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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
1,943 
(X) 
1,654 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
36,108 
(X) 
24,658 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
120 
26 
90 
22 
$500 to $999 
86 
63 
90 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
511 
1,328 
475 
1,302 
$5,000 to $9,999 
337 
2,363 
375 
2,729 
$10,000 to $24,999 
500 
8,105 
374 
5,798 
$25,000 or more 
389 
24,223 
250 
14,742 
$25,000 to $49,999 
249 
8,417 
158 
5,314 
$50,000 to $99,999 
100 
6,925 
71 
4,827 
$100,000 or more 
40 
8,881 
21 
4,600 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
44,590 
(X) 
44,410 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,541,585 
(X) 
1,054,788 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.9 
(X) 
10.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,023 
560 
2,768 
696 
$500 to $999 
1,963 
1,319 
2,526 
1,789 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,055 
28,651 
12,342 
31,980 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,261 
42,873 
6,668 
46,132 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,391 
133,690 
9,089 
144,249 
$25,000 or more 
14,897 
1,334,492 
11,017 
829,941 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,258 
217,893 
5,373 
187,883 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,432 
301,907 
3,303 
225,839 
$100,000 or more 
4,207 
814,692 
2,341 
416,220 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
74,542 
7,032,647 
80,992 
3,927,990 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
94,345 
(X) 
48,498 
Farms with net gains 1 
49,501 
7,780,596 
50,508 
4,440,344 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
157,181 
(X) 
87,914 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,255 
1,103 
3,604 
1,715 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,000 
16,454 
7,964 
21,601 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,093 
30,050 
5,183 
37,755 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,447 
124,770 
8,446 
140,041 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,803 
244,940 
7,259 
263,187 
$50,000 or more 
22,903 
7,363,278 
18,052 
3,976,045 
Farms with net losses 
25,041 
747,949 
30,484 
512,355 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
29,869 
(X) 
16,807 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,328 
1,164 
3,949 
1,965 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,329 
20,451 
1 1 ,342 
31,024 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,201 
37,648 
5,972 
42,645 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,552 
87,304 
5,667 
89,222 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,138 
74,057 
1,970 
67,414 
$50,000 or more 
2,493 
527,324 
1,584 
280,085 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
74,542 
6,501,640 
80,992 
3,752,045 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
87,221 
(X) 
46,326 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
49,221 
7,286,212 
50,320 
4,281,901 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
148,031 
(X) 
85,093 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,252 
1,104 
3,626 
1,722 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,024 
16,507 
7,979 
21,660 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,128 
30,291 
5,207 
37,907 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,494 
125,519 
8,478 
140,532 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,863 
246,788 
7,321 
265,046 
$50,000 or more 
22,460 
6,866,002 
17,709 
3,815,034 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
25,321 
784,572 
30,672 
529,856 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
30,985 
(X) 
17,275 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
1,165 
3,948 
1,968 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,350 
20,503 
11,387 
31,130 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,247 
37,974 
5,998 
42,856 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,600 
88,125 
5,706 
89,736 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,172 
75,051 
2,005 
68,819 
$50,000 or more 
2,625 
561,754 
1,628 
295,347 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
