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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
59 
(X) 
45 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,452 
(X) 
641 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.1 
(X) 
0.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5 
2 
1 
(D) 
$500 to $999 
4 
3 
4 
3 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
14 
41 
14 
(D) 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
34 
6 
42 
$10,000 to $24,999 
19 
279 
13 
193 
$25,000 or more 
12 
1,092 
7 
(D) 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
241 
5 
184 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
226 
1 
(D) 
$100,000 or more 
3 
625 
1 
(D) 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
1,434 
(X) 
1,217 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
71,884 
(X) 
33,409 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.3 
(X) 
4.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
27 
6 
49 
13 
$500 to $999 
44 
33 
70 
47 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
248 
749 
296 
791 
$5,000 to $9,999 
194 
1,381 
206 
1,448 
$10,000 to $24,999 
287 
4,562 
264 
4,083 
$25,000 or more 
634 
65,153 
332 
27,027 
$25,000 to $49,999 
208 
7,345 
134 
4,782 
$50,000 to $99,999 
272 
20,683 
111 
7,795 
$100,000 or more 
154 
37,125 
87 
14,450 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
2,451 
320,693 
2,546 
291,326 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
130,842 
(X) 
114,425 
Farms with net gains ^ 
1,563 
363,902 
1,571 
309,999 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
232,823 
(X) 
197,326 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
65 
30 
85 
44 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
128 
381 
214 
560 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
837 
124 
882 
$10,000 to $24,999 
193 
3,112 
142 
2,411 
$25,000 to $49,999 
160 
5,917 
100 
3,539 
$50,000 or more 
903 
353,625 
906 
302,564 
Farms with net losses 
888 
43,209 
975 
18,673 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
48,659 
(X) 
19,152 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
67 
33 
109 
47 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
168 
496 
352 
943 
$5,000 to $9,999 
186 
1,358 
180 
1,260 
$10,000 to $24,999 
194 
3,085 
167 
2,594 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
5,302 
91 
3,160 
$50,000 or more 
120 
32,935 
76 
10,669 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
2,451 
224,751 
2,546 
108,810 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
91,698 
(X) 
42,738 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
1,473 
272,292 
1,508 
130,000 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
184,855 
(X) 
86,207 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
67 
31 
84 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
143 
437 
225 
601 
$5,000 to $9,999 
122 
900 
146 
1,046 
$10,000 to $24,999 
229 
3,673 
224 
3,833 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
9,042 
197 
7,088 
$50,000 or more 
670 
258,209 
632 
117,389 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
978 
47,541 
1,038 
21,190 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
48,610 
(X) 
20,415 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
65 
31 
108 
46 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
186 
549 
357 
950 
$5,000 to $9,999 
193 
1,418 
196 
1,392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
230 
3,780 
181 
2,820 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
5,922 
115 
4,124 
$50,000 or more 
135 
35,841 
81 
1 1 ,858 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
