Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
802 
52 
163 
44 
60 
73 
$1,000 
10,777 
239 
969 
116 
583 
251 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
303 
28 
97 
26 
24 
31 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
16 
54 
13 
20 
25 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
7 
6 
4 
12 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
35 
1 
4 
- 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,268 
315 
1,382 
313 
303 
320 
$1,000 
76,066 
2,097 
16,556 
4,955 
4,305 
4,093 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,573 
170 
551 
107 
114 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,890 
137 
657 
140 
142 
126 
$25,000 to $99,999 
710 
8 
170 
63 
43 
39 
$100,000 or more 
95 
- 
4 
3 
4 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,177 
240 
1,116 
254 
228 
241 
$1,000 
60,126 
1,634 
13,720 
4,280 
3,448 
3,358 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
317 
46 
135 
27 
25 
21 
$1,000 to $4,999 
683 
79 
264 
43 
46 
70 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,532 
108 
577 
125 
118 
118 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
6 
104 
38 
27 
18 
$50,000 or more 
259 
1 
36 
21 
12 
14 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,359 
153 
656 
158 
160 
165 
$1,000 
15,940 
463 
2,836 
675 
857 
735 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
589 
46 
229 
53 
47 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
70 
302 
60 
71 
69 
$5,000 to $24,999 
651 
36 
103 
44 
36 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
1 
19 
1 
5 
5 
$50,000 or more 
30 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
11,348 
1,360 
4,270 
1,043 
916 
897 
$1,000 
48,380 
3,879 
14,323 
3,492 
3,400 
3,353 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,438 
1,173 
3,396 
830 
708 
696 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,105 
152 
732 
176 
147 
160 
$10,000 to $24,999 
681 
32 
138 
36 
56 
35 
$25,000 or more 
124 
3 
4 
1 
5 
6 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,955 
736 
2,317 
515 
506 
506 
$1,000 
128,776 
16,808 
22,831 
7,111 
5,665 
7,342 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,236 
581 
1,699 
346 
365 
364 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,913 
130 
516 
138 
112 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
10 
49 
20 
12 
27 
$50,000 to $99,999 
264 
12 
38 
5 
9 
3 
$100,000 or more 
164 
3 
15 
6 
8 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
211 
6 
10 
13 
14 
7 
$1,000 
6,431 
9 
6 
35 
43 
36 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,768 
430 
1,656 
445 
427 
478 
$1,000 
155,566 
5,158 
24,861 
8,304 
9,966 
7,846 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
12,256 
1,481 
4,554 
1,121 
981 
964 
$1,000 
477,002 
25,150 
36,891 
17,717 
13,033 
6,292 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,920 
16,982 
8,101 
15,804 
13,285 
6,527 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
5,354 
389 
1,283 
459 
470 
500 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,750 
104,301 
71,680 
68,546 
54,725 
41,315 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
323 
45 
142 
32 
42 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
123 
360 
118 
94 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
43 
163 
86 
72 
97 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
60 
200 
87 
119 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
36 
134 
43 
61 
89 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
82 
284 
93 
82 
96 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
6,902 
1,092 
3,271 
662 
511 
464 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,333 
14,124 
16,837 
20,764 
24,829 
30,960 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
381 
63 
193 
47 
37 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
319 
846 
174 
118 
93 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
292 
723 
148 
98 
93 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
315 
925 
156 
145 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
52 
401 
77 
65 
62 
$50,000 or more 
688 
51 
183 
60 
48 
75 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
12,256 
1,481 
4,554 
1,121 
981 
964 
$1,000 
394,498 
21,316 
12,936 
6,765 
7,761 
3,616 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,188 
14,393 
2,841 
6,035 
7,912 
3,751 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,316 
391 
1,276 
454 
465 
499 
Average net gain 
dollars 
107,971 
95,624 
54,097 
46,943 
44,157 
36,164 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
321 
46 
145 
36 
39 
25 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
