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 
168 
220 
212 
172 
152 
238 
$1,000 
365 
547 
206 
580 
140 
433 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
87 
119 
151 
110 
109 
125 
$1,000 to $4,999 
58 
76 
54 
51 
38 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
22 
20 
7 
10 
5 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
837 
1,303 
1,236 
1,151 
1,228 
2,417 
$1,000 
4,610 
7,990 
6,040 
5,933 
6,438 
14,012 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
598 
858 
844 
766 
766 
1,445 
$5,000 to $24,999 
208 
409 
368 
357 
437 
926 
$25,000 to $99,999 
30 
25 
23 
26 
25 
46 
$100,000 or more 
1 
11 
1 
2 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
526 
916 
897 
832 
918 
1,816 
$1,000 
3,536 
6,916 
5,078 
5,127 
5,445 
1 1 ,254 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
82 
158 
174 
152 
148 
294 
$1,000 to $4,999 
248 
369 
386 
358 
360 
688 
$5,000 to $24,999 
172 
354 
315 
294 
390 
790 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
16 
16 
22 
18 
41 
$50,000 or more 
12 
19 
6 
6 
2 
3 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
536 
726 
631 
538 
609 
1,234 
$1,000 
1,073 
1,074 
962 
806 
993 
2,758 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
231 
363 
322 
296 
305 
421 
$1,000 to $4,999 
269 
322 
271 
212 
272 
713 
$5,000 to $24,999 
33 
40 
38 
30 
30 
100 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,796 
5,480 
6,402 
6,291 
6,491 
10,437 
$1,000 
6,241 
9,817 
9,776 
9,066 
9,324 
16,285 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,578 
5,215 
6,154 
6,129 
6,349 
10,090 
$5,000 to $9,999 
161 
216 
219 
132 
119 
273 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
40 
26 
28 
18 
68 
$25,000 or more 
10 
9 
3 
2 
5 
6 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,481 
2,527 
2,504 
2,347 
2,053 
4,184 
$1,000 
4,822 
5,621 
3,621 
3,280 
2,931 
9,097 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,264 
2,309 
2,361 
2,236 
1,955 
3,779 
$5,000 to $24,999 
197 
187 
131 
94 
80 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
26 
12 
9 
10 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
2 
- 
8 
8 
18 
$100,000 or more 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
85 
86 
71 
44 
22 
79 
$1,000 
249 
145 
99 
35 
26 
100 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,331 
2,321 
2,265 
2,013 
1,802 
2,838 
$1,000 
9,938 
15,450 
10,410 
9,214 
7,567 
14,277 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,985 
5,840 
6,687 
6,606 
6,743 
10,924 
$1,000 
14,066 
-7,266 
-23,741 
-28,463 
-29,675 
-91,570 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,712 
-1,244 
-3,550 
-4,309 
-4,401 
-8,382 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,141 
3,484 
3,067 
2,184 
1,463 
697 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,961 
9,869 
5,301 
4,837 
5,544 
16,746 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
49 
188 
446 
654 
742 
212 
$1,000 to $4,999 
188 
888 
1,716 
1,253 
498 
148 
$5,000 to $9,999 
306 
1,200 
707 
114 
67 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
977 
1,087 
118 
91 
76 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
581 
80 
53 
42 
51 
112 
$50,000 or more 
40 
41 
27 
30 
29 
53 
Farms with net losses 
number 
844 
2,356 
3,620 
4,422 
5,280 
10,227 
Average net loss 
dollars 
33,970 
17,677 
11,049 
8,826 
7,156 
10,095 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
42 
194 
407 
611 
842 
841 
$1,000 to $4,999 
130 
573 
1,240 
1,713 
2,278 
3,755 
$5,000 to $9,999 
136 
465 
857 
1,000 
1,108 
2,580 
$10,000 to $24,999 
204 
657 
687 
744 
796 
2,212 
$25,000 to $49,999 
177 
305 
323 
288 
196 
637 
$50,000 or more 
155 
162 
106 
66 
60 
202 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,985 
5,840 
6,687 
6,606 
6,743 
10,924 
$1,000 
13,822 
-7,194 
-23,812 
-28,449 
-29,658 
-91,474 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,630 
-1,232 
-3,561 
-4,307 
-4,398 
-8,374 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,143 
3,480 
3,065 
2,180 
1,463 
697 
Average net gain 
dollars 
19,852 
9,891 
5,300 
4,847 
5,544 
16,754 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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