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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
59 
33 
21 
147 
214 
294 
1,194 
$1,000 
219 
108 
582 
712 
1,605 
2,768 
24,124 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
21 
18 
8 
50 
55 
53 
136 
$1,000 to $4,999 
29 
13 
9 
60 
69 
109 
318 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9 
- 
2 
35 
74 
111 
460 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
2 
- 
- 
9 
13 
167 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
2 
7 
8 
113 
Interest expense 
farms 
477 
231 
206 
990 
1,198 
1,421 
4,416 
$1,000 
4,712 
2,322 
1,282 
10,174 
14,729 
20,409 
141,383 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
214 
127 
107 
461 
506 
541 
1,119 
$5,000 to $24,999 
241 
85 
96 
451 
560 
652 
1,818 
$25,000 to $99,999 
19 
17 
3 
74 
121 
212 
1,221 
$100,000 or more 
3 
2 
" 
4 
11 
16 
258 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
356 
166 
144 
697 
866 
973 
3,097 
$1,000 
4,006 
2,014 
1,017 
8,187 
10,889 
14,932 
99,548 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
28 
23 
19 
59 
82 
52 
143 
$1,000 to $4,999 
103 
50 
43 
191 
246 
258 
550 
$5,000 to $24,999 
206 
75 
82 
381 
434 
500 
1,382 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
13 
- 
56 
74 
126 
566 
$50,000 or more 
4 
5 
- 
10 
30 
37 
456 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
279 
132 
116 
603 
770 
1,015 
3,171 
$1,000 
705 
308 
265 
1,987 
3,840 
5,477 
41,835 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
91 
40 
37 
181 
198 
221 
351 
$1,000 to $4,999 
157 
78 
64 
324 
367 
484 
1,081 
$5,000 to $24,999 
30 
14 
15 
92 
177 
277 
1,288 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
5 
25 
23 
309 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
10 
142 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,228 
609 
506 
2,370 
2,314 
2,509 
6,110 
$1,000 
2,452 
1,378 
1,340 
6,306 
8,984 
13,489 
74,688 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,142 
549 
437 
2,007 
1,801 
1,677 
1,981 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
44 
57 
283 
316 
540 
1,795 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7 
16 
9 
75 
173 
244 
1,769 
$25,000 or more 
5 
- 
3 
5 
24 
48 
565 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
676 
363 
290 
1,361 
1,578 
1,991 
5,907 
$1,000 
3,060 
1,181 
1,283 
8,032 
13,958 
30,054 
183,018 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
564 
301 
237 
964 
965 
1,033 
1,484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
102 
58 
48 
356 
510 
738 
2,376 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
3 
2 
26 
61 
136 
967 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
1 
2 
6 
32 
53 
726 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
9 
10 
31 
354 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
12 
12 
5 
55 
98 
129 
474 
$1,000 
38 
42 
21 
277 
718 
1,212 
8,933 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
502 
270 
256 
1,147 
1,302 
1,690 
5,577 
$1,000 
3,804 
2,272 
2,662 
14,623 
23,552 
41,083 
279,771 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
$1,000 
-4,549 
-755 
2,145 
30,914 
59,130 
131,861 
1,011,444 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,350 
-1,127 
3,893 
11,826 
23,098 
47,586 
156,063 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
496 
253 
267 
1,406 
1,626 
1,914 
5,037 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,707 
25,001 
29,691 
40,990 
62,136 
92,561 
245,130 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
44 
10 
15 
62 
37 
25 
19 
$1,000 to $4,999 
156 
68 
53 
246 
159 
98 
88 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
37 
49 
272 
184 
126 
104 
$10,000 to $24,999 
108 
66 
72 
337 
477 
312 
366 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
36 
46 
226 
319 
411 
531 
$50,000 or more 
52 
36 
32 
263 
450 
942 
3,929 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
862 
417 
284 
1,208 
934 
857 
1,444 
Average net loss 
dollars 
17,192 
16,980 
20,360 
22,118 
44,864 
52,860 
154,621 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
82 
31 
15 
89 
45 
28 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
218 
110 
57 
241 
171 
115 
84 
$5,000 to $9,999 
179 
78 
86 
238 
143 
118 
83 
$10,000 to $24,999 
248 
129 
67 
336 
251 
222 
296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83 
43 
35 
192 
167 
166 
249 
$50,000 or more 
52 
26 
24 
112 
157 
208 
712 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
$1,000 
-4,993 
-878 
2,052 
19,083 
36,535 
110,995 
918,827 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,677 
-1,310 
3,725 
7,300 
14,271 
40,056 
141,772 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
492 
251 
268 
1,395 
1,610 
1,893 
4,947 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,187 
24,767 
29,191 
33,089 
49,554 
83,876 
233,705 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
46 
10 
15 
64 
40 
26 
22 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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