Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
7,599 
241 
739 
235 
383 
360 
$1,000 
130,029 
2,023 
4,248 
788 
1,308 
1,549 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,883 
137 
311 
110 
145 
127 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,384 
59 
345 
92 
163 
149 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,123 
36 
60 
30 
71 
76 
$25,000 to $49,999 
624 
1 
9 
- 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
585 
8 
14 
3 
3 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
48,464 
2,372 
7,750 
2,052 
3,012 
2,844 
$1,000 
928,806 
18,173 
55,850 
18,468 
23,104 
28,614 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,852 
1,536 
4,538 
1,140 
1,640 
1,468 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,536 
719 
2,900 
812 
1,216 
1,222 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,766 
107 
281 
86 
148 
132 
$100,000 or more 
1,310 
10 
31 
14 
8 
22 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
37,667 
1,888 
6,462 
1,640 
2,345 
2,188 
$1,000 
629,337 
10,953 
42,286 
14,720 
17,634 
23,283 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,410 
456 
1,075 
251 
320 
232 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,475 
797 
2,653 
629 
898 
808 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,116 
569 
2,522 
682 
1,031 
1,033 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,012 
48 
153 
53 
70 
72 
$50,000 or more 
2,654 
18 
59 
25 
26 
43 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
29,547 
1,240 
3,499 
1,011 
1,595 
1,575 
$1,000 
299,469 
7,220 
13,564 
3,748 
5,470 
5,331 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,120 
482 
1,326 
378 
608 
595 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,797 
522 
1,723 
477 
744 
725 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,781 
201 
369 
145 
217 
224 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,872 
28 
52 
5 
18 
25 
$50,000 or more 
977 
7 
29 
6 
8 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
81,527 
6,189 
19,366 
4,365 
6,163 
5,059 
$1,000 
437,312 
10,476 
41,933 
11,834 
16,844 
16,854 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,961 
5,898 
17,789 
3,833 
5,466 
4,310 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,614 
226 
1,265 
395 
536 
563 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,887 
59 
294 
124 
146 
159 
$25,000 or more 
2,065 
6 
18 
13 
15 
27 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
59,161 
3,457 
9,135 
2,267 
3,461 
3,206 
$1,000 
1,161,488 
59,874 
84,809 
48,104 
35,081 
29,829 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,125 
2,773 
7,900 
1,906 
2,844 
2,495 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,373 
494 
911 
295 
520 
614 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,439 
84 
120 
30 
54 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,750 
57 
86 
14 
21 
25 
$100,000 or more 
1,474 
49 
118 
22 
22 
19 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
6,266 
25 
133 
62 
143 
172 
$1,000 
226,086 
79 
368 
295 
910 
1,274 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
55,052 
2,427 
7,832 
1,988 
3,090 
2,924 
$1,000 
2,098,284 
43,737 
102,309 
27,802 
36,663 
43,136 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
88,637 
6,707 
20,665 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
$1,000 
9,779,193 
217,387 
386,325 
108,124 
172,563 
190,716 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,329 
32,412 
18,695 
22,706 
25,258 
33,666 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
62,780 
2,806 
10,666 
2,909 
4,764 
4,116 
Average net gain 
dollars 
171,276 
99,141 
49,884 
47,831 
45,973 
56,005 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,090 
337 
1,102 
154 
186 
125 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,941 
647 
2,725 
584 
761 
434 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,541 
316 
1,578 
495 
674 
472 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,742 
467 
2,339 
746 
1,271 
1,011 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,325 
312 
1,430 
512 
1,094 
1,034 
$50,000 or more 
33,141 
727 
1,492 
418 
778 
1,040 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
25,857 
3,901 
9,999 
1,853 
2,068 
1,549 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,649 
15,586 
14,575 
16,738 
22,463 
25,694 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
381 
1,093 
189 
168 
96 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,783 
1,406 
3,299 
541 
544 
322 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,995 
937 
2,392 
346 
410 
311 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,805 
778 
2,258 
471 
557 
432 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,672 
248 
664 
183 
226 
229 
$50,000 or more 
3,508 
151 
293 
123 
163 
159 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
88,637 
6,707 
20,665 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
$1,000 
8,279,386 
109,169 
272,735 
92,185 
144,700 
167,120 
Average per farm 
dollars 
93,408 
16,277 
13,198 
19,359 
21,180 
29,500 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
62,158 
2,742 
10,615 
2,887 
4,737 
4,091 
Average net gain 
dollars 
149,834 
62,747 
39,824 
43,027 
40,806 
51,570 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,094 
337 
1,100 
155 
182 
124 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
