Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
144 
99 
60 
47 
81 
261 
$1,000 
594 
278 
74 
43 
129 
464 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
53 
35 
41 
33 
44 
132 
$1,000 to $4,999 
55 
52 
15 
12 
32 
107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
33 
12 
4 
2 
5 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
920 
928 
534 
448 
511 
2,247 
$1,000 
6,498 
8,278 
4,197 
3,671 
3,363 
29,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
533 
509 
299 
258 
279 
880 
$5,000 to $24,999 
347 
354 
214 
166 
217 
1,227 
$25,000 to $99,999 
40 
60 
18 
20 
15 
122 
$100,000 or more 
- 
5 
3 
4 
" 
18 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
612 
673 
402 
335 
415 
1,864 
$1,000 
4,973 
7,016 
3,601 
3,071 
2,737 
26,567 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
86 
86 
60 
55 
81 
138 
$1,000 to $4,999 
209 
220 
139 
118 
135 
507 
$5,000 to $24,999 
287 
310 
184 
144 
185 
1,098 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
39 
8 
11 
11 
83 
$50,000 or more 
6 
18 
11 
7 
3 
38 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
615 
529 
290 
243 
242 
1,085 
$1,000 
1,525 
1,263 
596 
600 
626 
2,936 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
216 
212 
146 
104 
94 
271 
$1,000 to $4,999 
336 
256 
110 
102 
104 
657 
$5,000 to $24,999 
63 
60 
34 
37 
44 
155 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,840 
2,297 
1,811 
1,621 
1,810 
7,714 
$1,000 
5,698 
5,777 
3,391 
3,328 
3,242 
16,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,549 
2,044 
1,712 
1,527 
1,742 
7,062 
$5,000 to $9,999 
206 
192 
80 
75 
50 
459 
$10,000 to $24,999 
69 
56 
16 
14 
15 
169 
$25,000 or more 
16 
5 
3 
5 
3 
24 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,405 
1,541 
1,062 
915 
779 
3,484 
$1,000 
5,944 
4,375 
2,484 
2,333 
2,267 
8,527 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,032 
1,293 
947 
826 
695 
3,165 
$5,000 to $24,999 
354 
238 
105 
78 
70 
299 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
6 
8 
8 
9 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
2 
2 
3 
2 
3 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
37 
47 
21 
16 
10 
38 
$1,000 
135 
92 
27 
21 
70 
57 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,040 
1,099 
688 
598 
487 
2,206 
$1,000 
11,283 
10,224 
4,441 
3,464 
2,504 
13,959 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,053 
2,531 
1,988 
1,747 
1,927 
8,243 
$1,000 
-6,056 
-20,056 
-11,186 
-14,729 
-14,337 
-53,083 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-2,950 
-7,924 
-5,627 
-8,431 
-7,440 
-6,440 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,236 
1,213 
779 
432 
309 
1,972 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,818 
10,761 
7,471 
4,983 
8,570 
22,017 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
19 
58 
107 
144 
136 
190 
$1,000 to $4,999 
139 
311 
380 
242 
119 
470 
$5,000 to $9,999 
197 
370 
199 
18 
28 
362 
$10,000 to $24,999 
524 
386 
66 
17 
14 
516 
$25,000 to $49,999 
294 
68 
16 
3 
5 
265 
$50,000 or more 
63 
20 
11 
8 
7 
169 
Farms with net losses 
number 
817 
1,318 
1,209 
1,315 
1,618 
6,271 
Average net loss 
dollars 
38,906 
25,121 
14,066 
12,838 
10,498 
15,388 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
16 
77 
106 
161 
205 
409 
$1,000 to $4,999 
111 
259 
350 
424 
649 
1,855 
$5,000 to $9,999 
121 
224 
236 
270 
343 
1,598 
$10,000 to $24,999 
243 
413 
344 
300 
312 
1,590 
$25,000 to $49,999 
151 
201 
111 
104 
79 
603 
$50,000 or more 
175 
144 
62 
56 
30 
216 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,053 
2,531 
1,988 
1,747 
1,927 
8,243 
$1,000 
-6,764 
-20,298 
-11,224 
-14,722 
-14,271 
-53,027 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-3,295 
-8,020 
-5,646 
-8,427 
-7,406 
-6,433 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,225 
1,205 
777 
433 
309 
1,974 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,597 
10,698 
7,471 
4,967 
8,569 
22,004 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
19 
60 
106 
147 
136 
192 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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