Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
802 
127 
84 
102 
73 
64 
$1,000 
10,777 
7,322 
1,352 
851 
424 
289 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
303 
8 
18 
19 
21 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
21 
29 
46 
29 
21 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
51 
26 
27 
21 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
20 
6 
10 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
35 
27 
5 
- 
2 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,268 
448 
473 
370 
368 
239 
$1,000 
76,066 
24,472 
10,603 
7,962 
4,563 
3,038 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,573 
38 
99 
107 
149 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,890 
152 
234 
182 
170 
91 
$25,000 to $99,999 
710 
195 
134 
73 
46 
29 
$100,000 or more 
95 
63 
6 
8 
3 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,177 
364 
350 
227 
208 
153 
$1,000 
60,126 
18,883 
8,279 
5,951 
3,267 
2,237 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
317 
3 
7 
13 
14 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
683 
27 
58 
35 
46 
45 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,532 
124 
177 
115 
115 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
90 
70 
40 
22 
14 
$50,000 or more 
259 
120 
38 
24 
11 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,359 
277 
288 
272 
271 
156 
$1,000 
15,940 
5,589 
2,324 
2,011 
1,296 
801 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
589 
26 
31 
32 
45 
37 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
72 
101 
117 
136 
76 
$5,000 to $24,999 
651 
118 
136 
109 
87 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
38 
18 
11 
2 
3 
$50,000 or more 
30 
23 
2 
3 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
11,348 
532 
606 
469 
669 
478 
$1,000 
48,380 
6,639 
3,559 
3,888 
3,462 
2,119 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,438 
157 
339 
255 
442 
337 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,105 
191 
184 
124 
149 
99 
$10,000 to $24,999 
681 
125 
75 
71 
69 
39 
$25,000 or more 
124 
59 
8 
19 
9 
3 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,955 
566 
649 
537 
586 
351 
$1,000 
128,776 
73,078 
17,137 
10,777 
7,547 
2,856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,236 
60 
168 
163 
216 
223 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,913 
215 
291 
245 
318 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
73 
103 
81 
32 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
264 
116 
58 
32 
12 
4 
$100,000 or more 
164 
102 
29 
16 
8 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
211 
42 
36 
49 
26 
14 
$1,000 
6,431 
3,629 
1,694 
796 
156 
37 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,768 
566 
643 
538 
550 
337 
$1,000 
155,566 
65,261 
30,722 
18,227 
10,906 
5,034 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
12,256 
566 
649 
538 
768 
545 
$1,000 
477,002 
357,797 
121,757 
42,716 
27,845 
4,784 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,920 
632,151 
187,608 
79,397 
36,257 
8,778 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,354 
536 
590 
435 
621 
397 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,750 
692,306 
221,191 
130,353 
66,752 
35,280 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
323 
1 
- 
1 
3 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
1 
1 
4 
8 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
- 
2 
4 
12 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
2 
4 
15 
63 
94 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
5 
18 
40 
159 
167 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
527 
565 
371 
376 
87 
Farms with net losses 
number 
6,902 
30 
59 
103 
147 
148 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,333 
442,624 
148,227 
135,807 
92,572 
62,311 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
381 
- 
- 
- 
10 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
1 
3 
2 
12 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
- 
- 
5 
11 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
1 
6 
17 
25 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
5 
6 
9 
20 
40 
$50,000 or more 
688 
23 
44 
70 
69 
55 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
12,256 
566 
649 
538 
768 
545 
$1,000 
394,498 
301,871 
98,848 
40,407 
26,936 
4,706 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,188 
533,341 
152,307 
75,107 
35,073 
8,635 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,316 
527 
581 
430 
621 
398 
Average net gain 
dollars 
107,971 
602,938 
187,886 
126,958 
65,632 
34,966 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
321 
1 
1 
1 
3 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
