Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
5,317 
(X) 
4,431 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
103,612 
(X) 
104,547 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.4 
(X) 
0.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
432 
104 
267 
66 
$500 to $999 
403 
276 
243 
180 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,597 
4,072 
1,136 
3,020 
$5,000 to $9,999 
702 
4,946 
629 
4,448 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,018 
15,936 
992 
15,790 
$25,000 or more 
1,165 
78,278 
1,164 
81,043 
$25,000 to $49,999 
639 
21,707 
595 
20,800 
$50,000 to $99,999 
346 
23,553 
378 
25,130 
$100,000 or more 
180 
33,018 
191 
35,113 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
94,120 
(X) 
93,398 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,540,070 
(X) 
1 ,467,205 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
6,306 
1,652 
7,327 
1,907 
$500 to $999 
6,755 
4,571 
7,663 
5,361 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
33,591 
84,348 
34,866 
88,090 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17,551 
118,419 
16,156 
110,615 
$10,000 to $24,999 
16,455 
249,657 
15,101 
230,781 
$25,000 or more 
13,462 
1,081,424 
12,285 
1,030,451 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,424 
253,320 
6,294 
214,613 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,589 
238,900 
3,354 
228,261 
$100,000 or more 
2,449 
589,203 
2,637 
587,576 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
248,809 
1,965,736 
247,437 
3,167,114 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,901 
(X) 
12,800 
Farms with net gains ^ 
78,713 
5,244,574 
82,282 
5,487,751 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
66,629 
(X) 
66,694 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
10,647 
4,989 
11,045 
5,143 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,640 
58,062 
22,999 
61,716 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,976 
85,736 
12,370 
88,658 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,212 
212,215 
13,778 
220,216 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,467 
262,795 
7,094 
250,727 
$50,000 or more 
13,771 
4,620,778 
14,996 
4,861,291 
Farms with net losses 
170,096 
3,278,839 
165,155 
2,320,637 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,276 
(X) 
14,051 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
14,895 
7,591 
16,521 
8,555 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53,748 
154,719 
60,593 
171,659 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39,020 
281,218 
36,787 
263,128 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38,534 
600,350 
33,098 
513,021 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,735 
471 ,933 
10,873 
372,473 
$50,000 or more 
10,164 
1,763,026 
7,283 
991,803 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
248,809 
1 ,272,223 
247,437 
2,689,662 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,113 
(X) 
10,870 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
78,047 
4,620,107 
81,557 
5,058,984 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
59,196 
(X) 
62,030 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
10,692 
5,012 
11,054 
5,145 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,621 
57,969 
22,994 
61,661 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 1 ,932 
85,507 
12,363 
88,640 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,306 
213,746 
13,850 
221,544 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,518 
265,047 
7,269 
256,809 
$50,000 or more 
12,978 
3,992,826 
14,027 
4,425,185 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
170,762 
3,347,885 
165,880 
2,369,322 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,606 
(X) 
14,283 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
14,866 
7,569 
16,544 
8,562 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53,810 
154,917 
60,688 
171,940 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39,125 
282,001 
36,908 
263,980 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38,643 
602,359 
33,232 
515,359 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,867 
476,982 
11,027 
378,218 
$50,000 or more 
10,451 
1,824,057 
7,481 
1,031,264 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
