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 
47 
53 
9 
11 
28 
35 
$1,000 
86 
101 
17 
19 
24 
41 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
17 
33 
7 
7 
24 
32 
$1,000 to $4,999 
26 
10 
- 
2 
3 
2 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4 
10 
2 
2 
1 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
219 
364 
185 
161 
229 
437 
$1,000 
1,375 
1,538 
1,308 
868 
1,401 
3,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
126 
249 
113 
108 
155 
213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
85 
109 
56 
48 
61 
205 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8 
6 
16 
5 
13 
19 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
177 
256 
149 
132 
144 
356 
$1,000 
1,179 
1,248 
1,190 
741 
1,172 
2,681 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30 
58 
30 
26 
41 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
61 
96 
52 
62 
42 
97 
$5,000 to $24,999 
78 
97 
51 
39 
50 
187 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
5 
8 
2 
8 
12 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
8 
3 
3 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
128 
197 
72 
72 
140 
170 
$1,000 
196 
290 
118 
127 
229 
490 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
60 
89 
28 
25 
72 
57 
$1,000 to $4,999 
66 
104 
40 
41 
53 
96 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2 
4 
4 
6 
15 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
583 
1,053 
1,027 
1,008 
1,032 
1,915 
$1,000 
2,408 
3,342 
2,775 
3,293 
2,370 
5,251 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
440 
882 
903 
867 
946 
1,728 
$5,000 to $9,999 
114 
131 
102 
107 
77 
150 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
38 
21 
13 
7 
37 
$25,000 or more 
2 
2 
1 
21 
2 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
405 
595 
506 
476 
471 
861 
$1,000 
2,279 
1,732 
1,002 
797 
833 
2,426 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
295 
501 
446 
430 
435 
754 
$5,000 to $24,999 
87 
84 
60 
46 
32 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
8 
- 
- 
4 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ 
farms 
1 
15 
2 
8 
1 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
33 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
9 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
338 
558 
344 
288 
342 
555 
$1,000 
2,964 
3,478 
1,568 
1,230 
1,684 
3,401 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
620 
1,125 
1,077 
1,050 
1,122 
1,990 
$1,000 
622 
-1,438 
-5,077 
-6,382 
-7,396 
-19,193 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,003 
-1,278 
-4,714 
-6,078 
-6,592 
-9,645 
Farms with net gains ^ 
number 
438 
706 
470 
285 
166 
147 
Average net gain 
dollars 
18,558 
10,030 
4,015 
4,056 
4,100 
12,856 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2 
30 
72 
76 
77 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
54 
148 
262 
160 
54 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
68 
287 
116 
22 
15 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
204 
212 
18 
18 
12 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
15 
1 
8 
8 
19 
$50,000 or more 
10 
14 
1 
1 
- 
6 
Farms with net losses 
number 
182 
419 
607 
765 
956 
1,843 
Average net loss 
dollars 
41,243 
20,332 
1 1 ,473 
9,854 
8,449 
1 1 ,440 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
4 
34 
56 
71 
139 
119 
$1,000 to $4,999 
27 
101 
180 
278 
370 
721 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
81 
158 
200 
223 
451 
$10,000 to $24,999 
45 
117 
144 
173 
168 
391 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
41 
46 
30 
43 
104 
$50,000 or more 
35 
45 
23 
13 
13 
57 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
620 
1,125 
1,077 
1,050 
1,122 
1,990 
$1,000 
554 
-1,449 
-5,106 
-6,395 
-7,402 
-19,184 
Average per farm 
dollars 
894 
-1,288 
-4,741 
-6,091 
-6,597 
-9,640 
Operators reporting net gains ^ 
farms 
438 
703 
471 
285 
166 
147 
Average net gain 
dollars 
18,424 
10,090 
4,005 
4,046 
4,100 
12,856 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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