Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
7,490 
112 
598 
211 
432 
379 
$1,000 
127,745 
1,029 
2,788 
942 
2,029 
1,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,194 
67 
351 
104 
210 
168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,208 
22 
153 
74 
147 
142 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,034 
18 
78 
28 
63 
65 
$25,000 to $49,999 
552 
2 
7 
1 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
502 
3 
9 
4 
10 
4 
Interest expense 
farms 
37,420 
1,169 
5,228 
1,606 
2,931 
2,528 
$1,000 
655,486 
7,612 
38,488 
11,142 
19,328 
17,079 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,915 
702 
2,860 
921 
1,694 
1,400 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,075 
421 
2,129 
613 
1,144 
1,033 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,542 
45 
229 
69 
88 
94 
$100,000 or more 
888 
1 
10 
3 
5 
1 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
28,875 
864 
4,302 
1,305 
2,289 
1,939 
$1,000 
438,508 
5,055 
29,184 
8,976 
15,183 
12,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,600 
204 
590 
169 
317 
227 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,715 
321 
1,700 
543 
957 
792 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,442 
310 
1,872 
541 
949 
858 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,617 
25 
119 
45 
47 
55 
$50,000 or more 
1,501 
4 
21 
7 
19 
7 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,479 
651 
2,484 
785 
1,547 
1,392 
$1,000 
216,978 
2,556 
9,303 
2,167 
4,145 
4,117 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,847 
247 
1,087 
352 
667 
550 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,622 
278 
1,013 
348 
681 
629 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,886 
112 
314 
72 
177 
195 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,372 
9 
55 
8 
16 
15 
$50,000 or more 
752 
5 
15 
5 
6 
3 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
70,138 
2,998 
14,544 
4,083 
6,935 
5,800 
$1,000 
340,686 
5,124 
33,158 
10,104 
16,810 
15,992 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
53,579 
2,883 
13,468 
3,703 
6,386 
5,184 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,770 
89 
880 
331 
414 
489 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,064 
21 
180 
37 
119 
106 
$25,000 or more 
1,725 
5 
16 
12 
16 
21 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
45,648 
1,750 
6,634 
1,818 
3,116 
3,047 
$1,000 
943,011 
21,496 
76,471 
16,693 
26,659 
16,262 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,000 
1,370 
5,496 
1,591 
2,674 
2,526 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,243 
278 
817 
178 
379 
460 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,524 
59 
144 
26 
22 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,224 
15 
70 
9 
13 
18 
$100,000 or more 
1,657 
28 
107 
14 
28 
15 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,943 
16 
68 
24 
55 
64 
$1,000 
36,108 
15 
148 
85 
187 
224 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
44,590 
1,271 
5,903 
1,893 
3,237 
2,991 
$1,000 
1,541,585 
17,935 
62,292 
17,004 
28,975 
29,719 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
74,542 
3,488 
15,292 
4,341 
7,394 
6,164 
$1,000 
7,032,647 
70,632 
218,356 
57,598 
78,475 
121,992 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,345 
20,250 
14,279 
13,268 
10,613 
19,791 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
49,501 
1,311 
6,604 
2,457 
4,369 
3,987 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,181 
82,844 
53,223 
34,449 
28,734 
38,675 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,255 
116 
919 
233 
333 
242 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,000 
360 
1,813 
596 
957 
640 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,093 
189 
970 
401 
548 
481 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,447 
226 
1,369 
574 
1,095 
952 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,803 
125 
701 
384 
916 
906 
$50,000 or more 
22,903 
295 
832 
269 
520 
766 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
25,041 
2,177 
8,688 
1,884 
3,025 
2,177 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,869 
17,445 
15,324 
14,354 
15,558 
14,793 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,328 
167 
926 
206 
353 
221 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,329 
767 
2,853 
604 
1,045 
687 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,201 
534 
1,944 
445 
650 
479 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,552 
458 
2,031 
429 
647 
516 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,138 
124 
583 
119 
220 
178 
$50,000 or more 
2,493 
127 
351 
81 
110 
96 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
74,542 
3,488 
15,292 
4,341 
7,394 
6,164 
$1,000 
6,501,640 
38,907 
127,815 
43,388 
63,073 
113,499 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,221 
11,155 
8,358 
9,995 
8,530 
18,413 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
49,221 
1,276 
6,554 
2,446 
4,349 
3,964 
Average net gain 
dollars 
148,031 
61,014 
40,981 
29,357 
26,046 
36,887 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,252 
115 
924 
231 
329 
241 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
62 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
