Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
173 
10 
36 
7 
11 
14 
$1,000 
2,839 
20 
388 
57 
(D) 
133 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
39 
2 
14 
- 
7 
2 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53 
7 
13 
1 
1 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
54 
1 
6 
6 
2 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
$50,000 or more 
13 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,033 
159 
352 
44 
68 
63 
$1,000 
18,464 
1,520 
5,850 
912 
979 
865 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
327 
77 
110 
11 
20 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
497 
73 
178 
22 
40 
36 
$25,000 to $99,999 
188 
9 
61 
11 
7 
8 
$100,000 or more 
21 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
754 
112 
292 
36 
54 
49 
$1,000 
14,186 
1,201 
5,248 
817 
892 
752 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
41 
6 
18 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
149 
39 
56 
4 
6 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
396 
59 
155 
21 
40 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
6 
30 
6 
4 
2 
$50,000 or more 
84 
2 
33 
5 
3 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
644 
95 
206 
29 
39 
33 
$1,000 
4,277 
318 
602 
95 
88 
113 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
97 
12 
40 
6 
8 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
311 
59 
127 
20 
27 
12 
$5,000 to $24,999 
199 
23 
39 
2 
4 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,261 
397 
897 
137 
153 
139 
$1,000 
6,223 
663 
1,935 
316 
405 
442 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,920 
388 
808 
124 
128 
113 
$5,000 to $9,999 
268 
7 
80 
11 
21 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
1 
7 
2 
4 
6 
$25,000 or more 
9 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,685 
289 
611 
80 
101 
97 
$1,000 
56,347 
(D) 
9,244 
795 
1,088 
1,732 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
902 
206 
372 
50 
58 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
599 
77 
208 
27 
38 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
73 
1 
14 
- 
2 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
3 
8 
2 
1 
2 
$100,000 or more 
54 
2 
9 
1 
2 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
59 
1 
8 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,452 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
- 
21 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,434 
200 
449 
68 
100 
84 
$1,000 
71,884 
7,316 
17,977 
1,895 
3,471 
3,323 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,451 
452 
933 
143 
158 
153 
$1,000 
320,693 
41,538 
36,940 
5,278 
8,323 
4,441 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,842 
91,898 
39,592 
36,909 
52,677 
29,029 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
1,563 
242 
466 
89 
102 
114 
Average net gain 
dollars 
232,823 
184,350 
124,264 
85,245 
98,421 
77,692 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
65 
12 
38 
4 
4 
6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
128 
36 
47 
20 
8 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
30 
42 
10 
14 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
193 
32 
48 
21 
25 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
160 
18 
59 
5 
7 
25 
$50,000 or more 
903 
114 
232 
29 
44 
55 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
888 
210 
467 
54 
56 
39 
Average net loss 
dollars 
48,659 
14,643 
44,898 
42,756 
30,643 
113,217 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
20 
37 
5 
3 
- 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
168 
64 
79 
6 
11 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
186 
35 
104 
12 
14 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
194 
48 
103 
13 
13 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
34 
92 
6 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
120 
9 
52 
12 
13 
13 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,451 
452 
933 
143 
158 
153 
$1,000 
224,751 
23,770 
-2,302 
771 
2,782 
478 
Average per farm 
dollars 
91,698 
52,588 
-2,467 
5,390 
17,606 
3,122 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,473 
213 
422 
87 
99 
108 
Average net gain 
dollars 
184,855 
131,258 
50,983 
36,620 
46,778 
39,803 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
13 
39 
4 
3 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
