Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,266 
(X) 
6,434 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
226,086 
(X) 
164,402 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
145 
28 
149 
37 
$500 to $999 
119 
84 
132 
95 
$1,000 to $4,999 
873 
2,443 
1,025 
2,996 
$5,000 to $9,999 
770 
5,635 
1,196 
8,651 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,670 
27,067 
1,955 
31,387 
$25,000 or more 
2,689 
190,828 
1,977 
121,238 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,314 
45,749 
1,170 
40,833 
$50,000 to $99,999 
869 
58,983 
581 
38,754 
$100,000 or more 
506 
86,096 
226 
41,651 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
55,052 
(X) 
51,922 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,098,284 
(X) 
1,356,932 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.8 
(X) 
8.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,972 
529 
2,931 
731 
$500 to $999 
2,085 
1,390 
2,553 
1,767 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,758 
30,911 
13,280 
34,407 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,340 
49,068 
8,032 
55,953 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,848 
169,356 
11,073 
174,936 
$25,000 or more 
21,049 
1,847,030 
14,053 
1,089,137 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,522 
295,780 
6,779 
234,811 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,732 
457,855 
4,368 
299,882 
$100,000 or more 
5,795 
1,093,395 
2,906 
554,445 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
88,637 
9,779,193 
92,856 
6,451,702 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
110,329 
(X) 
69,481 
Farms with net gains 1 
62,780 
10,752,681 
69,025 
7,017,549 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
171,276 
(X) 
101,667 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,090 
1,025 
3,043 
1,493 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,941 
16,489 
8,161 
22,882 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,541 
33,230 
6,296 
45,992 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,742 
146,950 
11,874 
200,590 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,325 
301,337 
10,902 
394,412 
$50,000 or more 
33,141 
10,253,650 
28,749 
6,352,180 
Farms with net losses 
25,857 
973,488 
23,831 
565,847 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
37,649 
(X) 
23,744 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
1,037 
2,875 
1,415 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,783 
19,440 
7,972 
21,763 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,995 
36,068 
4,578 
32,818 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,805 
92,525 
4,501 
70,226 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,672 
93,405 
1,904 
66,845 
$50,000 or more 
3,508 
731,012 
2,001 
372,781 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
88,637 
8,279,386 
92,856 
5,816,030 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
93,408 
(X) 
62,635 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
62,158 
9,313,388 
68,303 
6,419,833 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
149,834 
(X) 
93,991 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
1,024 
3,109 
1,524 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,002 
16,651 
8,209 
23,079 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,621 
33,865 
6,370 
46,556 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,870 
149,195 
12,206 
206,398 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,603 
311,429 
11,072 
400,708 
$50,000 or more 
31,968 
8,801,224 
27,337 
5,741,569 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
26,479 
1,034,002 
24,553 
603,803 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
39,050 
(X) 
24,592 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,115 
1,048 
2,958 
1,455 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,846 
19,621 
8,073 
22,056 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,027 
36,329 
4,655 
33,373 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,929 
94,664 
4,674 
73,121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,780 
97,209 
1,993 
69,981 
$50,000 or more 
3,782 
785,131 
2,200 
403,817 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
