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 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
61 
83 
66 
45 
24 
73 
$1,000 
55 
86 
109 
89 
30 
169 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
50 
51 
46 
19 
12 
33 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9 
32 
13 
24 
12 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2 
- 
7 
2 
- 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
324 
317 
353 
330 
334 
687 
$1,000 
3,697 
3,294 
3,306 
3,680 
3,699 
7,209 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
145 
167 
183 
132 
162 
262 
$5,000 to $24,999 
130 
116 
138 
163 
134 
374 
$25,000 to $99,999 
48 
31 
32 
34 
32 
49 
$100,000 or more 
1 
3 
- 
1 
6 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
240 
235 
280 
269 
256 
583 
$1,000 
3,095 
2,793 
2,887 
3,237 
2,821 
6,295 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
35 
32 
48 
35 
43 
67 
$1,000 to $4,999 
52 
71 
82 
53 
82 
129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
107 
101 
120 
151 
106 
347 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
20 
19 
21 
18 
31 
$50,000 or more 
5 
11 
11 
9 
7 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
159 
157 
172 
147 
152 
289 
$1,000 
602 
501 
419 
443 
878 
914 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
47 
67 
79 
64 
57 
103 
$1,000 to $4,999 
81 
65 
68 
59 
48 
158 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
24 
24 
22 
37 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
1 
2 
10 
8 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
928 
1,202 
1,324 
1,258 
1,393 
2,445 
$1,000 
3,657 
4,216 
4,110 
3,772 
3,983 
8,746 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
709 
956 
1,103 
1,049 
1,165 
1,896 
$5,000 to $9,999 
177 
184 
172 
185 
198 
431 
$10,000 to $24,999 
36 
54 
48 
20 
30 
114 
$25,000 or more 
6 
8 
1 
4 
- 
4 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
555 
644 
604 
535 
514 
1,391 
$1,000 
3,219 
2,790 
2,341 
1,588 
1,255 
6,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
405 
524 
493 
443 
465 
1,060 
$5,000 to $24,999 
134 
100 
98 
80 
38 
280 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
11 
2 
8 
7 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
8 
10 
4 
4 
13 
$100,000 or more 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
23 
9 
5 
- 
1 
6 
$1,000 
37 
44 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
29 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
465 
590 
507 
445 
386 
710 
$1,000 
5,954 
5,043 
3,583 
2,742 
2,084 
5,731 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,031 
1,329 
1,419 
1,340 
1,458 
2,563 
$1,000 
-286 
-9,376 
-10,887 
-10,736 
-11,407 
-35,964 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-278 
-7,055 
-7,672 
-8,012 
-7,824 
-14,032 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
674 
722 
547 
344 
246 
206 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,767 
10,798 
7,097 
6,756 
7,419 
37,669 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
13 
48 
68 
85 
73 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
62 
205 
278 
178 
89 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
133 
201 
123 
32 
33 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
289 
222 
57 
31 
33 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
154 
30 
10 
6 
13 
47 
$50,000 or more 
23 
16 
11 
12 
5 
30 
Farms with net losses 
number 
357 
607 
872 
996 
1,212 
2,357 
Average net loss 
dollars 
38,122 
28,291 
16,937 
13,112 
10,918 
18,551 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
9 
30 
53 
114 
107 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
55 
104 
261 
298 
423 
500 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
128 
193 
217 
306 
533 
$10,000 to $24,999 
92 
189 
224 
233 
260 
830 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
84 
78 
95 
82 
296 
$50,000 or more 
71 
72 
63 
39 
34 
145 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,031 
1,329 
1,419 
1,340 
1,458 
2,563 
$1,000 
-591 
-9,438 
-10,912 
-10,744 
-11,409 
-35,936 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-573 
-7,102 
-7,690 
-8,018 
-7,825 
-14,021 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
672 
710 
546 
344 
246 
205 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,413 
10,946 
7,111 
6,733 
7,418 
37,852 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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