Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
4,109 
30 
80 
59 
63 
45 
$1,000 
102,962 
279 
145 
127 
147 
222 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
845 
18 
34 
41 
33 
19 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,137 
1 
40 
10 
25 
17 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,256 
10 
6 
7 
4 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
428 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
443 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,125 
261 
909 
365 
533 
524 
$1,000 
334,271 
569 
3,796 
1,380 
1,970 
2,234 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,913 
235 
650 
266 
372 
368 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,857 
24 
243 
95 
159 
153 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,817 
2 
15 
4 
1 
3 
$100,000 or more 
538 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
12,292 
170 
691 
277 
390 
385 
$1,000 
189,874 
208 
2,674 
1,113 
1,487 
1,722 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,419 
113 
198 
62 
107 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,831 
49 
301 
135 
171 
175 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,226 
7 
185 
80 
111 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,102 
1 
6 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
714 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
12,006 
155 
517 
191 
305 
309 
$1,000 
144,397 
361 
1,122 
267 
484 
512 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,512 
76 
253 
107 
166 
145 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,186 
62 
227 
82 
119 
148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
16 
34 
1 
19 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
851 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 or more 
547 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
28,617 
633 
2,508 
973 
1,348 
1,263 
$1,000 
129,909 
461 
3,400 
1,687 
2,198 
2,535 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
21,521 
615 
2,420 
920 
1,284 
1,170 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,293 
17 
82 
43 
57 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,230 
1 
5 
10 
7 
15 
$25,000 or more 
573 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,415 
334 
1,248 
459 
531 
565 
$1,000 
526,330 
2,396 
4,502 
2,220 
3,210 
1,652 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,594 
262 
1,101 
412 
454 
489 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,730 
55 
123 
43 
67 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,358 
5 
5 
- 
8 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,573 
10 
15 
2 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
2 
4 
2 
2 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
901 
- 
9 
3 
4 
10 
$1,000 
20,856 
- 
41 
10 
21 
14 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
19,422 
301 
933 
350 
469 
548 
$1,000 
944,912 
5,187 
7,627 
2,383 
3,441 
4,390 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
30,961 
689 
2,711 
1,063 
1,455 
1,407 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
13,705 
6,008 
5,432 
6,850 
14,964 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,128 
19,891 
2,216 
5,110 
4,708 
10,636 
Farms with net gains ^ 
.... number 
22,882 
285 
1,083 
571 
864 
869 
Average net gain 
dollars 
210,616 
72,304 
23,228 
17,567 
16,192 
23,029 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
36 
173 
53 
80 
57 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
62 
304 
182 
282 
220 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
38 
132 
83 
148 
134 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
41 
289 
150 
202 
216 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
40 
109 
44 
83 
135 
$50,000 or more 
11,806 
68 
76 
59 
69 
107 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
8,079 
404 
1,628 
492 
591 
538 
Average net loss 
dollars 
32,689 
17,084 
11,761 
9,347 
12,080 
9,382 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
34 
147 
55 
85 
78 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
104 
494 
154 
175 
141 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
110 
401 
104 
160 
146 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
108 
470 
150 
109 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
25 
85 
27 
37 
36 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
23 
31 
2 
25 
4 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
30,961 
689 
2,711 
1,063 
1,455 
1,407 
$1,000 
4,418,583 
13,695 
6,019 
5,428 
6,813 
14,841 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,714 
19,877 
2,220 
5,107 
4,682 
10,548 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
22,786 
285 
1,081 
571 
864 
869 
Average net gain 
dollars 
205,934 
72,271 
23,267 
17,561 
16,204 
22,882 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
692 
36 
175 
53 
80 
61 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
