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 
228 
422 
302 
240 
189 
452 
$1,000 
263 
307 
198 
157 
129 
463 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
345 
246 
194 
160 
292 
$1,000 to $4,999 
60 
67 
50 
42 
26 
145 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
10 
6 
4 
3 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
~ 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,727 
2,778 
2,122 
1,756 
2,074 
5,669 
$1,000 
10,542 
13,233 
9,519 
8,206 
9,707 
31,421 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,081 
1,900 
1,502 
1,198 
1,355 
3,475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
579 
835 
578 
537 
690 
2,111 
$25,000 to $99,999 
67 
43 
42 
19 
29 
83 
$100,000 or more 
- 
" 
2 
- 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,202 
2,016 
1,623 
1,414 
1,725 
4,938 
$1,000 
8,320 
10,878 
8,041 
7,002 
8,636 
27,373 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
162 
302 
274 
255 
281 
733 
$1,000 to $4,999 
507 
968 
819 
673 
816 
2,288 
$5,000 to $24,999 
472 
706 
495 
465 
603 
1,839 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
36 
33 
18 
23 
63 
$50,000 or more 
6 
4 
2 
3 
2 
15 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
983 
1,519 
1,079 
795 
865 
2,156 
$1,000 
2,222 
2,355 
1,479 
1,203 
1,071 
4,048 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
353 
796 
617 
471 
507 
945 
$1,000 to $4,999 
526 
632 
418 
295 
328 
1,085 
$5,000 to $24,999 
103 
91 
42 
28 
30 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,457 
9,345 
8,554 
7,754 
8,537 
21,385 
$1,000 
8,654 
13,712 
10,288 
8,663 
9,062 
24,550 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,235 
9,121 
8,462 
7,669 
8,469 
21,078 
$5,000 to $9,999 
177 
179 
71 
67 
52 
237 
$10,000 to $24,999 
42 
44 
20 
18 
16 
66 
$25,000 or more 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,233 
5,972 
4,439 
3,457 
3,190 
7,125 
$1,000 
7,609 
9,566 
4,949 
3,457 
3,069 
10,853 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,906 
5,649 
4,283 
3,374 
3,108 
6,740 
$5,000 to $24,999 
303 
301 
149 
75 
79 
358 
$25,000 to $49,999 
23 
16 
6 
6 
3 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
$100,000 or more 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
64 
136 
74 
44 
47 
78 
$1,000 
177 
226 
110 
104 
77 
84 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,649 
4,794 
3,630 
2,805 
2,643 
5,980 
$1,000 
26,607 
35,903 
19,467 
13,037 
10,691 
28,914 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
4,624 
9,699 
8,852 
8,016 
8,781 
21,851 
$1,000 
21,301 
-18,466 
-38,597 
-41,216 
-44,405 
-124,475 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,607 
-1,904 
-4,360 
-5,142 
-5,057 
-5,697 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,038 
4,910 
3,160 
1,934 
1,488 
2,756 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,404 
8,095 
4,395 
3,370 
2,462 
9,166 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
88 
429 
654 
718 
920 
866 
$1,000 to $4,999 
405 
1,595 
1,801 
993 
427 
965 
$5,000 to $9,999 
483 
1,589 
512 
108 
62 
398 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,398 
1,147 
134 
78 
55 
305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
591 
110 
31 
26 
16 
119 
$50,000 or more 
73 
40 
28 
11 
8 
103 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,586 
4,789 
5,692 
6,082 
7,293 
19,095 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,906 
12,155 
9,221 
7,848 
6,591 
7,842 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
69 
389 
592 
727 
1,129 
2,037 
$1,000 to $4,999 
282 
1,248 
1,948 
2,343 
3,114 
7,803 
$5,000 to $9,999 
301 
1,122 
1,393 
1,453 
1,623 
4,554 
$10,000 to $24,999 
516 
1,434 
1,322 
1,245 
1,153 
3,739 
$25,000 to $49,999 
284 
500 
390 
288 
242 
821 
$50,000 or more 
134 
96 
47 
26 
32 
141 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
4,624 
9,699 
8,852 
8,016 
8,781 
21,851 
$1,000 
20,216 
-19,678 
-39,103 
-41,365 
-44,380 
-124,398 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,372 
-2,029 
-4,417 
-5,160 
-5,054 
-5,693 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,015 
4,865 
3,122 
1,921 
1,488 
2,760 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,289 
8,070 
4,426 
3,380 
2,467 
9,155 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
86 
432 
642 
712 
916 
869 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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