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 
342 
322 
198 
149 
122 
275 
$1,000 
792 
694 
269 
244 
121 
829 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
178 
185 
129 
99 
93 
147 
$1,000 to $4,999 
116 
92 
54 
38 
23 
114 
$5,000 to $24,999 
45 
42 
15 
10 
6 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,514 
2,069 
1,551 
1,517 
1,794 
3,504 
$1,000 
8,234 
11,469 
7,974 
8,071 
9,184 
23,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
960 
1,328 
1,001 
945 
1,155 
1,815 
$5,000 to $24,999 
524 
699 
520 
543 
620 
1,612 
$25,000 to $99,999 
30 
40 
30 
28 
19 
77 
$100,000 or more 
- 
2 
1 
- 
" 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,098 
1,651 
1,280 
1,293 
1,559 
3,060 
$1,000 
6,392 
9,676 
6,616 
6,822 
7,798 
19,614 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
170 
235 
170 
207 
246 
299 
$1,000 to $4,999 
478 
771 
646 
573 
741 
1,256 
$5,000 to $24,999 
427 
608 
440 
489 
554 
1,453 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
23 
21 
19 
15 
46 
$50,000 or more 
6 
14 
3 
5 
3 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
903 
1,063 
705 
626 
689 
1,450 
$1,000 
1,842 
1,793 
1,358 
1,249 
1,386 
4,059 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
457 
523 
357 
307 
314 
528 
$1,000 to $4,999 
360 
468 
281 
270 
314 
701 
$5,000 to $24,999 
84 
72 
67 
49 
61 
215 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,826 
5,945 
5,066 
5,341 
6,215 
11,241 
$1,000 
12,874 
16,984 
12,644 
12,679 
13,308 
27,754 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,198 
5,189 
4,619 
4,877 
5,823 
10,336 
$5,000 to $9,999 
498 
614 
376 
408 
352 
749 
$10,000 to $24,999 
117 
133 
69 
52 
38 
145 
$25,000 or more 
13 
9 
2 
4 
2 
11 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,207 
2,951 
2,208 
2,077 
2,226 
4,917 
$1,000 
8,087 
8,744 
4,382 
3,957 
3,640 
15,322 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,813 
2,606 
2,039 
1,916 
2,089 
4,249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
352 
302 
153 
142 
121 
577 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
22 
11 
18 
14 
80 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
13 
5 
1 
2 
7 
$100,000 or more 
1 
8 
- 
- 
4 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
44 
53 
9 
22 
14 
19 
$1,000 
110 
97 
9 
33 
17 
23 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,319 
2,936 
2,041 
1,847 
1,953 
3,241 
$1,000 
17,815 
17,894 
10,198 
8,050 
8,001 
18,957 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
4,060 
6,209 
5,283 
5,513 
6,366 
11,549 
$1,000 
25,269 
-10,329 
-20,637 
-27,925 
-31,185 
-117,668 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,224 
-1,664 
-3,906 
-5,065 
-4,899 
-10,189 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,946 
3,642 
2,243 
1,741 
1,302 
840 
Average net gain 
dollars 
18,435 
9,972 
5,309 
4,936 
6,633 
14,794 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
54 
226 
319 
454 
544 
211 
$1,000 to $4,999 
320 
974 
1,245 
948 
439 
260 
$5,000 to $9,999 
432 
1,231 
498 
164 
133 
151 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,414 
1,074 
141 
103 
110 
122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
680 
77 
23 
52 
38 
54 
$50,000 or more 
46 
60 
17 
20 
38 
42 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,114 
2,567 
3,040 
3,772 
5,064 
10,709 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,068 
18,172 
10,706 
9,682 
7,864 
12,148 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
68 
202 
308 
440 
684 
502 
$1,000 to $4,999 
198 
682 
1,044 
1,362 
2,057 
3,534 
$5,000 to $9,999 
201 
557 
731 
897 
1,161 
2,811 
$10,000 to $24,999 
324 
672 
687 
802 
924 
2,745 
$25,000 to $49,999 
185 
287 
180 
181 
170 
738 
$50,000 or more 
138 
167 
90 
90 
68 
379 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
4,060 
6,209 
5,283 
5,513 
6,366 
11,549 
$1,000 
24,852 
-10,662 
-20,774 
-27,922 
-31,183 
-117,649 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,121 
-1,717 
-3,932 
-5,065 
-4,898 
-10,187 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,938 
3,624 
2,235 
1,740 
1,304 
842 
Average net gain 
dollars 
18,387 
9,979 
5,316 
4,945 
6,623 
14,760 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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