Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
802 
549 
11 
44 
36 
122 
174 
162 
$1,000 
10,777 
9,336 
(D) 
(D) 
727 
1,702 
2,130 
4,422 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
303 
198 
6 
19 
8 
36 
63 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
163 
3 
13 
12 
44 
51 
40 
$5,000 to $24,999 
157 
123 
2 
8 
8 
30 
37 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
35 
- 
2 
4 
9 
15 
5 
$50,000 or more 
35 
30 
" 
2 
4 
3 
8 
13 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,268 
2,568 
13 
118 
211 
613 
741 
872 
$1,000 
76,066 
54,779 
182 
1,543 
5,482 
15,059 
15,983 
16,529 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,573 
833 
8 
38 
62 
145 
227 
353 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,890 
1,126 
2 
62 
84 
291 
330 
357 
$25,000 to $99,999 
710 
531 
3 
17 
59 
152 
163 
137 
$100,000 or more 
95 
78 
- 
1 
6 
25 
21 
25 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
3,177 
1,824 
8 
77 
144 
465 
525 
605 
$1,000 
60,126 
42,793 
143 
1,162 
4,377 
11,966 
1 1 ,972 
13,173 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
317 
134 
- 
1 
10 
25 
33 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
683 
344 
4 
15 
23 
59 
93 
150 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,532 
861 
1 
46 
59 
243 
253 
259 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
277 
3 
11 
32 
74 
95 
62 
$50,000 or more 
259 
208 
- 
4 
20 
64 
51 
69 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,359 
1,592 
9 
75 
141 
375 
462 
530 
$1,000 
15,940 
11,986 
39 
381 
1,105 
3,093 
4,011 
3,356 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
589 
327 
2 
19 
27 
65 
87 
127 
$1,000 to $4,999 
992 
659 
5 
32 
54 
154 
190 
224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
651 
502 
2 
22 
51 
123 
151 
153 
$25,000 to $49,999 
97 
78 
- 
2 
7 
26 
23 
20 
$50,000 or more 
30 
26 
" 
" 
2 
7 
11 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1 1 ,348 
5,491 
28 
166 
332 
1,066 
1,519 
2,380 
$1,000 
48,380 
27,816 
129 
676 
1,731 
5,835 
8,714 
10,731 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,438 
3,759 
17 
139 
205 
674 
979 
1,745 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,105 
1,165 
8 
20 
93 
255 
369 
420 
$10,000 to $24,999 
681 
477 
3 
4 
28 
118 
139 
185 
$25,000 or more 
124 
90 
- 
3 
6 
19 
32 
30 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,955 
4,120 
29 
155 
312 
900 
1,219 
1,505 
$1,000 
128,776 
103,069 
134 
2,739 
7,549 
25,262 
21,170 
46,215 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,236 
2,041 
23 
55 
124 
377 
593 
869 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,913 
1,394 
4 
69 
128 
331 
424 
438 
$25,000 to $49,999 
378 
313 
2 
23 
21 
83 
102 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
264 
230 
- 
5 
25 
67 
63 
70 
$100,000 or more 
164 
142 
- 
3 
14 
42 
37 
46 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
211 
181 
- 
4 
23 
41 
64 
49 
$1,000 
6,431 
6,004 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,968 
2,187 
1,389 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,768 
3,647 
18 
143 
273 
791 
1,065 
1,357 
$1,000 
155,566 
126,690 
216 
4,430 
12,067 
35,588 
34,766 
39,623 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
12,256 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
$1,000 
477,002 
446,863 
4 
16,559 
38,212 
127,900 
137,287 
126,902 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,920 
74,527 
99 
66,769 
90,980 
109,223 
83,967 
51,211 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
5,354 
3,274 
18 
160 
245 
690 
917 
1,244 
Average net gain 
dollars 
121,750 
166,522 
36,775 
120,834 
183,216 
217,469 
180,728 
132,259 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
323 
123 
- 
5 
7 
13 
31 
67 
$1,000 to $4,999 
884 
339 
7 
20 
18 
60 
58 
176 
$5,000 to $9,999 
597 
267 
2 
15 
23 
30 
64 
133 
$10,000 to $24,999 
859 
430 
4 
26 
35 
57 
102 
206 
$25,000 to $49,999 
664 
417 
2 
13 
27 
80 
127 
168 
$50,000 or more 
2,027 
1,698 
3 
81 
135 
450 
535 
494 
Farms with net losses 
number 
6,902 
2,722 
26 
88 
175 
481 
718 
1,234 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,333 
36,124 
25,292 
31,531 
38,151 
46,057 
39,611 
30,493 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
381 
117 
- 
4 
4 
15 
22 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
544 
6 
21 
31 
71 
119 
296 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,463 
482 
1 
23 
29 
79 
122 
228 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,904 
779 
10 
23 
52 
124 
217 
353 
$25,000 to $49,999 
797 
384 
5 
3 
22 
81 
112 
161 
$50,000 or more 
688 
416 
4 
14 
37 
111 
126 
124 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
12,256 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
$1,000 
394,498 
377,658 
4 
12,803 
32,554 
105,185 
117,136 
109,976 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,188 
62,985 
99 
51,627 
77,509 
89,825 
71,643 
44,381 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
5,316 
3,252 
18 
160 
245 
687 
906 
1,236 
Average net gain 
dollars 
107,971 
147,618 
36,775 
97,483 
160,401 
187,162 
161,455 
121,067 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
