Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor 
farms 
- 
786 
315 
53 
312 
191 
119 
63 
308 
$1,000 
- 
3,839 
1,521 
1,002 
5,065 
7,277 
5,019 
168 
3,283 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
279 
93 
8 
46 
30 
26 
42 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
371 
150 
19 
76 
35 
19 
11 
101 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
115 
62 
16 
148 
77 
26 
10 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
8 
7 
7 
24 
20 
29 
- 
38 
$50,000 or more 
- 
13 
3 
3 
18 
29 
19 
- 
11 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
- 
2,334 
2,106 
495 
2,537 
1,016 
315 
167 
610 
$1,000 
- 
12,962 
8,280 
5,719 
53,928 
29,246 
5,697 
159 
4,091 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
1,110 
1,142 
120 
145 
48 
28 
124 
284 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
841 
609 
136 
924 
196 
66 
40 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
272 
301 
197 
1,119 
541 
160 
3 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
58 
35 
19 
173 
129 
39 
- 
25 
$50,000 or more 
- 
53 
19 
23 
176 
102 
22 
- 
14 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
- 
1,699 
2,119 
478 
2,301 
698 
133 
89 
446 
$1,000 
- 
66,573 
23,961 
20,396 
72,709 
87,353 
6,116 
265 
11,065 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,019 
1,450 
156 
659 
33 
54 
81 
288 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
127 
217 
34 
428 
26 
12 
1 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
169 
264 
95 
571 
108 
21 
5 
34 
$25,000 or more 
~ 
384 
188 
193 
643 
531 
46 
2 
106 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles ... 
farms 
- 
875 
386 
152 
766 
246 
78 
46 
133 
$1,000 
- 
5,848 
1,193 
1,267 
10,965 
7,334 
2,374 
37 
512 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
469 
218 
53 
184 
50 
17 
40 
54 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
239 
112 
30 
315 
36 
11 
4 
55 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
112 
45 
60 
197 
82 
34 
2 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
34 
10 
7 
37 
33 
4 
- 
3 
$50,000 or more 
- 
21 
1 
2 
33 
45 
12 
- 
1 
Interest expense 
farms 
- 
6,746 
3,572 
692 
2,675 
1,144 
506 
366 
1,773 
$1,000 
- 
55,031 
31,009 
18,016 
63,851 
36,700 
9,694 
1,842 
18,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
3,801 
1,749 
196 
762 
203 
139 
229 
830 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
2,565 
1,618 
319 
1,279 
482 
267 
129 
811 
$25,000 to $99,999 
- 
348 
186 
143 
515 
402 
88 
8 
123 
$100,000 or more 
32 
19 
34 
119 
57 
12 
- 
9 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
_ 
5,743 
2,850 
537 
2,044 
951 
424 
287 
1,490 
$1,000 
- 
44,065 
22,480 
9,513 
44,256 
25,015 
6,313 
1,573 
14,371 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
809 
373 
49 
91 
57 
26 
46 
152 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
2,320 
1,038 
146 
496 
149 
115 
121 
541 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
2,350 
1,303 
244 
997 
422 
230 
115 
705 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
192 
91 
52 
263 
211 
29 
4 
44 
$50,000 or more 
- 
72 
45 
46 
197 
112 
24 
1 
48 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
_ 
2,976 
2,103 
458 
1,899 
757 
300 
183 
888 
$1,000 
- 
10,966 
8,529 
8,503 
19,595 
1 1 ,685 
3,380 
268 
4,269 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
- 
1,399 
841 
72 
317 
80 
66 
98 
222 
$1,000 to $4,999 
- 
1,174 
811 
118 
722 
194 
87 
81 
486 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
284 
399 
169 
694 
357 
107 
3 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
101 
37 
50 
92 
78 
28 
1 
31 
$50,000 or more 
- 
18 
15 
49 
74 
48 
12 
- 
5 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
- 
19,278 
7,806 
987 
3,582 
1,393 
1,058 
1,054 
4,129 
$1,000 
- 
54,570 
19,985 
4,704 
21,667 
9,727 
4,807 
2,029 
1 1 ,489 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
17,003 
7,104 
759 
2,360 
835 
860 
1,007 
3,736 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
1,697 
529 
139 
784 
291 
110 
41 
293 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
464 
146 
63 
357 
210 
59 
5 
80 
$25,000 or more 
- 
114 
27 
26 
81 
57 
29 
1 
20 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
- 
6,041 
5,234 
917 
3,535 
1,361 
702 
754 
2,818 
$1,000 
- 
37,948 
27,546 
17,799 
152,970 
119,513 
48,694 
1,444 
21,980 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
5,194 
4,222 
432 
912 
236 
371 
702 
2,130 
$5,000 to $24,999 
- 
589 
803 
331 
1,592 
521 
165 
44 
518 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
113 
122 
83 
484 
217 
57 
7 
97 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
73 
53 
50 
274 
159 
39 
- 
43 
$100,000 or more 
- 
72 
34 
21 
273 
228 
70 
1 
30 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
- 
89 
81 
28 
121 
80 
14 
3 
33 
$1,000 
- 
786 
1,414 
134 
759 
1,511 
150 
4 
354 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
- 
7,601 
4,178 
784 
3,111 
1,313 
595 
464 
1,730 
$1,000 
- 
83,541 
51,552 
30,762 
136,746 
119,719 
35,375 
2,301 
28,362 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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