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 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
231 
202 
136 
435 
247 
225 
152 
$1,000 
2,913 
469 
1,428 
1,643 
2,299 
3,331 
6,194 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
131 
118 
60 
202 
79 
60 
6 
$1,000 to $4,999 
67 
55 
41 
150 
65 
53 
15 
$5,000 to $24,999 
28 
28 
30 
76 
73 
75 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
1 
3 
2 
23 
19 
33 
$50,000 or more 
3 
- 
2 
5 
7 
18 
37 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,113 
1,673 
1,157 
3,121 
1,684 
944 
476 
$1,000 
14,728 
11,565 
9,184 
29,867 
27,081 
25,197 
31,814 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,266 
947 
586 
1,445 
572 
227 
50 
$5,000 to $24,999 
767 
648 
509 
1,426 
808 
379 
129 
$25,000 to $99,999 
73 
76 
59 
241 
279 
306 
227 
$100,000 or more 
7 
2 
3 
9 
25 
32 
70 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,700 
1,349 
929 
2,496 
1,300 
746 
362 
$1,000 
11,532 
9,621 
7,686 
23,848 
21,573 
19,084 
21,824 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
230 
180 
119 
244 
75 
35 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
735 
559 
331 
873 
336 
126 
29 
$5,000 to $24,999 
674 
550 
426 
1,173 
654 
323 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
45 
35 
150 
170 
166 
89 
$50,000 or more 
26 
15 
18 
56 
65 
96 
112 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,037 
891 
594 
1,745 
1,013 
636 
331 
$1,000 
3,196 
1,944 
1,498 
6,019 
5,508 
6,113 
9,990 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
469 
381 
245 
496 
217 
67 
12 
$1,000 to $4,999 
457 
426 
274 
912 
438 
231 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
101 
76 
69 
314 
328 
287 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
8 
5 
21 
22 
42 
78 
$50,000 or more 
1 
" 
1 
2 
8 
9 
50 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,173 
3,832 
2,566 
6,239 
2,751 
1,284 
577 
$1,000 
7,347 
5,608 
4,527 
12,893 
10,209 
7,608 
8,800 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,043 
3,724 
2,449 
5,861 
2,246 
805 
197 
$5,000 to $9,999 
87 
84 
82 
298 
368 
308 
160 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
23 
33 
72 
109 
144 
130 
$25,000 or more 
4 
1 
2 
8 
28 
27 
90 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,875 
2,238 
1,594 
4,271 
2,261 
1,204 
576 
$1,000 
36,872 
9,377 
12,974 
39,472 
38,322 
44,219 
53,649 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,529 
1,919 
1,299 
3,223 
1,203 
357 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
295 
272 
228 
883 
810 
539 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
36 
22 
37 
85 
149 
167 
104 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
15 
14 
56 
54 
96 
135 
$100,000 or more 
8 
10 
16 
24 
45 
45 
117 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
96 
63 
63 
245 
175 
143 
149 
$1,000 
314 
221 
219 
1,682 
1,809 
2,726 
8,731 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,666 
2,051 
1,471 
3,918 
2,121 
1,179 
586 
$1,000 
28,556 
18,905 
19,357 
58,315 
57,552 
77,589 
86,496 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,297 
3,956 
2,652 
6,416 
2,848 
1,323 
605 
$1,000 
36,219 
22,883 
29,345 
136,639 
158,188 
190,743 
330,419 
Average per farm 
dollars 
6,838 
5,784 
11,065 
21,297 
55,543 
144,174 
546,147 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,763 
2,158 
1,563 
3,956 
1,924 
966 
485 
Average net gain 
dollars 
28,554 
28,753 
40,779 
54,839 
116,124 
249,412 
774,728 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
226 
114 
85 
126 
31 
3 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
688 
478 
237 
542 
92 
18 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
547 
396 
261 
455 
105 
11 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
743 
615 
477 
950 
299 
71 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
309 
299 
272 
821 
321 
113 
12 
$50,000 or more 
250 
256 
231 
1,062 
1,076 
750 
454 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
2,534 
1,798 
1,089 
2,460 
924 
357 
120 
Average net loss 
dollars 
16,842 
21,783 
31,582 
32,643 
70,601 
140,587 
377,701 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
243 
138 
72 
128 
38 
6 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
743 
404 
257 
432 
101 
24 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
474 
362 
163 
385 
88 
29 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
612 
500 
275 
689 
253 
48 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
305 
261 
187 
403 
177 
61 
10 
$50,000 or more 
157 
133 
135 
423 
267 
189 
87 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,297 
3,956 
2,652 
6,416 
2,848 
1,323 
605 
$1,000 
28,095 
14,491 
22,122 
108,568 
140,357 
155,058 
285,457 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,304 
3,663 
8,342 
16,921 
49,283 
117,202 
471,829 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,749 
2,143 
1,541 
3,905 
1,878 
938 
470 
Average net gain 
dollars 
25,993 
25,222 
36,863 
49,062 
111,045 
223,756 
710,576 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
228 
113 
88 
122 
29 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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