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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
112 
90 
52 
228 
278 
225 
173 
$1,000 
851 
543 
190 
2,249 
5,702 
8,685 
17,686 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
48 
29 
22 
52 
33 
9 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
36 
33 
20 
83 
70 
59 
16 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22 
24 
9 
75 
98 
75 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
3 
1 
14 
50 
34 
28 
$50,000 or more 
5 
1 
4 
27 
48 
83 
Interest expense 
farms 
715 
612 
428 
1,253 
1,193 
890 
491 
$1,000 
9,078 
6,246 
6,579 
18,041 
28,481 
33,504 
47,886 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
321 
292 
157 
464 
312 
116 
44 
$5,000 to $24,999 
294 
270 
184 
577 
529 
367 
110 
$25,000 to $99,999 
91 
49 
85 
199 
305 
344 
195 
$100,000 or more 
9 
1 
2 
13 
47 
63 
142 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
566 
470 
341 
955 
857 
726 
396 
$1,000 
8,105 
5,352 
5,935 
14,456 
19,138 
24,687 
34,834 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
51 
45 
24 
70 
54 
16 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
154 
154 
79 
256 
138 
98 
26 
$5,000 to $24,999 
269 
228 
159 
469 
415 
311 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
65 
22 
55 
91 
154 
141 
71 
$50,000 or more 
27 
21 
24 
69 
96 
160 
181 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
358 
315 
212 
709 
718 
542 
323 
$1,000 
973 
894 
644 
3,585 
9,343 
8,817 
13,052 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
135 
110 
55 
188 
75 
51 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
171 
159 
109 
285 
266 
120 
41 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
45 
47 
210 
298 
265 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
1 
1 
26 
50 
75 
60 
$50,000 or more 
1 
" 
" 
- 
29 
31 
89 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,338 
1,784 
1,174 
3,120 
2,118 
1,325 
716 
$1,000 
6,361 
5,492 
3,949 
13,041 
13,743 
14,154 
21,536 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,064 
1,532 
970 
2,347 
1,141 
398 
98 
$5,000 to $9,999 
222 
178 
155 
569 
619 
406 
91 
$10,000 to $24,999 
48 
65 
42 
184 
306 
428 
271 
$25,000 or more 
4 
9 
7 
20 
52 
93 
256 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,215 
932 
677 
1,941 
1,720 
1,196 
643 
$1,000 
7,903 
7,468 
5,651 
32,103 
50,089 
55,234 
70,439 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
917 
709 
477 
1,142 
591 
269 
102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
228 
180 
155 
586 
775 
443 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
22 
21 
105 
185 
212 
85 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
11 
21 
58 
79 
142 
119 
$100,000 or more 
6 
10 
3 
50 
90 
130 
167 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
47 
52 
36 
120 
124 
120 
65 
$1,000 
240 
251 
130 
317 
942 
1,290 
2,943 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,087 
877 
590 
1,894 
1,681 
1,200 
658 
$1,000 
16,886 
12,140 
10,726 
42,667 
64,109 
81,690 
110,505 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,416 
1,845 
1,213 
3,276 
2,284 
1,375 
734 
$1,000 
71,023 
38,081 
51,827 
162,266 
336,130 
361,820 
630,704 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,397 
20,640 
42,726 
49,532 
147,167 
263,142 
859,270 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,018 
823 
592 
1,815 
1,560 
1,087 
582 
Average net gain 
dollars 
96,316 
72,484 
115,549 
118,310 
245,964 
366,181 
1,148,941 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
75 
42 
43 
61 
13 
9 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
187 
121 
89 
241 
69 
30 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
120 
119 
64 
186 
80 
17 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
205 
193 
123 
350 
146 
55 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
131 
122 
62 
263 
146 
66 
19 
$50,000 or more 
300 
226 
211 
714 
1,106 
910 
523 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,398 
1,022 
621 
1,461 
724 
288 
152 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,332 
21,109 
26,696 
35,912 
65,710 
125,759 
249,868 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
103 
75 
43 
65 
23 
4 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
369 
262 
114 
277 
82 
18 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
299 
170 
140 
225 
95 
22 
6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
345 
277 
154 
389 
163 
56 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
187 
158 
100 
268 
139 
42 
20 
$50,000 or more 
95 
80 
70 
237 
222 
146 
95 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,416 
1,845 
1,213 
3,276 
2,284 
1,375 
734 
$1,000 
17,965 
13,083 
15,819 
90,800 
295,333 
334,738 
622,725 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,436 
7,091 
13,041 
27,717 
129,305 
243,446 
848,400 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,001 
807 
579 
1,783 
1,537 
1,076 
581 
Average net gain 
dollars 
45,232 
46,693 
58,517 
80,899 
224,641 
347,569 
1,143,737 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
77 
41 
43 
65 
13 
9 
3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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