Table 35. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - North Dakota: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
3 
3 
8 
22 
58 
138 
12 
6 
$50,000 or more 
136 
- 
- 
- 
4 
23 
86 
18 
5 
Customwork and custom hauling 
...farms 
9,374 
863 
1,559 
1,048 
1,301 
2,498 
1,803 
78 
224 
$1,000 
177,138 
2,942 
6,230 
3,745 
10,897 
44,750 
77,486 
19,467 
1 1 ,623 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
323 
512 
365 
107 
112 
34 
- 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
397 
705 
475 
542 
599 
202 
- 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,143 
123 
314 
189 
551 
1,225 
692 
4 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
19 
24 
17 
90 
370 
417 
9 
31 
$50,000 or more 
785 
1 
4 
2 
11 
192 
458 
65 
52 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
...farms 
15,102 
831 
2,506 
1,928 
2,238 
4,287 
2,844 
111 
357 
$1,000 
938,732 
6,964 
21,637 
19,024 
56,119 
240,030 
456,581 
90,548 
47,830 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,276 
480 
1,378 
890 
303 
126 
28 
1 
70 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
153 
483 
445 
271 
195 
14 
- 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
150 
439 
442 
861 
800 
167 
10 
43 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
7,326 
48 
206 
151 
803 
3,166 
2,635 
100 
217 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i .farms 
4,109 
235 
478 
311 
476 
1,209 
1,235 
67 
98 
$1,000 
102,962 
319 
1,528 
1,203 
4,331 
19,303 
50,606 
21,239 
4,433 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
845 
128 
231 
126 
97 
184 
70 
- 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
92 
144 
114 
170 
353 
240 
5 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,256 
14 
92 
66 
166 
449 
429 
7 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
1 
10 
4 
26 
148 
220 
4 
15 
$50,000 or more 
443 
- 
1 
1 
17 
75 
276 
51 
22 
Interest expense 
...farms 
17,125 
2,074 
3,806 
2,210 
1,925 
3,810 
2,784 
106 
410 
$1,000 
334,271 
10,292 
20,951 
12,908 
24,658 
82,005 
130,096 
37,168 
16,194 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,913 
1,353 
2,401 
1,358 
654 
762 
221 
1 
163 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,857 
670 
1,304 
794 
1,018 
1,975 
964 
2 
130 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,817 
51 
96 
56 
243 
975 
1,293 
26 
77 
$100,000 or more 
538 
- 
5 
2 
10 
98 
306 
77 
40 
Secured by real estate 
...farms 
12,292 
1,554 
2,797 
1,525 
1,299 
2,666 
2,090 
74 
287 
$1,000 
189,874 
8,096 
15,601 
8,601 
15,677 
46,785 
64,413 
23,498 
7,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
319 
497 
302 
90 
102 
52 
- 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
679 
1,233 
638 
344 
588 
272 
- 
77 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,226 
519 
1,002 
556 
721 
1,422 
916 
7 
83 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
35 
54 
23 
111 
374 
462 
8 
35 
$50,000 or more 
714 
2 
11 
6 
33 
180 
388 
59 
35 
Not secured by real estate 
...farms 
12,006 
1,223 
2,285 
1,488 
1,463 
2,938 
2,250 
87 
272 
$1,000 
144,397 
2,195 
5,350 
4,308 
8,981 
35,220 
65,683 
13,669 
8,991 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
599 
964 
472 
188 
180 
58 
1 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
562 
1,051 
770 
621 
830 
290 
1 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
58 
258 
243 
617 
1,586 
1,051 
6 
91 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
3 
11 
2 
30 
258 
506 
6 
35 
$50,000 or more 
547 
1 
1 
1 
7 
84 
345 
73 
35 
Property taxes paid 
...farms 
28,617 
5,749 
8,122 
3,949 
2,443 
4,458 
3,005 
118 
773 
$1,000 
129,909 
13,607 
17,331 
8,997 
10,688 
28,772 
38,386 
7,548 
4,579 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,521 
5,113 
7,456 
3,570 
1,685 
2,300 
825 
11 
561 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
524 
524 
320 
592 
1,391 
823 
10 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
107 
124 
59 
155 
685 
1,012 
22 
66 
$25,000 or more 
573 
5 
18 
11 
82 
345 
75 
37 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
...farms 
20,415 
2,436 
4,241 
2,704 
2,440 
4,821 
3,151 
126 
496 
$1,000 
526,330 
7,569 
15,687 
11,354 
29,677 
135,041 
255,688 
38,492 
32,823 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,594 
2,077 
3,462 
2,035 
795 
798 
204 
- 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,730 
327 
719 
610 
1,348 
1,901 
713 
14 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
26 
39 
49 
240 
1,385 
565 
8 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
5 
17 
9 
53 
590 
822 
30 
47 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
1 
4 
1 
4 
147 
847 
74 
82 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
...farms 
901 
40 
47 
74 
117 
301 
293 
10 
19 
$1,000 
20,856 
219 
267 
338 
1,528 
5,340 
10,769 
1,777 
617 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
...farms 
19,422 
2,389 
3,785 
2,306 
2,374 
4,829 
3,153 
126 
460 
$1,000 
944,912 
17,276 
36,602 
26,492 
65,835 
267,962 
436,395 
56,275 
38,075 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
...farms 
30,961 
5,944 
8,821 
4,449 
2,763 
4,832 
3,153 
126 
873 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
86,365 
84,746 
51,529 
233,427 
1,172,679 
2,471,463 
273,738 
181,271 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
147,128 
14,530 
9,607 
11,582 
84,483 
242,690 
783,845 
2,172,520 
207,642 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
478 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
