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 
3,160 
(X) 
2,159 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
34,681 
(X) 
16,902 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
665 
271 
695 
283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,049 
2,577 
809 
1,976 
$5,000 to $9,999 
601 
4,264 
268 
1,856 
$10,000 to $24,999 
554 
8,501 
256 
3,848 
$25,000 to $49,999 
167 
5,689 
74 
2,541 
$50,000 or more 
124 
13,379 
57 
6,398 
$50,000 to $99,999 
84 
5,680 
34 
2,135 
$100,000 or more 
40 
7,699 
23 
4,263 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
2,774 
(X) 
2,727 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
66,526 
(X) 
55,393 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
3.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
199 
49 
276 
75 
$500 to $999 
179 
120 
239 
164 
$1,000 to $4,999 
932 
2,394 
840 
2,120 
$5,000 to $9,999 
385 
2,720 
378 
2,684 
$10,000 to $24,999 
497 
7,975 
449 
7,243 
$25,000 to $49,999 
255 
9,017 
245 
8,537 
$50,000 or more 
327 
44,251 
300 
34,571 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
802 
(X) 
656 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
10,777 
(X) 
5,655 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
222 
48 
153 
32 
$500 to $999 
81 
55 
85 
61 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
657 
214 
505 
$5,000 to $9,999 
78 
559 
78 
555 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79 
1,221 
78 
1,167 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
1,302 
26 
871 
$50,000 or more 
35 
6,934 
22 
2,464 
Interest expense farms 
4,268 
(X) 
3,402 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
76,066 
(X) 
64,323 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
4.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
563 
263 
346 
159 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,010 
2,675 
887 
2,333 
$5,000 to $9,999 
782 
5,640 
565 
4,106 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,108 
17,432 
861 
13,710 
$25,000 to $49,999 
487 
16,929 
455 
15,685 
$50,000 to $99,999 
223 
14,493 
206 
14,011 
$100,000 or more 
95 
18,634 
82 
14,319 
Secured by real estate farms 
3,177 
(X) 
2,559 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
60,126 
(X) 
49,739 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
317 
155 
231 
117 
$1,000 to $4,999 
683 
1,817 
614 
1,646 
$5,000 to $9,999 
630 
4,493 
428 
3,098 
$10,000 to $24,999 
902 
13,827 
730 
11,459 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
13,479 
327 
11,054 
$50,000 to $99,999 
182 
11,457 
161 
10,839 
$100,000 or more 
77 
14,898 
68 
11,525 
Not secured by real estate farms 
2,359 
(X) 
2,073 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
15,940 
(X) 
14,584 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
589 
256 
526 
228 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
2,515 
832 
2,066 
$5,000 to $9,999 
369 
2,560 
319 
2,189 
$10,000 to $24,999 
282 
4,416 
272 
4,062 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
3,166 
83 
2,717 
$50,000 to $99,999 
24 
1,506 
34 
2,101 
$100,000 or more 
6 
1,521 
7 
1,219 
Property taxes paid farms 
1 1 ,348 
(X) 
11,339 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
48,380 
(X) 
41,361 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,238 
271 
1,371 
292 
$500 to $999 
847 
611 
1,097 
809 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,353 
17,686 
6,727 
17,388 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,105 
14,202 
1,469 
9,845 
$10,000 to $24,999 
681 
9,581 
571 
7,869 
$25,000 or more 
124 
6,028 
104 
5,158 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
6,955 
(X) 
6,792 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
128,776 
(X) 
134,458 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.6 
(X) 
8.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,824 
775 
1,816 
789 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,412 
5,573 
2,226 
5,315 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,076 
7,315 
778 
5,274 
$10,000 to $24,999 
837 
12,972 
800 
12,679 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
12,841 
490 
17,410 
$50,000 to $99,999 
264 
18,807 
398 
27,510 
$100,000 or more 
164 
70,493 
284 
65,481 
$100,000 to $249,999 
119 
18,423 
226 
34,356 
$250,000 or more 
45 
52,070 
58 
31,125 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Maryland 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
