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 
461 
351 
366 
1,321 
1,328 
1,063 
868 
$1,000 
2,389 
1,835 
2,104 
8,762 
20,056 
26,846 
57,591 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
199 
164 
148 
391 
267 
85 
40 
$1,000 to $4,999 
153 
123 
118 
494 
388 
288 
106 
$5,000 to $24,999 
94 
54 
87 
353 
473 
416 
305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
4 
11 
63 
130 
154 
170 
$50,000 or more 
7 
6 
2 
20 
70 
120 
247 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,779 
1,914 
1,826 
6,606 
5,507 
3,379 
1,947 
$1,000 
22,109 
17,759 
16,800 
84,832 
122,072 
124,726 
173,539 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,437 
943 
831 
2,373 
1,218 
428 
108 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,200 
870 
872 
3,330 
2,724 
1,308 
431 
$25,000 to $99,999 
133 
96 
121 
866 
1,449 
1,420 
932 
$100,000 or more 
9 
5 
2 
37 
116 
223 
476 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
2,068 
1,455 
1,381 
4,954 
4,161 
2,614 
1,543 
$1,000 
16,605 
13,007 
12,106 
60,107 
80,164 
76,154 
109,005 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
234 
148 
137 
332 
167 
49 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
778 
530 
493 
1,386 
786 
329 
100 
$5,000 to $24,999 
952 
711 
664 
2,654 
2,230 
1,228 
473 
$25,000 to $49,999 
85 
49 
65 
460 
660 
610 
397 
$50,000 or more 
19 
17 
22 
122 
318 
398 
547 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,690 
1,163 
1,169 
4,444 
4,018 
2,595 
1,541 
$1,000 
5,504 
4,753 
4,695 
24,725 
41,908 
48,572 
64,534 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
623 
377 
315 
916 
466 
192 
55 
$1,000 to $4,999 
774 
547 
564 
1,984 
1,186 
491 
127 
$5,000 to $24,999 
268 
208 
273 
1,401 
1,990 
1,273 
603 
$25,000 to $49,999 
15 
25 
12 
117 
282 
440 
378 
$50,000 or more 
10 
6 
5 
26 
94 
199 
378 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,834 
3,743 
3,225 
10,161 
6,927 
3,829 
2,059 
$1,000 
17,183 
12,789 
11,861 
49,169 
54,641 
52,494 
61,362 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,091 
3,111 
2,524 
6,677 
3,160 
1,059 
333 
$5,000 to $9,999 
617 
502 
579 
2,607 
1,955 
977 
330 
$10,000 to $24,999 
106 
112 
108 
793 
1,599 
1,231 
652 
$25,000 or more 
20 
18 
14 
84 
213 
562 
744 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,357 
2,448 
2,213 
8,372 
6,716 
4,005 
2,172 
$1,000 
25,073 
23,382 
21,772 
109,668 
174,400 
198,561 
232,574 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,409 
1,675 
1,250 
3,636 
1,702 
502 
169 
$5,000 to $24,999 
834 
671 
817 
3,742 
3,241 
1,384 
442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
76 
63 
80 
682 
1,105 
895 
344 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
29 
44 
211 
419 
848 
528 
$100,000 or more 
18 
10 
22 
101 
249 
376 
689 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
73 
69 
80 
379 
525 
354 
236 
$1,000 
413 
343 
511 
4,006 
9,030 
9,157 
1 1 ,989 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,281 
2,398 
2,225 
8,443 
6,761 
4,018 
2,169 
$1,000 
45,813 
34,381 
37,304 
208,727 
323,015 
360,190 
376,230 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
6,230 
3,975 
3,389 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
$1,000 
184,960 
133,032 
158,963 
931,524 
1,484,366 
1,624,821 
1,967,929 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,689 
33,467 
46,906 
86,977 
203,533 
398,143 
900,654 
Farms with net gains 2 
....number 
4,392 
2,875 
2,589 
8,881 
6,433 
3,606 
1,997 
Average net gain 
dollars 
50,612 
58,247 
72,702 
115,795 
248,394 
476,984 
1,017,457 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
158 
71 
53 
108 
22 
- 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
634 
302 
213 
399 
72 
10 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
462 
253 
221 
445 
99 
23 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
926 
514 
415 
981 
328 
57 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
975 
667 
471 
1,115 
421 
108 
14 
$50,000 or more 
1,237 
1,068 
1,216 
5,833 
5,491 
3,408 
1,968 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,838 
1,100 
800 
1,829 
860 
475 
188 
Average net loss 
dollars 
20,308 
31,299 
36,579 
52,952 
132,034 
200,384 
340,067 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
191 
86 
45 
102 
27 
2 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
513 
266 
189 
322 
57 
23 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
374 
232 
154 
294 
78 
15 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
409 
268 
175 
410 
152 
43 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
172 
146 
130 
265 
126 
51 
24 
$50,000 or more 
179 
102 
107 
436 
420 
341 
143 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
6,230 
3,975 
3,389 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
$1,000 
164,391 
122,177 
140,278 
854,647 
1,378,838 
1,545,197 
1,909,431 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,387 
30,736 
41,392 
79,799 
189,063 
378,632 
873,881 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,371 
2,872 
2,578 
8,828 
6,407 
3,581 
1,995 
Average net gain 
dollars 
46,402 
54,883 
65,995 
108,541 
233,490 
461,249 
988,458 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
157 
73 
55 
105 
22 
- 
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See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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