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 
16,020 
(X) 
1 1 ,359 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
135,685 
(X) 
97,625 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.2 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,750 
1,889 
3,847 
1,469 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,588 
14,105 
3,931 
9,644 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,451 
17,078 
1,578 
10,996 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,191 
33,182 
1,353 
20,421 
$25,000 to $49,999 
646 
22,232 
375 
12,603 
$50,000 or more 
394 
47,198 
275 
42,493 
$50,000 to $99,999 
278 
18,943 
176 
1 1 ,756 
$100,000 or more 
116 
28,256 
99 
30,737 
Cash rent for land, buildings. 
and grazing fees farms 
14,329 
(X) 
12,729 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
180,008 
(X) 
148,292 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
3.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,957 
508 
1,903 
474 
$500 to $999 
1,457 
1,013 
1,339 
916 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
4,770 
12,012 
4,169 
10,325 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,151 
15,136 
1,889 
13,205 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,513 
39,084 
2,267 
35,301 
$25,000 to $49,999 
784 
26,660 
668 
22,413 
$50,000 or more 
697 
85,595 
494 
65,657 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
4,685 
(X) 
3,129 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
28,417 
(X) 
18,660 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,326 
290 
940 
214 
$500 to $999 
744 
508 
469 
321 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1,787 
3,816 
1,093 
2,443 
$5,000 to $9,999 
382 
2,654 
301 
2,077 
$10,000 to $24,999 
300 
4,570 
207 
3,051 
$25,000 to $49,999 
74 
2,537 
67 
2,222 
$50,000 or more 
72 
14,042 
52 
8,333 
Interest expense farms 
21,981 
(X) 
17,056 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
257,009 
(X) 
220,775 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.3 
(X) 
4.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,297 
1,594 
2,252 
1,058 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,327 
19,666 
5,348 
14,454 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,417 
31,429 
3,586 
25,313 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
4,709 
72,146 
3,783 
58,458 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,447 
49,331 
1,430 
47,876 
$50,000 to $99,999 
571 
38,905 
471 
31,852 
$100,000 or more 
213 
43,938 
186 
41 ,764 
Secured by real estate farms 
16,632 
(X) 
13,390 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
198,016 
(X) 
1 64,776 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.3 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,124 
1,073 
1,583 
731 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,330 
14,428 
4,347 
1 1 ,720 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,720 
26,338 
2,895 
20,277 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
3,810 
57,432 
3,099 
46,947 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,047 
36,041 
1,021 
34,111 
$50,000 to $99,999 
448 
29,869 
324 
21,579 
$100,000 or more 
153 
32,836 
121 
29,411 
Not secured by real estate farms 
12,836 
(X) 
10,361 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
58,993 
(X) 
56,000 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,047 
1,770 
3,445 
1,409 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
5,741 
14,256 
4,170 
10,214 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,755 
11,895 
1,448 
9,832 
$10,000 to $24,999 
989 
14,651 
922 
13,733 
$25,000 to $49,999 
205 
6,738 
258 
8,348 
$50,000 to $99,999 
72 
4,776 
83 
5,855 
$100,000 or more 
27 
4,908 
35 
6,610 
Property taxes paid farms 
55,523 
(X) 
56,634 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
229,885 
(X) 
211,603 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.8 
(X) 
4.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,328 
856 
4,489 
1,104 
$500 to $999 
4,398 
3,279 
5,060 
3,766 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
33,821 
89,002 
35,442 
90,588 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,038 
67,016 
8,323 
55,490 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,420 
47,483 
2,848 
39,842 
$25,000 or more 
518 
22,249 
472 
20,814 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
33,424 
(X) 
31,282 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
430,573 
(X) 
434,697 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.1 
(X) 
8.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,343 
4,392 
10,312 
4,484 
$1,000 to $4,999 
12,510 
29,306 
10,938 
25,899 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,392 
30,525 
3,802 
26,216 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,713 
57,331 
3,476 
53,351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,342 
46,354 
1,430 
49,597 
$50,000 to $99,999 
670 
44,990 
762 
52,166 
$100,000 or more 
454 
217,674 
562 
222,983 
$100,000 to $249,999 
305 
45,856 
389 
58,289 
$250,000 or more 
149 
171,818 
173 
164,694 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Pennsylvania 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
