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 
23,685 
(X) 
18,993 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
274,752 
(X) 
157,929 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.8 
(X) 
1.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
2,578 
5,381 
2,384 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
21,042 
7,344 
18,399 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,865 
26,951 
2,838 
19,650 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,531 
54,129 
2,305 
34,834 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
43,059 
691 
23,521 
$50,000 or more 
866 
126,993 
434 
59,140 
$50,000 to $99,999 
530 
35,753 
255 
17,237 
$100,000 or more 
336 
91,240 
179 
41,903 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
27,660 
(X) 
26,132 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,831,867 
(X) 
1,019,476 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.8 
(X) 
9.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,316 
339 
1,685 
450 
$500 to $999 
1,194 
813 
1,407 
976 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,293 
11,021 
4,908 
12,490 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
20,895 
2,959 
21,241 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
84,862 
5,168 
84,742 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,094 
145,474 
4,061 
144,249 
$50,000 or more 
8,544 
1,568,463 
5,944 
755,328 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
7,490 
(X) 
6,325 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
127,745 
(X) 
75,977 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,346 
296 
1,245 
286 
$500 to $999 
848 
564 
741 
499 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,208 
5,124 
1,915 
4,712 
$5,000 to $9,999 
967 
6,596 
859 
5,869 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,067 
16,666 
874 
13,433 
$25,000 to $49,999 
552 
18,903 
407 
13,636 
$50,000 or more 
502 
79,596 
284 
37,542 
Interest expense farms 
37,420 
(X) 
32,517 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
655,486 
(X) 
584,665 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
5.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,218 
1,970 
3,046 
1,484 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,697 
28,819 
8,638 
23,636 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,636 
54,317 
6,214 
44,448 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,439 
131,026 
8,237 
130,651 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,721 
128,355 
3,828 
132,632 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,821 
122,959 
1,793 
121,195 
$100,000 or more 
888 
188,040 
761 
130,619 
Secured by real estate farms 
28,875 
(X) 
25,282 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
438,508 
(X) 
347,297 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.8 
(X) 
3.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,600 
1,336 
2,050 
1,051 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,715 
24,359 
7,648 
21,347 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,855 
48,206 
5,662 
40,197 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,587 
100,149 
6,472 
98,982 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,617 
88,990 
2,286 
77,580 
$50,000 to $99,999 
999 
66,927 
857 
57,029 
$100,000 or more 
502 
108,542 
307 
51,111 
Not secured by real estate farms 
23,479 
(X) 
22,100 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
216,978 
(X) 
237,368 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.4 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,847 
2,454 
4,787 
2,168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,622 
20,884 
7,635 
18,906 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,485 
24,048 
3,365 
23,397 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,401 
51,921 
3,949 
61,904 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,372 
45,907 
1,530 
52,164 
$50,000 to $99,999 
541 
35,705 
609 
40,573 
$100,000 or more 
211 
36,060 
225 
38,255 
Property taxes paid farms 
70,138 
(X) 
75,030 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
340,686 
(X) 
241,383 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.2 
(X) 
2.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,911 
1,325 
8,950 
2,428 
$500 to $999 
7,289 
5,395 
11,396 
8,401 
$1,000 to $4,999 
41,379 
104,825 
43,453 
101,487 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,770 
66,090 
7,233 
48,725 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,064 
75,219 
3,211 
47,068 
$25,000 or more 
1,725 
87,832 
787 
33,274 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
45,648 
(X) 
45,424 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
943,011 
(X) 
692,692 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.1 
(X) 
6.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
10,165 
4,450 
10,753 
4,631 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14,835 
35,628 
14,900 
36,761 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,157 
42,961 
6,532 
45,985 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,086 
110,459 
7,248 
113,442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,524 
120,855 
3,277 
111,792 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,224 
151,221 
1,707 
116,493 
$100,000 or more 
1,657 
477,437 
1,007 
263,588 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,168 
173,590 
729 
105,187 
$250,000 or more 
489 
303,846 
278 
158,401 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Minnesota 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
