Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, 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 
161 
123 
66 
77 
58 
94 
$1,000 
866 
267 
67 
88 
66 
54 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
87 
56 
45 
61 
49 
84 
$1,000 to $4,999 
45 
49 
21 
11 
5 
10 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20 
18 
- 
5 
4 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,261 
1,511 
895 
742 
736 
1,103 
$1,000 
8,869 
8,661 
5,341 
4,006 
3,613 
6,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
716 
947 
522 
479 
475 
635 
$5,000 to $24,999 
498 
525 
345 
247 
252 
444 
$25,000 to $99,999 
44 
36 
28 
16 
9 
22 
$100,000 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
903 
1,160 
727 
609 
599 
861 
$1,000 
6,573 
7,043 
4,498 
3,345 
3,057 
5,663 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
116 
208 
106 
106 
106 
125 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
360 
476 
294 
284 
265 
382 
$5,000 to $24,999 
390 
438 
305 
208 
219 
330 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
28 
22 
9 
9 
12 
$50,000 or more 
6 
10 
- 
2 
- 
12 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
803 
810 
435 
337 
316 
553 
$1,000 
2,296 
1,618 
842 
660 
556 
1,258 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
242 
320 
190 
146 
116 
145 
$1,000 to $4,999 
442 
426 
200 
157 
180 
329 
$5,000 to $24,999 
113 
64 
45 
32 
20 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,212 
3,224 
2,492 
2,089 
1,825 
2,529 
$1,000 
7,270 
9,406 
6,271 
4,356 
3,856 
5,527 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,813 
2,759 
2,187 
1,912 
1,679 
2,348 
$5,000 to $9,999 
314 
344 
248 
151 
113 
121 
$10,000 to $24,999 
79 
104 
51 
25 
33 
51 
$25,000 or more 
6 
17 
6 
1 
- 
9 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,647 
1,870 
1,169 
864 
762 
1,387 
$1,000 
5,579 
5,322 
2,831 
1,709 
1,638 
2,787 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,351 
1,600 
1,047 
777 
677 
1,263 
$5,000 to $24,999 
279 
244 
105 
84 
84 
122 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
22 
17 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
56 
38 
24 
10 
6 
6 
$1,000 
255 
149 
36 
23 
19 
18 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,270 
1,550 
954 
759 
683 
844 
$1,000 
12,177 
12,246 
5,719 
4,168 
4,263 
5,020 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
2,518 
3,536 
2,643 
2,182 
1,931 
2,838 
$1,000 
17,709 
17,805 
8,478 
2,924 
636 
-14,273 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,033 
5,035 
3,208 
1,340 
330 
-5,029 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
1,620 
2,210 
1,421 
1,041 
697 
449 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,605 
21,179 
19,234 
14,809 
19,327 
45,088 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
24 
101 
113 
133 
135 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
167 
324 
471 
393 
155 
98 
$5,000 to $9,999 
180 
466 
323 
142 
92 
60 
$10,000 to $24,999 
667 
841 
234 
189 
146 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
444 
286 
177 
122 
79 
52 
$50,000 or more 
138 
192 
103 
62 
90 
48 
Farms with net losses 
number 
898 
1,326 
1,222 
1,141 
1,234 
2,389 
Average net loss 
dollars 
28,275 
21,871 
15,429 
10,949 
10,401 
14,449 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
29 
74 
97 
101 
149 
151 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
122 
275 
325 
368 
407 
651 
$5,000 to $9,999 
137 
268 
236 
238 
257 
551 
$10,000 to $24,999 
268 
381 
322 
333 
316 
673 
$25,000 to $49,999 
193 
194 
181 
79 
87 
271 
$50,000 or more 
149 
134 
61 
22 
18 
92 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
2,518 
3,536 
2,643 
2,182 
1,931 
2,838 
$1,000 
17,128 
17,680 
8,456 
2,927 
650 
-14,255 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,802 
5,000 
3,199 
1,342 
337 
-5,023 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
1,612 
2,206 
1,420 
1,036 
699 
449 
Average net gain 
dollars 
26,479 
21,185 
19,245 
14,874 
19,275 
45,103 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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