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 
35 
43 
33 
103 
73 
65 
73 
$1,000 
69 
526 
143 
406 
3,154 
2,340 
6,577 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
18 
16 
14 
48 
7 
7 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
14 
12 
12 
34 
23 
16 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
3 
13 
5 
16 
24 
18 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
1 
2 
5 
10 
7 
9 
$50,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
9 
17 
28 
Interest expense 
farms 
288 
248 
235 
639 
482 
315 
218 
$1,000 
2,444 
2,276 
2,491 
8,531 
9,838 
8,933 
15,821 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
185 
142 
119 
291 
151 
57 
36 
$5,000 to $24,999 
74 
83 
96 
257 
221 
154 
69 
$25,000 to $99,999 
29 
22 
18 
82 
98 
87 
77 
$100,000 or more 
- 
1 
2 
9 
12 
17 
36 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
204 
185 
158 
456 
334 
232 
146 
$1,000 
2,009 
1,858 
1,975 
6,672 
6,751 
5,963 
9,559 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
44 
23 
14 
66 
21 
5 
3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
69 
74 
46 
119 
79 
37 
19 
$5,000 to $24,999 
67 
69 
81 
203 
163 
123 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
12 
8 
35 
45 
31 
33 
$50,000 or more 
7 
7 
9 
33 
26 
36 
38 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
154 
138 
141 
352 
307 
206 
168 
$1,000 
435 
417 
516 
1,859 
3,087 
2,970 
6,262 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
83 
67 
43 
105 
55 
22 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
49 
50 
72 
144 
125 
54 
43 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17 
17 
22 
91 
91 
89 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
4 
4 
9 
28 
30 
20 
$50,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
3 
8 
11 
35 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,260 
996 
760 
1,877 
1,092 
534 
356 
$1,000 
2,181 
1,614 
1,586 
4,775 
5,018 
4,099 
5,971 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,179 
940 
692 
1,690 
840 
287 
116 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
33 
46 
132 
151 
140 
74 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
21 
13 
37 
77 
88 
94 
$25,000 or more 
5 
2 
9 
18 
24 
19 
72 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
493 
455 
358 
976 
697 
434 
308 
$1,000 
10,753 
4,336 
2,216 
10,996 
16,288 
16,446 
52,063 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
414 
360 
273 
687 
325 
111 
57 
$5,000 to $24,999 
53 
69 
67 
203 
242 
143 
78 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
11 
13 
43 
70 
92 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
6 
4 
24 
33 
49 
63 
$100,000 or more 
9 
9 
1 
19 
27 
39 
64 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
5 
8 
5 
15 
40 
35 
34 
$1,000 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
58 
389 
814 
2,157 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
460 
411 
345 
955 
669 
435 
308 
$1,000 
6,677 
5,296 
4,655 
16,389 
24,914 
29,041 
44,300 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,292 
1,032 
787 
1,912 
1,121 
555 
364 
$1,000 
34,158 
21,741 
33,295 
76,936 
105,163 
121,254 
93,071 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,438 
21,067 
42,306 
40,239 
93,811 
218,475 
255,690 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
586 
510 
399 
1,076 
694 
390 
250 
Average net gain 
dollars 
77,476 
65,621 
107,067 
94,636 
202,598 
355,373 
756,607 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
79 
45 
38 
69 
26 
- 
1 
$1,000 to $4,999 
172 
129 
91 
191 
70 
11 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
91 
91 
58 
130 
57 
18 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
98 
103 
64 
235 
97 
30 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
60 
73 
45 
155 
88 
37 
16 
$50,000 or more 
86 
69 
103 
296 
356 
294 
215 
Farms with net losses 
....number 
706 
522 
388 
836 
427 
165 
114 
Average net loss 
dollars 
15,924 
22,462 
24,292 
29,775 
82,998 
105,102 
842,813 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
91 
45 
33 
59 
21 
4 
8 
$1,000 to $4,999 
235 
154 
86 
193 
76 
15 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
152 
113 
77 
167 
73 
16 
6 
$10,000 to $24,999 
142 
126 
73 
179 
103 
25 
14 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
53 
77 
123 
65 
32 
14 
$50,000 or more 
43 
31 
42 
115 
89 
73 
69 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,292 
1,032 
787 
1,912 
1,121 
555 
364 
$1,000 
10,058 
5,642 
5,469 
37,856 
63,907 
104,352 
78,971 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,785 
5,467 
6,949 
19,799 
57,009 
188,022 
216,953 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
584 
505 
393 
1,063 
691 
388 
248 
Average net gain 
dollars 
46,002 
35,278 
38,657 
59,413 
147,984 
315,044 
704,039 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
84 
43 
38 
71 
26 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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