Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
32,495 
(X) 
25,512 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
390,011 
(X) 
216,307 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.6 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
2,834 
6,050 
2,827 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,542 
29,273 
10,145 
25,561 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,564 
39,000 
4,384 
30,532 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,815 
90,183 
3,307 
49,471 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
67,241 
1,040 
34,880 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
161,480 
586 
73,036 
$50,000 to $99,999 
721 
48,320 
405 
27,436 
$100,000 or more 
497 
113,160 
181 
45,600 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
35,423 
(X) 
34,668 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,071,550 
(X) 
1,712,297 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.0 
(X) 
11.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,036 
264 
1,233 
313 
$500 to $999 
889 
610 
1,242 
849 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,530 
9,292 
4,547 
11,950 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
18,239 
3,220 
23,577 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
98,197 
7,592 
125,720 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,855 
210,717 
6,495 
231,612 
$50,000 or more 
15,681 
2,734,231 
10,339 
1,318,275 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
7,599 
(X) 
6,163 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
130,029 
(X) 
70,584 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,173 
261 
983 
214 
$500 to $999 
710 
489 
611 
426 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,384 
5,358 
2,082 
5,103 
$5,000 to $9,999 
989 
6,734 
884 
6,025 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,134 
17,477 
922 
14,013 
$25,000 to $49,999 
624 
20,980 
381 
12,614 
$50,000 or more 
585 
78,731 
300 
32,189 
Interest expense farms 
48,464 
(X) 
41,181 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
928,806 
(X) 
762,070 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.9 
(X) 
4.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,151 
2,441 
4,042 
1,908 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,701 
34,403 
10,353 
28,651 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,502 
67,289 
7,875 
56,263 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,034 
175,087 
10,298 
162,631 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,790 
199,357 
5,262 
181,442 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,976 
201,048 
2,409 
161,227 
$100,000 or more 
1,310 
249,181 
942 
169,949 
Secured by real estate farms 
37,667 
(X) 
30,888 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
629,337 
(X) 
449,215 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.7 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,410 
1,663 
2,769 
1,323 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,475 
29,090 
8,714 
24,605 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,272 
57,670 
6,842 
48,471 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,844 
138,595 
7,759 
119,917 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,012 
136,437 
3,152 
106,958 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,915 
127,793 
1,261 
83,086 
$100,000 or more 
739 
138,089 
391 
64,854 
Not secured by real estate farms 
29,547 
(X) 
27,436 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
299,469 
(X) 
312,855 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,120 
2,624 
5,246 
2,258 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,797 
26,401 
9,223 
23,716 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,727 
32,595 
4,683 
32,751 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,054 
76,714 
5,321 
81,329 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,872 
63,257 
1,946 
65,990 
$50,000 to $99,999 
671 
43,644 
730 
49,062 
$100,000 or more 
306 
54,234 
287 
57,749 
Property taxes paid farms 
81,527 
(X) 
82,855 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
437,312 
(X) 
353,029 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,758 
1,755 
9,114 
2,279 
$500 to $999 
7,458 
5,507 
9,617 
7,104 
$1,000 to $4,999 
41,745 
106,967 
43,222 
109,393 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,614 
100,766 
13,296 
91,031 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,887 
130,063 
6,438 
92,675 
$25,000 or more 
2,065 
92,255 
1,168 
50,549 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
59,161 
(X) 
57,702 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,161,488 
(X) 
792,516 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.9 
(X) 
5.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
11,896 
5,187 
1 1 ,935 
5,339 
$1,000 to $4,999 
18,229 
43,909 
19,149 
48,664 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,683 
60,167 
9,636 
67,741 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,690 
168,148 
10,256 
159,970 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,439 
186,054 
4,178 
143,196 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,750 
186,864 
1,661 
112,139 
$100,000 or more 
1,474 
511,159 
887 
255,467 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,083 
155,370 
677 
98,810 
$250,000 or more 
391 
355,789 
210 
156,657 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
