Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
128 
85 
102 
74 
61 
$1,000 
10,777 
7,327 
1,375 
907 
344 
285 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
303 
8 
18 
19 
22 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
21 
30 
46 
30 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
52 
25 
27 
21 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
20 
7 
9 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
35 
27 
5 
1 
1 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,268 
460 
466 
377 
369 
251 
$1,000 
76,066 
24,959 
10,215 
8,167 
4,382 
3,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,573 
38 
101 
109 
155 
119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,890 
157 
231 
184 
167 
96 
$25,000 to $99,999 
710 
201 
129 
75 
45 
34 
$100,000 or more 
95 
64 
5 
9 
2 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,177 
374 
343 
231 
208 
158 
$1,000 
60,126 
19,302 
7,944 
6,107 
3,137 
2,507 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
317 
3 
7 
13 
16 
18 
$1,000 to $4,999 
683 
28 
58 
35 
47 
46 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,532 
126 
176 
117 
113 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
93 
67 
42 
21 
13 
$50,000 or more 
259 
124 
35 
24 
11 
13 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,359 
284 
284 
278 
270 
167 
$1,000 
15,940 
5,657 
2,270 
2,060 
1,245 
950 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
589 
26 
31 
32 
48 
35 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
75 
99 
120 
137 
82 
$5,000 to $24,999 
651 
122 
134 
112 
82 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
38 
18 
11 
2 
6 
$50,000 or more 
30 
23 
2 
3 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1 1 ,348 
545 
604 
480 
676 
493 
$1,000 
48,380 
6,752 
3,532 
3,949 
3,460 
2,202 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,438 
162 
340 
260 
450 
348 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,105 
196 
179 
129 
151 
103 
$10,000 to $24,999 
681 
127 
78 
72 
65 
37 
$25,000 or more 
124 
60 
7 
19 
10 
5 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,955 
579 
648 
548 
588 
349 
$1,000 
128,776 
73,535 
16,839 
11,357 
6,945 
2,804 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,236 
62 
168 
165 
231 
220 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,913 
220 
294 
247 
312 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
77 
101 
81 
32 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
264 
117 
57 
39 
5 
4 
$100,000 or more 
164 
103 
28 
16 
8 
3 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
211 
45 
35 
47 
27 
13 
$1,000 
6,431 
3,743 
1,602 
774 
160 
34 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,768 
579 
642 
549 
553 
342 
$1,000 
155,566 
66,078 
30,362 
18,340 
10,722 
4,925 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
12,256 
579 
648 
549 
778 
562 
$1,000 
477,002 
362,011 
120,252 
40,872 
27,804 
4,719 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,920 
625,236 
185,575 
74,448 
35,738 
8,397 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,354 
549 
589 
442 
627 
408 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,750 
683,589 
219,011 
125,193 
65,716 
34,586 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
323 
1 
- 
1 
3 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
1 
1 
4 
8 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
1 
1 
4 
14 
29 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
2 
4 
16 
66 
102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
5 
18 
45 
165 
171 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
539 
565 
372 
371 
83 
Farms with net losses 
number 
6,902 
30 
59 
107 
151 
154 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,333 
442,624 
148,227 
135,171 
88,741 
60,987 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
381 
- 
- 
- 
10 
5 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
1 
3 
2 
13 
9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
- 
- 
5 
15 
14 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
1 
6 
17 
25 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
5 
6 
10 
20 
43 
$50,000 or more 
688 
23 
44 
73 
68 
56 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
12,256 
579 
648 
549 
778 
562 
$1,000 
394,498 
305,699 
97,668 
38,625 
26,889 
4,647 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,188 
527,978 
150,722 
70,354 
34,561 
8,269 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,316 
540 
580 
437 
627 
409 
Average net gain 
dollars 
107,971 
595,511 
186,176 
121,932 
64,597 
34,297 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
