Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 ' - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
137 
94 
56 
25 
25 
303 
$1,000 
385 
214 
89 
20 
13 
244 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
58 
39 
45 
20 
24 
199 
$1,000 to $4,999 
48 
46 
8 
3 
1 
102 
$5,000 to $24,999 
31 
8 
3 
2 
- 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
896 
804 
468 
351 
300 
3,481 
$1,000 
5,145 
4,243 
1,908 
1,297 
1,550 
15,205 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
529 
509 
357 
261 
206 
2,378 
$5,000 to $24,999 
344 
271 
106 
83 
90 
1,071 
$25,000 to $99,999 
23 
24 
5 
7 
2 
30 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
628 
588 
315 
239 
206 
2,744 
$1,000 
3,490 
3,224 
1,437 
1,006 
1,223 
12,759 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
87 
72 
78 
77 
44 
706 
$1,000 to $4,999 
307 
313 
151 
88 
93 
1,109 
$5,000 to $24,999 
221 
185 
81 
72 
65 
899 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
17 
5 
2 
2 
24 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
6 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
624 
466 
293 
209 
184 
1,869 
$1,000 
1,655 
1,019 
471 
291 
326 
2,447 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
201 
189 
179 
115 
103 
974 
$1,000 to $4,999 
322 
224 
94 
84 
65 
883 
$5,000 to $24,999 
100 
53 
20 
10 
16 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,584 
1,630 
1,162 
902 
720 
9,401 
$1,000 
3,647 
3,305 
1,905 
1,586 
1,130 
20,355 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,428 
1,496 
1,093 
854 
691 
8,592 
$5,000 to $9,999 
132 
106 
68 
30 
23 
650 
$10,000 to $24,999 
24 
28 
- 
18 
2 
151 
$25,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
8 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,237 
1,119 
676 
496 
381 
3,142 
$1,000 
3,979 
3,314 
1,165 
871 
574 
7,467 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,032 
964 
621 
459 
358 
2,811 
$5,000 to $24,999 
189 
138 
52 
35 
23 
318 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
10 
3 
2 
- 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
21 
14 
12 
4 
2 
19 
$1,000 
101 
59 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
67 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
976 
833 
530 
415 
239 
3,379 
$1,000 
10,613 
7,018 
3,135 
1,899 
1,384 
16,899 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,817 
1,816 
1,275 
976 
778 
9,669 
$1,000 
22,075 
5,433 
884 
85 
-1,039 
68,321 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,149 
2,991 
694 
88 
-1,336 
7,066 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,343 
1,112 
699 
443 
276 
5,887 
Average net gain 
dollars 
25,404 
18,883 
12,663 
1 1 ,845 
13,206 
17,832 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
25 
47 
53 
62 
42 
436 
$1,000 to $4,999 
104 
138 
195 
146 
95 
1,625 
$5,000 to $9,999 
143 
248 
167 
65 
34 
1,116 
$10,000 to $24,999 
540 
451 
178 
118 
64 
1,545 
$25,000 to $49,999 
415 
168 
83 
32 
22 
719 
$50,000 or more 
116 
60 
23 
20 
19 
446 
Farms with net losses 
number 
474 
704 
576 
533 
502 
3,782 
Average net loss 
dollars 
25,406 
22,110 
13,832 
9,684 
9,330 
9,692 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
21 
34 
40 
49 
60 
464 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
78 
133 
146 
175 
160 
1,125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
97 
133 
120 
154 
121 
909 
$10,000 to $24,999 
128 
238 
194 
106 
127 
1,082 
$25,000 to $49,999 
82 
100 
57 
40 
25 
156 
$50,000 or more 
68 
66 
19 
9 
9 
46 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,817 
1,816 
1,275 
976 
778 
9,669 
$1,000 
21,845 
5,387 
830 
75 
-1,034 
68,388 
Average per farm 
dollars 
12,022 
2,966 
651 
77 
-1,330 
7,073 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,335 
1,112 
696 
441 
276 
5,888 
Average net gain 
dollars 
25,429 
18,861 
12,682 
1 1 ,876 
13,205 
17,830 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
25 
47 
58 
62 
42 
437 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
North Dakota 87 
