Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
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 
1,724 
1,082 
1,209 
1,074 
775 
$1,000 
127,745 
87,836 
17,133 
10,868 
5,843 
3,449 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,194 
118 
138 
264 
327 
335 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,208 
291 
295 
450 
402 
294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,034 
626 
450 
392 
303 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
552 
308 
129 
76 
33 
3 
$50,000 or more 
502 
381 
70 
27 
9 
14 
Interest expense 
farms 
37,420 
4,693 
4,204 
4,807 
5,202 
4,195 
$1,000 
655,486 
304,034 
107,212 
74,356 
51,500 
30,747 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,915 
338 
621 
1,256 
2,157 
2,203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,075 
1,344 
2,061 
2,681 
2,600 
1,825 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,542 
2,254 
1,428 
848 
439 
163 
$100,000 or more 
888 
757 
94 
22 
6 
4 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
28,875 
3,775 
3,264 
3,472 
3,644 
2,917 
$1,000 
438,508 
190,781 
68,950 
46,797 
36,325 
22,148 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,600 
63 
91 
173 
271 
283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,715 
330 
505 
793 
1,110 
1,103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,442 
1,385 
1,762 
1,998 
1,975 
1,407 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,617 
964 
635 
422 
246 
102 
$50,000 or more 
1,501 
1,033 
271 
86 
42 
22 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,479 
3,621 
3,103 
3,544 
3,571 
2,898 
$1,000 
216,978 
113,253 
38,262 
27,559 
15,175 
8,599 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,847 
167 
262 
439 
761 
969 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,622 
453 
734 
1,265 
1,813 
1,434 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,886 
1,611 
1,703 
1,665 
936 
478 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,372 
758 
321 
149 
58 
9 
$50,000 or more 
752 
632 
83 
26 
3 
8 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
70,138 
4,974 
4,838 
5,940 
7,424 
7,198 
$1,000 
340,686 
100,405 
45,967 
38,804 
34,725 
24,222 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
53,579 
1,213 
1,912 
3,044 
5,122 
6,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,770 
1,111 
1,331 
1,817 
1,736 
916 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,064 
1,538 
1,285 
955 
498 
212 
$25,000 or more 
1,725 
1,112 
310 
124 
68 
34 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
45,648 
5,258 
5,098 
6,444 
6,318 
5,360 
$1,000 
943,011 
563,657 
155,176 
102,124 
54,728 
28,342 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,000 
354 
714 
1,705 
2,794 
3,889 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,243 
1,383 
2,265 
3,569 
3,162 
1,363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,524 
976 
1,236 
862 
288 
64 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,224 
1,200 
655 
265 
60 
27 
$100,000 or more 
1,657 
1,345 
228 
43 
14 
17 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,943 
493 
385 
402 
305 
152 
$1,000 
36,108 
18,308 
7,959 
6,028 
2,601 
765 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
44,590 
5,259 
5,098 
6,447 
6,229 
4,982 
$1,000 
1,541,585 
742,670 
301,887 
223,950 
122,846 
60,459 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
74,542 
5,259 
5,100 
6,447 
8,185 
8,112 
$1,000 
7,032,647 
4,078,008 
1,335,603 
873,581 
511,518 
175,659 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,345 
775,434 
261,883 
135,502 
62,495 
21,654 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
49,501 
4,896 
4,692 
5,910 
7,251 
6,616 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,181 
870,174 
304,848 
160,919 
80,310 
36,992 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,255 
- 
3 
9 
16 
56 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,000 
8 
8 
19 
58 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,093 
8 
9 
63 
106 
322 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,447 
5 
52 
107 
483 
1,531 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,803 
34 
76 
265 
1,226 
2,869 
$50,000 or more 
22,903 
4,841 
4,544 
5,447 
5,362 
1,584 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,041 
363 
408 
537 
934 
1,496 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,869 
502,376 
232,215 
144,229 
75,811 
46,176 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,328 
3 
2 
2 
20 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,329 
9 
11 
18 
78 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,201 
8 
13 
30 
73 
203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,552 
14 
31 
69 
155 
388 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,138 
29 
36 
72 
172 
307 
$50,000 or more 
2,493 
300 
315 
346 
436 
384 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
74,542 
5,259 
5,100 
6,447 
8,185 
8,112 
$1,000 
6,501,640 
3,681,482 
1,252,293 
842,746 
495,987 
172,206 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,221 
700,035 
245,548 
130,719 
60,597 
21,229 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
49,221 
4,828 
4,645 
5,873 
7,188 
6,581 
Average net gain 
dollars 
148,031 
805,266 
291,098 
157,193 
79,282 
36,824 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,252 
1 
2 
11 
17 
54 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
