Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
321 
276 
137 
103 
93 
795 
$1,000 
1,171 
661 
208 
138 
119 
1,198 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
128 
120 
93 
70 
55 
329 
$1,000 to $4,999 
129 
121 
32 
23 
31 
435 
$5,000 to $24,999 
60 
35 
12 
10 
7 
28 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,775 
2,552 
1,579 
1,192 
986 
8,315 
$1,000 
19,618 
14,479 
8,329 
5,322 
4,863 
55,035 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,555 
1,604 
987 
787 
673 
4,545 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,090 
886 
568 
389 
296 
3,519 
$25,000 to $99,999 
126 
60 
24 
16 
16 
238 
$100,000 or more 
4 
2 
- 
- 
1 
13 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,090 
1,965 
1,276 
974 
847 
7,345 
$1,000 
15,727 
11,721 
6,906 
4,547 
4,179 
48,248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
251 
310 
224 
175 
188 
1,201 
$1,000 to $4,999 
847 
866 
547 
446 
387 
2,762 
$5,000 to $24,999 
891 
741 
485 
343 
257 
3,159 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
41 
13 
8 
13 
162 
$50,000 or more 
14 
7 
7 
2 
2 
61 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,584 
1,396 
805 
560 
427 
3,125 
$1,000 
3,891 
2,757 
1,424 
775 
684 
6,787 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
658 
676 
415 
310 
244 
998 
$1,000 to $4,999 
738 
577 
335 
230 
157 
1,828 
$5,000 to $24,999 
180 
139 
52 
18 
25 
292 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
3 
3 
2 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,954 
5,384 
3,948 
3,366 
3,050 
21,422 
$1,000 
15,200 
13,643 
8,228 
6,346 
5,475 
54,727 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,236 
4,841 
3,653 
3,174 
2,889 
18,887 
$5,000 to $9,999 
572 
431 
255 
154 
142 
1,872 
$10,000 to $24,999 
133 
104 
38 
37 
17 
614 
$25,000 or more 
13 
8 
2 
1 
2 
49 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,551 
3,614 
2,257 
1,675 
1,348 
7,706 
$1,000 
11,607 
8,577 
3,622 
2,376 
1,965 
15,587 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,953 
3,259 
2,116 
1,592 
1,271 
6,974 
$5,000 to $24,999 
563 
332 
137 
76 
71 
669 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
10 
3 
5 
4 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
9 
1 
2 
2 
7 
$100,000 or more 
2 
4 
- 
- 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
175 
127 
48 
30 
8 
55 
$1,000 
952 
410 
73 
36 
11 
207 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,833 
2,750 
1,612 
1,204 
1,016 
8,003 
$1,000 
24,860 
19,386 
8,156 
5,420 
4,646 
40,614 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,775 
6,041 
4,328 
3,613 
3,206 
21,843 
$1,000 
55,996 
7,097 
-4,363 
-7,872 
-10,012 
248,810 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,696 
1,175 
-1,008 
-2,179 
-3,123 
11,391 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,114 
3,594 
2,069 
1,396 
907 
12,270 
Average net gain 
dollars 
24,413 
15,017 
11,052 
9,177 
10,583 
28,573 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
75 
182 
210 
273 
253 
1,016 
$1,000 to $4,999 
339 
811 
874 
611 
299 
2,640 
$5,000 to $9,999 
519 
919 
431 
159 
110 
1,840 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,779 
1,205 
332 
196 
138 
2,852 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,066 
343 
151 
113 
74 
2,036 
$50,000 or more 
336 
134 
71 
44 
33 
1,886 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,661 
2,447 
2,259 
2,217 
2,299 
9,573 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,755 
19,155 
12,054 
9,329 
8,530 
10,632 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
69 
163 
212 
274 
279 
1,024 
$1,000 to $4,999 
292 
593 
666 
762 
933 
3,220 
$5,000 to $9,999 
263 
482 
549 
532 
534 
2,280 
$10,000 to $24,999 
499 
680 
583 
495 
414 
2,168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
313 
315 
176 
121 
99 
690 
$50,000 or more 
225 
214 
73 
33 
40 
191 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,775 
6,041 
4,328 
3,613 
3,206 
21,843 
$1,000 
54,745 
6,901 
-4,372 
-7,868 
-10,010 
249,016 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,480 
1,142 
-1,010 
-2,178 
-3,122 
11,400 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,083 
3,587 
2,069 
1,397 
907 
12,271 
Average net gain 
dollars 
24,358 
14,994 
11,039 
9,174 
10,589 
28,575 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
71 
180 
208 
272 
253 
1,016 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 89 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
