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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
401 
287 
268 
1,308 
1,639 
1,268 
470 
$1,000 
1,922 
1,659 
1,956 
12,430 
30,082 
36,345 
35,719 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
147 
72 
70 
368 
251 
109 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
143 
109 
101 
419 
459 
296 
49 
$5,000 to $24,999 
95 
96 
84 
371 
604 
477 
123 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
10 
8 
109 
187 
183 
96 
$50,000 or more 
2 
5 
41 
138 
203 
166 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,859 
1,984 
1,871 
7,841 
8,877 
5,564 
1,438 
$1,000 
28,583 
24,277 
23,589 
127,343 
225,961 
227,545 
127,299 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,313 
768 
710 
2,401 
1,678 
576 
84 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
986 
931 
4,006 
4,149 
1,965 
301 
$25,000 to $99,999 
205 
219 
219 
1,333 
2,783 
2,601 
652 
$100,000 or more 
12 
11 
11 
101 
267 
422 
401 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,138 
1,510 
1,398 
5,802 
6,758 
4,386 
1,152 
$1,000 
20,994 
17,831 
16,984 
87,184 
148,379 
147,936 
81,154 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
191 
107 
104 
335 
236 
91 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
715 
450 
411 
1,448 
1,163 
439 
64 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,081 
791 
747 
3,067 
3,392 
1,895 
306 
$25,000 to $49,999 
112 
129 
105 
671 
1,288 
1,045 
266 
$50,000 or more 
39 
33 
31 
281 
679 
916 
504 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,711 
1,234 
1,165 
5,288 
6,191 
3,992 
1,046 
$1,000 
7,589 
6,446 
6,605 
40,159 
77,582 
79,609 
46,146 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
503 
309 
236 
856 
546 
231 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
823 
564 
550 
2,070 
1,738 
751 
110 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
325 
340 
2,086 
3,149 
1,999 
379 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
23 
34 
209 
570 
657 
221 
$50,000 or more 
8 
13 
5 
67 
188 
354 
286 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,966 
3,278 
2,908 
10,809 
10,661 
6,214 
1,549 
$1,000 
19,062 
14,990 
13,956 
66,624 
94,737 
84,880 
45,121 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,911 
2,269 
1,810 
5,280 
3,663 
1,502 
230 
$5,000 to $9,999 
857 
817 
906 
3,903 
3,380 
1,505 
261 
$10,000 to $24,999 
179 
166 
180 
1,519 
3,274 
2,329 
458 
$25,000 or more 
19 
26 
12 
107 
344 
878 
600 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,445 
2,422 
2,318 
10,069 
11,193 
6,545 
1,643 
$1,000 
41,976 
26,135 
25,936 
154,065 
256,735 
252,403 
146,541 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,312 
1,448 
1,204 
3,849 
2,461 
817 
116 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,000 
863 
959 
5,141 
5,664 
2,432 
480 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
63 
103 
792 
2,121 
1,702 
238 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
32 
36 
170 
695 
1,158 
429 
$100,000 or more 
27 
16 
16 
117 
252 
436 
380 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
242 
226 
221 
1,175 
1,906 
1,506 
455 
$1,000 
2,703 
2,616 
3,283 
25,602 
65,937 
82,272 
40,749 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,185 
2,244 
2,159 
9,832 
11,192 
6,538 
1,641 
$1,000 
52,983 
41,723 
61,053 
294,055 
570,563 
571,033 
253,228 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
1 1 ,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
$1,000 
288,778 
206,263 
223,361 
1,430,511 
2,673,520 
2,576,273 
1,305,372 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,230 
57,247 
69,216 
120,984 
230,854 
390,996 
789,699 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,249 
2,849 
2,652 
10,150 
10,311 
5,856 
1,452 
Average net gain 
dollars 
78,120 
81,607 
94,645 
153,812 
275,672 
468,527 
957,982 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
66 
31 
27 
36 
25 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
283 
158 
95 
183 
59 
8 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
347 
196 
130 
231 
76 
23 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
877 
524 
368 
787 
269 
73 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
987 
590 
473 
1,209 
535 
137 
12 
$50,000 or more 
1,689 
1,350 
1,559 
7,704 
9,347 
5,614 
1,423 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,280 
754 
575 
1,674 
1,270 
733 
201 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,712 
34,794 
48,068 
78,065 
133,019 
228,409 
425,958 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
63 
28 
18 
36 
19 
3 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
247 
122 
80 
158 
52 
10 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
185 
94 
81 
148 
62 
25 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
346 
208 
153 
350 
194 
54 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
200 
166 
104 
329 
224 
84 
15 
$50,000 or more 
239 
136 
139 
653 
719 
557 
176 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
1 1 ,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
$1,000 
248,309 
166,677 
188,252 
1,183,767 
2,278,778 
2,255,256 
1,172,438 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,910 
46,261 
58,337 
100,116 
196,769 
342,276 
709,279 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,201 
2,830 
2,631 
10,039 
10,199 
5,739 
1,447 
Average net gain 
dollars 
70,076 
68,518 
82,538 
131,869 
241,340 
424,966 
871,122 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
68 
32 
27 
39 
25 
5 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 63 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
