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 
44,841 
(X) 
35,639 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
455,884 
(X) 
320,740 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
1.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,897 
6,607 
11,171 
4,835 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,927 
41,127 
14,926 
35,154 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,619 
31,596 
4,144 
28,150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,935 
60,216 
3,037 
46,621 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,786 
61,386 
1,227 
42,236 
$50,000 or more 
1,677 
254,953 
1,134 
163,744 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,025 
70,853 
659 
45,080 
$100,000 or more 
652 
184,100 
475 
118,664 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
59,188 
(X) 
45,190 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
792,133 
(X) 
503,722 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,628 
2,383 
7,842 
1,973 
$500 to $999 
9,568 
6,610 
6,552 
4,473 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
22,711 
52,255 
16,826 
38,813 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,931 
41,085 
4,873 
33,525 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,553 
87,637 
4,605 
71 ,580 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,546 
87,583 
2,301 
79,951 
$50,000 or more 
3,251 
514,580 
2,191 
273,406 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
1 1 ,255 
(X) 
7,823 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
109,047 
(X) 
64,684 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,453 
817 
2,399 
517 
$500 to $999 
1,441 
940 
1,053 
691 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,713 
7,997 
2,276 
5,125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
980 
6,678 
769 
5,195 
$10,000 to $24,999 
878 
13,598 
747 
1 1 ,388 
$25,000 to $49,999 
383 
12,825 
338 
1 1 ,468 
$50,000 or more 
407 
66,190 
241 
30,300 
Interest expense farms 
65,779 
(X) 
54,057 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
734,330 
(X) 
676,379 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.9 
(X) 
3.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
12,387 
5,703 
9,324 
4,423 
$1,000 to $4,999 
24,433 
62,986 
19,205 
49,951 
$5,000 to $9,999 
12,555 
88,357 
10,104 
71,176 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
10,493 
157,510 
9,584 
146,758 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,501 
118,949 
3,477 
119,163 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,606 
108,169 
1,569 
105,078 
$100,000 or more 
804 
192,656 
794 
179,831 
Secured by real estate farms 
45,951 
(X) 
39,185 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
508,885 
(X) 
426,140 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
2.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,730 
3,304 
5,944 
2,744 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,454 
46,283 
14,606 
38,659 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,860 
68,917 
8,047 
56,295 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
7,928 
117,830 
7,009 
104,652 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,453 
83,638 
2,197 
75,756 
$50,000 to $99,999 
991 
65,568 
953 
63,841 
$100,000 or more 
535 
123,345 
429 
84,193 
Not secured by real estate farms 
37,625 
(X) 
33,826 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
225,445 
(X) 
250,239 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.9 
(X) 
1.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,315 
5,812 
12,280 
5,359 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,446 
35,093 
12,717 
29,562 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,231 
27,890 
3,592 
24,392 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,882 
41,970 
3,248 
49,605 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,056 
35,888 
1,270 
42,095 
$50,000 to $99,999 
479 
31,815 
451 
29,748 
$100,000 or more 
216 
46,977 
268 
69,478 
Property taxes paid farms 
235,242 
(X) 
221,113 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
553,870 
(X) 
489,194 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.2 
(X) 
2.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
73,711 
15,172 
73,852 
15,258 
$500 to $999 
39,170 
28,009 
38,694 
27,709 
$1,000 to $4,999 
99,397 
223,693 
88,861 
197,495 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,283 
101,504 
12,702 
84,843 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,945 
84,923 
5,414 
78,800 
$25,000 or more 
1,736 
100,569 
1,590 
85,089 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
112,929 
(X) 
106,733 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,186,370 
(X) 
1,008,116 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.7 
(X) 
5.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
55,967 
21,011 
54,665 
20,466 
$1,000 to $4,999 
35,727 
77,119 
31,593 
68,588 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,521 
50,239 
7,452 
50,625 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,177 
110,291 
6,472 
100,422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,124 
108,911 
2,966 
103,156 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,846 
124,896 
1,913 
134,223 
$100,000 or more 
1,567 
693,903 
1,672 
530,637 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,014 
151,191 
1,203 
178,969 
$250,000 or more 
553 
542,712 
469 
351,668 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Texas 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
