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 
45 
80 
61 
52 
54 
243 
$1,000 
111 
192 
92 
69 
53 
349 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
30 
52 
44 
39 
37 
113 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10 
20 
11 
10 
17 
115 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4 
6 
6 
3 
- 
15 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Interest expense 
farms 
351 
559 
510 
483 
481 
2,213 
$1,000 
2,351 
6,316 
2,521 
2,500 
2,475 
16,037 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
217 
374 
337 
332 
313 
1,203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
117 
151 
158 
133 
160 
940 
$25,000 to $99,999 
17 
30 
15 
18 
8 
65 
$100,000 or more 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
241 
391 
349 
374 
352 
1,772 
$1,000 
1,842 
5,740 
2,173 
2,296 
2,234 
14,051 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
49 
81 
78 
65 
61 
221 
$1,000 to $4,999 
88 
151 
112 
171 
135 
621 
$5,000 to $24,999 
92 
128 
146 
122 
148 
869 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 
25 
13 
13 
6 
51 
$50,000 or more 
4 
6 
- 
3 
2 
10 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
230 
313 
270 
205 
236 
1,025 
$1,000 
509 
576 
347 
204 
240 
1,986 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
102 
192 
161 
148 
165 
490 
$1,000 to $4,999 
102 
103 
100 
52 
64 
422 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26 
14 
9 
5 
7 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
1,134 
2,480 
2,542 
2,529 
2,508 
10,201 
$1,000 
2,509 
3,454 
2,380 
2,279 
2,279 
12,929 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,038 
2,374 
2,488 
2,493 
2,461 
9,831 
$5,000 to $9,999 
56 
72 
42 
30 
28 
266 
$10,000 to $24,999 
31 
31 
12 
4 
17 
64 
$25,000 or more 
9 
3 
- 
2 
2 
40 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
668 
1,194 
919 
887 
896 
3,600 
$1,000 
2,974 
2,275 
1,496 
1,106 
999 
6,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
533 
1,094 
854 
857 
863 
3,347 
$5,000 to $24,999 
118 
94 
60 
25 
32 
223 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
6 
5 
5 
1 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$100,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
19 
13 
12 
10 
5 
22 
$1,000 
47 
16 
17 
7 
4 
23 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
546 
1,012 
773 
658 
629 
2,627 
$1,000 
5,194 
6,483 
3,676 
2,755 
2,747 
14,065 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
1,211 
2,608 
2,671 
2,630 
2,610 
10,523 
$1,000 
1,313 
-4,505 
-7,140 
-12,085 
-13,729 
-60,829 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,085 
-1,727 
-2,673 
-4,595 
-5,260 
-5,781 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
827 
1,545 
1,358 
920 
565 
1,902 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,277 
12,167 
6,111 
3,049 
4,589 
13,335 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
21 
61 
178 
266 
296 
438 
$1,000 to $4,999 
93 
328 
714 
588 
182 
672 
$5,000 to $9,999 
101 
490 
374 
21 
26 
245 
$10,000 to $24,999 
348 
579 
60 
35 
42 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
232 
51 
14 
7 
8 
148 
$50,000 or more 
32 
36 
18 
3 
11 
130 
Farms with net losses 
number 
384 
1,063 
1,313 
1,710 
2,045 
8,621 
Average net loss 
dollars 
44,556 
21,921 
1 1 ,758 
8,708 
7,981 
9,998 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
18 
69 
157 
254 
313 
927 
$1,000 to $4,999 
58 
249 
413 
633 
859 
3,123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
229 
304 
386 
440 
2,117 
$10,000 to $24,999 
81 
275 
259 
312 
314 
1,726 
$25,000 to $49,999 
83 
149 
140 
98 
88 
545 
$50,000 or more 
92 
92 
40 
27 
31 
183 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
1,211 
2,608 
2,671 
2,630 
2,610 
10,523 
$1,000 
1,132 
-4,611 
-7,214 
-12,120 
-13,730 
-60,807 
Average per farm 
dollars 
935 
-1,768 
-2,701 
-4,608 
-5,261 
-5,778 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
824 
1,547 
1,352 
913 
565 
1,902 
Average net gain 
dollars 
22,275 
12,099 
6,129 
3,068 
4,588 
13,336 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
22 
66 
177 
262 
296 
438 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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