Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
194 
155 
109 
299 
167 
136 
126 
$1,000 
165 
268 
648 
1,131 
1,667 
3,364 
6,181 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
156 
96 
73 
165 
43 
10 
2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
32 
43 
27 
97 
60 
38 
18 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6 
16 
7 
29 
43 
50 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
1 
4 
15 
20 
19 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
4 
6 
18 
40 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,365 
1,033 
650 
2,085 
1,149 
648 
415 
$1,000 
8,052 
6,496 
5,563 
19,303 
15,340 
14,934 
24,881 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
835 
650 
372 
1,139 
479 
167 
38 
$5,000 to $24,999 
503 
342 
242 
775 
514 
288 
122 
$25,000 to $99,999 
26 
39 
33 
164 
146 
176 
184 
$100,000 or more 
1 
2 
3 
7 
10 
17 
71 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,050 
756 
494 
1,523 
834 
469 
317 
$1,000 
6,741 
5,345 
4,717 
15,351 
10,978 
10,059 
14,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
161 
85 
60 
137 
52 
21 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
454 
342 
210 
605 
278 
88 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
411 
297 
196 
640 
390 
238 
111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
26 
19 
94 
78 
80 
80 
$50,000 or more 
8 
6 
9 
47 
36 
42 
82 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
685 
554 
355 
1,228 
735 
433 
313 
$1,000 
1,311 
1,151 
846 
3,953 
4,362 
4,874 
10,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
310 
229 
141 
388 
148 
39 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
317 
280 
176 
645 
342 
157 
42 
$5,000 to $24,999 
58 
43 
35 
182 
221 
180 
128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
2 
3 
6 
14 
42 
78 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
7 
10 
15 
57 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,472 
3,072 
2,006 
5,072 
2,175 
907 
513 
$1,000 
6,686 
5,041 
3,550 
11,468 
7,582 
5,397 
6,265 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,370 
2,992 
1,934 
4,700 
1,776 
541 
180 
$5,000 to $9,999 
77 
59 
54 
310 
290 
239 
144 
$10,000 to $24,999 
24 
20 
18 
56 
103 
106 
127 
$25,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
6 
6 
21 
62 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,454 
1,919 
1,254 
3,406 
1,733 
838 
500 
$1,000 
4,855 
4,385 
3,943 
15,463 
15,917 
16,770 
28,031 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,272 
1,716 
1,097 
2,708 
1,029 
257 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
164 
187 
135 
585 
568 
373 
153 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
11 
14 
74 
93 
126 
115 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9 
5 
5 
32 
29 
60 
112 
$100,000 or more 
1 
- 
3 
7 
14 
22 
77 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
52 
38 
28 
139 
131 
138 
165 
$1,000 
118 
112 
94 
592 
2,905 
3,318 
8,402 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,047 
1,590 
1,070 
3,068 
1,658 
864 
525 
$1,000 
15,786 
14,151 
11,816 
42,741 
41,444 
44,498 
66,263 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
4,553 
3,185 
2,055 
5,224 
2,268 
956 
532 
$1,000 
10,566 
12,300 
13,934 
75,932 
136,526 
192,983 
334,795 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,321 
3,862 
6,781 
14,535 
60,197 
201,865 
629,314 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
1,795 
1,382 
923 
2,806 
1,550 
773 
493 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,802 
24,746 
32,278 
42,743 
101,750 
261,076 
684,229 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
196 
123 
81 
137 
34 
2 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
360 
203 
430 
150 
7 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
372 
286 
168 
392 
119 
18 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
410 
346 
242 
702 
205 
45 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
153 
137 
116 
523 
280 
73 
4 
$50,000 or more 
138 
130 
113 
622 
762 
628 
476 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
2,758 
1,803 
1,132 
2,418 
718 
183 
39 
Average net loss 
dollars 
11,009 
12,146 
14,009 
18,199 
29,508 
48,241 
64,869 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
263 
135 
90 
142 
28 
6 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
814 
482 
299 
520 
104 
18 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
655 
421 
238 
445 
84 
18 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
747 
560 
345 
733 
210 
37 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
228 
159 
106 
403 
179 
56 
9 
$50,000 or more 
51 
46 
54 
175 
113 
48 
17 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
4,553 
3,185 
2,055 
5,224 
2,268 
956 
532 
$1,000 
5,868 
5,893 
9,281 
62,045 
120,313 
168,635 
279,071 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,289 
1,850 
4,516 
11,877 
53,048 
176,396 
524,569 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
1,767 
1,375 
902 
2,761 
1,537 
753 
469 
Average net gain 
dollars 
20,753 
20,558 
28,236 
39,370 
92,540 
237,849 
608,364 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
198 
120 
80 
130 
35 
3 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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