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 
181 
122 
121 
603 
979 
1,054 
1,065 
$1,000 
838 
737 
1,643 
6,118 
12,139 
22,968 
44,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
68 
38 
33 
163 
193 
155 
113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
58 
47 
47 
193 
316 
267 
199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
49 
28 
36 
193 
345 
379 
376 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
8 
2 
39 
76 
165 
186 
$50,000 or more 
1 
1 
3 
15 
49 
88 
191 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,562 
829 
813 
3,961 
5,465 
4,585 
4,334 
$1,000 
12,729 
7,112 
8,390 
50,914 
99,287 
122,886 
240,660 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
857 
430 
379 
1,699 
1,649 
879 
595 
$5,000 to $24,999 
609 
348 
379 
1,850 
2,707 
2,096 
1,468 
$25,000 to $99,999 
88 
49 
49 
374 
1,026 
1,456 
1,687 
$100,000 or more 
8 
2 
6 
38 
83 
154 
584 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
1,112 
598 
584 
2,802 
4,063 
3,464 
3,296 
$1,000 
8,665 
4,960 
5,058 
33,339 
62,721 
77,574 
153,055 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
118 
57 
59 
286 
258 
109 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
436 
215 
202 
864 
952 
589 
420 
$5,000 to $24,999 
489 
299 
284 
1,388 
2,148 
1,754 
1,275 
$25,000 to $49,999 
63 
20 
36 
195 
490 
645 
683 
$50,000 or more 
6 
7 
3 
69 
215 
367 
833 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
896 
509 
538 
2,622 
3,690 
3,138 
3,112 
$1,000 
4,064 
2,152 
3,332 
17,575 
36,567 
45,312 
87,605 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
304 
197 
151 
616 
601 
319 
168 
$1,000 to $4,999 
434 
201 
264 
1,193 
1,404 
854 
670 
$5,000 to $24,999 
143 
104 
116 
736 
1,439 
1,494 
1,337 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
4 
1 
45 
175 
333 
481 
$50,000 or more 
8 
3 
6 
32 
71 
138 
456 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
2,929 
1,401 
1,385 
6,021 
7,209 
5,588 
5,056 
$1,000 
14,429 
8,290 
8,227 
47,228 
85,548 
100,076 
169,445 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,927 
797 
731 
2,686 
2,134 
1,067 
658 
$5,000 to $9,999 
728 
380 
421 
1,669 
1,857 
1,219 
705 
$10,000 to $24,999 
240 
198 
208 
1,473 
2,439 
1,972 
1,583 
$25,000 or more 
34 
26 
25 
193 
779 
1,330 
2,110 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,941 
996 
1,053 
5,102 
6,961 
5,559 
5,135 
$1,000 
22,322 
9,462 
12,377 
90,912 
158,667 
196,398 
336,395 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,492 
677 
677 
2,678 
2,339 
1,265 
859 
$5,000 to $24,999 
371 
273 
322 
2,004 
3,171 
2,147 
1,772 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
29 
35 
310 
1,000 
1,112 
849 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
8 
6 
60 
304 
652 
856 
$100,000 or more 
21 
9 
13 
50 
147 
383 
799 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
179 
127 
178 
920 
1,686 
1,644 
1,223 
$1,000 
1,379 
972 
1,777 
11,715 
37,761 
68,756 
71,887 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
1,581 
821 
888 
4,576 
6,555 
5,351 
5,011 
$1,000 
20,184 
11,854 
14,131 
110,849 
238,699 
336,538 
451,171 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,645 
7,717 
5,844 
5,286 
$1,000 
78,581 
49,204 
63,626 
390,936 
1,031,450 
1,516,243 
2,181,276 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,907 
31,360 
41,832 
58,832 
133,659 
259,453 
412,652 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
2,036 
1,027 
1,064 
4,761 
6,205 
4,889 
4,250 
Average net gain 
dollars 
52,361 
62,174 
74,506 
98,162 
183,369 
335,251 
550,763 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
80 
20 
17 
55 
32 
20 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
235 
123 
91 
212 
132 
70 
32 
$5,000 to $9,999 
283 
77 
83 
262 
158 
93 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
484 
239 
213 
765 
563 
185 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
419 
210 
239 
844 
740 
377 
220 
$50,000 or more 
535 
358 
421 
2,623 
4,580 
4,144 
3,786 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
1,251 
542 
457 
1,884 
1,512 
955 
1,036 
Average net loss 
dollars 
22,403 
27,028 
34,242 
40,559 
70,341 
128,586 
153,927 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
101 
22 
26 
65 
33 
4 
14 
$1,000 to $4,999 
235 
109 
62 
276 
118 
79 
36 
$5,000 to $9,999 
202 
116 
84 
269 
124 
45 
47 
$10,000 to $24,999 
377 
128 
131 
499 
297 
135 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
232 
99 
67 
381 
314 
153 
184 
$50,000 or more 
104 
68 
87 
394 
626 
539 
597 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,645 
7,717 
5,844 
5,286 
$1,000 
71,732 
32,646 
61,631 
339,301 
896,567 
1,321,257 
1,996,479 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,823 
20,807 
40,520 
51,061 
116,181 
226,088 
377,692 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
2,007 
1,019 
1,048 
4,685 
6,091 
4,759 
4,186 
Average net gain 
dollars 
49,480 
48,682 
73,476 
90,194 
166,324 
305,551 
519,858 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
81 
20 
21 
48 
56 
17 
10 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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