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 
168 
212 
215 
159 
128 
292 
$1,000 
382 
458 
337 
170 
124 
879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
85 
115 
147 
103 
90 
166 
$1,000 to $4,999 
59 
73 
59 
46 
33 
106 
$5,000 to $24,999 
24 
20 
7 
10 
5 
19 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
808 
1,276 
1,155 
1,012 
977 
2,995 
$1,000 
4,686 
7,560 
5,576 
5,347 
5,266 
17,177 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
574 
845 
793 
655 
610 
1,832 
$5,000 to $24,999 
206 
399 
340 
333 
345 
1,099 
$25,000 to $99,999 
26 
22 
21 
22 
22 
63 
$100,000 or more 
2 
10 
1 
2 
" 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
506 
890 
841 
743 
720 
2,240 
$1,000 
3,629 
6,486 
4,672 
4,614 
4,469 
14,029 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
86 
153 
171 
131 
113 
361 
$1,000 to $4,999 
229 
358 
363 
319 
282 
868 
$5,000 to $24,999 
170 
348 
287 
269 
308 
949 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
14 
14 
18 
15 
55 
$50,000 or more 
11 
17 
6 
6 
2 
7 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
519 
715 
583 
479 
481 
1,524 
$1,000 
1,058 
1,073 
903 
733 
797 
3,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
220 
356 
300 
272 
262 
536 
$1,000 to $4,999 
263 
319 
245 
178 
190 
883 
$5,000 to $24,999 
33 
39 
38 
29 
27 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,686 
5,235 
6,014 
5,588 
5,221 
13,301 
$1,000 
6,016 
9,315 
9,131 
7,902 
7,253 
21,286 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,482 
4,988 
5,794 
5,457 
5,134 
12,792 
$5,000 to $9,999 
146 
201 
194 
107 
71 
411 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
38 
24 
22 
15 
86 
$25,000 or more 
11 
8 
2 
2 
1 
12 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,458 
2,464 
2,425 
2,201 
1,840 
4,793 
$1,000 
4,931 
5,477 
3,458 
2,926 
2,355 
10,600 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,239 
2,251 
2,288 
2,092 
1,758 
4,349 
$5,000 to $24,999 
196 
184 
126 
97 
71 
387 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
25 
11 
9 
8 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
1 
- 
3 
3 
29 
$100,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
87 
80 
77 
43 
19 
85 
$1,000 
244 
139 
104 
34 
18 
116 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,285 
2,275 
2,163 
1,792 
1,495 
3,638 
$1,000 
9,761 
15,759 
9,919 
7,966 
6,244 
18,169 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,870 
5,579 
6,307 
5,891 
5,457 
13,837 
$1,000 
14,015 
-7,338 
-24,421 
-28,582 
-27,053 
-89,185 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,883 
-1,315 
-3,872 
-4,852 
-4,958 
-6,445 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,059 
3,290 
2,818 
1,804 
916 
2,272 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,490 
10,053 
4,964 
4,058 
5,585 
11,949 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
44 
175 
425 
565 
511 
571 
$1,000 to $4,999 
178 
822 
1,604 
1,030 
266 
794 
$5,000 to $9,999 
291 
1,111 
617 
98 
60 
314 
$10,000 to $24,999 
917 
1,052 
101 
64 
36 
294 
$25,000 to $49,999 
583 
88 
51 
33 
23 
197 
$50,000 or more 
46 
42 
20 
14 
20 
102 
Farms with net losses 
number 
811 
2,289 
3,489 
4,087 
4,541 
11,565 
Average net loss 
dollars 
34,740 
17,655 
11,009 
8,784 
7,084 
10,059 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
40 
188 
391 
550 
644 
1,125 
$1,000 to $4,999 
121 
544 
1,172 
1,583 
2,008 
4,262 
$5,000 to $9,999 
143 
455 
847 
906 
999 
2,813 
$10,000 to $24,999 
185 
655 
654 
715 
662 
2,435 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
291 
327 
274 
182 
685 
$50,000 or more 
151 
156 
98 
59 
46 
245 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,870 
5,579 
6,307 
5,891 
5,457 
13,837 
$1,000 
13,731 
-7,290 
-24,494 
-28,569 
-27,046 
-89,073 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,784 
-1,307 
-3,884 
-4,850 
-4,956 
-6,437 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,064 
3,283 
2,816 
1,800 
914 
2,274 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,323 
10,082 
4,964 
4,067 
5,595 
1 1 ,943 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
44 
163 
434 
559 
509 
571 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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