 
17 
2,282 
Not secured by real estate farms 
644 
(X) 
478 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,277 
(X) 
3,465 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
97 
(D) 
125 
52 
$1,000 to $4,999 
311 
653 
196 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
134 
873 
52 
355 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65 
971 
70 
925 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
785 
25 
849 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
811 
7 
432 
$100,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Property taxes paid farms 
2,261 
(X) 
2,252 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,223 
(X) 
4,524 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
252 
(D) 
396 
101 
$500 to $999 
378 
287 
497 
360 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,290 
2,945 
1,184 
2,627 
$5,000 to $9,999 
268 
1,771 
134 
871 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
818 
39 
(D) 
$25,000 or more 
9 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
1,685 
(X) 
1,577 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
56,347 
(X) 
75,351 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
9.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
237 
111 
314 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
665 
1,733 
260 
613 
$5,000 to $9,999 
326 
2,249 
110 
782 
$10,000 to $24,999 
273 
4,192 
166 
2,678 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
2,524 
168 
6,300 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
4,020 
329 
24,090 
$100,000 or more 
54 
41,517 
230 
40,771 
$100,000 to $249,999 
28 
4,401 
214 
29,918 
$250,000 or more 
26 
37,116 
16 
10,853 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Delaware 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
