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 
50 
55 
20 
119 
175 
245 
251 
$1,000 
66 
197 
77 
573 
3,135 
10,671 
27,557 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
25 
21 
9 
31 
20 
6 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
23 
18 
5 
54 
53 
28 
23 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2 
16 
6 
31 
65 
101 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
21 
52 
44 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
16 
58 
107 
Interest expense 
farms 
309 
301 
205 
670 
573 
636 
581 
$1,000 
2,376 
2,489 
1,518 
6,683 
7,201 
14,193 
26,769 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
186 
181 
122 
317 
211 
116 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
98 
100 
67 
283 
280 
321 
214 
$25,000 to $99,999 
25 
18 
15 
69 
77 
188 
255 
$100,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
5 
11 
51 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
194 
194 
138 
453 
306 
319 
266 
$1,000 
1,908 
1,789 
1,209 
4,717 
4,238 
6,214 
9,829 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
33 
15 
15 
51 
16 
20 
13 
$1,000 to $4,999 
69 
82 
62 
148 
95 
42 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
70 
83 
46 
194 
146 
178 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
11 
14 
53 
34 
53 
64 
$50,000 or more 
8 
3 
1 
7 
15 
26 
54 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
211 
187 
120 
437 
422 
482 
472 
$1,000 
467 
700 
309 
1,965 
2,964 
7,978 
16,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
99 
80 
44 
119 
79 
24 
16 
$1,000 to $4,999 
86 
80 
58 
189 
143 
92 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24 
23 
18 
118 
181 
260 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
2 
- 
10 
18 
79 
114 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
" 
1 
1 
27 
93 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,254 
943 
724 
1,877 
1,120 
810 
662 
$1,000 
1,115 
1,012 
859 
2,677 
2,530 
3,396 
7,037 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,229 
913 
699 
1,806 
1,030 
628 
370 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
25 
20 
54 
57 
104 
129 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 
5 
3 
14 
28 
62 
108 
$25,000 or more 
1 
- 
2 
3 
5 
16 
55 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
706 
589 
429 
1,259 
997 
944 
815 
$1,000 
1,912 
2,189 
1,871 
9,000 
16,782 
38,995 
104,543 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
625 
497 
336 
889 
454 
211 
92 
$5,000 to $24,999 
73 
86 
83 
306 
361 
343 
233 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
3 
6 
43 
133 
201 
162 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
2 
3 
15 
30 
123 
152 
$100,000 or more 
1 
1 
1 
6 
19 
66 
176 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
12 
5 
7 
28 
77 
119 
109 
$1,000 
26 
22 
29 
220 
1,605 
4,090 
7,838 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
558 
468 
363 
1,081 
942 
900 
799 
$1,000 
5,068 
4,840 
4,527 
16,892 
27,689 
55,723 
93,766 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
$1,000 
11,166 
13,873 
9,186 
60,722 
116,504 
350,437 
639,152 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,162 
13,456 
11,915 
29,722 
88,060 
333,432 
730,460 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
645 
469 
392 
1,137 
874 
840 
737 
Average net gain 
dollars 
33,694 
52,981 
49,644 
79,026 
164,641 
443,463 
943,363 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
41 
40 
25 
36 
11 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
194 
77 
59 
138 
40 
7 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
116 
94 
61 
132 
62 
20 
8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
157 
114 
105 
260 
122 
29 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
62 
65 
73 
219 
146 
42 
15 
$50,000 or more 
75 
79 
69 
352 
493 
741 
695 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
723 
562 
379 
906 
449 
211 
138 
Average net loss 
dollars 
14,614 
19,529 
27,109 
32,153 
61,007 
104,604 
406,565 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
66 
36 
25 
44 
19 
7 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
185 
100 
68 
160 
45 
13 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
118 
76 
147 
70 
9 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
223 
172 
95 
242 
95 
40 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
92 
86 
61 
161 
95 
41 
19 
$50,000 or more 
26 
50 
54 
152 
125 
101 
89 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
$1,000 
2,178 
5,685 
4,809 
37,949 
92,844 
303,982 
545,155 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,592 
5,514 
6,237 
18,575 
70,177 
289,231 
623,034 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
634 
462 
390 
1,129 
856 
821 
718 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,719 
36,294 
38,781 
60,550 
143,153 
400,787 
857,391 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
36 
38 
27 
36 
10 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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