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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
211 
(X) 
222 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,431 
(X) 
4,993 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
18 
5 
16 
4 
$500 to $999 
21 
15 
13 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
43 
118 
48 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39 
291 
40 
285 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
548 
48 
791 
$25,000 or more 
59 
5,453 
57 
3,782 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
751 
32 
1,096 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
868 
15 
1,080 
$100,000 or more 
21 
3,835 
10 
1,605 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
5,768 
(X) 
6,284 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
155,566 
(X) 
144,804 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.0 
(X) 
9.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
266 
71 
389 
96 
$500 to $999 
277 
184 
387 
273 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,425 
3,804 
1,867 
4,748 
$5,000 to $9,999 
953 
6,544 
1,054 
7,218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,291 
20,507 
1,192 
19,222 
$25,000 or more 
1,556 
124,455 
1,395 
113,246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
770 
26,678 
739 
25,572 
$50,000 to $99,999 
476 
32,430 
398 
27,032 
$100,000 or more 
310 
65,347 
258 
60,642 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
12,256 
477,002 
12,834 
412,752 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
38,920 
(X) 
32,161 
Farms with net gains 1 
5,354 
651,849 
5,725 
564,410 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
121,750 
(X) 
98,587 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
323 
154 
525 
238 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
2,446 
1,178 
3,199 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
4,361 
675 
4,924 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
14,148 
926 
15,246 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
23,557 
608 
21,465 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
607,183 
1,813 
519,338 
Farms with net losses 
6,902 
174,847 
7,109 
151,658 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
25,333 
(X) 
21,333 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
381 
199 
578 
286 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
4,936 
2,198 
6,406 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
10,633 
1,468 
10,577 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
30,287 
1,561 
24,953 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
27,266 
701 
24,550 
$50,000 or more 
688 
101,526 
603 
84,886 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
12,256 
394,498 
12,834 
207,136 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
32,188 
(X) 
16,140 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
5,316 
573,973 
5,619 
363,196 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
107,971 
(X) 
64,637 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
321 
156 
523 
237 
$1,000 to $4,999 
892 
2,457 
1,199 
3,273 
$5,000 to $9,999 
601 
4,398 
706 
5,161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
898 
14,744 
1,009 
16,707 
$25,000 to $49,999 
710 
25,459 
721 
25,700 
$50,000 or more 
1,894 
526,759 
1,461 
312,119 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
6,940 
179,475 
7,215 
156,060 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
25,861 
(X) 
21,630 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
386 
199 
585 
291 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,678 
4,966 
2,216 
6,476 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,468 
10,686 
1,484 
10,697 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,912 
30,427 
1,579 
25,265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
801 
27,380 
727 
25,492 
$50,000 or more 
695 
105,817 
624 
87,839 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
