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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
252 
182 
179 
706 
1,030 
1,109 
780 
$1,000 
1,716 
970 
2,225 
6,558 
15,439 
27,083 
60,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
104 
49 
47 
156 
111 
73 
17 
$1,000 to $4,999 
77 
79 
63 
221 
312 
231 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
66 
48 
64 
275 
461 
490 
291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
3 
2 
39 
75 
182 
146 
$50,000 or more 
1 
3 
3 
15 
71 
133 
248 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,703 
1,300 
1,178 
4,666 
5,383 
4,239 
2,107 
$1,000 
14,737 
1 1 ,542 
10,594 
57,759 
93,918 
131,341 
164,756 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
834 
640 
580 
1,794 
1,405 
625 
159 
$5,000 to $24,999 
761 
573 
512 
2,295 
2,803 
1,876 
523 
$25,000 to $99,999 
104 
85 
82 
552 
1,114 
1,545 
965 
$100,000 or more 
4 
2 
4 
25 
61 
193 
460 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,275 
959 
823 
3,234 
3,769 
3,070 
1,600 
$1,000 
11,654 
9,128 
8,227 
40,870 
59,700 
80,784 
102,221 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
104 
84 
58 
190 
164 
75 
18 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
464 
355 
298 
949 
904 
440 
118 
$5,000 to $24,999 
613 
446 
396 
1,675 
1,983 
1,475 
513 
$25,000 to $49,999 
75 
54 
58 
323 
515 
640 
341 
$50,000 or more 
19 
20 
13 
97 
203 
440 
610 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
985 
754 
735 
3,092 
3,874 
3,160 
1,614 
$1,000 
3,083 
2,414 
2,367 
16,889 
34,219 
50,557 
62,535 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
351 
234 
212 
575 
425 
214 
51 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
476 
386 
377 
1,479 
1,393 
730 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
153 
126 
139 
981 
1,810 
1,667 
684 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
8 
7 
41 
202 
399 
333 
$50,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
16 
44 
150 
330 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,548 
2,485 
2,091 
7,190 
6,911 
4,859 
2,269 
$1,000 
1 1 ,789 
9,100 
8,475 
38,730 
50,436 
52,580 
64,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,797 
1,904 
1,514 
4,282 
3,383 
1,632 
445 
$5,000 to $9,999 
590 
450 
435 
1,926 
1,869 
1,437 
454 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
141 
115 
129 
906 
1,485 
1,311 
707 
$25,000 or more 
20 
16 
13 
76 
174 
479 
663 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,112 
1,612 
1,463 
6,157 
7,126 
5,202 
2,457 
$1,000 
12,524 
11,219 
21,189 
83,155 
140,319 
192,482 
235,300 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,547 
1,084 
848 
2,592 
1,679 
663 
182 
$5,000 to $24,999 
503 
459 
566 
3,023 
3,836 
2,060 
540 
$25,000 to $49,999 
46 
42 
36 
354 
1,141 
1,249 
471 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
17 
10 
124 
367 
897 
605 
$100,000 or more 
8 
10 
3 
64 
103 
333 
659 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
295 
359 
370 
1,750 
2,767 
2,500 
1,155 
$1,000 
3,110 
4,369 
5,304 
38,196 
109,931 
175,559 
126,392 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,993 
1,612 
1,489 
6,332 
7,191 
5,220 
2,456 
$1,000 
24,368 
22,776 
24,595 
142,051 
295,812 
403,578 
368,313 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,911 
2,778 
2,358 
8,080 
7,617 
5,267 
2,469 
$1,000 
107,783 
109,477 
114,451 
629,465 
1,267,516 
1,724,279 
1,622,934 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,559 
39,409 
48,537 
77,904 
166,406 
327,374 
657,324 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
2,899 
2,076 
1,851 
6,548 
6,403 
4,528 
2,074 
Average net gain 
dollars 
45,718 
62,162 
70,839 
109,019 
216,453 
405,876 
853,662 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
68 
36 
24 
48 
9 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
270 
135 
88 
163 
64 
21 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
328 
158 
125 
213 
65 
26 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
646 
395 
295 
623 
286 
72 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
677 
477 
371 
964 
434 
134 
34 
$50,000 or more 
910 
875 
948 
4,537 
5,545 
4,272 
2,000 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,012 
702 
507 
1,532 
1,214 
739 
395 
Average net loss 
dollars 
24,460 
27,878 
32,884 
55,087 
97,558 
153,620 
373,576 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
58 
35 
22 
50 
11 
3 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
200 
137 
67 
140 
64 
20 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
193 
107 
60 
163 
58 
30 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
252 
181 
149 
365 
166 
74 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
174 
131 
105 
323 
242 
101 
28 
$50,000 or more 
135 
111 
104 
491 
673 
511 
334 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,911 
2,778 
2,358 
8,080 
7,617 
5,267 
2,469 
$1,000 
100,357 
95,916 
100,078 
544,941 
1,049,855 
1 ,356,752 
1,368,021 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,660 
34,527 
42,442 
67,443 
137,830 
257,595 
554,079 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
2,877 
2,037 
1,812 
6,402 
6,207 
4,339 
2,006 
Average net gain 
dollars 
43,619 
57,422 
64,906 
99,228 
190,867 
345,729 
767,101 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
38 
26 
41 
14 
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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