Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords ^ farms 
3,034 
(X) 
2,961 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
76,084 
(X) 
57,041 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
1.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
139 
27 
106 
30 
$500 to $999 
129 
91 
125 
95 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
695 
1,879 
735 
2,085 
$5,000 to $9,999 
448 
3,174 
571 
4,023 
$10,000 to $24,999 
752 
12,142 
742 
12,070 
$25,000 or more 
871 
58,772 
682 
38,739 
$25,000 to $49,999 
439 
15,286 
420 
14,613 
$50,000 to $99,999 
288 
19,708 
192 
13,585 
$100,000 or more 
144 
23,778 
70 
10,541 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
36,523 
(X) 
36,878 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
823,721 
(X) 
576,916 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.6 
(X) 
10.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,850 
482 
2,531 
669 
$500 to $999 
2,120 
1,454 
2,677 
1,891 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,218 
28,997 
13,159 
34,157 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,270 
42,955 
6,332 
43,817 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,927 
106,229 
6,537 
100,712 
$25,000 or more 
8,138 
643,603 
5,642 
395,670 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,865 
133,058 
3,037 
104,220 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,577 
172,479 
1,634 
110,757 
$100,000 or more 
1,696 
338,066 
971 
180,694 
' Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
75,462 
2,996,899 
75,861 
2,080,357 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
39,714 
(X) 
27,423 
Farms with net gains ^ 
39,626 
3,563,474 
39,770 
2,504,576 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
89,928 
(X) 
62,977 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,908 
1,391 
3,714 
1,783 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,006 
19,151 
8,433 
23,004 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,388 
31,848 
5,175 
37,661 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
115,891 
7,401 
121,272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,407 
195,399 
5,215 
186,696 
$50,000 or more 
12,909 
3,199,794 
9,832 
2,134,161 
Farms with net losses 
35,836 
566,575 
36,091 
424,219 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,810 
(X) 
1 1 ,754 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
3,246 
1,620 
4,445 
2,262 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
1 1 ,823 
33,900 
14,193 
39,525 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,443 
60,689 
7,848 
56,186 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,013 
123,403 
6,700 
102,910 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,610 
89,214 
1,839 
62,273 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
257,749 
1,066 
161,064 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
75,462 
2,619,524 
75,861 
1,809,390 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
34,713 
(X) 
23,851 
Farm operators reporting net gains ' 
39,425 
3,201,076 
39,302 
2,250,019 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
81,194 
(X) 
57,249 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,910 
1,400 
3,734 
1,788 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
7,044 
19,285 
8,518 
23,252 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,423 
32,115 
5,207 
37,874 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,149 
118,353 
7,496 
122,668 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,566 
200,988 
5,264 
188,463 
$50,000 or more 
12,333 
2,828,935 
9,083 
1 ,875,975 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
36,037 
581,552 
36,559 
440,629 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,138 
(X) 
12,053 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
3,242 
1,624 
4,472 
2,276 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
11,846 
33,882 
14,275 
39,777 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,478 
60,971 
7,915 
56,652 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,052 
124,113 
6,827 
104,944 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,669 
91,379 
1,914 
64,883 
$50,000 or more 
1,750 
269,584 
1,156 
172,096 
' Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
