Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
358 
329 
308 
227 
191 
174 
$1,000 
800 
491 
354 
230 
267 
273 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
182 
202 
204 
183 
130 
88 
$1,000 to $4,999 
126 
107 
89 
30 
44 
74 
$5,000 to $24,999 
50 
19 
15 
14 
17 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,499 
2,790 
2,294 
2,174 
2,214 
2,132 
$1,000 
14,347 
17,966 
13,508 
12,843 
12,953 
14,296 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,489 
1,578 
1,365 
1,335 
1,322 
1,149 
$5,000 to $24,999 
952 
1,145 
855 
760 
837 
915 
$25,000 to $99,999 
58 
64 
74 
79 
53 
68 
$100,000 or more 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,872 
2,259 
1,900 
1,838 
1,962 
1,819 
$1,000 
11,364 
15,053 
11,613 
10,865 
11,451 
11,808 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
255 
295 
289 
304 
312 
250 
$1,000 to $4,999 
797 
918 
791 
794 
824 
701 
$5,000 to $24,999 
777 
993 
765 
687 
786 
831 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
38 
51 
40 
35 
33 
$50,000 or more 
6 
15 
4 
13 
5 
4 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
1,435 
1,437 
1,052 
971 
804 
903 
$1,000 
2,982 
2,913 
1,894 
1,978 
1,502 
2,487 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
622 
704 
570 
545 
431 
320 
$1,000 to $4,999 
684 
608 
408 
347 
320 
502 
$5,000 to $24,999 
124 
117 
64 
61 
40 
58 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
8 
10 
18 
13 
23 
$50,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
5,418 
6,994 
6,715 
6,906 
7,085 
6,238 
$1,000 
15,853 
18,592 
16,010 
15,151 
15,073 
14,232 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,747 
6,236 
6,151 
6,415 
6,594 
5,803 
$5,000 to $9,999 
534 
615 
456 
409 
403 
369 
$10,000 to $24,999 
128 
123 
92 
78 
74 
55 
$25,000 or more 
9 
20 
16 
4 
14 
11 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,363 
3,627 
2,805 
2,406 
2,150 
2,554 
$1,000 
11,122 
8,521 
5,415 
4,114 
3,232 
5,604 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,871 
3,292 
2,590 
2,251 
2,039 
2,299 
$5,000 to $24,999 
462 
308 
197 
141 
105 
228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
18 
13 
11 
6 
27 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
6 
4 
3 
- 
- 
$100,000 or more 
6 
3 
1 
- 
" 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
62 
53 
31 
25 
14 
18 
$1,000 
173 
108 
72 
23 
27 
28 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
3,159 
3,425 
2,769 
2,523 
2,364 
2,085 
$1,000 
26,823 
20,040 
13,604 
8,821 
8,396 
9,461 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
5,899 
7,398 
6,957 
7,151 
7,226 
6,377 
$1,000 
54,106 
17,925 
9,462 
6,954 
6,335 
-45,759 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,172 
2,423 
1,360 
972 
877 
-7,176 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
4,455 
4,699 
3,811 
3,275 
2,724 
828 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,857 
13,339 
11,939 
12,434 
15,057 
19,810 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
83 
216 
371 
589 
757 
152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
387 
1,050 
1,714 
1,574 
734 
184 
$5,000 to $9,999 
615 
1,402 
875 
283 
248 
121 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,111 
1,594 
447 
391 
464 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,078 
269 
219 
241 
288 
110 
$50,000 or more 
181 
168 
185 
197 
233 
91 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,444 
2,699 
3,146 
3,876 
4,502 
5,549 
Average net loss 
dollars 
26,879 
16,582 
11,456 
8,712 
7,703 
11,202 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
80 
186 
362 
532 
691 
408 
$1,000 to $4,999 
232 
694 
1,094 
1,396 
1,765 
1,855 
$5,000 to $9,999 
301 
592 
678 
923 
993 
1,368 
$10,000 to $24,999 
430 
753 
661 
786 
820 
1,417 
$25,000 to $49,999 
250 
331 
245 
176 
172 
335 
$50,000 or more 
151 
143 
106 
63 
61 
166 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
5,899 
7,398 
6,957 
7,151 
7,226 
6,377 
$1,000 
53,036 
17,716 
9,447 
6,951 
6,354 
-45,733 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,991 
2,395 
1,358 
972 
879 
-7,172 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
4,440 
4,690 
3,803 
3,272 
2,728 
831 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,759 
13,343 
11,958 
12,447 
15,036 
19,751 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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