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 
238 
163 
154 
513 
476 
383 
280 
$1,000 
1,693 
876 
919 
4,386 
8,499 
10,838 
21,297 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
84 
67 
64 
129 
73 
26 
9 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
53 
41 
190 
144 
106 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
39 
35 
42 
160 
160 
120 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
5 
4 
24 
57 
77 
64 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
3 
10 
42 
54 
110 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,081 
848 
624 
2,121 
1,858 
1,175 
530 
$1,000 
8,739 
6,379 
5,236 
28,697 
44,636 
52,302 
68,325 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
551 
456 
331 
839 
419 
124 
39 
$5,000 to $24,999 
471 
355 
246 
1,012 
910 
431 
87 
$25,000 to $99,999 
55 
35 
47 
256 
469 
507 
196 
$100,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
14 
60 
113 
208 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
861 
629 
455 
1,606 
1,462 
949 
424 
$1,000 
6,807 
4,595 
3,969 
19,543 
31,244 
35,149 
44,941 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
99 
76 
32 
119 
46 
9 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
331 
262 
184 
484 
319 
100 
27 
$5,000 to $24,999 
389 
263 
206 
825 
739 
415 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
32 
22 
29 
122 
222 
222 
83 
$50,000 or more 
10 
6 
4 
56 
136 
203 
236 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
626 
515 
383 
1,437 
1,263 
888 
403 
$1,000 
1,932 
1,783 
1,266 
9,154 
13,392 
17,152 
23,384 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
248 
170 
115 
304 
118 
63 
10 
$1,000 to $4,999 
282 
255 
203 
714 
419 
178 
46 
$5,000 to $24,999 
91 
86 
58 
382 
612 
444 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
3 
7 
22 
85 
126 
103 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
15 
29 
77 
125 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,659 
1,844 
1,276 
3,636 
2,490 
1,359 
561 
$1,000 
9,975 
7,450 
5,993 
22,544 
27,453 
26,043 
25,431 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,116 
1,366 
826 
1,895 
675 
190 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
447 
400 
355 
1,164 
777 
269 
44 
$10,000 to $24,999 
84 
70 
84 
534 
866 
582 
142 
$25,000 or more 
12 
8 
11 
43 
172 
318 
336 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,485 
1,177 
840 
2,806 
2,407 
1,392 
595 
$1,000 
21,918 
16,151 
10,980 
57,199 
80,413 
142,314 
106,043 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,161 
828 
545 
1,356 
506 
153 
33 
$5,000 to $24,999 
254 
293 
227 
1,112 
1,205 
510 
88 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
35 
41 
210 
399 
308 
77 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
8 
17 
75 
181 
248 
155 
$100,000 or more 
15 
13 
10 
53 
116 
173 
242 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
26 
31 
25 
82 
126 
97 
62 
$1,000 
188 
177 
97 
677 
1,859 
2,565 
4,660 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,547 
1,145 
879 
2,913 
2,383 
1,393 
596 
$1,000 
18,281 
16,676 
14,699 
76,740 
129,954 
147,538 
162,146 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,721 
1,934 
1,340 
3,766 
2,574 
1,417 
603 
$1,000 
47,310 
45,332 
42,645 
264,841 
464,556 
595,256 
616,266 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,387 
23,440 
31,825 
70,324 
180,480 
420,082 
1,022,000 
Farms with net gains 2 
....number 
1,598 
1,196 
905 
2,871 
2,196 
1,219 
527 
Average net gain 
dollars 
43,198 
55,122 
61,732 
105,795 
233,048 
517,759 
1,227,269 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
83 
37 
19 
38 
7 
2 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
225 
118 
88 
128 
32 
9 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
198 
129 
70 
154 
33 
8 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
363 
246 
192 
344 
95 
13 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
351 
228 
179 
455 
192 
35 
6 
$50,000 or more 
378 
438 
357 
1,752 
1,837 
1,152 
512 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,123 
738 
435 
895 
378 
198 
76 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,341 
27,904 
30,396 
43,461 
124,912 
181,274 
401,378 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
84 
38 
26 
40 
9 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
283 
188 
85 
155 
19 
9 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
247 
129 
78 
145 
38 
13 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
286 
235 
108 
218 
63 
18 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
120 
67 
76 
138 
76 
34 
5 
$50,000 or more 
103 
81 
62 
199 
173 
124 
65 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,721 
1,934 
1,340 
3,766 
2,574 
1,417 
603 
$1,000 
45,581 
43,610 
40,468 
246,833 
445,163 
568,598 
596,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
16,752 
22,549 
30,200 
65,542 
172,946 
401,269 
989,529 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,594 
1,192 
899 
2,848 
2,174 
1,217 
519 
Average net gain 
dollars 
42,342 
54,042 
59,852 
100,752 
227,060 
498,309 
1,213,465 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
85 
37 
19 
35 
6 
2 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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