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 
93 
60 
52 
304 
577 
631 
1,108 
$1,000 
349 
166 
117 
1,616 
5,331 
8,262 
33,236 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
43 
35 
26 
118 
157 
126 
190 
$1,000 to $4,999 
30 
14 
22 
85 
215 
210 
300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18 
11 
4 
92 
155 
192 
320 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
- 
4 
31 
65 
137 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
5 
19 
38 
161 
Interest expense 
farms 
856 
461 
440 
2,103 
2,851 
3,086 
4,527 
$1,000 
6,218 
3,302 
3,339 
19,932 
42,026 
70,376 
223,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
477 
250 
247 
964 
922 
699 
585 
$5,000 to $24,999 
340 
192 
173 
989 
1,430 
1,457 
1,810 
$25,000 to $99,999 
37 
18 
19 
144 
477 
848 
1,588 
$100,000 or more 
2 
1 
1 
6 
22 
82 
544 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
636 
326 
323 
1,524 
2,150 
2,439 
3,448 
$1,000 
4,927 
2,379 
2,375 
13,734 
27,808 
45,765 
143,743 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
52 
43 
42 
147 
127 
141 
101 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
279 
123 
120 
513 
628 
523 
465 
$5,000 to $24,999 
281 
146 
144 
777 
1,081 
1,182 
1,502 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
12 
14 
63 
250 
414 
633 
$50,000 or more 
6 
2 
3 
24 
64 
179 
747 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
470 
271 
277 
1,353 
1,928 
2,092 
3,339 
$1,000 
1,290 
924 
964 
6,198 
14,218 
24,611 
79,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
171 
82 
71 
312 
305 
214 
177 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
215 
139 
156 
694 
742 
647 
745 
$5,000 to $24,999 
81 
48 
49 
328 
802 
1,006 
1,529 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
- 
13 
60 
168 
446 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
1 
6 
19 
57 
442 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,796 
781 
785 
3,262 
3,873 
3,801 
5,147 
$1,000 
5,420 
2,427 
2,552 
14,566 
23,839 
31,538 
96,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,539 
671 
634 
2,218 
1,988 
1,437 
1,063 
$5,000 to $9,999 
191 
81 
127 
806 
1,228 
1,211 
1,283 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
26 
24 
221 
608 
1,041 
1,804 
$25,000 or more 
9 
3 
- 
17 
49 
112 
997 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,014 
497 
506 
2,545 
3,615 
3,807 
5,425 
$1,000 
6,091 
3,046 
3,001 
20,852 
50,389 
82,902 
306,016 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
832 
375 
407 
1,613 
1,630 
1,097 
1,008 
$5,000 to $24,999 
167 
110 
89 
823 
1,559 
1,642 
2,020 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
7 
3 
80 
319 
693 
976 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
4 
3 
15 
79 
282 
852 
$100,000 or more 
3 
1 
4 
14 
28 
93 
569 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ' 
farms 
31 
32 
26 
204 
497 
562 
644 
$1,000 
109 
109 
278 
1,615 
4,846 
9,707 
20,272 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
901 
460 
439 
2,279 
3,476 
3,648 
5,187 
$1,000 
1 1 ,462 
5,777 
5,330 
42,507 
108,027 
179,102 
479,691 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
$1,000 
34,895 
16,896 
25,583 
121,284 
349,521 
640,157 
2,010,408 
Average per farm 
dollars 
17,055 
19,070 
29,644 
33,653 
82,649 
157,094 
356,645 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,291 
532 
584 
2,565 
3,181 
3,213 
4,572 
Average net gain 
dollars 
38,507 
45,352 
55,511 
65,039 
128,339 
223,610 
477,162 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
57 
20 
11 
38 
20 
20 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
236 
61 
56 
152 
94 
38 
40 
$5,000 to $9,999 
196 
77 
66 
174 
86 
61 
38 
$10,000 to $24,999 
333 
124 
166 
493 
322 
221 
157 
$25,000 to $49,999 
245 
118 
133 
588 
447 
290 
283 
$50,000 or more 
224 
132 
152 
1,120 
2,212 
2,583 
4,053 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
755 
354 
279 
1,039 
1,048 
862 
1,065 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,625 
20,427 
24,502 
43,832 
56,035 
90,838 
160,728 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
39 
15 
15 
39 
23 
16 
7 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
146 
83 
48 
136 
73 
58 
62 
$5,000 to $9,999 
153 
68 
49 
150 
114 
51 
61 
$10,000 to $24,999 
247 
98 
73 
287 
259 
127 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
60 
60 
191 
223 
175 
154 
$50,000 or more 
62 
30 
34 
236 
356 
435 
620 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
$1,000 
32,212 
16,088 
19,679 
110,799 
328,908 
614,844 
1,929,450 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,744 
18,158 
22,803 
30,743 
77,774 
150,882 
342,283 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,286 
530 
581 
2,537 
3,167 
3,185 
4,532 
Average net gain 
dollars 
36,588 
44,096 
50,658 
62,214 
123,116 
219,183 
465,497 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
57 
22 
11 
38 
27 
18 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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