Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
120 
36 
54 
312 
470 
882 
1,958 
$1,000 
456 
111 
922 
1,651 
3,866 
12,886 
82,149 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
54 
20 
21 
125 
138 
155 
187 
$1,000 to $4,999 
34 
8 
13 
88 
155 
306 
440 
$5,000 to $24,999 
27 
7 
12 
84 
121 
284 
688 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
1 
2 
13 
45 
74 
286 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
6 
2 
11 
63 
357 
Interest expense 
farms 
943 
376 
382 
1,844 
2,436 
3,142 
5,410 
$1,000 
3,941 
1,633 
1,975 
1 1 ,280 
21,779 
49,817 
233,898 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
656 
270 
244 
1,128 
1,119 
888 
717 
$5,000 to $24,999 
273 
106 
126 
663 
1,158 
1,681 
2,176 
$25,000 to $99,999 
14 
- 
11 
46 
153 
529 
2,039 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
7 
6 
44 
478 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
696 
248 
278 
1,238 
1,685 
2,230 
4,004 
$1,000 
2,617 
1,168 
1,442 
7,886 
14,177 
29,016 
126,364 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
147 
48 
58 
208 
153 
111 
126 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
359 
125 
113 
522 
619 
624 
638 
$5,000 to $24,999 
190 
75 
100 
473 
820 
1,217 
1,849 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
6 
23 
83 
202 
778 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
12 
10 
76 
613 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
558 
220 
243 
1,185 
1,701 
2,348 
4,274 
$1,000 
1,324 
465 
533 
3,394 
7,602 
20,801 
107,534 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
269 
112 
110 
479 
342 
261 
192 
$1,000 to $4,999 
228 
82 
105 
546 
878 
863 
846 
$5,000 to $24,999 
59 
26 
28 
152 
455 
1,056 
2,048 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
2 
18 
122 
703 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
6 
8 
46 
485 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,440 
888 
793 
3,735 
3,814 
4,088 
6,134 
$1,000 
4,644 
2,017 
1,794 
9,467 
13,883 
20,532 
67,290 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,261 
795 
727 
3,306 
3,001 
2,668 
2,354 
$5,000 to $9,999 
152 
78 
49 
349 
613 
988 
1,789 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
15 
15 
76 
183 
382 
1,494 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
2 
4 
17 
50 
497 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,020 
421 
387 
2,048 
3,005 
4,062 
6,335 
$1,000 
4,796 
1,281 
2,030 
11,781 
32,571 
82,181 
377,710 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
882 
353 
300 
1,520 
1,613 
1,312 
896 
$5,000 to $24,999 
121 
61 
81 
481 
1,084 
1,550 
1,994 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
5 
1 
27 
239 
824 
1,231 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
2 
1 
16 
51 
308 
1,162 
$100,000 or more 
3 
- 
4 
4 
18 
68 
1,052 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
7 
6 
11 
47 
125 
206 
473 
$1,000 
40 
21 
42 
306 
1,138 
3,117 
16,105 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
966 
424 
382 
1,994 
2,871 
3,911 
6,273 
$1,000 
8,164 
2,938 
3,381 
22,893 
61,031 
165,667 
657,810 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,632 
958 
862 
4,086 
4,237 
4,424 
6,437 
$1,000 
23,036 
15,834 
13,414 
105,839 
273,778 
743,052 
3,333,304 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,752 
16,529 
15,561 
25,903 
64,616 
167,959 
517,835 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,757 
727 
627 
3,057 
3,421 
3,841 
5,780 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,976 
26,189 
28,561 
41,174 
88,862 
202,775 
596,364 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
94 
37 
30 
79 
38 
9 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
556 
91 
119 
357 
184 
49 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
275 
125 
123 
553 
223 
55 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
388 
212 
173 
823 
647 
237 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
274 
146 
101 
522 
596 
356 
148 
$50,000 or more 
170 
116 
81 
723 
1,733 
3,135 
5,469 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
875 
231 
235 
1,029 
816 
583 
657 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,793 
13,876 
19,124 
19,466 
37,034 
61,418 
173,033 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
90 
26 
14 
86 
40 
27 
5 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
259 
69 
60 
251 
117 
62 
35 
$5,000 to $9,999 
177 
38 
54 
217 
127 
64 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
249 
68 
67 
284 
266 
128 
86 
$25,000 to $49,999 
51 
19 
22 
98 
116 
102 
96 
$50,000 or more 
49 
11 
18 
93 
150 
200 
409 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,632 
958 
862 
4,086 
4,237 
4,424 
6,437 
$1,000 
22,289 
15,663 
13,122 
94,620 
264,172 
719,325 
3,242,594 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,469 
16,350 
15,223 
23,157 
62,349 
162,596 
503,743 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,748 
725 
627 
3,049 
3,407 
3,810 
5,750 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,722 
26,034 
28,288 
37,810 
86,635 
198,727 
584,749 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
94 
35 
31 
80 
38 
8 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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