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 
116 
87 
40 
226 
216 
211 
158 
$1,000 
419 
815 
947 
3,067 
5,300 
6,045 
1 1 ,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
43 
27 
10 
43 
27 
19 
7 
$1,000 to $4,999 
41 
35 
11 
83 
46 
35 
13 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
18 
14 
75 
101 
82 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
6 
- 
13 
21 
44 
25 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
5 
12 
21 
31 
66 
Interest expense 
farms 
738 
557 
396 
1,206 
1,094 
726 
500 
$1,000 
8,894 
5,935 
6,523 
19,361 
27,282 
25,826 
40,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
380 
292 
179 
504 
294 
79 
31 
$5,000 to $24,999 
257 
204 
159 
496 
492 
319 
144 
$25,000 to $99,999 
93 
56 
47 
175 
275 
281 
233 
$100,000 or more 
8 
5 
11 
31 
33 
47 
92 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
555 
423 
277 
849 
813 
531 
356 
$1,000 
7,487 
5,022 
5,180 
14,148 
21,051 
16,506 
25,918 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
54 
58 
25 
61 
48 
13 
4 
$1,000 to $4,999 
202 
143 
88 
277 
171 
74 
31 
$5,000 to $24,999 
209 
167 
117 
364 
375 
242 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
38 
29 
89 
118 
114 
75 
$50,000 or more 
37 
17 
18 
58 
101 
88 
118 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
416 
320 
231 
730 
694 
516 
374 
$1,000 
1,407 
913 
1,342 
5,213 
6,231 
9,320 
14,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
135 
106 
60 
137 
72 
22 
11 
$1,000 to $4,999 
211 
165 
112 
339 
249 
99 
40 
$5,000 to $24,999 
62 
47 
50 
207 
322 
287 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
2 
4 
23 
35 
76 
97 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
5 
24 
16 
32 
61 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,250 
1,556 
1,038 
2,642 
1,625 
1,033 
610 
$1,000 
6,116 
5,159 
4,092 
12,927 
15,159 
15,060 
20,797 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,957 
1,312 
846 
1,930 
769 
274 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
222 
171 
131 
452 
483 
298 
132 
$10,000 to $24,999 
60 
60 
48 
204 
302 
339 
178 
$25,000 or more 
11 
13 
13 
56 
71 
122 
208 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,292 
939 
640 
1,913 
1,499 
997 
611 
$1,000 
15,198 
17,343 
15,246 
48,589 
66,798 
76,480 
81,391 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
932 
671 
403 
888 
369 
116 
48 
$5,000 to $24,999 
272 
190 
154 
738 
654 
333 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
45 
49 
43 
145 
249 
215 
101 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
13 
21 
70 
124 
190 
157 
$100,000 or more 
28 
16 
19 
72 
103 
143 
207 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
69 
74 
44 
203 
209 
171 
131 
$1,000 
262 
300 
178 
1,458 
3,264 
5,601 
7,376 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,173 
861 
596 
1,808 
1,474 
985 
616 
$1,000 
22,374 
18,085 
20,081 
58,005 
83,753 
95,095 
115,151 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,706 
1,067 
629 
$1,000 
119,474 
99,744 
83,424 
297,106 
413,761 
452,469 
593,538 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,364 
62,184 
79,074 
108,910 
242,533 
424,057 
943,622 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,198 
860 
640 
1,748 
1,322 
878 
524 
Average net gain 
dollars 
124,808 
141,808 
153,618 
197,997 
349,015 
562,786 
1,227,859 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
64 
40 
22 
41 
9 
5 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
221 
111 
90 
145 
46 
4 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
189 
104 
70 
125 
44 
11 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
217 
152 
114 
251 
81 
24 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
172 
143 
88 
230 
121 
37 
10 
$50,000 or more 
335 
310 
256 
956 
1,021 
797 
496 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,128 
744 
415 
980 
384 
189 
105 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,636 
29,853 
35,885 
49,992 
124,056 
220,409 
474,857 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
95 
41 
19 
39 
14 
1 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
282 
178 
94 
162 
25 
12 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
239 
150 
69 
152 
42 
13 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
275 
202 
96 
207 
57 
19 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
143 
89 
62 
174 
68 
27 
12 
$50,000 or more 
94 
84 
75 
246 
178 
117 
85 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,706 
1,067 
629 
$1,000 
32,997 
31,888 
51,024 
159,701 
273,415 
371,769 
521,767 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,186 
19,880 
48,364 
58,542 
160,267 
348,425 
829,518 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,176 
848 
628 
1,716 
1,296 
870 
519 
Average net gain 
dollars 
54,077 
62,497 
107,093 
123,567 
252,930 
482,308 
1,109,711 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
66 
42 
23 
39 
11 
5 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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