Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
9,374 
(X) 
8,094 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
177,138 
(X) 
89,324 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.4 
(X) 
2.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,490 
701 
1,480 
704 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,979 
7,478 
2,948 
7,501 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,416 
9,758 
1,342 
9,210 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,727 
26,759 
1,444 
21,882 
$25,000 to $49,999 
977 
33,681 
581 
19,643 
$50,000 or more 
785 
98,761 
299 
30,383 
$50,000 to $99,999 
489 
32,493 
205 
13,527 
$100,000 or more 
296 
66,268 
94 
16,856 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
15,102 
(X) 
14,636 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
938,732 
(X) 
573,719 
percent of total 
(X) 
12.9 
(X) 
13.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
528 
142 
460 
111 
$500 to $999 
471 
325 
456 
326 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,277 
6,393 
2,611 
7,202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,588 
11,393 
1,858 
13,258 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,912 
49,017 
3,127 
51,273 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,464 
89,142 
2,638 
93,203 
$50,000 or more 
4,862 
782,321 
3,486 
408,346 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
4,109 
(X) 
3,407 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
102,962 
(X) 
45,619 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
485 
109 
372 
88 
$500 to $999 
360 
239 
330 
227 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
2,695 
1,114 
2,755 
$5,000 to $9,999 
576 
3,915 
508 
3,399 
$10,000 to $24,999 
680 
10,867 
634 
9,727 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
14,764 
259 
8,694 
$50,000 or more 
443 
70,372 
190 
20,730 
Interest expense farms 
17,125 
(X) 
14,137 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
334,271 
(X) 
258,449 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.6 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,229 
934 
1,151 
530 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,684 
12,507 
3,504 
9,552 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,231 
22,683 
2,575 
18,374 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
3,626 
56,594 
3,845 
61,609 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,891 
65,626 
1,952 
66,828 
$50,000 to $99,999 
926 
62,492 
835 
55,226 
$100,000 or more 
538 
113,436 
275 
46,329 
Secured by real estate farms 
12,292 
(X) 
10,305 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
189,874 
(X) 
129,772 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.6 
(X) 
3.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
594 
842 
398 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
10,612 
3,224 
8,939 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,638 
18,282 
2,357 
16,529 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
2,588 
39,628 
2,565 
39,019 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
37,373 
958 
31,915 
$50,000 to $99,999 
490 
32,161 
261 
17,085 
$100,000 or more 
224 
51,223 
98 
15,888 
Not secured by real estate farms 
12,006 
(X) 
10,446 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
144,397 
(X) 
128,676 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.0 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
965 
1,611 
704 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
10,444 
3,214 
8,399 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,919 
13,222 
1,862 
12,904 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,991 
30,205 
2,426 
37,315 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
28,453 
877 
29,804 
$50,000 to $99,999 
361 
24,748 
360 
23,260 
$100,000 or more 
186 
36,360 
96 
16,290 
Property taxes paid farms 
28,617 
(X) 
28,777 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
129,909 
(X) 
110,963 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
2.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,665 
922 
3,838 
978 
$500 to $999 
3,547 
2,605 
3,569 
2,599 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,309 
35,934 
14,673 
37,336 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
29,298 
4,422 
29,918 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
32,549 
1,969 
27,420 
$25,000 or more 
573 
28,601 
306 
12,710 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
20,415 
(X) 
19,135 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
526,330 
(X) 
321,157 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.2 
(X) 
7.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,524 
1,542 
3,206 
1,439 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,070 
14,415 
5,544 
14,148 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,619 
18,328 
2,997 
21,031 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,111 
48,983 
3,976 
63,945 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
82,543 
1,984 
68,490 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
108,161 
970 
65,872 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
252,359 
458 
86,231 
$100,000 to $249,999 
928 
138,614 
395 
57,259 
$250,000 or more 
232 
113,745 
63 
28,972 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Dakota 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
