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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
901 
(X) 
813 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
20,856 
(X) 
15,825 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.3 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
27 
5 
16 
5 
$500 to $999 
35 
25 
33 
24 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
211 
563 
216 
609 
$5,000 to $9,999 
133 
986 
186 
1,308 
$10,000 to $24,999 
256 
3,918 
195 
3,085 
$25,000 or more 
239 
15,359 
167 
10,793 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
4,480 
102 
3,640 
$50,000 to $99,999 
87 
5,592 
41 
2,867 
$100,000 or more 
29 
5,288 
24 
4,286 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
19,422 
(X) 
18,468 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
944,912 
(X) 
545,888 
percent of total 
(X) 
13.0 
(X) 
12.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
617 
136 
974 
218 
$500 to $999 
630 
416 
831 
581 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
3,416 
9,552 
3,824 
10,260 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,730 
18,009 
2,450 
17,287 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,512 
53,996 
4,167 
67,433 
$25,000 or more 
8,517 
862,803 
6,222 
450,109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,102 
109,805 
2,919 
101,097 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,510 
171,035 
1,946 
133,276 
$100,000 or more 
2,905 
581,963 
1,357 
215,737 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
30,961 
4,555,217 
31,970 
2,589,025 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
147,128 
(X) 
80,983 
Farms with net gains ^ 
22,882 
4,819,310 
25,174 
2,700,532 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
210,616 
(X) 
107,275 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
687 
349 
1,029 
494 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
6,949 
3,489 
10,194 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
14,133 
2,642 
19,439 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
57,943 
4,142 
68,672 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
92,843 
3,389 
122,187 
$50,000 or more 
11,806 
4,647,092 
10,483 
2,479,547 
Farms with net losses 
8,079 
264,093 
6,796 
111,507 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
32,689 
(X) 
16,408 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
687 
317 
922 
465 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
5,522 
2,350 
6,539 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
1 1 ,848 
1,292 
9,266 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
33,034 
1,225 
19,524 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
24,459 
561 
19,625 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
188,911 
446 
56,089 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
30,961 
4,418,583 
31,970 
2,474,353 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
142,714 
(X) 
77,396 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
22,786 
4,692,404 
25,046 
2,593,654 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
205,934 
(X) 
103,556 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
692 
354 
1,048 
506 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,434 
6,976 
3,503 
10,255 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,912 
14,086 
2,647 
19,500 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,508 
58,372 
4,196 
69,342 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,535 
92,187 
3,418 
123,412 
$50,000 or more 
11,705 
4,520,428 
10,234 
2,370,639 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
8,175 
273,820 
6,924 
119,300 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
33,495 
(X) 
17,230 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
691 
320 
922 
463 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,934 
5,556 
2,353 
6,559 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,633 
1 1 ,893 
1,336 
9,562 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,129 
33,391 
1,237 
19,774 
$25,000 to $49,999 
730 
25,152 
591 
20,628 
$50,000 or more 
1,058 
197,509 
485 
62,314 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
