Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
353 
273 
185 
140 
75 
600 
$1,000 
750 
482 
238 
191 
183 
771 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
183 
160 
132 
102 
45 
390 
$1,000 to $4,999 
125 
90 
40 
25 
16 
180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
45 
23 
13 
13 
13 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,415 
2,250 
1,486 
1,255 
938 
5,975 
$1,000 
13,937 
13,589 
8,307 
6,833 
4,715 
40,256 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,424 
1,303 
922 
772 
583 
3,336 
$5,000 to $24,999 
935 
901 
527 
456 
340 
2,405 
$25,000 to $99,999 
56 
46 
35 
27 
15 
231 
$100,000 or more 
- 
" 
2 
- 
3 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,779 
1,772 
1,191 
1,039 
799 
5,223 
$1,000 
10,846 
1 1 ,276 
7,102 
5,771 
4,137 
34,374 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
245 
235 
187 
189 
138 
725 
$1,000 to $4,999 
744 
738 
511 
430 
340 
2,111 
$5,000 to $24,999 
747 
761 
469 
402 
308 
2,228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
27 
20 
15 
13 
135 
$50,000 or more 
5 
11 
4 
3 
- 
24 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,441 
1,210 
759 
610 
373 
2,349 
$1,000 
3,091 
2,313 
1,205 
1,061 
578 
5,882 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
618 
592 
443 
349 
210 
1,037 
$1,000 to $4,999 
676 
508 
272 
215 
145 
1,107 
$5,000 to $24,999 
142 
108 
41 
44 
18 
140 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
2 
3 
2 
- 
65 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,140 
5,619 
4,328 
3,825 
3,334 
17,518 
$1,000 
14,431 
13,326 
9,100 
7,484 
6,449 
45,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,551 
5,178 
4,064 
3,638 
3,191 
15,630 
$5,000 to $9,999 
481 
378 
213 
164 
117 
1,506 
$10,000 to $24,999 
101 
57 
49 
23 
21 
325 
$25,000 or more 
7 
6 
2 
- 
5 
57 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,319 
3,180 
2,165 
1,689 
1,436 
5,381 
$1,000 
11,326 
7,537 
4,218 
2,985 
1,924 
10,993 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,802 
2,883 
1,997 
1,569 
1,363 
4,930 
$5,000 to $24,999 
484 
274 
154 
108 
71 
410 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
14 
10 
9 
2 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
6 
4 
3 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
64 
47 
32 
22 
8 
33 
$1,000 
188 
99 
73 
22 
23 
42 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,057 
2,850 
1,921 
1,468 
1,162 
6,117 
$1,000 
26,830 
18,118 
10,386 
5,949 
4,528 
23,964 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,630 
6,022 
4,552 
4,047 
3,453 
17,735 
$1,000 
50,268 
3,006 
-13,980 
-16,390 
-14,902 
50,276 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,929 
499 
-3,071 
-4,050 
-4,316 
2,835 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,214 
3,633 
2,103 
1,367 
807 
8,012 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,779 
12,056 
7,390 
6,429 
7,328 
18,744 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
76 
176 
261 
325 
262 
1,071 
$1,000 to $4,999 
358 
868 
1,029 
718 
311 
2,369 
$5,000 to $9,999 
600 
1,050 
495 
129 
77 
1,234 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,960 
1,259 
188 
128 
91 
1,643 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,046 
190 
90 
42 
44 
921 
$50,000 or more 
174 
90 
40 
25 
22 
774 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,416 
2,389 
2,449 
2,680 
2,646 
9,723 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,338 
17,076 
12,055 
9,395 
7,867 
10,275 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
77 
148 
262 
311 
345 
1,116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
215 
610 
807 
915 
1,011 
3,483 
$5,000 to $9,999 
305 
509 
544 
665 
649 
2,202 
$10,000 to $24,999 
427 
698 
541 
617 
510 
2,102 
$25,000 to $49,999 
242 
294 
208 
130 
104 
544 
$50,000 or more 
150 
130 
87 
42 
27 
276 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,630 
6,022 
4,552 
4,047 
3,453 
17,735 
$1,000 
49,123 
2,770 
-14,001 
-16,397 
-14,887 
50,317 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,725 
460 
-3,076 
-4,052 
-4,311 
2,837 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,197 
3,624 
2,095 
1,364 
810 
8,016 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,665 
12,051 
7,408 
6,445 
7,305 
18,737 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
77 
175 
258 
321 
263 
1,073 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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