Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
156 
110 
75 
59 
86 
180 
$1,000 
580 
309 
92 
68 
130 
258 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
58 
39 
50 
35 
45 
109 
$1,000 to $4,999 
68 
53 
21 
22 
36 
63 
$5,000 to $24,999 
27 
18 
4 
2 
5 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,049 
1,040 
625 
559 
574 
1,586 
$1,000 
8,117 
9,178 
5,345 
4,016 
4,049 
22,917 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
573 
546 
344 
288 
303 
637 
$5,000 to $24,999 
413 
428 
259 
243 
253 
858 
$25,000 to $99,999 
63 
60 
14 
28 
18 
75 
$100,000 or more 
- 
6 
8 
- 
- 
16 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
736 
764 
486 
433 
477 
1,281 
$1,000 
6,560 
7,866 
4,670 
3,219 
3,389 
20,713 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
88 
88 
66 
61 
84 
113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
240 
244 
173 
138 
155 
334 
$5,000 to $24,999 
361 
373 
227 
216 
223 
750 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
42 
9 
14 
7 
57 
$50,000 or more 
8 
17 
11 
4 
8 
27 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
672 
573 
328 
301 
269 
774 
$1,000 
1,557 
1,312 
675 
798 
659 
2,203 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
243 
226 
148 
117 
108 
170 
$1,000 to $4,999 
368 
284 
145 
132 
118 
482 
$5,000 to $24,999 
61 
63 
35 
52 
43 
120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,221 
2,778 
2,254 
1,974 
2,067 
5,481 
$1,000 
7,101 
7,012 
4,085 
3,925 
3,496 
1 1 ,228 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,877 
2,461 
2,131 
1,856 
1,989 
5,123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
226 
245 
98 
94 
63 
241 
$10,000 to $24,999 
101 
66 
22 
19 
12 
96 
$25,000 or more 
17 
6 
3 
5 
3 
21 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,535 
1,671 
1,176 
988 
866 
2,731 
$1,000 
6,342 
5,084 
2,965 
2,360 
1,919 
6,101 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,162 
1,414 
1,050 
893 
787 
2,516 
$5,000 to $24,999 
348 
243 
113 
85 
71 
204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
9 
8 
9 
6 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
- 
5 
1 
2 
2 
$100,000 or more 
" 
5 
- 
- 
2 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
34 
56 
17 
18 
9 
26 
$1,000 
116 
167 
25 
23 
9 
33 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,183 
1,240 
796 
692 
561 
1,459 
$1,000 
12,516 
10,714 
4,734 
4,324 
2,528 
8,632 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,442 
3,038 
2,457 
2,112 
2,201 
5,891 
$1,000 
-1,344 
-19,146 
-12,242 
-15,382 
-14,294 
-69,562 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-550 
-6,302 
-4,983 
-7,283 
-6,494 
-11,808 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,545 
1,618 
1,111 
605 
410 
374 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,941 
11,445 
8,678 
4,903 
6,862 
27,131 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
24 
61 
136 
161 
177 
94 
$1,000 to $4,999 
157 
382 
502 
365 
164 
88 
$5,000 to $9,999 
227 
500 
316 
23 
34 
59 
$10,000 to $24,999 
685 
557 
106 
36 
20 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
81 
21 
13 
8 
30 
$50,000 or more 
66 
37 
30 
7 
7 
38 
Farms with net losses 
number 
897 
1,420 
1,346 
1,507 
1,791 
5,517 
Average net loss 
dollars 
37,567 
26,524 
16,259 
12,176 
9,552 
14,448 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
26 
84 
117 
172 
229 
344 
$1,000 to $4,999 
126 
281 
392 
489 
700 
1,653 
$5,000 to $9,999 
133 
243 
256 
316 
368 
1,470 
$10,000 to $24,999 
270 
441 
381 
345 
357 
1,385 
$25,000 to $49,999 
163 
210 
117 
133 
96 
519 
$50,000 or more 
179 
161 
83 
52 
41 
146 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,442 
3,038 
2,457 
2,112 
2,201 
5,891 
$1,000 
-1,977 
-19,227 
-12,276 
-15,373 
-14,289 
-69,529 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-810 
-6,329 
-4,996 
-7,279 
-6,492 
-11,803 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,534 
1,610 
1,109 
606 
410 
376 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,805 
11,442 
8,683 
4,892 
6,861 
26,988 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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