Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
48 
35 
36 
116 
76 
64 
35 
$1,000 
107 
132 
145 
1,052 
910 
2,096 
4,176 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
25 
4 
17 
26 
19 
6 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16 
22 
11 
50 
32 
7 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7 
9 
6 
35 
17 
28 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
14 
10 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
3 
9 
12 
Interest expense 
farms 
227 
170 
141 
440 
362 
209 
86 
$1,000 
3,004 
3,280 
2,814 
9,125 
9,884 
8,604 
7,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
96 
70 
54 
127 
95 
34 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
93 
83 
53 
202 
146 
85 
26 
$25,000 to $99,999 
35 
13 
29 
100 
108 
66 
36 
$100,000 or more 
3 
4 
5 
11 
13 
24 
21 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
168 
104 
105 
285 
234 
135 
67 
$1,000 
2,544 
2,816 
2,124 
7,218 
7,415 
6,468 
5,103 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
13 
10 
11 
6 
1 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
33 
16 
23 
53 
43 
11 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
79 
61 
49 
132 
94 
51 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
10 
11 
56 
50 
24 
15 
$50,000 or more 
8 
4 
12 
33 
41 
48 
29 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
112 
94 
79 
305 
259 
151 
67 
$1,000 
460 
464 
690 
1,907 
2,469 
2,136 
2,249 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30 
24 
20 
36 
20 
15 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
55 
41 
27 
142 
113 
39 
3 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26 
28 
22 
113 
106 
72 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
9 
12 
17 
17 
10 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
1 
2 
3 
8 
10 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
577 
371 
282 
780 
511 
236 
105 
$1,000 
2,322 
1,864 
1,361 
4,534 
4,089 
3,396 
2,368 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
406 
254 
184 
466 
241 
63 
21 
$5,000 to $9,999 
128 
80 
78 
213 
155 
64 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
30 
17 
87 
97 
76 
36 
$25,000 or more 
2 
7 
3 
14 
18 
33 
28 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
370 
265 
214 
658 
503 
257 
108 
$1,000 
3,338 
5,842 
2,447 
12,895 
16,585 
13,974 
13,940 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
243 
150 
111 
208 
127 
35 
7 
$5,000 to $24,999 
102 
82 
73 
336 
211 
91 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
11 
19 
51 
89 
66 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
13 
9 
42 
42 
41 
43 
$100,000 or more 
5 
9 
2 
21 
34 
24 
30 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6 
8 
8 
31 
50 
44 
14 
$1,000 
24 
13 
33 
351 
1,080 
2,900 
1,901 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
353 
259 
199 
654 
498 
259 
110 
$1,000 
5,969 
5,101 
3,943 
19,729 
23,795 
25,184 
15,711 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
629 
427 
306 
861 
553 
265 
114 
$1,000 
10,122 
14,766 
13,223 
63,028 
100,042 
97,105 
79,633 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,093 
34,582 
43,211 
73,203 
180,908 
366,434 
698,532 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
374 
257 
206 
639 
452 
230 
95 
Average net gain 
dollars 
47,768 
87,132 
90,277 
123,865 
244,450 
455,938 
927,446 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
17 
6 
6 
6 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
38 
28 
12 
18 
5 
1 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
53 
20 
22 
25 
14 
2 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
116 
52 
29 
67 
19 
3 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
42 
41 
116 
41 
7 
2 
$50,000 or more 
98 
109 
96 
407 
373 
216 
91 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
255 
170 
100 
222 
101 
35 
19 
Average net loss 
dollars 
30,365 
44,862 
53,746 
72,621 
103,459 
221,736 
446,035 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
8 
13 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
44 
25 
19 
23 
5 
3 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
16 
8 
27 
11 
1 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
73 
57 
25 
56 
17 
5 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
20 
17 
39 
12 
2 
4 
$50,000 or more 
38 
39 
28 
72 
56 
24 
14 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
629 
427 
306 
861 
553 
265 
114 
$1,000 
7,806 
11,109 
10,444 
55,570 
92,328 
89,032 
75,813 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,411 
26,017 
34,130 
64,541 
166,959 
335,970 
665,023 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
369 
257 
205 
630 
448 
228 
94 
Average net gain 
dollars 
42,008 
73,385 
77,193 
114,242 
230,477 
425,537 
906,714 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
12 
6 
5 
6 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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