Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
640 
418 
343 
1,296 
1,145 
1,138 
1,434 
$1,000 
1,684 
1,171 
1,192 
6,698 
12,222 
22,591 
53,852 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
314 
221 
168 
551 
325 
244 
213 
$1,000 to $4,999 
250 
154 
114 
492 
422 
302 
339 
$5,000 to $24,999 
67 
36 
52 
206 
298 
398 
482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
4 
6 
29 
61 
103 
158 
$50,000 or more 
3 
3 
3 
18 
39 
91 
242 
Interest expense 
farms 
3,974 
2,639 
2,117 
7,402 
6,396 
5,185 
5,856 
$1,000 
26,970 
20,612 
17,200 
66,322 
85,838 
105,609 
231,516 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,436 
1 ,566 
1,211 
4,278 
3,002 
1,889 
1,464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,372 
911 
768 
2,607 
2,600 
2,216 
2,236 
$25,000 to $99,999 
158 
152 
132 
463 
703 
932 
1,703 
$100,000 or more 
8 
10 
6 
54 
91 
148 
453 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,839 
1,795 
1,450 
4,865 
4,015 
3,173 
3,447 
$1,000 
21,116 
15,802 
13,651 
49,348 
55,414 
66,007 
140,588 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
431 
265 
181 
664 
404 
231 
156 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,156 
651 
537 
1,853 
1,328 
910 
612 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,112 
735 
621 
1,931 
1,719 
1,348 
1,474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
107 
119 
67 
261 
364 
406 
550 
$50,000 or more 
33 
25 
44 
156 
200 
278 
655 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
2,078 
1,558 
1,212 
4,554 
4,239 
3,719 
4,510 
$1,000 
5,854 
4,810 
3,550 
16,974 
30,423 
39,603 
90,928 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
829 
672 
485 
1,557 
1,012 
592 
466 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
958 
682 
548 
2,184 
1,882 
1,325 
1,224 
$5,000 to $24,999 
275 
189 
162 
734 
1,156 
1,476 
1,794 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
8 
12 
47 
114 
214 
595 
$50,000 or more 
7 
7 
5 
32 
75 
112 
431 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
14,058 
9,825 
6,822 
22,720 
15,835 
10,072 
9,696 
$1,000 
24,439 
19,126 
13,851 
55,149 
55,983 
54,128 
123,660 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,182 
9,070 
6,262 
20,329 
12,932 
6,742 
4,364 
$5,000 to $9,999 
656 
562 
416 
1,676 
1,974 
2,069 
2,330 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
196 
168 
130 
600 
747 
1,035 
1,939 
$25,000 or more 
24 
25 
14 
115 
182 
226 
1,063 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
6,520 
4,906 
3,636 
12,962 
10,700 
7,950 
8,965 
$1,000 
22,066 
34,532 
13,084 
126,101 
173,046 
192,751 
452,221 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,871 
4,344 
3,248 
10,821 
7,444 
4,199 
3,269 
$5,000 to $24,999 
531 
459 
332 
1,735 
2,389 
2,352 
2,848 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
50 
36 
218 
495 
707 
1,109 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
26 
9 
90 
207 
419 
895 
$100,000 or more 
19 
27 
11 
98 
165 
273 
844 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
208 
107 
110 
503 
927 
1,235 
1,456 
$1,000 
617 
229 
378 
2,408 
10,407 
26,529 
61,644 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
5,698 
4,150 
3,301 
11,425 
9,587 
7,505 
8,460 
$1,000 
48,986 
46,686 
31,235 
146,027 
192,333 
245,882 
531,144 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
14,820 
10,449 
7,287 
24,266 
17,309 
11,139 
10,810 
$1,000 
10,881 
49,459 
8,373 
182,480 
309,211 
624,294 
1,261,566 
Average per farm 
dollars 
734 
4,733 
1,149 
7,520 
17,864 
56,046 
116,704 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
5,161 
3,838 
2,824 
10,635 
8,693 
6,193 
6,027 
Average net gain 
dollars 
27,171 
41,375 
30,963 
46,572 
78,277 
157,280 
331,935 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
643 
404 
280 
727 
317 
139 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,815 
1,143 
769 
2,244 
1,098 
445 
211 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,035 
772 
613 
2,081 
1,156 
460 
288 
$10,000 to $24,999 
883 
860 
593 
2,718 
2,100 
1,117 
638 
$25,000 to $49,999 
402 
325 
265 
1,357 
1,530 
1,100 
812 
$50,000 or more 
383 
334 
304 
1,508 
2,492 
2,932 
4,028 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
9,659 
6,611 
4,463 
13,631 
8,616 
4,946 
4,783 
Average net loss 
dollars 
13,392 
16,539 
1 7,71 6 
22,949 
43,088 
70,712 
154,506 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
830 
505 
309 
790 
359 
139 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,783 
1,902 
1,154 
2,885 
1,344 
538 
249 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,300 
1,472 
935 
2,702 
1,512 
563 
332 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,546 
1,700 
1,268 
4,112 
2,245 
1,155 
799 
$25,000 to $49,999 
784 
680 
515 
1,889 
1,508 
935 
838 
$50,000 or more 
416 
352 
282 
1,253 
1,648 
1,616 
2,487 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
14,820 
10,449 
7,287 
24,266 
17,309 
11,139 
10,810 
$1,000 
-13,794 
16,353 
-8,443 
117,879 
250,229 
502,948 
1,048,969 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-931 
1,565 
-1,159 
4,858 
14,457 
45,152 
97,037 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
5,129 
3,808 
2,793 
10,537 
8,571 
6,048 
5,907 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,650 
33,554 
25,524 
41,372 
72,134 
143,860 
309,915 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
636 
405 
291 
737 
299 
141 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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