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 
227 
425 
309 
264 
194 
394 
$1,000 
253 
304 
205 
182 
133 
418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
158 
349 
251 
205 
166 
251 
$1,000 to $4,999 
58 
66 
52 
55 
25 
128 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11 
10 
6 
4 
3 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,755 
2,856 
2,205 
1,975 
2,316 
4,939 
$1,000 
10,957 
13,446 
10,262 
9,225 
10,785 
27,435 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,093 
1,963 
1,537 
1,347 
1,531 
2,990 
$5,000 to $24,999 
592 
852 
622 
606 
756 
1,876 
$25,000 to $99,999 
70 
41 
46 
20 
29 
73 
$100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,227 
2,081 
1,695 
1,611 
1,940 
4,303 
$1,000 
8,727 
11,056 
8,703 
7,910 
9,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
157 
314 
287 
266 
305 
666 
$1,000 to $4,999 
524 
1,009 
829 
798 
937 
1,952 
$5,000 to $24,999 
482 
720 
540 
526 
672 
1,617 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
34 
36 
17 
23 
59 
$50,000 or more 
9 
4 
3 
4 
3 
9 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
993 
1,546 
1,129 
888 
935 
1,865 
$1,000 
2,229 
2,390 
1,559 
1,315 
1,153 
3,651 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
364 
809 
635 
513 
549 
803 
$1,000 to $4,999 
523 
645 
449 
346 
356 
942 
$5,000 to $24,999 
105 
92 
43 
28 
30 
120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
4,589 
9,639 
9,011 
8,583 
9,732 
18,327 
$1,000 
8,974 
14,112 
10,829 
9,522 
10,214 
20,820 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
4,355 
9,402 
8,906 
8,488 
9,653 
18,088 
$5,000 to $9,999 
185 
194 
81 
76 
61 
182 
$10,000 to $24,999 
44 
42 
23 
19 
18 
57 
$25,000 or more 
5 
1 
1 
" 
- 
- 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
3,297 
6,043 
4,533 
3,621 
3,394 
6,404 
$1,000 
7,751 
9,502 
5,063 
3,812 
3,339 
9,641 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,957 
5,734 
4,376 
3,529 
3,303 
6,059 
$5,000 to $24,999 
315 
288 
148 
85 
88 
319 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
15 
8 
5 
3 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
$100,000 or more 
- 
2 
" 
- 
" 
1 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
65 
136 
81 
41 
48 
70 
$1,000 
179 
221 
116 
100 
78 
78 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
2,697 
4,913 
3,721 
3,004 
2,904 
5,151 
$1,000 
27,067 
36,036 
19,810 
14,050 
11,721 
24,848 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
4,753 
9,999 
9,319 
8,846 
9,988 
18,763 
$1,000 
20,118 
-17,021 
-36,933 
-39,734 
-45,831 
-129,013 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,233 
-1,702 
-3,963 
-4,492 
-4,589 
-6,876 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
3,096 
5,095 
3,494 
2,435 
2,018 
1,025 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,116 
8,189 
4,758 
4,275 
2,909 
10,525 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
94 
440 
676 
797 
1,183 
485 
$1,000 to $4,999 
415 
1,643 
1,964 
1,319 
621 
211 
$5,000 to $9,999 
503 
1,671 
607 
132 
92 
138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,437 
1,181 
170 
115 
81 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
576 
116 
41 
44 
27 
41 
$50,000 or more 
71 
44 
36 
28 
14 
52 
Farms with net losses 
number 
1,657 
4,904 
5,825 
6,411 
7,970 
17,738 
Average net loss 
dollars 
19,838 
11,979 
9,194 
7,821 
6,487 
7,881 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
71 
404 
615 
798 
1,290 
1,764 
$1,000 to $4,999 
297 
1,265 
2,008 
2,483 
3,407 
7,273 
$5,000 to $9,999 
311 
1,173 
1,411 
1,500 
1,740 
4,309 
$10,000 to $24,999 
543 
1,472 
1,343 
1,300 
1,253 
3,491 
$25,000 to $49,999 
295 
499 
398 
302 
243 
775 
$50,000 or more 
140 
91 
50 
28 
37 
126 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
4,753 
9,999 
9,319 
8,846 
9,988 
18,763 
$1,000 
19,028 
-18,211 
-37,425 
-39,883 
-45,802 
-128,942 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,003 
-1,821 
-4,016 
-4,509 
-4,586 
-6,872 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
3,071 
5,052 
3,456 
2,422 
2,018 
1,029 
Average net gain 
dollars 
17,007 
8,166 
4,793 
4,287 
2,913 
10,488 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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