Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
10 
9 
5 
19 
9 
23 
20 
$1,000 
22 
162 
(D) 
180 
120 
469 
1,206 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2 
1 
1 
6 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8 
- 
1 
4 
4 
7 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
8 
3 
7 
4 
11 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
7 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
7 
Interest expense 
farms 
30 
27 
23 
98 
55 
66 
48 
$1,000 
335 
352 
64 
1,376 
1,357 
2,071 
2,783 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9 
15 
20 
36 
8 
2 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18 
7 
3 
48 
28 
30 
14 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3 
5 
- 
13 
16 
31 
24 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
25 
21 
10 
49 
35 
38 
33 
$1,000 
280 
292 
13 
1,075 
917 
1,032 
1,668 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5 
4 
4 
8 
2 
5 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
15 
6 
- 
28 
18 
16 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
2 
- 
6 
10 
11 
5 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
- 
7 
5 
5 
17 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
15 
14 
14 
74 
38 
52 
35 
$1,000 
55 
60 
51 
300 
441 
1,039 
1,114 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3 
5 
4 
9 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4 
7 
7 
37 
7 
2 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8 
1 
3 
28 
24 
35 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
9 
7 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
9 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
78 
49 
41 
156 
87 
76 
51 
$1,000 
248 
164 
123 
584 
414 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
66 
39 
32 
111 
55 
37 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9 
9 
9 
38 
24 
30 
11 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3 
1 
- 
6 
8 
9 
17 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
62 
40 
30 
138 
89 
90 
58 
$1,000 
1,023 
335 
390 
1,769 
8,986 
8,452 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
46 
17 
16 
57 
19 
7 
5 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13 
21 
11 
67 
44 
40 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
2 
8 
13 
19 
10 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
1 
- 
4 
7 
11 
18 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
2 
6 
13 
15 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
14 
11 
6 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
121 
162 
166 
932 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
57 
37 
36 
167 
88 
90 
58 
$1,000 
1,585 
1,312 
672 
5,736 
7,124 
10,227 
1 1 ,248 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
89 
63 
43 
177 
92 
90 
58 
$1,000 
9,701 
3,625 
(D) 
29,352 
34,175 
(D) 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,005 
57,537 
(D) 
165,833 
371,470 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
77 
49 
37 
162 
87 
83 
55 
Average net gain 
dollars 
128,548 
88,940 
132,515 
184,659 
414,329 
580,078 
1 ,847,863 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3 
5 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
15 
2 
16 
2 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
1 
7 
18 
5 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
37 
24 
26 
126 
80 
81 
55 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
12 
14 
6 
15 
5 
7 
3 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,395 
52,370 
(D) 
37,491 
374,278 
(D) 
(D) 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
2 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
8 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
2 
- 
5 
4 
6 
3 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
89 
63 
43 
177 
92 
90 
58 
$1,000 
8,031 
(D) 
4,244 
22,451 
30,127 
(D) 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
90,231 
(D) 
98,699 
126,844 
327,466 
(D) 
(D) 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
76 
47 
35 
162 
86 
83 
55 
Average net gain 
dollars 
108,561 
46,353 
125,078 
142,102 
375,497 
528,509 
1,758,490 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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