Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
11,255 
590 
2,204 
696 
606 
745 
$1,000 
109,047 
840 
3,599 
1,251 
2,332 
1,615 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,894 
379 
1,331 
379 
365 
404 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,713 
173 
724 
282 
193 
268 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,858 
38 
138 
29 
47 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
383 
- 
7 
5 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
407 
- 
4 
1 
1 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
65,779 
3,641 
14,778 
4,216 
4,550 
5,025 
$1,000 
734,330 
14,993 
77,175 
26,321 
29,463 
32,312 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
36,820 
2,630 
9,596 
2,666 
2,959 
3,123 
$5,000 to $24,999 
23,048 
971 
4,863 
1,403 
1,401 
1,700 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,107 
39 
311 
139 
185 
190 
$100,000 or more 
804 
1 
8 
8 
5 
12 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
45,951 
2,752 
1 1 ,508 
3,211 
3,315 
3,581 
$1,000 
508,885 
1 1 ,469 
63,453 
22,180 
23,560 
26,298 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,730 
745 
1,964 
528 
573 
588 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
17,454 
1,173 
5,113 
1,328 
1,423 
1,370 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,788 
813 
4,189 
1,228 
1,168 
1,450 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,453 
18 
205 
96 
117 
143 
$50,000 or more 
1,526 
3 
37 
31 
34 
30 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
37,625 
1,804 
6,844 
2,026 
2,391 
2,690 
$1,000 
225,445 
3,525 
13,722 
4,141 
5,903 
6,014 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
13,315 
881 
3,448 
1,026 
1,130 
1,217 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,446 
793 
2,795 
852 
1,011 
1,192 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,113 
121 
571 
134 
231 
270 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,056 
8 
24 
9 
9 
7 
$50,000 or more 
695 
1 
6 
5 
10 
4 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
235,242 
19,722 
70,313 
18,135 
18,581 
19,463 
$1,000 
553,870 
25,089 
96,965 
26,122 
27,545 
31,811 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
212,278 
19,016 
67,205 
17,246 
17,646 
18,284 
$5,000 to $9,999 
15,283 
615 
2,605 
740 
755 
885 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,945 
87 
467 
138 
168 
270 
$25,000 or more 
1,736 
4 
36 
11 
12 
24 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
112,929 
7,459 
25,735 
7,358 
7,974 
8,764 
$1,000 
1,186,370 
19,575 
62,255 
26,098 
35,879 
28,761 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
91,694 
6,828 
23,753 
6,773 
7,249 
7,895 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,698 
546 
1,673 
504 
611 
718 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,124 
43 
207 
32 
65 
88 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,846 
28 
61 
18 
26 
42 
$100,000 or more 
1,567 
14 
41 
31 
23 
21 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
5,317 
63 
305 
109 
119 
175 
$1,000 
103,612 
177 
498 
165 
230 
329 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
94,120 
4,707 
19,001 
5,997 
6,729 
7,560 
$1,000 
1,540,070 
27,405 
116,919 
40,796 
50,655 
62,000 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
248,809 
20,825 
72,856 
19,018 
19,480 
20,550 
$1,000 
1,965,736 
-76,669 
-295,559 
-18,366 
-37,566 
-52,367 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,901 
-3,682 
-4,057 
-966 
-1,928 
-2,548 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
78,713 
3,931 
14,523 
4,762 
5,656 
6,470 
Average net gain 
dollars 
66,629 
19,054 
15,980 
27,186 
21,521 
23,120 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,647 
989 
4,164 
1,008 
971 
955 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
21,640 
1,536 
5,785 
1,945 
2,266 
2,383 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,976 
557 
1,918 
791 
1,050 
1,255 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,212 
436 
1,488 
578 
754 
1,047 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,467 
173 
587 
201 
313 
402 
$50,000 or more 
13,771 
240 
581 
239 
302 
428 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
170,096 
16,894 
58,333 
14,256 
13,824 
14,080 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,276 
8,972 
9,045 
10,369 
1 1 ,523 
14,343 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
14,895 
1,801 
6,177 
1,433 
1,298 
1,176 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
53,748 
6,677 
22,399 
4,974 
4,556 
4,287 
$5,000 to $9,999 
39,020 
4,263 
14,792 
3,450 
3,333 
3,366 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38,534 
3,223 
1 1 ,309 
3,221 
3,347 
3,609 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13,735 
703 
2,800 
906 
972 
1,205 
$50,000 or more 
10,164 
227 
856 
272 
318 
437 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
248,809 
20,825 
72,856 
19,018 
19,480 
20,550 
$1,000 
1 ,272,223 
-78,520 
-340,939 
-55,031 
-76,756 
-90,672 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,113 
-3,770 
-4,680 
-2,894 
-3,940 
-4,412 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
78,047 
3,937 
14,507 
4,753 
5,625 
6,432 
Average net gain 
dollars 
59,196 
18,740 
12,953 
19,630 
14,698 
1 7,456 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,692 
998 
4,168 
1,005 
996 
967 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
