Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
352 
392 
251 
249 
281 
152 
$1,000 
1,211 
820 
411 
310 
312 
309 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
140 
178 
116 
128 
128 
84 
$1,000 to $4,999 
146 
176 
116 
109 
145 
61 
$5,000 to $24,999 
62 
38 
18 
12 
8 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
3,030 
3,631 
2,965 
2,605 
2,663 
2,012 
$1,000 
21,992 
23,191 
16,351 
13,558 
14,099 
13,496 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,700 
2,094 
1,732 
1,585 
1,623 
1,177 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,184 
1,423 
1,186 
984 
995 
762 
$25,000 to $99,999 
140 
110 
46 
36 
44 
67 
$100,000 or more 
6 
4 
1 
- 
1 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,316 
2,953 
2,476 
2,280 
2,387 
1,689 
$1,000 
18,026 
19,752 
13,813 
11,883 
12,278 
1 1 ,227 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
309 
422 
409 
350 
478 
346 
$1,000 to $4,999 
903 
1,199 
989 
1,019 
976 
636 
$5,000 to $24,999 
983 
1,231 
1,041 
884 
892 
648 
$25,000 to $49,999 
98 
80 
31 
16 
34 
44 
$50,000 or more 
23 
21 
6 
11 
7 
15 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,673 
1,804 
1,325 
982 
964 
901 
$1,000 
3,966 
3,438 
2,538 
1,676 
1,821 
2,269 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
721 
840 
582 
421 
399 
257 
$1,000 to $4,999 
768 
793 
636 
510 
491 
531 
$5,000 to $24,999 
175 
168 
104 
49 
73 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
2 
3 
2 
1 
6 
$50,000 or more 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,697 
8,033 
7,477 
7,199 
7,732 
5,114 
$1,000 
18,413 
22,059 
17,456 
15,281 
15,355 
10,497 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,770 
7,056 
6,735 
6,598 
7,155 
4,798 
$5,000 to $9,999 
703 
760 
576 
465 
477 
238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
206 
197 
153 
133 
98 
71 
$25,000 or more 
18 
20 
13 
3 
2 
7 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,793 
4,473 
3,352 
2,805 
2,600 
2,572 
$1,000 
11,828 
9,983 
5,982 
4,915 
4,290 
4,525 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
3,213 
4,067 
3,095 
2,578 
2,401 
2,368 
$5,000 to $24,999 
544 
375 
241 
209 
185 
186 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
19 
12 
16 
12 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
8 
4 
2 
2 
2 
$100,000 or more 
2 
4 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
166 
129 
52 
35 
14 
18 
$1,000 
849 
432 
96 
80 
22 
62 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,131 
3,812 
2,970 
2,609 
2,597 
1,744 
$1,000 
25,358 
24,931 
14,523 
11,080 
11,619 
9,474 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
6,501 
8,687 
7,901 
7,476 
7,911 
5,386 
$1,000 
81,278 
65,449 
47,212 
50,954 
50,456 
-36,673 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,502 
7,534 
5,975 
6,816 
6,378 
-6,809 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,772 
5,767 
4,743 
3,949 
3,578 
769 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,607 
20,595 
17,607 
21,004 
23,785 
21,468 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
78 
245 
369 
535 
640 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
374 
1,078 
1,718 
1,472 
742 
158 
$5,000 to $9,999 
585 
1,495 
1,055 
320 
400 
91 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,085 
1,956 
679 
662 
742 
188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,245 
522 
477 
513 
601 
120 
$50,000 or more 
405 
471 
445 
447 
453 
76 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,729 
2,920 
3,158 
3,527 
4,333 
4,617 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,425 
18,261 
1 1 ,494 
9,070 
7,996 
11,519 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
77 
211 
321 
436 
669 
300 
$1,000 to $4,999 
315 
734 
982 
1,252 
1,679 
1,480 
$5,000 to $9,999 
275 
593 
755 
839 
987 
1,161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
521 
792 
756 
779 
759 
1,185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
316 
371 
247 
176 
177 
395 
$50,000 or more 
225 
219 
97 
45 
62 
96 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
6,501 
8,687 
7,901 
7,476 
7,911 
5,386 
$1,000 
80,077 
65,341 
47,237 
51,009 
50,470 
-36,611 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,318 
7,522 
5,979 
6,823 
6,380 
-6,797 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,740 
5,761 
4,743 
3,951 
3,578 
769 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,583 
20,591 
17,605 
21,001 
23,785 
21,469 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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