Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
1,058 
(X) 
747 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,734 
(X) 
5,759 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.7 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
375 
157 
277 
99 
$1,000 to $4,999 
410 
1,001 
264 
592 
$5,000 to $9,999 
113 
834 
99 
674 
$10,000 to $24,999 
98 
1,409 
72 
1,103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
1,195 
23 
793 
$50,000 or more 
24 
2,138 
12 
2,497 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
1,188 
4 
307 
$100,000 or more 
7 
950 
8 
2,190 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
1,340 
(X) 
1,384 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
23,117 
(X) 
16,810 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.5 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
139 
32 
169 
39 
$500 to $999 
135 
87 
174 
115 
$1,000 to $4,999 
381 
947 
399 
984 
$5,000 to $9,999 
188 
1,336 
226 
1,609 
$10,000 to $24,999 
250 
4,054 
220 
3,395 
$25,000 to $49,999 
124 
4,310 
119 
4,067 
$50,000 or more 
123 
12,350 
77 
6,601 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
462 
(X) 
398 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,484 
(X) 
7,817 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.9 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
73 
18 
62 
14 
$500 to $999 
64 
46 
37 
24 
$1,000 to $4,999 
133 
311 
118 
287 
$5,000 to $9,999 
63 
452 
58 
392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
58 
893 
59 
823 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
1,427 
34 
1,185 
$50,000 or more 
31 
5,336 
30 
5,091 
Interest expense farms 
1,991 
(X) 
1,652 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
30,982 
(X) 
24,207 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.4 
(X) 
2.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
311 
131 
261 
107 
$1,000 to $4,999 
588 
1,569 
442 
1,186 
$5,000 to $9,999 
403 
2,925 
311 
2,209 
$10,000 to $24,999 
411 
6,348 
377 
5,880 
$25,000 to $49,999 
169 
5,554 
168 
5,589 
$50,000 to $99,999 
58 
3,994 
63 
4,184 
$100,000 or more 
51 
10,460 
30 
5,052 
Secured by real estate farms 
1,398 
(X) 
1,259 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
25,466 
(X) 
19,161 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
164 
68 
147 
64 
$1,000 to $4,999 
379 
1,056 
314 
821 
$5,000 to $9,999 
308 
2,197 
253 
1,792 
$10,000 to $24,999 
321 
4,919 
335 
5,178 
$25,000 to $49,999 
130 
4,295 
138 
4,512 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
3,301 
52 
3,413 
$100,000 or more 
48 
9,631 
20 
3,381 
Not secured by real estate farms 
1,055 
(X) 
899 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,516 
(X) 
5,047 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.6 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
302 
139 
365 
119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
458 
1,190 
283 
671 
$5,000 to $9,999 
151 
1,083 
142 
955 
$10,000 to $24,999 
111 
1,647 
77 
1,164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
750 
16 
523 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
330 
10 
607 
$100,000 or more 
3 
375 
6 
1,008 
Property taxes paid farms 
8,522 
(X) 
9,192 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
55,277 
(X) 
54,754 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
6.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,366 
423 
2,533 
418 
$500 to $999 
569 
394 
672 
457 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,786 
5,048 
2,048 
5,770 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,067 
15,013 
2,250 
15,964 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,414 
19,885 
1,411 
20,036 
$25,000 or more 
320 
14,513 
278 
12,109 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
4,341 
(X) 
4,734 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
94,600 
(X) 
92,214 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.4 
(X) 
11.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,248 
512 
1,542 
618 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,546 
3,530 
1,576 
3,773 
$5,000 to $9,999 
486 
3,166 
534 
3,602 
$10,000 to $24,999 
558 
8,027 
514 
7,887 
$25,000 to $49,999 
248 
8,475 
265 
9,158 
$50,000 to $99,999 
121 
8,192 
161 
10,746 
$100,000 or more 
134 
62,698 
142 
56,430 
$100,000 to $249,999 
83 
13,181 
88 
13,575 
$250,000 or more 
51 
49,517 
54 
42,855 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data New Jersey 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
