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) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
5,787 
(X) 
5,453 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
219,396 
(X) 
194,711 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,913 
712 
1,694 
630 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,723 
4,027 
1,760 
4,250 
$5,000 to $9,999 
665 
4,462 
597 
4,096 
$10,000 to $24,999 
693 
10,642 
664 
9,901 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
8,444 
265 
9,049 
$50,000 or more 
543 
191,109 
473 
166,785 
$50,000 to $99,999 
225 
16,354 
178 
12,498 
$100,000 or more 
318 
174,755 
295 
154,286 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
5,713 
(X) 
4,322 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
159,519 
(X) 
141,937 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
950 
199 
784 
167 
$500 to $999 
607 
407 
486 
330 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,908 
4,345 
1,314 
3,040 
$5,000 to $9,999 
630 
4,287 
487 
3,383 
$10,000 to $24,999 
708 
10,933 
504 
7,849 
$25,000 to $49,999 
362 
12,729 
275 
9,561 
$50,000 or more 
548 
126,619 
472 
117,606 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
2,282 
(X) 
1,994 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
62,131 
(X) 
28,979 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
538 
147 
593 
95 
$500 to $999 
215 
145 
215 
150 
$1,000 to $4,999 
825 
1,920 
558 
1,404 
$5,000 to $9,999 
264 
1,820 
212 
1,393 
$10,000 to $24,999 
233 
3,545 
225 
3,422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
2,423 
93 
3,396 
$50,000 or more 
139 
52,132 
98 
19,120 
Interest expense farms 
11,709 
(X) 
10,609 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
225,460 
(X) 
203,987 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,772 
795 
1,675 
737 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,731 
9,690 
3,242 
8,593 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,333 
16,539 
1,900 
13,537 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,355 
35,633 
2,194 
34,044 
$25,000 to $49,999 
827 
28,524 
886 
30,368 
$50,000 to $99,999 
360 
23,791 
372 
24,913 
$100,000 or more 
331 
110,488 
340 
91,794 
Secured by real estate farms 
9,001 
(X) 
8,921 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
188,363 
(X) 
165,996 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
508 
1,444 
564 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,803 
7,796 
2,704 
7,219 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,027 
14,289 
1,635 
11,562 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,930 
28,765 
1,860 
28,364 
$25,000 to $49,999 
690 
23,788 
683 
23,247 
$50,000 to $99,999 
286 
19,017 
301 
19,913 
$100,000 or more 
280 
94,199 
294 
75,129 
Not secured by real estate farms 
5,924 
(X) 
6,260 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
37,097 
(X) 
37,991 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,157 
848 
2,770 
1,009 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,396 
5,222 
2,137 
4,995 
$5,000 to $9,999 
648 
4,279 
622 
4,130 
$10,000 to $24,999 
497 
7,806 
477 
7,280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
133 
4,520 
155 
5,187 
$50,000 to $99,999 
52 
3,634 
52 
3,581 
$100,000 or more 
41 
10,788 
47 
11,810 
Property taxes paid farms 
45,663 
(X) 
43,882 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
189,340 
(X) 
180,155 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,644 
2,231 
10,240 
2,356 
$500 to $999 
8,227 
5,992 
7,196 
5,227 
$1,000 to $4,999 
22,039 
48,619 
20,598 
46,331 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,359 
22,477 
3,468 
23,067 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,671 
24,026 
1,597 
23,286 
$25,000 or more 
723 
85,994 
783 
79,888 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
21,812 
(X) 
22,097 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
584,387 
(X) 
544,062 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.0 
(X) 
9.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,384 
3,217 
8,316 
3,316 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,236 
16,648 
7,486 
17,080 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,955 
13,110 
2,049 
13,905 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,955 
29,577 
1,848 
27,739 
$25,000 to $49,999 
971 
34,132 
921 
32,187 
$50,000 to $99,999 
578 
39,811 
674 
47,236 
$100,000 or more 
733 
447,891 
803 
402,599 
$100,000 to $249,999 
386 
59,216 
462 
71,466 
$250,000 or more 
347 
388,675 
341 
331,134 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Florida 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
